MusicJournoWhat is your favourite AC/DC song?
October 26th 2006 10:54
AC/DC are an Australian institution. No other Australian band has made an impression on the world as big and longstanding. No other band has survived the death of a legendary singer as resolutely. No other band has a guitarist as iconic as Angus Young (see picture!)
There are very few members of modern western society who can claim to have never heard an AC/DC song.
Sure, they've re-written the same album more than a few times, but it rocks so fucking hard it just doesn't matter. Here are some of my favourite songs...
'Who Made Who' - the title track from Acca Dacca's soundtrack for the Stephen King film 'Maximum Overdrive'.
'Dirty Deeds' - 'Dirty Deeds' never sounded more fitting then when it was used in the soundtrack for the 2002 Aussie gangster flick 'Dirty Deeds', played over scenes of 60s whitebread crooks smashing poker machines with mallets.
Jailbreak - Yothu Yindi covered this song once... it's pretty funny. Nothing beats the original though.
You Shook Me All Night Long - One of the most memorable rock songs of the 80s.
Back in Black - The awesome title track from Acca Dacca's (arguably) most famous album.
You Aint Got a Hold On Me - AC/DC have often been accused of plagiarising themselves too often. For evidence that their ultra-defined and never-varying sound is 100% intentional, check out this more laid back and melodic track from their first album ('High Voltage' - not to be confused with the American-release album of the same name). Several other songs on the album sound even less like the AC/DC we've come to love so much... one song, 'Love Song', even verges on being a glam rock-opera ballad of some sort.
Hail Caeser - One of my favourites, from the 1995 album 'Ballbreaker'. Proof that AC/DC could still bring the quality rock some twenty-odd years after they formed.
Shake Your Foundations - Single from their poorly-received 'Fly On the Wall' album (1985). A fairly 80s sound for the band that usually stands outside of time. I dunno, I really love this song - I must be in the minority!
Hells Bells - Another top song.
And these are just the tip of the iceberg... T.N.T., Highway to Hell, Can I Sit Next To You Girl, Whole Lotta Rosie, the list goes on and on. So many great songs.
Anyone else got any favourites?
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Comment by The Voices in my Head
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'You Shook Me All Night Long'...without a doubt.
They have tons of great music but that one just stands out to me. Of course, I, who had the biggest 80's hair in my town, would love it!
Great post...Voices~
Comment by Ian
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My favourite songs in random order are Money Talks, Thunderstruck, Highway to Hell, You Shook Me, Back in Black, Who Made Who, Dirty Deeds, Rock n' Roll Aint Noise Pollution, TNT, Ride On, RIP, Big Gun, Dirty Eyes...I'd better stop now I could go on forever.
My favourite song to fire me up before a big night would have to be Highway to Hell (Bon's not Brian's live version), followed by Money Talks.
I've only managed to see them live once, I can't wait for their next album and tour!
Comment by Hellvis
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I have many other favourites, but this one stands out for me at the moment.
Comment by Luke
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There are so many good AC/DC songs that it just aint funny.
Comment by KarenC
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But moving on from that ...
TNT - I just love the whole "Cos I'm TNT - huh - I'm dyna-huh-mite". No beating that.
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