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AC/DC origins

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  • 21-06-2004 12:26pm
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    Time Man
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    Someone recently told me that AC/DC are scottish, is this true. Apparently they moved to Aus where singer Bonn Scott had moved to from Scotland when he was a kid. Can anyone shed some light on this?


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    Doctor J
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    Nope, Malcolm and Angus have a Scottish background, the rest are Aussies.


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    Time Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Time Man


    So 3/5 of the band used to be Aussie and now it's only 2/5? which kind of makes tham half and half overall doesn't it? But I guess they are based in Aus in the end


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    Sarky
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    Bon was Scottish.


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    Creature
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    Brian is from Newcastle(England). Malcom, Angus and Bon were born in Scotland but moved to Australia when they were young. I think Cliff was born in England and Phil in Australia.


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    GoneShootin
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    Spot on Creature - their birth certs are below :

    http://www.crabsodyinblue.com/acdcbirthcert.htm

    They call the band australian because that's where AC/DC was formed....


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    Doctor J
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    And cos they all sound like extras on Home And Away ;)


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    GoneShootin
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    Originally posted by Doctor J
    And cos they all sound like extras on Home And Away ;)

    HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME SIR !


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    mike65
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    Useless AC/DC fact - when they first arrive in UK to tour and promote they caused some confusion with the name. AC/DC being slang for bisexual.

    Mike.


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    GoneShootin
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    Yep - althought they knew about this before they started touring outside aussie, some cab driver down under mentioned it to em.


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    Doctor J
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    Originally posted by GoneShootin
    HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME SIR !

    Just tellin it like it is :p


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    Time Man
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    Not true my dear friend doctor J not true, I may be so bold as to point you in the direction of that superbly astounding music television channel VH1, they aired a fine episode of Behind the Music about our dear, true friends AC/DC, in which the finest geordie accent ever heard uttered the words, "the next mornin it was all ova the pa'pas". Aural television history my good doctor, aural television history.


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    Doctor J
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    I'm talking about the one's who sound like Australians, not the one who sounds like a Geordie (and used to sing in the band Geordie).


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    Time Man
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    Touché my good doctor, touché


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    Sarky
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    I'll never forget the first time I saw that show. I'd only heard Johnson sing before, then suddenly he rumbles in with a gravelly voice that Fair City's Hannah would be proud of, "Ah wuz neva brut in to repleace Bon..."

    Classic.:)


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    Okie
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    Originally posted by mike65
    Useless AC/DC fact - when they first arrive in UK to tour and promote they caused some confusion with the name. AC/DC being slang for bisexual.

    Useless AC/DC Fact #2:-

    The band is actually named aftera sign Angus Young saw on the back of a sewing machine!


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    Gobblor
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    Originally posted by Okie
    Useless AC/DC Fact #2:-

    The band is actually named aftera sign Angus Young saw on the back of a sewing machine!

    Dude, we've all seen that "VH1: Behind the Music" episode.
    Useless AC/DC fact - when they first arrive in UK to tour and promote they caused some confusion with the name. AC/DC being slang for bisexual.

    As above.


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    Okie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Okie


    Originally posted by Gobblor
    Dude, we've all seen that "VH1: Behind the Music" episode.

    Please pay special attention to the first word in both mine and mike65's post.

    It's a useless fact, not exactly rocket science.


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    mike65
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    ...and my useles fact was read about in Kerrang about a million years ago!

    VHI whats that? ;)

    Mike.


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