Performers: Leningrad Cowboys, Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble. Performed live in Helsinki at Senate Square June 12, 1993. Originally released in 1993. Total time with special features, 122 min. Special features: 4 Leningrad Cowboys music videos; 4 bonus Leningrad Cowboys featurettes with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews; 5 bonus shorts by Aki Kaurismäki; picture gallery; Leningrad Cowboys discography and biography.
Contents:
Songs: Intro -- Gimme all your lovin' -- Let's work together -- Volga boatmen -- Happy together -- Delilah -- Knockin' on heavens door -- Oh, field -- Kalinka -- Gimme all your lovin' -- Those were the days. Sweet home Alabama -- Dark eyes -- Those were the days.
Summary:
The Leningrad Cowboys are an American influenced Finnish show-band that likes to parody the clichés of rock stardom, while the Red Army Ensemble was formed to preserve Russian folk music. This event drew 70,000 people, and involved two nations that were at war a half a century ago and then endured a "peaceful coexistence" during the Cold War. What seems an impossible combination of musical styles and tastes becomes a sublime experience, especially when the Red Army musicians pick up their balalaikas to join the Cowboys on Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to heaven".
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