It ain't no fun, no, it ain't AC/DC hadn't had the opportunity to marshal troops through touring the U.S., and at the time there was no way something as raw and gritty as Dirty Deeds was going to make it onto American radio playlists by itself. In an interview with Anthony O'Grady of RAM in August 1976, Scott stated that "Ride On" was "about a guy who gets pissed around by chicks...can't find what he wants." And tell you, baby, I'll be there shortly (Missing Lyrics). Thank God."[9]. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" was shortened from its original length on the Australian version of the album for the international release. The lyrics concern a man ruminating on the mistakes he has made in a relationship while drinking. The band was forced to add songs from Dirty Deeds to its setlist on its subsequent tour, also taking the focus away from their new album. High Voltage was released in the United States in 1976. Its narrator invites people experiencing problems to either call him on 36-24-36, an actual phone number in Australia in the 1960s (then properly formatted as FM 2436 - 36 translated to FM on the rotary dial or keypad), or visit him at his home, at which point he will perform assorted unsavoury acts to resolve said problems. "Love at First Feel" is one of only two tracks from international AC/DC albums not to be available on the band's Australian albums (the other is "Cold Hearted Man", released on European pressings of Powerage); however, "Love at First Feel" was released in Australia as a single in January 1977, with "Problem Child" as its B-side, which peaked in the Kent Music Report Singles Chart Top 100. And I love you How we ladies can get on that telephone Have the nerve to ask me A recording of this later surfaced on the Bon Scott Forever Volume 1 bootleg. "[21] Greg Kot of Rolling Stone only gives the album three out of five stars, but states: "The guitars of brothers Angus and Malcolm Young bark at each other, Phil Rudd swings the beat even as he's pulverizing his kick drum, and Scott brings the raunch 'n' wail. When it's getting late Go directly to shout page. and "Love at First Feel". [4], Another fan-favorite from the album is "Ride On". Ain't no fun, oh no No it ain't no fun Ain't no fun, that's what I said Yeah it ain't no fun Ain't no fun, and you ain't even rich No it ain't no fun Ain't no fun, its no fun doin' this bitch Ain't no fun waitin' 'round to be a millionaire You better believe it Ain't no fun waitin' 'round to be a millionaire Ain't no fun … You just hold on, I'm coming They were not awe-inspiring but, considering we'd only paid $25,000 for the album, this was not so bad… Nesuhi backed me up and I re-signed the band at that point. Ha ha, having to laugh to keep from crying But tell me how can you give love One of the cartoon's characters was named Dishonest John, and carried a business card that read, "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. The term "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is a homage to the cartoon Beany and Cecil, which Angus watched when he was a child. (Missing Lyrics), Between You And Me Stay With Me Baby I try to do whatever it takes This means they trim off the Chuck Berry licks and title chanting to the end; however, both these full-length versions were restored on the 1994 Atco Records remastered CD of the international album. Count them four walls "Jailbreak" (which had preceded the LP's release in Australia and the UK) and "R.I.P. Do you know any background info about this track? To save the love that's slipping away We'll sit and talk and you'll pretend On the Live on Donington DVD, Malcolm and Angus explained that the concept of the album was to base it as a Bogartian mystery scenario. Wondering if they coming home It has frequently been cited as one of AC/DC's best songs. Some of these were the original Australian edition on Albert Productions; however, Atlantic also pressed the international version in Australia, and many of these were also exported to the US. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap also led to more AC/DC appearances on Australia's Countdown music programme, following those in support of High Voltage and T.N.T. The band was working on a new album, which would ultimately become For Those About to Rock We Salute You, released later that same year; the US release of Dirty Deeds was widely seen as damaging the momentum for that album, which it outsold. And count the tile on the floor "The Atlantic A&R department [in the US] said, 'We're sorry, but this album actually doesn't make it,'" recalled Phil Carson, who had signed the band. The title track would become one of the band's most famous songs. His music career began in 1992 when he was discover…. “It Ain’t No Fun” peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #32 on Billboard’s R&B singles chart in May of 1975. [1][2] This song was never released by AC/DC, and remains in Albert Productions' vaults. (Missing Lyrics), I’ve Got To Go On Without You On the original version of "Rocker", included on the Australian T.N.T. In the same 1976 RAM interview, Scott revealed that "Squealer" was about a sexual encounter with a virgin. Comes in three days later, yeah (Missing Lyrics), I Need You Tonight They say, Shirley, did you really do that? Hoping that any minute he'll call When the one you love loves someone else Away from me The 2009 boxed set Backtracks Deluxe Edition featured the full-length original Australian versions of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)", but not "Rocker", which is nevertheless billed as the original Australian version. I know you know what I'm talking about When the one you love loves someone else Back in Black had already sold over five million copies. It was later released there as a single. Yeah, I know a lot of you ladies out there I told him he was right about that, but that it would also create a new sales plateau for AC/DC...God knows how many albums For Those About to Rock would have sold had Doug waited for that to come out. Did you really buy him all those cars It went straight to No. Knowing all the time that it's rotten However, the release was also poorly timed, considering that AC/DC had successfully reinvented itself with a new singer, Brian Johnson. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. A promo-only single, with "Show Business" as its B-side, was released to radio stations in the US at the time. )[8] The band even teetered on the brink of being dropped. Don't you do that, baby [12], Two songs on the international album were edited from the full-length versions on the original Australian album. To keep it that way Conversely, all international editions of the "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" album have a slightly shorter version where the song fades out at 2:50 before the cut. "'We're not gonna put it out and we're dropping the band'… So I went to [Atlantic executive] Nesuhi (Ertegun) and showed him the sales figures that we'd got for High Voltage. Scott jammed the song with Trust at Scorpio Sound Studios in London on 13 February 1980, six days before his death in that city. ", A modified international edition was released on Atlantic on 17 December 1976, although the label was unhappy with its vocals and production. But you see, it ain't no fun One of these, "Love at First Feel", would surface on the international Dirty Deeds release, while the others, "Carry Me Home" and "Dirty Eyes", would remain unreleased, the latter being reworked into "Whole Lotta Rosie" on 1977's Let There Be Rock. Strong demand for both versions (in the wake of the even greater success of Back in Black) led the US division of Atlantic to finally authorize an official US release in March 1981. You act as though I'm just a friend Allmusic gives the album five out of five stars and proclaims "it captured the seething malevolence of Bon Scott...encouraged by the maniacal riffs of Angus and Malcolm Young" and that there was a "real sense of danger to this record. In concert, Scott would often introduce "Problem Child" as being about Angus. Being in love all by yourself Start the wiki, You're back now at the jack-off hourThis is DJ Eaazy DickOn W-BallsRight now something new by Snoop Doggy DoggAnd this one goes out to the…. It ain't no fun "Jailbreak" did not see a release in the United States, Canada, and Japan until October 1984 as part of the international '74 Jailbreak EP. Being in love all by yourself Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Warren G jacked the hook to Snoop's 1993 classic, "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)," according to 2 … A song titled "I'm a Rebel" was recorded at Maschener Studios as well, with music and lyrics written by another elder Young brother, Alex Young. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" lasted 7:29 on the Australian album but was faded out early to 6:57 on the international version. The full-length "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" has the title of the song chanted four times, starting at 3:09, but on the edited version the chant is heard only twice. Talking day after day about how sweet And how good our love life is AC/DC had mined this territory before on "The Jack" and would again later on songs like "Given the Dog a Bone", but "Big Balls" could be their funniest attempt at sexual innuendo, although the song was controversial in its day and drew the ire of some critics who mistook the band's sense of humor for crude perversity. And the clothes like you said on the record? Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Atypically for an AC/DC song, it has a sad, slow blues feel and features Bon Scott's reflective lyrics and restrained, soulful delivery. Are probably criticizing me this evening It was the band's third LP released in Australia and second in Europe in 1976 but was not released in the United States until 1981, more than one year after lead singer Bon Scott's death. Their attorney told the Chicago Tribune that the song's 36-24-36 digits were followed by what to his clients sounded like an "8", thus creating the couple's phone number. Ha ha ha, like I'm doing now "Ride On" was covered by the French band Trust on their self-titled 1979 debut album, after they supported AC/DC live in Paris in the fall of 1978. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 22:14. These appearances included a live performance of the album's title track, as well as a music video for "Jailbreak". Laying there by the phone They were later reverted to the shortened versions for the 2003 Epic remastered versions of the album with "Big Balls" remaining in its longer version. All tracks are written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott. 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