AC/DC: Thunderstruck Meaning

Song Released: 1990

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Thunderstruck Lyrics

(Rararararaow... rararararaow... rararararaow...)
(Rararararaow... rararararaow... rararararaow...)
(Rararararaow thunder! Rararararaow thunder!)
(Rararararaow thunder! Rararararaow thunder!)
(Rararararaow thunder! Rararararaow...

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   anonymous

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   Oct 5th 2012, 09:25 report

   
   

   "wallah"? Before calling everyone a bunch of idiots, maybe make sure you aren't one yourself. Try Voila.

   
   
   
   

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   DangDog

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   Aug 11th 2010, 17:54 report

   
   

   Alright, truth is, your all bunch of idiots. There is alot of back round behind the meaning of the song, but lets start with the riff. Basically, Angus was fiddling with some tapping exercises, and played the first couple of notes backwards, and wallah, the main riff was born. He played it to Malcolm, and being a rhythm guitarist, he came up with a backing riff, but decided it was too "clean" and added the "THUNDER.. AHHHHHH" thing. This information is clearly stated inside the booklet for the "Razors Edge" Album.
   
   The idea of his plane actually getting struck by lightening is partly true, though. Yes, a plane he was on was struck by lightening, but it did't do near enough damage to cause anything bad to happen. The band did not even know what happened until the pilot informed them. But yeah, Angus did get the name of this song from this experience. The most likely reason the song wasn't named "Lightening Struck" was because the name does not stick out as much as "Thunder" would, and if it was named "Lightening Struck" the whole "THUNDER, AHHHHHHH" would not be able to take place in the song, because they needed a two syllable word, not a three syllable word. If the word was lightening, it would sound awfully corny.
   
   Case Closed.

   
   
   
   

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   cfran52

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   Dec 5th 2009, 20:02 report

   
   

   Angus got the idea for the intro riff when he was in a plane and it was struck by lightning, the riff ringing in his head pretty much. Lyric-wise, this song is about near death experiences and what goes on in a persons mind in what they think is the last moments of their lives

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Sep 17th 2009, 18:50 report

   
   

   "Thunder" from the guns (artillery)= thunderstruck. The railroad tracks in reference to Ft. Sill OK, not too far from Texas... Home of the military's artillery school. Wonder if the band ever visited there....... Plane hit by lightning theory- wouldn't that make it "Lightning Struck"? Just curious...

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   anonymous

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   Feb 14th 2009, 23:32 report

   
   

   Here's something from Angus himself, he said a small part of his plane was hit by lightning causing him to loose control. He said he nearly crashed into railroad tracks, and the whole time the opening riff was going through is head and he just expanded on it.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Oct 23rd 2007, 00:18 report

   
   

   The song comes from a dream that Angus Young had one night. If you read any decent biography of the band it state this fact. A plane hit by lightning, you idiot.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Jan 21st 2006, 14:14 report

   
   

   It's an actual true song about one of the band members, I believe it was Angus or Malcolm and they were on the plane. And the plane got struck by lightning almost crashing. That was a terrifying moment for the band member so they wrote thunderstruck.

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