who released a hit song in the 80s called '99 red balloons'
99 Luftballons "99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is an anti-war protest song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons", with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German original and contains somewhat different lyrics.[1]
Roses Are Red (The Mac Band song) "Roses Are Red" is a 1988 single by The Mac Band, featuring The McCampbell Brothers. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at number one, for one week, on that chart. "Roses Are Red" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It did, however, reach #8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was produced by LA Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.