AC DC Songs - An Alternative Collection

Hayseed Dixie are the originators of "Rockgrass" music, beginning as a sort of AC/DC tribute band, as their name suggests. They play rock music in a sort of bluegrass style which gives a fun twist to this and many other well-known AC DC songs; in fact it is pretty catchy played this way and I found myself singing the Hayseed Dixie version to myself.

Above are two more cool versions of You shook me all night long. The first is by 2 Cellos and is an absolutely mesmerizing performance which took place in Dubrovnik old city in Croatia; a beautiful setting for a great show.

The second is performed by a Swiss brass band, called Gugenmusik Pampers, and is also great fun to listen to.

Some years ago I had an album "Gregorian Masters of Chant 2" which featured popular music sung in the style of Gregorian monks chanting. Consequently, I was very pleased to see that the same group have done a version of Hell's Bells.

Although this video clip is not of the best quality, you can see what an epic production this is and the style of singing fits quite nicely with this classic rock tune.

The first of the two further versions of Hell's Bells that I have featured above is by the Dandy Warhols. I am not sure what the style of this performance is but it is much slower, much more dour in its style, but interesting to hear. 

The second of these two versions is an acoustic version which is unusual because it is with a female vocalist rather than the more familiar scream of Brian Johnson.

This performance of Highway to Hell by 2 Cellos is amazing. Their energy and the sound they create with these electric cellos is something else and should be something that fans of various styles of music can enjoy.

I like the way that one cello plays the bass whilst the other plays the melody that is sung in the original version by AC DC. It is worth watching out for the point when the two musicians switch the parts that they are playing, and then switch back again. This is one of my favorite alternative versions of an AC DC song.

These four video clips all show other interesting versions of AC DC's Highway to Hell. In particular the Ukrainian folk version is quite bizarre; some of the band members look like they escaped from an institution - take a look, it made me laugh.

The other three versions I have displayed here include twins on electric harps, something I have never seen before, and which is a little creepy, another offering from Hayseed Dixie and a group of energetic pensioners who can't sing - but they are having a great time doing it!

This performance by The Badpiper is absolutely surreal; Thunderstruck played on the bagpipes with flames coming out of them! This might not be to many people's tastes but there is no denying that this is quite an amazing and original performance; most certainly not what most fans of AC DC expect to hear.

Two more versions of Thunderstruck are shown above. The first one is an impressive a capella performance by a group of young people. Whilst it may not be to everybody's taste, it is unusual, the arrangement is excellent and their enthusiasm is great. 

The second video is of violinist David Garrett playing Thunderstruck with a backing band. Quite interesting but it would be better if it was done completely acoustically with the orchestra, in my opinion.

The Dueling Fiddlers show, once again, how well AC DC's rock music translates very well into a more classic style. This is quite a performance by these two extremely accomplished violinists - amazing! Listen out for the snippet from "Thunderstruck" too part way through the music.

I enjoyed this unusual performance, I hope others do too. It gave me the idea that I might be listening to this at some sort of beer festival!