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AC/DC — You Shook Me All Night Long
Album: Back In Black
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Released: 1980
Length: 3:29
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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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
And knockin' 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 started 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 was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine
Wanted no applause

Just another course
Made a meal out of 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
But 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
When you took me

You really took me and you
Shook me all night long
Ah, 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
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Icehouse then Acadaca! Goodonya mate! Maybe some Men at Work, John Butler? American thighs are in Straya 😄
Posted 4 weeks ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
"Godlike"? HELL YEAH! 
Posted 1 month ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
One of the best rock bands ever. Saw them back in 1976 on their 'If you want blood' tour at the Hammersmith Odeon. I was blown away and have been an avid supporter ever since!
Posted 2 months ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
 ProfessionalGeek wrote:
Back in the day, a friend sang along to this...

"SHE HAD A FAX MACHINE..."

I can never unhear it. 


omg now i will never unhear it! 
Posted 11 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 heyjoe3577 wrote:

Overplayed? Yes Gets the party started? Yes Worth hearing once in awhile? HELL YES!


I made this comment (under my old moniker) 15 years ago?!
crazy!
and highly up voted too?
nice!
Long Live RP and Rock and Roll!!
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:
"Knockin' me out with those American thighs" probably meant something different in 1980 than it does now...
USA


No but god bless American thighs, only thing this atheist worships.
Posted 1 year ago by dgeagon    [ Reply ]
Freshman year of college, best girl at my side, she shook me all night long 
Posted 1 year ago by mjlucas    [ Reply ]
 Jack_Jefferson wrote:

Why?




For that headbanger-astrophysicist crossover appeal. 
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:
"Knockin' me out with those American thighs" probably meant something different in 1980 than it does now...
USA



TOO FUNNY!!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
"Knockin' me out with those American thighs" probably meant something different in 1980 than it does now...
USA
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
The 20th century award for Subtlety in Art
Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 tcseeley wrote:

I just can't figure out what this song is about.



Likely a girl, I'd guess.
Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 ProfessionalGeek wrote:
Back in the day, a friend sang along to this...

"SHE HAD A FAX MACHINE..."

I can never unhear it. 



Too Funny!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
I have absolutely no clue how 64 people can rate this a 1 
Posted 3 years ago by balinor    [ Reply ]
 icuski2 wrote:


And Elton John is just Liberace without make-up, right?


I mean.... kinda?
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Back in the day, a friend sang along to this...

"SHE HAD A FAX MACHINE..."

I can never unhear it. 
Posted 3 years ago by ProfessionalGeek    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:

This is just Kiss without the make-up, isn't it?



And Elton John is just Liberace without make-up, right?
Posted 3 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
This is just Kiss without the make-up, isn't it?
Posted 3 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
Sex🥃😎
Posted 3 years ago by jsegal21132    [ Reply ]
 tcseeley wrote:

I just can't figure out what this song is about.



Some sort of earthquake in the night I suppose?
Posted 3 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
To me it's noise. To others, it's great Rock. 
Posted 3 years ago by todbothom    [ Reply ]
I just can't figure out what this song is about.
Posted 3 years ago by tcseeley    [ Reply ]
One of the best hard rock n roll songs ever. 

The opening lyrics some of the best!!!!

And those power chords....right up ther with Petey T.  
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
10 10 rockin 10
Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
I know, let's play  "Stairway to heaven" some more too...
Posted 3 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
I was 15 when this hit. For those of us not inclined toward Punk, this blast of hard guitar rock was a great relief from our older siblings' disco records.
Posted 3 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Forty Years and still kicks ass.
Posted 3 years ago by dflee    [ Reply ]
10
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
My brother was sick of me listening to his records, so he bought me one of my own for my 10th birthday and this was it.  While my tastes have changes since 1980, this album still has a special place in my heart.  
Posted 4 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
VIVA Radio Paradise!
Love you!



Posted 4 years ago by sashaly1968    [ Reply ]
Plays (last 30 days) 1           I call bullsh*t  your're playing this more than a T0p40 radio station!  more rotation
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
Randomly watched a Bon Scott interview on youtube recently.
Man, that guy  OOOOZED rock. 
I read a little about him afterwards.
He wasn't credited for anything on Back In Black, but it's said he wrote 'You Shook Me All Night Long'.

I had heard some AC/DC prior to Scott's death in 1980, and when Back In Black began to get airplay, the most appreciation I could muster was, that the new singer was trying to sound like the guy that died (and was failing). I was 19 going to school in NYC and there were plenty of distractions, and the new AC/DC just didn't cut it, to put it nicely.
I thought they blew.
Over the years, the Bon Scott AC/DC  has knocked me out many times, but I still feel the same about the post Bon Scott stuff, which is ironic, as 'Back In Black' is one of the best selling albums in music history.
I'd probably feel different if my introduction to the band had been 'Back In Black'
Who knows.



Posted 4 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Like Led Zep these guys were disdained in their time as simpletons trying to attract the masses.  Yeah they were, both of them.  What I love is that the masses of critics have chosen in retrospect to love them. As they should.  You can deny great music at first as "just rock," but in the long run if it was great rock it will last.
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Gave it a nine, never tire of this song
Posted 4 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
So, yah, I could never hear this goddamn song again and die very happy!
Posted 4 years ago by kurthelf915    [ Reply ]
 johnnycache wrote:
American thighs...had me fighting for air...jajaja
(8 for riffs + clairvoyance)
 

I too have a poor reaction to cottage cheese.
Posted 4 years ago by seabell    [ Reply ]
Wow Bill we are dancing tonite!
Posted 4 years ago by Stefan_Lutz    [ Reply ]
American thighs...had me fighting for air...jajaja
(8 for riffs + clairvoyance)
Posted 4 years ago by johnnycache    [ Reply ]
One of the best hard rock albums.....ever!
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Circumcised...never understood that...now i see
Posted 4 years ago by neotrogg    [ Reply ]
Now this is rock !!!
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Three and a half minute slam dance....
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
To quote Frank, "Strictly commercial." Don't need it here.
Posted 4 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
The very definition of Rock and Roll!
Posted 4 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Never been much of an AC/DC fan but I have to say this is a shit-kickingly good song!
Posted 4 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
One of the few rock bands who through decades of success never changed their style. Not even remotely.
Most of the Brian Johnson albums failed to sell impressively (for a band of this stature), but their biggest-selling album is their first with Johnson, and it's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time by anyone. Most of the Bon Scott era albums have sold healthily just about every year since 1980.

Malcolm Young - rock 'n' roll genius.
Angus Young - mad, manic virtuoso. Not as technically gifted as the very best, but he's pretty darned outstanding, and knows his way around a blues scale as good as any.
The unsung hero of the band - Phil Rudd. Massively under-rated drummer if you ask me. He's no Neil Peart with how many drums he hits per song, but he plays with just the right feel for AC/DC. He's not a rock drummer, he's a rock 'n' roll drummer. He can swing and boogie as well as bang and bash.
Posted 4 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Proves lack of talent is no bar to rock and roll stardom
Posted 4 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
 steviedeant wrote:
This is great! Once a month is perfect. 4 times a day made me hate this song.
 
so the exact opposite of sex then, eh?  
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
"She had the sightless eyes" - that would explain why she did it with Brian. 

Kinda the seventh or eighth best track on the album though. Oh well.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Still gets me rockin  nothing wrong with that.
Posted 5 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
I was still in school when this album came out. Blew us all away!
Posted 5 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
I thought someone switched to classic rock radio
Posted 5 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
Best opening riff ever. Yes, ever.
Posted 5 years ago by k3rmit    [ Reply ]
 Ihatethissong wrote:
This serves as notice that RP can and will rock...

if they want to

as I am wont to
from time to time
between naps.
 

can and will? more like could and did...

haven’t heard anything good like this written in the last 10 year 
Posted 5 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
"Knocking me out with those American thighs ..."

Always thought that was an amazing line, coming from Aussies.  I understand what they mean, though.    
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
LOVE IT!!!!!
Posted 5 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
Part of my culture in the United States.
Rock and Roll - it will just not die a peaceful death!

Amen
Posted 5 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
I dunno.
Being shaken all night long sounds like it would be hard on the neck.
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]

Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them.

PETE TOWNSHEND
Posted 5 years ago by ray_killeen    [ Reply ]
This is great! Once a month is perfect. 4 times a day made me hate this song.
Posted 5 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
Not this track...Bon Scott era we want.
Posted 5 years ago by Noni163    [ Reply ]
and the hits just keep on coming!

how 'bout some Bon Scott era one of these days Bill?!!!


but any AC/DC is welcome!
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
No song screams Rock n Roll for me more than this one. Quintessential man! 
Posted 5 years ago by icuski2    [ Reply ]
Still some of the best opening lyrics  for a RnR song. 

Yeah baby!
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Every country bar in Wichita Kansas played this song to satisfy us rock n' roll fans.  It was the consolation prize.  (if you were lucky they'd throw in a Kiss song, too)
Posted 5 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
....this number always reminds me that alcoholic stupor puke drowning death {#Beat} IS A THING!
and the last song Bon Scott worked on with the band was "Have a Drink On Me''
.......and cannabis is still ILLEGAL in O HIGH o.......
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
This serves as notice that RP can and will rock...

if they want to

as I am wont to
from time to time
between naps.
Posted 6 years ago by Ihatethissong    [ Reply ]
 Had me doing the air guitar in the office. Much to the 'amusement' of my boss. But I don't care. When I hear ACDC, my corporate maturity goes out the window.
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
Overplayed, but a classic.  Shows what a great groove band these guys could be.  
Posted 6 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
This is a ROCKING 10 for me....cuz I immediately cranked the volume "knob" up to 11....Rock On!! And the entire album kicks ass, one of my all-time favorites in the Rock  & Roll genre -  Long Live RP!! 
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Why the 80s Sucked Musically: Exhibit A.

(no make that Exhibit B; Duran Duran claims 'A')

Posted 14 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
https://media.fukung.net/images/8764/beavis_and_butthead_headbanging1.gif
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
During High School, I hated AC/DC.  I thought it was too simple.  I was all about The Who, with a healthy dose of Led Zep thrown in.

Now that I'm older, I've come to appreciate AC/DC, and enjoy it.
Posted 14 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
This song is sort of like a Twinkie. You don't want to eat one very often, but when you do it IS good!
Posted 14 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
wow - Bob's in a mood today.....Rush AND AC/DC within an hour!!?
 
LMAO ~ who's Bob?

Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
wow - Bob's in a mood today.....Rush AND AC/DC within an hour!!?
 
{#Dancingbanana}   <—— The Banana is "Bob", Bill (and a certain Rebecca) runs the station.
 

Keep it up Bill! Get the elitists panties in a bunch!!!!  {#Razz}

(Rock doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to rock.)

Riff

Posted 14 years ago by riffster    [ Reply ]
actually my favorite AC/DC tune

and I have always heard the same crap about AC/DC ~ 'easy to play blah blah blah'

yeah but even if you played it lol better than perfect you would still not be AC/DC ~
funny how no one says that trite crap about the early beatles ~ guess people know that would sound stupid

lol just sayin...
Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
wow - Bob's in a mood today.....Rush AND AC/DC within an hour!!?
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Switching to Pandora on this one Let sleeping dogs lie.
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
They had some decent songs, but this was their worst.  Switching to LRC.
Posted 15 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
 flatpicker wrote:
I've always loved AC/DC
I prefer the Bon Scott era though.

Anyone else think that being the drummer for AC/DC must be a really boring job?
 
I agree with you about the Bon Scott era.

Phil Rudd is like Ringo —- sounds easy until you try to get it to sound like that.  There are people who will tell you that he's the best rock drummer playing.  For sure AC/DC was never the same without him.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
For our friends in Australia...
Posted 15 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
And the live show is great. 
Posted 15 years ago by Spud    [ Reply ]
I've always loved AC/DC
I prefer the Bon Scott era though.

Anyone else think that being the drummer for AC/DC must be a really boring job?


Posted 15 years ago by flatpicker    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by bchartier    [ Reply ]
Oh hell yeah!
Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Perfect.

{#Music}

Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
OMG, OMG, Radio Paradise ROCKS!!!
Posted 15 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
jpfueler wrote:
a baton Rouge radio dj got a call from a guy asking for Rod Stewart singing Shook Me....he told the poor fellow he was way off and played this...
Wait... you mean that wasn't Rod?
Posted 17 years ago by gregormiz    [ Reply ]
Nasty, and from out of nowhere. Bill must be in a funky mood today. Where is that 11 crank it up level?
Posted 17 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
It must be Saturday Night in Paradise! Go Bill!!!
Posted 17 years ago by gregormiz    [ Reply ]
RockinBlueVoodoo wrote:
When I look at this album cover I think, 'How much more black could it be? and the answer is 'None...None more black'..."
ROFL. Can I have a hit of your stuff?
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
a baton Rouge radio dj got a call from a guy asking for Rod Stewart singing Shook Me....he told the poor fellow he was way off and played this...this is a fine tune, but the guy who called was right...in the early stages of The New Yardbirds, Page got Rod Stewart to sing on some demo and that version of what became the Zep tune Shook Me was one of those on it, and a radioshow called Flashback played it on a N.O. station (I think Westwood One actually did the show)and the kid had heard it there most likely. That said.. Rock On
Posted 17 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
I cranked it up automatically for this one, as one should! Yay! Thunder from Down Under!
Posted 17 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Geecheeboy wrote:
There's an awesome Hayseed Dixie version too (but one has had enough after the first chorus).
Thats pretty much every Hayseed Dixie song, but you're laughing the whole first chorus
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
One cannot doubt their commitment to the concept. When they sing "You shook me all night long", I cannot help but believe it.
Posted 17 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but as a Wedding Photographer, I have heard this too many times. I could do without it for obvious reasons.
Posted 17 years ago by David_Murray    [ Reply ]
i often think if i was a teenager in the 80's, i would be into AC/DC ... i'll pay homage ... but luckily my time fell between this and the mess (most) music's in right now
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
JBRare wrote:
Please to take the stick out of your a**.
And that goes for the rest of ya too!
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
My 19 yrs old son has "discovered" AC/DC, thanks to his track coaches. They would play AC/DC before track meets. :) Which is OK, since I have Back in Black on cassette tape... Patti M.
Posted 17 years ago by Patti    [ Reply ]
I love this song. It would be hard for Radio Paradise to overplay this
Posted 17 years ago by Clif    [ Reply ]
GregX59 wrote:
As much as I hate to admit it, when the opening riff to this song came on I instinctively reached to crank the volume.
Me too!
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
Hahaha... Rock'n rooooooooll! :P:)
Posted 17 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
As much as I hate to admit it, when the opening riff to this song came on I instinctively reached to crank the volume.
Posted 17 years ago by GregX59    [ Reply ]
Nice after lunch pick me up tune!!
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
I love hearing AC/DC on RP. And most other places too.
Posted 17 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Rock Me, BillG.......
Posted 17 years ago by SPACEDOG    [ Reply ]
Overplayed? Yes Gets the party started? Yes Worth hearing once in awhile? HELL YES!
Posted 17 years ago by heyjoe3577    [ Reply ]
Hell yeah!
Posted 17 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
When I look at this album cover I think, 'How much more black could it be? and the answer is 'None...None more black'..."
Posted 17 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
How can you play this ancient crap and not play Kings of Leon, arrrrrrhg!?!
Posted 18 years ago by wbl    [ Reply ]
mamerjamer wrote:
Another overplayed rock song that has no place on Radio Paradise IMHO. If I want to hear this song, I can turn on my local classic rock FM station and hear it within the hour. If you're going to play AC/DC, I'd prefer to hear some early Bon Scott material.
Please to take the stick out of your a**.
Posted 18 years ago by JBRare    [ Reply ]
mamerjamer wrote:
Another overplayed rock song that has no place on Radio Paradise IMHO. If I want to hear this song, I can turn on my local classic rock FM station and hear it within the hour.
You'll also hear Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many other RP mainstays during that hour.
If you're going to play AC/DC, I'd prefer to hear some early Bon Scott material.
I can't argue with the fact that the world, including RP, could use more Bon Scott.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
Far from their best, but not bad.
Posted 18 years ago by sccaflagger74    [ Reply ]
All those wondering why this is being played in RP should check the definition of eclectic...
Posted 18 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
Another overplayed rock song that has no place on Radio Paradise IMHO. If I want to hear this song, I can turn on my local classic rock FM station and hear it within the hour. If you're going to play AC/DC, I'd prefer to hear some early Bon Scott material.
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Hey, those bananas seem to love this song! ;)
Posted 18 years ago by zarnov    [ Reply ]
Ok, RP rockin its bad self ....
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
This song was um...unexpected...but I just started listening to this station recently...
Posted 18 years ago by zarnov    [ Reply ]