Red Balloon - Small Faces

[Muttlyoo7]

A very underated record.

[Jono12396]

I really like the Tim Hardin song,but for me the Small Faces nail this,they don't just cover a song they adopt it and make it their own, priceless...

[MOOCHSNOOP]

Why do people feel they have to swear when expressing an opinion. This is an amazing musical social network. Not a place for anger. Absorb, learn, share, be constructive. Whatever you do Keep your foul F*****G mouths shut!

[99Dec]

without a doubt most underrated band of all time no question

[evertonio]

It's Steve on main and backing vocals.

[zetsusama23]

@evertonio i hear it now, after having heard more. thanks :>

[zetsusama23]

who's singing up until the point in the middle where steve takes the lead? is that also steve, or...? ronnie? ian? i don't recognize the tone at all! thanks in advance to anybody who has an answer ;-;

[gropingwithastoker]

@zetsusama23 Yeah, it's Steve the whole way through. He sometimes didn't sound anything like himself. Incredibly versatile, powerful vocalist.

[mothergrace1]

had the pleasure of meeting marriott in hawaii with humble pie super nice guy rip you are remembered

[mothergrace1]

had the pleasure of meeting marriott in hawaii with humble pie super nice guy

[sapphire60s]

I bought the entire double album JUST for this song, then fell in love with every song. Makes me nostalgic for my youth.

[jon491]

@sapphire60s .youtube.com/user/sixties4ever­13#g/u  go to this guys channel and check out his playlists , has more from small faces .

[sapphire60s]

@jon491 Thanks heaps. Can't believe I actually managed to find the channel. Very colourful with loads of other bands also. I will enjoy visiting and listening. Have had a huge love of music ever since I can remember, can be demented in everything else but music I remember. Cheers.

[mothergrace1]

the most underrecognized bands ever what a pleasure

[nipperj61]

weller will never have half the talent steve had end of im a 50 year old mod the ska that reappeared in 79 was great and sounded fresh but the jam jumped on the punk bandwagon and the purple hearts merton parkers and bands that tried to sound like small faces the who the kinks they failed miserabley this is full on r"n"b real soul real mod .

[Khultan]

@nipperj61 Why is it difficult to continue in this of that era, the 60s?!? Not to copy it but have the texture of it.

[lifeafter3pints]

@nipperj61 totally agree, but for me, the ska/mod revival of the late 70s (at the end of my teens) was the best thing going at the time. Punk kick-started music again, but the novelty soon gave way to edgier and more sophisticated 'new-wave' stuff. I've never been a huge fan of Weller (he's a bit up 'imself) but I guess he played his part. I preferred the humour of Madness (Their first album "One Step Beyond" being a true classic) and The Specials. Long live 2 Tone!

[MrsSuratt]

Someone posted a version of this with everything turn down except Steve's vocals. Such a voice that little guy had.

[mikal9000]

Superb band -- too bad they never toured this side of the pond. And this is a great rendition of one of the best songs ever about being a junkie. (Writer Tim Hardin was a heroin addict; the drug was often sold packaged in toy balloons, and when it's injected it often causes the eyes to be "pinned", or have constricted pupils.)

[han09hague]

out of this world ..... ♥

[bumperu]

In the beginning there was Tim Hardin.

[CassisLips]

a new favourite of mine

[HUMBLPI3]

LUV THIS ONE, IT'S GOT IT ALL: STEVE'S KILLER VOICE AND TIMING, TIGHT SMALL FACES MUSICIANSHIP, A HAUNTING BLUES GUITAR RIFF, AND IAN JUST ADDING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PIANO MASTERY. I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER VERSION OF THIS SONG OUT THERE.RIP STEVE AND RONNIE!!

[MsGORGONS]

you haven't drank too much...the kit looks like moonies...never undestood how yu werk out 2 bass drum pedeles and the charley at the same time...must urt your sternum...I mean...rectum !

[bobmorrice]

great photo

[rocktenniscat]

KENN - E - Y Jones....don't forget the extra E. KENNEY.

[keddw]

You can hear the ghost of Steve Marriot in Paul Weller's vocals at times.

[noels1eyebrow]

Totally agree mate...I'm sure i have a recording of Weller doing this song and it sounds exactly the same.

[MsGORGONS]

@keddw can you? what drugs are you on?

[anthonythirteen]

@keddw No, sometimes (just occasionally), you CAN'T hear the ghost of Marriott in Weller's music ;)

[keddw]

@anthonythirteen Of course, He's not the only ghost that haunts PW. You can hear Curtis, Roger and Otis, too, at various times. Give him his due though he has written some good songs.

[johncartelli]

isnt it "she took a love light from my eyes"? (.56-57)

[petey1892]

@johncartelli Yes that's how Steve sings the line. The original Tim Hardin line was "took the love light from my eyes" and he was referring to the smacked out affects of heroin, (heroin being sold in balloons so it could be swallowed quickly in an emergency.) The Small Faces turned this into more of a conventional love song. Lyrically, that is. Musically, it's smokin' brilliant and blows all other versions away.

[Farvenugen]

Has anybody seen, heard, or played this tune in the style of clawhammer banjo? Message me if you have...

[avery7001]

(o; clawhammer banjo...hmmm ..must research ;o)

[xJayWalkerx]

Tim Hardin's love song to Heroin

[RossM3838]

Not so much a love song especially with the lyric "You too the love light from my eyes". I find the song to be sad and fatalistic, like almost all of Tim's greatest songs.

[nancyzeetoo]

I'm a big Tim Hardin fan. I wonder if he ever heard this version of his tune and if so, what he thought of it.  I find it almost hypnotic. Long live Marriott, Lane, McLagan, and Jones.

[psychkoala]

OK, so they didn't write it. I didn't realize that till now. Love their version, though.

Really, really cool. Love the Small Faces.

[mchetakuso]

This is good, but wish the Tim Hardin version were still available...

[fuckingtrouble]

Hi Anybody know the tab for riffs on this?. Thanks Pete

[clivecalliope]

On ultimate guitar there is a tab on Kula Shakers page. Dont ask me why, but its correct.

[236091]

isnt this just such a beautiful song?

[jonnyhead]

.......actually it was 30 years..doh! Where 'd' that go?

[jonnyhead]

Duuuuuh really? Yeah it's called uh......mod. Have you only just noticed 20 years later?

[britpopmodliz]

tuneeeeeeeeeeee

[Modetteforlife]

And your point is....

[Efrasnel]

Anybody else notice how Paul weller modeled his '70s look on '60s Mariott? The man clearly has no ideas of his own or he wears his influences on his sleeve...You decide.

[britpopmodliz]

knobhead does it matter tosspott

[Efrasnel]

Yes it does.

[britpopmodliz]

why?

[Grapefruitmatter92]

Sometimes it's good to have someone to inspire to. No ideas of his own? What about the huge amount he's contributed to music, let's hear some of your songs then.

[Efrasnel]

Screw you! Listen to his output from '77 to this day and age and you will here a lot of recycled ideas. Does that matter? Yes, it does. You're probably a snotnosed kid who thinks there wasn't music before you were born. Think again... Listen to REAL originals like Sly Stone and Love and so many others. And while we're at it, let's here YOUR songs. Probably as non-existent as mine...

[apemanstreetwalker]

hehehe...throw some Neil Young in there :)

[avery7001]

(o; if neil young got in a fight with ted nugent who would win?;o)

[bloodnokian]

There's only one way to find out, FIGHT!

[avery7001]

@bloodnokian I couldnt agree more but when in a pinch a good shin kicking will do fine. thanks . love to thee.

[locheelad2]

The one with the biggest crutches.

[avery7001]

(o; you nailed it ;o) Neil has seniority..love to thee

[cokeydear]

What is wrong with you? People are allowed to cover songs, the song could have some meaning to them, or someone.. Maybe he just liked it, it doesnt mean he had no ideas.. Thats like saying you cant sing Happy Birthday because you didnt make it up, lets hear a song of your own

[jatsar]

ooooh....this fun :)

[54spiritedwill54]

amazing cover, fantastic band

[catblanket14uk]

S F

[airplaneguy53]

Some other group did this in the late 60's, but it was an almost deliberate march tempo and it was on RCA record label...I had this 45 version but can't remember the artist ... can someone help me ?

[padraiggillon]

Love the vibe in this version. And the way Steve just sort of "arrives" in the middle of it.

[Diceydee]

The most under-rated band of all time?

[JuggaCarl]

@Diceydee are you a fucking retard? just cause they dont get played now, means their over rated? mate they were as huge as the fucking beatles!

[Kelly14UK]

Kula Shaker did a version during Britpop. I've got it.

It's a b-side.

[Kelly14UK]

Song of 1997.

Cheers, evertonio.

Have you noticed the similiarities between Collibosher and Billy Bad Breaks?

[miktruk]

Great song by tim hardin, great version too... read somewere that Red Balloon is about heroin of wich tim hardin was no stranger to.

[daveniner]

I cover this song in my acoustic set. I base it on this version rather than Tim Hardin's. I consider this version superior. Rock on Small Faces!

[barefoot3646]

I have you heard Tim play it on his 3rd album(live)? Awesome. Incredible voice

[jdcovington]

There once was a band called Small Faces, rock on forever!

[reksub10]

see stevie in the pic on the vid with his shades thats the epitomy of cool that is

[0santodomingo]

dead right lad!

[reksub10]

it is though aint it check that out hes out styleing these fuckers that think ubercool today and that was what about 40years ago even the all the guys ronnie ian and the one i cant remember are way ahead of there time

[mauerbluemchen0]

Kenney Jones!

...is the one you can't remember!

[reksub10]

kenny jones thats it cheers for that

[Usurped]

Paul Weller did a good version of this song

[ohisashiburi]

Weller is good cos he is a Stevie wannabe..

[MsGORGONS]

@ohisashiburi yep...weller wld be crap...without Steve's influence

[Galericulus]

@MsGORGONS Sorry, but I think Weller's crap anyway. Not a patch on Steve Marriott. Just my own opinion.

[skisdad]

Fashion and music trends come and go, but Mod just seems to go on and on. I could name a dozen modern bands that are Mod and Small face influenced, a superb and Highly underated Band. God Bless Stevie and Ronnie

[ohisashiburi]

Ronnie was tops, look at Slim Chance..

[abrahamlincoln0900]

Ronnie is the reason I decided to buy a bass guitar.

[ohisashiburi]

I can't think of a better reason..the man was a charm and so earthly talented..he left us with a lot...enjoy your weekend.

[davidsLam]

Steve was the man, he had soul...

[rallydrummer]

i did'nt know kenny jones played double bass drums,i know when he joined the who he only used the one

[chadchap]

Scooters for ever !

[hekfreedom]

in this song there are seeds of what later would make Marriott with Humble Pie

[wolftune]

steve marriott

singer and guitar player

the best of all

great band

[kevenglish]

Great cover.

They made it there own

Mods rule!!!

[zeberdee17]

Love it Love it Love it.  These guys were so ahead of their time. Absolutely brilliant

[maida1982a]

Not a hit for Tim but should have been. Come to think of it, Hardin and Marriott remain 2 of the most underappreciated musicians of their era. Those that know their music, know how gifted they were.

[evertonio]

Recording first and singing first are 2 different things matey, lol.

[begent1973]

A real Mod band!

[smokeyburgess]

Awesome! What year was this song released?

[evertonio]

Tim Hardin originally sung Carpenter as well mate.

[RossM3838]

Tim wrote If I were a carpenter but Bobby Darin recorded it first. Even before Tim got to it. Later Tim's only hit was Simple Song Of freedom, which was composed by Darin. Tim recorded that one first, before Bobby did it himself.

[dynastychick3]

His Woodstock performance of If I Were A Carpenter blows me away every time I watch it.

[dorisbones]

me too sis, hardin was a blindin, anyway bobby darin nicked it,

[adders45]

@evertonio cos he wrote it like this one

[evertonio]

@adders45 .I know he wrote both.

[rainspirit100]

@stOOpid68 I'm only dreaming is one of my very fave's also, along with All or nothing

[rainspirit100]

@stOOpid68 many artist cover one anothers song's the small faces covered the best, when they covered!

[marriottmad]

amazing cover, fantastic band

[craig1873craig]

the soundtrack to my life what a song 1st heard this when i was in primary school has been one of my favourites for the last 25 or so years

[bostonbrawla]

Cool man!