On this day back in 1980 Bon Scott died - some say he choked on his own vomit but his death certificate says "death by misadventure" (wouldn't that be a great name for a band?). Anyway - here are what I consider the top 5 AC/DC songs with Bon Scott as frontman.
1. It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)2. Whole Lotta Rosie
3. Highway to Hell
4. Jailbreak
5. (tie) TNT (tie) Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) may be the most perfect hard rock song ever recorded. There is no way to improve on that song. Not many people know this but Bon Scott wasn't even the original lead singer for AC/DC. It was a guy named Dave Evans who Scott replaced after about a year.
We used to change the words to "It's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll".
ReplyDeleteIn the 70s I had to choice of seeing them play in my local pub or go on a hot date.
I chose the later, we are still married, sometimes I look back in regret.
Another little known fact is they started out as a glam rock band. Bon was known to have worn a tutu. They went hard rock and never looked back.
A sausage roll is local fast food, sausage mince wrapped in pastry.
Great story! Maybe the best concert I ever saw. Not a singe ballad all just hard charging rock.
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