Widely considered to be one of AC/DC’s best songs, none other than horror author Stephen King has cited the song as a personal favorite. He even included it on the soundtrack for his directorial debut (and farewell), Maximum Overdrive.
Like most of AC/DC’s videos, the video for Hells Bells keeps things simple by focusing on the band rocking out on stage.
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“We were in London at the time and there were all those problems with the old Marquee Club because it was in a built-up area and there was this whole thing about noise pollution in the news, the environmental health thing that you couldn’t have your stereo up loud after 11 at night, it all came from that.”
— Malcolm Young
Angus and Malcolm Young reportedly wrote this song in just 15 minutes, after they were asked to come up with one more track for the Back in Black album. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution became the 10th and final track on Back in Black. It was also the fourth and final single to be released from the album. The song reached number 15 on the UK charts, the highest of any of the singles that were released off of Back in Black.
As was always the case with AC/DC, the music video for Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution is simple and to the point. AC/DC was never a band that needed gimmicks to make itself heard.
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One reason why AC/DC has remained popular for such a long time is because there’s nothing phony about them. They play hard rock, they play it loud, and they make no apologies. That attitude can be found in all of their songs and also all of their videos. The video for What Do You Do For Money Honey, like most of their videos, is a simple performance clip because AC/DC doesn’t need to do anything extra to rock you.
This song is from Back In Black, their first album after the death of lead singer Bon Scott. After Scott’s death, the band came close to disbanding but were encouraged to stay together by Scott’s parents, who insisted that Scott would not have wanted his death to be the end of AC/DC. Brian Johnson was subsequently brought in to replace Scott and the rest is history. In What Do You Do For Money Honey, Johnson is singing to an unseen woman who avoids having to work by sleeping with older, wealthy men.
The song may not be as well-known as Highway to Hell but it’s still AC/DC rocking out as only they can.
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