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It’s a long way to the top (if you want to rock and roll)

On November 12, 374 bagpipe players gathered in Australia to break a world record, which they did. The oldest piper–a 98 year old named Bruce.

Billed as “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash,” the eclectic performance took place in Melbourne’s Federation Square, on Swanston Street, which was the scene of the Australian hard rock band’s 1976 film clip in which they played the hit on the back of a flatbed truck traveling slowly through downtown traffic with music blaring from speakers.

If you want a smile (and like AC/DC), this is the video for you.

I do love me some bagpipes (and kilts).

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18 responses to “It’s a long way to the top (if you want to rock and roll)”

  1. Uncle Son Avatar
    Uncle Son

    This makes me so stupid happy for humans to get together and do something like this.
    It gives me a glimmer of hope for the future.

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  2. mark Avatar
    mark

    No kazoos?

    lame…

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  3. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    Uncle Son–It made me happy for sure.

    mark–Enjoy the bagpipes. Kazoos are for PDQ Bach.

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  4. dave in pa. Avatar
    dave in pa.

    yeah. bagpipes do stir the soul. but then again, Mom told me it in your bloodline a long time ago. a long time ago we where marching in front of the Queen’s own Scots in West Berlin.
    we couldn’t hear OUR music, so we marched to the Scots music. 78 I think it was

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  5. Big Ruckus D Avatar
    Big Ruckus D

    Ok, that was really cool. I was surprised to read of this performance (until I saw the video) as AC/DC haven’t performed “It’s a long way to the top” live, since the death of Bon Scott. Seeing they replayed the original performance on a jumbotron made more sense.

    MWC- pretty cool that you are familiar with PDQ Bach. You may be aware that Peter Schickele passed away last year. I had to give “The 1712 Overture” a spin (turned up to 11, naturally) when I heard of his passing.

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  6. steves6 Avatar
    steves6

    Loves me some bagpipes *and* PDQ Bach. Our orchestra conductor back in high school would play PDQ occasionally. Good taste in music (and music humor).

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    1. Midwest Chick Avatar
      Midwest Chick

      steves6–Yep, love both. And yes, high school choir was the place I learned to appreciate PDQ Bach. I do have a pretty wide range when it comes to musical taste… For pipes and drums, Albannach is a favorite. An old acquaintance played Scottish, French, and English pipes as well.

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        steves6

        Huh, never heard his choral side, just his orchestral bent. Or would that be bent orchestra? 😉

        Wide range here too. Played viola in mid and HS while older brother was in a rock band (Jimi, 3 Dog Night, Steppenwolf etc) so grew up in classical music and acid rock.

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  7. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    dave–Love the bagpipes. Combine them with some drums and you’ve got a party.

    BRD–It was a pretty cool video. Can’t imagine what it was like in person! We sang PDQ Bach songs in high school choir. I can’t see the herb ‘tarragon’ without thinking that it is full of vir-tue, vir-tue, vir-choo choo choo). https://youtu.be/vKzFb7Arnfw?si=IEOQpZs8ZWVY8q_S

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  8. boneman1959 Avatar
    boneman1959

    Tuluch ARD!!!! And if you’ve not seen The Red Hot Chili PIPERS… please do!

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  9. TRoy Avatar
    TRoy

    Awesome spectacle. Now if they could take some of that unity and Scottish fire and apply it to the multiculturalism problems in the West…

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    1. Uncle Son Avatar
      Uncle Son

      “Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion.” I am descended from low land Clan Dunbar, but maybe I can sit in? 🙂

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      1. steves6 Avatar
        steves6

        Wallace blood on my mother’s side. Don’t underestimate the low land clans. FREEDOM! (actually LIBERTY! but that’s Hollywood for you).

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  10. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    steves6–Nice!! 🙂

    boneman–I’ll look them up.

    TRoy–Exactly!

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  11. bon Avatar
    bon

    kazoos are for EDITED!

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  12. bon Avatar
    bon

    freedom is superior to liberty.

    i used tothink they r d same

    look it up in 100+ year old law dctionaries mate…

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    1. steves6 Avatar
      steves6

      The official Wallace Clan motto on their Crest is “Pro Libertate”. In the movie Braveheart (William Wallace) the cry was Freedom. Hence my comment.

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  13. Midwest Chick Avatar
    Midwest Chick

    bon–I edited your first comment. Seriously watch your language. And both freedom and liberty have different connotations and mean different things to people.

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