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From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: 99 Red Balloons
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Date: Sat, 28-Jan-84 22:42:41 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 28 22:42:41 1984
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CFNY-FM had a "Common Market Saturday" today, playing music solely from
countries in the EEC.  "99 Luftballons" was one of the songs; they played
the English version.  It turns out that the group, Nena, is not from Germany,
but from Luxembourg.  Someone asked what red balloons have to do with war--
I think the lyrics say that the 99 balloons, released in a playful moment,
set off a missile detection system, leading to mass destruction.  At the end
of the song, all that's left is one balloon.  p. rowley, U. Toronto