Crabsody In Blue
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| Song by AC/DC | ||
| from the album Let There Be Rock | ||
| Released | March 1977 | |
| Recorded | January-February 1977 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:39 | |
| Label | Albert Productions | |
| Writer(s) | Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott | |
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young | |
| Let There Be Rock track listing | ||
| Overdose (5) |
"Crabsody In Blue" (6) |
Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be (7) |
"Crabsody In Blue" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the sixth track of their Australian album Let There Be Rock, released in March 1977 (see 1977 in music), and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. The title is a play on the George Gershwin composition, Rhapsody in Blue. It is one of few slow-paced songs in AC/DC's catalog, and displays a heavy blues influence.
Atlantic Records removed the racy "Crabsody In Blue" from Let There Be Rock's international version, released in June 1977 (see 1977 in music). It was replaced with a shortened version of "Problem Child" from AC/DC's Dirty Deeds Done Cheap, released in September 1976 (see 1976 in music). "Crabsody In Blue" has not been officially released internationally.
The song is about crab lice (Phthirus pubis), or pubic lice, more commonly known as crabs, and details the misery suffered by the singer after he contracts them.
[edit] Personnel
- Bon Scott - lead vocals
- Angus Young - lead guitar
- Malcolm Young - rhythm guitar
- Mark Evans - bass
- Phil Rudd - drums
[edit] Production
- Producers: Harry Vanda, George Young
