Laibach are best known for their cover versions of pop songs which have been rerendered in such a way as to reveal formerly hidden or unnoticed messages, often commenting on political totalitarianism or rock stardom’s own forms of dictatorship. This was done most successfully on Opus Dei, especially on their cover of One Vision. Named Geburt Einer Nation after D. W. Griffith’s classic film The Birth of a Nation, Queen’s lyrics are sung in German to a strident military beat. All of a sudden lines like “one flesh, one blood, one true religion” start sounding suspiciously familiar...
However the bulk of Laibach’s output is their own work. Their own early experiments with totalitarian ambiguity led to their being outlawed in then-Communist Yugoslavia; their name was made illegal so the band resorted to using their black-cross emblem on posters instead. To this day their work deals with similar ideas but frequently Laibach reference their own legendary status and tongue-in-cheekily play with the kinds of in-jokes a band accrues in over 25 years of work.
Laibach’s musical style has varied a lot over the years. They began as avant-garde industrial musicians, producing what could best be described as ambient noise but soon discovered the joys of the martial rhythm. Having produced a couple of albums of heavy martial industrial music, they began to expand sonically. Following the collapse of Yugoslavia their difficult but rewarding album Kapital included hip-hop influences among many others and NATO borrowed from techno while keeping the bombastic atmosphere. The next offering Jesus Christ Superstars came after quite a hiatus and it may have shocked a lot of people with its balls-out metal guitar riffs. The 2003 album WAT returns to a more electronic sound; working with techno producer umek has produced a slightly odd album of electro beats.
Volk was released on October 20, 2006, preceded by the single Anglia. The album contains 14 songs composed and produced together with Silence, inspired by national anthems.
2008 Laibach released new album, titled Kunst der Fuge. This album is the laibachian interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's work The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge). The majority of the material has been created already in 2006 and premierly performed the same year on June the 1st at Bachfest festival in Leipzig.
VOLKSWAGNER is the title of a musical project which was realized in collaboration between Laibach and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra (2009). Laibach also cooperated with the composer and conductor Izidor Leitinger on this project, and it was decided that together they would compose a work which will in a specific manner interpret some of Wagner's better known musical motifs and combine them into a unified symphonic electronic suite.
From a formal point of view, the collaborating artists have decided to seek in Wagner the rudiments of modernism, which first through Mahler, Bruckner, and Debussy, and subsequently through Schöenberg, Berg, and Webern, developed into the core of the jazz music of the sonic experimentalists, such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra, and to upgrade them with the ambient electronic spectrum that has been developing over the last three decades. In addition, the suite will address the history of the 20th century – modernism crossbred with pop art.
4.4. 2012 a movie titeled Iron Sky was released. Laibach in collaboration with Ben Watkins as a co-writer and producer of the score provided soundtrack for Moon Nazi Invasion in Iron Sky.
Official Laibach website: www.laibach.org
I've Got A Feeling
Laibach Lyrics
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I've got a feelin', a feelin' I can't hide...oh no no...whoa no...
Yeah, yeah, I got a feelin', yeah...
Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train...oh yeah...oh yeah...
Ooh, and if you leave me, I won't be late again, no no no, oh no...
Yeah, I've got a feelin', yeah... whew... ooh... oh yeah...
And I don't understand, how come nobody told me?
All I ever wanted was someone who looked like you... you... oh...
I got a feelin', that keeps me on my toes, oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah...
Uh huh, I got a feelin', I think that everybody knows, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah...
Yeah, wow, I got a feelin', yeah...whoa...
Everybody had a good year, though we never saw the sunshine
Everybody had a wet dream, making Temple was a good time
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Everybody made a movie, everybody had one line
Everybody misses Andy, we'll be seein' him in no time
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Ooh yeah, I got a feelin', yeah... oh...
I got a feelin', a feelin' deep inside, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah...
Ooh, I got a feelin', a feelin' i can't hide, oh no no, oh no...
Yeah... I got a feelin', yeah... yeah... ah... ooh... yeah...
Laibach’s cover of ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’ by The Beatles is a deliberate subversion of the original track. While the original song was a celebration of love, Laibach turns it into a dark and brooding manifesto. The first two lines of the opening verse – “I’ve got a feelin’, a feelin’ deep inside” – are delivered in a menacing tone, accompanied by a deep drumbeat that suggests something ominous is about to happen. The line is then repeated three more times, each time with more intensity and aggression.
The lyrics of ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’ are about love and the fear of losing it. Laibach’s version drops the love element entirely, instead turning the song into a commentary on the cultural forces that shape our lives. The lines “And I don't understand, how come nobody told me?/Why I'd want to sing like Milli Vanilli” are a nod to the lip-syncing scandal that rocked the music industry in the early 90s. Laibach are calling out the shallow, image-obsessed nature of the industry, and suggesting that authenticity is something that is sorely lacking.
The final verse of the song is perhaps the most revealing. The lines “Everybody made a movie, everybody had one line/Everybody misses Andy, we'll be seein' him in no time” are an explicit reference to Andy Warhol and his Factory. Laibach are suggesting that the art and culture of the late 20th century has become a parody of itself, with everyone chasing fame and celebrity, but with no real substance or meaning behind it.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got a feelin', a feelin' deep inside, oh yeah...oh yeah...
The singer is expressing an intense feeling from within and is confident about it.
I've got a feelin', a feelin' I can't hide...oh no no...whoa no...
The singer is admitting that the feeling is so strong that it can't be suppressed or kept hidden.
Yeah, yeah, I got a feelin', yeah...
The singer is reinforcing the fact that they have a strong feeling.
Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train...oh yeah...oh yeah...
The artist is pleading to be believed as they don't want to miss out on an opportunity or event in their life.
Ooh, and if you leave me, I won't be late again, no no no, oh no...
The artist is suggesting that someone had left them before and that caused them to miss something important, but they are confident it won't happen again.
And I don't understand, how come nobody told me?
The singer is questioning why they weren't informed about something important beforehand.
Why I'd want to sing like Milli Vanilli
The singer is questioning why they would want to imitate or copy someone else's persona or style.
All I ever wanted was someone who looked like you... you... oh...
The artist is expressing desire for someone who looks like a person they admire.
I got a feelin', that keeps me on my toes, oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah...
The artist is experiencing a feeling that is making them alert and attentive.
Uh huh, I got a feelin', I think that everybody knows, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah...
The artist is suggesting that the feeling they have is evident to others as well.
Everybody had a good year, though we never saw the sunshine
The singer is acknowledging that despite the lack of sunshine (happiness), everyone had a good year.
Everybody had a wet dream, making Temple was a good time
The artist is referencing the movie 'Pink Flamingos', where making Temple (the character Divine) was a good experience for everyone involved.
Everybody made a movie, everybody had one line
The singer is highlighting the fact that everyone was part of a movie at some point, no matter how small their role was.
Everybody misses Andy, we'll be seein' him in no time
The singer is mentioning that everyone is missing Andy Warhol, who had passed away, but they believe they will meet him again someday.
Ooh yeah, I got a feelin', yeah... oh...
The singer is reiterating the strong feeling from within.
Yeah... I got a feelin', yeah... yeah... ah... ooh... yeah...
The artist is affirming once again that they have a feeling that is significant to them.
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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