T Rex - Spaceball Ricochet (www.easyaction.co.uk)

[bornside94]

i ve just descoved him, and Im not disapointed !! His voice is like Sid Barrett

[bornside94]

So so BEAUTIFULLLLL !!

[marvinpmartian]

I want this played at my funeral.

[NazRabi]

There is no justice in the world. Rupert Murdoch, Maggie Thatcher, Pinochet, Reagan, Nixon, Kissinger live beyond their 80's. Marc, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye all dead before their time.

[tatia641]

As I've noticed that there are a lot of real T.Rex experts here on youtube, I would like to know what the title of this song means? Since English is not my native language I looked up the words in the dictionary but couldn't find them. I know that Marc often uses metaphors but can't make out what he means by spaceball ricochet. Maybe someone can help me?

[mickob45]

@tatia641 a young lad who used to visit marc with his mum wore sneakers which were called baseball boots in england at the time and he used to run around wildley in marcs house ricocheting off of things hence spaceball (baseball) ricochet

[tatia641]

@mickob45

Thanks for the reply, I knew I could rely on you out here folks!

[tatia641]

Thanks for posting this, I think it is simply beautiful and I love it very much. I was a big fan of T.Rex back in the seventies and had some of their albums, but somehow I have missed out this song up to now.

[sexyknickers0]

The best looking man that I have and will ever see!!!

[jax7662]

hes just so beautiful

[mrianmark]

I have color photographs of T Rex when I photographed the band in 1975 in Calgary. To see the shots go to .ianmarkmusicphotos (.com)

[jnelsongf]

here is the deal...... this is back in the day before technology, before american idol, before the bullshit, this sounds exactly like the studio version, spot on, they just get pretty people today and make them sound good, this is fucking real, hats offf, top hats off, this is where slash got his top hat

[BlackLabelSociety360]

My Step sisters granddad was Marc Bolans Gardener at his home in Herefordshire, the home he never got to live in as he died soon after buying the property...RIP Marc Bolan!!

[AshtonArcher]

Isn't this 'boxed set' totally ripped off from the Rexpert?

[imalovedrunk]

BEAUTIL X 

[PetitChaton9]

Im trying to convince my friend do to this song with me for our schools battle of the bands as the last song. It would be such a loving beautiful addition. I want to sit cross legged and sing it the way he does, gently and loving and completely open like he's opening his heart to the audience and showing us how much he loves us "deep in my heart theres a house that can hold just about all of you" we love you marc

[cablescavenger]

When my wife died, I played this all the time until my ears bled, then I realised she had just gone the shops and I wouldn't have to cook my own tea after all.

[imagine5678]

Omg I'm in love..rip Marc

[asboangus]

R.I.P Marc U were beautiful

[MJItalyKid91]

I always hear this hit when I lost my love....

[imalovedrunk]

@psytransiant

well said

keep a little bit of MARC in your heart

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

So beautiful...

[ChangelessAngelx]

Beautiful

[stanibol]

Light 'n breezy, the entire song is just a refrain, good for a jive and keeping alive.

[stanibol]

"book after book

i get hooked

everytime the writer

talks to me like a friend"

[stanibol]

I actually think that I would prefer if I had died in his place.

[margatelad]

@stanibol  please dont say that

[k3zzie]

he would on been 63 now, and maybe still would be performing like the rolling stones are, its so tragic, what a waste ; ) R.I.P marc x

[maureen2361]

Timeless!!!!!!

[badboyboogie77]

WAUU I'm facsinate with this guy what a great music !

[noahsdelight]

Awesome song thankyou Marc,N.Z.

[TheMikesMaiden]

OMG I never saw this one thanx for the footage a TRUE LEGEND we miss you Marc soooooooooooo much it hurts.

[TheMikesMaiden]

OMG I never saw this one thanx for the footage a TRUE LEGEND we miss you Marc soooooooooooo much it hurts.

[grizzlyten]

Hey great video. Really like the song, and like the laid-back performance, with him sitting on the stage. So 70s! Thanks for posting.

[tamarware]

i love this guy

[penelopee007]

this song always brings me to tears.. just beautiful.I'll certainly be blasting this on the 16th... love to all Bolanites xxxx

[LinuxGeeksRock]

Just watched Marc sing this song on my "Born to Boogie" DVD, and it made me cry. Not sure why...but I think hearing him say that he enjoys living...and of course he didn't get to live much longer. I love the song, but I feel awful after hearing it. Does that make any sense?

[Capucine444]

Les meilleurs partent toujours trop tôt...

[MrStarchild]

клёва

[Jami3C1]

beutiful song

[Wisztrock]

This is rubbish. If you want to hear new music that sounds like good T.Rex click on Wisztrock.

[57EJB]

America was one of the few places in the world that didn't get Marc. Sometimes true genius does go unrecognized but thankfully Marc's music lives on, more fans will discover him. Rock on !

[LinuxGeeksRock]

@57EJB I got him! I LOVED Marc and T.Rex. I'm always surprised to read that they didn't do well here in the US because I remember, very clearly, that they got a lot of airplay in L.A. I'm glad I grew up in an area where the radio stations, and record stores, appreciated T.Rex. It's mind boggling to me that, apparently, most of the US didn't get them. I just can't understand that.

[EvasAngel]

Awwwwww,..... not just physically attractive but also attractive as a human being!! R.I.P Marc, U R truly MISSED! :(

[marko65]

i get goosebumps every time i hear this

[mondoraptor]

True genius always goes unrecognized !

[imalovedrunk]

miss you like FUCK

[redandjonny]

Hunter Stephenson is awesome!

[nannyr1970]

beautiful song...beautiful Marc...truly missed...

[skogquist]

Why does johnny always stay so late?

[beatboy001]

Great music by Marc Bolan !

[jroo3017]

Love it! Yes, he was small, but had a huge presence. Never been another like him, and doubt there will ever be. Sadly missed. RIP, Marc.

[bananimalistic]

this is probably my favorite song of all time. not an hyperbole...

[rocknrolldaddio]

God Bless you Marc, R.I.P.

[HanoverFiste3]

He messed up the words the same times I do when I play this song... hah. I love Marc.

[Tharggmucous]

I'm 5 foot something and I enjoy living too. And love T. Rex

[jakebass101]

My older bro got me int T.rex when I was 9. I'm 30 now and I'm so glad to see that I can find this stuff online. One of my favorite songwriters and vocalists...Legendary. Thanx a million to the uploader, this brings me back to simpler times :)

[MissPresley69]

Like a beautiful fairy........one of a kind!

[Jeepster631]

I know I´m small but I enjoy living anyway......... me too, marc (K)

[joeyglam1]

Magical song...magical Marc!

[slawek033]

@joeyglam1 i think the same

[joeyglam1]

Thanks for your comment slawek033. It's simply nice to know that there are still some Bolan/Trex fans out there in this crazy o'l world of ours!!

[slawek033]

Yes, but fine group is also

Franz Ferdinand.

I do not say that better than T.Rex,

but fine just like Marc...

love

s.

[jemen19762007]

Wow that guy is hot!

[2010earthchild]

@jemen19762007 Most definitely...not only hot, the best musician that ever lived!

[classicrockfan555]

@jemen19762007 Yep, B-E-A-UTIFUL!

[4everClassicrock]

@jemen19762007 Your tellin' me!  Marc Bolan was so good looking <3

[ziggybam]

I love this song, Marc was such a legend!

[dutchbolanfan]

Marc, the most beautiful man ever!!

[soiyamoto]

marc always part of me

[ChildofRarn]

Marc is my MAINMAN!

[Jupiterconjunct]

The best ... the VERY BEST! LoVE you MArc, aLWaYS!

[jorgeonion]

if i had to guess why there's two mics it's for stereo effects.

[madmmx18976]

I would say one goes to live sound and the other to something that records the vocals for television so they can mix it somewhat

[redwing9]

Why 2 mics on the vocal?

[Dirigible46]

one mic is for a soundboard recording and the other is just for the PA so the people can hear it

[BolanBarlow1]

Absolutley stunnin he is beautiful xxxxx RIP Marcxxxx

[cube7of9]

saw him do a freebie gig in london when i was a kid .. he's still a god .. miss u Marc

[ExaltedCompanion]

Absolutely awesome. Keep a little Marc in your heart FOREVER

[chapkis3]

he was my first crush :-) so sad his life was cut short.....

[FairyRhapsody]

Amazing *_*

[mons1895]

i always remember you

[kayakttt]

I had the privelage of meeting Marc when I was a teenager and saw him play this song live

It still touches  me

R.I.P Marc

[Zzxhing]

Lucky you...

[itstoogoodtopassby]

you were so lucky i wish i ha seen him his voice and spirit still touches us i,m glad it touched you as the audience seemed so far away from any feeling when i,m watching this he must of been amazing in real life

[kayakttt]

Yes i feel privelaged to have met Marc,i still have the guitar plecrum he gave me after showing me how to play sevaral of his songs ,no name on it but i know who gave it to me

[turtlesrulepenguins]

:O my god u are lucky i was bornafter he met his ending :(

[dissbolan]

this is one on my fave vids on youtube ! KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF MARC IN YOUR HEAT !

[bwfcjohn58]

marc we love you always .

[cdchirinos]

Bolan es extraordinario compositor. Aqui un ejemplo de su magia musical. Grande Marc.

[minutegongcoughs]

Nice track. Profound

[bluebudgie21]

hemp hemp hemp

[jt20042]

Freaking brilliant!!

[Boptillyoudrop123]

I'm completely speechless

:O

This is incredible.

[FenderStratDave]

One of the biggest influences on me as a songwriter.

[bootheavy]

Every genre has it's moment in time when that one soul excels in it to exemplify all that it embodies and yet to go beyond that to step out of it's bounds. Marc Bolan was one such soul.

[2010earthchild]

@bootheavy You dont come across many souls that put all of their heart into their music...and do it just because they enjoy it! He was and still is one of a kind...Marc will live forever!!

[chess2bell]

This is beautiful. It's so tragic that he's gone

[cricketbat08]

"With my Les Paul, I know I'm small". Magic!

[lunik1960]

это одна из моих любимых

[pargaluvva]

Oh June, you were so lucky to have the love of our beautiful Marc.

[MattDonaldson]

Bolan in the Raw

[crash48one]

wow

[yourface1997]

moment of silence for marc bolan everyone R.I.P.

[soundy67]

I worked at the Cockpit and found loads of photos of him in the archives taken when he did the gig there.Tiny fringe theatre "in the round", still there a great venue for an intimate gig probably why he did it there bless him!

[andybailey93]

Beautiful song, I'm currently in a band writing lyrics and this is an inspiration to me.

[kismolnarzs]

I totally believe him when he sings he understands the wind and all the things that make the children cry...and we all live in a zoo:))I'm a big T-Rex fan, just like my dad.RIP Marc.

[HotMaSherry]

Thinking of Marc today, the 31st anniversary of his death. I love this song.

[ExMicroDotLover]

i love the story behind this song. makes it all the more special.... Here's to Antone.

[leftyjcw]

One of my favorite songs. Thanks.

[Cherstars]

My fave Bolan song love you Marc singing forever in my heart. xx

[milathewho]

TERRIBLE}!! GENIO IDOLOOOOOOO TOTAL

[bnfox]

everybody else here has said everything that can be said....it will never be enough to express it. Simply beautiful.

[FenderStratDave]

On a personal note, I think this is the greatest song ever written. Its so simple, and lyrically mind blowing. As a songwriter myself, this song is absolutely inspirational. I have the album, "The Slider" and if you ask me, its one of the best songs on the album, and that album to me is like hit after hit of musical genuis.

[phishhed44]

What a songwriter...wow.

[NY2CT84]

mARC--YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY!! those close up shots of your gorgeous face totally blow me away!!! no one will ever be like you---love you sooo much, our beautiful sweet prince-4-ever it's you and only you Marc.

[Cherstars]

A God, true master, true voice love to see Johnny Depp play his life story everyone is hoping it will happen, he will do him justice, LOVE YOU FOREVER MARC XXXXXX

[toogoodtopassby]

that is is marc bolan no one could sing it play it perform it like marc it is part of him when he sings this song he is one with his guitar he is in the zone

[ripoffhotlove]

I love it when Marc plays acoustic.

Rock On Marc forever in my Heart.

[hearditman]

This would be late 1971 so after Space Oddity but before Ziggy Stardust etc. Bolan was huge in Britain before the kids had heard Bowie. Space Oddity was a minor hit. They were contempories and perhaps had similar influences but Bolan was a maverick and this was his style no-onne else's.

[honey8012]

'Marc could do no wrong'

Damn straight!

[otterhook]

God Bless Marc Bolan! So young...yet such an old soul. I know theres a house that CAN hold all of us. Marc's there waitin for us!

[jonni4eva]

Looks like one of those guys that wouldnt grow a beard, EVR, or have stubble . totally clean face,

[toronto55]

This is one of the too few vids where Marc is singing live...

[Snotra]

Its funny back in the old days at Warner bros. studio,and Paramount pictures, when you would meet the head guys there you would be blown away.. they we're 5' 2" little jewish guys who we're running the whole show lol.

[Englishpedigree]

snotra, Marc was only a short guy but so many couldnt, cant and wont reach his heights.

[agedude]

I know I'm small, but I enjoy livin' anyway!!!

[Snotra]

Man the guy from white stripes looks young here??

[jarostegi]

lol I'm not sure if you're kidding or not...

but that's marc bolan, from t. rex, back in the '70s...

he looks SO much better than jack white anyway O_o lol

[Englishpedigree]

white stripes aint got shit on Marc Bolan

[jaye230]

...one of my favorite t rex songs...thanks so much for the post........

[maureen2361]

Marc is just timeless

[LepLuvJoexx]

Such a calm soul, makes me weak in the heart. <3

[julierex]

Beautiful Marc........Beautiful forever

[HotMaSherry]

Love you darling Marc

[pargaluvva]

Absolutely beautiful.

[JoeyMonk]

Pure Class! R.I.P. Marc