If You Leave Me Now - (Chicago cover) Leonid & Friends feat. Arkady Shilkloper

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“Если ты оставишь меня сейчас” - Леонид и Друзья (кавер-версия группы Чикаго) при участии Аркадия Шилкопера
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В знак признательности одной из величайших групп на Земле!
As a tribute to one of the greatest bands in the world!
Leonid Vorobyev - bass, transcript of the musical source, producing, mixing, mastering, video-montage
Arkady Shilkloper (special guest) - French horn
Serge Tiagniryadno (Kiev, Ukraine) - vocals
Sergey Kashirin - guitars
Igor Javad-Zade - drums
Vlad Senchillo - Rhodes piano
Strings - musicians of Caro-Bass Orchestra &
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
Valent Osinsky - recording
Alexey Sedov, Kir Popov & Mikhail Podgorny - video shooting
Special thanks to Vladimir Osinsky for the superior studio
Леонид Воробьев - бас-гитара, расшифровка музыкального материала, продюсирование, микс, мастеринг, видео-монтаж
Аркадий Шилклопер (специальный гость) - валторна
Сергей Тягнирядно (Киев, Украина) - вокал
Сергей Каширин - гитары
Игорь Джавад-заде - ударные
Влад Сенчилло - Родес пиано
Струнные - музыканты Каро-Басс Оркестра и
Камерного Оркестра Кремлин
Валентин Осинский - звукорежиссер
Алексей Седов, Кирилл Попов и Михаил Подгорный - видеосъемка
Особая благодарность Володе Осинскому за великолепную студию
Вольный перевод с английского:
“Если ты оставишь меня сейчас”
Если ты оставишь меня сейчас,
Ты отнимешь большую часть меня
О нет, любимая, пожалуйста, не уходи
Если ты оставишь меня сейчас,
Ты заберешь мое сердце
О нет, любимая, пожалуйста, не уходи.
Девочка моя, я только хочу, чтобы ты осталась.
Такую любовь, как наша, трудно найти.
Как мы могли позволить ей исчезнуть?
Мы зашли слишком далеко, чтобы оставить все позади
Как мы могли покончить с ней?
Когда настанет завтра, мы будем оба сожалеть
О словах, что мы сегодня сказали
О нет, любимая, пожалуйста, не уходи
Детка, я хочу быть с тобой
О нет, любимая, пожалуйста, не уходи.
Детка, мне просто нужна твоя любовь

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Комментарии : 9 тыс.

@LeonidVorobyevandfriends 3 года назад

Hello friends! If you would like to help support the band during these uneasy times, please click on the link below. We appreciate all of your help and support! www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BMMNYRNWRRJL4&source=url

@thestudio2015 3 года назад

I will defintely support your amazing talent!

@unagisama5476 3 года назад

Please do ..hard to say im sorry .. cheers Edit: they did!, Leonid put a link further down

@jergordon8572 3 года назад

You got it

@datoming 3 года назад

It isn't getting any easier 3 years later in is troublesome lockdown but your song has bought joy to my heart, thank you.

@EatMorePizzaNow 3 года назад

Done. Best wishes.

@surrealizta2079 4 месяца назад

Ukrainian and Russian playing together master pieces of classic music in USA 🇺🇸 this is peace ☮️ is so beautiful. No more war ❤

@PawtucketPatriot66 Месяц назад

Amen

@greypossum1 5 лет назад

Who else comes back to these videos just to watch them several times a week.??

@billjensen401 5 лет назад

Same for me. I will try to just watch one but end up watching all of them.

@greypossum1 5 лет назад

@@billjensen401 Hard to stop at one.. the funny thing is I wasn't even a big Chicago fan until I found these guys.

@bertgonzales5812 5 лет назад

every other day

@DBEENE123 5 лет назад

It's addicting. They're so good

@sirjohneh 5 лет назад

me - weekly

@ilocan74 Год назад

What I really love about this most is the Musicians smiling, showing that they were really enjoying themselves and having fun with this song.

@dmays67 6 месяцев назад

performance of all. Although I suspect the girls liked it best. Really did add to the virtuoso. These guys are amazing. The talent is huge!!

@fabricliver 14 дней назад

The blonde girl's expression is everything ❤

@raymondallen1208 Год назад

Can we give the guy playing the French Horn credit for capturing Chicago’s signature sound.

@ArkadyShilkloper1956 Год назад

Thanks dear Raymond... I am a longtime Chicago fan... The original version is played by two horn players: Gene Sherry and George Hyde...

@marianofunesalvarado5157 Год назад

Erm0sa esta cancion y gue grande interpretacion gracias a estos musicos diosito los cuide y les de larga vida para escucharlos x uchos años gracias muchahos bay

@imanoldurham5395 Год назад

Arkady Shilkloper m.ru-vid.comvideos en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Shilkloper

@miguelash886 Год назад

@@imanoldurham5395 well, that explains a lot

@jacksprat6478 Год назад

He looks like James May.

@TweedSuit 4 года назад

This is not a cover. It's a revival.

@MarcusBadi 3 месяца назад

Great definition!

@alejolopera 5 лет назад

Is it possible that I like this version more than the original? keep up the good job. Greetings from Colombia

@htkm1179 4 года назад

So do I!

@michaelcordio9575 4 года назад

most of us love it better than the original.. I've compared it, and I can't listen to Chicago version.. Peter dislikes his band because they are not as perfect as him.. ???? you can read his face about it.. at least to me..

@nortesur9504 3 года назад

Great taste in music my friend! Un Colombiano desde el río Mississippi.

@GrammyMissLisa 3 года назад

They sound so much like Chicago I can’t believe it!

@Fuchsia_tude 3 года назад

Yeah, I didn't really like this song but this version is better

@markvarley4296 8 месяцев назад

Every single instrument and every single piece of this, through to the vocals is absolute perfection.

@stephenpage4418 3 месяца назад

Some of the bass player's strikes and fretwork is a little rough

@jimmyparishioner9675 3 месяца назад

What a brilliant rendition to what was probably one of the most played love songs of the 70s. I loved this song. ❤️

@xaimeglez74 3 года назад

WTF???? Did someone mention that these are Russians and not Americans?!?! My God, how can anyone not appreciate such incredible talent? For sure this band is the best!!!!

@salvacionnono2253 3 года назад

I like their versions ofChicago than the original.

@roselaughridge1837 3 года назад

Like only version, other than than not a fan of Russia.

@joem248 3 года назад

They are not only good but they're GREAT....

@user-sr5wm7fe3s 2 года назад

@@roselaughridge1837 Hello . Today Russia is a bullshit. Goverment make zombies of peoples

@mjuwildia9271 2 года назад

They have great taste of music

@cbnewzealand 2 года назад

As a band that has both Russian and Ukrainian members, we are all thinking of you and pray the conflict ends quickly. I hope you are all safe.

@AndyJayroe 2 года назад

I came to listen to their music as my mind is on them during this awful time. Prayers for a quick resolution and safety for all these people!

@jabrahamlopez 2 года назад

Let it be...

@richardblaser4941 2 года назад

Pray for Ukraine!

@goldilox369 2 года назад

I swear if they ban Leonid & Friends I'm done with RU-vid.

@craigholderman1054 2 года назад

Amen.

@leonmaynard7265 4 месяца назад

Never thought a band could be better than Chicago but these guys are.

@danspaeth8631 11 месяцев назад

Serge sings this song with such emotion and vocal perfection! And the French horn is absolutely beautiful! And of course Sergey's guitar is awesome as always. Makes me sad that he is no longer with the band! Praying for you all! Thank you for the music!

@AbcdEfgh-mw3nj 10 месяцев назад

Ukrainians and Russians are two lesbians who have divorced and are figuring out their relationship. Moreover, any Russian can be a Ukrainian and any Ukrainian is a Russian. This is a very stupid war. The champion among stupid wars in the history of the world. I already wrote something like this.

@dmays67 6 месяцев назад

Without wanting to be hurtful in my ignorance why is Sergey no longer with the band? His contribution was amazing! What a talent!

@stevelaske7591 4 месяца назад

@@dmays67 I saw Leonid and Friends a couple of times recently. Serge is Ukranian. He is home fighting for his country. Thank Vladimir Putin for his departure.

@alexcruz45 Месяц назад

I'm not tired of listening to this awesome rendition of the song.I feel nostalgic.😢

@SteveBagnall-gh1fu 27 дней назад

Class, pure Class

@PawelPipovic 5 лет назад

i've never heard a cover version that's closer to the original than this one. absolute amazing!

@mrartician5250 5 лет назад

It's actually better, especially the quality of the recording compared to almost 50 years ago...much cleaner and brighter. Say what you will about digital recording but we're not going back to the analog days...just too cumbersome, expensive, and too damn much work juggling all the equipment necessary to make it happen.

@reinortega23 5 лет назад

It's better...

@kimmiehyun-gv8ng 5 лет назад

Mr Artician nahhh nothing beats the original

@mrartician5250 5 лет назад

@@kimmiehyun-gv8ng Well, I've had many years of studio time, including in the days when Chicago was "it", so I've lived both recording experiences. Of course, the old school hard core analogue guys almost never "give in" to the digital recording experience but I do, even though I'm "old school". I still stand by my statement above comparing the quality differences between Chicago's 50+ year old tracks to Leonid & Friends.

@user-xn4on1kk2c 5 лет назад

Very very good !!! Here is Korea!! Samchunpo beach ~~

@metaphora015 5 лет назад

This is not a cover, this is a recovery of the original version, or, perhaps even better.

@jimmycarter3574 5 лет назад

Ok, now go to your room, Sergio.

@K3Flyguy 4 года назад

Sergio... True that!

@CapitanPR 4 года назад

Amen! to that, I have all of their videos, Chicago has never, to the best of my knowledge, payed any of their songs true to the recorded versions. These guys are just like being with CHICAGO right at the recording studios when music history was made, Great work by LAF

@ardalla535 4 года назад

No wonder the orchestra is grinning.

@robertocaracciolo7612 4 года назад

yes that's true. The same.

@CharlesRobin-gf2nt Месяц назад

As a 64 year old Alberta Canadian. You people are the real deal .Absublutely all talented beyond words. Keep playing the timeless 60,s and 70,s classics. You people Rock.

@bertbouwhuis Год назад

By a mile the very best cover ever of this song! Epic performance!

@peteturner9734 4 года назад

Been a musician all my life, this is without a doubt the best cover I've ever heard

@ricoshaye5745 4 года назад

It's beautiful!

@michaelcordio9575 4 года назад

sung better than the original..

@luckyvet 4 года назад

Same, and MAGA Pete. XD

@ryzqunkakak1112 4 года назад

Yup. Wellsaid.

@electricdreams67 4 года назад

Agree - cheers!

@OutnBacker 5 лет назад

Peter Cetera is a very difficult act to follow. This guy nailed it. Great production by everyone. Brava!

@Jason-nc4zc 5 лет назад

U nailed all.

@john26212 5 лет назад

Completamente de acuerdo, este tío toene una voz espectacular es un capo!!

@somewereinwisconsin 4 года назад

absolutely! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@alejandrosanchez-uc1gp Год назад

Los queremos ver en México. Son músicos y muy buenos. Nada que ver con la política.

@nancywood9531 Год назад

His name is Serge and he is in Ukraine trying to save his home.

@AngelaMay66 Год назад

Excellent. Make music not war. Love from 🇨🇦 Canada. God help us all.

@rindu99 Год назад

I keep coming back to listen to this beautiful sound! Two thumbs up! I can feel the song!

@justinm2697 Год назад

I wish they'd write songs like this now.

@charlesvandenburgh7754 Год назад

If I was born with extra thumbs, they, too, would be pointing upwards.

@januarioqueiroz3122 5 месяцев назад

Here!😊

@SyntagmaStation 5 лет назад

I love seeing the violinists smiling. Makes me think they have just discovered something new that they just love.

@roadking99jokerst60 5 лет назад

Area, just what I am thinking also. They know what beauty they bring.

@igloo54 5 лет назад

The Russians and some Eastern Europeans only smile when there's a reason to smile. It's a cultural trait that is often instantly recognized when one visits them; or, how a Russian finds it strange that Americans are "always" smiling. But then again, they're playing Chicago. So, that's reason enough for smiling. ;-)

@skibum0073 5 лет назад

It's that Russian passion!

@darrenrobinson777 5 лет назад

The violinist in the blue white outfit (brunette) is so hot. I so want to marry her. :)

@CarminesRCTipsandTricks 5 лет назад

WHERE did they find the most BEAUTIFUL Women, who are also very Talented, in the former Eastern Bloc, and managed to get them all together.... With a group of INSANELY TALENTED Men!!!!!!!

@jefferee2002 3 года назад

The musicians look like they were having the time of their lives!

@MrPhotodoc Год назад

This song just makes me cry it's so good. The crew from Leonid did not disappoint. 10 out of 10 for sure.

@hamprepper Год назад

Me too

@jlalbee Год назад

My Lord! I heard this and I was stunned! What an amazing group of musicians.

@siggisongs1 5 лет назад

these guys do more for the relationship between east and west than politicians do . . .

@chriskirilov7030 4 года назад

Best comment ever....

@michaelcordio9575 4 года назад

right on.. brother.. it's hard to listen to music if you are a politician.. ears are plugged with the knives in the back..

@collinw1353 4 года назад

Music binds us together as a human race. Music has no borders.

@jerrysink424 4 года назад

Yes!!

@janetgates3957 4 года назад

Hahaha yes!!

@TheFloridapoolman 3 года назад

I've never seen so many smiles in an orchestra like these people, every one of them smiling while playing their violins!

@garybailey4802 3 года назад

They know they are nailing it!

@banbud684 3 года назад

I’d be smiling too knowing I was making something so beautiful and absolutely crushing it to perfection! Damn, this song is so good.

@lindabergman3127 3 года назад

They're having a wonderful time 😍😁👏👏👏👏

@TE5LA-GAMING 3 года назад

They are probably just happy they aren't playing Beethoven.

@andrewforce6516 3 года назад

I noticed that too. I like it.

@Aleciaspicks 20 дней назад

The vocals and the guitar plus the French horn. Absolutely amazing

@carlosveliz2248 Месяц назад

Dedique esa canción en Febrero de 1976 y hoy tenemos 3 Hijos y 3 Nietos ❤❤❤❤❤❤ GRACIAS BANDA CHICAGO !!!! Saludos desde Guatemala 🇬🇹 Mayo 2024

@ikeeptime 4 года назад

The smiles on the faces of those kids of the string section speaks volumes about the beauty of this music.

@michaelcordio9575 4 года назад

nice honest smiles about them all, and playing in sinc like no other.. they could teach the world love..

@donnakreischer2243 4 года назад

Love the strings!

@paulettys6 4 года назад

@@donnakreischer2243, me love that section.

@vintageb8 4 года назад

those are not kids

@paulettys6 4 года назад

I love how they sound just like Chicago.

@chrisj777 5 лет назад

Best cover of "If you leave me now" I've heard.

@CB-xr1eg 5 лет назад

Me too, although to be fair its the only cover I've heard!😊😉

@ryzqunakakak8652 4 года назад

Yup.

@brucel10315 4 года назад

Indeed!

@pokiebear1234 4 года назад

Butters is good as well

@tammybryan8432 4 года назад

Love it,It Sounds great

@kritterkult1318 Год назад

Guys, this is superb. Chicago is the most technically challenging pop music and you've pulled it off with the advantage of 40 years of advances in sound processing for a fuller sound. The buzzing of the bass strings on the high notes really adds an awesome touch.

@ArieH2012 4 месяца назад

This indeed is much, much more than a cover. What a beautiful recreation of this timeless song.. Many, many thanks to all of you, especially to Arkady Shilkloper and Serge Tiagniryadno 🙏🙏🙏🙏. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine 🕊

@3H3H3H 3 месяца назад

True friend it's a recreation refoundation of music never a cover beyond far beyond this forever it's another dimension of art and music 🎶💕

@RK-bj2fo 2 года назад

This cover is...is.... is...is... absolutely stunning and beautiful.

@elizabethferrari1346 2 года назад

I'm so surprised too. It's that 👍 great.

@bulbabulba7190 Год назад

YES SO SO COOL !!!!

@Redplane500 2 года назад

I hate to say this because I am a Chicago and Peter Cetera fan all of my life... but I guess the biggest compliment I can give to Serge and this group of musicians is to say that they sound better than Chicago!

@krassimirkirilov2904 2 года назад

The tribute is amazing... but Chicago showed the way... Both bands translate to the eternity the exquisite musical taste.... beyond time & continents❤️😊👌

@whamcee 2 года назад

probably bec of the quality of recording now

@roedigasik1435 2 года назад

I have no idea that Peter C sings this song before samanta J

@peterklo5119 2 года назад

@@krassimirkirilov2904 The cover can never be better than the original. Of course, it sounds better today, there are 30-40 years between them. There was NO digitality in these times.

@michaelbruns449 2 года назад

Wow...

@arthouston7361 Год назад

I think one of the biggest surprises for all of the Americans watching these tracks on RU-vid is that our American music has penetrated into other cultures in such a depth that they can get together and perform this music in a studio and reproduce it in a nearly perfect presentation. I find it overwhelming…..

@damienx0x 26 дней назад

Music is global.

@bluehills38 2 дня назад

You said it ❤ I went to the Philippines a few years back and you can go to unlimited clubs each playing live American classics from every decade ❤

@kenhanson4015 Год назад

I have no words to adequately describe how good this band is.

@thudor1 4 года назад

I just opened up a big fat tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Chicago! Excellent!!😀

@raygsbrelcik5578 3 года назад

I HEAR YA!!!

@DullTorpor 3 года назад

LOL.

@ryankelly369 3 года назад

Now with 100% less Autotune! ;)

@raygsbrelcik5578 3 года назад

@@ryankelly369 Ha! That's GOOD!

@Coupydog 3 года назад

Hahaha 😂 right on!!!

@anthonyl9961 3 года назад

I am a 73 year old in tears, remembering all those years ago listening to CTA.

@7upai 3 года назад

🙄🙄Iam 36....grandpa 🤗🤗

@zep4426 3 года назад

And here I thought I was the ONLY one that was crying. Somehow I’m associating it with our losing America to those treasonous democrats.

@herygarcia6193 3 года назад

@@zep4426 Right on Zep 4 , treasonous dems and repubs too, many of them.

@maureenmgm 3 года назад

@Albert Johnson Wishing you an early very Happy 90th Birthday from a fellow Chicago/Leonid & Friends fan!

@francisjanes6319 8 месяцев назад

Wow wow wow. What a spectacular recreation of one of Chicago's most memorable songs. Thank you Leonid & Friends.

@robertashton8069 Год назад

You guys rock! Music must save the world, wherever the musicians are from!

@OCnStiggs 5 лет назад

As an American kid who grew up with Chicago and saw them twice in concert, YOU GUYS NAILED IT!!! The VOCALS! The STRING arrangement The KEYBOARDS! The HORNS!!!! absolutely beautiful musicianship. The feeling is intact and that take TRUE talent. Oh, and IGOR NAILS IT AGAIN ON DRUMS!!!!! LOL... :)

@gmfd007 5 лет назад

Who else wants to be one of Leonid’s friends?

@lukedabassman7001 5 лет назад

Dan E me but i play bass but Leonid has that cover : (

@artistaloca4 5 лет назад

I can hum a tune... And yeah, carry one in a basket... 😁

@artistaloca4 5 лет назад

Wait- is this an app for an audition?

@gregmagpantay4456 5 лет назад

Me..i want to be friemd witg this group .they are better than the original..

@midnightrider715 5 лет назад

Dan E I want to be a roadie 🎺🎺🎻🎷🎷🎸🎸🎹🎹

@realrandomstuff8144 23 дня назад

The smiles on the violinist's faces. They knew they were being part of something great. Priceless.

@user-ln7gz2te3u 8 месяцев назад

excellent performance, incredible musicians, this music will never go out of style...

@111Matu 2 года назад

Absolute perfection. Not just the superb singer and musicians, but the recording and mix is probably the clearest and crispest I have ever heard in my life.

@jennip8585 5 лет назад

I met these guys in person when they played at Silver Creek, New Buffalo. Couldn't meet a nicer bunch of guys. They're genuine and the real deal. Thanks for touring in the USA ❤️

@tommackay7433 4 года назад

I'm jealous.

@spa97229 4 года назад

Went to their concert in Portland, Oregon. It was fantastic

@marcotukoff Год назад

How is sweet to see brothers russians and ukranians together in a song.... Get out war!!!

@danielmaglalang6228 Год назад

Music is the universal language it does not discriminate ,let’s all pray for Ukraine and the world❤️

@user-bd8vh2bx9l 9 месяцев назад

Класно

@RONWOLPA 6 лет назад

As far as I can remember I've never heard a so perfect cover. If I had not seen the video I would say it is Chicago's original recording.

@brianzaborowski2724 4 года назад

Tribute band? Holy crap, this sounds just like the original ... If you didn't actually see the video, you would think it is the original, just unreal! Excellent job and so glad I stumbled across you guys!

@paulvincentarriesgado3323 4 года назад

yeah must be hard for them to contest copyright claims because it's just a cover

@petetong9725 4 года назад

You're completely right

@hfontanez98 4 года назад

Only the vocalist. Peter Cetera's voice is unmistakable. But, this guy has pretty good pipes as well.

@rkernell 4 года назад

Buy the cd "Chicagovich"! The performances are amazing with the added benefit of the sound quality being so much better than the original Chicago recordings...

@MrJagxjsc12 4 года назад

Street Player might be the masterpiece....

@m.e.1297 Год назад

Magnificent performance.

@GiftHorse123 Год назад

I was the Drum Major in one of the finest high school Marching Bands in the state of Florida, the Miami Carol City Marching Chiefs, in 1971-1972. Our band director, Cliff Colnot, was pure genius in that he would arrange and we would perform the most popular songs of the day at our halftime shows, along with Miami Dolphin halftime shows soon after they were released to the public and hit the charts. Many of the Chicago Vol. 1 greatest hits were performed by our band in front of incredible crowds. Such great memories revisiting these great songs with your group, which I recently discovered. Hope to catch you in concert sometime in 2024, as I missed you in your 2023 Florida swing.

@tomgrassia5830 7 лет назад

This mix is a wonderful performance itself. Not a single collision, intrusion, or conflict. Every track in complete balance. The sweet sounds of the 10 member string section from the Caro-Bass & Chamber Orchestra Kremlin are woven perfectly with the wonderful performance by Arkady Shilkloper on the French Horn. The smooth vocals of Serge Tiagniryadno are double tracked and harmonized superbly. The meticulous guitar tracks of Sergey Kashirin are impeccably layered with the brilliant and subtle Rhodes track courtesy of the keyboard wizard Vlad Senchillo. Igor Javad-Zade's percussion track is as precise as the metronome itself and rounding out the bottom is Leonid's bass track which provides such a foundation you could build a skyscraper upon it. Leonid literally turned the audio board into an instrument all its own. Obviously to say that I love this mix would be a complete understatement. With each release Leonid and Friends gets closer and closer to perfection. There is not much room left on that scale. What a wonderful job you all did. An audible gem!

@wushock92 6 лет назад

Superb critique, Tom.

@phperfoncio 6 лет назад

I agree with everything you said. Great review!

@thomasklus7009 6 лет назад

I agree 100%, to me they sound better than the Chicago. == Lina Klus

@LewStewls 6 лет назад

Outstanding critique, Tom. I've been back to this page nearly every day since I first heard this song. I remember the song being played in heavy rotation in the 70s. Loved it then, but, to be honest, this cover is better than the original. Serge's vocals sit in the song better than Peter Cetera's. Where Cetera sounds shrill on the highs, Serge has a complimenting sweetness. Stunning recording.

@Gabrielsmom777 6 лет назад

spot on Tom!

@gmr7494 4 года назад

makes you realize what a damn good band chicago was

@ceepersandenderdragonssvlo4812 3 года назад

And still is

@DOC36121 3 года назад

Yet, they are even better than the original!

@ernestoramos5105 3 года назад

@@DOC36121 hell NO..

@Kopp203 3 года назад

@@DOC36121 Major props for getting close, but Chicago were and are, unique. We've not seen their like since and likely never will.

@valerielynn7256 3 года назад

The greatest and I’m only 37 and there my favorite

@etniko Год назад

How do they manage to make it sound so crisp and clean? Is incredible.

@DONRHOLLOWAY Год назад

It sounds as if the spirit of Chicago is being channeled through these performers. Such a beautiful tribute.

@victorgojocco1716 3 года назад

IT'S BEAUTIFUL SEEING THOSE LADY VIOLINISTS ALL SMILING AND TRULY ENJOYING THEIR PLAYING MUSIC!!!

@marioaraya7765 Год назад

Wonderful version! Russians and Ukranians ... polititians are the problem .. not the people ... MAKE MUSIC, NOT WAR!!

@kathylester651 7 месяцев назад

I was listening to music from the other room - RU-vid selected playlist based on my previous choices- so of course this video came up. But I also often listen to original Chicago. I had to walk into the living room where the video was playing to see if it was the original or your cover. Fabulous, incredible job.

@dougbodenhamer9391 Год назад

A brilliant band! Your covers of these songs are so remarkable! God bless you all from America!

@darinbell6982 5 лет назад

This is my favorite of all their Chicago covers. Serge's voice is wonderful.

@zeenasworld 4 года назад

Are you sure it's a cover. I don't think so it sounds just like real Chicago.

@brianoneel514 4 года назад

I love how the orchestra has giddy grins on their faces. So joyful.

@clemonceheard225 4 года назад

Amazing is all I can say 👋 I wish I could form a group as bad as they are. Two thumbs up for them.

@TR-vr5pz 4 года назад

I love the girl in blue

@karhukivi 4 года назад

@@TR-vr5pz All the girls are beautiful!

@ChrisKrolak 4 года назад

I was wondering why the girls always seem to be giggling/laughing during all these videos. It make me wonder if they are just fake performing to a recording that was already made or what?

@karhukivi 4 года назад

@@ChrisKrolak They are musicians from a renowned concert orchestra, I doubt they are faking it. More than likely someone made a rude noise and set them off!

@marillion4th393 Год назад

Dam it! I just cried! What a mastery of performance!

@robinsoncarvalho8827 5 месяцев назад

Is better than original....great song

@raygsbrelcik5578 3 года назад

Vocalist is INCREDIBLE, with a Capital OMG!

@Prinsuxx 3 года назад

Not to mention the guitarist

@marceloinustroza5795 3 года назад

Not better than P.Cetera...

@arnefagerland6569 3 года назад

@@marceloinustroza5795 definitely not worse, thats for sure. If not better, he's on par. Amazing performance

@MrTrailerman2 3 года назад

@@marceloinustroza5795 right... just ask Peter Cetera.

@herygarcia6193 3 года назад

@@marceloinustroza5795 Can't improve on Peter Cetera, but it sure as hell the closest I've ever heard so far, been a super fan of this song for ever I'm going to say for the first time and ever , this is just as good as the original recording and better than just about any other version since. From now on I won't mind listening to this version or the original.

@LagrangePoint901 Год назад

Close your eyes and it sounds just like original Chicago version, ....smooth and polished. Wow! Love the strings.

@qquark99 Год назад

better than the original

@LagrangePoint901 Год назад

@@qquark99 The original artist produced the sound as they wanted it, no question. But that doesn't mean it can't be improved as an exact cover. Take the Lexington Lab Band, they do popular covers and have the best sound on the Tube. Top vocalist and instrumentals and best recording mixes.

@rossparry3168 2 года назад

This is so sad what is happening over there. Especially with you guys mostly from Russian and Serge from the Ukraine. I hope you all come through this and get to make great music again together. Thinking of you from Australia.

@JT-sz7xc 2 года назад

You all bring tears to my eyes, I truly appreciate your vocals, and the seamlessness of the band. I grew up listening to Chicago, if I close my eyes I swear I’m listening to Chicago. Please stay safe, and please, please, please keep singing!

@margaretmoore-xm7zv 10 месяцев назад

I thought the same thing about closing my eyes...that's exactly what I did. I was lucky to see Chicago in 1969.

@willingtoimagiine 8 месяцев назад

Lifelong partisan of Chicago and Peter Cetera, have aeen both perform live. Must give a ROUSING ACCLAMATION to Leonid & Friends for a spectacular rendition that seizes the unique Chicago sound, notably the big, luminescent horns and bright, airy vocals! BRAVISSIMO!!!

@montedeclue7683 Год назад

Your music is outstanding. I am praying for the whole world right now. Peace and love to all who are suffering from this senseless war.

@williamcummings1582 5 лет назад

Absolutely the best cover band I have ever heard. Way to go.

@mudwiser1391 5 лет назад

Check out Lexington Lab Band... they are awesome as well.

@grmacdonald777 5 лет назад

Agreed!!!! Goosebumps

@santiagofabiruchismt 4 года назад

Is there anyone here in Pandemic time?? Listening this beautiful song??

@orlandofilho3759 3 года назад

Hi ,i am from Brazil......🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@johnbeltran8828 3 года назад

everyday

@BekahEmma 3 года назад

Yes, and loving the fact that I can get away from the real world--which appears to have gone insane--and enjoy this music.

@MichaelSmith-vq6dp 9 месяцев назад

How the hell am I just finding out about this band. They are all fantastic!!

@thomascaza3559 Год назад

This band is so good . Vocals are the best .thanks for covering these songs

@josemariah.5421 2 года назад

Nicer than the original!!!!!! EXCELLENT VOICE.

@ramonestrada8990 2 года назад

Glad not the only one who thinks that 👍🏽

@otiebars32 2 года назад

Not really, but its still is good.

@mstwilight1612 2 года назад

😭😭😭speechless

@mstwilight1612 2 года назад

It’s better thanks to the deep Russian soul put into the performance

@jaywad8876 2 года назад

@@otiebars32 yeah I agree Peter Cetera was always it

@DJAvalonArizona 5 лет назад

I actually cried listening to this. No joke. Just amazing.

@htkm1179 4 года назад

You're not alone!! It's just beautiful!!

@fernandoniman 4 года назад

Eu também.

@jorgepuga8104 4 года назад

Same feeling!

@alanedge67 4 года назад

This is a song that makes your heart inflate, head dizzy and feeling fine

@BCBell 4 года назад

Me too man, me too

@susanjacks8830 Год назад

I never tire of listening to your music. Each band member intersects his/her own personality in the songs. So nice to see Serge and Sergey together. Both personalities are sorely missed. Be safe!

@colleenplugoway1995 2 года назад

I love how the violinists are smiling, everyone is fantastic, loving the guitar so beautiful. Beautiful voice. French horn, etc

@davidospina5216 2 года назад

Hello Colleen how are you doing?

@pauldotseth6178 2 года назад

The excellent vocals, together with their strong horn section makes this an amazing cover band. Each tune gets better than the previous selection.

@fredlin6303 2 года назад

Tells you the genius of Chicago in marrying all the instruments together along with the great vocal. You rarely find that in the music of today.

@pistolannie0714 2 года назад

I know they all seem so happy to be playing that song it’s beautiful

@jesusrodriguezreyes4207 Год назад

Biden, ya es tiempo de parar esa guerra fratricida entre pueblos hermanos rusos y ucranianos...

@StartyGex 6 лет назад

Thats awesome...im a boy of 18 years old and i live mexico...i cant understand how this music is ignored today...im cryng with this song... Awesome Im no speak english sorry me

@eggmangoogoogajoob1466 Месяц назад

I seriously cannot stop watching this video. HELP ME

@darcyd4911 11 месяцев назад

the melody and lyrics are simply heavenly, Darcy Dinshaw, 90s DJ Bombay

@mattcat65 3 года назад

The world needs more French Horn!

@freddyt55555 2 года назад

* John Entwistle enters the chat *

@gordonfry5195 2 года назад

Funny story. About a month before this song came out I had just started playing French Horn in junior high band. Not a cool instrument for that kids in that age group. We never heard horns in pop music. So I’m just about to walk into the band directors office and ask to switch to trumpet or sax, or something more “cool”. Then “If You Leave Me Now” is suddenly on the radio every 5 minutes, and I’m the coolest guy in school because I play French Horn! I didn’t switch instruments.

@flashkw83 5 лет назад

I pushed play and asked my wife sitting nearby "who is this?" She replies "It's Chicago". She did not say "That's a Chicago song". Big difference. Nailed it.

@Gilbarwaters 5 лет назад

I just did the same to my wife LOL and when I asked her who this was she said "Chicago" lol

@sampono1962 5 лет назад

@@Gilbarwaters what was her reaction when you told her it was not Chicago? Or you didnt tell her.

@ABC-MightyJ 5 лет назад

thats right flashkw83, yup,your wife didnt notice, coz the replica is flawless, same as the original song of Chicago.....😘

@douglasrhine4640 5 лет назад

Cetera has a warmer voice than this

@Jeff-pq3zj 7 дней назад

All I can say is "AWESOME" "5 stars". I remember working in a grocery store back in the 1970's. Peter Cetera was one of our customers. I remember him as a decent guy. He would be proud of the remake of the songs he made back then. Great times we had listening to "CHICAGO".

@dennyhutsell4975 5 лет назад

Pure bliss listening to this band. I was damn near moved to tears! So much love put into the production. It is just amazing!

@JOHNRODRIGUEZ-di3dm 5 лет назад

Me too

@leeabe3932 4 года назад

I would never have imagined a Russian group could put so much soul into doing this piece. Enjoyed the string players smiling with delight. You could tell everyone was enjoying this musical adventure.

@htkm1179 4 года назад

Music unites the world! These guys are as good as any band ever heard! they deserve to fill stadiums across continents!

@krassimirkirilov2904 4 года назад

Stop listening politicians... Hear your human instinct...

@krassimirkirilov2904 4 года назад

Top 3 music Nation Worldwide... Not a surprise, at all

@BlackBear15909 4 года назад

I grew up listening to a lot of Soft Rock/ Southern Rock bands like Chicago as a kid in the 70's, while in the backseat of our Oldsmobile Cutlass. This band didn't just "cover" it, they nailed it!!!

@midnightrider715 4 года назад

Ray Ray YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!📯🎷🎸🎺🎺🥁

@tractordave9300 6 месяцев назад

6 yrs ago and 1/24 still WOW. So many talented individuals. Just WOW

@vasylnechaev4101 5 месяцев назад

супер! солист просто великолепен!

@jonbessant8535 4 года назад

WOW!! Any negative comments either means you haven't really listened to Chicago, or your just jealous. This guy simply nailed it!! I have to give love to ALL the musicians as well... fantastic job!

@psgrenier 3 года назад

True that.

@kevinorme8132 2 года назад

Leonid, This is a beautiful rendition of a beautiful song. The musicianship And vocal performance is exemplary.

@gilbertoceballosjceballos8887 Год назад

Sencillamente fabulosos viva México!!!

@kathrynmiller9622 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning. Greetings from South Carolina and Tennessee USA❤

@massimoguardi612 8 месяцев назад

You are the only musical group capable of interpreting real authors in the most original way. Heart wind fire chicago. Congratulations

@davidrosen3970 7 месяцев назад

I kind of agree, but the analogues are pretty great at channeling the beatles

@darrinlalla9008 5 лет назад

Wow... I've been a tech on stage for a Peter Cetera show... can't tell the difference!

@hftlmtd.8610 5 лет назад

got blown away from the 1st second. Super amazing cover. Loving that French horn, the violins, the singer voice, the acoustic guitar, the drummers chill approach with his brushes, bassist cool approach, also worth mentioning the camera men crew, and the masterization of the sound engineering, every detail taken into meticoulous importance, this is one hundred percent the work of virtuosic which you maestros are..I bless u

@michaelhudecek2778 8 месяцев назад

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jaylintz1683 8 месяцев назад

You are better than the original and I never would’ve thought that was possible

@JimZim 4 года назад

Holy crap, that was AMAZING!!! I loved every second of it. That string section!!! Wow! I would have loved to be sitting among them, to hear their beautiful sound all around me. And I was really surprised at the French horn... from the sound, I would have thought there were several of them. Can't believe it was just one. The whole song was SO faithful to the beautiful original hit record from 1976. In the United States, that record was the #1 song of the entire year... and there was some great music it was competing with that year. This was so great to see as a video, too... because with each closeup look at each musical element, you could really see and appreciate the contribution that each piece makes to the overall sound of the song. GREAT JOB ON THIS! Now I have to go look at what else is on your RU-vid channel to see if there is anything else this awesome.

@gheorghebusteanu5421 4 года назад

Hi Jim Zim, there's plenty of Leonid&Friends on the net. They're simply great.

@JimZim 4 года назад

@@gheorghebusteanu5421 They really are! After I found their "If You Leave Me Now" video, I went and watched about ten more of their videos. They do such a great job! I see they did an American tour last year. Sorry I missed that! Maybe they'll come back for another and I'll get to see them in person. But really, I love the videos because they do such a great job of showing how each individual instrument and voice contributes to the overall sound of the song. Great videography and great musical performances. No wonder they have so many millions of views on RU-vid!

@backtoweedin4375 3 года назад

Totally agree about the strings. Great view of that run at 1:59. So clean!

@MrDjslav5 2 года назад

@@JimZim Don't miss the live show. As good as you can imagine in person. Such a warm vibe, true ambassadors!!

@GreedyLittleFokker 2 года назад

There are definitely some overdubs of both horn and vocal. Example at 3:02 you can hear multiple horn notes.

@discobikerAndRosie 5 лет назад

Lovely performance. They stuck to the original sound, & didn't mess with perfection! Very well done. Classy!

@roykliffen9674 4 года назад

What is truly amazing is that Leonid didn't have access to the original sheet music. He rewrote the score by ear listening to the record.

@Chocolatesonnet Год назад

My Goodness. I just fell down a rabbit hole and I'm loving the ride. Super heartfelt renditions. Bravo. I'm praying you all are safe in these turbulent times.