On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 18:48:35 -0500,
   James M <ozone@snip.net> wrote:
> Wow! the english one(99 Red Ballons) was much more upbeat
Maybe the song writer (I don't know if it was Nena herself) was in a
different mood while writing the two versions. IMHO the German
version would better fit When the Wind Blows or similar films than
Shin Seiki Evangelion.

Josef 'Jupp' Schugt