Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil (Official Video)

[@Caffeine_Club]

As a young teen in the 80s, seeing this convinced me Eastern Europe is exactly like this. Perfect trolling pioneers.

[@ukaszzyka6279]

But it's exactly like that.

[@PeterVonDanczk]

Well… I would argue that Slovenia is not even part of the Eastern Europe. Ljubljana is more to the West than Vienna and more to the West than the whole of the Polish-German border.

[@chrism2027]

Nice Time vor ever.

[@aleksander10101]

I love how everyone on my Slovenian side of the family loves these guys. Grandpa and grandma too.

[@sparklesparklesparkle6318]

dude these guys rock

[@9-nine-ix528]

Laibach makes me wish I was Slovenian.

[@goodfella6675]

As they should.

[@JBBost]

@@9-nine-ix528 I'm gonna go ahead and say that's weird. I can see hardbass making you wish you were something, but Laibach makes me wish I wasn't being oppressed -- and it's the Laibach that's oppressing me, help

[@TheLokiBiz]

Are they actually well known in their native country?

[@TripMcSleazestack]

Just another day in Slovenia...

[@igorbojceski5262]

yap, it's parody, patroly,parady...para-dice, how nice...eno ptice, ice,i-ce i- de...

[@ljeto1983]

Hahaha

[@kurtwaffelzahn9086]

we have learned to live with it lol

[@docastrov9013]

Or Nashville.

[@annakowalkowski4046]

C'mon Nr. 666 ❤️ Likes 🏴‍☠️, i ll be There.

[@thegranddilligaf]

'What's puzzling you is the nature of my game'- which is what Laibach is about.

[@marysalisbury9270]

Indeed I

[@HennieVredeveldt]

This is the original and best period of laibach.....original members Still have all their early original vinyl releases....new slovenian art ❤

[@MaceLupo]

The later stuff is still really good.

[@gayjustinbieber6225]

"Laibach takes the piss out of our original version. They're so multi talented and masculine. Amazing," Mick Jagger

[@romkobomko3200]

Great observation

[@Ars50589]

Thank you, gay Justin Bieber! 😂

[@humanmusic6409]

This is probably the most creative cover of this song that’s been covered to death

[@9-nine-ix528]

Goddamn straight, bay-bee!

[@goodfella6675]

You are correct! Not probably but absolutely 💯

[@apocalipsereich6997]

The Devil himself would agree.

[@amerikanstafford]

Did they play this to the North Korean dictator murderous fat man Kim Jong Un when the audience were his guests ????? Apparently, the traitors were giving out confidential information to Slovenia. Expel it from Slovenia.

[@libertas5005]

@@apocalipsereich6997 fvck the devil, he has no power here

[@lostnumber08]

So yeah... This is pretty much the greatest music video in existence.

[@spirokoufo4821]

Timeless... LYRICS: I was around when Jesus Christ Had his moment of doubt and faith And I made damn sure that Pilate Washed his hands, and sealed his fate Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game I stuck around St. Petersburg When I saw it was time for a change I killed the Czar and his ministers Anastasia screamed in vain I rode a tank, held a General's rank When the Blitzkrieg raged And the bodies stank Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game I watched with glee while your kings and queens Fought for ten decades, for the God they made I Shouted out "Who killed the Kennedys?" When after all... it was you and me Let me please introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste And I lay traps for troubadours Who get killed before they reach Bombay Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As head is tail, just call me Lucifer 'Cause I'm in need of some restraint! So if you meet me, have some courtesy Have some sympathy, and some taste Use all your well-learned politics Or I'll lay your soul to waste!

[@MrMikeManboob]

lyrics seem familiar

[@TheRealChaosQueen]

​@@MrMikeManboobyou bet. But the original failed to match lyrics and music. Laibach repaired this.

[@dzemoski45]

true to their art and free thinking, still my favorite group after all these years.

[@JoeNoShoulders]

Zizêk is the introduction! I love it!

[@IslamBenfifi]

I whip myself religiously to this song

[@dr.antonenewcombe9592]

beautiful representation

[@JACkory]

Laibach have always been and remain an enigma to me.

[@Anubisbcn21]

This band make more than music. Great the messages in their songs/videos. Think about it, about Laibach. First, Laibach is the question, not the answer. And be water, my friends, dont't fight for this kind of things, peace.

[@vividuous]

this is quite possibly the best music video ever made, and damn this a great version of this song, better than the original by my taste, avant-garde at its finest

[@CKT1138]

Laibach did a lot of covers, and this one is definitely fighting for my #1 spot.

[@MattiasWestermark]

They still do.

[@NoahSpurrier]

I’d vote for Lonely Goatherd, but this is certainly close.

[@goodfella6675]

@@NoahSpurrier their version of ”across the universe” is pretty good too

[@nunyastieger3541]

thats why i love this song hes just belchig out the lyrics lmfao..also has a dark 1980s depeche mode vibe in the music

[@MenwithHill]

WE DON'T NEED HARMONIES. WE HAVE HARSH SYNTHS. It definitely has a certain charm.

[@cycomiles4225]

+Nunya Stieger They do that with all of their covers, change the order of the original lyrics to show that everything can be totalitarian.

[@leedupree1663]

Total Art in music form, well done Laibach

[@Edward22050]

Totalitarian Dracula - it's brilliant!

[@dbodin88]

Estuve en febrero en Ljubliana y conocí este castillo. Peregrine buscando a Laibach

[@heroinmom153]

What language are you speaking?

[@drknakkie]

Don't compare Laibach w/ Ramstein, but [ compare Ramstein w/ Laibach ],.. because 1st there was Laibach ('80) & after there was Ramstein ('93) !! :p

[@oldgreyrum3738]

How influential and successful were they in the 80? Rammstein is still making a little money:)

[@PetriLankoski]

@@oldgreyrum3738 Ramstein surely knows Laibach. "Ohne mich kannst du nicht sein"

[@jelenalukic9055]

Ovaj bend nasta lajbaht 1980 a rajmstajn 1994

[@spironikitaielivitch2846]

Die Krupps; Laibach = Rammstein

[@rumbleheaduno]

Anyway, Rammstein is Laibach for children...

[@daruszero]

They have recently renovated this castle and is now the world attraction.

[@ninan6968]

I have always loved this song! Excellent! Inspirational!

[@sonydschx200]

Much better than the original, ngl

[@9-nine-ix528]

One of the most goddamn brilliant covers EVER!💯🤘

[@theonlyantony]

Makes the Stones' version sound like a vicarage tea party!

[@paparatchet7525]

+theonlyantony It's not about making it an evil, monstrous poem being recited by someone trying to sound like satan. It's about music, which this successfully bastardized.

[@puplover7991]

+Papa Ratchet Thank you. This is right up there w/ Yoko ono. Leaf blower's sound better than this.

[@lorddante2513]

Laibach didn't bastardized the song, rather gave it balls.

[@juliusschwencke142]

..hoo hooo..

[@theonlyantony]

Makes Yoko Ono sound like a bastard vicarage tea party, in Satan’s quimmmmmm.

[@ShamanKish]

Laibach satirically impersonates the worst in people and throws it back into their face.

[@staberind]

I got no Idea of your background, But I have followed Laibach since their first music release, so, I'd say you were 90% right, just take away "satirically".

[@ActionMacaque]

This is probably the most concise summary of Laibach I've ever read.

[@malissaldo760]

Nobody does covers like Laibach. Amazing.

[@assurdo8888]

Mobid Angel did. Or maybe they just remixed some of their tracks

[@Niklauss83]

Laibach jamas decepciona,mas bien apasiona!

[@amerikanstafford]

Did they play this to the North Korean dictator murderous fat man Kim Jong Un when the audience were his guests ????? Apparently, the traitors were giving out confidential information to Slovenia. Expel it from Slovenia.

[@AndersPack]

Noone can have too much Laibach in their life!

[@fandolimbs1]

World's greatest cover band!

[@Soniasuczka]

Dziś taki teledysk by nie powstał. Niby mamy wolność artystyczna, ale zwraca się uwagę na rzeczy, które dawniej nie budziły żadnych emocji.

[@kadarbar]

Sonia Suczka ... ale to było prawie 30 lat temu, a poza tym Laibach są mistrzami cover'ów, i jeśli posłuchasz innych kawałków, to stwierdzisz, że ich wersje są o wiele lepsze od oryginałów i nikt nie jest w stanie przerobić jakikolwiek numer tak jak oni to robią. Tak trzymaj - słuchaj ich dalej :)

[@Soniasuczka]

kadarbar Tak, wiem; Europe - Final Countdown w ich interpretacji. Dla mnie ciekawe jest to, że Milan Fras chodzi w czapce prawosławnego mnicha.

[@darekbongiorno2537]

Sonia Suczka Gostek sobie przyjął taki styl, już pewnie od chwili, kiedy stworzyli ten swój nowy trend (Neue Slovenische Kunst), nie tylko muzyczny, ale całościowy (teatr, muzyka, film, malarstwo itd.)

[@shael177]

Nice vocals by Borat

[@JackWareingFilms]

Sometimes the cover is better than the original. Laibach is very cool.

[@shneedlewoods2291]

They are great musicians and this called ART

[@papao3284]

I'm looking for the old version around 1986 or so. They used to play it at my preferred club back then. The Club was called Totentanz. I still have the record somewhere in my collection but do not own a turntable anymore. This version was much faster.

[@richarddietl3760]

Ai'nt no party, like a Liabach party!

[@NETWORK23STUDIOS151]

DAMN....This is the Evil version. I like it. Laibach is awesome.

[@Hemlock2323]

Merci Laibach pour le grande theatre !

[@SWilde-ws9qg]

I love this band. The mere fact that they performed in North Korea.

[@miguelmarchettarodriguez1706]

I love this song and this band 😎

[@rinquel]

Borat and Freddie Mercury's lovechild.

[@holypat777man5]

LOL

[@indigobaloon8091]

Freddie was a Borat.

[@baldieman64]

Oh you'll just love this:kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIukdWqNaLJnsMU

[@realStoneEm]

lol!! nice one

[@СергейДмитриев-ь9ю]

Son drakula(vlad zepecsh,)

[@milkjamjuice]

I'll be honest. Like the Laibach version much better than the original.

[@666.jenkins]

Are you two absolutely insane or just very insane?

[@milkjamjuice]

About 85% insane. :)

[@h1zchan]

LEEMOON crazy people have more fun

[@666.jenkins]

Heimrikr hinn Svarti Not this kind of crazy. This is bad crazy. Blasphemous crazy. Crazy crazy.

[@Ropeloozo]

Imho Tiamat cover is the best :)

[@pdlawson-venusloon359]

I’m Vlad that you posted this, thanks!

[@apocalipsereich6997]

It's like to get into another realm❤

[@martywobarg2170]

Never heard anyone burp a song this long.

[@MaartenFlikweert]

i burped

[@annabellelecter1926]

I was thinking that!!

[@grizfu906]

It might just be the Rammstein and Moonspell fan in me, but I like the shit out of this cover. Thank you, Jon Oliver, and thank you North Korea.

[@KevinHallSurfing]

+Griz Fu Old man after North Korean Laibach concert "I didn't know that such music existed in the World and now I know" and thank you Morten Traavik who got them the gig.

[@ThePointlessBox_]

+Griz Fu rammstein was inspired by laibach

[@ZOSIMAH]

Actually LAIBACH was here way before Ramm n Moon ... from the late 70s , early 80s ... so they never can be "something" like those ... only Ram n Moon can be their PLAGIATS ....

[@skfl7014]

These people were an inspiration to rammstaibs

[@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p]

Play this at children's birthday parties. Fun begins.

[@CrossHolder92]

Lel, is their singer Vlad the Impaler?

[@gavinagain4631]

he nailed the hats to the boywers heads.

[@abdalazizaljurf633]

CrossHolder92 it's Freddie Mercury's evil twin brother.

[@elcabbage2306]

+Abdo AlJurf no, the joke is Freddie Mercury got a frog stuck in his throat and tried to sing it out.

[@abdalazizaljurf633]

Gabe Grothaus Don't speak blaspheme about our lord Freddie !

[@zarezagreb3]

+Abdo AlJurf Freddie Mercury actually didn't like their version of "One Vision" back in 1987. Their cover is called "Geburt Einer Nation". Mick Jagger had a good laugh listening this version.

[@philosophyofawifebeater5210]

Greatest video ever

[@MasterMind24_TV]

Omg this is the real art

[@anatara6140]

Этот трек нужен в финальных титрах идеальной экранизации "Мастера и Маргариты". Это голос Воланда)

[@Mujangga]

The only way I'll listen to a fucking Rolling Stones' song.

[@Lysandros]

I love this clip! Contrary to the first appearence, it is anti-Nazi, and they seem to use the platonic myth of the cave. This is trully art!

[@mbrady2329]

The cave they used in in Postojna, which was the setting of the destruction of a Nazi fuel dump by the Partisans in WW2. It's one of several symbolic locations linked to Slovene national identity that Laibach have used in their videos.

[@gkky_]

@@mbrady2329 Dude that's really cool.

[@protectandsurvivelivinghis3206]

back in the day people used to ask Laibach about their politics a lot, when questioned "are you Nazis?" they used to reply "only in the same way Hitler was a painter"

[@roaddjack2404]

not often you can say this but the cover version is better then the original version

[@morgellon9449]

Especially for such a timeless classic. I love the Stones, but Laibach is the greatest band that will ever exist.

[@Doctor699]

These videos start out like -.- and by the end i'm like O.O

[@redstart67]

I'd love a voice like this but even after fifty years of chain smoking & gargling with hot gravel twice a day, I can't even get close to this sound.

[@brokentrinity4141]

It takes having a deeeeeep voice my friend... Or just perform black metal vocals until your sound radically changes...

[@ZeroFuerza]

Jizuz Craist.

[@kilambus]

To all those people who came here saying "John Oliver brought me here :D " and don't seem to get Laibach's point on totalitarianism: If you haven't done any kind of research on this guys: please do. Now. If you did and you're still not getting it: Are you entirely sure you can understand John Oliver's jokes?

[@ZOSIMAH]

Oh man great "recension" .... hehe and even if you catch Laibach somehow , they push you even further ... they are brilliant in any way ... But confusing for the ppl "of this world!"

[@TheGreatGodPan]

He has "jokes"?...

[@ronin4713]

I totally get why Pete Steele would cite these guys as an influence. Having seen this video, so much makes sense now...

[@megatedassaultituary6783]

Wow really? Thats new to me, and yes it makes total sense, I think it was right since Carnivore days

[@AleksaSerbiaMalta]

Please to meet you, I am a father of Rammstein!

[@spiroskoyfos853]

TIMELESS...

[@tamassas5618]

Laibach is the Laibach of a thinking human. smiley Peace.

[@voicesilently]

he looks like Vlad the Impaler

[@NETWORK23STUDIOS151]

Лина Бегемот that's what I was thinking

[@vinniegognitti1355]

It is him!

[@hans-erik7024]

Wanna get impaled lol

[@blackcatwaltz90]

Borat and Band have returned

[@KenM_1987]

Still badass

[@raymundodavilaanzures6429]

I've been to this castle and it's kind of creepy and beautiful at the same time. This song and video are hilarious though!

[@tarikcollins778]

Thank you John Oliver

[@sylviemerieux2001]

too cool j'adore et ca me rappelle des souvenirs en slovenie. Super je les adores!!!!

[@Ghost-fv6lw]

0:47 when you and the boys are having dinner together

[@seasonedsevencolors]

I've been searching for a band which I had viewed only once before on youtube several years ago and forgot their name & song since, only thing I remembered was I read somewhere that they had influenced Rammstein. Today I searched again on google without success and then noticed google auto-suggesting "Rammstein influenced by Laibach"; searched for Laibach's images and was about to give up when on the final scrolling-down of mouse found an old image of lead singer with moustache - Voila! Recognised him at once!

[@vhsqueen]

Actually people compare similarities to them but say other than the singers having deep voice and are nothing alike. Like mansons ribs, this is just one story thats started out as comparisons and now is apparantley people thinking rammstein was actually influenced by this band, who i like, glad you found em but neither were actually influenced the other.

[@vhsqueen]

Rammstein has said this many times before because theyre always asked about influence or similarities between them.

[@FromthisInstanceOn]

@@vhsqueen yeah you're right, only the deepish style of singing.. the music is not that similar. who disagrees can present a Rammstein song that most closely sounds like this song, good luck. :)

[@EETFUK23]

I WAS AROUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNDDD

[@dzib5]

Laibach it is a great point of view about History.

[@DNSKILL0]

I would love to live in a castle like that one in this vid. With caves too.

[@danakaleb4882]

Go to Postojna Predjama castle

[@elsunrod3253]

Straight out of the Saragossa Manuscript.

[@skyalert32]

This is gold

[@albertoamoruso7711]

Thank you John Oliver! I've discovered the Great World of Laibach Music thanks to your barks!

[@Hannibalkakihara]

Looks like hes about to build a forest of 20,000 impaled people, scare off the ottoman empire and defeat them and save Wallachia

[@dirkelst]

sampled by klf on last train to trance-central?

[@ironwolfosiris]

Welp, time to go revisit that track to find out. XD

[@ssrider7]

lol i live 2 km from where this vid was recorded

[@cubismo85]

Do you sleep with garlic in your bed?

[@sanuzmultfilm8847]

Please tell me where is this place?

[@dangrabnar7427]

sanuzmultfilm Predjama castle in Slovenia

[@drzazgi666]

@@dangrabnar7427 Do you know where the final shots if this video where made?

[@ali-inkaOFFICIAL]

Wow I actually thought this would have more views than this! 666,756 views at this moment- i've probably watched it that many times at home on my own!! Go Laibach!!!!!

[@Metalhead-ky7rj]

Slovenia should be pround... Any Slovenian here?

[@Korisniknovi]

Croatian. Close enough I guess... :-)

[@nork.incz1]

Slovenian here.... dont worry we lurk in the shadows :)

[@KaMui1987]

Yes, half croatian here! :)

[@ArgoPower]

@@Korisniknovi Thompson zone

[@ArgoPower]

@@KaMui1987 half Thompson

[@PackboyYT]

actully this song was made in 1986 when my dad was 5 years old ❤🫡

[@БаронМюнгхаузен-ы8ф]

Borat sing Ramstain?

[@mihab8470]

Best song ever

[@cordlesswire]

this is way better than the original. like million times better. what a tune. epic. literally. 2:07.

[@SuperNapolitanka]

Cenobites from Hellraiser can learn a lot from Laibach.

[@somedaynow]

I always thought that oliver riedel and Milan Fras were the same person. The two bald guys from Rammstien and Laibach

[@gabriellagabriella7723]

o de bigode é o mais bonito/// os outros são figurantes

[@douglasmilton2805]

"Ah my children off de night...vot sveet music dey make, hihihi..."

[@vinicsouza2009]

Amei a voz do cantor Inspirador

[@vinicsouza2009]

Vinícius Nazza de Souza Eu tambem

[@Poszlakowaneopinie]

Long live Molvania!

[@DraX360]

“I was around when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt in faith, hehehe. And i made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands, and sealed his fate! HAHAHA!”

[@SargentoBonzo]

I didn't knew Vlad The Impaler was also a musican

[@mikew4001]

Great video, I still own the original vinyl maxi singles from the 80s. ,-)

[@yackemflaber84]

2:25 15 min into Dracula and chill and he gives you this look.

[@drknakkie]

Lyrics: I was around, when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt, and faith And I, made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands, and sealed his fate Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you, is the nature of ... Is just the nature of my game

[@AngelEarth2011]

An amazing version of Sympathy for the Devil. I remember a friend who got me into Laibach said to her the creepiest part of the song was the end, when it fades out, and she was right. It's like the ghostly remnants of Nazism and fascism that still lurk under the surface of Europe.

[@cycomiles4225]

and communism, totalitarianism in general.

[@jebemtigolaz]

Not really. Everyone realized that communism isn't really effective and don't think about it. Sure, people have Yugo-nostalgia, but it's not because of communism. It's because workers had rights, got decent pay and could get a job. We don't have that now. In fact, after the fall of regime some people sort of got the "hands free" to steal government property, or the properties of the companies and skeedaddle with the money. Sometimes you can even get the impression that communism just might have been better for us. At least people didn't steal as much shit as they do now.

[@cycomiles4225]

jebemtigolaz I do agree with that.

[@forestgrump2168]

very menacing and dark. truly the nature of this song.

[@mjakob42]

When the crew gets together for D&D