Australia's Got Talent - The Bad Piper

Australia's Got Talent 2010
Audition show 4
No ordinary bagpipe player here!
The Bad Piper has redefined bagpipes, an improved non-traditional method.
99 Luftballons is a protest song by the German singer Nena. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as 99 Red Balloons.

[@snakebitmgee]

I've always like the bag-pipes. There is something very noble about them.

[@Marzo_-rf5sm]

Me too! They're my favorite instrument XD

[@HessenYeti]

snakebitmgee Me too, but I prefer the traditional way...

[@meinkatz34]

snakebitmgee me too!

[@smagrivideos3262]

snakebitmgee your right

[@dopestboiii1565]

snakebitmgee same here fam

[@michellesequin7215]

This man knows how good he is, he speaks with so much confidence, he knows he's about to make the audience lose their minds

[@courteau71]

i like how he got buzzed and then goes like "fuck i need to do something... flamethrower!!!"

[@MrRoboticeyes]

+Raphaël Courteau he suddenly granted the power by the aesirs themselves

[@raphaelsmithwick4363]

aye

[@elcid2013]

Not just 99 Red Balloons. He led off with The Black Bear, great Scottish song,

[@Brightstar27]

I just LOVE Scottish bagpipes in a mighty band altogether. I could just sit and drift away in the melody...

[@snakebitmgee]

The judge with the beard, pretending to be like Simon, buzzed the guy early on. Then had to pretend that he didn't buzz the guy.

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Kyle Sandilands, not even a musician, how can he judge a mix of traditional instrument + 80's music + humor ?

[@gabrielecarbone1502]

You're right. Then he moved the pen on the table like Simon ahaha

[@henrikgustafsson6385]

He buzzed him rightously I would say. What is his talent, except he can play an instrument? Could he keep a show up himself in the long run, keeping it new and interesting? A fun solo in a rockband perhaps. Or a curiosity streetmusician? Not so much more.

[@hegeeks4085]

He really kilt it...

[@Luvtocomment069]

I adore the bag pipes and the Irish flutes.....majestic and mystical instruments they are. This guy is absolutely gorgeous and talented.

[@alexchislett7038]

Bagpipes are one of the beautiful sounds ever produced by a person

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

Just watched a video of him Street performing - didn't know he got on the show!

[@andrewbrabender9200]

The bag pipes are my fav instument because im scottish xD

[@b_hockley6106]

Lefty Keagz yeah there the best

[@bigoldinosaur]

Badpiper: "You wanna give me an X. Ok I'll give you FLAMES."

[@pointy5911]

I like how they introduce his Scottish pipes with Irish uilleann pipes.

[@zvolencan1]

This is how an entertainment should look like. :)

[@branak]

Why don't people get it? If you wear something under a kilt it isn't a kilt then it is a skirt!

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Excuse me, but true Scotsmen say there is no "rule" about that. You ware it as you like, we all saw pictures of uncovered butts, but(t) it is not a tradition.

[@bernirn]

I’m not Scottish , but I’ve heard a joke once; someone asked to a Scot “what’s under the kilt” and he replied “with any luck, lipstick”

[@alvinderama3196]

they should've included this dude in Mad Max together with the guitar player.

[@wingsandash]

Now THERE'S an idea! Well done, mate!

[@ClassicGirl99]

i love the bagpipes! my gran is from orkney, scotland. when i was small she used to take me to the theater. it was in toronto, where i live now. the shows she took me too were scottish themed. one i remember well was a scottish love story play. a farmer and a high class lady fell in love. the music was marvelous. there was one scene when the couple was singing a scottish song, Loch Lomund. the bagpipes played along. I absolutely adore the bagpipes, in fact, they sometimes bring tears to my eyes

[@BabyScarecrow]

@ClassicGirl99 He didn't say the sound was ugly, he just meant that when most people think of bagpipes and they think it's noisy and horrible, but in the hands of somebody gifted, a bagpipe can become the most beautifull sound you'll ever hear.

[@bigoldinosaur]

I want this man to teach me how to play the bagpipes.

[@kration2484]

same

[@JohnMcKLV]

Hrrrm. Sounds like you need a modern crotch-grabber rather than a piper. This guy is a hack. All stage gimmicks, no actual playing skill that's apparent.

[@liamdyer6536]

JohnMcKLV how?

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

@@liamdyer6536 4 years later, Buzz Killington still hasn't come up with an answer.

[@ydenneki]

The Song started as "Bear Buttocks", a theme written by the group he was in (The Kilted Generation) before they disbanded, and finished as 99 Luft Ballons by Nene

[@Johnsen2012]

I love that immediately after somebody gave him the X, not a fuck was given, and fire shot out of his bagpipes.

[@robthelog223]

What's worn under the kilt? .... Nothing, it's all in perfect working order!

[@fallenknighttyler8695]

Imagine having those pipes during a charge in WW1, add a little psychological warfare. Actually that sounds like an awesome album cover

[@JaxMerrick]

You have just described "Mad Jack" Churchill from WWII. His three extra bits of kit were a Scottish arming sword, his bow and arrows... And his bagpipes.

[@user-zp4de5lq9i]

Imagine them mad lads just playing Scotland the brave and absolutely marching nonchalantly like they’re walking in their territory that would be mental

[@ATankEnjoyer]

It was actually done in WW1, it was found that during battle, artillery and gunfire would drown out the sound of the pipes, so it would be a short lived boost of morale.

[@YMS09D]

'bagpipes can sound so oogly' Shows what he knows. Bagpipes are the best instrument ever!

[@kylezorgdrager6858]

what he did with black bear is awesome

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Those Uilleann pipes at the beginning sounded lovely.

[@10011996ian]

i like the bagpipe, i heard it once when i was little watching a movie about scotland and so i got in to it ;)

[@stuartcarlyle2185]

scottish inspired music with added RAMMSTEIN

[@TheRealSkeletor]

Rammstein? Where?

[@razvanthebest100]

those guys never heard of Eluveitie...

[@alberich3099]

well they aren't a thing outside the EU.

[@XMrXv]

I liked the bagpipes even before I ever heard this. I think they're cool.

[@boreddude11]

99 luft balloons- nena (german and english version) also 99 red balloons a cover by goldfinger

[@Nilas89]

Flamethrowing bagpipes... this is the proof that Australia will rule the world one day.

[@rogerhanssen9440]

i never thought bag pipe were annoyig I lived in australia for 11 years. my daughter got your 2 albums, and poster. She love it. actually me too

[@jamesreilly9195]

About time someone rocked the pipes

[@davidnichols7485]

Bagpipes and flames rule

[@ppayne95]

This was amazing

[@marianlincoln9008]

He's " F N" AWESOME

[@meinkatz34]

I love Bag pipes!!

[@Vandorianna]

Heyho!!! I'm just in the process of joining a band and I'm only 39!!!!Thanks!

[@TF141Afterburner]

Freakin Awesome

[@Mittelalter234]

Long way to the top were played by Cultus Ferox,for example,the chefs of CF played ages ago with Corvus Corax and they played this year with the badpiper! So world is a village!

[@boetg1]

The bagpipes are horrible and ugly? I'll tell you what's more horrible and ugly: ignorance. Kudos to all pipers who have worked so hard to play some of the most beautiful music ever composed on this incredible instrument!

[@666makes1happydevil]

Ha, more like Australia's Got Awesome! (and flamethrower bagpipes)

[@je2848]

I have to disagree with him on one part. I maintain that the world's most annoying instrument is still the banjo.

[@ethanjf713]

Absolute legend.

[@champwagner]

that was sick he should be at evry party evry party like a new must for a party

[@efcfan4649]

The act was good and all but why is no one talking about how Dannii said he has a big pipe??? 😂😂😂

[@vanef0403]

The worlds annoying instrument I think it's the best thing in the world

[@0428733]

the guy is legend.

[@lukaBoyle]

I like the fire which came out of the pipes

[@Chibichibi01]

I love this

[@brassbucket1998]

This man carries the heaviest sets of balls on earth

[@Farchbargen]

*plays bagpipe* *thrusts* *continues bagpipe playing*

[@lizeebear]

the fire was cool how is that possible

[@DavornUrynmar]

bagpipes an annoying instrument? hah!those are the people who was born without a warrior's heart

[@theoreoman4597]

How do people not like the bag pipe? Please help me understand this.

[@DeanMetalAngel666]

If everyone and/or anyone here likes Bagpipes and/or Traditional Celtic Folk Instruments in Music like Metal and/or Rock, then I highly recommend checking out a Swiss Band called Eluveitie. They do a blend of Celtic Folk Music and Metal that I personally think works fantastically LOL. I recommend Albums like Helvetios and Everything Remains As It Never Was, and Songs like Thousandfold and Quoth The Raven.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

I'd like them if they were an instrumental band or had a lead singer. Sorry, growling/roaring just doesn't do it for me.

[@DeanMetalAngel666]

Skeletor Jopko LOL. Fair enough, two of my Best Friends said the same thing LOL. Their Hurdy Gurdyist does a fair bit of Clean Vocals though, and she's quite a talented Vocalist; in fact, she's even better at Screaming than their Lead Vocalist LOL (the occasional time that she does it). On a related note, it could just be shitty Vocalists that have turned you off from Screaming; as the ones who actually know what they're doing sound leagues better than the others. Their Lead Vocalist isn't using the right technique, so he sounds alright in the Studio; but you can tell Live that he's going to injure himself. Even in Studio though, having the proper technique really makes for a better Vocalist; well, naturally LOL. If you want some material from this Band that doesn't really have Screaming in it though, I can recommend five Songs: Scorched Earth (which is an Acappella Chant in Gaulish that reminds me of Druids LOL), A Rose For Epona (the normal Version has a bit of Screaming from the Lead Vocalist in the Bridge, the Acoustic Version has none), Hope (is an Acoustic Instrumental), Memento (is also an Instrumental, and is mostly Acoustic), and Omnos (another Acoustic Song, but with Vocals in Gaulish).

[@wonle22]

@therandomness64 99 luftballons ( its origanally a german song)

[@JadeIsBunny]

+Lucas Kerr Nena - 99 Luftballons (99 air balloons also yields results)

[@JadeIsBunny]

Machi Or rather, red balloons.

[@cypressspm13]

wtf, i see the fire coming out of the instrument.. it reminded me of rammstein!

[@OmeedNOuhadi]

Plays bag-pipes in dignified manner - BUZZER! 99 Red Balloons go by!!! #ono

[@dannyatkins813]

Some judges are just too stiff and without humour.

[@EasternNomadHorseArcher]

this still rock .

[@kejsarenoverfrankrike1047]

2021?

[@TheSophie51100]

ce garçon est un Dieu....BRAVO

[@Djunjupp]

@3xxiled It's because he dislikes Cam doing that move with his 'pipe' below... if u understand :P ...

[@caseyhyland3581]

why'd he X him and then act like he didn't even do it after the piper was done playing?

[@neonfiona]

He is fucking AMAZING.

[@Torinha1960]

Wonderful, he has got so much talent and I've never seen anything like this before.More.............:-)

[@JohnMcKLV]

Not playing and farting out of the instrument for flames ≠ talent. This guy is a showman, not a musician.

[@williamthehammer1]

I don't think that bagpipes are bad. i love it!

[@Akymma]

+williamthehammer1 Yeah I see no issue either, bagpipes can sound fantastic when played correctly and he is realy good :D

[@JohnMcKLV]

These are very simple tunes. . . the folks praising it are wowed by the vulgarity and the fireworks. Cute for a carnival, not real music.

[@quinnpascale3912]

If I auditioned for Australia's got talent I'd dress as junkrat and say "rip tire ready to roll!" And throw a tire at the judges

[@Seightanik]

U got sum nice pipes dere

[@alexdddd7357]

did he sang amazing grace

[@Wladja2]

Love it!!!

[@TheReasonableLiberal-hn2rs]

@ClassicGirl99 I agree with what you say but then you have to understand that some people who aren't very good with that instrument or any instrument can really bring out the bad side of it and wreck the sound but it's really just an opinion in the end.

[@SecurityBagels]

plays highland pipes, intro is uilleann pipes

[@FandaMaxa]

It is wonderfull! I want the contack to him! :D

[@MoonshineMcGee97]

Hear him? "The most annoying thing ever" BULLSHIT MATE! THEY'RE AWESOME

[@MoonshineMcGee97]

99 red balloons - goldfinger

[@BRYKS22]

What was the first song he played...sounds familiar

[@JenkemSuperfan]

"The world's most annoying instrument" Oh, the days before the Vuvezela

[@owen261]

But why is there Uilleann pipes playing in the start... those are not what he plays lol

[@benzy_4046]

ikr

[@MikeDelphi1]

99 red balloons?!

[@117ismael]

which is the first song he plays?

[@fanseiteneusserburgerschut333]

cool !!!!

[@gabrielebogi7531]

Does anyone knows the song that he cover/play at around 1:04 minute of this videoclip???? It's beautiful

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Bear Buttox by The Badpiper himself.

[@345niel]

0:14 fuck you is a beautiful sound

[@kildude1190]

at 1:41 wut song is he playing? i recognize it from somewhere

[@MetalWingedAlchemist]

Annoying?! I think they're awesome!!

[@khongorshatar4816]

i love bagpipe and i'm not even scottish

[@rhodescamlann4098]

That is like if Scotty was in Murica

[@kildude1190]

@buntiify it could be, ill go check

[@josephkush1032]

When madmax goes to Scotland

[@mery42750]

Love u

[@daniel09622]

what song is he playing .-.

[@EinFassEinBier]

Name of song @1:09? Amazing... (All in all -> Amazing too^^)

[@79dharv]

Is he actually playing his instrument live? There doesn't seem to be any correlation between the visuals and the sound. For all we know this guy has no idea how to actually play bagpipes.

[@chaosreigns01]

he is actually playing. he is on facebook, and the web. www.thebadpiper.com/shop/albums/

[@BRAMB0SSS]

you dont's have to blow the entire time, blowing is just to fill the bag, after that you push the bag to make sound. it looks weird, but it is correct

[@ilovesparky13]

why was he given an X?? I thought he was great! plus he looked pretty good in that kilt ;)

[@TF141Afterburner]

2 People got Burnt