How Bon Scott was inspired by a hot night with a Tasmanian fan and composed one of AC/DC's signature songs
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AC/DC - one of the most legendary rock bands in history! Coming from from AustraliaThe band members have managed to break into the world arena and make a big name for themselves! Today they are well known and loved all over the world! But the beginning of their journey was not the way Australian hard rockers wanted it to be... And you can say that one song changed a lot in their biography. And that song is "Whole Lotta Rosie"which was written Bon Scott. after a hot night with a groupie.
Anger and the idea of making the most powerful album ever recorded
In the mid-'70s, AC/DC were the favourite rockers in their homeland Australia! They managed to transcend the Australian market and gradually join the ranks of the hard rock elite. This happened after the release of the album "Let There Be Rock."that changed their lives in a very big way! In fact, this band was loved in the West and before. But there was one problem: if you were an AC/DC fan from America, you were unwittingly getting a another a version of the albums the band released back home...
The band's first two albums, "High Voltage." и "T.N.T." 1975, were released only in their native Australia. When AC/DC signed a contract with an American label Atlantic Recordsthen their music started to be released internationally, but not in the same way. To explain: the label combined what it considered to be the best tracks from the first two albums to its own taste, в of the new version of "High Voltage" и "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." 1976. And at some point Atlantic Records decided to say goodbye to the band... When AC/DC members learnt about it, they were furious! A word to the bass player Mark Evans:
"As soon as we found out about it, we were like, 'Fuck them! Who the hell does Atlantic Records think they are?!" And that's when we decided we were gonna show that fucking label. We were furious, just furious. But it didn't take us long to discuss it. We decided that we would make the most powerful and coolest album we could, that we would shove Atlantic really deep!" (the original wording of the last sentence was a bit different, but we think the meaning is clear to everyone).
In the end, this truly animal anger resulted in "Let There Be Rock," an album featuring some of AC/DC's best songs, including "Dog Eat Dog" and the "Whole Lotta Rosie". This powerful closing track changed the future of the band in many ways: Atlantic still continued to "cut" tracks at will, but the hit about "Fatty Rosie" invariably closed every version of the LP!
Meet Fat Rosie.
"Whole Lotta Rosie" - AC/DC calling card! This song was loved by fans as soon as it was released! And later it even appeared at the band's concerts inflatable Rosiewhich has become an almost indispensable mascot of the Australian band! But this is how the story of the future hit began....
The band performed in Tasmaniaand after the show. Bon Scott decided to have a little fun - he went to a nightclub. The story goes that the vocalist was walking along a street shrouded in twilight and neon light of multi-coloured signs, when suddenly someone called out to him: "Hey! Bon!". Scott turned round, and saw her - a powerful lady by his own words - in the company of a friend. "Oh, well!" - Scott thought, and went with his new acquaintances to the nearest bar.
"They were treating him to drinks and Rosie told him, 'I've spent the night with 28 famous people this month!" recounted Angus Young. "And Bon said: "Oh yeah?"
Whether Scott believed it or not, he woke up in the morning and heard a satisfied Rosie whispering to her friend: "29!"
Few people would be inspired by this situation, but Bon Scott was adamant that this hot night with "Fatty Rosie" should definitely be a song!
"By no means a fairy tale,
Not skin and bones at all,
But you give it all away,
You're giving it your all at 120 kilos!"
Conclusion
"Whole Lotta Rosie" was a big breakthrough for AC/DC! This song became one of the favourites amongst the fans! Unsurprisingly, it has long been an integral part of the band's live shows. However, the single's lack of success in America has not helped the Australian hard rockers to sway opinion Atlantic Records: the label continued to "chop" the tracks to their liking right up until "Highway to Hell" 1979 of the year. Nevertheless, an ode to "Fatty Rosie" invariably ended every version of the LP!
