Leningrad Cowboys

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The Leningrad Cowboys are a Finnish rock and roll band, famous for its humorous songs and concerts featuring the Soviet Red Army Choir.

Originally created as a label under which another Finnish band, the Sleepy Sleepers, could release their English songs and concert extravaganzas, the joke acquired a life on its own. Since its foundation in the late 1980s, the group has appeared in three films by Aki Kaurismäki (Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses and Total Balalaika Show) and also enjoys some success worldwide.

Currently, the band has eleven Cowboys and two Leningrad Ladies. The songs, always somewhat influenced by polka and progressive rock, have themes such as vodka, tractors, rockets and Genghis Khan, not to mention 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.

1	Those Were the Days	82
2	You're My Heart, You're My Soul	65
3	Happy Together	59
4	What Is Love	58
5	Sweet Home Alabama	54
6	Stairway to Heaven	45
7	Katjusha	42
8	Ring Of Fire	40
9	My Sharona	39
10	Starman	33
10	Perfect Day	33
12	Manic Monday	32
13	Leningrad	31
14	Puttin' On The Ritz	30
15	Yellow Submarine	27

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Zombies Paradise
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Happy Together
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We Cum From Brooklyn
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Go Space
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Der_Tip wrote:
11 days ago

Zombies Paradise - How awful can music sound? I love their Happy Together and We cum from Brooklyn CD but Zombies is a pain in my ass

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cyber_pirate wrote:
11 days ago

i love them so much. they are just awesome. cant wait for new stuff!

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BoBeReK11 wrote:
22 days ago

"Go Space " - is my favourite albim. :)

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SienCN wrote:
last month

I can't find the lyrics of "monkey hat"!!! Someone can help me please???

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Lollottaja wrote:
last month

Zombies Paradise <33

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Der_Kaleu wrote:
last month

These guys deserve a statue in their honor. In every city and every village in the world. Except in Idaho. F**k Idaho. ;D

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HWpain wrote:
June 2008

Epic music.

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SienCN wrote:
June 2008

When the next cd???

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radio-tractore wrote:
February 2008

stairway to heaven is great. really good cover

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alinecoelha wrote:
January 2008

Tumba! I could make a party only with them. Love love love!

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alinecoelha wrote:
January 2008

happy together! \o/

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m4rv wrote:
January 2008

I love Zombies Paradise <3

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KoRnCHILD wrote:
December 2007

the best cover band ever :)

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Starchild89 wrote:
November 2007

This band is sooo good!! :D

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Rinsvind wrote:
October 2007

fantastic band, one of the best i've heard in a long time

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BlackHole051 wrote:
October 2007

so cool damnit...

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Isoniahtar wrote:
September 2007

tractor rodeo, right on!!!

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KingFossil wrote:
September 2007

Drunk on L.A. Doga beach!

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TwoFingersMcLucky wrote:
July 2007

Make Tractors, Not War! Love 'em, I wish they'd play in the UK sometime though. :( Been over 4 years since I last saw them live!

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traflaz wrote:
July 2007

They put songs up for the online radio. Hurray!

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Sep 5 Donauinselfest 2008 Donauinsel, Vienna, Austria
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