Robyn Hitchcock es un poeta, pintor, actor, cantante y compositor británico nacido en 1953. Su primera grabación la hizo en el año 1976 con la banda The Soft Boys. Se separaron en 1981, y Hitchcock comenzó su carrera en solitario con el nombre Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians. Las influencias de Hitchcock incluyen a Bob Dylan y la psicodelia de Syd Barrett. Sus letras son serias, expresadas de una forma poco seria. Su disco de 2002, "Robyn Sings", era un tributo a Bob Dylan incluyendo sólo canciones suyas.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <[email protected]> From: Daniel L. Lovall Subject: /Hitchcock.Robyn/BalloonMan.crd To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 10:36:42 EST Cc: [email protected] (Daniel L. Lovall) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]
Title: Balloon Man Artist: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Album: Globe of Frogs
INTRO: G
VERSE:
GC I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man came right up to me GD He was round and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I've ever seen GC He bounced on up towards me but before we could be introduced GDG He blew up very suddenly - I guess his name was probably Bruce
CHORUS:
DGC And I laughed, like I always do DGC And I cried, like I cried for you CGDGDF#mG And balloon man blew up in my hands
VERSE:
GC He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of skin GDG So I made a right on 44th, but I washed my hands when I got in
CHORUS: DGC And it rained, like a slow divorce DGC And I wished, I could ride a horse CGDGDF#mG And balloon man blew up in my hands
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm)
I like playing this:---------------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| ---------------| ---------------|
VERSE:
GC I was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my face GDG There were loads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn't feel out of place C There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home late GDG They were guzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the Empire State
CHORUS: DGC And I laughed, like I always do DGC And I cried, like I cried for you CGDGDF#mG And balloon man blew up in my hands
SOLO: It's played on the top two strings, starting at xxxx87. I hear xxxx88 (C), xxxx1010 (D), xxxx1312 (G7), etc. in there, but the picking is too fast too accurately transcribe. IMPROVISE!!!