who sings ninty nine red balloons?

Answer 1

Nena - it was in the 1980s, and had some wonderful lyrics:
"Everyone's a super hero, everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify, classify and clarify".

Of course, the song was originally in German, and entitled:
"99 Luftballoons" - meaning 99 air balloons (to distinguish from helium balloons). I remember some idiot DJ on American radio soberly informing us that Luft means red. Needless to say, it doesn't.

It's a song that really tapped into the Zeitgeist of the 80s, and the fear of nuclear war and general Armageddon.

Answer 2

Both versions were releases by Nena

German Lyrics

Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst Du vielleicht grad' an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt

99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
Eine Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn es so war
Dabei war da am Horizont
Nur 99 Luftballons

99 Duesenjaeger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons

99 Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Mann, wer haette das gedacht
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
Wegen 99 Luftballons

99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt es nicht mehr
Und auch keine Duesenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh die Welt in Truemmern liegen
Hab' nen Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen
English Lyrics


You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone.
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, Something's out there.
Floating in the summer sky.
99 red balloons go by.

99 red balloons.
floating in the summer sky.
Panic bells, it's red alert.
There's something here from somewhere else.
The war machine springs to life.
Opens up one eager eye.
Focusing it on the sky.
Where 99 red balloons go by.

99 Decision Street.
99 ministers meet.
To worry, worry, super-scurry.
Call the troops out in a hurry.
This is what we've waited for.
This is it boys, this is war.
The president is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by.

99 Knights of the air
Ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a superhero.
Everyone's a Captain Kirk.
With orders to identify.
To clarify and classify.
Scramble in the summer sky.
As 99 red balloons go by.

Answer 3

Yes!
Nena, 99 Luftballons (Original title)...

I love the bit in SCRUBS when JD is dancing about with that German guy and loads of red balloons are flying about with Nena playing in the background!!

Answer 4

Nena

Answer 5

Nena

Answer 6

Nena did do it
Although the English interpretation was written by Kevin McAlea.

My opinion is that the Gold finger version is the definitive one!

Answer 7

Nena

Answer 8

Nena

Answer 9

Nena

Answer 10

Nena German girl back in the 80's.