Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Again With The Freakin' Luftballons

Monday, July 30, 2012

It was a pop anthem of the Cold War, bitches. Damn those Soviets and their invading luftballons.

Unknown said...: Interesting update to this song.; July 31, 2012 at 2:38 AM
M. D. Jackson said...: Well when you only have one hit song in your career you have to remind people of it every now and then.; July 31, 2012 at 5:31 AM
Timothy S. Brannan said...: Nena had a lot of other songs in Germany, and she still looks good.

The addition of the French threw me. This song was popular when I was in High School and taking German.; July 31, 2012 at 5:56 AM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Better video than the original, no doubt about it.; July 31, 2012 at 6:05 AM
Kal said...: Everyone knew that german/english version even though our German may have been 'suspect'.

The original video was a piece of crap from a time of epic crappy videos. You had to watch the video to hear the song though. So you can see how hard we had it in the Cold War.

And then....there were more luftbalons.; July 31, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Wings1295 said...: Loved that song back in the day and even have it in my iTunes now. Used to sing it, even though I didn't know the words I was singing. LOL; July 31, 2012 at 10:16 AM
D.I. Felipe González said...: I still have (and hear ocassionally) my 99 luftballons LP.; July 31, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Kal said...: I just was playing my old albums in the basement the other day. That was one of the ones I pulled off the pile.; July 31, 2012 at 3:25 PM