Russian Red Army Choir & Leningrad Cowboys - "Song of the Volga Boatmen" / "Happy Together" - 2/11

[markbickerton2]

A fantastic concert! I was lucky enough to be there at the time in Senaatintori

[mti58312]

was that an American flag in the crowd?

[mertremester]

@mti58312 spreading democracy bitchesss.

[Communismcomrade]

A Soviet singing "Happy Together". Fucking tuuuune!

[126allycat]

beats building tractors

[mjhastbacka]

This is one of the few songs that gives me chills.

[lyonesse1]

Can there be anything more inspiring? The former enemies singing together and when the very very traditional Soviet song comes the people in the audience (almost all Finns) are clapping hands to the rhythm? :) :)

[Kotot69]

Tractors and Cosmos. That's all I can think of at the moment =)

[chemistryguy100]

At 2:57, is that a horn?

[MRBOOGEYMAN100]

3.42 it's lenin :D

[sgtkar98]

Red Army Choir should be in a Metallica concert.

Nah,better not.It would be so much awesomeness,people would have strokes.

[redtony58]

Flo and Eddie must see this this and think damn I knew I shouldn't have taken that third tab of acid

[Antarath]

4:22 woooah that's like...you know...alot of...PEOPLE

[MrTimodon]

Russian Pavarotti, yes!

But where is New York cowboys, and London?:)

[Communismcomrade]

At 4:44 does he say "I fingerbanged you all day and night"? I know he doesn't, but it sounds like it. ^^

[Geenimetsuri]

Made of awesome

[mbrand19971]

The biggest audience The Leningrad Cowboys ever performed. Classical music doesn't better than this.

[licangoth]

podria alguien traducir esta cancion por favor??

[ShCruzZ]

what a great voice!

[mymyn69]

The bass soloist is the great Valery Gavva in the "Volga boatmen song" and the tenor is an other great soloit, Leonid Pshenishny in "Happy Together".

Best greetings from France!

Солисты Ансамбля им. Александрова: Валерий Гавва в песни "Эх ухнем" и Леонид Пшеничний в песни "Happy together".

[1988acid]

excellent.

[Tragomaschalia]

This is the greatest thing that was ever made. There is not a single thing in this video that is NOT kickass!

[oxfordbow]

farewell concert???????? NO!!!!!!!

I only just found them!!! life is unfair.

But music will unite us all, I hope.

This combination is such good fun,

my parents made us listen to the Red Army, Kalinka etc, obviously different singers ! this is wonderful stuff, love 'sweet home Alabama'

[daveclarkfive60]

Epic !

[Teatroliceo]

Um, molanlabexm15? Shakespeare's point was that a rose by any other name WOULD smell as sweet....

[sacristan80]

great music ......!!!!

[warszawianka]

This concert was amazingly weird and fun. It was more or less the USSR's farewell tour...

[piratekiller1994]

fuck you i am russian and that is very ofensive idiot

[molanlabexm15]

Whoa my Rus friend , i truly did not mean to be offensive to you or any other Russian for that matter.I apologize.Please allow me to clarify, i only understand English and im just afraid that if i actually knew what they are singing it would lose its luster to me .Ya know like what Shakespeare said,"Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?"Additionally i really enjoy listening to this song it makes me feel well, Russian.On behalf of all Americans thank you for the AK-47.We love that rifle.

[codycommander97]

That was powerful indeed. Love it

[AvdP85]

What a power in this part... AWESOME! Never know of this show before (shame me), but man... a beautifull song, follow by such a power.

[naganokumas]

Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou. Thankyou, etc.

This is my favourite live show performance I've met.

Thankyou for posting it.

Once again, thankyou.

[1942tj]

I love you man! Thanks for having the Total Balalaika show 1991! XD

[Siberian4]

What a Voice!

[Abebe345]

A performance and 1/2.

[dstevenslsw]

What awesome talent!!!

Thanks for sharing!

[lmj22]

The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song and it is a genuine barge-haulers' shanty.

The song, also called The Volga Burlak's Song, was inspired by Repin's famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the people in the depth of misery in Czarist Russia.

The song was popularised by Feodor Chaliapin, and has been a favourite concert piece of bass singers ever since. Glenn Miller took the song to #1 in the US charts in 1941.

[itsspideyman]

Many thanks Imj22 for your information. A great clip and thanks for the info.

[6471105]

58 people went here and didnt comment thats sad. if i could under stand wut he wwas saying id say it grate