49. AC/DC, Highway to Hell
The notion of heaven and hell seems implausible, even simplistic—all the endless creative tortures, licking Satan's filthy boots, etc.—but equally unconvincing is the atheists’ zealous cry of “There's nothing! You die, and that's it!” After all, there's no such thing as the number zero in nature. “Nothing” doesn’t actually exist. What if Paradise and Hades are all around us, right here, right now—only we don’t understand or see it? Of course, this comedic song is really about “raising hell,” as in giving the middle finger to convention and the rules. Which we all need to do sometimes.
AC/DC, “Highway to Hell,” 1979. Written by Bon Scott, Angus Young & Malcolm Young.
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This was fortuitous: ALL my great-nephew wanted for his 14th birthday was to go to the AC/DC concert in Arlington. And, of course, his wish was granted. The concert was last night, so I haven't heard about it, but it was amazing to me that my great-nephew enjoyed something that I knew a bit about!!!! Amazing....thank you
This was the soundtrack to my senior year in high school. Every day.