1) Nena was a German Neue Deutsc… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Nena:
1) Nena was a German Neue Deutsche Welle band formed in West Berlin in 1981. In 1983 and 1984, their German-language song "99 Luftballons" (and its English version, "99 Red Balloons") reached number one in the singles charts of countries around the world.
The band released four studio albums: Nena (1983), Fragezeichen (1984), Feuer und Flamme (1985) and Eisbrecher (1986). With two english language albums: 99 Luftballons (1984) and It's All In The Game (1985). The band disbanded in 1987 without ever officially announcing their end.
2) Nena is the stage name of German singer and actress Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960 in Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the 1984 English recording of the eponymous band's most well-known song "99 Red Balloons" (orginally released in Germany in 1983 as "99 Luftballons")
Nena acquired her nickname, which means "baby girl" in Spanish, at the age of 3 during a vacation to Spain. Her first band was called The Stripes (1979). They had a very minor hit with the song "Ecstasy", but never managed to achieve broad success.
3) The band Nena was formed with Nena (singer), Rolf Brendel (drums), Carlo Karges (guitar), Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (keyboard) and Jürgen Dehmel (bass) in Berlin in 1981. Their first hit single, "Nur geträumt" ("Only In Dreams"), came in 1982 after appearing on the German television program Musikladen.
The following year they released their self-titled first album, which contained the singles "99 Luftballons" and "Leuchtturm" ("Lighthouse"). "99 Luftballons" was a #1 hit in many countries (including the U.S.) and an English version of the song, "99 Red Balloons", was recorded, and retains some measure of cultural influence, being referred to in current music - the Guster track Amsterdam. The song also featured in an episode of Scrubs, Gilmore Girls the film, Grosse Point Blank, and most recently the movie Watchmen. Nena then released ? (Fragezeichen) in 1984, Feuer und Flamme ("Fire And Flame", means "to be all for it") in 1985, Eisbrecher ("Icebreaker") in 1986.
Nena started dating Swiss actor Benedict Freitag shortly after the breakup of the band in 1987, and together with him had a son, Christopher Daniel, who was born disabled due to medical mistakes made during the birth that caused Nena to go into cardiac arrest. He died at the age of 11 months. She later had twins with Freitag, Larissa-Maria and Sakias Manuel.
After splitting with Benedict Freitag, Nena began a relationship with drummer and music producer Philipp Palm of Stuttgart, with whom she has two children, Samuel Vincent and Simeon Joel. The couple and the four children live together in Hamburg.
Throughout the 1990's, Nena released solo albums, including some children's albums. In 1999, Nena voiced the character Lea in the animated film Tobias Totz und sein Löwe.
In 2002, Nena celebrated her 20th stage anniversary with the album "Nena feat. Nena," a CD of self-covers of old hits. This jubilee album meant an incredible comeback for Nena that has hardly ever been seen before in German music business. Nena's 2005 album "Willst du mit mir gehn" ("Do You Wanna Date Me?") quickly achieved platinum status as well. The first single from "Willst du mit mir gehn", "Liebe ist" ("Love Is"), shot to Number 1 in the German charts in early 2005.
9th October 2007 Nena released the album "Cover Me", an album composed entirely of cover songs with songs both in English and German.
In 2007, she co-founded the school "Neue Schule Hamburg".
4) Nena is also the artistic name of a young portuguese singer.
Musically influenced by names like John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, The Chicks (ex-Dixie Chicks) or Maro, Nena began developing and writing songs from a very young age, tending to write her first song when she was just 12 years old. After the composition process, on the guitar, where lyrics and music are usually born simultaneously, love is a recurring theme.
Although her professional training was in the area of communication, her passion and devotion to music occupied a central place in her life and, since 2019, Nena has dedicated herself professionally to this area.
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Nena Lyrics
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Die man zu schnell vergisst
Wo fang' ich an
Wenn's soweit ist ?
Niemand kann mir sagen
Was hier das Beste ist
Das hab' ich auch noch nie vermisst
Ich kenn den Weg nicht so genau
Heut' komm ich
Heut' geh ich auch und morgen ist es dann vorbei
Vielleicht bleib ich auch
Gestern das liegt mir nicht
Heut' komm ich
Heut' geh ich auch und morgen ist es dann vorbei
Vielleicht bleib ich auch
Gestern das liegt mir nicht
Dein Auto fhrt zu schnell
Weil du auf Reise bist
Viel hab' ich auch noch nicht gesehen
Niemand soll mir sagen
Wer hier der Grte ist
Das hab ich auch noch nie vermisst
Denn ich wei selber ganz genau
Was fr mich das Beste ist
Heut' komm ich
Geut' geh ich auch und morgen ist es dann vorbei
Vielleicht bleib ich auch
Gestern das liegt mir nicht
Heut' komm ich
Heut' geh ich auch und morgen ist es dann vorbei
Vielleicht bleib ich auch
Gestern das liegt mir nicht
The lyrics to Nena's song describe a person who has a lot on their mind and struggles to decide what to focus on. They are unsure where to begin and do not want anyone to tell them what they should prioritize. They are exploring and trying new things, not following a specific path, and not worried about being the best. The lyrics suggest living in the present and enjoying the moment, not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. The chorus repeats the phrase “today I come, today I go, and tomorrow it will be over” which emphasizes the transient nature of life and the importance of enjoying each day as it comes.
The overall theme of the song is about living in the moment and not getting too caught up in the past or future. Nena encourages listeners to embrace their individuality and to not compare themselves to others. The song has a hopeful tone, suggesting that each day is an opportunity for new experiences and that the future is not predetermined.
Line by Line Meaning
Den Kopf voller Dinge
My mind is filled with so many things
Die man zu schnell vergisst
Things that are forgotten too quickly
Wo fang' ich an
Where do I begin
Wenn's soweit ist ?
When it is time to start?
Niemand kann mir sagen
No one can tell me
Was hier das Beste ist
What the best thing to do is
Das hab' ich auch noch nie vermisst
It's something I've never missed
Ich seh' mich um probiere was
I look around and try some things
Ich kenn den Weg nicht so genau
I don't really know the way
Heut' komm ich
Today I come
Heut' geh ich auch und morgen ist es dann vorbei
Today I leave and tomorrow it's all over
Vielleicht bleib ich auch
Maybe I'll stay too
Gestern das liegt mir nicht
Yesterday doesn't matter to me
Dein Auto fhrt zu schnell
Your car is driving too fast
Weil du auf Reise bist
Because you are on a journey
Viel hab' ich auch noch nicht gesehen
I haven't seen much yet
Niemand soll mir sagen
No one should tell me
Wer hier der Grte ist
Who is the greatest here
Denn ich wei selber ganz genau
Because I know myself very well
Was fr mich das Beste ist
What the best thing for me is
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@Raz.C
@@rosePetrichor
The effect of fallout on people and on soil and on crops was all depicted in The Day After (1983). The black soldier even attempts to shield himself from the Alpha and Beta radiation while walking through affected areas, by covering as much of himself as he can, with a blanket (which would actually be effective against EXTERNAL Alpha and Beta radiation).
The equipment failures in the hospital and elsewhere show how the EMP would render unshielded equipment useless. Cars are left abandoned, though it's not made clear that it's because they refuse to start.
The societal breakdown is shown with people turning against each other in a makeshift church. A man is murdered by a desperate group of monsters that look like they were a human family before the bombs dropped. I think his wife was killed first, then when he rushed to her aid, they killed him too. I can't remember if they did this so they could eat him, or just to rob him.
The loss of civil infrastructure is apparent when the ruins of neighbourhoods are shown in bleak detail, the new ramshackle huts that are hastily put together for shelter in lieu of the rubble that was once their homes and businesses. It's apparent in the journey of several characters through ruins and wastelands that was once a city and its suburbs. And it's apparent when we see scenes of the remains of the hospital and lab, where the last remnants of technological advancement crumble and decay with the rest of the failing world.
I saw Threads back in the 90s. I thought it was more sophisticated than The Day After, however, The Day After had mass market appeal. Everything was dumbed down a notch, but it was also much more relatable in many ways. The narrative was simpler, allowing the audience more time and brain-space to focus on the aftereffects of the brief nuclear exchange.
I honestly don't understand how you can say that The Day After was "not nearly accurate in depicting the post-nuclear horror that would come after the bombs dropped..."
I included examples from The Day After of all the things you listed, that you intimated were lacking in the film. I would ask you to watch it again (I rewatched it about 18 months ago) to re-familiarise yourself with not just the narrative and the details, but the intricacy with which those details are explored and fleshed out. I can FULLY sympathise that you- or anyone- might see that Steve Guttenberg has a starring role and dismiss the film as a comedy, or as a light drama with some romance elements. That's a perfectly understandable reaction, but it's also dead wrong. The film is BLEAK!
When the family splits and Steve G. takes the girl (and 1 or 2 others, I think?) on the horse-drawn carriage, to try to reach the hospital, EVERYONE assumes that they'll get her there and bring her back and they'll all be safe and everything will work out for this one, fine family. The film makers had more sense than that, thankfully. I don't want to spoil it, but I think you know that this tangent of the story does NOT have a happy ending. It doesn't have a happy middle, either. And the beginning isn't happy too, come to think of it... And then there are all the other stories of all the other people, whose lives we've been following.
It's an UGLY film that doesn't have a happy ending. I cried my eyes out when I first saw it, back in '85. My mother assumed it would be a typical Steve Guttenberg movie and that we'd all enjoy it. She never rented movies for us again, after that. No shit.
Nb: I have to admit, though, she'd rarely ever rented movies for us before that moment. After it and to this day, though, she never rented movies again.
@alexmarginean9131
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich?
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für Ufos aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär'
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont
Nur neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Das gab ein großes Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich für schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: "Krieg!" und wollten Macht
Mann, wer hätte das gedacht
Dass es einmal so weit kommt
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Jahre Krieg
Ließen keinen Platz für Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
Und auch keine Düsenflieger
Heute zieh' ich meine Runden
Seh' die Welt in Trümmern liegen
Hab' 'n Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen
@BusinessPuggo
German Lyrics for those who want it
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons, auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von neunundneunzig Luftballons
Und, dass so was von so was kommt
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für UFOs aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont nur neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont auf neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Kriegsminister Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich für schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen "Krieg!" und wollten Macht
Mann, wer hätte das gedacht
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
Wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons
Neunundneunzig Jahre Krieg
Ließen keinen Platz für Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
Und auch keine Düsenflieger
Heute zieh' ich meine Runden
Seh' die Welt in Trümmern liegen
Hab 'n Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen
@davidg.9932
Happy 64th Birthday Nena..
Gabriele Susanne Kerner March 24,1960.
Happy 93rd Birthday Captain Kirk..
William Shatner March 22, 1931.
99 Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein großer Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk....
@zerinawolfnewac4393
Wer ist 2024 noch alles dabei?! 🤘😎🕊🎶🎹🎸
@lhumour59
die Franzosen sind auch da 🇨🇵
@kinugawa-ch.
i'm 17 years old from japan
@ocean_2761
i'm 16 from Portugal, but Nena is just popular everywhere❤
@eberharddirscherl4120
Jawohl!
@AlanAntonioCortes
Im 28 years from Mexico, since 2002 in love with this song thanks to gta vice city.
@lousifei
I was a young U.S. soldier stationed in Pirmasens, West Germany (at the time) when this song came out. I didn't know the words, but I knew what it was about. One day I was out on a day off with a German soldier friend of mine, and we were visiting a wooded area that had seen heavy fighting between the Germans and Allies during WWII. I remember thinking at the time how just a few decades earlier instead of being friends, we would have had to try to kill each other out there. In those days (1983), one of the things we (those in charge) were worried about was a possible soviet tank led invasion into Western Europe via Czechoslovakia. It's a shame. Now, almost 40 years later and after it seemed that all of that was over, we're back to worrying about war with Russia again. It's really a shame because those who have to do the actual fighting are just normal people who could easily be friends if given the chance.
@kennethwarburton177
Because people have short memories. War is MADNESS,
@dhtsoaedsdhtnadi9575
sadly, there are many things that saw progress in the 70s-00s, that have devolved in the last 6yrs or so, and we're essentially right back where we started. those that shape history seem to ignore history.
@HiroNguy
@@dhtsoaedsdhtnadi9575 It's people as a whole who give these malignant narcissists power. Therefore the concept of Total War is correct because people do in general get the government they deserve.