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.
After The Goldrush
Nena Lyrics
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In armour coming
Saying something about a queen
They were passants singin
And drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree
Theres a fanfare blowin to the sun
That was floating on the breeze
In the nineteen seventies
Look at mother nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies
I was lyin in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes
I was hopin for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky
There was a band playin in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinking about what a friend had sad
I was hopin it was a lie
Thinking about what a friend had sad
I was hopin it was a lie
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Spaceships flyin
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children crying and colors
flyin all around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading has begun
Flying mother natures silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flying mother natures silver seed
To a new home in the sun
The song "After the Goldrush" by Nena incorporates vivid imagery that talks about a world in chaos, where Mother Nature is fighting to survive in the shadows of the 1970s. In the first stanza, she dreams of a knight in shining armor, with passants singing and drummers drumming, on their way to see the queen. This is perhaps a metaphor for the seventies when people were fighting for change and justice. She talks about the archer splitting the tree, perhaps an allusion to the Biblical story of David and Goliath that symbolizes hope and victory over oppressors. The fanfare blowing to the sun that was floating in the breeze could mean that there is hope for tomorrow, and that the world can heal and move on despite the grim situation.
In the second stanza, Nena finds herself in a burnt-out basement with the full moon reflecting in her eyes, probably symbolizing her sense of isolation and loneliness while dealing with her inner emotions. She was hoping for a replacement or change, and that moment came when the sun burst through the sky, and a band started playing in her head. She wanted to get high, and probably forget the negativity of the world. The lyrics suggest that she was thinking about something a friend had said, hoping it was untrue.
In the bridge, she talks about a dream where she saw silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun. Children were crying, and colors were flying everywhere, especially around the chosen ones, whom she doesn't elaborate. It is a vivid and imaginative vision that ends with the loading of flying mother nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun. This could mean that despite everything, there is still a chance for renewal and rebirth of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I dreamed I saw the nights
In armour coming
Saying something about a queen
They were passants singin
And drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree
Theres a fanfare blowin to the sun
That was floating on the breeze
Look at mother nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies
Look at mother nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies
The singer is dreaming of knights in armor who are announcing something about a queen. The passersby are singing and drumming, and suddenly there's a fanfare that blows to the sun. The singer notes nature is on the run in the 1970s.
I was lyin in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes
I was hopin for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky
There was a band playin in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinking about what a friend had sad
I was hopin it was a lie
Thinking about what a friend had sad
I was hopin it was a lie
The singer is lying in a burnt-out basement, hoping for something to replace what was lost when the sun bursts through the sky. The singer is hearing a band playing in their head and considering what a friend had said, hoping that it wasn't true.
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Spaceships flyin
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children crying and colors
flyin all around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading has begun
Flying mother natures silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flying mother natures silver seed
To a new home in the sun
The singer has another dream, this time of space ships flying in a yellow haze of the sun. There are children crying and colors flying around the chosen ones. It's all in a dream, and the loading has begun, to fly mother nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun.
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Written by: Neil Young
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