Crucial Track for June 6, 2025

"99 Luftballons" by Nena

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What's a song with lyrics you didn't fully understand until you were older?

“99 Luftballons” by Nena is an anti-war song from 1983 that impressively addresses the absurdity of the arms race and the fear of nuclear war - in the middle of the Cold War.

But I've only known that for a few years. When I was a child and teenager, I used to just party to it and didn't think much about the lyrics.