{"id":63,"date":"2015-04-14T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-mag.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-04-21T09:22:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T09:22:19","slug":"shindigs-10-of-the-best-balloons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Shindig!&#8217;s 10 Of The Best: Balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL.jpg\" alt=\"51dxi9ZscRL\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/51dxi9ZscRL-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey, why the hell not?<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the first in an ad-hoc, offbeat and topsy-turvy series of themed Youtube playlists from the lunatics in the <em>Shindig!<\/em> basement.<\/p>\n<p>It might be sugar; it might be sheep; it might be shadows but it&#8217;ll always\u00a0be <em>Shindig!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This time round, it&#8217;s balloons \u2013 those squeaky beacons (squeacons?) of sunshine-pop and summery psychedelia.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the tunes and careful with that pin!<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1. The Yellow Balloon &#8211; Yellow Balloon<\/strong> (1967)<\/p>\n<p>Consummate US sunshine-pop. Where else could we start? Take it away, Casey&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbLLebXQ4kE<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Pretty Things &#8211; Balloon Burning<\/strong> (1968)<\/p>\n<p>Kinetic centrepiece of the Pretties&#8217; <em>SF Sorrow<\/em> opus. Still sounds like the future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pretty Things...Balloon is Burning\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2y3xrZ_ZJIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Rick Nelson &#8211; Red Balloon<\/strong> (1969)<\/p>\n<p>Much-covered Tim Hardin song given a country-rock makeover by Rick and The Stone Canyon Band.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W2nGXfh2wU0<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. The Balloon Busters &#8211; Alcock And Brown<\/strong> (1969)<\/p>\n<p>Preposterous yet perfect slice of bubblegum nonsense penned by the hit-making (although not on this occasion) team of Barry Mason and Howard Blaikley.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Balloon Busters - &#039;Alcock and Brown&#039; (1969)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Llwy5GlsNHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Kaleidoscope &#8211; Balloon<\/strong> (1969)<\/p>\n<p>Much-derided (by its creators at least) stab at chart success from everyone&#8217;s favourite\u00a0UK pop-psych minstrels.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Balloon\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XeIilVvrlbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Icarus &#8211; Yellow Balloon<\/strong> (1969)<\/p>\n<p>No relation to selection #1 above, this near-perfect chunk of British psychedelic rock went unreleased until 2007. Criminal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=khtahMNqoQ8<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Rainbow Ffolly &#8211; Montgolfier<\/strong> (1968)<\/p>\n<p>Quaint and vaguely unsettling ode to the French inventors of the hot air variety. The balloon we mean.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rainbow Ffolly - Montgolfier\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btHk3Q16xYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. The Swampseeds &#8211; Can I Carry Your Balloon?<\/strong> (1968)<\/p>\n<p>Not a great deal known about this New Jersey act, other than their garage-bubblegum credentials are well and truly intact on this stomping Epic 45.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uMMzhXa-unk<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Peter Pan &amp; The Good Fairies &#8211; Balloons<\/strong> (1967)<\/p>\n<p>Slow-burning, hypnotic instrumental penned by Jim Gordon (<em>the<\/em> Jim Gordon?) that should have soundtracked a US TV drama of the day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peter Pan &amp; the Good Fairies - Balloons (1967)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s4yKRWrOvOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. The 5th Dimension &#8211; Up, Up And Away<\/strong> (1967)<\/p>\n<p>Ha! You thought we&#8217;d forgotten didn&#8217;t you? Jimmy Webb may as well have been a balloon, such was his\u00a0lightness of touch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 5th Dimension Up, Up and Away\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J2hI3-KvYZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F63&#038;t=Shindig%21%E2%80%99s%2010%20Of%20The%20Best%3A%20Balloons&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F63&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shindig-mag.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F04%2F51dxi9ZscRL.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Shindig%21%E2%80%99s%2010%20Of%20The%20Best%3A%20Balloons\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F63&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Shindig%21%E2%80%99s%2010%20Of%20The%20Best%3A%20Balloons&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F63\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, why the hell not? 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