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Saturday, October 18, 2008

99 Red Balloons

I've always loved this song, "99 Luft Balloons". The German song about a few kids who let ninety-nine red balloons fly into the air only to have the government mistake it as a declaration of nuclear war. Air raid alarms go off and family's huddle into bomb shelters...all 'cause of a child having fun. It's always been a favorite of mine, the tune, the story, it's just a great song.

A few years ago I heard it on the radio, but it wasn't the "99 Luft Balloons" I knew, it was a faster paced more punk/ska version of the song in English. After a while of searching I found that it was a cover done by the band Goldfinger, and really, I think I like it more than the original.

The energy they put behind the cover is great, and best of all it didn't sacrifice the tune of the original at all. It's a must hear for anyone who loves the original, and for any punk/ska fans.

So here it is, Goldfinger's cover of "99 Red Balloons".

Goldfinger-99 Red Balloons (cover)

7 comments:

lone poet said...

cool song, i like it :P and ya, ok, u no wat i hate, is yes i walk into things all the time to, but i neer have walked into a glass door, yet i've walked into several wooden ones!!!! wat the heck is that?!!!! lol :P

PhilO♥ said...

Heya!! Nice song...thanks for your comment !! I love music too.....n u play the piano...right?? i play it too :P

Kelly said...

People look at me wierd when they find out that I have both the English and German versions as well as the Goldfinger cover on my iPod.

But I totes love it XD

lone poet said...

haha, same, all except those glass doors :P its amazing how that works :P lol

PhilO♥ said...

Lol...thanks for your comment..
ya...I'm not good at the piano either..like i don't get time to practice so my teacher gets wild on me !! hehe..

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