Great Music Contest #2

[Telephalsion]

Let's leave the horror of the boybands behind, and enter the realms of the one hit wonders!

Artist first, songname after.

[Burning_Flame]

I love one hit wonders, because when you hear them you say "oh yea, they used to play music, and had one good song."

[ForbiddenShadow]

"99 luftballons"... this song isso sad and true. i think it was about the russians in WWI..or two...can't remember...could phie translate a few versus?....he can speak german right?

[Koren The Wanderer]

"Don't Worry, Be Happy", that's the song that plays during a commercial showcasing several horrific car accidents.

[Strayed Wanderer]

don't they change the lyrics to "Don't Worry, Drive Happy" in those?

[Impossible]

What the fuck? No love for 99 Red Balloons (the English translated version of 99 Luftballons)? That song is catchy and awesome.

[Telephalsion]

))lüftballongs is so awesome, though tained love is also a sweet song, heck, most one hit wonders are aweomse.

[ericfantasy17]

Telephalsion you forgot the greatest one hit wonder song of all time,

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

[Telephalsion]

Of course i didn't put that one in there, it'd win

Nah, forgot about that one.

[ForbiddenShadow]

I change my vote to Eye of the Tiger

[Squiggy]

what?! AAHHH!!! I haven't heard of ANY of those songs! So I am just going to say the name of my favorite song

hoobastank - "The Reason"

[Telephalsion]

what?! AAHHH!!! I haven't heard of ANY of those songs! So I am just going to say the name of my favorite song

hoobastank - "The Reason"

That IS a great song, but seriously, if you can, listen to those songs, most of them are aweosme.

[Burning_Flame]

what?! AAHHH!!! I haven't heard of ANY of those songs! So I am just going to say the name of my favorite song

hoobastank - "The Reason"

I hate that song, mostly because its one of the only hoobastank songs that is ever played, and its not the best. There are better but does anybody care? NO!

[Jonesy]

"99 luftballons"... this song isso sad and true. i think it was about the russians in WWI..or two...can't remember...could phie translate a few versus?....he can speak german right?

Obviously you've been smoking one too many kittens.

Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst Du vielleicht grad' an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt

You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone.
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, Something's out there.
Floating in the summer sky.
99 red balloons go by.


99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
Eine Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn es so war
Dabei war da am Horizont
Nur 99 Luftballons


99 red balloons.
floating in the summer sky.
Panic bells, it's red alert.
There's something here from somewhere else.
The war machine springs to life.
Opens up one eager eye.
Focusing it on the sky.
Where 99 red balloons go by.



99 Duesenjaeger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons


99 Decision Street.
99 ministers meet.
To worry, worry, super-scurry.
Call the troops out in a hurry.
This is what we've waited for.
This is it boys, this is war.
The president is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by.



99 Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Mann, wer haette das gedacht
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
Wegen 99 Luftballons


99 Knights of the air
Ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a superhero.
Everyone's a Captain Kirk.
With orders to identify.
To clarify and classify.
Scramble in the summer sky.
As 99 red balloons go by.



99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt es nicht mehr
Und auch keine Duesenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh die Welt in Truemmern liegen
Hab' nen Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen


99 dreams I have had.
In every one a red balloon.
It's all over and I'm standing pretty.
In this dust that was a city.
If I could find a souvenier.
Just to prove the world was here.
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go.

[Jonesy]

They botched the original translation when making the English version of the song. So here's the real direct from German lyrics.

If you have some time for me
Then I'll sing a song for you
About 99 balloons
On their way to the horizon
Perhaps you think of me a bit
Then I'll sing a song for you
About 99 balloons
And that something (like the war) comes from such a thing (the balloons)

99 balloons
On their way to the horizon
Seemed like UFOs from space
So a general sent
A flying squad out there
To raise the alarm if it was true
Yet there on the horizon were
Only 99 balloons

99 jet hunters
Each one was a great warrior
Thought that they were Captain Kirk
There were great fireworks
The neighbors didn't understand anything
And felt immediately felt "pissed off"/provoked
Yet there they shot on the horizon
At 99 balloons

99 war ministers
Matches and petrol cans
Thought that they were clever people
Already smelled greasy loot
Shouted: War, and wanted power
Man, who would have thought
That one day it would come to this
Because of 99 balloons

99 years of war
Don't leave a place for victors
There are no ministers any more
No jet engines either
Today I'm doing my rounds
Seeing the world lying in ruins
Found a balloon
Think of you and let it fly