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
Tanz Mit Laibach
Laibach Lyrics
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Wir alle sind verflucht
Wir alle sind gekreuzigt
Wir alle sind kaputt
Von Reiztechnologie
Von Zeitekonomie
Von qualitaet das Lebens
Und Kriegsphilosophie
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Bruederchen, komm tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Beide Haende reich ich dir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Meine Freunde, tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer
Wir tanzen Ado Hinkel
Benzino Napoloni
Wir tanzen Schiekelgrueber
Und tanzen mit Maitreya
Mit Totalitarismus
Und mit Demokratie
Wir tanzen mit Fascismus
Und roter Anarchie
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Kammerad, komm tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Beide Haende reich ich dir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Deutsches Volk, komm tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer
Wir tanzen und wir springen
Wir hupfen und wir singen
Wir fallen und erheben
Wir geben oder nehmen
Amerikano Freunde
Und Deutscher Kamerad
Wir tanzen gut zussamen
Wir tanzen nach Bagdad
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Bruederchen, komm tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Beide Haende reich ich dir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Meine Freunde, tanz mit mir
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer
The lyrics to Laibach's song "Tanz Mit Laibach" ("Dance With Laibach" in English) seem to convey a sense of societal malaise and disillusionment, referencing themes like technology, economy, quality of life, war philosophy and power structures. The lyrics repeatedly mention how "we" (presumably society as a whole) are all possessed, cursed, crucified and broken by various elements of society. The use of "we" is significant, as it highlights the idea that these issues are universal and affect everyone, regardless of their background or social standing.
The chorus of the song includes the repetition of the line "one, two, three, four", followed by an invitation to "dance with me". This repetition and the catchy melody of the song could symbolize the monotony of society and the idea that despite all the problems faced by society, people are still caught up in the ritual and need for entertainment. The verses then go on to mention the different "partners" society dances with, including totalitarianism, democracy, fascism, red anarchism, and even American friends.
Overall, "Tanz Mit Laibach" can be interpreted as a critique of society's various systematic failures and the need to find collective and individual escape from them.
Line by Line Meaning
Wir alle sind besessen
We are all possessed
Wir alle sind verflucht
We are all cursed
Wir alle sind gekreuzigt
We are all crucified
Wir alle sind kaputt
We are all broken
Von Reiztechnologie
By the stimulus technology
Von Zeitekonomie
By the time economics
Von qualitaet das Lebens
By the quality of life
Und Kriegsphilosophie
And war philosophy
Eins, zwei, drei, vier
One, two, three, four
Bruederchen, komm tanz mit mir
Brothers, come dance with me
Beide Haende reich ich dir
I offer you both my hands
Meine Freunde, tanz mit mir
My friends, dance with me
Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer
All around, it's not difficult
Wir tanzen Ado Hinkel
We dance Ado Hinkel
Benzino Napoloni
Benzino Napoloni
Wir tanzen Schiekelgrueber
We dance Schiekelgrueber
Und tanzen mit Maitreya
And dance with Maitreya
Mit Totalitarismus
With totalitarianism
Und mit Demokratie
And with democracy
Wir tanzen mit Fascismus
We dance with fascism
Und roter Anarchie
And red anarchism
Kammerad, komm tanz mit mir
Comrade, come dance with me
Deutsches Volk, komm tanz mit mir
German people, come dance with me
Wir tanzen und wir springen
We dance and we jump
Wir hupfen und wir singen
We hop and we sing
Wir fallen und erheben
We fall and rise
Wir geben oder nehmen
We give or take
Amerikano Freunde
American friends
Und Deutscher Kamerad
And German comrade
Wir tanzen gut zussamen
We dance well together
Wir tanzen nach Bagdad
We dance to Baghdad
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@karmic1016
Dance With Laibach
We all are possessed
We all are damned
We all are crucified
We all are broken
By attractive technology
By economics of time
By quality of life
And the philosophy of war
One, two, three, four
Come dance with me baby brother,
One, two, three, four
Give me both your hands
One, two, three, four
Dance with me my friends
One, two, three, four
Round around, it isn't difficult
We dance to Ado Hinkel
Benzino Napoloni
We dance to Schiekelgrueber
And dance with Maitreya
With totalitarianism
And with democracy
We dance with fascism
And red anarchy
One, two, three, four
Come dance with me comrade
One, two, three, four
Give me both your hands
One, two, three, four
Come dance with me German folk
One, two, three, four
Round around, it isn't difficult
We dance and we jump
We hop and we sing
We fall and rise
We give or take
American friend and
German comrade
We dance well together
We dance to Baghdad
One, two, three, four
Come dance with me baby brother,
One, two, three, four
Give me both your hands
One, two, three, four
Dance with me my friends
One, two, three, four
Round around, it isn't difficult
@nicholasmazur
Мы все одержимы,
Мы все проклятые,
Мы все распяты,
Мы все сломлены
Привлекательной технологией,
Экономией времени,
Качеством жизни
И военной философией
Раз, два, три, четыре
Братишка, давай, танцуй со мной
Раз, два, три, четыре
Обе руки я подаю тебе
Раз, два, три, четыре
Мои друзья, танцуйте со мной
Раз, два, три, четыре
По всему свету, это не тяжело
Мы танцуем Адо Хинкеля,
Бензино Наполони1
Мы танцуем Шикльгрубера2
И танцуем с Майтрейей3
С тоталитаризмом
И с демократией,
Мы танцуем с фашизмом
И красной анархией
Раз, два, три, четыре
Приятель, давай, танцуй со мной
Раз, два, три, четыре
Обе руки я подаю тебе
Раз, два, три, четыре
Немецкий народ, давай, танцуй со мной
Раз, два, три, четыре
По всему свету, это не тяжело
Мы танцуем и скачем,
Мы прыгаем и поём,
Мы падаем и поднимаемся,
Мы даём или берём.
Американские друзья
И немецкий товарищ,
Мы танцуем здорово вместе,
Мы танцуем в Багдад
@KlausSmooth
This is the angriest friendly song you'll ever hear
@dandrecollier800
Yeah, really friendly (hides in corner)
@dandrecollier800
As friendly as Trump, yeah got ya...
@cycomiles4225
Its more of a statement. Americans were probably already invading it ( 2003 ).
@sh3llz2
Wait.. What?? Can I get a translation of these lyrics?
@AlexanderBogdanow
And then the lil' fucktard got rekt for turning the social security system in even an bigger bureaucratic nightmare than it even was before!
@DarkPhaaze
Just imagine him walking angrily on a treadmill in front of a green screen with a fan blowing on him.
@tetsuo964
Pretty much my home cardio training.
@gailkethro699
Hell yeahhhh boy
@carolinapopovic2129
Pharmacy🤢🤮💣