Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man - March 29, 2007

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus Three performing "Balloon Man" at the Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA, 3/29/07. Quality is not the best and it starts a little ways into the song.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• robyn
• hitchcock
• balloon
• man
• iron
• horse
• northampton
• alternative
• folk
• indie

[jrebstock]

i wish i could buy this song (studio version) on iTUNES...but it aint available on iTUNES...iTUNES SUCKS.

[dullsville]

Thanks

from Bruce (probably)

[slowuncle]

yes Scott McCaughey on Rickenbacker bass (the bass belongs to fellow-Venusian Peter Buck)

[jnf1222]

Is that the guy from Minus 5/R.E.M. on rickenbacker? It must be. Minus 5 is tha bizzle

[dtcrabby]

You can't buy this song ANYWHERE. It's not a vendor (iTunes) issue. For whatever reason RH won't reissue this song. None of his box-sets have it. Bummer.

[pnice000]

can someone plz up the original vid?

[rebjiii]

oldphoque...someone posted the studio version on youtube....with the globe album cover....see 'related vidoes'...

[oldphoque]

Best thing to do is always buy a hard copy! Rip & Burn it! If you just buy songs, you miss alot!

[stezothewhitenegro]

Hmmmmm

maybe it was the mid to late 80's

that decade was a complete blur

[stezothewhitenegro]

AWESOME~

Thanks...............saw him in the early 80's in Baltimore MD

havent HEARD IN YEARS

PROPS!

[skrason]

C'mon now. iTunes rocks. Sure, it doesn't have everything. You need to let Apple know what you want or they will never carry it. :)

[hobbitspice]

Awesome! Do you have the original video for it? I've been looking everywhere for it. I know there has to be one 'cause I remember Request Video playing it..