Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Oh, good grief!!!


I'm dumbstruck. Speechless. (That's why I'm typing this.)

Would you believe this combination:

  • A Finnish rock group calling themselves the "Leningrad Cowboys";
  • Performing in a stadium in Russia before a crowd of screaming Russian teenyboppers;
  • Backed by the Red Army Choir (in full uniform, with balalaikas);
  • Singing Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" (in English)?

The mind boggles, I tell you . . .





Is this the end of Western civilization? Or Russian? Or both?



Peter

9 comments:

  1. They do a pretty good job at it, too.

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  2. *brain asplodes*

    Oh. My. $Deity.

    Hearing the chorus with that thick Russian accent is just painful.

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  3. I hope Neil Young will remember, the Red Army, the Leningrad Cowboys and Russian tennyboppers don't need him 'round, anyhow.

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  4. You can always tell when you're speaking with an extroverted Finn.

    He's looking at YOUR shoes.

    Regards,
    Rabbit.

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  5. Finally found a pair of shoes I don't have! Hope Neil Young will remember where the lead singer got his....Perhaps from Dr. Seuss....
    and the "beehives" are to die for!

    COCKTAIL PARTY ANYONE!

    What a TRIP!

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  6. Is this the Beatles impersonation of Howdy Doody?

    Dig the shoes ..Where are the B52"s

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  7. Yep, the end of the world is here as we know it. It was nice knowing all of you. ^^

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  8. When is this? If that was the Red Army it had to be before '92 (it's been the Russian Army since the Soviet empire collapsed), so this is actually a much older clip.

    Either way, it was pretty awesome. Really digged those Southern-style beehives the dancers were sporting.

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  9. This might the single most awesome thing I have ever seen.

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