# The 1969 song Brian Johnson calls his favourite of all time: “Makes me smile every time”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1969-song-brian-johnson-calls-his-favourite-of-all-time-makes-me-smile-every-time/
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:59:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:25:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/brian-johnsons-favourite-song-of-all-time-1969/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Brian Johnson’s all-time favourite song is The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’.
- He says it makes him smile every time he hears it.
- Johnson singled out Ringo Starr’s drumming as sensational.

## Summary

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has named The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ as his favourite song of all time, saying it makes him smile whenever he hears it. His choice reflects the lasting influence The Beatles had on him as a young musician and their example of how artists from an ordinary British background could achieve worldwide success.

Johnson praised Ringo Starr’s drumming and the song’s simplicity, recalling a response to someone who claimed they could have written it: “Well why didn’t you?” The article also describes how Paul McCartney developed the song in the studio, a moment later shown in Peter Jackson’s series *Get Back*, and Johnson’s admiration for McCartney and Starr.

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