99 Luftballons facts
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The really innocent-sounding German 1980's song "99 luftballons" or "99 red balloons" is actually about two kids accidentally causing a nuclear holocaust by releasing 99 red balloons.
Nena, who sung 99 red balloons,(originally 99 Luftballons and sung in German). Hated the English version of the song and never sung it at any of her 500 concerts.
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Someone paid $35,000 for VH1 Classic to Air the Classic 80s Music Video '99 Luftballons' for an Entire Hour for the Hurricane Katrina Relief effort.
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The song "99 Luftballons" is about East Germany mistaking balloons for UFOs, investigating the "UFOs" and shooting them down after realizing they're just balloons which causes a 99 year long war that devastates both sides and ends without a winner
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The 1983 song 99 red balloons (99 luftballons) is about a bunch of balloons falsely showing as an incoming ballistic missile, after which the President over-reacts and pushes the nuclear button.
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Lucky Charms added the Red Balloon charm in 1989, coincidentally the same year Nena released the song "99 Luftballons".
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99 Luftballons is an anti-nuclear anti-war protest song.
