Top 5 Tuesday: AC/DC songs

Although, I have expanded my musical listenings, I’m still a huge fan of classic rock and always will be. It’s what I grew up listening to with my parents and I just love it, whether it’s rocking out with The Who or easy listening with Bob Seger or maybe air guitaring with ACDC. Plus, it’s fun to think or guess what certain songs are about. I may love them, but there are some songs that I have no clue what they are about.
For my Top 5 list today, I’ve chosen to resort to my classic rock heritage. Here are my Top 5 AC/DC songs of all-time:

Honorable mention:
“You shook me all night long” - classic dirty song and dance song
“Thunderstruck” - love the intro and it’s a great sports anthem
“Money talks” - Money talks, BS walks - love it. Another classic.
“Highway to Hell” - became my hometown karoake anthem
“Rock and Roll Train” - newer song but love it; love the rhythm and guitar

5. It’s a long way to the top — It’s one of their earlier songs and it’s about making it to the top in rock n’ roll. It’s got guitar, drums and bagpipes - what’s not to love? Also a sidenote I heard on the radio once is that lead singer Brian Johnson won’t sing it in concert out of honor for former lead singer Bon Scott, who originally sang the song.

4. Hells Bells — The sound of the 10 bells tolling in the beginning, followed up by powerful guitar riffs and you know what’s coming next — a pure rock song about surviving hurricane like weather! Yes, of course, there’s the whole Satan is coming for ya, but it’s a classic from the Back in Black album that you can always crank up!

3. T.N.T. — Something about chanting “oy, oy, oy” in a rock song that I love. This might not be one of their Top 5 songs, but on my list it is. It’s one of my favorites - from the simple guitar rhythm to the funny, gritty lyrics to the “oy, oy, oy” - it’s a great song and a fun one to crank up and belt in the car.

2. Back in Black — The signature AC/DC song from their famous 1980 album. It’s the first song Brian Johnson sang and he fit the part of the lead singer perfectly after Bon Scott (RIP) died. The guitar riffs are infamous, along with the screaming voice! It’s a song to honor Bon Scott and now it’s probably the most famous song by the band.

1. For those about to rock (We salute you) — Sound the cannons! It’s usually the final song at AC/DC concerts and when I saw them a couple years ago, it was awesome!! The song starts out slow but builds a bit of a tempo before the final 2-3 minutes. Then the cannons start firing and it rocks out. For those about to rock (fire) - boom! Love it, love it, love it!

It was very hard to make this list b/c I like all of these songs and many have a similar sound. But there it is, my list.