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
The Final Countdown
Laibach Lyrics
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But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell ?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?
We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all
With so many light years to go and things to be found
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so.
It's the final countdown.
The song "The Final Countdown" by Laibach talks about leaving Earth and heading towards Venus. The song starts off with the lines "We're leaving together, but still it's farewell, and maybe we'll come back, to Earth, who can tell?" indicating that they are leaving their planet Earth and not sure if they will come back. They are uncertain about what the future holds and are bidding farewell to Earth. The next few lines "I guess there is no one to blame, we're leaving ground, will things ever be the same again?" show the sadness and uncertainty around this decision. They accept that no one is to blame for this and they're headed towards a new destination.
The chorus of the song, which goes "It's the final countdown," is very prominent and implies that they are heading towards the end of their journey or countdown for a major event. The next few lines "We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall, cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all" express hope and optimism as they are confident that they will be welcomed in Venus. They also mention that there are many light years to go and things to be found, indicating that their journey is long and they expect to discover many things.
Overall, the song is a reflection of the uncertainty that comes with leaving one's comfort zone but at the same time, the hope and determination one feels when exploring new horizons.
Line by Line Meaning
We're leaving together,
We are departing collectively,
But still it's farewell
Nevertheless, we bid adieu,
And maybe we'll come back,
It is possible that we will return,
To earth, who can tell ?
Though one cannot say for certain,
I guess there is no one to blame
I suspect there is no culpable party,
We're leaving ground
We are leaving the surface,
Will things ever be the same again?
Will circumstances ever be identical once more?
It's the final countdown
This is the ultimate reckoning,
We're heading for Venus and still we stand tall
We are journeying to Venus, yet we remain upright,
Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all
Perhaps they have witnessed us and extended a greeting to everyone,
With so many light years to go and things to be found
With myriad light years to travel, and much to discover,
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so.
I am confident that we shall all yearn for her intensely,
It's the final countdown.
This is the ultimate reckoning.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Joey Tempest
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senad schwarz
We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us (seen us)
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
The final countdown, oh
It's the final count down
The final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
It's the final count down
We're leaving together
The final count down
We'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown
It's the final countdown
Oh
It's the final countdown, yeah
Peter Manson
Ficou melhor que a versão original!!Demais!!
Rursus
Damn! The original is so theatrical, and this cover is just so hilarious.
Mike Caputo
My favorite karaoke song is to choose the original track, but sing it Laibach style. Equal parts confusion and amazement!
Franklin Graff
ahahhaha that's awesome! :D
Veronica Valdenegro
Hahahaha nice idea!!
ponkoff music
Same here! :D
TTLFortnite
Not karaoke to the song
HeatIIEXTEND
lol
Tonelocmanson's Gamer'sParadise
this is one of the best songs ever.
senad schwarz
We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
'Cause maybe they've seen us (seen us)
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
The final countdown, oh
It's the final count down
The final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown
Oh
It's the final count down
We're leaving together
The final count down
We'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown
It's the final countdown
Oh
It's the final countdown, yeah