No we're not, quit fearmongering. There were multiple occasions during the cold war where the imminent choice to launch was decided by the choice of 1 or 2 people. 2 or 3 of them were false positives on radar where cooler heads prevailed and once was a submarine that, had a captain for a submarine group not been on this particular submarine to make the vote not unanimous as the captain and second in command had decided to launch they *would* have launched. The current state of things is nothing but posturing with outdated and potentially inert weaponry given how poor a showing the ruskies have shown digging out century old equipment. There is potential danger but it's not even close to the heights of the cold war
@@hazardousfury err the ruskies have modernized their nuclear weapons... they in fact focused all their military bid on it, thats why conventional army sucks, cause they knew war between big powers wont be conventional warfare for long... ANNNNNDDD there is the fact we have more nuclear powers than yesterday, some who are not that political stable as the urss and the us were, like pakistan, india etc
@@lysergickid4793 or, hear me out, their equipment is still outdated and they didn't spend crap on it because they've always lied about their capabilities. The corruption and failings that they have shown in Ukraine point to an inability to maintain any level of readiness at any level. It's idiotic to focus all of their spending on nukes and forsaking the army because that just ensures that they will inevitably have to be used, which should be the furthest option from their minds, because the moment they launch they will cease to be in any shape and form. But go ahead, believe their propaganda if you want my dude.
When I was child this makes me to dance a lot. Now at 24 years I can't believe is literally a war story created by a singer who's just the happy girl that started a war
@@bryanmartin438I think of the red Chinese balloon invasion and this song being a hint of “if you don’t learn from your past you’re doomed to repeat it.”
This song was released just moths before the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. Don't know how close you we're to that the only proof that we ever existed would be a single sad red balloon...
The reason why, is cuz the original song was German, Soo the singer for the song, didn’t have good English, that’s why the song doenst have good lyrics, cuz she tried to make it English, despite speaking German, and ya, it didn’t go well…
OMG..WOW I Totally Remember Hearing this Song when I was 8 years old! when it was brand NEW on the RADIO! I just can't believe I'm 49 yrs old ... Time Flys too damn fast.. My Children Loves this song and other 80s tunes as well ❤
Had a teacher had a teacher from Germany that told me that once you learn the German language and you are this will be considered a Patty cake and My Little Pony theme song compared to the original On how soul rinchingly depressing it really is
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 Ninety-nine red balloons go by Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by Ninety-nine Decision Street Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by Ninety-nine knights of the air Ride super high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Super Hero Everyone's a Captain Kirk With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scramble in the summer sky Ninety-nine red balloons go by As ninety-nine red balloons go by Ninety-nine dreams I have had In every one a red balloon It's all over and I'm standing pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just to prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you, and let it go
People don't research the media they consume. I don't speak german but i've known since i heard this song in GTA Vice City that it was a song about war
“Red balloon” keeps the syllables and avoids the fact that Americans and English speakers more broadly would never think of regular consumer balloons when hearing “air balloons” in the way a German would. They’d probably think of Zeppelins which obviously isn’t what’s being alluded to in a Cold War era song
I only like the sound of the beginning of this song the rest just sounds corny I know it’s about war but I wish they would of stuck with the sound of the beginning of the song and it would of been a smash hit
I'm suddenly thinking about a version of a popular kids song based on this. If one of those balloons should happen to pop 98 red balloons ??? If one of those balloons should happen to pop 97 red balloons ???
The current situation with NATO poking the Russian Bear, along with my love for awesome 80's synth tunes brought me here. So hilarious that this song is about a nuclear war being started by releasing 99 red balloons into the sky. If you didn't listen to the lyrics, you would think that it was just another happy summer jam! ROTFLMAO!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This song strangely fits. Ultimately that happened not because of the local rebels who couldn't realistically topple the government. It happened from outside interference by the world at large misidentifying the situation and an overreaction.
Intro] 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 Ninety-nine red balloons go by [Instrumental Interlude] Infinity Song 'Hater's Anthem' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Genius Verified [Verse 1] Ninety-nine 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 When ninety-nine red balloons go by [Verse 2] 99 Decision Street Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by [Verse 3] Ninety-nine 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 Ninety-nine red balloons go by As ninety-nine red balloons go by [Outro] Ninety-nine dreams I have had In every one, a red balloon It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just to prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you, and let it go...
![NENA | 99 Red Balloons [1984] (Official HD Music Video)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hiwgOWo7mDc/mqdefault.jpg)
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To think we are closer to the big cloud today than back when this tune was released... Take me back to 80's Toronto. PLEASE!
No we're not, quit fearmongering. There were multiple occasions during the cold war where the imminent choice to launch was decided by the choice of 1 or 2 people.
2 or 3 of them were false positives on radar where cooler heads prevailed and once was a submarine that, had a captain for a submarine group not been on this particular submarine to make the vote not unanimous as the captain and second in command had decided to launch they *would* have launched.
The current state of things is nothing but posturing with outdated and potentially inert weaponry given how poor a showing the ruskies have shown digging out century old equipment.
There is potential danger but it's not even close to the heights of the cold war
@@hazardousfury err the ruskies have modernized their nuclear weapons... they in fact focused all their military bid on it, thats why conventional army sucks, cause they knew war between big powers wont be conventional warfare for long... ANNNNNDDD there is the fact we have more nuclear powers than yesterday, some who are not that political stable as the urss and the us were, like pakistan, india etc
@@lysergickid4793 or, hear me out, their equipment is still outdated and they didn't spend crap on it because they've always lied about their capabilities. The corruption and failings that they have shown in Ukraine point to an inability to maintain any level of readiness at any level. It's idiotic to focus all of their spending on nukes and forsaking the army because that just ensures that they will inevitably have to be used, which should be the furthest option from their minds, because the moment they launch they will cease to be in any shape and form.
But go ahead, believe their propaganda if you want my dude.
As the Chinese say we are living through "interesting times"
When I was child this makes me to dance a lot. Now at 24 years I can't believe is literally a war story created by a singer who's just the happy girl that started a war
So tense was the "cold war" of the 80's that some unidentified radar blips could trigger the devistation. Look at the world now.
@@bryanmartin438I think of the red Chinese balloon invasion and this song being a hint of “if you don’t learn from your past you’re doomed to repeat it.”
Love this timeless jam. has some funk in that beaat
Best English version of Nena for this song
Yes Absolutely TRUE 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
As a child in the 80's I had so much anxiety about nuclear war. This takes me back to the good ol days haha.😳
This song was released just moths before the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident.
Don't know how close you we're to that the only proof that we ever existed would be a single sad red balloon...
This song is lowkey badass
You must be new on this planet lol
Hahaha
@@johnsmith_treeler9031 jerk
Ditch the low key bs.
I didn't know that this song was so sad...
The melody: 💃🕺
The lyrics: 💀💀💀
The reason why, is cuz the original song was German, Soo the singer for the song, didn’t have good English, that’s why the song doenst have good lyrics, cuz she tried to make it English, despite speaking German, and ya, it didn’t go well…
@@Doll.The.Solver I think he meant the meaning of the lyrics
Same goes for A Little Piece of Heaven
I like songs like that (I'm not depressed or anything, I just do lol)
everyone is a CAPTAIN KIRK :0000000000000000000000000000 what a coool reference!!!!
Yeah and Paramount if trying to cancel Captain Kirk. Thank you Nena for including him in this song.
😂For sure my grandfather was Mr. Kirk ‼️
Always loved this song. About people who are trigger happy, eager to make war.
I heard this song in the 1980s. I like both versions. English and German. ❤❤❤
Mi qmifa Roddy la escucho conmigo en su carro, la cantamos èlla y yo xq mi abuelita cumplio 99 años y de aqui he sacado eso.
This song is a classic.
Always been a favourite of mine for time bro
I love NENA and I also love this song ❤❤❤💗💗💗💜💜💜♥️♥️♥️
It loves you too ❤
Sonic 3 brought me here
Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmme
saaaaaammmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee love this movie
Gotta love a poppy, fun-sounding bomb about accidentally inciting nuclear war and mutually assured destruction : D
Its like if Warpigs had a baby with Californication.
Okay, ngl, the last part of this song in Eng version just sounds so sad that I nearly cry...
A very great song ❤❤
Symbolically cool. 👍🏾
OMG..WOW
I Totally Remember Hearing this Song when I was 8 years old! when it was brand NEW on the RADIO!
I just can't believe I'm 49 yrs old ... Time Flys too damn fast..
My Children Loves this song and other 80s tunes as well ❤
War. War Never changes…
For it changes people
I'm glad to find this song in English. Sadly, I can't speak German.
same
Had a teacher had a teacher from Germany that told me that once you learn the German language and you are this will be considered a Patty cake and My Little Pony theme song compared to the original On how soul rinchingly depressing it really is
Wow. I don't think I've ever really noticed the lyrics to this song, but man! That's morbid as hell.
This song is very sci-fi and it reminds me of when Darth Vader threw Emperor Palpatine down a shaft to his death
No it's earthed adder
Reminds me of communism
China: This gives me an idea...
😂😂😂
Ironic, given the song is about the fall of communism in Europe.
yep i can imagine
Bloons TD lore be like:
If only I lived in the 1980's. 😪
I lived through the 80s. It was shit mate
@@r-urbex1611 fine by me.
This song is awesome in trillions of ways, and when it came out I was aged ghastly 14 and three years later I turned 17 and left school
I was in the U.S Army when this song came out while serving under President Reagan. He won, The U.S.S.R. lost.
so glad i found this version
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
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine Decision Street
Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a Super Hero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
Ninety-nine dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
L
Bro the video already has the lyrics
Unless youre german
GTA Vice City 😢❤
The fact this almost happened at Cleveland balloon fest
Gracias por sbrme la l3tra
Lyrics
Driving in my phoenix as Tommy, accidently flying into the ocean and losing the song :c lol especially when all night long came on lol
This song Will shine my day
Rip dad them ballons hopen reach you love you ❤❤❤❤❤
1:18 red alert ha classic
Sonic 3
Here we go again...
Again and again.
@@zososanse The war machine keeps turning. Peace to you 💜
So long
If you love this check out the German version with English lyrics. Thank me later...
People don't research the media they consume. I don't speak german but i've known since i heard this song in GTA Vice City that it was a song about war
Literally anyone 30+ already knew that dummy lol
Really not that hard to decipher
love this song
German pop amazing
But that version is in Emgkish
@@mariliaandaluz5238 yes
I'm here because sonic 3.
Its a great song though
Omg i did not know there is a english Version of that song
Remains me when I was in college… wowwww
I'm confused. Who was this song originally made by? nena or goldfinger? Probobly nena...
IT WAS MADE BY NENA
WOO I was the 100,000th viewer
Is it different for the American version then the German version because the lyrics are different but give the same message
Or not
🎈🎈🎈🎈❤❤❤❤
I hear this piece and imagine the MiG 29s of the GDR and the F-16s of West Germany in the sky.
yep
F16s? 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
99 drones go by.
I've wondered why the English version is 99 Red Balloons. The German version is 99 Luftballoons٫ or 99 Air Balloons.
I think it’s just to make up the syllables, and saying air balloons wouldn’t really work in an English version.
Nowhere in the German language version does it mention “Red” balloons? Although the video contains a mix of red and white balloons.
“Red balloon” keeps the syllables and avoids the fact that Americans and English speakers more broadly would never think of regular consumer balloons when hearing “air balloons” in the way a German would. They’d probably think of Zeppelins which obviously isn’t what’s being alluded to in a Cold War era song
I only like the sound of the beginning of this song the rest just sounds corny I know it’s about war but I wish they would of stuck with the sound of the beginning of the song and it would of been a smash hit
It was a smash hit.
here from DDR Hottest Party.
When I was little I watched despicable me 3 and I voted to this song❤
I'm suddenly thinking about a version of a popular kids song based on this.
If one of those balloons should happen to pop
98 red balloons ???
If one of those balloons should happen to pop
97 red balloons ???
Noooooo😢😢😢 this song is real and over 100 people died because of the Ballons
Cool song.
lol Captain Kirk.
❤🎉❤
scrubs💞
just a countryhuman fan but this might be germany's theme
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The current situation with NATO poking the Russian Bear, along with my love for awesome 80's synth tunes brought me here. So hilarious that this song is about a nuclear war being started by releasing 99 red balloons into the sky. If you didn't listen to the lyrics, you would think that it was just another happy summer jam! ROTFLMAO!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
3:37
3:42
👍
Lake Müller moment
We’re German dawg we won’t make it
Pho Bo Bo là lót steak my
When you plaing the new order, last days of Europe and began to hear this song: 💀
Zimbabwe 🫣
Lol I also came from that video
This song strangely fits.
Ultimately that happened not because of the local rebels who couldn't realistically topple the government.
It happened from outside interference by the world at large misidentifying the situation and an overreaction.
Why does the english translation butcher it so...?
It's because otherwise the rhyme scheme wouldn't work anymore, but it still has the same message just in different words
It doesn't
neunundneunzeug...
This is what happened at the comic festival with greg heffley balloon 💀💀
🎉99 Birthday 🎊 balloons 🧓♥️💐🎶
😮😮😮😮😮
After the snap.... 48 blue balloons
Los pollitos dicen "oink, oinki,, oink"?
I prefer the English version.
My dad kept asking my Alexa (the AI thing) to play this song but she never did so I played it from my phone instead
Where 99 red balloons go by.
Lmfao stupid long ❤😂
Dilon
Not in Florida or you'll get a ticket for each balloon you let go free
A hyper sensitive person,posted this
How can you tell? There's nothing but lyric vids on the channel?
Now you’re Dead Dog
A
Intro]
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
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
[Instrumental Interlude]
Infinity Song 'Hater's Anthem' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Genius Verified
[Verse 1]
Ninety-nine 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
When ninety-nine red balloons go by
[Verse 2]
99 Decision Street
Ninety-nine 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by
[Verse 3]
Ninety-nine 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
Ninety-nine red balloons go by
As ninety-nine red balloons go by
[Outro]
Ninety-nine dreams I have had
In every one, a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go...
Dumb ways to die😎
I don't rember this song
This movie sucks. But this song rocks.
Poo