That's interesting that you got the German version in the US.

…tion “99 Red Balloons” makes the nuclear war angle even more overt than the original German lyrics. Interestingly…tion “99 Red Balloons” makes the nuclear war angle even more overt than the original German lyrics. Interestingly, the English version, which the band disavowed, was the UK hit. Here in the US, the translation was on the single’s b-side, and while it was played on MTV occasionally, I don’t recall ever hearing it on the radio.
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Matthew Clapham
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Jan 30, 2024
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That's interesting that you got the German version in the US. It was known of in the UK, but seldom heard.
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