Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - 9/11

TOTAL BALALAIKA SHOW (1993) - part 9 of 11

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-- "Stairway To Heaven"

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Russia's renowned Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble jams with Finland's outlandish rockers the Leningrad Cowboys. The odd pairing of these two groups results in an inspiring collaboration.

The concert took place on 12 June 1993 on Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland. The event drew a crowd of approximately 70,000 people from two nations - Finland and Russia - that had been engaged in a state of "peaceful coexistence" during the Cold War.

The concert featured an eclectic mix of Western rock and Russian folk music, including a balalaika rendition of "Stairway to Heaven", and folk dancers performing to rock songs.

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The Leningrad Cowboys is a Finnish rock and roll band famous for it's humorous songs and concerts featuring the Soviet Red Army Choir.

Currently, the band has eleven Cowboys and two Leningrad Ladies. The songs, all somewhat influenced by polka and progressive rock, and performed in English, have themes such as 'vodka', 'tractors', 'rockets', and 'Genghis Khan', as well as folkloric Russian songs, rock and roll ballads and covers from bands as diverse as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, all with lots of humour.

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The Red Army Choir (Choir Aleksandrov) is a performing ensemble that served as the official army choir of the former Soviet Union's Red Army. The choir consists of a male choir, an orchestra, and a dance ensemble. The songs they perform range from Russian folk tunes to Church hymns, operatic arias and popular music.
In 1991, The Red Army Choir participated in Roger Waters' The Wall concert celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. They performed an anti-war song "Bring the Boys Back Home".

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Red Army Choir has continued performing, entertaining audiences both inside and outside Russia.

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• Leningrad
• Cowboys
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• Army
• Choir
• 1993
• Total
• Balalaika
• Show
• Led
• Zeppelin

[teebeeferris]

Если не смотреть, а только слушать - то пойдет для сельской местности

Неудачный эксперимент, honestly.........

[lmj22]

не принимайте так всерьез :) Не стоит сравнивать с оригиналом. Это было сделано just for fun :)

[vipalmer]

Is this the same band who play on Aki's film?

[lmj22]

yes, this is the same band

[Myxtly]

by far the best cover of the song!

[SeventyGTX]

These guys are amazing, great voice, guitar work and chorus. I bought their DVD, Total Balalaika Show, but this song is not on it. Does anyone know where I can find it on DVD???

[WeddingHorses]

I so love you Guys!

[yossirocksu]

Russian Red Army Choir's great, too!

[yossirocksu]

Amazing arrangement!

Since the original song is perfectly written, I have been wondering how they would do in their own way.

However, the performance was beyond my imagination!

[alexandria22309]

Beautiful voice, beautiful guitar solo.

[niksuboy97]

dat hair :/

[OniLinkShadowLink]

This would be ALOT better if Red Army Choir was lead....

[SmileyandFrowney]

DAT GUITAR SOLO

[GoodGuitarSolos]

Incredible cover.

[lavish88]

I was there !

[TehRasia]

MAKES ME WANDA! MAKES ME WANDA!