Friday, July 21, 2006

Nena's "99 Red Balloons" in English . . .



. . . and in the original German.

Posted by Mac at 3:04 PM

4 comments:

JohnFen said...

You can find a side-by-side comparison of the lyrics here. It's actually sorta interesting.

6:17 PM
Blue Skies said...

Dammit! I didn't even have to play the video and I still got that damn song stuck in my head! Thanks a lot, Mac... :(

8:56 PM
Mac said...

I absolutely love this song, especially since it's (almost) new to me; it doesn't get nearly the "retro" radio airplay one might expect. And it sums up the Dubbya zeitgeist admirably.

1:15 AM
Mac said...

Thanks for the comparison, JohnFen!

I think the English version is quite well-done, with the possible exception of "super-high-tech jet fighters."

1:18 AM