Whenever a musician decides to cover a song, they have to figure out if they want to perform the song as done originally, or if they should put their own spin on it. For one musician, that was an easy decision, as he chose to bust out a rare instrument to cover AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell.' Now, the old-timey cover of the AC/DC classic, done with a hybrid banjolele with an Irish drum body, has gone viral and the internet loves it.
Performed by a musician known as Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., the AC/DC cover has been viewed over 11,000 times since first being shared. In the video, Wild shows off his old school style; wearing tweed, suspenders and a bowtie during the performance. While the style caught the eye of many, it was the actual song that impressed most.
"I decided to test the bodhralele's capabilities a little further on this AC/DC classic, by adding some distortion (I also had to transpose the whole thing because there is no way I can sing as high as Bon Scott or Brian Johnson!)" said Wild. According to Laughing Squid, the instrument used is formally known as the Bodhran Series Banjolele. Hopefully more old-timey style covers by Wild are on the way.
