Nena — 99 Red Balloons
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'til one by one they were gone
Back at base bugs in the software
Flash the message: "something's out there!"
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Where ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The president is on the line
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a captain kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine dreams i have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and i'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If i could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'til one by one they were gone
Back at base bugs in the software
Flash the message: "something's out there!"
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Where ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
The president is on the line
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a captain kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine dreams i have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and i'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If i could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
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As German I've to agree! Please play the original which is abundantly clear better then this "international" version.
It's also easier for me to sing along ;)
Nice to hear this song again, do think the german version is nicer though....
Uh, actually, just bail on it altogether. I'm a fan of the alternative (at the time) 80's music, but never enjoyed this one. Blech blech blech.
Originally Posted by andrewgd:
Why oh why is the American version even ON Radioparadise??
Switch it now! :p People shouldn't think that things will be better, as long as their in English! Bah! I scoff at the idea. Bring on the original version please...much much better...
Originally Posted by MsJudi:
I've always loved this song, it makes me giggle ;)
Giggle. Giggle. Yes, right now I giggle.
Why oh why is the American version even ON Radioparadise??
Switch it now! :p People shouldn\'t think that things will be better, as long as their in English! Bah! I scoff at the idea. Bring on the original version please...much much better...
Originally Posted by kerneld:
Can you play the German version? I much prefer it :)
Great song... even if it was a world wide one hit wonder.
Ditto that, the German version is better.
I\'ve always loved this song, it makes me giggle ;)
Good morning from Cleveland. :)
Do I sense a bit of anti-war in RP this morning?
Good to hear some 80s pop once in a while! Funny thing is that this song has more talent in it than just about all top 40 music today.
Can you play the German version? I much prefer it :)
Great song... even if it was a world wide one hit wonder.
How about playing the original version?
Until I heard the English version a couple of years ago I never knew there was an English version - they always played the German version here (Denmark)...
oh please no!!! Why is this song rated so high?!! Truly awful.
Originally Posted by hcg11:
Great 80's flashback...good message and a good dance tune!
I second the motion. Earlier today it was the Fixx.
Ah the Eighties ! My hedonistic second childhood, after some rather prolonged Eastern inspired austerities.
Wonderful! And thank you for playing the english language version.
I prefer Nena singing it in German, JA!
Luft Baloons!!!!
Always loved this song - regardless of its pacifist video ;-P