2007-02-24 11:50:06 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Because that was Nena Hagen's favorite color?
Actually the original German version of the song was 99 Luft Baloons, and the English version is 99 Red Baloons...probably because a literal translation of 99 air balloons would sound stupid so they chose a color to use instead.
2007-02-24 11:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry Garcia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The balloon guy ran out and only had a blue one left.
2007-02-24 11:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by QueenofLeon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red was to sound the alarm somehow... and the kids knew they were playing a joke on the military by setting them aloft.
2007-02-24 11:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by The Gal w/the Camera 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off the song was about communism. the artist who sang it was german. luft is the german word for red. the red ballons if the lyrics of the song represented panic. next time look it up instead of asking us on here.
2007-02-24 11:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by Karli P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the original song, there is no mention of red.
2007-02-24 11:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone's a Captain Kirk....
2007-02-24 11:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I took teh blue ones
2007-02-24 11:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had 100, but then they found out the last one was a condom. So sad.
2007-02-25 01:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I swiped all the Blue ones ;)
2007-02-24 11:52:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's nearly 100
2007-02-24 11:53:17 · answer #10 · answered by stang girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋