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CLIP COMPARISONS
I have assembled a number of audio files, each containing
a short clip of the original track, followed by a short clip of the
Laibach version. The files are all in WMA format. Information is
provided for each track, and a complete video of the original.
America
National Reservation
Mama Leone
B-Mashina
Mars
On The River Drina
Geburt Einer Nation
Opus Dei/Life Is Life
God Is God
2525
Get Back
Final Countdown
Laibach have produced many
memorable cover versions of already popular songs. Unlike most artists
who are content to simply change the tempo of a song, Laibach bring out,
exaggerate, or change the meanings and atmosphere of the original. The
atmosphere of the song usually becomes darker, and in most instances I
believe the song is improved. Often Laibach even change the lyrics to a
song to suit their purpose.
Laibach's' album 'NATO' is comprised
wholly of cover versions, as is their version of 'The Beatles last album
'Let It Be'. The cover versions on the 'NATO' album seem to chart, and
predict, the conflict in the Balkans, whilst the earlier 'Let It Be'
album reflects on the fragmentation of Yugoslavia (just as the original
perhaps mirrored the fragmentation of 'The Beatles'). Some of Laibach's
cover versions, such as their version of Juno Reactors 'God Is God' have
only slight resemblance to the original; the original is used as a
springboard to an almost entirely different song.
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