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From: rossen@uiucdcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: 99 Red Balloons - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 22:26:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 27 22:26:52 1984
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uiucdcs!rossen    Jan 27 11:31:00 1984


Aniticipating the response from the many who will pounce on this one, I
will stick to the basics:
   1) "Ninety-Nine Red Balloons" and "Neunundneunzig Luftballoons" are the 
      English and German versions of the same song, by Nena (note spelling).
   2) The song is apparently about how paranoia touched off by the sighting
      of 99 Red Balloons "floatin' in the summer sky" touches off nuclear 
      armageddon.
   3) Discussion of this tune, including the English lyrics and a translation
      of the German ones, appears in "net.records".

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   ". . . Yes?  Yes who?"
   Ken in Champaign-Urbana
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