Laibach covers The Normal’s Warm Leatherette.
“A Laibachised song is sometimes more kitsch, sometimes more serious and sometimes more emotional than the “old original” it is based on,” says author Alexei Monroe. “Laibachisation re- and de-animates a song, reviving it for long enough to dispatch it again.”
Laibach is frekkin king!!!
I’d rather hear Libaek cover “Warm Leatherette”.
I love their old sound but their new techno based sound is just irritating
This is nice, but do they have an ipad app?
Hmmm… I like Laibach a lot, both old and new. I like WAT a lot. However, I found this cover a bit sterile. There’s no irony present that makes most of Laibach’s material so intelligent and enjoyable. When I listen to Normal’s version, I feel like I’m doing something I shouldn’t, which is what makes it fun.
That said, new Laibach material is new Laibach material, which is always welcome.
not bad. I prefer AkA + Scant Regard version. MUCH punchier. http://soundcloud.com/aka-2/scant-regard-aka-warm
Great version, love it.
To get perspectives right: The original is by Grace Jones from around 1980. Synths probably by Wally Badarou. Very recommended, as many early Grace Jones records. “Walking in the rain” is another classic.
Grace Jones did a cover of The Normal’s ’78 original.
This would have been some freaky shit in 1978.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo7ONZlN5Zg
Trent Reznor + Peter Murphy
best version i.m.o.