XTC - Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead download song

XTC must be one of the most underrated bands ever. 

Brilliantly catchy tune with a cleverly subversive message, Andy Partridge does it again!

The lyrics are too eerie to be ignored. The sheep will awaken in time.

I will only listen to this while wearing a monocle.

Man! Those drums are just relentless! Tasty bass line, cool guitar runs, and excellent harmonies... What more can one ask of a popsong?! Perfection!

You gotta know we are in a bad state of affairs when you can watch this video and it makes you cry." What kinda bullshit world are we in these days exactly? Post 2020?

Perhaps, one of the best bands of that era. Memorable music, lyrically outstanding and XTC had character in spades. Everything they produced was immaculately produced and delivered. Never get tired of listening to XTC. Pity that now we never see anything even remotely like this.

there were a few classic albums by "british" bands in the 90s, teenage fanclub did "grand prix", xtc did "nonsuch", totally different but absolute pieces of art!

Not only amazingly astute lyrics, the song itself is a masterpiece. However, for me, it is the video imagery and symbolism that binds it all together. This is quality that stands the test of time. So proud I bought into XTC way back when!

Andy Partridge has often said this song is not about just one person - it's about a general messiah figure. Only the director has used the JFK interpretation for this video, and XTC, disallowed any input, hated it. As to the pumpkin aspect, it was called that after Partridge was looking at an old, shrivelled pumpkin he had carved for his children for Halloween, and this created in his mind a sad figure with a pumpkin for a head. This is all from the book "Song Stories".

This has to be one of the most visually powerful videoclips ever.

WOW!... so after 35+ years of listening to this song and had my own "mental video" all these years. I just saw this video. SO.... Per Pumkinhead is JFK??!.... just WOW!

Love it. Peter Pumpkinhead came to town Spreading wisdom and cash around Fed the starving and housed the poor Showed the vatican what gold's for But he made too many enemies Of the people who would keep us on our knees Hooray for Peter Pumpkin Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead? Oh my! Peter Pumpkinhead pulled them all Emptied churches and shopping malls Where he spoke, it would raise the roof Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth But he made too many enemies... Peter Pumpkinhead put to shame Governments who would slur his name Plots and sex scandals failed outright Peter merely said Any kind of love is alright But he made too many enemies... Peter Pumpkinhead was too good Had him nailed to a chunk of wood He died grinning on live TV Hanging there he looked a lot like you And an awful lot like me! But he made too many enemies... Hooray for Peter Pumpkin Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead Oh my oh my oh! Doesn't it make you want to cry oh?

There was an article in "Creem" magazine in the 70's entitled "The agony and the XTC"

XTC Rocks! They put on an excellent performance.

Property grab Texas. Killed Rfk same day Officer Tippet.