Sweet Home Alabama
To The Point News reports on something that would have made Khrushchev take both shoes off and bang along with the Red Army Choir to "Sweet Home Alabama." 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 teenagers - 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 stuff up.
We're talking seriously off the wall here. Better have that Stoli ready when you watch it:
Comments
I loved this! It was unbeleiveable. Boy, has Russia changed since I was a little girl!!!
Posted by: Rhonda Diamond | March 17, 2008 8:21 PM
OMG!!! Totally OUTRAGEOUS!!!! That is surreal!
Love the hair! And the 1940's suits of dancing ladies with beehive Marge Simpson hair!!
Posted by: Tanya | March 17, 2008 10:11 PM
Not so fast, "Sweet Home Alabama". You may need this Stoli shot for a different reason: towards the end, the choir segues into a traditional Russian tune "Ey, Ukhnem", to preserve, I assume, a measure of a national pride.
Posted by: Michael | March 18, 2008 6:06 PM
This is about the coolest dang thing I have ever seen, and i've added the Leningrad Cowboys to my list of "greatest freakin bands in the world". THANK YOU!
Posted by: pril | March 20, 2008 1:17 PM
The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir have been covering "Sweet Home Alabama" (in English) for nearly 15 years. They first performed together in 1993. In 1994, they both appeared at the 11th Annual MTV Music Awards and covered "Sweet Home Alabama". Not exactly new...
Posted by: Timo | March 20, 2008 3:14 PM
How sweet )) Made me smile.
Posted by: Maria | March 25, 2008 11:30 PM
OMG the segue into Volga Boatman put tears in my eyes. This must've been SOO much fun. The Red Army used to have the best bassi profundi *anywhere*.
Posted by: celtwoman | March 26, 2008 6:06 PM
That was WAAYYYY COOL!!!!.
Posted by: Hal | April 1, 2008 2:05 PM