Adam Engelhart

A Place I’m Glad Exists

August 26th, 2006

I saw a reference on the Web a while ago–can’t quite remember where–to “99 Red Balloons,” or “Neunundneunzig Luftballons” if you prefer. I was always struck by the English version’s reference to “99 Decision Street,” and started Googling around for interesting things involving that phrase. Naturally, I found quite a few copies of the song’s lyrics, including a comparison of the German and English versions. I also wish I knew more German, so I could rework the German lyrics to employ the translation of that line, “Entscheidungstraße Neunundneunzig.” But most of all, I’m glad to be able to report that Decision Street may be found in Vista, California.

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