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1 Dec, 1975

The Jack

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The band releases the single, The Jack, from their album, T.N.T. The song is about a venereal disease. “The Jack” is the Australian slang for gonorrhea. Scott:

We were living with this houseful of ladies who were all very friendly and everyone in the band had got the jack. So we wrote this song and the first time we did it on stage they were all in the front row with no idea what was goin’ to happen. When it came to repeatin’ ‘She’s got the jack’ I pointed at them one after another.

AC/DC - The Jack (Live At River Plate, December 2009)

2 Sep, 1976

Jailbreak

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The band releases the single, Jailbreak, from their album which was first released in Australia only, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. The song is about Mark Brandon Reid, also known as “Chopper.”who was sent to jail for murdering a gang leader and he got sentenced to 16 years.

Whole Lotta Rosie

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The band releases the single, Whole Lotta Rosie, from their album with the same name, Let There Be Rock. The song is (supposedly) a true-life tale of the time that Bon Scott had a one-night stand with an overweight Tasmanian woman.

AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie (Live At River Plate, December 2009)

Highway To Hell

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The band releases the single, Highway To Hell, from their album with the same nameHighway to Hell was the nickname given to the Canning Highway in Australia that Scott traveled from his home to a pub called The Raffles.

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (Official Video)

2 Apr, 1981

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

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The band releases the single, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, from their album with the same name. Young gets the song title from the 1962 animated cartoon series, Beanie and Cecil, specifically from the cartoon’s main villain, Dishonest John, who would carry around a business card that said, ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Holidays, Sundays, and Special Rates’.

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Official Video – AC/DC Live)

23 Nov, 1981

For Those About To Rock

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AC/DC releases their single For Those About To Rock from their album with the same title, For Those About To Rock. Young got the idea for the song title when Scott gave him a book about ancient Rome named, For Those About To Die We Salute You.

AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (Live At River Plate, December 2009)