Lead Balloon Band. The term go down like a lead balloon means to be poorly received by an audience or to be a total failure. In the us, go over like a lead balloon is also used. Ironically, the name of one of the world’s most successful rock bands, led zeppelin, derives from a 1960s pun on the expression when someone. Whether it was for the enormous sound which would go on to define a. The band turned an insult into a legendary name by dropping the ‘a’ in lead at the suggestion of their manager, peter grant, and replacing the word ‘balloon’ with ‘zeppelin.’ In the uk a complete failures ‘go down like a lead balloon’. Led zeppelin is a band steeped in glorious rock legend. When jimmy page asked keith moon and john entwistle of the who if they wanted to start a band, the two stated that such a group would work out about as well as a “lead balloon.” “balloon” was replaced with “zeppelin” for emphasis and the “a” was removed from “lead” to prevent mispronunciation, thus giving us. Hence that the band, whatever they were called, would go down (as in be accepted/appreciated) like a lead balloon (as in.
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Led zeppelin is a band steeped in glorious rock legend. The term go down like a lead balloon means to be poorly received by an audience or to be a total failure. In the us, go over like a lead balloon is also used. In the uk a complete failures ‘go down like a lead balloon’. When jimmy page asked keith moon and john entwistle of the who if they wanted to start a band, the two stated that such a group would work out about as well as a “lead balloon.” “balloon” was replaced with “zeppelin” for emphasis and the “a” was removed from “lead” to prevent mispronunciation, thus giving us. Whether it was for the enormous sound which would go on to define a. The band turned an insult into a legendary name by dropping the ‘a’ in lead at the suggestion of their manager, peter grant, and replacing the word ‘balloon’ with ‘zeppelin.’ Hence that the band, whatever they were called, would go down (as in be accepted/appreciated) like a lead balloon (as in. Ironically, the name of one of the world’s most successful rock bands, led zeppelin, derives from a 1960s pun on the expression when someone.
BBC Two Lead Balloon, Series 3
Lead Balloon Band Led zeppelin is a band steeped in glorious rock legend. Led zeppelin is a band steeped in glorious rock legend. Ironically, the name of one of the world’s most successful rock bands, led zeppelin, derives from a 1960s pun on the expression when someone. In the uk a complete failures ‘go down like a lead balloon’. The term go down like a lead balloon means to be poorly received by an audience or to be a total failure. Hence that the band, whatever they were called, would go down (as in be accepted/appreciated) like a lead balloon (as in. When jimmy page asked keith moon and john entwistle of the who if they wanted to start a band, the two stated that such a group would work out about as well as a “lead balloon.” “balloon” was replaced with “zeppelin” for emphasis and the “a” was removed from “lead” to prevent mispronunciation, thus giving us. In the us, go over like a lead balloon is also used. Whether it was for the enormous sound which would go on to define a. The band turned an insult into a legendary name by dropping the ‘a’ in lead at the suggestion of their manager, peter grant, and replacing the word ‘balloon’ with ‘zeppelin.’
