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Song «For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)» von AC/DC.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1981 11 23 (Album), 1982 06 (Single US)
Label: Albert Productions APLP 053, Atlantic 4029
Songwriter Angus Young & Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson
Produktion: Robert John 'Mutt' Lange
Genre: Rock - Hardrock

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Der Gruss der Sklaven im klassisch-römischen Zirkus: «Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant» – «die Todgeweiten grüssen dich». Hier als Songthema inszeniert von einer Band, die viel über sich nachgedacht hat. Ihr ist nämlich die denkbar schlimmsten Katastrophe widerfahren, als ihr Leadsänger Bon Scott in London in einem Auto im Vollsuff erfroren ist. Das Rock 'n' Roll Leben fordert seine Opfer, Rock Star zu sein kann tödlich enden. So kommt die Band als sie über ihre Rolle nachdenkt, auf die Formel: «Wir sind die modernen Gladiatoren im Rock Zirkus». Wir sterben schlimmstenfalls für die Show und für unser Publikum.

We are the dealers
We'll give you everything you need
Hail-hail to the good times
'Cause rock has got the right of way
We ain’t no legend, ain’t no cause
We're just living for today

Personen und Querverweise

AC/DC
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Brian Johnson
Robert John 'Mutt' Lange

Lyrics

We roll tonight To the guitar bite [Verse 1] Stand up and be counted For what you are about to receive We are the dealers We'll give you everything you need Hail-hail to the good times 'Cause rock has got the right of way We ain’t no legend, ain’t no cause We're just living for today [Chorus] For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you [Verse 2] We rock at dawn, on the front line Like a bolt right out of the blue The sky's alight with the guitar bite Heads will roll and rock, tonight [Chorus] For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you (Yes we do) For those about to rock, we salute you Ah, we salute [Solo] Load up [Verse 3] We're just a battery for hire with a guitar fire Ready and aimed at you Pick up your balls and load up your cannon For a twenty-one gun salute [Bridge] For those about to rock - fire! (We salute you) Oh, for those about to rock (We salute you) Oh, those about to rock - fire! (We salute you) Ow - fire! We salute you We salute you Come on [Outro] For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you For those about to rock, we salute you Shoot, shoot Shoot, shoot Ah, for those who give, and those who take Doing your time, and those on the rank, we salute you Yeah We salute you We salute you We salute you Fire!