99 Luftballons vs 99 Red Baloons - Lyrics compared


	99 Luftballons vs 99 Red Baloons - Lyrics compared

DarrenTooCool

2-9-2009 11:21 PM

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luftballons, 99, red, balloons, lyrics, 80s

DarrenTooCool says:

The clip is pretty poor, you really need to click the link. Then you will see 99 Luftballons in German, the German translated into English and the lyrics as sung in English - not an exact translation as you will see. Very neat to see how it was changed for the English speaking listeners, yet retained the spirit of the original.

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