Black Balloon (4:09)

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“Black Balloon” is the third single to be released from the Dizzy Up the Girl album by the Goo Goo Dolls.

This song, according to the band’s frontman Johnny Rzeznik, is about a woman with a heroin addiction and how her lover is desperately trying to save her. He has also said that is about “seeing someone you love that is so great just screw up so bad.” Speculation as to the song’s subject has included bassist Robby Takac’s ex-wife (who overdosed on heroin).

Like many other songs by the Goo Goo Dolls, “Black Balloon” uses an unusual alternate tuning. Several electric guitars used in the introduction and the acoustic rhythm guitar are tuned to an open D-flat fifth chord.

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clairecameron wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

What a song. Takes me back to my deep emotional melodrama teen years!!!! x

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nygal28 wrote:
16 days ago

I like MOST of their songs..great band and this one is one of my favs!!

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Mistichna wrote:
20 days ago

this one is great (:

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JedixMind wrote:
30 days ago

I like very few songs from the dolls but this ones nice.

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dramaxiom wrote:
December 2009

How did the 'Here On Earth' soundtrack get released missing this track?!

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InstrumentaI wrote:
December 2009

...and angels fall without you there...simply beautiful :)

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IR4 wrote:
December 2009

Shoutbox Example in class

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benignvanilla wrote:
October 2009

If you like this track, please check out SilentJ, http://www.last.fm/music/SilentJ. They play a mix of original music and covers. They do some great Goo Goo Dolls covers live.

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icicleflame wrote:
October 2009

i thuoght the goo goo dolls were a female band =P

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zimmerlinde wrote:
October 2009

und so gutaussehend!!!!!! :-)

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zimmerlinde wrote:
October 2009

super, gefällt mir gut

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mcclellen2020 wrote:
October 2009

One in a million song.

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mikey_raven wrote:
September 2009

This song is so awesome but its just a preview! SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

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mjodlo wrote:
August 2009

FABU!

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docpojo wrote:
August 2009

this song is epic

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PhillipAndrew wrote:
August 2009

Why is it only a preview?

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onmyown2723 wrote:
August 2009

Always a classic!

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BrianJarvis wrote:
August 2009

Love it!

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Fuckafoe wrote:
August 2009

<3

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her035 wrote:
August 2009

great voice, great melody, great lyrics

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