THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
245-AC/DC-Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation.
1978-Number 24 single.
Best Bit-At 0.14.Malcolm and Angus Young(see also best songs 797) developed the idea for the band’s name after their sister Margaret Young saw the initials ‘AC/DC’ on a sewing machine.’AC/DC’ is an abbreviation for electricity,meaning ‘alternating current/direct current.’
Rock N Roll Damnation is taken from the bands fifth studio Album ‘Powerage’ released in 1978 and considered by many fans to be their best.The song was the final track recorded for the Album after the record company persuaded the band to go back into the studio and come up with a radio friendly single to get airplay.The song features hand claps and maracas and does not have a guitar solo.
They had already had six top 30 hits in Australia,but this song was the first to chart in Europe,(The Netherlands,Number 18 and the UK,Number 24.) It would be another year until they broke in to the American Billboard singles chart.
The songs lyrics tell us that it is a tough road to the top if you want to be a Rock ‘N’ Roll star.
‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation,take a chance while you still got a choice.’
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