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Most often used for a [[Regional Riff]] of Scotland. Also see [[Loud of War]].
Most often used for a [[Regional Riff]] of Scotland. Also see [[Loud of War]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
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** [[Word of God]] has it that the bagpipes were chosen because Kazuki Akane thought it was a [[Rated M for Manly]] instrument, and J is always bringing up what it means to be a man. ("A man should ______.")
** [[Word of God]] has it that the bagpipes were chosen because Kazuki Akane thought it was a [[Rated M for Manly]] instrument, and J is always bringing up what it means to be a man. ("A man should ______.")
* Little Wing, the [[JAM Project]]-produced opening to ''[[Scrapped Princess (Literature)|Scrapped Princess]]'', opens with bagpipes and has a short interlude with them in the full version of the song. The result is [[Crowning Music of Awesome|predictable]].
* Little Wing, the [[JAM Project]]-produced opening to ''[[Scrapped Princess (Literature)|Scrapped Princess]]'', opens with bagpipes and has a short interlude with them in the full version of the song. The result is [[Crowning Music of Awesome|predictable]].
* The second season opening of the ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' TV series. Yes, the goddesses are nominally Norse, not Celtic. Nobody cares, it sounds awesome.
* The second season opening of the ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' TV series. Yes, the goddesses are nominally Norse, not Celtic. Nobody cares, it sounds awesome.
** What does Celtic has to do with it? Read [[The Other Wiki]]'s article again-- There are types of bagpipes from Scandinavia as well (though none from Norway, but that's splitting hairs on the definition of "Norse").
** What does Celtic has to do with it? Read [[The Other Wiki]]'s article again-- There are types of bagpipes from Scandinavia as well (though none from Norway, but that's splitting hairs on the definition of "Norse").
* "Colosseum", from ''[[Noir (Anime)|Noir]]''.
* "Colosseum", from ''[[Noir (Anime)|Noir]]''.
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== Comics ==
== Comics ==
* Bagpipes are apparently the instrument played by Max in ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'' - he's shown playing them in the comics and plays a bagpipe [[Gorn|made of a giant heart]] in [[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Animation)|the animated series]]. Here, it's obviously to underline how much of an [[Small Annoying Creature|annoying]] [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]] he is.
* Bagpipes are apparently the instrument played by Max in ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'' - he's shown playing them in the comics and plays a bagpipe [[Gorn|made of a giant heart]] in [[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Animation)|the animated series]]. Here, it's obviously to underline how much of an [[Small Annoying Creature|annoying]] [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]] he is.




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* The Gordon Highlanders are very prominent in ''[[Waterloo]]'', performing a bagpipe-accompanied dance at the Duchess of Richmond's ball and later fighting in the battle. A regimental piper gets it from a French cavalryman.
* The Gordon Highlanders are very prominent in ''[[Waterloo]]'', performing a bagpipe-accompanied dance at the Duchess of Richmond's ball and later fighting in the battle. A regimental piper gets it from a French cavalryman.
* Seriously? No mention of ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''? Half of Keating's Triumph is bagpipes!
* Seriously? No mention of ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''? Half of Keating's Triumph is bagpipes!
* ''[[The Rundown]]'' has Beck's bush pilot sidekick, Declan (who appears to be from [[Stroke Country|Northern Ireland]], though he is played by a Scottish actor) [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|play Highland Pipes on the outskirts of Hatcher's town]], then deliver a [[Kirk Summation|bizarre sermon]] warning Hatcher of [[Laser Guided Karma|the coming judgment]]. He then resumes playing, until {{spoiler|a herd of cattle stampede through the town}}.
* ''[[The Rundown]]'' has Beck's bush pilot sidekick, Declan (who appears to be from [[Stroke Country|Northern Ireland]], though he is played by a Scottish actor) [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|play Highland Pipes on the outskirts of Hatcher's town]], then deliver a [[Kirk Summation|bizarre sermon]] warning Hatcher of [[Laser-Guided Karma|the coming judgment]]. He then resumes playing, until {{spoiler|a herd of cattle stampede through the town}}.
* ''[[Austin Powers]]: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' - Fat Bastard, an infiltrator in the Scots Guards, plays a bagpipe that emits knockout gas, and contains tools used to extract the frozen Austin's mojo.
* ''[[Austin Powers]]: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' - Fat Bastard, an infiltrator in the Scots Guards, plays a bagpipe that emits knockout gas, and contains tools used to extract the frozen Austin's mojo.
* ''[[Help (Film)|Help]]'' - [[The Beatles (Music)|The Beatles]] once again run afoul of the pursuing Eastern thug cult at the London riverfront, disguised as a Highland band, with a bagpipe that spews sacrificial red paint.
* ''[[Help (Film)|Help]]'' - [[The Beatles (Music)|The Beatles]] once again run afoul of the pursuing Eastern thug cult at the London riverfront, disguised as a Highland band, with a bagpipe that spews sacrificial red paint.
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== Music ==
== Music ==
* [[Meat Loaf (Music)|Meat Loaf]]'s ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell'' features bagpipes at the end of "Everything Louder Than Everything Else", because [[Everythings Louder With Bagpipes]]!
* [[Meat Loaf (Music)|Meat Loaf]]'s ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell'' features bagpipes at the end of "Everything Louder Than Everything Else", because [[Everything's Louder With Bagpipes]]!
* The Wicked Tinkers' third CD was simply called "Loud".
* The Wicked Tinkers' third CD was simply called "Loud".
* "Scotland the Brave," one of Scotland's unofficial national anthems.
* "Scotland the Brave," one of Scotland's unofficial national anthems.
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* The song "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle has simulated bagpipes. And it is [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Awesome.]]
* The song "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle has simulated bagpipes. And it is [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Awesome.]]
* The soundtrack for ''[[Riverdance]]'' features a cousin of the bagpipes, the Uilleann pipes (a sort of tenor bagpipe).
* The soundtrack for ''[[Riverdance]]'' features a cousin of the bagpipes, the Uilleann pipes (a sort of tenor bagpipe).
* ''The Most Unwanted Music'' makes liberal use of bagpipes in an attempt to produce the most unlistenable piece of pop music ever composed. The result is [[So Bad Its Good|so bad it's AWESOME]].
* ''The Most Unwanted Music'' makes liberal use of bagpipes in an attempt to produce the most unlistenable piece of pop music ever composed. The result is [[So Bad It's Good|so bad it's AWESOME]].
* The [[Red Hot Chilli Pipers]] play a mixture of traditional pipe tunes, pop and rock tunes like "We Will Rock You", and original stuff like "Celtic Bolero". They call it "Bagrock".
* The [[Red Hot Chilli Pipers]] play a mixture of traditional pipe tunes, pop and rock tunes like "We Will Rock You", and original stuff like "Celtic Bolero". They call it "Bagrock".
* "It's a Long Way to the Top" by [[ACDC (Music)|AC/DC]]. Played by Bon Scott, no less!
* "It's a Long Way to the Top" by [[ACDC (Music)|AC/DC]]. Played by Bon Scott, no less!
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