So when looking at the surface of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC, it is about hiring criminal muscle to resolve your life issues. However, looking into the lyrics a bit more, I noticed several possible references to homosexuality and prostitution.
The song opens with
And this is an obvious allusion to the Principal of the song's target wanting to sleep with them. The singer then says that they are always home and all you need to do is call, which is common for criminals without day jobs, however the homosexual text grows stronger as the song moves forward.
After the first chorus, the second verse is as follows:
This again references male relations, however in a more romantic context. The person being sung to seems to have a steady boyfriend who is cheating on him with his best friend. Now I know what you're thinking: "couldn't the theoretical recipient of this song be female", but that is debunked when the singer calls the potential recipient "fella", which as defined by Merriam Webster is slang for a man. The singer then encourages the recipient to either call or just come over to the singer's place, where they can "have a ball".
Finalizing these references to homosexual relations and prostitution, the third verse concerns a henpecked husband looking for an escape from his naggy wife.
In this final verse the singer says that he would be happy to be a "back door man", which is an obvious reference to anal sex, which we can corroborate by looking to Deep Purple's "Knocking At Your Back Door".
in short, I believe Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is not in fact a song about a violent criminal for hire but a gay prostitute, thanks for coming to my TED talk.
The song opens with
And this is an obvious allusion to the Principal of the song's target wanting to sleep with them. The singer then says that they are always home and all you need to do is call, which is common for criminals without day jobs, however the homosexual text grows stronger as the song moves forward.
After the first chorus, the second verse is as follows:
This again references male relations, however in a more romantic context. The person being sung to seems to have a steady boyfriend who is cheating on him with his best friend. Now I know what you're thinking: "couldn't the theoretical recipient of this song be female", but that is debunked when the singer calls the potential recipient "fella", which as defined by Merriam Webster is slang for a man. The singer then encourages the recipient to either call or just come over to the singer's place, where they can "have a ball".
Finalizing these references to homosexual relations and prostitution, the third verse concerns a henpecked husband looking for an escape from his naggy wife.
In this final verse the singer says that he would be happy to be a "back door man", which is an obvious reference to anal sex, which we can corroborate by looking to Deep Purple's "Knocking At Your Back Door".
in short, I believe Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is not in fact a song about a violent criminal for hire but a gay prostitute, thanks for coming to my TED talk.
