As Canning Highway gets close to the pub, it dips down into a steep decline: "No stop signs. It runs from where lead singer Bon Scott lived in Fremantle and ends at a pub/bar called The Raffles, which was a big Rock 'n Roll drinking hole in the '70s. (The band has denied having anything to do with Satanism, Malcolm having even commented that "me mum would kill me for that!") But it is more widely believed that as the song was written by Bon Scott it was in fact relating to the nickname given to Canning Highway in Western Australia Australia. Rumours persisted that the band members were satanists, and this comment, and the album cover depicting Angus with devil horns and tail only added fuel to the fire. He stated in the magazine Guitar World that when you are out on the road on a bus sleeping with a guy's smelly sock in your face, it's like you're on the highway to hell. Angus replied that it was "a xx-xx highway to Hell". The song and album's title supposedly came after a reporter asked band members if they could describe what life was like being constantly on tour. In 2009, "Highway to Hell", won the 'Most Played Australian Work Overseas' category at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and was constantly supporting them by going on a grueling tour schedule. The track has become one of the most famous songs in rock history. The song was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young while the main guitar riff was created by Angus Young. It was initially released as a single in 1979. "Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell and the twelfth track on AC/DC Live.
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