When was 99 red balloons?
1983
99 Luftballons/Released
Did Kim Wilde sing 99 red balloons?
In 2002, Nena (of 99 Red Balloons fame) asked Wilde to duet on her single Anyplace, Anytime, Anywhere, which became a huge hit in Holland, Germany and Austria. Wilde was mortified, but it turned out the public were laughing with, not at, her giggly, warm-hearted performance.
Who wrote lyrics for 99 Red Balloons?
Nena
Carlo KargesKevin McAlea
99 Luftballons/Lyricists
Where did the song 99 Red balloons come from?
99 Red Balloons Lyrics. Originally written in German by the band Nena, this protest song set in 1983 tells the story of a couple who releases a group of 99 red balloons and their effect on Cold War Germany. The original German version was written by Nena’s drummer Carlo Karges, while at a concert in West Berlin he noticed a large group…
Why are there 99 Balloons in 99 Luftballons?
The 99 balloons represent the many dreams that each person had. At the end of the song, she just wants to prove that the German people did have dreams by finding one balloon – she finds one balloon, a dream, and lets it go. >> Suggestion credit:
What does the song 99 Balloons by Nena mean?
The song, though difficult to understand, is about the dreams of the German people that were lost after World War II. The 99 balloons represent the many dreams that each person had. At the end of the song, she just wants to prove that the German people did have dreams by finding one balloon – she finds one balloon, a dream, and lets it go.
Why did balloons show up on the radar?
These balloons show up on the radar as unidentified objects and both sides scramble planes and go to full alert to counteract a perceived nuclear attack, when in fact it is the most childlike of things, a bunch of balloons. The song, though difficult to understand, is about the dreams of the German people that were lost after World War II.