Nena - 99 Luftballons (Air Balloons)

[tlrushing7]

The baloons are the 99 percenters

[maxwellrockies1]

Massive 80s vib from the drummer

[Ernestasiscool]

Part of this song was on The Simpsons :D



[ChiefDCS]

Love it. Love the message.

[sophie0124]

we watched this in German class XD lol

[ButterPeanutLove]

:)

[Crunchystone]

Es wird immer ein tolles Lied sein!

[reycanfly831]

wtf???

[bmesiasbmesias]

This song has one of the best synth lines ever.

[Tanster100]

14 people got blue balloons...

[jordosing]

the best and only good thing that came out of germany

[ashathrazi]

@jordosing Do not really like beer. but that is one pretty famous thing that came out of germany (german beeer)

[hoghash78]

I seen somewhere, I don´t think I´m making this up but...

They filmed this near the border of the East and West, and East German soldiers started shooting, I remember getting the impression they were only trying to scare them. And they did.

[pdxeddie1111]

buy an oz of silver for freedom

[naddisay]

14 people think she should round up to 100.

[sharkmarcus]

before WEBUTTERTHEBREADWITHBUTTER there was Nena

[ugine2009]

@xGPK1987x Ya soz thats prob my neightbors tired of the song

[OutlawRebel117]

I love the 80's

[MiaDepRockRionII]

this sounds so sexy >.<

[headfirst4halos00]

God, I've been looking for this song for ages! Glad I finally found it! >:D

[SpeedyCraigerz]

the funny thing is, there is a reference to it in family guy.

"were making a collection of 100 luft ballons"

*ONE balloon pops*

"aww"

[Nalowee]

@SpeedyCraigerz Lol, yeah!

[Vulcain1337]

She's so beatiful and the song is totally awesome !

[Sortieeful]

ich liebe dieses lied

[i4xrush]

Ich liebe dieses Lied

[NajChupong]

99 bomb drop by luftwaffe

[Jouwl]

Instrumentally, the Goldfinger version is a bit more awesome here and there, but the softer parts of this original is vastly superior.

[ElizabethxPete]

one of the reasons why I love german

[alhuseinnadji]

their hair is so cool

[BlackStar250874]

12 kids disliked this great song. Go listen Britney you idiots..

[pbandjotterlover]

shes not singing about 99 baloons. shes singign about bombs and war.

[hooliiisdewayne]

One of the most successfull german songs in the world.I love this song (Ok,i speak german,but i would love this song too,if i could'nt understand german)

[Dannnneh]

I've had this song in my head the past 3 weeks for some reason :/ had to look it up

[videocritic2463]

german is an awesome language too bad my school totally forbidd all students to speak or learn german

[pdxeddie1111]

save your childrens childrens children stop globalization and save yourself

[dreamover21]

wunderschön

[Punkkiller1000]

eines der besten lieder das jemals geschrieben wurde I wonder that americans listen to german musik too i have never hear form a international song in german really cool....

wenn doch nur alle amerikaner auch so gut deutsch könnten wie die meisten deutschen englisch können

[iturbe101]

great song

[nutzernamelolxd]

0 sterne!!LOL

[ugoinsidevideo]

i dont understand one word :(

but this version is awesome. :)

[patricboston]

its a cool song :D

[tmmagf2]

she is so cute i think i now have cutenes diabetes

[fari915]

@tmmagf2 have much hair under her arms xddd

[1xxapplexx3]

i go to german school this song is great

ich gayhn nach deutche schule deise songe is sehr schon

[gta1111222]

so geil ich glaube ich binn ferliebt

[nutzernamelolxd]

kein komenta!!

[HomeMadeZin]

Omg she's pretty

[ReeseVVitherspoon]

Just read what Wikipedia says instead of beating each other with words to claim who is the closest. The song is related to UFOs and Berlin Wall... just not the way you all put it.

[sein2kool]

Much better in the original language

[terminator303]

well if you mean this video

its the original

[scarythingmaya]

the text is really stupid in german

[ImWalkingOnSunshine4]

@scarythingmaya find ich gar nicht XD

[hutzus]

@scarythingmaya In german it is original and the English translation is not accurate

[llothar68]

@scarythingmaya

This only tells me that you are a youngling who have no idea of the fears and feeling of 1983 in Europe.

[airtc22]

This song was remade in English - it bombed

[honeybugg0723]

i really love this song it is very cool even if i cant understand anything they are saying

[terminator303]

well she sings that there are 99 air baloons and that people thik that that arew ufos an a major of the army send airplans too look and shoot them if that are ufos and then she sings that the pilots think that that are ufoos and that they shoot on them

[AxlRockk]

i dont know what the hell she is sayin but i love this song

[gerco16]

it's not dutch, it's german

dutch means from the netherlands

[sejechris]

THE SONG IS soo fucking nice i relly love it it is soo cool and then it is dutch

[galtierifirecape]

:)!

[manque15]

I love the way they have spared no expense for the visual effects...throw around a few smoke bombs and balloons...very frikken cool

[Andyman57]

Most depressing song ever! :P hehe xD but alittle 80's though : / i can stand german 80's pop though :P like Alphaville! :P

[bubiziom]

Niezła sztunia jak na Niemkę xD

[saiswarrior]

Fun moments in history relived thx!

[rgnolan20]

das eis pony!

[EverSorrow1]

i love the greman version better than the english one!

Ich liebe die greman-Version besser als das Englisch ein!

[HorseCrazyProduction]

Love this song!!! =)

[OrangeMango30]

this song is the Fourth Reich.

[Ixtheemperor420]

Don't be a racist asshole.

[linkinscooter]

Do i need to fuckin say it again?!

Dutch = The Netherlands

Deutsch = Germany

[Jadesbooks]

Does she know about that whole weird 2012 theory? Do the members of REM know about it? I bet their reactions would be funny. No, their reactions would actually be hilarious!

[stev1212]

Oh noes it be german D':

[Skater47XGangster33]

Lieben Sie dieses Lied! der ganze Zeitliebling!

[SilverJoachim]

Dutch is Netherlands, German is Germany.

(No, dutch is not german for "german", deutsch is)

[guuguunk]

mikael ligne på keyboard fyrn

[supersenoen]

du eg gjer deg ein advarsel ikkje kødd med olk som skeler keyboard fordi eg spele keyboard!

[1cantlose2ken]

well actually 99 red baloons is taken after the dutch version :D i agree with KBLIXT the dutch version much better XD

[ImmanentFatality]

Hey Can you give me a dog?

[BlackBloodGhost]

Omg, everyone in the band is the same person! o__o *shot*

I remember us talking about this song. >.> I wonder if you'll know who I am?

*mystical arm movements*

[kblixt]

The german version sounds a whole lot better than the english version.

[mjmixmaster]

@kblixt they screwed up the english version in stead of air it's red it's just not right

[Atsuiangel]

¡Kool! ¡¡I loved this song!!

[simkasr]

is the drummer a guy or girl?

[JaymarkContreras]

its a dude

[chdevas]

Which year was this video made?

[kevincena3]

1983

[laichi16]

i love this song, but i have to admit, it sounds so much better in german.

[written12]

@laichi16 I agree, and I only understand bits and pieces of the German. Of course, knowing the English version provides something of an entree to the German lyrics.

[lgo2000]

this song is...I LIKE IT!

[ECKC7594]

anyone remember the commercial a few years ago that used this song, it had like, pigs floating on red balloons?

[kockgunner]

yeah, wasn't that the telus (canadian cell phone company) commercial?

[ECKC7594]

ya, thats the one, i loved that commercial

[kockgunner]

Isn't the German word for red 'rot'? 'Luft' means air.

[jenssalumae2]

yes it isnt a literal translation

[7184610369]

The word "red" was chosen over "air" to represent communism.

[stormyaaron]

Well although "luff" translate to "air" to call it an "air" balloon would be improper as a luffballoon is not used to transport cargo or people, but are more of the balloons you see at birthday parties, hence red balloons.

[killkill9898]

no there called red balloons because luftballons translates to "balloons" and that wouldn't fit the rhythm of the song so the added red in the American version to make it sound better

[USAF95]

Soviet Planes? This song was written in the Cold War era.

[nascarfan2471222]

true

[mickecojo]

they tohught the germans would start a 3 war.

[laichi16]

that's because germany was blamed for starting both world wars.

[1cantlose2ken]

well, true im from norway and well we had one war with the dutch people but this is a nice "sorry" Nena got heart!

Nena actually maked me cry by singing this. you think of the song and hear what it all is about. Thanks Nena.

[hippiesal]

i believe the german version is better than english;D

[agh668]

course it is, its the original :)

[BornToBug]

nice voice she have.

[JJkul1917]

Luft ballons = Air Balloons

I believe.

This song IS AWESOME!!!!

[QueenKamikazi]

Oh I love this song! It's just so catchy. And ofcourse the lyrics and all.

Neunundneunzig luftballooooons

[Chromeoman]

its an anti-war song. every country in the world thought the balloons were missles shot at them or something, so there was a ww3. then theres nothing left. thats what the translator thing is saying anyway

[roccuno]

You're stupid. The balloons were in the Cold War.

[Rebowa]

You're stupid. Do you know why they set up the red baloons? It's just what he said - because of communism...

[kathydelena]

ok 99 luftballons is 99 air balloons 99 rot ballons is 99 red ballonons

when Nena wrote this she wasnt thinking about what would be easiest to translate She wrote what sounded the best.

Oh Yeah and the German version is the original version. Love this song :)

[JackDellarChannel]

dont know why i like this version better. maybe cos it sounds like gobble degoop to me

[danielvanraders]

I don't see where 'Red' balloons come into it... its just 99 Balloons...

[Chromeoman]

i think its cause red is the color of blood, war, fire, etc and that sounds better than 99 balloons

[adamtwenhafel]

I think it might be because red=communism=cold war. Just a thought.

[Trireme89]

this is cool, like goldfingers version a lot better though :))

[GreenCoffinsStudios]

Hey, I LIKE the German! Of course, I like Celine Dion's french songs, too...

[chiackproductions]

its about armagedon, heard it on TV and just listen to the english version

[D34m0nw1zrd]

This is the shit compared to the english version (and before you give me thumbs down I mean this is a lot better :P)

[GlitterFlame89]

I agree; I love both versions but this just brings something special; I don't care that's not in English it's AWESOME!!!! Makes me want to learn German.

[ritzmanbeauty495]

haha thats the same exact thought i had first time i heard this

[rskslittle]

i luv this vid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ussa1527]

she has hairy armpits!!!!

[sadelschmurf]

What a ridicolous comment!

[saeeds03]

lol

[stu20di]

das einzigst coole nena-lied und generell eins der wenigen die zum nachdenken anregen.

[godzillakiller1]

??? english ??? please sorry

[IvanalovesBill4ever]

It's rellay great song!

[SandCrocodile]

wunderbar

[Suushi25]

mite just be the best german song ever!...

[sexymalotto88]

hielten sich fuer Kaptin Kurt lol

[sumfamousperson17]

hielten sich fuer Kaptin Kurt XD

[johnjohnb1]

No. I simply like the way it sounds and there are German books, movies, and other songs (in addition to this one) that I would like to enjoy in their original language.This song is what attracted me to the German tongue in the first place.

[johnjohnb1]

I wanna learn German

[LaLunePress]

why, so you have to hear the supposed "message" of this song TWICE? this way is much better to listen to it!

[sumfamousperson17]

it's better to listen to something you don't understand?

[FireStillBurning]

what do you mean the supposed 'message'? It's clearly about nuclear war.

[michealhoward]

Your right, its about the cold war 'turing hot'

[cooldylan12]

i think its about a anti war thing

[stessertube]

Speachless, wow I wanted to be there, damn thats woul'a been good :P

Cool, thats is addet to favorites!

[yasmin7448]

Woooo goo germany immm halff germann and luvv this song am onlii 13 u'd fink i luvv stuff lyk diziieee rascal nd tht but i luvv this!! its ma fave !!

[stessertube]

How.. how old are you?

Please write in a propper slang due k? lol

[BMX7733]

GERMANY is fuckin awsome

[21xty6]

yah germany i like this version more then the english although i cant udersand it i like it it wounds amazing thank you

[michaelpaulcosta]

awesome! i dont know what i like more, this video or Nena herself! great sound and video quality. thanks for putting it here

[shawnypoo77]

whats qwrong with germans huh you frigen pecker head

[retartedspidey5]

Du ist ein kaka koupf!

[jonobubbles]

LOL i saw the other version filmclip on tv she doesnt sahve her armpits.

[johnjohnb1]

how old are you? 10?

[retartedspidey5]

Wow. I am 10 and I like the Goldfinger version better.

[dutyh]

nena is the one who wrote..she copied it

[3Deity]

I'd forgotten just how beautiful she was/is - Whats she up to now?

[ilove99returns]

Her successful solo career in Europe ;)

[SNspaz]

99luft Ballons ist enschuldigung!

[Myhre1337]

MARRY ME NENA!!!

[epprecht]

nina sur goot

[Saurbraten354]

thanks lol im not nena! (but i wish i was)

[PhOT151]

She sing about how these 2 kids go out and by 99 red balloons and release them when a military base see them on the radar. Military base panics and sends out troops to war with other countries. The war is so huge it ends the world.

[PhOT151]

Oh and she says in the end how 1 kid is left in the world and how the kids sees how their fun ends the earth. He sees the red balloon and remembers everything before the tragedy and just lets it go.

[MarkThompson01]

However, the balloons are only RED in the English version. In German, they're simply balloons . . . no mention of color. They needed the additional syllable in the English version of the song! ;)

[dragonoflava101]

its about a general thinks a balloon is a missile and causes world war 3

[5361pmSF]

99 Red (Luft-lift) Balloons is just an anti-war statement about how mistakes could be made to end us all. I like the music & she shakes pretty good! Where is Nena now?

[Saurbraten354]

hamburg germany

[vainelson]

Auf Deutsch ist besser!!!!!!

Herzlicher Gruss aus Brasilien für alles!!!!

[skwoump]

the explosions are in the background because she is supposed to be in a war zone, the song is a bout a general who mistakes 99 balloons for a UFO or maybe missiles, i cant remeber, but he starts a war

[hilamary]

the song is about someone mistaking the ballons for UFO's then the general is sent in. He then decides to attack and he starts the war und ja sie ist eine sehr hubsche frau und neimand kann etwas anderes sagen

[WALTKRIEG]

Verflucht, es ist gut und die sangerin ist eine nordisch schonheit. Ich liebe dass.

[Babbit93]

Ultimate 80's song!!

[rosecrd02]

I like the german version!

and yes... of course is from the eighties

[icekold2007]

the german version is so much better!!

well in my opinion... love it!!

[aledparry]

Isn't it "99 Luftaballons"?