Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons Live

Goldfinger plays 99 Red Balloons at UCSD's 2004 Sungod Festival.
Filmed by Student Run Television at UC San Diego

[@AVAblinksum44]

this is punk rock... no fucks are given at all

[@Raddd12]

AWESOME! The riff is so juicy!

[@scott5499]

Well I guess he didn't vote him out of office

[@moxzor]

Goldfinger For LIFE

[@DippiSauce]

Absolutely amazing hearing him sing it in the native Deautsch language.

[@Teih.]

i love these guys!

[@milesr94]

awesome!!

[@Kwaakeer]

they a amazing live

[@guywholovesmovies]

You know what's pointless? You giving them shit. It's an awesome song, and it's awesome to dance/jump around to.

[@guywhoputsupvideos]

i totally agree

[@Rakatia]

love itt!!!

[@Nihilismmm]

That's hillarious!

[@ManuAW39]

rock and roll for ever !

[@uptheirons112]

its not the people in charge of our country that messed this up....its the people who decided to spend money they didnt have using credit cards and loans and such....thats why we are where we are today

[@tyz16]

I jump while I play all the time. The point is, I have seen them play this 100 times better than what I just heard. He kept running out of breath too. Atleast we know they weren't miming it that's for sure.

[@larsfirro]

awesome song!john rulz!

[@Clerkpro]

I didn't realize that NENA was such a good singer. This guy makes her sound like she's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame material.

[@dkrawczyk1970]

mubirshu, you are completely right, best regards

[@letseytykkelmee8124]

And that my friends is, how you fuck up a good song

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

"I'VE GOT A YELLOW HAT!"

[@relic989]

chill out. damn you bring the vibe down

[@danjuargad]

God! I fucking love that murdered out Tele!!!

[@uptheirons112]

thank you very much.....im glad somebody's smart enough to see its not all his fault

[@mrnickb]

good song to cover and well covered, the delay on the vocals is sweet too

[@sk8death26]

The main riff seems a bit hard to jump along with and stay in time at the same, don't know how they do it

[@bradthebballmaster]

agreed.

[@skullydude12345]

i like the opening

[@Mas8baller]

LOL I second you VS24AT..... Hilarious

[@KamenRiderRaiden]

ha ha ha..1:50 he was runnin outta breath...classic element of a live concert

[@VS24AT]

LOL ;) (wink) that was the response I expected.

[@arrematman]

Awesome song,and goldfinger live is kicking ass in terms of energy and drive the crowd crazy! I just wanted the tabs for the guitar of john live cuz I just have the studio version... Does somene have it???

[@davidtheoffspring]

cool

[@Polishbojo]

We'll the thing is going to live music is just fun. It dont have to sound good but its hellishly fun. like i hate watching baseball but going to games is fun just because you get out you know

[@goldenspade19]

this song is fricking amazing, the only problem is john is always out of breath when he sings

[@Raptor05121]

YEAH!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

[@theq]

Actually nena made an english version of her song, 99 red balloons.

[@jumpingjames1]

I agree it's hard to jump and sing an hour but the thing i hate with them lie is that i most like the studio version (with clean and distortion channel)

[@alexmatthews]

wow, that was a very informed comment! Thanks for making an intelligent statement. But after all, its just rock and roll...

[@GodofTrombones]

Not the jumping?

[@pauljbleemusic]

why they r messed up in live??? n was drummer had no pants on???

[@luke182]

give him a break this was the final song they played on the night, he's knackered lol. but yeh i can see why you think he's a bad singer, but he's not. just out of breath. thats the price for putting on an energetic performance!

[@SONGOKU02]

love the original from nena.. But.. in the case i love punkrock.. i LOVE this version too.

[@alexamerling20]

w00t XD

[@belandresjustin]

PUNKS NOT DEAD.

[@itnt445]

Yeah, right now I have issues going for half an hour in my room, and that's only putting strain on my voice and arms.

[@2smilymike]

i think most people know its a cover...but they took a great song and did in a new original way, which is almost as good as the original

[@extrasum]

@PA1NK1LLER Well said!

[@totti10italia]

@puffthemagicdragon9 well, I think if you wanna listen to a perfect done performance, just listen to the album at home, concerts are to get crazy and do whatever you like, when I play with my band I like to screw up sometimes I dont know why, it´s just fun lol haha

[@RanmaYagami]

*Disclaimer (because people are stupid): I've never seen them live, and as such my comment is only meant for this particular instance.* From what I can tell, they seem really worn out, because the guy singing sounds like he's struggling to get the words out between breaths, and from 1:04 - 1:12 it just seems like they're not synched with each other very well. They seem like they did well, but could have done better.

[@hoze187]

hahaha

[@blackOwhiteOredO]

99 BALLONS IS AN ANTI WAR SONG!! YAY! this is cool

[@hgsnk333]

LOL the exit was a total WIN hahaha. I hope that was a joke and not because they really believe in nazism though haha even still, most awesome exit I've ever encountered and the half naked drummer at the end makes this whole video, hands down

[@reel2real5]

@totti10italia they were not playing, jumping and singing for an hour only about 45 mins the rest was all swearing. good song though

[@waflz]

He is a good singer and a very good band, First off the sound quality is horrible on the video so you it blocks out the main sound that there actully giving off. And its one thing to sing, but to sing and play guitar at the sametime to his degree is difficult.

[@jarred99999]

how in the world could he run out of beath the quick lol he did good at first thats what he gets for messing with bush dont mess the bush :DD

[@AudioFreak37]

Haha, we have the same humour..

[@elguitarist666]

nobody, just a couple of thousands....

[@PA1NK1LLER]

@SonyNintendoGamer I dont snap....trust me. Im a sgt. in the 82nd Airborne and have done 2 tours of duty in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and 1 tour in CAMP RAMADI, Iraq to train Iraqi commandos. I have seen my men get killed and seen shit so horrible that will be burned in my eyes forever. Its shut you just cant unsee. Trust me I dont break.

[@WeGame4you]

German ROCKT !

[@totti10italia]

oh come on, they are good live... try playing, jumping and singing for an hour straight, and tell me that is not exhausted

[@alczyn182]

@PA1NK1LLER oh and "if you think that punk rock doesn't mix with politics, you're wrong"- NOFX

[@puffthemagicdragon9]

@totti10italia that doesn't really make their live performance good, it more a testament to their stamina than to their musical talent

[@alcesmir]

I can't see what he's done wrong yet...

[@PA1NK1LLER]

@SonyNintendoGamer its cool bro...

[@Thomasfranke1990]

they are just humans. do you know what there going trough in a show like that? its exhausting. of course he cant sing it like the studioversion. Sounds good. 5 stars

[@greeneyedgracie]

i love goldfinger, but i like bush. so... -.O

[@Drratburn]

@totti10italia Still not half as exhausting as drumming for an hour.

[@Nonchiie]

He forgot the second german line :P

[@itnt445]

cos its energetic? and they're in the heat of the moment?

[@fisharecoming]

beacuse in the studio they fix everything up goldfingers a greta abnd but some bands cough cough fallout and other blow dick lvie ut the effects in the studioc an amke seem like they have talent funny what technology can do this is also one of goldfigners bad shows their alot better

[@alexmatthews]

I think its quite ammusing no one has commented that the drummer is wearing a thong.... wait till the end!

[@relic989]

this isnt a great live vid of them. the sound quality doesnt help either. but I think he has a really good live voice

[@spatula89]

iraq its iraq

[@WaRl0cK10]

Well the amount of jumping around they do, I'm not surprised he's out of breath and can't finish his sentence. But at least they got stage presence.

[@ShieldOfTommorrow]

a prowar junkie?

[@alczyn182]

@PA1NK1LLER it's an anti- war song!! i don't see any problem with him saying fuck bush. i'd have said it too lol

[@Tjac]

he looks like he needs some one to tie his shoes for him and the "tacos rule" thing didnt help

[@sibraa6]

The singing is because john has asthma so you can;t expect much.

[@ssssssbob]

thats not goldfinger

[@uptheirons112]

now its fucked....but a few months ago it wasnt that bad, but all the media kept exaggerating until everyone stopped putting money back into the economy.....

[@baguazhang2]

That's true, they should have at least done their research. If you want a good anti-war song listen to something like Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".

[@blinker4u]

i want to see if you dont suck doing all that jumps, screaming, singing, and playing guitar. im a musician too and doing all that they do really gets you tired, its not that easy to make the song 100% the same as the record and being in the stage jumping and screaming. goldfinger RULES

[@PA1NK1LLER]

I agree....it seems like they are trying to get a cheap applause, They think if they say, "Fuck Bush" they will get more applause. They are an awesome band...leave out the politics!

[@VS24AT]

Vote Bush out in November???? lol He can't run again (wink)

[@tyz16]

Well don't you think they should stop jumping around if they can't play it??? And besides, it's not like they are hanging upside down or anything, they're just jumping. No excuse for playing badly. They have had years of practice.

[@Tiertanas]

that dosent sound like them

[@honchochief]

LOL! American goes mad and angry. I would be too if bush is my president. UP Yours!

[@omgitsjmo]

lol they suck now live. but at least htey got the message across

[@peterparkerlovesmj]

wow he really put a lot of effort into singing this.... absolutely sucked

[@whitedeyu]

Man, studio version is well better. They suck live. You notice how at the beginning when he says 'everybody jump!', and no-one fuckin jumps. lol

[@davidpazymino.]

malasa esta guevada

[@cdonis]

Possibility, but most likely hes in the middle of a show and out of breath... Singing loud like that takes a lot out of you.

[@PA1NK1LLER]

I like Goldfinger but I hate the fact he bashed our former prez. Before we are quick to make Bush look like a terrible president we need to give it some time. I saw a video on the history channel and they said the most effective presidents were despised in when they were in office and some of the worst presidents in history were absolutely loved during their term.

[@PA1NK1LLER]

@SonyNintendoGamer That makes absolute no sense at all. What the hell are you talking about? I was repeating something that was factual...I guess you never educated yourself on these matters so I feel sorry for you.

[@MalachiteR]

ROFL lets see you do better kid.

[@sum41freak8733]

no offence bands do get tired (i get tired doing stuff like that ) i can understand why the vocals would sound like that and i know songs arnt going to sound exactly like the album ............but the instruments were extremley sloppy no matter how tired you get (well at least to me ) you should be able to know if your guitar is in tune and at least get 2 frets close to the note your trying to hit

[@nokia6800]

dude their lead singer smokes to much. you can tell

[@Jon0326]

He's all outta breath.

[@FProtest927]

kid you have no idea if we brought the troops home the terrorists would just come over to USA and start a war here would you rather have a war here or over there, and besides what would the troops do for jobs, they wouldn't get any, and if you ask someone in the service if they agree with the war they will say yes because they are over there because they want to be over there because they love our country.

[@purplemonkeyelephant]

Lol looks like a thong or something.