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Introduction
You know those songs that hit you like a bolt of lightning the first time you hear them? The Sweet’s “AC/DC” is exactly that kind of jolt to the system. Released in 1975 on their album “Desolation Boulevard,” this track isn’t just another glam rock anthem—it’s a fascinating turning point that shows a band confidently straddling multiple worlds.
What strikes me most about “AC/DC” is how it perfectly captures The Sweet in their prime moment of transformation. They were shedding their bubblegum pop image and embracing a harder, more authentic rock sound, and you can hear that evolution in every note. The song pulses with an electric energy that feels both dangerous and irresistibly fun—much like the band itself during this era.
The track opens with that unmistakable guitar riff that grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let go. Brian Connolly’s vocals swagger between sneering attitude and soaring power, while the rhythm section drives everything forward with relentless momentum. It’s the sound of a band that’s found their true voice and is reveling in it.
There’s something deliciously subversive about “AC/DC” too. The title and lyrics play with sexual ambiguity—pretty bold for mainstream rock in the mid-70s—while maintaining that wink-and-nod playfulness that made The Sweet so magnetic. They weren’t just pushing musical boundaries; they were challenging social ones too.
What makes this song endure is how it bridges worlds: it’s heavy enough for the hard rock crowd but catchy enough for radio; theatrical enough for the glam scene but substantial enough for serious rock fans. Every time I hear it, I’m transported to a time when rock music was becoming more complex and adventurous, and The Sweet were right there at the forefront, plugged in and turned up to eleven.
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Lyrics
She got girls
Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can’t make up her mind
On just how to fill her time
But the only way she can unwind
A.C. D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C. D.C.
She got some other woman as well as me
She got some other woman as well as me
She’s got funk
But they call her a punk
She got zing
You oughta see her ding-a-ling
Well, let’s be in it together
Because she’ll be in it forever
You’ve got to take it now or never
A.C. D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C. D.C.
She got some other woman as well as me
She got some other woman as well as me
She got girls
Girls all over the world
She got men
Every now and then
But she can’t make up her mind
On just who’s gonna fill her time
But the only way she can unwind
A.C. D.C.
She got some other lover as well as me
A.C. D.C.
She got some other woman as well as me
She got some other woman as well as me
She got some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me
A.C. D.C.
Some other woman as well as me