Rare footage has emerged of AC/DC performing ‘What You Do for Money Honey’ from 1981. The performance initially aired on a Japanese television show during the band’s Back in Black Tour.
The footage, which is interwoven with graphics from the original television broadcast is a testament to Acca Dacca’s unceasing live charisma. The lineup for Brian Johnson, Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd incite a feverish reaction from the crowd.
The rare performance, and a second live video for ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ have been uploaded to the band’s YouTube account for the first time in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the seminal Back in Black on July 25.
Check out AC/DC performing ‘What Do You Do for Money Honey’ at Nihon Seinenkan in Tokyo:
AC/DC has spent 2020 reflecting on the legacy of their career-defining record Back In Black. To commemorate the occasion, the band have released rare documentary footage relaying the story of the record.
The band have intermittently been unleashing footage that offers fans a rare insight into the making of Back In Black. Yesterday, the band unleashed a mini-documentary focusing on the production of album favourite ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’. The footage features Angus Young delving into the tracks meaty riffs, whilst Brian Johnson explains the lyrics.
“I’d written the words and I went in to sing it,” he says. “The boys weren’t in, and I was singing, ‘She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean, she was the best damn woman that I ever seen.’ And Mutt [Lange, producer] said, ‘Brian, there’s too many words in it.’”
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In other news, AC/DC recently unveiled a series of four jigsaw puzzles immortalising some of their most beloved albums. As another lockdown looms closer, there’s no better way to shake the shackles of boredom than by piecing together tiny bits of cardboard in the hopes of recreating the iconic artwork from High Voltage and Blow Up Your Video to For Those About To Rock and Ballbreaker.
The band has also dropped a bunch of fresh merchandise in celebration of Back In Black. You’ll be able to cop t-shirts, a hoodie, a dad cap, a blanket, a pint glass, a frisbee, and other gorgeous capitalist rock memorabilia from their webstore.
