Nena's "99 Luftballons" Lyrics Meaning - Song Meanings and Facts
Nena's "99 Luftballons" Lyrics Meaning - Song Meanings and Facts
May 6, 2019
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“99 Luftballons” (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, “99 balloons”) is a song by the West German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defense ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power fo
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"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the West German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons" (German: Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons), with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released by Nena on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains lyrics with a somewhat d
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