and while the band went on to greatness,just think what might have been?
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http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/16/12900501.html
“I ain’t too old to die,” Bon Scott once sang, “but I sure am hard to beat.”
He’ll get no argument here. Or from the millions of AC/DC fans marking the 30th anniversary of the inimitable singer’s tragic death this week on Friday.
On Feb. 19, 1980, the Scottish-born singer had everything to live for. After years of struggling, he and the rest of the Australian rock crew — guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd — were finally enjoying the fruits of their labour.
Their sixth album Highway to Hell, produced by Mutt Lange, had finally pushed the underground heroes into the mainstream, going platinum in North America. Propelled by Scott’s winkingly lascivious lyrics and leering screech, tracks such as Girls Got Rhythm, Walk All Over You, Touch Too Much and If You Want Blood (You Got it) were earning a place next to AC/DC’s early classics such as Sin City, High Voltage, T.N.T., Let There Be Rock and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
They had slowly expanded their fan base by slogging it out on lengthy North American tours opening for Aerosmith and KISS, where Angus’ schoolboy togs and hyperactive stage presence — a contrast to Scott’s bare-chested swagger and rooster-like strut — made a memorable impression. Scott felt their next album, the band later said, would be “the crowning glory of his life.”
So, when the newly minted 33-year-old rock star hit the town on Feb. 18, the night before he was due back in the studio with the band, he was in a celebratory mood. At a London club called The Music Machine, he spent the evening downing quadruple whiskeys with several friends, one of whom drove the passed-out Scott home that night and left him to sleep it off in the car. He never woke up. The next day, his friend discovered his lifeless body still in the vehicle. He had died from acute alcohol poisoning. Death by misadventure, the coroner ruled. Ten days later, Scott — clad in his trademark jeans and white T-shirt — was cremated in Australia, marking the final chapter in his journey.
But it was just the beginning for AC/DC. Within weeks, the band had regrouped and risen from the ashes, hiring singer Brian Johnson and heading into the studio to make Back in Black, the album that would serve both as a tribute to Scott and the cornerstone of the global success they enjoy to this day. But for many fans, AC/DC still isn’t the same without Scott.
With that in mind, we threw together this little lyrical quiz to sing his praises. See if you can match Scott’s words to the songs. And remember: It’s still a long way to the top if you wanna rock ’n’ roll.
LYRICS
1. Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned / Gettin’ beat up, broken boned
2. You can stick your nine to five livin’ / And your collar and your tie / And stick your moral standards / ’Cause it’s all a dirty lie
3. I’m as cool as a body on ice / Or hotter than a rollin’ dice
4. Lock up your daughter, lock up your wife / Lock up your back door and run for your life
5. You ask me why I like to play / I got to get my kicks some way
6. I didn’t know if you were legal tender / But I spent you just the same
7. Got slicked-back hair, skin tight jeans / Cadillac car and a teenage dream
8. I am hot / And when I’m not, I’m cold as ice
9. I ain’t too old to die / But I sure am hard to beat
10. it’s a eye for eye, tooth for tooth / It’s a lie, that’s the truth
11. The white man had the shmaltz / The black man had the blues / No one knew what they was gonna do / But Tchaikovsky had the news
12. On the day I was born the rain fell down / There was trouble brewing in my home town
13. She pours my beer, licks my ear / Brings out the devil in me
14. I got myself a Cadillac / But I can’t afford the gasoline
15. Now I’m the kind of guy that keeps his big mouth shut / It don’t bother me / Somebody kickin’ me when I’m up / Leaves me in misery
16. Diamonds and dust / Poor man last, rich man first / Lamborghinis, caviar / Dry martinis, Shangri-la
17. I tied my baby to the railroad track / Cannonball down the line / Givin’ that woman just one more chance to give it to me one more time
18. Feel the pressure rise / Hear the whistle blow / Bought a ticket of her own accord to I dunno
19. Hey Satan, paid my dues / Playing in a rocking band / Hey Momma, look at me I’m on my way to the promised land
20. Love me till I’m legless / Aching and sore / Enough to stop a freight train / Or start the Third World War
21. No one’s gonna warn you / And no one’s gonna yell ‘Attack’ / And you don’t feel the steel / Till it’s hanging out your back
22. All the cards were comin’ from the bottom of the pack / And if I’d known what she was dealin’ out, I’d have dealt it back
23. You had my picture on your bedroom wall next to Gary Glitter, I was standin’ on the stage playing rock ’n’ roll / I was a guitar picker
24. For a fee I’ll be happy to be / Your back door man
25. She ain’t exactly pretty, ain’t exactly small / 42, 39, 56 — You could say she’s got it all
SONGS
A. What’s Next to the Moon
B. Problem Child
C. Rock ’n’ Roll Singer
D. Little Lover
E. Down Payment Blues
F. High Voltage
G. It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
H. Let There be Rock
I. Girls Got Rhythm
J. Whole Lotta Rosie
K. Riff Raff
L. Rocker
M. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
N. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
O. Highway to Hell
P. Live Wire
Q. Sin City
R. The Jack
S. T.N.T.
T. Gone Shootin’
U. Love at First Feel
V. Dog Eat Dog
W. Night Prowler
X. Ride On
Y. Bad Boy Boogie
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http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/16/12900501.html
“I ain’t too old to die,” Bon Scott once sang, “but I sure am hard to beat.”
He’ll get no argument here. Or from the millions of AC/DC fans marking the 30th anniversary of the inimitable singer’s tragic death this week on Friday.
On Feb. 19, 1980, the Scottish-born singer had everything to live for. After years of struggling, he and the rest of the Australian rock crew — guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd — were finally enjoying the fruits of their labour.
Their sixth album Highway to Hell, produced by Mutt Lange, had finally pushed the underground heroes into the mainstream, going platinum in North America. Propelled by Scott’s winkingly lascivious lyrics and leering screech, tracks such as Girls Got Rhythm, Walk All Over You, Touch Too Much and If You Want Blood (You Got it) were earning a place next to AC/DC’s early classics such as Sin City, High Voltage, T.N.T., Let There Be Rock and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
They had slowly expanded their fan base by slogging it out on lengthy North American tours opening for Aerosmith and KISS, where Angus’ schoolboy togs and hyperactive stage presence — a contrast to Scott’s bare-chested swagger and rooster-like strut — made a memorable impression. Scott felt their next album, the band later said, would be “the crowning glory of his life.”
So, when the newly minted 33-year-old rock star hit the town on Feb. 18, the night before he was due back in the studio with the band, he was in a celebratory mood. At a London club called The Music Machine, he spent the evening downing quadruple whiskeys with several friends, one of whom drove the passed-out Scott home that night and left him to sleep it off in the car. He never woke up. The next day, his friend discovered his lifeless body still in the vehicle. He had died from acute alcohol poisoning. Death by misadventure, the coroner ruled. Ten days later, Scott — clad in his trademark jeans and white T-shirt — was cremated in Australia, marking the final chapter in his journey.
But it was just the beginning for AC/DC. Within weeks, the band had regrouped and risen from the ashes, hiring singer Brian Johnson and heading into the studio to make Back in Black, the album that would serve both as a tribute to Scott and the cornerstone of the global success they enjoy to this day. But for many fans, AC/DC still isn’t the same without Scott.
With that in mind, we threw together this little lyrical quiz to sing his praises. See if you can match Scott’s words to the songs. And remember: It’s still a long way to the top if you wanna rock ’n’ roll.
LYRICS
1. Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned / Gettin’ beat up, broken boned
2. You can stick your nine to five livin’ / And your collar and your tie / And stick your moral standards / ’Cause it’s all a dirty lie
3. I’m as cool as a body on ice / Or hotter than a rollin’ dice
4. Lock up your daughter, lock up your wife / Lock up your back door and run for your life
5. You ask me why I like to play / I got to get my kicks some way
6. I didn’t know if you were legal tender / But I spent you just the same
7. Got slicked-back hair, skin tight jeans / Cadillac car and a teenage dream
8. I am hot / And when I’m not, I’m cold as ice
9. I ain’t too old to die / But I sure am hard to beat
10. it’s a eye for eye, tooth for tooth / It’s a lie, that’s the truth
11. The white man had the shmaltz / The black man had the blues / No one knew what they was gonna do / But Tchaikovsky had the news
12. On the day I was born the rain fell down / There was trouble brewing in my home town
13. She pours my beer, licks my ear / Brings out the devil in me
14. I got myself a Cadillac / But I can’t afford the gasoline
15. Now I’m the kind of guy that keeps his big mouth shut / It don’t bother me / Somebody kickin’ me when I’m up / Leaves me in misery
16. Diamonds and dust / Poor man last, rich man first / Lamborghinis, caviar / Dry martinis, Shangri-la
17. I tied my baby to the railroad track / Cannonball down the line / Givin’ that woman just one more chance to give it to me one more time
18. Feel the pressure rise / Hear the whistle blow / Bought a ticket of her own accord to I dunno
19. Hey Satan, paid my dues / Playing in a rocking band / Hey Momma, look at me I’m on my way to the promised land
20. Love me till I’m legless / Aching and sore / Enough to stop a freight train / Or start the Third World War
21. No one’s gonna warn you / And no one’s gonna yell ‘Attack’ / And you don’t feel the steel / Till it’s hanging out your back
22. All the cards were comin’ from the bottom of the pack / And if I’d known what she was dealin’ out, I’d have dealt it back
23. You had my picture on your bedroom wall next to Gary Glitter, I was standin’ on the stage playing rock ’n’ roll / I was a guitar picker
24. For a fee I’ll be happy to be / Your back door man
25. She ain’t exactly pretty, ain’t exactly small / 42, 39, 56 — You could say she’s got it all
SONGS
A. What’s Next to the Moon
B. Problem Child
C. Rock ’n’ Roll Singer
D. Little Lover
E. Down Payment Blues
F. High Voltage
G. It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
H. Let There be Rock
I. Girls Got Rhythm
J. Whole Lotta Rosie
K. Riff Raff
L. Rocker
M. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
N. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
O. Highway to Hell
P. Live Wire
Q. Sin City
R. The Jack
S. T.N.T.
T. Gone Shootin’
U. Love at First Feel
V. Dog Eat Dog
W. Night Prowler
X. Ride On
Y. Bad Boy Boogie
