Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Balloon Man (1988) + April Playlist

Time to close out April and here's a track that feels like a perfect closer. Just a simple surrealist jolly jangle of joy but it leaves me with this strange tinge of sadness and feeling slightly disturbed. It reminds me of walking down the street on a beautiful day and seeing that random thing happen that gets in the head but isn't really processed until after the fact because it gets lost in the shuffle of the day.

Mr. Hitchcock was previously in The Soft Boys who I will most likely get to in the near future - Wading Through A Ventilator and Sandra's Having Her Brain Out are both personal faves. Apparently he had written this tune for The Bangles in line with Walk Like An Egyptian and I could totally see that. But that's not how it worked out. This is the wonder we get to enjoy.

[Click on the colorful link below the video for the full April playlist]  

Ok. Roll end credits on April... Onto the sequel... 

"And it rained like a slow divorce..." 


 BillsBlog April 2026

  1. White Sister - April (1986)
  2. SpizzEnergi - Where's Captain Kirk? (1979)
  3. Agony Bag - Rabies Is A Killer (1980)
  4. The Firemen - Jocko Bozo (1979)
  5. The Replacements - Bastards Of Young (1985)
  6. Chuck Cirino - Chopping Mall Main Title (1986)
  7. Chuck Wells - Down And Out (1965)
  8. Chuck Willis - Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes (1958)
  9. The Cure - I'm Cold (1977)
  10. Eric Carmen - That's Rock N Roll (1975)
  11. Psycotic Pineapple - Hang On For Your Life (1980)
  12. Missing Persons - Walking In L.A. (1982)
  13. Antler Joe & The Accidents - Words (1981)
  14. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Turquoise (1997)
  15. Automatics - Walking With The Radio On (1978)
  16. Pretty Maids - Night Danger (1984)
  17. Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - R & Roll Junkie (1978)
  18. The Surftones - Cecilia Ann (1988)
  19. Gruppo Sportivo - I Shot My Manager (1977)
  20. Tiny Tim - The Other Side (1968)
  21. Fraebbblarnir - Rebellion Of The Dwarfs (1982) 
  22. The Savages - The World Ain't Round It's Square (1966)
  23. The Bluestars - Social End Product (1966)
  24. Triumphs - Surfside Date (1964)
  25. Trio - Drei Mann Im Doppelbett (1983)
  26. Cindy & Bert - Der Hund Der Basrkerville (1971)
  27. The Radiators From Space - Television Screen (1977)
  28. Hank The Knife & The Jets - Ghost Town (1975)
  29. Manowar - Fight Until We Die (2002)
  30. Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Balloon Man (1988) 


 

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