Top Ten Balloon Boy Songs
I took what Hawkes wrote last week to heart, and I took time to let the balloon boy hullabaloo set in. (Full Confession: It doesn’t hurt that I am in England and had minimal internet connectivity until now.) And what this time off helped me to see is what balloon boy really needed: a mix to chronicle his journey, I mean, should he ever actually take that journey for real. So here are my top ten songs (plus one spoken word)… from launch to lies, airborne to attic-bound, headline news to hoax.
Mitch Hedberg – Hot Air Balloon
The Flaming Lips – Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
The Lisps – Red Balloon
Badly Drawn Boy – Magic In The Air
Pearl Jam – Thin Air
Andrew Bird – Fiery Crash
Air Traffic – Empty Space
The Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
The Avett Brothers – The Weight of Lies
The Antlers – Stairs to the Attic
The New Pornographers – The Fake Headlines
