Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Sympathy for the Devil



The Slovenian band Laibach does oddly militaristic versions of well-known songs, as well as their own tunes. Their music styling and video imagery are parodic, actually “a critique of totalitarian ideology,” but somehow they were still invited to North Korea to become the first foreign band to perform there, with two concerts in Pyongyang in August. Of course, no one will dare explain the joke to Dear Leader. (via Metafilter)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Being a fan of Laibach, I never thought I would see them on your blog! Awesome

Lucianus

WilliamRocket said...

Yeah, i don't know, I maybe still prefer the original (he said, parroting the parodic nature of the song)