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Why would AC/DC glorify going to hell in Highway to Hell?

Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:01 pm
Posted by Flashback
reading the chicken bones
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:01 pm
Well, they actually didnt.i felt like a dirty devil worshiper b/c I love this song!!

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The song is based on physical locations, as in highways, that are situated in AC/DC’s native Australia. There was one stretch of road in particular, the Canning Highway, which Bon Scott is said to have dubbed the “highway to hell” due to the fact that certain characteristics of it attributed to many fatal motor accidents. Moreover at the end of this road was a bar called The Raffles which Bon was known to frequent as a place to hang out with his buddies. And likewise, the lyrics of the song state that his destination is a “party” with his “friends”.



Posted by JDPndahizzy
JDP
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:01 pm to
cool...
Posted by Dawgwithnoname
NE Louisiana
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:02 pm to
Wasn't there an award show a while back where they played it and all of the wastes of human flesh (celebrities) wore devil horns?

Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:02 pm to
what the heck
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:02 pm to
You're telling me they weren't Against Christ, Devil's Children???
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66991 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:03 pm to
I thought it was supposed to be about life on the road in a band
Posted by Uptowner
The OP
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

.i felt like a dirty devil worshiper b/c I love this song!!


You sound like Tipper Gore. And if you don't know who that is, believe me, it's not a complement.
Posted by Dawgwithnoname
NE Louisiana
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:06 pm to
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thought it was supposed to be about life on the road in a band


OH great, now I have "Its a Long Way to the Top" in my head.

Damn bagpipes
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:06 pm to
The only thing I think about when I hear that song is the log truck scene from Final Destination 2.

Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49487 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:06 pm to
You have to earn your way into heaven, you only have to be yourself to go to hell.
Posted by ehidal1
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:06 pm to
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:07 pm to
Everyone should ride the highway once in their life.
This post was edited on 8/17/20 at 4:08 pm
Posted by SEClint
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Member since Nov 2006
49487 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:08 pm to
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Everyone should ride the highway once in their life.


Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
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Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:09 pm to
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OH great, now I have "Its a Long Way to the Top" in my head.



Let There Be Rock.
Posted by Bristol Dawg
God's Country
Member since Jul 2016
2934 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:09 pm to
But, but...I thought Angus did midnight séances with the devil?

Loved those days of living vicariously via Hit Parade... Not a care in the world but Heavy Metal
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135029 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:09 pm to
OweO has to take the Highway to Hell, because he can’t get up the Stairway to Heaven
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56772 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:11 pm to
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OweO has to take the Highway to Hell, because he can’t get up the Stairway to Heaven



Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135029 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:12 pm to
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You're telling me they weren't Against Christ, Devil's Children???



It actually stood for “Australian Crankers/ Dirty Cünts”
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:14 pm to
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You're telling me they weren't Against Christ, Devil's Children???


All Commonwealth Devil Club
Posted by bigberg2000
houston, from chalmette
Member since Sep 2005
70813 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:14 pm to
I remember being a kid and someone said it stood for All Children Dead Children.
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