99 Red Balloons was a protest song released in 1983. In the lyrics, a boy and girl innocently release a batch of balloons into the air; confused by these flying objects, international governments ...

It’s West Berlin, 8th June 1982, and a ragged-throated Mick Jagger is more than ready for some post-show refreshment. Staring out at the mesmerised crowd assembled at the city’s Olympiapark Waldbühne ...

These story songs from the 1980s likely threw most of their listeners for a loop with those lyrical twists and turns.

We’re all familiar with the song “99 Red Balloons,” aka “99 Luftballons.” It began as a German anti-war song by Nena back in 1983. After it enjoyed worldwide success (and got stuck in everyone’s head) ...

Nena’s “99 Luftballons” is one of the most unique classic rock songs of the 1980s. During an interview, one of the song’s writers said a Rolling Stones concert inspired him to craft “99 Luftballons.” ...