Sweet Home Leningrad

March 31st, 2008 by Steve

Here’s the description:

Prepare yourself for this one - maybe with a Stoli martini or two.

Back in the days of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Red Army had an official choir composed of male soldiers and musicians. It still exists. The Red Army Choir performs throughout Russia to this day.

Now consider the Finnish rock band called The Leningrad Cowboys. A little while ago, they held a concert in Russia, in which - to the screaming applause of Russkie teen-agers - they got the Red Army Choir to join them on stage for a performance of “Sweet Home Alabama.” In English. You couldn’t make this up.

Here’s the video:

As an Alabamian who was in Germany when the wall came a tumblin’ down, this one is pretty cool to me.

H/T to GMH.

Posted in Culture, Just for Fun, Libertarian Movement




One Response to “Sweet Home Leningrad”

  1. The Wine Commonsewer wrote on 05/3/08 at 8:54 pm :

    Surprisingly enough, Jewell didn’t do badly with that tune neither. It was in the movie of the same name.

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