Let me just point out that the guy who did it sure had a lot of time on his hands because it’s not easy trying to mash up the clips from Presley’s show with vocals for “Whole Lotta Rosie.” It’s not Presley’s voice though, it’s from his impersonator James Brown. A live version of this song is included on AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack. It was also covered by W.A.S.P. Writer(s): Young Angus Mckinnon, Scott Ronald Belford. AZLyrics.

! He’s done covers of songs from The Beatles and Bob Dylan, so why not? One of AC/DC's most popular songs, "Whole Lotta Rosie" has been included on each of the band's official live albums: three with Scott If You Want Blood You've Got It (short version which misses the second guitar solo), Live from the Atlantic Studios, Let There Be Rock: The Movie – Live in Paris, the latter two released in 1997 as part of the Bonfire box set, and also four with Brian Johnson (released on Live, Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition, the tour edition of Stiff Upper Lip, and also on Live at River Plate). It is the eighth and final track on the band's fourth Australian album, Let There Be Rock , released in Australia in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young , Malcolm Young , and Bon Scott . ", When the song is performed live, the crowd will usually shout 'Angus!' Whole Lotta Rosie. It was also released as a single in 1978, with a live version of the Let There Be Rock album track "Dog Eat Dog" as the B-side, which had been recorded in concert in Glasgow on 30 April 1978. The song's first verse reveals Rosie's substantial physical measurements (42"-39"-56"), and that she weighs nineteen stone (266 pounds/approximately 120 kilograms).

You're a whole lotta Rosie A whole lotta woman Whole lotta Rosie Whole lotta woman Submit Corrections. on the American version of the 1996 Still Not Black Enough album. He looked around and saw this leg and thought: 'Oh well!' When the song was released as a single in 1978 it was heavily edited, making the song considerably shorter. Was there a problem with the guitar, soudn problem, what happend!!! In the following months, "Dirty Eyes" was recrafted into "Whole Lotta Rosie," and recorded during the Let There Be Rock sessions of January–February 1977.[4]. "Whole Lotta Rosie" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

[5], "Whole Lotta Rosie" was covered by Guns N' Roses, it was on the 1987 UK vinyl singles of "Welcome to the Jungle" and the 1988 Live from the Jungle album.

Fun Fact: James Brown also performed Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”, “I’ve been a fan of Elvis since I was a small child. It is the eighth and final track on the band's fourth Australian album, Let There Be Rock, released in Australia in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. This recording is possibly the version that was later issued on the Bonfire boxed set. The Japanese power metal band Galneryus released a cover of it, on their 2007 Voices from the Past EP, which is an EP of 5 cover songs. This has its origins in the version heard on If You Want Blood You've Got It, but a careful listen reveals that this was a regular chant patched into the song's intro (the fourth chant of 'Angus' is noticeably early), Current live performances of "Whole Lotta Rosie" are accompanied by a giant, inflatable "Rosie" as seen on the Live at Donington video. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be. They were plying him with drinks and Rosie said to him: 'This month I've slept with 28 famous people,' and Bon went: 'Oh yeah?!' album: "Let There Be Rock" (1977) Go Down. Chords for Elvis Presley, A Whole Lotta Rosie. Anyway, in the morning he said he woke up pinned against the wall, he said he opened one eye and saw her lean over to her friend and whisper: '29!'

Let There Be Rock. in between each of the opening riffs. David Corino from Hawley, Pa In the BonFire boxset durning "Whole Lotta Rosie" (the live at paris gig) Durning the solo by angus, it sound like he pulls back and lets the rest of the band play. All contents are subject to copyright, provided for educational and personal noncommercial use only. "Whole Lotta Rosie" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Bullet for My Valentine also released a cover of the song as a bonus track on their 2013 album Temper Temper. In late summer of 1976, "Dirty Eyes" was first recorded by AC/DC, along with "Carry Me Home" and "Love at First Feel" for a possible EP. Another cover version, by Steel Panther, was released in 2010 on The Metal Forge Volume Two (A Tribute To AC/DC) by Metal Hammer. He said he'd got about 100 yards down the street when he heard this yell: 'Hey! [2] In addition to pointing out the woman's size, the singer finds her to be one of the most talented lovers he's ever experienced. It has also been played as part of Guns N' Roses' concerts.[6]. [B Am Eb A Abm F D G] Chords for Elvis Presley, A Whole Lotta Rosie with capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. The only other song that appears on all these releases is "The Jack". Bad Boy Boogie.

The song is about an obese Tasmanian woman, Rosie, with whom the singer (Bon Scott) had a one-night stand at the Freeway Gardens Motel in North Melbourne.

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A. AC/DC Lyrics. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the live version from If You Want Blood ... at number 16 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. From what he said, there was this Rosie woman and a friend of hers. In 1998, speaking to Vox magazine, Angus Young remembered: We'd been in Tasmania and after the show [Bon Scott] said he was going to check out a few clubs. [citation needed], Rosie was seen (at the same table as Brian Johnson) during the cartoon intro video that was played on the Black Ice World Tour. The EP was scrapped, leaving "Love at First Feel" as a fill-in for the upcoming International Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album and "Carry Me Home" as a b-side. Problem Child.

The song was also used in Brian Johnson's audition as Scott's successor. Dog Eat Dog. Australian psychedelic band Electric Hippies recorded a cover in 1995 for the Fuse Box alternative tribute album. Scorpions Release Video For Single “Sign... Eric Clapton And Percussionist Pedrito Martinez... Relive The Woodstock 1969 Performance Of... Revisiting 10 Don McLean Songs From The 70s’, Revisiting 10 King Crimson Songs From The ’70s, Revisiting 10 Grand Funk Railroad Songs From The ’70s, Angus Young Still Not Done With Song Ideas Of Malcolm Young, Listen To The Isolated Vocals of John And Paul For…. They’re like on the opposite ends of the rock ‘n roll spectrum but have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Elvis Presley covered one of AC/DC’s classic hits? It is also the eighth and final track on the international version of the album, released in June the same year. On the Live from the Atlantic Studios disc, however, Scott describes the titular woman as "... a Tasmanian devil ... weighs 305 pounds  (138kg)...," a measurement that differs from the "19 stone" lyric (305 lb being 21 st 11 lb). Don’t you just love how makes these versions with an Elvis Presley twist? The song's main riff was also featured on an earlier recording with different lyrics, titled "Dirty Eyes", which saw official release on Volts, part of the Bonfire box set. A big part of the guitar solo was left out as well as the characteristic guitar-band duel.