In the January '09 issue of Guitar World, Angus Young of AC/DC fame talks a bit about where his songwriting inspiration comes from. In one case, it's from Bob Clampett. Quoted from the article:
"Other AC/DC song ideas have come from the strangest places down through the years. The classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap," for instance, was inspired by the sixties children's television cartoon "Beany and Cecil." "It was a cartoon when I was a kid," Angus says. "There's a character in it called Dishonest John. He used to carry this card with 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - Special Rates, Holidays' written on it. I stored up a lot of these things in my brain. I picked out the things I liked best."
N'yah-Ha-Ha!
That's a great piece of confirmed trivia!
I might even like that song now!
The connection between AC/DC and Beany & Cecil lies in animator Bob Clampett's use of the band's music in the 1960s cartoon series. The inclusion of their songs, such as "High Voltage," added energy and excitement to the show's soundtrack. ducted split ac