These story songs from the 1980s likely threw most of their listeners for a loop with those lyrical twists and turns.
Despite the recording company's initial doubts about the song's potential, "99 Red Balloons" topped charts worldwide. In January 1983, shallow pop music dominated the international charts. Phil ...
It’s West Berlin, 8th June 1982, and a ragged-throated Mick Jagger is more than ready for some post-show refreshment. Staring out at the mesmerised crowd assembled at the city’s Olympiapark Waldbühne ...
99 Red Balloons was a protest song released in 1983. In the lyrics, a boy and girl innocently release a batch of balloons into the air; confused by these flying objects, international governments ...
Andrew Huang is one of the most talented, if not most underrated, YouTube artists that you’ll find, as his original songs and ingenious covers constantly rack up the views. You might remember Huang ...
The Feb. 1 Tom Toles cartoon reminded me of the 1984 song "99 Red Balloons" by the band Nena. In the song, the release of 99 helium balloons by a girl is erroneously viewed by the country's ...
German singer Nena rose to fame in the 1980s with her self-titled band. The star, real name Gabriele Susanne Kerner, formed the group with fellow musicians Rolf Brendel, Jurgen Dehmel, Uwe ...
People have different talents. Prolific Canadian musician Andrew Huang's happens to be conquering interesting musical challenges. His latest involves playing the 1983 Nena hit "99 Luftballons" ("99 ...