“It’s A Long Way To The Top” by AC/DC ​combines hard rock and bagpipes in a way very few songs ever have before.The song chronicles the hardships endured by a rock band on tour, such as being robbed, assaulted, stoned, and cheated out of money by a crooked manager.However, the band accepts these hardships as natural on the path to stardom, saying that “It’s a long way to the top/If you wanna rock ‘n’ roll”.

Vox & guitar – Paulie Z
Bass – Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot)
Drums – Joe Travers (Duran Duran, Joe Satriani)
Guitar – Stephen Chesney
John Allen – bagpipes