99 Red Balloons Lyrics

Lyric discussion by namrepus 

Cover art for 99 Red Balloons lyrics by Goldfinger

yes, it's a cover of an old 80's (?) tune by Nena called 99 Luftballoons

luft = red

apparently it was about a dream she once had, and just thought it was kinda funny

you sir are a cock. luftballon basically means toy balloons. "luft," simply defines the type of balloon it is eg. hot air balloon or toy balloon.

and the song is about the paranoia during the cold war.

"99 red balloons floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert"

they mistake the balloons for an attack and destroy the city.

the song is only called "99 red balloons" to keep the same syllable structure for the song.

maybe u should look up stuff before you comment,ur german is dodgey. luft means air and yea the song is about the cold war.

lolz this kids a jackass. i was real young when i heard this, and still caught on better than you.