Pipe Down
You can’t escape the sound of the bagpipes when you visit Scotland. Trust me, we tried.
Here’s a countdown of the top 10 bagpipe songs (if you can call them songs) we heard this summer. Feel free to hum along.
10. For The Tourists (I’m Only Playing This)
9. Shut Yer Pie-Hole and Eat Yer Haggis
8. (Is This A) Wake or a Wedding?
7. Ah Shooda Beena Drummer
6. Hold Me Pipes While I Have A Wee Huey *
5. Ma Heed’s Gonna Blow (The Highlander’s Hangover)
4. Under Me Kilt (I’ve Got Somethin’ Fer Ye, Lassie)
3. I’ll Stop This Racket (If Ye Buy Me A Drink)
2. Me Favorite Sheep’s Gone Missing (AKA The Lonely Shepherd)
1. I’ve Not Started Playing Yet (The Tuning-Up Song)
*Huey = Scottish slang for vomiting, usually alcohol-induced.