Favorite version of "99 Red Balloons"?

Alph · 06-01-2007, 03:14 PM

I like this one better:

YouTube - 99 Red Balloons - Nena

Sung by the German girl but in English.

But I found out that there's also this one, which I think is the one Sean was referencing in the NC/SSS crossover:

YouTube - Goldfinger - 99 red balloons

It's mostly in English but one of the verses is in German, like in the comix.

I think there are other cover versions too, but I've never listened to them.

What do you think?

***Ace Mercury*** · 06-01-2007, 07:17 PM

I prefer the original German version. It's more poetic-sounding.

I prefer the one by Homer.

Click to view video.

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-02-2007, 12:23 AM

There was a mistranslation on the Bob & Tom Show that I'm fond of:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Cavanaugh

Hello Bobby my old friend.
It's good to see you once again
How's your mother, how's your aunt?
How's your father's skin diving suit?
I've got something you should see
Back at my place; come with me
I've got some brand new furnishings
Plus 99 Dead Baboons

99 dead baboons
Sitting in my living room.
Not too functional it seems,
But quite a conversation piece.
This one's Jake; that one's Dinah;
There's big Ned in my recliner.
No it's not a lazy boy.
Can't you see it's a dead baboon?

How they got here I'm not sure;
Woke up one day, there they were.
Luckily i've got a lease
Allowing pets if they're deceased.
I'm just thankful they're not apes,
'Cuz apes would clash with the drapes.
No more napkins at my parties-
Wipe your hands on a dead baboon.

Dead baboons are lots of fun;
Playing water balloons I've always won.
You can keep your dead giraffes and swine-
I'll take dead baboons every time.
There's just one problem I have found:
It's finding Purina Dead Baboon Chow.
But what a happy snorkeling device...
With 99 dead baboons.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Panfan · 06-02-2007, 11:05 PM

I like the original German version by Nena best.

**Crazyswordsman** · 06-07-2007, 10:09 PM

Original, definitely. -CSM

The Willful Wanderer · 06-07-2007, 10:24 PM

The thing was originally scored and written in German. It's just natural the whole thing not only sounds better but scans better in the original format.

Kind of the same thing I always have with dub vs. sub for anime, games, and movies from outside of the English-speaking areas. Regardless of how good a job they do, it almost never matches up well to the things being done the way they were originally figured out to be done.

06-01-2007, 03:14 PM	#1
Alph Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MWAHAHAHHAHAHAAAA!!!ha. Gender: Posts: 1,364 Thanks: 30 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Favorite version of "99 Red Balloons"? I like this one better: YouTube - 99 Red Balloons - Nena Sung by the German girl but in English. But I found out that there's also this one, which I think is the one Sean was referencing in the NC/SSS crossover: YouTube - Goldfinger - 99 red balloons It's mostly in English but one of the verses is in German, like in the comix. I think there are other cover versions too, but I've never listened to them. What do you think?

06-07-2007, 10:24 PM	#6
The Willful Wanderer Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,325 Thanks: 168 Thanked 137 Times in 90 Posts	The original, naturally. The thing was originally scored and written in German. It's just natural the whole thing not only sounds better but scans better in the original format. Kind of the same thing I always have with dub vs. sub for anime, games, and movies from outside of the English-speaking areas. Regardless of how good a job they do, it almost never matches up well to the things being done the way they were originally figured out to be done.

06-02-2007, 11:05 PM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	I like the original German version by Nena best.

06-07-2007, 10:09 PM	#5
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Original, definitely. -CSM