{"id":283678,"date":"2026-07-01T15:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/283678\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:46:15","slug":"new-york-series-safe-in-new-york-city-by-ac-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/283678\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Series: \u201cSafe In New York City\u201d by AC\/DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one city that embodies AC\/DC\u2019s spirit, it is New York. \u201cSafe In New York City,\u201d from the band\u2019s 14th studio album, Stiff Upper Lip, mirrors the band\u2019s signature rock bravado through heavy riffs, a shout-along chorus and unapologetic swagger.<\/p>\n<p>Released just months before the September 11 attacks, the track soon carried the shadow of its unsettling timing.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acdc-highway-768x435.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590190\"  \/>Familiar Territory<\/p>\n<p>Written by Angus and <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/2017\/11\/21\/brian-johnson-says-goodbye-to-friend-bandmate-malcolm-young\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malcolm Young<\/a>, \u201cSafe In New York City\u201d digs itself into familiar lyrical territory. The opening verse immediately pulls listeners into their glitzy world of limousines, bright lights and after-hours indulgence.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus hammers home a chant that is impossible to ignore. The repetition may be heavy handed. But then again, when has the band relied on subtlety?<\/p>\n<p>Unmatched Bravada<\/p>\n<p>Produced by George Young, the track delivers a rough-and-ready sound rooted in AC\/DC\u2019s blues-rock foundation. A stripped-down guitar riff lays the groundwork, while Phil Rudd\u2019s steady drumming locks the song into its groove. Brian Johnson\u2019s gravelly vocals push through the guitars with the same urgency as the city it celebrates.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus is loud, direct and built to be shouted back. It does the heavy lifting of the track, turning repetition into momentum.<\/p>\n<p>An Unintended Time Capsule<\/p>\n<p>Released just months before the September 11 attacks, \u201cSafe In New York City\u201d became known for its haunting timing. Imagery that once felt theatrical suddenly felt eerily prophetic. The single\u2019s cover featured a statue of Angus Young standing in front of the World Trade Center, while the music video showed the band performing inside a heavily guarded New York tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>Angus Young explained that the song was intended to be a jab at then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani\u2019s claims of Manhattan being \u201ccleaned up.\u201d Still, after September 11, the song could not escape its new context. The song later appeared on a widely circulated post-9\/11 radio list of tracks considered questionable for airplay in the aftermath of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/acdc-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590188\" style=\"width:672px;height:auto\"   loading=\"lazy\"\/>High Voltage Beginnings<\/p>\n<p>AC\/DC built itself on voltage from the start. Even the band\u2019s name, short for \u201calternating current\/direct current,\u201d reflects the raw energy and electricity it has delivered since forming in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the group\u2019s identity was shaped by <a href=\"https:\/\/bonscottofficial.com\/bon80-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bon Scott<\/a>, its second lead vocalist and lyricist, whose gritty voice and irreverent lyrics defined AC\/DC\u2019s first era. Decades later, \u201cSafe In New York City\u201d carried that same charge into a city that would soon change forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe In New York City\u201d Lyrics<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Head over baby give me your hand<br \/>Check out the hot spots, the lay of the land<br \/>Need a little rockin\u2019 in my big limousine<br \/>Oh, come on over baby and I\u2019ll make you obscene<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All over the city and all of the dives<br \/>Don\u2019t mess with this place, it will eat you alive<br \/>Got a lip-smacking honey to suck off the jam<br \/>I\u2019m on top of the world now, ready to slam<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Running all over like a jumping bean<br \/>Take a look at that thing in the tight-assed jeans<br \/>Coming your way now, you may be in luck<br \/>Don\u2019t you fret boy, she\u2019s ready to buck<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<br \/>I feel safe in New York City<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Let it rip<br \/>New York<br \/>New York<br \/>New York<br \/>I feel safe in a cage in New York City<br \/>Throw away the key<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If there is one city that embodies AC\/DC\u2019s spirit, it is New York. \u201cSafe In New York City,\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17354,9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":["post-283678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-ac-dc","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}