"Odd" Piping...

[macwilkin]

I happened to be reading the news on CNN's web site, and happened to find this tidbit from "downunder":

MELBOURNE, Australia (Billboard) -- AC/DC formed in Sydney in 1974, but it's the Australian city of Melbourne that has honored the veteran hard rock band with its own street.

On October 1, Melbourne City Council renamed Corporation Lane in the city center ACDC Lane, at a ceremony attended by 500 fans. A bagpiper played the 1975 track "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)" at the festivities, while local bands played other AC/DC material for five hours in a nearby bar.

That's almost in league with "If you want my body" on the pipers in the movie "So I married an ax murderer" -- "we have a piper down!"

Cheers,

T.

[Colin]

AC/DC actually have a song with a piper in it. My brother in law is the lead singer in a tribute band called BC/DC, so I should probably know which song. For any AC/DC fans, check out BC/DC in your local area www.bcdc.ca

[Rob Wright]

The song is "It's a long way to the top if you want to Rock-n-roll" First track on the High Voltage Album. The lead guitar and the pipes actually have a 'duel' sortof. My all time favorite rock song with the pipes. I think it was Bonn Scott then lead singer who was the one who played the pipes in the song. I've seen pictures of him when he was little all dressed up in a kilt.

Rob Wright

[Miah]

yeah, I love that song.