If you grew up in the 80s watching MTV like me, then you knew Nena and "99 Luftballons."
I came across this gem on YouTube - a 50 year old Nena performing at a festival in Berlin. Solid gold. She looks and sounds great.
October 16, 2017, 08:31 AM
Mike S
That was awesome! I had a crush on her back in the day. After seeing that vid, I can confirm that I still do! Man she's beautiful and still sounds fantastic. Thanks for posting
October 16, 2017, 01:38 PM
k5blazer
Very nice!
October 16, 2017, 04:45 PM
furlough
Nice! Thanks for posting that. I'm in Germany on a trip now - that video could not have come at a better time! I like the German version better than the English one. It showed up in the movie Atomic Blonde if anyone saw it.
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector. Plato
October 17, 2017, 04:01 AM
BansheeOne
Just don't look too close, because she's facelifted to the hilt.
She recently had a bit of a comeback with new songs as well as redoing her classics. In the video to last year's "Genau jetzt" (right now) she showed up with her mother Ursula and daughter Larissa.
Of the redos, I liked her 2002 duet of "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" with Kim Wilde.
Speaking of Kim Wilde, I found her new take on "You Came" from 2009 extremely fitting. A couple years back she was hosting an 80s music show on a Berlin radio station; I would have listened to it even if she hadn't played a single song. Such a cute voice.
October 20, 2017, 02:06 PM
mark123
Back in high school the only thing people would talk about concerning Nena was her unshaven armpits on a live TV appearance. Philistines!
October 20, 2017, 06:17 PM
frayedends
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Originally posted by mark123: Back in high school the only thing people would talk about concerning Nena was her unshaven armpits on a live TV appearance. Philistines!
I was just gonna note that she shaved her pits finally.
These go to eleven.
October 20, 2017, 09:41 PM
amals
Wow. She is just...hot. Love her face her body her voice her accent her delivery her movements her...exuberance. Reminds me of, oh, yeah, that video years ago.
October 20, 2017, 10:49 PM
Gustofer
She can't be 50 because that would mean that I'm...ugh.
Had a yuge crush on Nena back then. That song cracked me up though as I had just finished two years of German the year before and I didn't understand what in the hell she was saying other than being able to pick out the occasional word here and there. Thanks for nothing Mr. Lopp! You didn't teach me crap.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
October 22, 2017, 09:58 PM
doc45
And it was used in "Grosse Point Blank", one of my favorite "fun" movies lol. Strongly agree with furlough, original German version beats the hell out of the English.
October 22, 2017, 10:55 PM
heisrizn
Agree on the Deutch version is best but did you know this song is about nuclear proliferation?
