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From: dan@brunix.UUCP (David Niguidula)
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Subject: Re: 99 Red Balloons
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Date: Sat, 28-Jan-84 11:44:01 EST
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99 Red Balloons (originally 99 Luftballoons) is done by a German group
called NENA.  The lead singer is also known as Nena, and she doesn't speak
a word of English.  (I've been told that she sang the English version
phonetically.)

The song is about 99 red balloons which are flying through the air, and
somehow get picked up on military radar.  Both sides think it's an enemy
attack, and set off nuclear missiles.  The song ends with one little girl
walking through the rubble of civilization and finding one last red
balloon.