German version 99 luftballons appears on nenas 1983 selftitled album. Great nostalgia, and love that you get the mp3s too. Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the song. Gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960, better known by her stage name nena, is a german singer and actress. Cmrra, latinautor, latinautor sonyatv, ascap, sodrac, emi music publishing, uniao. In its raw expression in adds the human feelings, i guess. Stream 99 red balloons by musicforendtimes from desktop or your mobile device. What is the history behind the 99 red balloons song. Published by avon books, an imprint of harper collins, 99 red balloons. Likable as 99 red balloons and 99 luftballons were, their international success. Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german ndw band nena from.
It was the title that first attracted me to 99 red balloons, because i remember singing this song in the car with my sisters when we were growing up nena was a big name in those days. Ninety nine decisions treat ninety nine ministers meet to worry, worry. Nena is the stage name of german singer and actress gabriele susanne kerner born 24. At one concert in west berlin, a large bunch of balloons were released from the audience, and as they shifted colour in the setting sun, he. Learn the german lyrics to 99 luftballons thoughtco. An english version written by kevin mcalea in not a translation of the original german version and contains somewhat different lyrics the band and nena herself were quoted as being not completely satisfied with the lyrics of english version. Ive read quite a few psychological thrillers in the past few weeks and not one of them really satisfied me. Though nena the band and singer had a few hits after this song, 99 luftballons was by far. You and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got set them free at the break of dawn til one by one, they were gone. In the same year she rerecorded this song in english as 99 red balloons. Song information for 99 red balloons nena on allmusic. Discover 99 red balloons instrumental mp3 as made famous by nena. From the outset nena and other members of the band expressed disapproval for the.
Although nena recorded an englishlanguage version of the single called 99 red balloons, american listeners, unusually, preferred the original german. Nena originally released 99 red balloons written by carlo karges, uwe fahrenkrogpetersen and kevin mcalea and nena released it on the single 99 red balloons in 1983. An englishlanguage version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was also released on the album 99 luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in europe and japan. Nena 99 red balloons school of rock oak park illinois duration. Cover versions of 99 red balloons by nena secondhandsongs. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german ndw band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. The english version is not a direct translation of the. An englishlanguage version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was. Minus language, expressive, but doesnt take away from the book.
However, this milestone is far from the only significant number from this, as a whole, very solid debut album. Gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960, better known as nena, is a german singersongwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the neue deutsche welle song 99 luftballons. You and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got set them free at the break of dawn til one by one, they were gone back at base, bugs. So today im bringing you seven covers of 99 red balloons in.
My one complaint is that the english version of 99 red balloons was remixed with some sort of technodance sound effects added, which dont do much to make the song any better. I was delighted when 99 red balloons by elisabeth carpenter dropped through my letterbox as it looked like just my kind of read. An airbase sees the red balloons and doesnt know what it is so it attacks its enemies and a full world war starts. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the new german wave song 99 luftballons. Audio studio in berlin, germany 1982 track a recorded at. In 1984, she rerecorded this song in english as 99 red balloons.
It has an amazing plot that you really want to talk about, but people need to have read the book first, if that makes sense. Nena s 1983 debut album is probably mainly known for contain her big breakthrough single 99 luftballons. Looking for writing advice, book recs, funny stories or anecdotes. Now this is a very hard book to talk about as there are elements of it which kind of put me in mind of the movie, fight club.
Whats the meaning of the song 99 red balloons by nena. Nena have said that its about total nuclear destruction across the world brought about by 99 red balloons. The first rule of 99 red balloons is, dont talk about the plot of 99 red balloons. Id like to thank sabah khan for sending me a copy and for the lolly that has rapidly been eaten. Mary martin and children in a publicity photo for the sound of music. You and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got set them free at the break of dawn til one by one, they were.
As rodman1977 correctly pointed out, it is a bad translation as far as being a literal translation of the german lyric is concerned, but its what british pop fans in the 1980s heard, know and continue to interpret. I think the song loses something in translation and even sounds silly. Side 2 is incorrectly pressed but i cannot find any info on it anywhere online except for a brief mention on popsike and would love to know more about it. Originally sung in german, it was later rerecorded in english as 99 red balloons. Provided to youtube by bmg rights management gmbh 99 red balloons nena 99 luftballons. Download the best mp3 karaoke songs on karaoke version. General commentneurotic chick is quite right the song was rerecorded with the above lyrics after the german version was shown on british tv and became a surprise hit.
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