grue 1 #1 August 15, 2006 Hast Du etwas Zeit fuer mich Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich Von 99 Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Denkst Du vielleicht grad' an mich Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich Von 99 Luftballons Und dass sowas von sowas kommt 99 Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All Darum schickte ein General 'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher Alarm zu geben, wenn's so waer Dabei war'n da am Horizont Nur 99 Luftballons 99 Duesenflieger Jeder war ein grosser Krieger Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht Dabei schoss man am Horizont Auf 99 Luftballons 99 Kriegsminister Streichholz und Benzinkanister Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute Witterten schon fette Beute Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht Mann, wer haette das gedacht Dass es einmal soweit kommt Wegen 99 Luftballons 99 Jahre Krieg Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr Und auch keine Duesenflieger Heute zieh ich meine Runden Seh' die Welt in Truemmern liegen Hab' 'nen Luftballon gefunden Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegencavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #2 August 15, 2006 There is an english version of that song, ya know."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #3 August 15, 2006 QuoteThere is an english version of that song, ya know. What's the fun in that?cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #5 August 15, 2006 but the german version is so much cooler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #6 August 15, 2006 QuoteThere is an english version of that song, ya know. Here ya' go: 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 99 red balloons go by. 99 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 99 red balloons go by. 99 Decision Street, 99 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 99 red balloons go by. 99 Knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Silverhero Everyone's a Captain Kirk With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scramble in the summer sky As 99 red balloons go by. 99 dreams I have had In every one a red balloon It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenier Just to prove the world was here... And here is a red balloon I think of you and let it go.Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #7 August 15, 2006 Sorry. Ich liebe Lampe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #8 August 15, 2006 ja und? Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #9 August 15, 2006 QuoteSorry. Ich liebe Lampe. *golfclap* Thread winner of the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 August 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteSorry. Ich liebe Lampe. *golfclap* Thread winner of the day. I second the nomination. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #11 August 15, 2006 just pulled it up on i-tunes - haven't heard it for ages - thanks! tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #12 August 15, 2006 Nina died of AM antenna radiation."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #13 August 15, 2006 You beat me to it..here's some interesting stuff. (I like that song!) The song came during a period of escalating rhetoric and strategic maneuvering between the United States and the Soviet Union. In particular, its international chart success followed two events in Europe that raised fears of the Cold War becoming "hot." First, in November 1983 the Soviet Union misread NATO's annual Able Archer exercise as an actual preparation for a nuclear strike and activated its own weapons for a preemptive strike. Although few outside the Soviet Union understood the seriousness of the response, historians now consider it one of the closest calls with nuclear war and a reflection of the war angst of the time. A few weeks later, in January 1984, the US deployed Pershing II missiles in West Germany, prompting protests across western Europe. In this context, Nena topped the UK Singles Chart with "99 Red Balloons" for three weeks from 28 February 1984 (Strangely, in the USA the german version was more successful, charting at number 2. She never charted again in the U.K., and was placed #10 on the recent Channel 4 poll "The 100 greatest one hit wonders of all time." The song also peaked at #2 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. Preceded by: "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood UK number one single February 26, 1984 Succeeded by: "Hello" by Lionel Richie Cover versions The song has been covered by numerous bands, most notably by 7 Seconds in English, Siobhan DuVall, NOFX and by Goldfinger in English with a German verse. The latter cover was featured in several films, including Eurotrip (2004) and Not Another Teen Movie (2001) as well as the video game "Gran Turismo 3" (2000) as background music and during various competitions in Nickelodeon's television movie "Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand" (2002). Trivia "99 Luftballons" was also used in a Telus commercial in Canada in 2003. This commercial featured piglets being lifted up by red balloons into the air, with the German song playing in the background. VH1 Classic, an American cable television station, ran a charity event for Hurricane Katrina relief in 2006. Viewers who made donations were allowed to choose which music videos the station would play. One viewer donated $35,000 for the right to program an entire hour and requested continuous play of Nena's "99 Luftballons" and "99 Red Balloons" videos continuously for an entire hour. The station broadcasted the videos as requested from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST on March 26, 2006. Mentions in the media A cover version is featured in the European release of the 2004 video game "Donkey Konga." On a VH1 one-hit wonders special, host William Shatner joked that this was the only song on the countdown to mention him. He was of course referencing the line "Hielten sich für Kaptain Kirk." ("They thought that they were Captain Kirk.") Played in the 2003 French movie "La Beuze" Played in the 2002 video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Sang for a few seconds by Drew Barrymore in the 1998 movie "The Wedding Singer" Played in the pilot episode of NBC's television series "My Name is Earl" It has been featured in a "Saturday Night Live" commercial, advertising a smoke detector that plays the hits of the 1980s. Played in one of the climactic scenes of "Boogie Nights" Features in the reunion dance scenes of "Grosse Pointe Blank" Features as the closing theme for the BBC Radio 4 spoof panel game The 99p Challenge Features in an episode of the television series "Scrubs" (Episode 2.20 , "My Interpretation") Sung by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in the movie "Wedding Crashers" as a deleted scene Played on the Australian countdown programme "20 to 1" on 13 February 2006, in the episode "20 to 1: One Hit Wonders" P. Diddy claims this to be one of his favorite songs. Briefly quoted in the Guster song "Amsterdam" Homer sings this song (in German) in "The Simpsons" episode "The Heartbroke Kid." In a spoof of "American Idol" on "MADtv" Season 8, three celebrity contestants (Courtney Love, Wham!, and Bobby Brown) sang in different styles. Listened by Lorelai in "Gilmore Girls" when she goes into labor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guppie01 0 #14 August 15, 2006 QuoteNina died of AM antenna radiation. HA, when I first read this it made me think of 88 Lines about 44 Women.... g"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?" Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU OMG, is she okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #15 August 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteNina died of AM antenna radiation. HA, when I first read this it made me think of 88 Lines about 44 Women.... g OMG I love that song!"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #16 August 15, 2006 ich bien eine loffel! Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweetness 0 #17 August 15, 2006 The lyrics are very true actually. And the song is just great ... totally wrong, but great "Ha ! I laugh at danger and drop ice cubes down the vest of fear ..." (Blackadder) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #18 August 15, 2006 Quoteits international chart success followed two events in Europe that raised fears of the Cold War becoming "hot." I love stupid people. I guess Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Afghanistan, Angola, Rhodesia, and 100 other wars weren't related. Sorry...........now back to your regularly scheduled bonfire fluff. BOOBIES! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #19 August 15, 2006 Quote I love stupid people. I guess Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Afghanistan, Angola, Rhodesia, and 100 other wars weren't related. Sorry...........now back to your regularly scheduled bonfire fluff. So which is the stupid part, the comment about the war or the fact that the entire post was cut and pasted from Wikipedia? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #20 August 15, 2006 So Grue, you like-a zie Germans.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #21 August 16, 2006 Quote So Grue, you like-a zie Germans. Yeah, but they don't like me. cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 August 16, 2006 Ja ja, das ist eine zehr gutter Schlager. (I bet my grammer is all sort of screwed up after all of these years).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #23 August 16, 2006 Nein, und ich denke das du auch kein Deutsch sprichst. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #24 August 16, 2006 QuoteJa ja, das ist eine zehr gutter Schlager. Ich habe Sauerkraut in meine Lederhosen. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #25 August 16, 2006 QuoteQuoteJa ja, das ist eine zehr gutter Schlager. Ich habe Sauerkraut in meine Lederhosen.Ich habe eine grosse Zoziflard..scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
