One is the singer of the hard rock band AC… Read Full Bio ↴There are two Brian Johnsons:
One is the singer of the hard rock band AC/DC
There's another Brian Johnson that leads the Worship with his wife Jenn in Bethel Redding, California.
Brian Johnson (born October 5, 1947 in Dunston, Gateshead, England) is a singer best known as the front-man for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980, after the death of band's former lead singer Bon Scott. He is credited with pushing the band in a more heavy metal direction, beginning with his first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, now regarded as a rock landmark and one of the five top-selling albums of all time. It and his subsequent albums with the group have made him one of the most recognized and emulated voices in rock music.
Before AC/DC, Johnson had joined the Newcastle glam-rock band Geordie in 1972. After a number of hit singles, the band split up in 1976 but Johnson re-formed it in 1980. Just after a record contract had been signed, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC. He got the job by singing the Ike and Tina Turner song "Nutbush City Limits," and AC/DC's own "Whole Lotta Rosie", which was performed in 1977 with Bon Scott. He was the band's first choice. Unbeknownst to Johnson, a fan in Cleveland, Ohio had sent a Geordie album to AC/DC shortly after Bon Scott's death, urging them to consider him. And years earlier, Bon Scott himself had also praised Johnson's singing and energetic performance style to the rest of AC/DC after seeing Geordie play. (According to legend, this was the night Johnson was rushed to hospital after the show to have his appendix removed, which accounted for his writhing around on the stage.)
For ten years, Johnson cowrote all of AC/DC's songs with the Young brothers until personal matters diverted him in 1990, when the band's album The Razor's Edge was being written. Johnson now handles all the lead vocals, for the band, with backing vocals by Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and occasionally Angus Young when performing "T.N.T.".
Johnson's sartorial trademark is that he is seldom seen in public without a cap, pulled down above his eyes. Originally, he wore a flat cap, once regarded as a symbol of Tyneside (Bryan Ferry wears one on the back of his album Taxi), but in recent years, he has generally worn a baseball cap instead. Despite the headgear, he has a full head of hair.
Johnson's father was a Sergeant Major of the British Army's Durham Light Infantry; his mother came from Italy. Johnson credits his father for giving him his shouting voice.
Johnson's marriage, which produced two children, ended in divorce shortly before he joined AC/DC.
Just Like A Woman
Brian Johnson Lyrics
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Ain't it just
Ain't it just
Just like a women
Read about a thing in the paper today
Read about a thing in the paper today (ye ye)
A women drove a man to drink now he's in ruin
A women drove a man to drink now he's in ruin
Ain't it just
Ain't it just
Just like a women
I read about a thing in the paper today
I read about a thing in the paper today (ye ye)
A man did all he can but she kept on running
A man did all he can but she kept on running
Ain't it just
Ain't it just
Ain't it just
Just like a women
I read about a thing in the paper today
I read about a thing in the paper today (alright)
A man shot a women now now he's in prison
A man shot a women now now he's in prison
(Ooo) just like a woman
she just like a woman
she just like a woman
just an evil woman
(oough) like a woman
just like a woman
just like a woman
like an evil woman
(oh) woman woman
(ough) woman woman
she just like a woman
she just like a woman
In the song "Just Like A Woman" by Brian Johnson, he appears to be commenting on the destructive powers of women. He sings about reading in the newspaper about a woman driving a man to drink, a man doing all he can but still being left by a woman who keeps on running, and a man who shoots a woman and ends up in prison. Johnson repeats the phrase "Just like a women" throughout the song, indicating that he believes these situations are typical of women's behavior.
Johnson's lyrics can be interpreted as misogynistic, as they stereotype women as manipulative and deceitful. However, it is also possible to see the song as a commentary on the power dynamics in relationships, where men can be driven to destructive behavior as a result of their actions. Either way, the lyrics highlight the complexity of relationships and the ways in which both men and women can be hurt by one another.
Overall, "Just Like A Woman" offers a provocative look at relationships and gender roles. The repetition of the phrase "Ain't it just" and the use of newspaper headlines in the lyrics give the song a raw, unfiltered quality that reflects the harsh realities of life. Johnson's gruff vocals and the driving drum beat and guitar riffs create an energetic and memorable rock track that is sure to generate discussion and debate.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't it just
Isn't it exactly
Just like a woman
Similar to the typical behavior of a woman
Read about a thing in the paper today
I learned something from the newspaper today
A woman drove a man to drink now he's in ruin
A woman caused a man to become an alcoholic and ruined his life
I read about a thing in the paper today (ye ye)
I read something in the newspaper today
A man did all he can but she kept on running
A woman kept avoiding a man who tried his best to get her
A man shot a woman now he's in prison
A man is in jail for shooting a woman
(Ooo) just like a woman
Similar to how a woman behaves
She's just like a woman
She behaves like a typical woman
Just an evil woman
She's a bad woman
(oough) like a woman
Similar to how a woman behaves
Woman woman
Referring to a woman
(ough) woman woman
Referring to a woman
She's just like a woman
She behaves like a typical woman
She's just like a woman
She behaves like a typical woman
Contributed by Aiden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bryan Morgan
I have the original LP when it came out in 89....good stuff!!
Jimmy MacD
awesome!!!!
nitroangus23
@ismailalpt I'm really digging this album, it's amazing to hear Brian like this, lol. Total opposite of his AC/DC vocals.
Slawek361
I feel like i playning GTA Vice City ;D Amazing!
Rick Yeomans
about bloody time !!!!
nitroangus23
@matirocker lol, I had not noticed that similar scaffolding in the background. That was the image I found for this album,maybe this is the cover for the re-issue in 2006? Would make since chronologically.
Matias Fraga
have you noticed that the background of that picture is from the Live album cover??
Matias Fraga
@nitroangus23 Could be, but I have really no idea about these releases... could be the 89 versions in another issue , like you say
nitroangus23
@Slawek361Powrot I love Vice City! Great game and tunes.
GUYIVKS
Remastered and autotuned.
In the eighties there were a lot of "old bands" being "reissued".
Sometimes they would claim it was "new material" or recorded".
All they had gone was have at least one original member re-record their part and legally they could claim a "new release" or "new material".
Lots of dodgey stuff from record companies bin the 80s and 90s, this is when the recording company producers and executives took back control of the industry.
And we are where we are today.
Most music recorded being mostly to do with the autotune and computer skills of the producers and mixers than the cardboard cut outs we see on the glass test or stage.
Plastic Bertrand and Milli Vanilli weren't and aren't the only ones faking it.