However, Neubauten soon outgrew the confines of even the broad scope of industrial music. In their 25-plus years, they have produced a dozen studio albums, live records, a remix album and EP, scored theatre pieces, and more.
Lead vocalist Blixa Bargeld is perhaps the best-known member of the group, both for his work with Neubauten and as guitarist for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. His fellow founding members Alexander Hacke and N.U. Unruh have likewise been active in various musical roles outside the group over the years.
Bassist Mark Chung was a member of the group from 1981 to 1994. He founded the publishing house Freibank Music Publishing to handle business affairs for Neubauten and other groups, and has continued in this role (concurrently serving as a senior vice-president of Sony Music International for nine years). Percussionist FM Einheit, was a member from 1981 to 1995, and has also been active as a solo artist and member of groups such as Gry.
Since 1997 the group has also included guitarist Jochen Arbeit and percussionist Rudi Moser.
Neubauten's most recent work has been available exclusively to subscribers to their online home, www.neubauten.org. Neubauten completed the third incarnation of their online project in November 2007 and were touring Europe in 2008 in support of their latest album Alles Wieder Offen.
Currently Einstürzende Neubauten is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a tour through Europe and the United States. In October/November 2010 the band is releasing Strategies Against Architecture IV, the fourth album in the archival compilation series by Neubauten which collates the band’s output from 2002-2010.
Youme and Meyou
Einstürzende Neubauten Lyrics
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for launch to sea before the storm
They don't just go from A to B
they go around and come around again
'cause out there's always a construction site
a Starbucks and
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
and it's granted
No more tassels on the hotel key
a phone line, a laptop
and a box of tangerines
They turn houses into homes
where earthquakes live with car alarms
mature mild-mannered catastrophes
They gift each other a thousand names
and take them off, take them off again
like excessive jewelry
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
and it's granted
They defend each other against the past
if the future isn't bright at least it's colorful
so burn the ship come spring
They fail, fail and try again
fall off a cliff, succeed, and fall, fall again
They have proven quite effectively
that bumblebees indeed can fly
against the field's authority
They invent each other ever anew
still they won't have a different view
of everyone or anything
Defend themselves against the whims of fate
question the statistics, accelerate
the status quo, deny the rules of gravity
But they don't use the word
once dropped it might break
They do not say that they have loved
for who can say
We were killed yesterday
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
and it's granted
"Youme & Meyou" by Einstürzende Neubauten is a song that explores the unique and complex relationship between two people who, despite facing various challenges, continue to build a strong bond. The song depicts the couple as builders, as they build a ship every winter to launch into the sea before the storm. The lyrics suggest that this act is not merely symbolic but indicates their perseverance and ability to take on challenges.
The couple goes around and comes around again, not just going from A to B, as they explore the world together. They are not content with the usual, as there is always a construction site or another Starbucks or Guggenheim to explore. Despite their wanderlust, the couple appears to know each other intimately, and this knowledge is granted. They gift each other a thousand names, take them off, and put them back on, like excessive jewelry.
The lyrics suggest that the couple is mutually supportive, defending each other against the past, and taking on challenges together. The couple proves that bumblebees can indeed fly against the field's authority, and they invent each other ever anew. Overall, the song's message is that this relationship is unique and authentic, and the couple is resourceful, taking on challenges together and building each other up.
Line by Line Meaning
They build a ship each wintertime
For launch to sea before the storm
They construct a vessel in every winter season, to set sail before the onset of the tempest.
They don't just go from A to be
They go around and come around again
Their journeys are not linear, they trace circles and return to their origin.
'cause out there's always a construction site
A Starbucks and
Yet another Gugenheim
Because there's always development underway out there, a Starbucks and another Gugenheim.
You me knows what Me you wants
Me you knows what You me wants
And it's granted
They understand each other's desires and wishes, and these are fulfilled.
No more tassels on the hotel key
A phone line, a laptop
And a box of tangerines
They've eschewed ostentation and now settle for simple things, a few electronic devices and a box of tangerines.
They turn houses into homes
Where earthquakes live with car alarms
Mature mild-mannered catastrophes
They make dwellings livable, a place where tremors and warnings exist, but still an abode for subdued calamities.
They gift each other a thousand names
And take them off, take them off again
Like excessive jewelry
They bestow each other with myriad appellation, only to discard them perpetually, like superfluous baubles.
They defend each other against the past
If the future isn't bright at least it's colorful
So burn the ship come spring
They protect each other from the past, and should the future lack luster, they still embrace it emphatically, so come spring they destroy the ship.
They fail, fail and try again
Fall off a cliff, succeed, and fall, fall again
They fail repeatedly and keep at it, even when they succeed, they're poised for more failure.
They have proven quite effectively
That bumblebees indeed can fly
Against the field's authority
They've proven that bumblebees can fly, flouting the conventions of science.
They invent each other ever anew
Still they won't have a different view
Of everyone or anything
They reinvent each other constantly, yet they maintain the same perspective of everything and everyone.
Defend themselves against the whims of fate
Question the statistics, accelerate
The status quo, deny the rules of gravity
They shield themselves against capricious destiny, they doubt facts and rush ahead, they subvert the prevailing norm, and challenge the laws of physics.
But they don't use the word
Once dropped it might break
They don't articulate the word 'love', for once voiced, it might shatter.
They do not say that they have loved
For who can say
We were killed yesterday
They don't confirm that they have loved, because who is to assert that they weren't destroyed the previous day?
You me knows what Me you wants
Me you knows what You me wants
And it's granted
They understand each other's aspirations and desires, and these are guaranteed.
Lyrics © Freibank Musikverlags und vermarktungs GmbH, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEXANDER HACKE, BLIXA BARGELD, RUDOLPH MOSER
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@lujanl.1994
*Youme & Meyou
Einstürzende Neubauten*
They build a ship each wintertime
For launch to sea before the storm
They don't just go from A to B
They go around and come around again.
Out there's always a construction site
A Starbucks and
yet another Gugenheim
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
And it's granted
No more tassels on the hotel key,a laptop, a phone line
And a box of tangerines
They turn houses into homes
Where earthquakes live with car alarms
Mature mild-mannered catastrophes
They gift each other a thousand names
And take them off, take them off again
Like excessive jewelry
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
And it's granted
They defend each other against the past
If the future isn't bright at least it's colorful
So burn the ship come spring
They fail, fail and try again
Fall off a cliff, succeed, and maybe fall again
They have proven quite effectively that bumblebees indeed can fly
Against the field's authority
They invent each other ever again
Still they won't have a different view
Of everyone or anything
Defend themselves against the whims of fate
Question the statistics, accelerate
The status quo, deny the rules of gravity
But they don't use the word
Once dropped it might break
They do not say that they have loved
For who can say
We were killed yesterday
Youme knows what Meyou wants
Meyou knows what Youme wants
And it's granted
@symbioid
My interpretation of this song is that reality is a Möbius strip. We go around and around, reality. However one interprets that. History as a spiral, reincarnation...
MeYou/YouMe as a social phenomenon - the collective, we are all one.
We are all incarnating and dancing this cycle of life.
We go through, and die, and come back. Again and again.
Around and around, inverted, changed, meyou, you me. The world flips. We constantly exchange and exchange again.
Another Guggenheim? There can only be one, unless... We walk the same path, again. and again. and again.
Here we go, die and come back. Society finds new forms of organization and here we go...
again.
Again.
@traviswolf
Is it:
"Out there is always a construction site, a Starbucks, and yet another Guggenheim"
or is it:
"Out there is always a construction site, a Starbucks, and yet.... another Guggenheim!"
like, despite oppressive construction and starbucks we still have passionate art museums? Or like, the art museums contribute to the mess just as much as the construction sites and chain stores?
@CynCatleesideSas
I love this song, i hear it over and over in loop, Thank you Einstürzende Neubauten!! Beautiful!
@quasarsphere
I personally think it's their best song.
@CynCatleesideSas
@@quasarsphere yeah!!
@katjabrod9780
Me too!
@user-dc1dr9kr8x
Bring your energy to others
@ekkiseisenwerk260
One of the most melodic songs of them, love this "pipe-percussion", best recording in Barcelona here 😊
@traviswolf
Unreal 👌🏻 I can’t believe I just discovered this. Where has this song been all my life?
@HermanWaldorf
same here
@pumayoshi
One of the greatest /simplest songs ever written.
@minatheofilatou4188
how true!!!