this song is sooo cute! i saw the vid on vh1 classic, my question is where can i find the german version of this vid? cuz my aunts friend was watchin it with me and was sayin that the german ver. is better

Moonwalkbjrain said:

she is right, the english version was made when the german version became a hit, I was thinking of this song recently.

great song.

Even without the translation, I'd prefer the german original version just because.

When I hear the verse part of this song I think of DMSR. Just because of the instrumentation... fat synth sound, bass, guitar.

Nena is so adorable! She's still a top recording artist in Germany and just celebrated her 20th anniversary as a pop star here. She is still rail thin, fashionable, and pretty, though now the mom of zillions of kids! A couple of years ago she released a cool remix of 99 Luft balloons, but I lost my copy, otherwise I'd send it to you

There's an english version of 99 luft balloons??!

mynameisnotsusan said:

yup - it's identical (99 red balloons) but it's got her singing in a cute accent.

love both versions, btw. great pop tune.

My uncle is so obsessed about this woman it's bordering on seriously eerie.

TheFrog said:

Yep, I occasionally get the "call the troops out in a hurry" line stuck in my head for no damn reason. Nonetheless, I was never a fan of this song, whether it be sung in English or German. And then I think of her big hairy pits hangin' out of her sleeveless shirt in the video and dislike it even more.

RipHer2Shreds said:

yknow, i didnt notice that! and maybe thats a good thing lol

classic, total classic. In either language, although I prefer the german one too.

she had unshaved armpits
but , agreed , the song is cool

Duel
by
Propaganda

Also great.