Sin City (song)

Song_infobox
Name = Sin City


Artist = AC/DC
Album = Powerage
Released = May, 1978
track_no = 5
Recorded = February-March 1978
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 4:45
Writer = Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Harry Vanda, George Young, Angus Young
[ Chart position = ]
prev = Riff Raff
prev_no = 4
next = What's Next to the Moon
next_no = 6

"Sin City" was the fifth track on the American release and the sixth track on the European release of AC/DC's eighth album, "Powerage". The song is four minutes and forty five seconds long on the American release, and four minutes and forty seconds on the European release. The lyrics were written by Ronald (Bon) Scott. The music was written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young. In the song, the term "Sin City" refers to the city of Las Vegas. This song includes Cliff Williams' first bass solo in an AC/DC song, during the solo live Angus Young performs a small blues guitar jam. This song contains a more complicated structure than a regular ac/dc song. Instead of using the regular structure of a solo and a repeated chorus, there is a bass solo, another verse, and then the chorus (look below for more explanation).

{normal ac/dc song structure}

intro- verse- chorus- verse - chorus - solo- chorus

{sin city structure}

(intro- verse- chorus- verse - chorus- solo- **bass solo- verse**- chorus)

This song was covered by the 80's Heavy metal band Twisted Sister, on their album Twisted Forvever, in which Dee Snider Refers to ACDC with: Ain't got a hope in hell, that's Bon Scott's belief.This song was also covered by the punk rock band The Offspring and Bruce Dickinson did a cover on his Tattooed Millionaire tour.

Personnel

*Angus Young - lead guitar
*Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar
*Bon Scott - vocals
*Phil Rudd - drums
*Cliff Williams - bass guitar

External links

* [http://www.acdcrocks.com/main.html AC/DC's official website]
* [http://www.acdcrocks.com/powerage.html Lyrics]