Our Dad GEO SR. would be turning 99 today.

He was still going strong just before his 94th birthday.

Had he made it to today I undoubtedly would have played this classic new wave gem from 1983/84. His toes would have been taping non-stop to the beat. When he realized that the song had a military context we would have chatted about his brother Rolph being shot down in his second last mission on a Lancaster bomber over the Netherlands 🇳🇱 in WWII.

Enjoy this legendary tune by German 🇩🇪 outfit NENA. I

It was considered Neue Deutsche Welle music – a type of German style new wave/ post- punk music.

Here is ‘99 Luftballoons’ in the original German with English subtitles as my sister Margaret and I raise a symbolic toast to GEO SR!

SPOTIFY-

English

https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdcFXS61ey6x6Y1andx0F?si=B2g5qknhQQy-YH1ueaFK7w

German

https://open.spotify.com/track/2IJftBfq7pJ43tfnOR0RB3?si=u5a-AxuuSvSeV7qWN3_lBA

(SONG 718)

Play Loud or Perish

12/19/2023