It’s Tuesday. I’ve been an AC/DC fan since I was a teenager in the 80s. My absolute favorite song of theirs has always been It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) from the 1976 High Voltage album. It’s one of those rare rock anthems that punches you in the face with pure attitude and then completely surprises with—of all things—a killer bagpipe riff! Bon Scott whipping out the pipes is pure rock ’n’ roll chaos—bizarre but somehow totally badass. The guitars are snarling, the rhythm is driving, and then suddenly you’ve got Bon wailing on bagpipes! It’s crazy, it shouldn’t work, but somehow it does and it turns the whole song into this glorious celebration of doing things your own way—loud and proud, as only AC/DC can deliver.
AC/DC has been back on the road, and before their show in Melbourne, something downright epic happened: 374 bagpipers gathered to try and set a world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble. Not only did they pull it off—they shattered the previous record of 333 pipers set in Bulgaria back in 2012. And, of course, you can guess what song they fired up!
It’s a Long Way to the Top
It’s Tuesday. I’ve been an AC/DC fan since I was a teenager in the 80s. My absolute favorite song of theirs has always been It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) from the 1976 High Voltage album. It’s one of those rare rock anthems that punches you in the face with pure attitude and then completely surprises with—of all things—a killer bagpipe riff! Bon Scott whipping out the pipes is pure rock ’n’ roll chaos—bizarre but somehow totally badass. The guitars are snarling, the rhythm is driving, and then suddenly you’ve got Bon wailing on bagpipes! It’s crazy, it shouldn’t work, but somehow it does and it turns the whole song into this glorious celebration of doing things your own way—loud and proud, as only AC/DC can deliver.
AC/DC has been back on the road, and before their show in Melbourne, something downright epic happened: 374 bagpipers gathered to try and set a world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble. Not only did they pull it off—they shattered the previous record of 333 pipers set in Bulgaria back in 2012. And, of course, you can guess what song they fired up!
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February 21, 1976