Neon Balloons and Nervous Americans
Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post.
As always, thanks to @ablaze for keeping this series alive. It’s one of the best ways to stumble across music you didn’t know you needed until five minutes ago.
This week’s picks start out light and gradually drift into something more anxious. Which you may agree feels appropriate in light of recent events.
First up....
Pomplamoose — 99 Red Balloons + Take On Me (Mashup)
Mashups are usually novelty acts. You smile, nod, maybe send the link to a friend, and move on. Pomplamoose tends to dodge that trap by actually understanding why the originals worked.
Here, two Cold War–era pop songs, both impossibly catchy, both quietly about dread albiet a different kind of dread, collapsed into each other. The result feels less like a joke and more like an accidental thesis: bright synths, sweet vocals, and an undercurrent of panic that never quite goes away.
It’s cheerful. It’s clever. And if you listen closely, it’s a little bit bleak.
Middle Aged Dad Jam Band — Love Shack (B-52’s)
I haven't featured these guys for a few weeks, but they have to be my favorites. There’s something deeply comforting about watching middle-aged guys lean fully into silliness without apology. This is not irony. It’s not parody. It’s joy—slightly creaky knees and all.
“Love Shack” is already ridiculous, but this version adds a layer of earned enthusiasm. You can feel the decades of carpooling, lawn-mowing, and early bedtimes vibrating behind every shout.
David Bowie — I’m Afraid of Americans
Then we turn the lights down.
This song has aged disturbingly well. Bowie wasn’t talking about geography so much as a mindset: paranoia, aggression, a culture convinced it’s under threat and therefore justified in striking first.
In light of the news out of Minnesota this past week, the title alone lands heavier than it used to. Bowie doesn’t shout. He observes. And that calm distance is what makes the song unsettling.
So, where do you land today? Neon pop, joyful nonsense, or quiet dread?
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Some try to say that downvotes are good for Hive but what good had come out of downvoting good honest people away 🤔
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You can call the truth spam as much as you like it changes nothing 😂
If want to speak to me in private send me a message on Instagram @kgakakillerg and we can speak on blurt @kgakakillerg 😁
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I prefer the neon pop and joyful nonsense over dread.
Hello everyone I hope you are all good and well today
I'm only really sharing this because of this racist weirdo on Hive who really thinks downvotes and word's do anything all I can do is laugh 😂 and share the truth and we all know when your lying the truth hurts
Some try to say that downvotes are good for Hive but what good had come out of downvoting good honest people away 🤔
You some stupid whales on Hive trying to get others to promote Hive like it's something good and offers freedom when we all know it doesn't offer no freedom unless you are part of the gang ⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕⭕
Here's some screenshots you might find very Interesting I only work with facts not made up stuff 😂
Anyone can talk shit 💩 it means nothing when there's evidence that shows the truth 😁
@crimsonclad please do your job 🙏🏾
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To all the downvoters on Hive When the downvotes stop 🛑 and my rep is back I stop sharing the truth 🙏🏾
You can call the truth spam as much as you like it changes nothing 😂
If want to speak to me in private send me a message on Instagram @kgakakillerg and we can speak on blurt @kgakakillerg 😁
☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾
I hope you all have a fantastic day today and remember be truthful 🙏🏾
If you want me to remove this comment just ask 😁
I've gotta go with the mash up! I've always love the punk cover style of Me First and the Gimme Gimme's, so this one really resonates with me!
Pomplamoose!!! Wow that was velvet to my ears. Those tunes worked so well together 👌
"You can feel the decades of carpooling, lawn-mowing, and early bedtimes vibrating behind every shout." Ha ha ha, you really can on that second tune. I love it though, pure happiness! No fucks given...