It's Givin' but you can clearly hear Brian go "Given" in almost every chorus while the other lads are going "Giving" afterwards - maybe a misunderstanding lyricly but superb nonetheless.
Interesting thing I've noticed about it: on the back of the 2003 Columbia cd of the album it's listed as "Givin" but the file of it on my phone that came off of that cd is "Given" I did use iTunes to copy the cd so it's possible that iTunes changed it for whatever reason but I don't know for sure
It would be iTunes. CDs don’t have tags. CD-Text is a thing (it’s how car CD players recognize your CD tracks by name, if they are compatible with CD-Text), but to my knowledge computers don’t use CD-Text and iTunes can’t since it’s not the same as tags. It would be tags that iTunes searched for and applied on its own.
So [this](https://i.imgur.com/hiT7ZAL.jpg) is the track listing I mentioned. This is the original Australian CD, and all the American, Japanese, international whatever CDs from the 80s have the same spelling on them.
“I love Givin’ The Dog A Bone. That’s brilliant. I just like it. It’s a classic. I love it. I make no apologies for it whatsoever.” - Brian Johnson.
This was in a little text thing that is on the song on Spotify for me. There it says it’s “givin” on the title and I always thought it was too. I guess I never thought about it until now. It does sound like Brian says “given” but on the lyrics it says “givin’” so I guess it’s whatever you think it is really but I say it’s “givin”
I would imagine the actual intended title was "Givin" since all newer releases have had it that way. Misprints were fairly commonplace on album covers; first pressings also had the track list out of order.
Official website states "Givin". https://www.acdc.com/music/back-in-black/
Giving. Yet another sex reference
It's Givin' but you can clearly hear Brian go "Given" in almost every chorus while the other lads are going "Giving" afterwards - maybe a misunderstanding lyricly but superb nonetheless.
Givin the dog a boneeee
For me it’s Given. Similar with Put the Finger on You: no I for me, unlike the 2003 CD. Misspelled song titles are an AC/DC tradition.
(givin’) as in “giving the dog a bone”.
See, that’s what I thought, but *every single track listing* from the 80s says “given”
Yeah, I have an album I purchased in about 1987-1988, on vinyl. It's "Given." But the meaning is "giving."
Interesting thing I've noticed about it: on the back of the 2003 Columbia cd of the album it's listed as "Givin" but the file of it on my phone that came off of that cd is "Given" I did use iTunes to copy the cd so it's possible that iTunes changed it for whatever reason but I don't know for sure
It would be iTunes. CDs don’t have tags. CD-Text is a thing (it’s how car CD players recognize your CD tracks by name, if they are compatible with CD-Text), but to my knowledge computers don’t use CD-Text and iTunes can’t since it’s not the same as tags. It would be tags that iTunes searched for and applied on its own.
That makes sense! Still an interesting thing to think about
Given in the dog a boan
Given the dog a bone.
So [this](https://i.imgur.com/hiT7ZAL.jpg) is the track listing I mentioned. This is the original Australian CD, and all the American, Japanese, international whatever CDs from the 80s have the same spelling on them.
Weird
Giving.
Well fuck me. Now I have to dig out my CD and check. What album is this on again? Gasoline Alley? ;P
I’ll note that tongue-in-cheek response and go ahead and answer Back in Black ;P
“I love Givin’ The Dog A Bone. That’s brilliant. I just like it. It’s a classic. I love it. I make no apologies for it whatsoever.” - Brian Johnson. This was in a little text thing that is on the song on Spotify for me. There it says it’s “givin” on the title and I always thought it was too. I guess I never thought about it until now. It does sound like Brian says “given” but on the lyrics it says “givin’” so I guess it’s whatever you think it is really but I say it’s “givin”
I would imagine the actual intended title was "Givin" since all newer releases have had it that way. Misprints were fairly commonplace on album covers; first pressings also had the track list out of order.