'He sings well!' Steven Tyler duets with street busker in Moscow... who fails to recognise the Aerosmith frontman

By Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:49 EST, 6 September 2015 | Updated: 17:05 EST, 6 September 2015

If he'd told his friends who he'd just performed with, they'dve said 'dream on'.

But this Russian busker wasn't crazy - he actually did duet with Steven Tyler.

A video of the the Aeosmith frontman joining street performer Alexander Anisimovfor on Friday an impromptu rendition of I Don't Want To Miss A Thing is sweeping the internet.

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A video of the the Aeosmith frontman joining street performer Alexander Anisimovfor an impromptu rendition of I Don't Want To Miss A Thing is sweeping the internet.

A video of the the Aeosmith frontman joining street performer Alexander Anisimovfor an impromptu rendition of I Don't Want To Miss A Thing is sweeping the internet.

The band are currently on tour in Moscow attracting 100,000 people to their gigs; but the singer decided on Friday to play for some non ticket-holders too.

Being mainly Russian speaking fans, the 67-year-old doesn't put too much emphasis on getting the lyrics right, makes up a couple of new ones on the spot as the busker happily strums along.

Ever the gentleman, the singer encourages the guitarist to join in for the chorus, and graciously drops up into handling the harmonies.

Freebie: The band are currently on tour in Moscow attracting 100,000 people to their gigs; but the singer decided on Friday to play for some non ticket-holders too

Freebie: The band are currently on tour in Moscow attracting 100,000 people to their gigs; but the singer decided on Friday to play for some non ticket-holders too

I don't want to fly away? Being mainly Russian speaking fans, The 67-year-old doesn't put too much emphasis on getting the lyrics right, makes up a couple of new ones on the spot as the busker happily strums along

I don't want to fly away? Being mainly Russian speaking fans, The 67-year-old doesn't put too much emphasis on getting the lyrics right, makes up a couple of new ones on the spot as the busker happily strums along

But the pressure of performing beside the legendary rocker forced the guitarist back into just negotiating the music.

Steve then tries to guide him into the song's bridge, but he's happy enough to continue ploughing through the chorus.

Sensing he's running out of landing room, Tyler then jumps back in and expertly guides him to an ending.

Your turn: Ever the gentleman, the singer encourages the guitarist to join in for the chorus, and graciously drops up into handling the harmonies

Your turn: Ever the gentleman, the singer encourages the guitarist to join in for the chorus, and graciously drops up into handling the harmonies

Keepsake: He rewards his efforts with a high five and his floppy hat, before posing for photos for fans lucky enough to have caught the mini concert

Keepsake: He rewards his efforts with a high five and his floppy hat, before posing for photos for fans lucky enough to have caught the mini concert

He rewards his efforts with a high five and his floppy hat, before posing for photos for fans lucky enough to have caught the mini concert.  

'I didn't recognize him at all,' Anisimov told the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. 'A foreigner came up to me and started singing along. … "He sings well," I thought. 

'But when he started to sing louder and more confidently, it dawned on me who it was. I was stunned.'

The band were performing a massive free concert on Lubyanskaya Ploshchad in Moscow as part of the City Day party, to celebrate its 868th birthday.

Happy birthday: The band were performing a massive free concert on Lubyanskaya Ploshchad in Moscow as part of the City Day party, to celebrate its 868th birthday

Happy birthday: The band were performing a massive free concert on Lubyanskaya Ploshchad in Moscow as part of the City Day party, to celebrate its 868th birthday

Packed: Some 100,000 people came to their gig on Saturday night

Packed: Some 100,000 people came to their gig on Saturday night

Poser: The band have been documenting their travels around Red Square on their Facebook page

Poser: The band have been documenting their travels around Red Square on their Facebook page

 

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