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| Malcolm Turnbull thunderstruck by AC/DC question but Twitter fills void | Malcolm Turnbull thunderstruck by AC/DC question but Twitter fills void |
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| Prime minister’s office sends out a tweet asking for song requests – how could anything possibly go wrong? | |
| Chloe Watson | |
| Mon 20 Nov 2017 07.44 GMT | |
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| The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, was seemingly caught off-guard on Monday morning when asked about his favourite AC/DC song during an interview with the radio station Triple M Brisbane. | The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, was seemingly caught off-guard on Monday morning when asked about his favourite AC/DC song during an interview with the radio station Triple M Brisbane. |
| Fumbling through words, the prime minister responded, “Ah … well, tell me, what’s your favourite? … Run through a few more” and Twitter was quick to judge. | Fumbling through words, the prime minister responded, “Ah … well, tell me, what’s your favourite? … Run through a few more” and Twitter was quick to judge. |
| Breaking: Turnbull cancels Parliament to avoid AC/DC questions in Question Time. | Breaking: Turnbull cancels Parliament to avoid AC/DC questions in Question Time. |
| That is an automatic loss of citizenship. | That is an automatic loss of citizenship. |
| Imagine going onto Triple M BRISBANE without a working knowledge of at least ONE acca dacca tune https://t.co/nsjQ0LaJpj | Imagine going onto Triple M BRISBANE without a working knowledge of at least ONE acca dacca tune https://t.co/nsjQ0LaJpj |
| Jumping in on the joke, the official account of the office of the prime minister sent out a tweet asking for song requests. How could things possibly go wrong? | Jumping in on the joke, the official account of the office of the prime minister sent out a tweet asking for song requests. How could things possibly go wrong? |
| “Alright, alright,” it said. “The PM needs a refresh on his Aussie music so we’re making him a playlist, starting with @acdc and a bit of @braithwaite_d. Tweet us your suggestions”. | “Alright, alright,” it said. “The PM needs a refresh on his Aussie music so we’re making him a playlist, starting with @acdc and a bit of @braithwaite_d. Tweet us your suggestions”. |
| Alright, alright. The PM needs a refresh on his Aussie music so we're making him a playlist, starting with @acdc and a bit of @braithwaite_d. Tweet us your suggestions. pic.twitter.com/DJwJaJR2F9 | Alright, alright. The PM needs a refresh on his Aussie music so we're making him a playlist, starting with @acdc and a bit of @braithwaite_d. Tweet us your suggestions. pic.twitter.com/DJwJaJR2F9 |
| From Short Memory by Midnight Oil to Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman, Twitter users responded with all too seemingly relevant song requests. | From Short Memory by Midnight Oil to Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution by Tracy Chapman, Twitter users responded with all too seemingly relevant song requests. |
| I’m sure Malcolm will be hearing a lot of this song after the next election https://t.co/69kEf1SGiJ | I’m sure Malcolm will be hearing a lot of this song after the next election https://t.co/69kEf1SGiJ |
| The Whitlams - Gough. The PM may learn a thing or two https://t.co/Yq1llTzpmf | The Whitlams - Gough. The PM may learn a thing or two https://t.co/Yq1llTzpmf |
| Short Memory- Midnight oil | Short Memory- Midnight oil |
| Working Class Man as suggested by @SallyMcManus. | Working Class Man as suggested by @SallyMcManus. |
| Others took the opportunity to jog the prime minister’s memory. | Others took the opportunity to jog the prime minister’s memory. |
| AC/DC - Highway to Hell? | AC/DC - Highway to Hell? |
| The lack of commitment to the cause also did not go unnoticed by some social media users. | The lack of commitment to the cause also did not go unnoticed by some social media users. |
| You've made him a playlist with two songs? https://t.co/J6tCLmGBb4 | You've made him a playlist with two songs? https://t.co/J6tCLmGBb4 |
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