Balloon Burning - The Pretty Things

From the 1968 album S.F. Sorrow

New york -
Grey and sorrow there to meet her.
Night sky hangs
Around to greet her
She throws down
Lifeline of kisses.
Anchored to the ground.
Balloon descending.

Then I see balloon is burning,
Turning round burning.

This balloon, burning.

Fragments of my life
Falling
Sky of fire
All consuming.

Then I see balloon is burning.
Turning round burning.

This balloon, burning.

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• Balloon
• Burning
• Pretty
• Things

[captainsoul1953]

OF all the so called rock operas this is the one that holds together best as a narrative

Jim

[lynus111]

I 1st hear this when i was on acid 15 years ago, I sounded like the walls were melting, the whole album is great and the singles "defecting grey" ect. If you like this listen to Caravans album "If i could do it all over again i'd do it all over you" also, i'm sure you would like

[window2dimension]

"This balloon, burning" man this is a really great band

and some groovy lyrics...thnx for posting it...peace and love

[triplettam]

@fiendwithoutaface66 One thing those two albums had in common was the producer: Hurricane Smith. Floyd didn't like him. Pretty things loved him.

[anonUK]

Did I mention Captain Beefheart? I don't think I've ever said much about him at all, or probably ever will.

I believe I know what I'm takling about. My mother went out and paid the £1 or whatever it cost for Magical Mystery Tour back in 1967- so I do know the album. "I am the Walrus" is still a classic- of its type.

"I was the Walrus! Paul wasn't the walrus! I was just saying that to be nice, but I was actually the walrus!"

[Ldale11]

@anonUK Couldn't disagree more. I'll take Pepper, even without Penny Lane & SFF which were supposed to be included before Capitol's insistence on singles beforehand, over Revolver. And Magical Mystery Tour ep? There's an entire album's worth of music on it. Nothing in '67 or the next couple of years was more inventive than Walrus & SFF. What, Craptain Beefheart?! OVERRATED! What's 'inventive' about Revolver, aside from TNK? Plus, 'IWTTY' & 'AYBCS' are hardly brilliant or groundbreaking.

[meenos3]

one of the best concept albums ever and one of the first !!

[anonUK]

@captainsoul1953

If you leave a few seconds of silence after "Day in the Life" and then play in "Strawberry Fields", then it's OK. Otherwise, it's nowhere near as good as "Revolver". The Magical Mystery Tour EP was a complete ragbag and the best things about the film were the "I am the Walrus" and the Bonzo Dog band (despite the strip club performance). I don't think much of the Beatles' 1967 output- it was all heading downhill for them while other bands became more inventive and successful.

[FynnDynamite]

such a trippy tune ...

[fiendwithoutaface66]

I'd say its just as good Piper at the Gates of Dawn, you can't really compare these albums though.

[sinning1966]

I don't know why people love early Barrett Pink Floyd. I didn't catch on that really, too much psychedelic for nothing.

[Aarodin]

ace tune!