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Oopsfix · 11-23-2003, 02:17 PM

anyone know the song playing in the new telus commertial with the pig on balloons? its like a french song or something..i checked google and couldnt find it

thanks!

Rubyee · 11-23-2003, 03:01 PM

What's a telus? I don't think I have seen the commercial at all.

Kaos · 11-23-2003, 03:56 PM

99 Red Balloons

They are playing the original French Version

sadistikdreams · 11-23-2003, 04:43 PM

wasn't the original version in German?

SecretMethod70 · 11-23-2003, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by sadistikdreams
wasn't the original version in German?

heh yeah. The original is called '99 Luftballoons' and is by Nena.

A little bit about it for those interested:

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99 Luftballoons (99 Red Balloons) was originally released in German (1983) and re-released in English (1984). The English version had mixed success on the charts across the world, perhaps due to the poor conversion/translation.

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However a more direct translation of the German lyrics shows that while the overall meaning was generally kept the same, a lot of the imagery was lost. Many English speakers still prefer the German version since the English version is a little less rythmic and appears to be forced.

As a side note, the band Goldfinger released the song on its 1997 EP, 'Darrin's Coconut Ass,' but it was saved for the album 'Stomping Ground' (released 2000). In an odd development, the band incorporated lyrics from both the English and German versions.

Oh yeah, and by the way, this belongs in Tilted Music

Oopsfix · 11-23-2003, 05:01 PM

sweeeeeeeeeeet

thank you!!

Kaos · 11-23-2003, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by sadistikdreams
wasn't the original version in German?

I can't believe I said French...

I need more sleep

Redlemon · 11-24-2003, 07:30 AM

But, of course, the translation to English didn't work well. For example,

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Hey, have a lot of you heard the new song by Nena - "99 Red Balloons"?
You know, I heard the German version of that song first, and I really
liked it. But then I heard the English version, and I was really
surprised to find that what she's singing in English and what she's
singing in German are not even close. Uh, I ended up buying the
record, and I listened very closely to the German version, and I've
come up with a new English translation that I think is really much
more accurate, much closer... I have to admit there are a couple of
lines in this new English version that I'm not real sure about, but I
think it's a much more accurate version. Now this is the new version,
"99 Red Balloons".

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?
(That's one of the lines I'm not real sure about, but it goes something like
this.)

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?

Dead baboons, dead baboons.
Dead baboons, dead baboons.

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, dead baboons.
Dead baboons, dead baboons.

Dead baboons are lots of fun;
Playin' 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 snorkelling device...
(That's another line I'm not real sure about, but it's somethin' like
that)
With 99 dead baboons.

Dead baboons, dead baboons.
Dead baboons, dead baboons.

(by Tim Cavanagh)

Rubyee · 11-24-2003, 01:15 PM

WHATS A TELUS???????

SecretMethod70 · 11-24-2003, 03:45 PM

redlemon....that IS a joke...right??

wakelagger · 11-24-2003, 06:10 PM

Telus is a cell phone service provider along with some other telecommunications services.

paddyjoe · 11-24-2003, 06:38 PM

Damn I'm impressed. You guys know everything.

11-23-2003, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Oopsfix Banned	song in a commertial... anyone know the song playing in the new telus commertial with the pig on balloons? its like a french song or something..i checked google and couldnt find it thanks!

11-23-2003, 03:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	What's a telus? I don't think I have seen the commercial at all. __________________ You don't know from fun.

11-23-2003, 04:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	wasn't the original version in German? __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

11-24-2003, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	WHATS A TELUS??????? __________________ You don't know from fun.

11-24-2003, 03:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	redlemon....that IS a joke...right?? __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-23-2003, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	99 Red Balloons They are playing the original French Version

11-23-2003, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Oopsfix Banned	sweeeeeeeeeeet thank you!!

11-24-2003, 06:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	Telus is a cell phone service provider along with some other telecommunications services.

11-24-2003, 06:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Damn I'm impressed. You guys know everything.