The BadPiper - ThunderStruck

Australia's Got Talent 2010
Semi final 4
The BadPiper does Thunderstruck by ACDC.

[@uppanadam74]

This guy needs to be in a Mad Max movie!! With his bagpipe!! Top stuff!!

[@m3tr0idgrl]

Im glad im not th only one who thought that XD but then he and th doof warrior would take th whole movie lol

[@TheMontanaDave]

uppanadam74 Must shoot fire out of them to be Mad Max, but I like the idea.

[@patrickhaidu1956]

+TheMontanaDave it does

[@TLDsProductions]

+TheMontanaDave he does, look up his street performance

[@TLDsProductions]

+uppanadam74 this is where George Miller got the idea for the guitarist in Fury Road... look up his other act, he shoot flames out the bagpipe.

[@Fusurugi]

Now imagine this kinda performance in the old days scottland, 100 flaming bagpipes with drum and guitar support... No fight ever, just a big party and a lot of brick piles on the enemy side.

[@BennyLlama39]

If the Scots had flaming bagpipes back then, nobody would even *think* of starting shit with 'em. "No, no, that's my mistake-- have a good evening, lads." 😆

[@heyysimone]

​@@BennyLlama39i was just thinking that 😂 the english would have run

[@Tonythetrucker1979]

​@heyysimone, there would be no England to speak of. It would all be Scotland lol

[@corneliamalies9681]

You mean South Scotland

[@mattevil69]

If it were a good version or bad version it doesnt matter lads it takes alot of talent to even make a tone on the pipes

[@mneisinger72]

So, you admit, it was f'n awful

[@kaikito2348]

Shut-up. What makes the Scottish bagpipes so is the fact that they were the first bagpipes to be able to tune. You can't tune-up Syrian, Arabian, Greek, Roman, etc., bagpipes.

[@genesisshort3097]

@@mneisinger72 as a former student of the pipes, it was flawless. Don't crap on pipes because you're too uncultured to understand or appreciate the complexity of the instrument.

[@LewisC0298]

@@genesisshort3097 gordon Duncan’s version is better

[@initialb5009]

thunderstruck... AND .. bagpipes... cant get more awesome

[@Badassery666]

Yes, yes it can !! www.thebadpiper.com/shop/albums/

[@initialb5009]

+THE BADPIPER awesome

[@charlesmason2909]

IF A FLUTE GOT IN IT WOULD BE GOD

[@BigSkippy1263]

Have you ever noticed that bagpipes make everything better? Silly question. I know you know. I need to find that patch. Maybe I'll just have a shirt made. Cheers!

[@sommerbrennan4071]

He is bad ass!!!

[@discnmandoe9667]

I'm Scottish and love AC/DC, some people forget that Bon Scott played the bagpipes on stage as well.

[@DannyBoi2112]

Forget that, most people forget that Angus, Malcolm and Bon were all from Scotland which pisses me off

[@mneisinger72]

Bon Scott was great, this idiot is a hack

[@ThomasJM]

Bon faked playing the bagpipes. He was a drummer in a pipe band but they thought he played the bagpipes.

[@pamelabartholomew449]

Sat next to this guy on a pub balcony in Fremantle Australia a few months before he was on the show and watched as he busked outside for the crowd. Awesome!!

[@lindamurray9201]

What does a Scottsman have under his Kilt? Craig Ferguson answered that. .. "If he's lucky... LIPSTICK!" LOLOL :D

[@bevmcgeechan5361]

hahahah

[@glassunicorn4446]

OMGOD hahahahahahaha Your Comment though LOL - i died

[@lindamurray9201]

@@glassunicorn4446 ... LOLOL :D I thought I'd NEVER stop laughing when I heard Craig say that! :D A note of interest on the bagpipes. Most people have NO idea that this instrument was invented by the Hebrew people of Israel, WAAAY back in the Old Testament, & are mentioned in the OT, translated as 'LUTE'... www.britam.org/HebrewBagpipes.html The bagpipes are ALSO the only musical instrument that were made illegal for a time because they were deemed an instrument of war because of the way the Scotch used them in battle to frighten the enemy.

[@glassunicorn4446]

@@lindamurray9201 hahaha you are such a beautiful spirit, I appreciate the information you have me will take it with me. Love to you. Take care Mrs Murray x

[@jacobkillerultrashooter9330]

There's a song u need to listen to it's called the scotsman from samuel Kennedy

[@kxmode]

"it's not a dress! it's a kilt!"

[@scottishguy924]

well said

[@liamkerr1817]

That's what happened to the last person that called it a skirt! They were kilt!!

[@liamkerr1817]

Zsavage1 ha. Aye that's a pile of shite Scottish folk have it in there blood to never back down so that there is a lie straight away! 😂😂

[@trojanjock30]

@Zsavage1 must have been you that was passed around

[@ilovewendysbaconator5089]

@Zsavage1 as mrs brown says it's a man in a bucking dress

[@randall1959]

Can you imagine how much air it took to play that song? Bagpipes are as much a workout as they are a musical instrument. Absolutely amazing!

[@haroldgue362]

I will follow this man anywhere... through the very gates of HELL... as long as he's playing the pipes!

[@jasperachtereekte9611]

He needs to play Highway to Hell when we walk into hell. Damn thats awesome

[@1953beetle]

@@jasperachtereekte9611 Just as long as he's got Satan's hound in tow!Would be a grand sight to see!

[@maxrander0101]

@@1953beetle satans hound would follow him aswell i can see even all the other demons in hell falling in line too

[@aceofspades3964]

For Scotland

[@goddessoflesbians1153]

Same

[@216cheri1]

Love it! Nothing is more heavy metal in my book than bagpipes !

[@XTolerance]

People saying this guy misused the bagpipes because it wasn't used in the traditional way. I guess Igor Presnyakov misused his acoustic guitar to play along with skrillex, or Viktoriya Yermolyeva using a grand piano like sound to play along with Slipnot yet both sound excellent imo. Everything evolves from one form or another, as these instruments at the time of conception probably weren't thought to do what they do today. Kudos to these people thinking outside the box.

[@blinkx1070]

those people can take their arrogant PC mindset and fuck off

[@icebrodie]

***** S&M is the only Metalica album I will buy, I'm still protesting their Napster case in the late 90's. But S&M is just too good to keep protesting.

[@icebrodie]

I still enjoy their music. I just hate their lawyer.

[@VolaraNyghte]

called uniqueness

[@jpsholland]

***** What about Lindsey Sterling, playing modern epic music with a electric violin? She created havoc in the world of classical music worshippers.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

he should definitely be in a MAD MAX movie!!!!!fo sho..

[@egyptiandaughter2818]

gypsytwigg glitter..... Yes.... Totally!

[@adampalmer7387]

He kinda looks like the red head from the third move

[@MurdochMMQCR]

Yes. A flamin Bagpipe.

[@JohnDoe-mc2vs]

I love the "loud pipes save lives" patch on his vest

[@extreme1505]

thunderstrcuk itself is EPIC and with this badpiper version gets EPICNESS pure BADASS :D

[@mneisinger72]

WTF, this f'n hack disgraced a piece of art. He may as well have shat on the Mona Lisa

[@dusty1749]

Wie geil ist das denn???? So toll...... DANKE

[@robertg6425]

This dude rocked the house that night hands down

[@carolineandrew2692]

I have listened to this 100 times. I love it

[@licksnkicks]

I LOVED this! I have never ever seen this! Amazing!

[@C_F11]

Good to read everybody can play pipes better than him, keep up the good job guys

[@draganm7823]

lol well said

[@clown-cult96]

Cristiano Franco I know right? Suddenly every fucking person in the world knows how to play the bagpipes it seems.

[@bovinehamster]

Cristiano Franco you don't have to be good at pipes to know what sounds good and what doesn't

[@mariusxvx8618]

Yep, He didn't really hit the right tones and failed the rhythmics completely.

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

Good to see that dumb fucks all over the world keep trotting out that fallacy. I can't cook well, but if I taste food, I can tell if something was poorly cooked.

[@ARankedDevilHunter]

I love this guy! I've always loved bagpipes, but he's gone and turned them completely badass!

[@DerIkke666]

oh my god...that was soooooo amazing...i love it

[@carolineandrew2692]

I keep playing it. Love it

[@simonfrench4106]

You have to watch him busking. Yes the guy can play and he’s awesome.

[@Megaproductions302]

This was incredible!

[@SicSemperTyrannis-333]

This dude is freakin RADICALLY WICKEDLY AWESOME.!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@bigoldinosaur]

Best version of Thunderstruck ever!!!

[@danhazing3832]

hold up, did that one judge just call the pipes annoying???????? (insert rant about the epicness of the bagpipes here)

[@danhazing3832]

***** haha i dont think he is a suitable judge

[@danhazing3832]

***** I havent the slightest clue.

[@Badassery666]

Brian called me a "One trick pony" before I hit the stage, didn't call me that when I hit his Mrs !! www.thebadpiper.com/shop/albums/

[@killerjilk]

its good but i thinks its horrid at 1:12 - 1:27

[@Badassery666]

Thanks *****, I appreciate the sentiment.

[@BigSkippy1263]

I really like his "Loud pipe's save lives patch. Love the double meaning.

[@CindyDC]

The best !!! And the coolest !!

[@extreme1505]

WOW this is absolutely stunning

[@davidlremaley1105]

bad piper rocks to thunderstruck

[@Matbo334]

why the fuck isnt he in a folkmetal band yet

[@backseatgamervision]

How do you know he's not

[@HarmonicResonanceScale]

+Dirty Soxs finntroll, eleuveite, and the like.

[@pettyfan67]

+AC/DC Fan Metal music meets folk music

[@po-tato-land1900]

+Metal Matt Don't you mean why the *folk* isn't he in a folkmetal band yet? I'll see myself out the door for my horrible pun.

[@roblangsworld]

Dutch Druid I always wondered why Jethro Tull never included the Pipes in their band that would have been unforgettable!

[@mrsboots5933]

AWESOME. it literally left me with AWE love them :)

[@cynthiareeves2807]

Love The Bad Piper!! Rock on, baby!!

[@india1784]

UNREAL performance. I am not a fan of AC DC or punk but you made me love it..I didnt want to do it.... Why is he not all over our television shows? He needs a great manager to get his talent out there. He is unique and energetic.

[@DaminousPurityofficial]

Loved this!

[@Badassery666]

Me too, thank you very much !! www.thebadpiper.com/shop/albums/

[@vikingwarlord777]

This dude deserves a record deal, big time!

[@michael5054]

finaly somebody with my eyes

[@rushthezeppelin]

Bagpipes are never annoying >

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

i think its the drone

[@DannyBoi2112]

You mean 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿??

[@canadiannavigator3346]

Flaming throwing Bagpipes should be mandatory ... 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

[@carolineandrew2692]

I love u. U rock. I. Am blasting it and repeating this cuz of u. I love u

[@siethy9705]

love the hair that was just frickin amazing!!

[@katiabertone4234]

ma questo tizio è incredibile!!!!!!!! di sicuro è un modo alternativo per suonare la cornamusa!!! VERY COOL!!!!!!

[@gordonS1942]

Could you imagine him (BADPIPER) appearing on stage with the God's of OZ rock, AC/DC doing a version of Thunderstruck ????? NOW that would be UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME !!!!!!!

[@markvahlkamp5443]

Damn right!

[@meriangeful]

Piping is hard. Bloody hard. this guy does what we likely cannot. And thumbs up for doing it in public. Hugely difficult genre to break into seriously.

[@gaspare1276]

The best! I love him

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

Ok, lets just take a minute to evaluate these comments. And the complete lack of comments appreciating that chick with the guitar. Because that girl is hot as fuck.

[@bigpoppajersh]

she was hot

[@BigDave88888]

I could not agree with you more. She is so fucking HOT.

[@gothleaf]

+Nunya Bidness Is it bad that I think so too...?

[@o.h.gaming2006]

yeah she is hot

[@Khalikhalzit]

She really is, but the camera angles are so terrible that you only see her up close for a second or two, and only from the side. Idiotic cinematography, constantly bouncing around every few seconds.

[@MKMK-bj2sk]

*If you're a true Scot the most badass thing to do will be playing 500 Miles on the bagpipes*

[@rucherapache8921]

Cela reste mon interprétation préféré. Merci Badpiper

[@QwopTheFrog]

the bad piper never gets old!!

[@wendymcfadyen-allerby6142]

I wonder what ACDC think of this? Its great!!!!

[@MaxGr12]

Looove the Australian accent xD ^^

[@ollesjostrom3668]

Mind-BLOWING

[@notimpressed100]

OMG I'm in love.

[@AhPawCouLips]

AC/DC Scottish Edition.

[@komputerLuek]

AhPawCouLips AC/DC is actually of scottish origins.

[@komputerLuek]

Owen Spoors yeah, the band was formed in Australia, but the Young brothers and Bon Scott are all Scottish.

[@steveward6099]

+Owen Spoors Aye but the three founding members where fae Bonnie Scotland.

[@811brian]

Scotch-Aussie

[@newtdexistion6183]

BC Nation *Scott Scotch is the drink, Scotts are people. (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@williamkeogh710]

Somewhere out in space, in the 23rd century, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott is listening to this 200 year old music clip and with a tear in his eye, raises his glass of fine Scotch and says ' Ah love those bonnie pipes!'

[@carolineandrew2692]

I love this

[@kristinefrew3069]

Goosebumps mate wow !

[@MsSapetoku]

When the madness meet the genius one word to say: Great. I am french so excuse my bas english ( and my bad président ) ^^

[@zombienursern4909]

Sapetoku m: please excuse OUR president for being a dickwad douche bag. Hoping things get better in November this year..(our elections).

[@zombienursern4909]

Also Bonjour to you! Love those high school French language classes! (Wish that I had paid better attention! ).

[@tastylemonschris3415]

"that moment when you realize you haven't done shit with your life..comes into perspective"

[@cheryllbyrd1889]

Love it.

[@danielt.3152]

He could rig up a vandegraft generator between the pipe tubes and people would see electrical discharges run up the tubes as they discharge static electrical charges it world be a freak

[@101dunebuggy]

Well, he's rocking that kilt though

[@toddlevesque55]

Beyond friggin' awesome!!

[@carolineandrew2692]

Yr my rock star i love bagpipes

[@jamie91995]

Is that Nita Strauss

[@MKMK-bj2sk]

*As if playing the bagpipes itself wasn't hard enough OMG*

[@zztop327]

Awesome ! I love that ... great music ... Rock on !

[@Victorzrx1200r]

Love it..

[@cedricmulia]

hahahahaha God im done XD!!!!!!!! im crying XD!!!!!!!! help me!!! it stuck my head!!! XD XD XD!!!!!

[@erikverkade3582]

That guy is strung out. Just watch his jaw grind all over the place. There ain't nothing like a little speed to take the edge off.

[@KEVWARD63]

+Erik Verkade You're right !! He dropped a bomb about 1/2 hour before performing !

[@erikverkade3582]

awesome, now I like these guys even more.

[@erikverkade3582]

+KEVWARD63 *this guy Excuse me.

[@liloupetitchamps7132]

Love it !!! 💜

[@tigrecichannel375]

Espectacular 🤯🤯😍😍

[@honeybadgerx4059]

I'm learning to play the pipes and to play this song you have to be piping for at least 30 years

[@KL-ol8xf]

that's so untrue lol unless you're like...terrible at the pipes lmao

[@OwnedByGalatea]

Being terrible at the pipes doesnt mean you are good :) bring a tune at least, whats that? 8months in and my friend can play this :) No offence, just reality :)

[@KL-ol8xf]

OwnedByGalatea ???? I don't understand what you're trying to say... are you talking to me? Or the original poster?

[@margolou2010]

Awesome. This is the best version I've heard so far. What a beautiful tribute to AC/DC. "It's a Long Way To the Top" got me hooked on bagpipe rock ... what would you call this genre ... Piperock?

[@andrealarisa681]

Thats sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool. I Love It

[@LoveAuntAshley]

There are not enough words in the thesaurus to describe how much I love this badass rendition of this song! Holy shit!

[@miktara4019]

Bagpipe is not only Scottish instrument. It's own version of bagpite exist almost in every european nation.

[@bigred788]

Mik Tara 1. No not in every european country.

[@miktara4019]

Big RED I did say "almost", I didn't check every country, but from the list below it's hard to find country where it's not present. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bagpipes You are not special.

[@bigred788]

the only thing is with all those variations are that today most aren't used

[@miktara4019]

They are used by some folks bands and enthusiasts, but yes I agree the use is not as prominent and they are not as famous as Scottish bagpipes, even more so for anglophone culture.

[@bigred788]

Mik Tara yeah i get you but since Scottish highland bagpipes are the most popular and one of the oldest variations of the instrument, its regarded as a general Scottish instrument

[@WolfPrideProductions]

I feel like Lindsey Stirling saw this, and was like, "Hmm....I wonder if I can do something like that with a Violin..."

[@idellajohns7919]

I love the bagpipes, always have. Amazing Grace beautiful with the bagpipes.

[@lydiadybala5980]

Amazing! Love it!!!!

[@xbox360guy19]

Epic bagpipe guy

[@ironcenturion6184]

Richdude125 I completely agree with you. Stick to tradition, do NOT make that shit popular.

[@allykatslover]

quit knockin the poor guy, he took a instrument that most people find annoying and making it fucking AWESOME

[@ironcenturion6184]

I despise my own generation because of people like you, and him. Keep the classical stuff classic. Don't ruin a perfectly good instrument with that shit.

[@allykatslover]

while I agree with liking classic bag pipes I also like this kind to

[@ironcenturion6184]

Fuck off dip shit. I'm scottish and find that incredibly insulting. People that like that shit are invalids.

[@vaccumsealed]

Scotts rule and AC/DC rule. No no...nuff said. Did u read what I just typed? You did?! Then the point was made.

[@kaylakane69]

This dude is freaking awesome

[@Biiggles]

I LOVE THIS.

[@dthemetalleprechaun7970]

everythings better with a hot guitarist

[@warehog3000]

First Chelos and now bagpipes! What in the world is next!?

[@distentmelodies3073]

oboe

[@Resentius]

+Vexatron Primal What's next? A person who doesn't know how to spell the word Cello.

[@warehog3000]

TheNerdLord You try spelling with a crappy ass spell checker after pulling an all nighter at work!

[@Resentius]

Vexatron Primal How about you try being proficient at spelling, and not have to use a spell checker.

[@warehog3000]

TheNerdLord How about you do 7 hours of night shift in innovatory after you just had a long day of dealing with customers wining about us not having something. And the guy who was going to do night shift called in sick.

[@bienmelsonmiranda9289]

i will give him a salute and two thumbs up!!

[@nicolenikolitsch6702]

I love it

[@chipford1945]

I have little to no idea what's going on here

[@endrospawziecorneliusstabb315]

Chip Ford on that side of KZbin again, aren't you mate? Best to retreat while you still can

[@LessLethal]

Bagpipes are like Tablas or the Clavinet. There is no musical aesthetic which they do not instantly improve by a factor of 10%.

[@Badassery666]

make that 11 !! www.thebadpiper.com/shop/albums/

[@danielhaglund7062]

Does your chewinggum lose its

[@CensureAsylum]

That's why I Love Australia.

[@rainarcher4873]

10 years later (covid-19 2020) and this is STILL very very awesome!

[@macm3081]

ya hes the bad piper alright! and i mean bad in the traditional sense of the word.

[@evehalcyon2063]

Why are his eyes green?

[@A_Falling_Cow]

hes irish

[@santaclause7676]

Clover Mint he has contacts and no fecken Irish man would play a Scots instrument significant gaming

[@CassieJadeCelosia]

That seems like a stupid question

[@rebeccagreen9332]

EvelynDraws he's Scottish

[@cipolatino8186]

Because his hair is green

[@constansocasablanca]

OHHH que gran Cover!!! best whishes from Colombia.

[@jenkzkh]

I'm in love!!!

[@forestsagehamilton645]

I can't describe how much I love this 😍

[@illusivec]

Not as cool without the flames

[@55varian]

1:40 there's flames from 1:40-2:00

[@evanplatt1149]

55varian I believe Can mean the flames FROM the bagpipes.

[@rogthepirate4593]

Evan Platt There are no flames _from_ the pipes. There never were. Those flames come from little flamethrowers tacked on the drones, but they're actually a good distance away from them (as it should be, if they weren't this guy would be a major moron)

[@comettamer]

Hey, thats special effects. With the money this dude could make, he wouldn't have trouble hiring a top notch special effects guy.