{"id":477842,"date":"2026-03-16T01:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/477842\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T01:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:17:12","slug":"the-ac-dc-song-that-angus-young-hates-more-than-any-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/477842\/","title":{"rendered":"The AC\/DC song that Angus Young hates more than any other"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Angus<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Joan Sorolla)<\/p>\n

Sun 15 March 2026 18:58, UK <\/p>\n

As the guitarist of AC\/DC<\/a>, Angus Young doesn\u2019t carry many regrets. Not only is he one of the most instantly recognisable and influential players of his generation, but given the group\u2019s proclivity for producing resonant anthems steeped in the essence of living in the moment, you wouldn\u2019t necessarily think that he pays much attention to things they could have done better.<\/p>\n

Broadly speaking, there is no real rhyme or reason to do so. The Australian band\u2019s long list of successes featuring global classics such as \u2018Back in Black\u2019, \u2018Highway to Hell\u2019 and \u2018Thunderstruck\u2019 would be more than enough for most musicians to die happy, watering down any creative misgivings they may have. <\/p>\n

Furthermore, with other songs such as \u2018T.N.T.\u2019 and \u2018Hells Bells\u2019 also being staples of the rock genre \u2013 all boasting the distinctive grit of Young\u2019s Gibson SG<\/a> \u2013 this wildly triumphant career hasn\u2019t produced many artistic regrets. <\/p>\n

In Young\u2019s case, this is particularly true. The group set out to bring good old-fashioned rock \u2018n\u2019 roll back to the fore due to the emergence of a pompous take on the genre being the zeitgeist in the early 1970s and did so with flying colours. The outspoken Young would even name the decade\u2019s two most overrated live bands<\/a> as Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, groups he thought had eschewed their electrifying rock \u2018n\u2019 roll roots for something much more tedious. <\/p>\n

This renouncement of the English bands\u2019 style provides a firm idea of how Young and AC\/DC view music. It also bolsters why he hates one song in his band\u2019s oeuvre that stands out as a rare moment he\u2019d rather forget. For a band built on loud riffs and unfiltered energy, the idea of recording a gentle love ballad always felt slightly out of character. AC\/DC\u2019s identity had been shaped around raw, blues-driven rock and a sense of rebellious simplicity. Introducing a softer track risked blurring that image, even if it was only done as an experiment early in their career.<\/p>\n

\"Angus<\/a>(Credits: Far Out \/ Harry Potts)<\/p>\n

Looking back, the song stands out as an anomaly within the band\u2019s catalogue. While many groups explore different styles as they develop, AC\/DC famously built their legacy by refining the same formula again and again. Against a discography packed with hard-hitting anthems, a sentimental ballad was never likely to sit comfortably with someone as committed to straight-ahead rock and roll as Angus Young.<\/p>\n

When speaking to\u00a0Vulture<\/a>\u00a0in 2020, the guitar hero named the track he regrets the most, and, in true form, picked their sole ballad, \u2018Love Song (Oh Jene)\u2019, from their 1975 Australian debut,\u00a0High Voltage. If it wasn\u2019t already clear, he\u00a0really\u00a0is a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll purist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOn our first album, High Voltage, we did a love song called Love Song,\u201d Young explained. \u201cThat was very different for us. I didn\u2019t know if we were trying to parody love songs of the time because Bon [Scott] wrote the lyrics. I don\u2019t even remember what the words are.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled: \u201cI remember that song because the guy who worked for us at our record label told us that\u2019s what was on the local radio at the time \u2013 very soft music. His thought we should release that song, because it\u2019ll probably get some airplay. I remember thinking, \u2018Who in their right mind would want this to go out?’\u201d<\/p>\n

In another show of AC\/DC\u2019s unrelentingly plucky spirit, things turned out successfully on this front. Due to their frenetic sound, which had been making waves in the clubs of Australia, the radio stations knew that the ballad was not who they truly were, so they looked deeper into their work. High Voltage was released simultaneously as \u2018Love Song\u2019; however, the B-side, their cover of the blues standard \u2018Baby, Please Don\u2019t Go\u2019, eventually took all the plaudits. <\/p>\n

Due to the fact that AC\/DC are essentially a fast blues band, \u2018Love Song\u2019 was overlooked by the radio, and \u2018Baby, Please Don\u2019t Go\u2019 started to receive airplay. Young concluded: \u201cWe actually scored a hit from the B-side! That was the one saving grace of the song.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credits: Far Out \/ Joan Sorolla) Sun 15 March 2026 18:58, UK As the guitarist of AC\/DC, Angus…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[170049,27576,96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-477842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-acdc","tag-angus-young","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}