UnNews/UnTunes:The ridiculously self-indulgent, ill-advised Malcolm Young obituary
Sunday, 19 November, 2017
MY HEART -- So I've just heard that Malcolm Young, one of the founders of AC/DC, has passed away, by looking at Dave Mustaine's and Dave Grohl's Instagrams. And after reading Dave Grohl's amazing obituary, I've decided to write one of my own. The title of this obituary is a parody of "Weird Al" Yankovic's upcoming tour, where he will sing nothing but original songs, hopefully including his AC/DC/Mötley Crüe tribute/parody "Young, Dumb & Ugly".
The only AC/DC album I've ever owned is Stiff Upper Lip. I used this album to make my first contact with heavy metal, probably because the song "Highway to Hell" seemed too scary/hellish for me at the time. As I recall, I thought it was the best album ever for a really long time. It was just pure fun and the song "Stiff Upper Lip" was the sexiest thing in the world to me. I still regret that I've never heard the album Highway to Hell and went on to more sophisticated metal bands. These days it is common knowledge that the true sophistication is simplicity. So I have decided to honor Malcolm with a song from another Australian band, which is probably the most un-AC/DC band on Earth - Alchemist. This band sings in a language of their own which is called AustralAlien and is only comprehensible to David Lynch, so there might be some disagreement between the lyrics and the singing - pay no attention to it. RIP Malcolm and may AC/DC live even after electricity!
You've always knew of this Australian band
Singing words you didn't understand
A world full of bands that you've never seen
Except Metallica and Soundgarden
Seeking out a new world, wanna make it my own
A ritual sound of evil
Choose a band you like plenty
Observe and adapt, apply and headbang
Reacting to different cultural extremities
Evil in perfection
Secrets unknown
Foreign music ritual
Invading your heart
They take without asking, you ache without reason or consequence
Imposing musical belief system, your ass in the palm of their hands
First contact with a new world, first contact with another life
First bonding with evil masterminds, The Offspring to be left behind
Who made first contact?
What made first contact?
Where was first contact?
This is first contact!
Sources[edit | edit source]
- "Malcolm Young, AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dead at 64" Rolling Stone, 18 November, 2017