Maggie Mae - Laibach

[NebulaRasa]

Best Beatles Song Ever.

They make the guitar solo sound like horsies, bless them.

[evanquads]

this song reminds me of the BBC Chief Political Correspondent Laura Kuenssberg

[the13thmoon]

Bonkers-I love it,very uplifting.

[zavisa1970]

Blut und Boden-Tausendjahrige LAIBACH!

[Storafetaballen]

Let's just remember that Poland was invaded by two states, not one. Its territory was also divided between those two occupational entities. We all know that the first country was Nazi Germany. Now, for one point, what was the other country? For two points, how come Great Britain and France never declared war on that other country? For three points, how come the US and other Western powers hushed down the slaughter of about 30.000 Poles by that other entity?

[DerBlitzStag]

Well, it would have a great deal with Churchill and Roosevelt not giving a shit about Poland and just wanting to bump off Germany, and something to do with France and England wanting to actually win the war.

[mfilip62]

@Storafetaballen They;Soviets,UK and France have/had same masters,Jews!

[055697]

I am very well aware that it was not Laibach's intention but I confess I want to invade Poland when I hear this song!!

[Zoroantropic]

Te crees Woody Allen?

[055697]

Yeah I know woody allen. I think he said he wanted to invade Poland when he heard Wagner. It is not an original joke but Laibach themselves don't believe in originality anyway.

[Absinthus]

More like.. Dance and sing your way into Poland.

[mitzjob]

Let it be -- Laibach style -- remains one of the best concept albums ever recorded by humans

[unet242]

muchas gracias! me gusta mucho esta canción.

[derBreunig]

In the Lüneburger Heide, (heath of Lüneburg) In this beautifull land, I walked up and down, Plenty i found near the way //valleri, vallera And jucheirassa ("horray") My Darling, My Darling, Cause you know, you know And the Bracks, and they bark (Dog; sentence wrong even in german) And the Guns, and they report (Sound of Guns) Red Deer we want to hunt, In the green, green Woods.

[DerBlitzStag]

Thank you.

[derBreunig]

i know its not the most beautifull poem-english; its a verry direkt translation.

Eins Zwei Drei Vier.

[derBreunig]

To add to Storafetaballens lyrics:

This Traditional was composed 1912 by Ludwig Rahlfs inspired by a poem called: "Der kleine Rosengarten" (eng.: the small Garden of Roses). And Laibach also used parts of "Was gleicht wohl auf Erden".

I would translate the lyrics like this (next post):

[MrTomcal]

maggie mae was going before the beatles ever got together, so who said it was an original beatle song ??

[DerBlitzStag]

No one here.

[MrTomcal]

sorry id had a few beers i thought lovetank 3000 had implied it!....

[DerBlitzStag]

Fine fine, just trying to rise my comment count.

[Storafetaballen]

Here are the real lyrics: Auf der Lüneburger Heide, In dem wunderschönen Land, Ging ich auf und ging ich unter, Allerlei am Weg ich fand; //Valleri, vallera, Und jucheirassa, Bester Schatz, bester Schatz, Denn du weißt es, weißt es ja.// Und die Bracken und die bellen, Und die Büchse und die knallt, Rote Hirsche wolln wir jagen In dem grünen, grünen Wald.

[DerBlitzStag]

Thank you very much.

[Ghrail]

Cool pics! : )

[lovetank3000]

Laibach only titled the song "Maggie Mae" because the Beatles have it on their "Let It Be" album; actually this is the German folk song "Auf der Lüneburger Heide", but it also contains parts of the "Hunters' chorus" from Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz". - Very Laibachian, of course!

[DerBlitzStag]

Thank you for the information.

Strangely all searches for the lyrics of the track came up with the Beatles lyrics.

[lovetank3000]

You're welcome. - By the way, I also like the collection of Laibach posters displayed in your clip.

[ferroflounder]

The point being of course that Maggie Mae is not an original Beatles song, but an English folk song, so Laibach of course replaced it with a German one.