Long Way to the Top – AC/DC

Australia, 1976

© 1976 J. Albert & Sons Pty Ltd. (Young / Scott / Young)

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A blurry image of the band AC/DC playing on Melbourne streets

Countdown (1974–87) was not only one of the first television programs in the world to regularly play music videos, but it also created clips for local acts such as It’s A Long Way To The Top (1976) for AC/DC. The footage of the band travelling down Melbourne’s Swanston Street on the back of a truck as they perform live became so iconic, it led to the city naming a key piece of geography after them in 2004: ACDC Lane.

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director

Paul Drane

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1976

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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-04. Music Video

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music video

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