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RetroTechie 69 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: I Owe My Life to the Commodore 64

"Luft" in German = "air".

So English title would be "99 air balloons" or just "99 balloons".

(Excellent choice btw, among German-language songs it's an all-time classic)

hobonation 69 days ago [–]

The English version by the same musician chose to add "Red" to presumably maintain the song's cadence.

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