#99 Luftballons

[thelensart]

If you know you know

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Nena's song "99 Luftballons" provoked a cultural dilemma when Americans realized that "Luftballon" did not mean "Red Balloon" as commonly translated, but "Air Balloon." Americans grew suspicious of what other kind of balloon than air Germany had discovered, nearly resulting in global nuclear war as the song itself had prophesied. In the end, it turned out the alternative was merely "Staubballon," just like any American dust-balloon.

[totally-a-wizard]

Me: Oh, I love this song! It's my favorite song about the initiation of a nuclear holocaust.

My Friends Who Didn't Know What 99 Luftballons Was About:

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[heavymedicgaming]

Added actual accordion music to the previous vid bc I'm committed to the bit

Accordion cover of 99 Luftballons is from this random German channel on YouTube that hasn't updated in 7 years

[essaressellwye]

I don't know who needs to hear this but Adon Olam fits the tune of "99 Luftballons."

Also "Jolene"

[kingkirkwall]

"kill them with kindness" WRONG! 99 luftballons🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

[b4si1wh0]

I think my new favourite song just came from my history teacher 😭

It's called 99 luftballoons (99 red balloons) and it's actually so good. It's related to the cold war, and the basic premise is some children let out red balloons into the sky, and nuclear destruction follows.

[juniperandjustice]

[meandmypagancrew]

You know, I’ve had this discussion with my brother a few times, so I want some external input.

[zippocreed501]

Nena - 99 Luftballons (1983)

[raptorbricks]

I got tagged by @ghostinthestatic (Thank you, this was fun!) (Link to their post, go see her choices)

“Rules: shuffle your 'on repeat' playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.”

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10 songs from my “on repeat” mix on shuffle:

Space Lullaby - Will Wiesenfeld, Natasha Allegri

Guggenheim Assemble - Daniel Pemberton

Planet of the Bass (metal cover) - Little V

Ængus, The Prize-Winning Hog - The Toxhards

Hydrogenuine - USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker)

The Town Inside me - AISHA

99 Luftballons (Harris & Ford hardstyle remake)

Not Myself (Fionna and Cake) - Zuzu

I'm With You (Vocal ver.) - SEGA Sound Team

How Far I'll go - Da Tweekaz

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I included links so people can listen to them if they want

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I'm tagging: @pizzabbi, @scrunkore, @hasellia, @justagoos, @personal-for-leaf, @madz-the-3rd, @jinxrights, @shyesterin, @8bitbeetle, @ormspryde. Anyone else is free to join in too, tag me so I can see your music too!

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