Today’s song is “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC. With sultry lyrics and a signature rock n’ roll guitar solo, this is one of the most iconic songs from the famed rock band.
- AC/DC was originally formed by two brothers, Malcolm and Angus Young, from Glasgow, Scotland.
- The name “AC/DC” was inspired by a label on a sewing machine, which meant “alternating current/direct current.”
- Officially formed in 1973, the original members included Malcolm and Angus Young, Larry Van Kriedt, Dave Evan and Colin Burgess.
- “You Shook Me All Night Long” is featured on AC/CD’s 1980 album, Back in Black.
- The song is played in the key of G major.
- It has two music videos, the first directed by Eric Dionysius and Eric Mistler and the second directed by David Mallet.
- In 1980, “You Shook Me All Night Long” reached number 35 on the USA’s Hot 100 chart.
- The song has been featured in many movies and television shows, including Maximum Overdrive, A Knight’s Tale, and Supernatural.
- When AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, the band performed a live version of the song with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.
Lyrics:
She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
She had the sightless eyes, telling me no lies
Knocking me out with those American thighs
Taking more than her share, had me fighting for air
She told me to come, but I was already there
‘Cause the walls start shaking, the Earth was quaking
My mind was aching and we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me all night long
Working double time on the seduction line
She’s one of a kind, she’s just mine, all mine
Wanted no applause, it’s just another course
Made a meal outta me, and come back for more
Had to cool me down to take another round
Now I’m back in the ring to take another swing
That the walls were shaking, the Earth was quaking
My mind was aching and we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me all night long
And knocked me out, I said
You shook me all night long
You had me shaking and you shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me
Well, you took me
You really took me and you shook me all night long
Ooh, you shook me all night long
Yeah, yeah, you shook me all night long
You really got me and you shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me
Yeah, you shook me all night long