{"id":712,"date":"2025-11-10T22:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timemachinevideos.com\/blog\/?p=712"},"modified":"2025-11-16T01:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T01:06:21","slug":"november-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timemachinevideos.com\/blog\/november-10\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in YouTube. November 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What viral videos were uploaded on this day November 10 on YouTube?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AC\/DC – Highway to Hell (Official Video)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

424,256,440 views Nov 10, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Here are some facts about AC\/DC’s “Highway to Hell” song and video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Origin of the Title:<\/strong> The famous title was coined by guitarist Angus Young<\/strong>, who used the phrase to describe the band’s brutal and exhausting touring schedule in 1978 as “a f***ing highway to hell.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Bon Scott’s Final Album:<\/strong> Highway to Hell<\/em> (1979) was the last album<\/strong> recorded by AC\/DC’s original lead singer, Bon Scott<\/strong>, who tragically died in February 1980, just months after its release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Australian Connection:<\/strong> The song is also linked to Australia’s Canning Highway<\/strong>, which was nicknamed the “Highway to Hell” due to its notorious reputation for traffic accidents, especially near a steep decline where drivers sped toward a popular bar called The Raffles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Breakthrough Producer:<\/strong> This album marked the first collaboration with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange<\/strong>, who refined the band’s sound and helped them achieve their first major commercial success, making the song their first to chart in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Almost Lost Forever:<\/strong> The initial idea for the song\u2014the core riff and drum beat\u2014was recorded by Angus and Malcolm Young on a cassette tape. The tape was nearly ruined when it was unraveled by a child, but Bon Scott managed to repair it, saving the blueprint for the classic track.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Controversial Imagery:<\/strong> The album and song drew significant backlash and criticism from religious groups due to the title and the cover art, which featured Angus Young wearing devil horns and a spiked tail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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