It's A Long Way To The Top Lyric
Riding on the highway, going to a show.
Stopping on the byways, playing rock and roll.
Getting robbed, getting stoned,
getting beat up, broken bones.
Getting had, Getting took.
I tell you folks,
Its harder than it looks.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
If you think its easy doing one night stands,
Try playing in a rock and roll band.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Hotel, motel.
Make you wanna cry.
Ladies doing the hard sell.
Know the reason why.
Getting old, getting gray.
Getting ripped off, underpaid.
Getting sold, second hand.
Thats how it goes, when you're in a band.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
If you wanna be the star on stage and screen, look out!
Its rough and mean!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way
Its a long way should've told me
Its a long way
Such a long way.
Song Notes : "According to Bon Scott's biographer Clinton Walker, this tongue-in-cheek song "has become an anthem." It was the band's best single to date reaching number 5 in the Australian charts. Heavy Metal tracks are usually dominated by ego tripping guitar solos; this song is unusual because instead of a lengthy guitar solo it features interplay between Angus Young on lead and Bon Scott on the bagpipes. Ronald Belford (Bonnie Scotland) Scott was born in Scotland - as were the Young brothers. The somewhat older Scott arrived in Australia with his family some 11 years before the Youngs emigrated; he learned recorder and drums, and was a proficient bagpipe player. The song runs to 5 minutes 15 seconds, which is quite long for a single"
"The band made a video to promote the single and the album. This was filmed on February 23, 1976 when they rode through the center of Melbourne on an open topped truck accompanied by 3 members of the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band. The most noticeable feature of the video is that the vocalist was really enjoying himself, but, Walker adds, "it's as if Bon acknowledges he's living on borrowed time, and luckily at that." It would not be such a long way to the top for AC/DC, but 4 years later almost to the day, it would all be over for Bon Scott. On February 19, 1980 he was found dead on the back seat of a car in London, having literally drunk himself to death"
Riding on the highway, going to a show.
Stopping on the byways, playing rock and roll.
Getting robbed, getting stoned,
getting beat up, broken bones.
Getting had, Getting took.
I tell you folks,
Its harder than it looks.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
If you think its easy doing one night stands,
Try playing in a rock and roll band.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Hotel, motel.
Make you wanna cry.
Ladies doing the hard sell.
Know the reason why.
Getting old, getting gray.
Getting ripped off, underpaid.
Getting sold, second hand.
Thats how it goes, when you're in a band.
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
If you wanna be the star on stage and screen, look out!
Its rough and mean!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!
Its a long way
Its a long way should've told me
Its a long way
Such a long way.
Song Notes : "According to Bon Scott's biographer Clinton Walker, this tongue-in-cheek song "has become an anthem." It was the band's best single to date reaching number 5 in the Australian charts. Heavy Metal tracks are usually dominated by ego tripping guitar solos; this song is unusual because instead of a lengthy guitar solo it features interplay between Angus Young on lead and Bon Scott on the bagpipes. Ronald Belford (Bonnie Scotland) Scott was born in Scotland - as were the Young brothers. The somewhat older Scott arrived in Australia with his family some 11 years before the Youngs emigrated; he learned recorder and drums, and was a proficient bagpipe player. The song runs to 5 minutes 15 seconds, which is quite long for a single"
"The band made a video to promote the single and the album. This was filmed on February 23, 1976 when they rode through the center of Melbourne on an open topped truck accompanied by 3 members of the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band. The most noticeable feature of the video is that the vocalist was really enjoying himself, but, Walker adds, "it's as if Bon acknowledges he's living on borrowed time, and luckily at that." It would not be such a long way to the top for AC/DC, but 4 years later almost to the day, it would all be over for Bon Scott. On February 19, 1980 he was found dead on the back seat of a car in London, having literally drunk himself to death"
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