Nena - 99 Red Balloons (Live, Top Of The Pops)

[tqui94]

pretty good, but not as good as German version, i love that one

[norman949]

Livo nena and her accent

[xtremetom180]

This is a great video

[WWEDanFan]

Im 11... I saw this last year and totally forgot it.I was sitting there and started thinking of this song..Is it wrong I like this im a boy and I was singing along?

[GusFogle]

@WWEDanFan You might be surprised to learn that the majority of Nena's fan-base in the 1980's (outside of Germany) were men. So no, nothing wrong at all with being a guy who likes Nena. I'm a 20+ year old pianist who plays "serious" classical music, and even I have a life-size Nena poster on the wall of my studio.

[MirrorHex2]

@WWEDanFan no

[GlamMetalGirl1988]

Playback!

[IvanArantes2]

Gooooooooldfingeeeeeer!

[smuggecko]

love the video man

[55criz]

shes beautiful v.v

[youcantubeittoo]

Gotta love dat keytar.

[Dectheboner]

Live my fucking ringpiece

[ACDCFan15Swe]

Does anyone know if there is a version of this in German where they perform in what looks like a small club? It was on MTW Rewind years ago, my dad taped it and I really like that version

[awsomeob2]

2:29-2:31 did I hear a star trek reference?

"everyone's a captain Kirk"

[gypsiecat1]

unfortunatley the popping continued and there were 95 red ballons

[RyuuHou22]

Ahhhh, the 80's....back before everyone realized how much lip synching was going on!

[sexypcv]

i more popped and then only 96 balloons

[zeldaaldez]

then another popped so there were only 97

[Dendiol]

99 Red Balloons, then one popped and there were 98

[00ffdc]

WTF, this is studio version!

[jarbydnjksd]

Lipstick, earings and a sweat-band... Those sure were the days

[rockfilmers]

did anyone else notice that she doesn't even have a mic?



[steveh1409]

I was 17 when this came out and first year of college ... I can safely say that she was all I was looking for in a women back then!! I'm 45 next month ... and I have to say she still looks fine and that accent is still gorgeous!

[ExoSkeleton54321]

lol lip singing much?

[richardbirch2007]

@ExoSkeleton54321 That's what TOTP made performers do.

[4653219]

i,d bite a lions arse for a night with Nena!

[SyracuseLax09]

My balloon's inflating... ;)

[meelrocckk]

i love this song!!

[puffthemagicdragon9]

You can tell this is the studio version of the song. It's live footage while the studio version plays with the occasional sound of someone yelling taped over it. It's a little disappointing...

[m6aey]

Iwas born 20 years too late!

[NATTypeStrick]

@m6aey no you weren't, while this song is great and she was/is hot, you have to remember you would have had to put up with the rest of the 80's :O

[megaflowcity]

lol 1:55 "call the doctor!!"

[Poopaloo55]

It was always fun getting dressed up to go dancing in the 80s!!!

[solefthanded2]

WOW. Blast fron the past.

[TheADTB]

She is AWESOME!

[jse07]

top of the pops is great at making artists' look shit

Forced to mime = fail

Fuck the BBC

[Panorama1981]

@jse07 I agree with you. They even did it to Ric Ocasek!

[olemuckspreader]

Where are the hairy armpits????????

[jacnaib01]

east 99 is where u find us everytime

[evchesser]

I still love this song. It brings back great memories of Ronald Reagon and the late Cold War Era. I couldn't wait to graduate from high school, join the Army, and be stationed in Germany when I first heard this song. Sad thing though, I never made it to Germany until 2006 and 2009 on my way to Iraq.

[richwicz]

She's hot and hairy!

[forthewinx78]

she's lip singing.

[Ricklawrence]

I used to listen to this song on my "walkman" flying into Beirut in '84.

[aimeed1968]

All drummers wore a headband !!

[sjwmoore]

nena- hated it at the time, but it retrospect you were right

[UWCnation]

CLASSIC

[wobblefluff]

Absolutely everyone in the world realises she is singing about nuclear war.

[samipso]

I am not quite sure as to why this would be about nuclear war.

[TheWacoKid1963]

@samipso" The war machine springs to life.

Opens up one eager eye.

Focusing it on the sky."

[canttouchthefro]

@samipso After world war 2 she had a dream about a world war 3 breaking out... (Nucler war). So she just sang about her dream.

[samipso]

@canttouchthefro Oh..that makes sense. Thanks.

[exkiwi]

she's hot

[engrish2006]

I just love it when the singer doesn't use a microphone and expects us to believe that they are singing live, lol! That was a frequent occurrence in the 80s, wasn't it?

[BLOODELFSRULE]

@engrish2006 especialliy when its spot on with the studio recording

[Fraimco]

is the lirics of Christiane F...?

[SchmedleyWilcoxify]

uffff de poca madre el videooo 

[numberwang2020]

feel the obermine

[RunescapeHelpization]

lol 80s!

[GetTheHook]

Is the end of the song supposed to be saying the world was destroyed by war?

[666HeavyMetalist]

@GetTheHook

pretty much, its about nuclear war

[spritgirl11]

is she singing that because she doesn't have a microphone

[atomixbomb1]

@spritgirl11 no she is mouthing the words but her band is really playing:)

[TooMuchCrimeDrama]

I wish I was alive during the 80s...

[skylineXpert]

@TooMuchCrimeDrama i wish i was living in germany in the 80s,

[imajor86]

The 80's were so awesome.

[emaclynch]

bet she looks good in her knickers

[pawelo81]

Sing in german

[NedsMissingTeeth]

She had so much hair under her pits it looked like she had Chewbacca in a head lock.

[ukulelefan86]

@NedsMissingTeeth That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Kudos to you!

[cahuseo]

0:12''-'0:23''.....It's imposible not to fall in love with Nena.....with that facial expression....is to become absolutely crazy....

[Belmonk32]

Man! This is good metal for yeah!

[deadluiga]

how can they not tell shes not singing? o.o

Trust me see her live and you will hear a HEAVY german accent

"99 ved bavoons" lol

[MsPinkfloyd66]

@deadluiga SO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WITH ACCENT!! EVEN IN AMERICA THERE ARE ACCENTS.FOR INSTANCE; NEW YORK HAS DIFFERENT ACCENT THAN CALIFORNIA , AND THE NORTH STATES HAS DIFFERENT ACCENT THAN THE SOUTH STATES.THIS IS THE LAND OF EACH STATES HAS THEIR OWN ACCENT, AND YOU ARE MAKING FUN OF IT.GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO SEE IF YOU LEARN TO BE LESS IGNORANT!!!!

[deadluiga]

@MsPinkfloyd66 what the fuck are you talking about? ALL IM FUCKING SAYING IS THAT YOU WILL HEAR ONE. What the fuck is wrong with you

[SuperFresh3000]

@deadluiga haha agreed.

[MsPinkfloyd66]

@MsPinkfloyd66 

[goldendragonbringer]

@MsPinkfloyd66 you been trolled :\

[MsPinkfloyd66]

@deadluiga i dont understand your foul languaje . please do not right me back. thankyou ! HEAVY german accent lol

[WishedForWishes]

Number 1 in my heart forever THUMBS UP

[deadluiga]

Ich möchte diesen Song. Deutsche Musik gewinnt.

[stevent60]

she looks so much like marc almond !

[martavteixeira]

q giro!!! há qts anos!!

[HumanistWikitopian]

18 June 2010: Life imitates art.

Check out today's BBC News website or Google: South Korea military alert over children's balloons.

[schlabresfan]

best pop band ever!

[GreeanMarijuana]

it is playback!!!!.... -.-

stupid...

[cheezican]

she sang faster than usual at the beginning

[rondack17]

@cheezican Really ? She's lip-synching to the record. This ain't live

[Jennie931]

Fanastic! :)

[logom0]

think im in love...

[Ctownace]

@logom0 Oh I'm on board with you, she was simply BREATHTAKING back in the day....

[logom0]

@Ctownace yeah shes gorgeous lol

[bethwhatsnext]

at 1.25. in the white jumpsuit.. in the audience..thats my mum! no joke :D how cool is that!

[HAYimLauren]

@bethwhatsnext not too cool

[bethwhatsnext]

@HAYimLauren woah. well i found it exciting, what was the point in saying that? dull the mood why dont you :L no need really

[HAYimLauren]

@bethwhatsnext LOL, i was joking baby, it is very cool indeed.

[bethwhatsnext]

@HAYimLauren sorry i didnt even mean to send that :L i always come up with these comebacks but never say them, then i couldnt find the comment to delete it! aha its alright i dont really care ;)

[HAYimLauren]

@bethwhatsnext ahaha, okayyy xxx

[bethwhatsnext]

@HAYimLauren sorryy, not used to having an account! god i sounded well touchy :L x

[HAYimLauren]

@bethwhatsnext not that cool

[dominiquejr1]

its all about M.A,D against the Soviet Union and US. When one would fire missiles at the other, the other would fire back, that's MAD. Now when nena released the red balloons one of the countries satellites thought it was a missile coming from the other country so the other country would retaliate and fire back. Some background to the song

[DancingBProductions]

playback! hahaa

[Fast4Music]

@DancingBProductions

"Top of the Pops" the Tv, show, Makes ONLY Playback.

Thats why "Metallica" was kicked off the show.

Metallica has´nt want to sing with playback..

^^

[samoa105]

is this all synced? it sounds way too good and she has no mic. lol but great song

[Jakefreeway]

@samoa105

I'd have to guess you are correct. But it is good.

[zarzandar]

I LOVE YOU NENA !

[journeythruthepast]

Never liked the song but I think Dire Straits copped the sound of that organ hook for "Walk of Life." Always have thought Nena looked amazing though! Wow!

[kevindagame]

Even at the age 50, she still looks good

[83Brokenwings]

She always reminded me of a dark haired Kim Wilde. Great song. Anyone who was a teen in the 80s is real lucky!!!!!

[tifany71]

LINDA CANCION ME ENCANTA SALUDOS

[csynn]

dude she is hot

[Necroman666]

@csynn itz cuz she has girly voice

[fireflytheavenger]

@csynn ikr

[vxenon67]

I barely remember the 70's. I do remember the 80's. I forget..or wish to forget the 90's. Only trouble in the 00's. Thank God for singer's like this who make you feel good. Even though they sing about destruction, war.

[RAMSASS]

wow nice song i love it but she has no mic

[delhood]

wasn't aloud to sing live on t.o.p in 80's

[vasiliosrigos]

Most do not realize she is singing about nuclear war.

[theonlytruepunk]

Oh, I always thought she was singing about 99 red balloons.

[vasiliosrigos]

They say we learn something new everyday

[theonlytruepunk]

Hahahahaha...

[doh1959]

pmsl

[bryanwilliams141]

@vasiliosrigos really? never of thought.

[Dormousey]

@vasiliosrigos A child of the eighties does; as does a child of that time know that the spelling of 'realise' with a z is an Americanism and therefore not in use at the time ....... :-p

DM

[EGBmusic]

@vasiliosrigos the german version is better though.. and im dutch so i shouldnt just have said that hehe !

[MsPinkfloyd66]

@vasiliosrigos 

[spritgirl11]

@vasiliosrigos yep i knew she was i made a videp that has the uss enterprise and troops ect) if you really listen to it you know

[KevReborn]

@vasiliosrigos how can anyone miss all the references to war?

[mitthrawnuruodo9]

Yeah, only a few artists were granted live performance privileges, The Beatles being the most famous. I believe Iron Maiden and The Might Be Giants also played live as well. Same as the Super Bowl, too many things could go wrong playing live to want to risk it for all but the most demanding (and famous) artists.

[MrNAGynator]

theres no keyboardplayer :D

[AxisAnalysis]

I see you're unaware of the greatest 80s invention ever, THE KEYTAR!

Invented for the singer, song writers that were jealous of the frontman status of lead guitar players .. they packaged a mini electric keyboard in a guitar like body that would get them out from behind a piano or keyboard and into the limelight they so richly deserved ...

As you can tell by the number of awesome keytar playing frontmen these days, it didn't exactly work out ..

[sonofsam70]

It seems like she's lip syncing. I mean the sounds is too perfect to be live or maybe they are just that good.

[Daygobarsystems]

This is Top of the Pops (british tv charts program) where almost all songs were played from pre-recorded version....allowing bands to lip-synch

[ollieroks]

it is very hard to do live sound on T.V. Even to day. because once you mess up just one time, the press will jump your shit.

[EmoThoughtsandDreams]

Wow, she sound the same as she does like actually recorded...amazing

[andplumb]

im laughing my head off just now because i thought nena was the most gorgeous female i have seen until she showed her pits.thank you for showing me im not alone

[momoids1]

amazing

[looneybineastman]

i was hiking next to the Econ River here in FL Sunday and saw part of an old red balloon - and said, hey 99 red ballons go by, or 99 luft balloons ~ whew

[vacuumlover1]

lipsync

[Dann01782]

Is it me or is she mimeing ?( Btw cant spell )

[GJmusique]

i yet have to find footage of anybody playing live at TOTP =P

[countessofdade]

I can't see the mic lol!

[fallout3freak360]

everybody knows german women are a++ hot

[Nadge11]

u realise that she had some serious armpit hair right?

[DarkCybrid]

You know as long as she keeps herself clean, it doesn't really matter, right?

[sambda]

I remember her pits. It was a different TOTP performance where she just had a vest on. Everyone was OMG! We talked about it at school the next day. It just seemed funny to have hairy armpits on such a pretty girl. Now German girls can't wait to get rid of all (yes, I mean all) body hair!

[Wooooo28]

please dont hate me but i compared both this one and the other original English one they both have the same length in the pause parts and same voice tone i am a fan but shes not singing

[hankthetank74]

um, the fact the she's not holding a mic didn't give that one away??

[KasHCubeD]

No you're right, performances on Top of the Pops were mimed during that time because live equipment didn't match studio equipment so the songs wouldn't have sounded the same and stuff.

[mspratz]

I can't believe i hadn't worked it out before!! The English translation must be a sexual 'metaphor'! You and i in a little toy shop(CHEMIST) buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got!(CONDOMS)!!! We get there in the end!! lol

[mspratz]

Are you taking the piss??

[Pitfossil]

NFW

[mspratz]

pitfoss me old chum you are a bit keen!! lol

[Pitfossil]

go to h2g2, find the Yikes! thread - you might fit in.

[mspratz]

seriousl though! If you have some time for me, then i'll sing a song for you!! dosent even remotely translate from 'you and i in little toy shop!!! c,mon!

[grahamgfm]

Yes elcottero, I have.

[NenaFan4Ever]

Nena du bist die beste!!!

99 Red Ballons ist ein schönes Lied:))

Hachjaa die Ballons:)

Die neue Version ist auch supii....mit französisch und deutsch:)

Nena 4 ever

Nenadeutschlandtour2010-ich bin dabei;)

♥♥♥♥Nena♥♥♥♥

[mspratz]

I dont know why they had to mess with a brilliant song! The original German version was horribly re written for us English and Americans!!Plus i used to live just up the road from Gabriele at Gutesloh!!

[Pitfossil]

mspratz, having lived with us krautheads,you know that a 100% translation is b****y impossible. Allow younger bottentommies to check this version, just to know what she sings about - and then, hopefully, switch to the original where Nena really goes pedal to the metal, and get the goosebumps we get, every time we listen. ;)

[mspratz]

Kraut-heads!! lmho!! who says you lot haven't got a sense of humour!!!! Dont mention ze war!! p.s i think you are allowed to say 'bloody'!!!

[Pitfossil]

Jawohl, ve haff.Shtant shtraight vile you keel over. And Nena is a plain bloody marvel, even though the lyrics in English don´t raise the same amount of goosebumps as in German.

[vxenon67]

I realize now how haunting the song is. War aftermath and a red balloon left amidst the rubble.

[elcottero]

Nena is so nice ...I would like to wring her knickers out over my cornflakes.

[mattpopfavourites]

ha ha :)

[MEXCAL4MENU]

99 Red Balloons groß ist, lieben es zu kein Ende.

[Roadie92]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[911caddy]

Man, even after 26 years it still sounds great to me?!

[mattutopia]

Nena, The Best German Star , Ever. Thanks Nena .

[NFSKING1000]

yea everyone DOES lipsync here. Oasis, did too.

[fishnet4media]

lip synching