Leningrad Cowboys Red Army Choir SWEET HOME ALABAMA 

I bet Lenin didn't see that coming.

A Finnish rock band singing in English in Sweden about an American state, accompanied by a Russian military choir! As nameofthepen says, it's surreal - and I love it! The Red Army choir members seem to be enjoying themselves as well, judging by the broad smiles on their faces.

I have officially seen everything.

Today 25 .12.2016 We lost the great Red Army Choir, in a plane crash over Sochi-Russia...The irony of it all, considering the fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd (the band behind Sweet Home Alabama song), also died in a plane crash. May their great souls rest in peace. Уважение и респект Вам, ребята!

How far had we come, friendship between peoples through music. And where are we today?😢

Condolences from Finland to Russian people. This choir is epic and have always been respected and loved here in Finland.

I am a citizen of Sweet Home Alabama, and they did a great job, anybody from Alabama would agree!! I love Russians! all the ones on the internet I've met have been wonderful!!!! Sweet Home!!!!

Rest in Peace Red Army Choir. You will be missed ;(

Sarah Palin can hear this from her house

RIP Red Army Choir, enjoyed your music here in Ireland

this is the closest we got to world peace

Seems that Russians know how to have fun

I don't care what the crazy politicians say; I LIKE the Russians. I want us to be friends.

If we had more music, we'd have less war.

This is terrible, from Alabama with love to Russian People, a treasure is lost. We mourn with you.

Sending love to the Russian people and the Finnish people from Sweet Home Alabama!!

my heart goes out to those in the Red Army choir the world lost this week

We need this spirit more and less war monger's. 👍👍👍

There's already a Georgia over there, they don't need Alabama! Seriously, you really haven't heard this song until you've heard it at The Cane Break in Birmingham, AL (not UK!), and unfortunately I think I remember seeing that The Cane Break has been out of business for a long time. In the winter of 1975 I was in Birmingham on a business trip to check out terminals at the new SSA Payment Center then being constructed there, so the song was fresh. I think it was a Wednesday night, which was the big night out when everyone went out looking for a date for Friday and Saturday. The band started blaring this song and the whole crowd went crazy! An experience to be remembered!

Ok....seeing "Sweet Home, Alabama" being played on a balalaika....now I've seen it all! And slipping in "Song of the Volga Boatman"????? HA! Well done, gentlemen! Say what you will about Russian politicos....their entertainment units have always been top notch.

Good times! Make music, not war!

These were two of my favorite things - had no idea they collided at some point in this... way. Wonderful, slightly terrifying, very amusing, and absolutely ridiculous. It put a smile on my face when I needed it for sure - thanks.

This was filmed at the 1994 MTV Music Awards in New York.

Russians can do anything,bloody awesome.

I saw this live on MTV I live in Alabama roll tide war Eagle would love to see it played again

Sweet Home Alabama just doesn't sound the same without the Red Army Choir singing it.

i remember when this first appeared on the VMA's.... and i KEPT MISSING IT!!!! now i've seen it, and it's just as amazing as everyone said it was.

FASCINATING!!! Tell us, we love and want the same things..dang why won't we just learn to get along? Beautiful!!

I always wanted to visit Russia. I guess this is as close as I will get. I could listen to this a million times ! Happy New Year !

R.I.P Red army choi,r we will miss you

As a southern American who grew up on skynard This somewhat strange It’s like the apocalypse has happened and we’re in Australia with Mel Gibson jamming at a clean water festival Rock on dudes rock on I love it!

LMAO! This is...surreal. AND hilarious. :D

There are some that claim the Finns actually lost the war with the Soviet Union. I force them to watch this video and they usually reconsider!

Thoughts and prayers with their families and the Russian people today. So sad.

That was one of the most ridiculous and awesome things I have ever had the honour of viewing on RU-vid.

The guy playing the balalaika as big as Texas always gets to me. 🤣

I will literally never stop watching this The chick in blue’s dance... I know what I am gonna be and my crew too for Halloween 2020 one planet one family let’s black out together at least

RIP to the Red Army Choir.

I think I've seen it all now.

This is the best thing ever!

Half the Red army is singing about Alabama! Who is protecting the Russian motherland?!

*BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE*

A rendition like none other!

People think this is creepy. They haven't seen Spanish speaking chinese working in a Mexican restaurant.

cool song by lynard skynard and the lenungrad cowboys super made bravo

If I'd were a believer, I'd be thanking to god for having let me know this before I die .

Finnish culture has an almost brutal charm. love it.

File: Things you never thought you'd see. =D

You did not search for this, but you are sure glad that you found this.

When you live in Siberia and your Mikrorayon is snowed in, so you warm up with your sister.

When I saw the Russian Police singing "Get Lucky" at the Sochi Olympics I immediately thought back to this.

This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen!! Roll Tide!!!

I whistled simple man once on a flight from Spain to uk and experienced strong turbulence. Careful with that axe ............

Sweet Leningrad Cowboys. Yes!

Now I've heard everything. "Ladies and Gentlemen, our next acts will be the Allman Brothers singing 'Volga River Boatman', and Wet Willie singing 'Dark Eyes' (Ochi Chyornye)." (Hey, turnabout is fair play, after all. I'd love to see what some of our Southern Fried musicians would do with those classic Russian songs.)

C'est tellement improbable ! L'URSS, mon pays préféré et ma musique préférée réunis ! Peace & love à tous.

I love the big grin on the bass balalaika player.

Y'all forgot the most important part - ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

BamaGirl here,This is my first time seeing this in 2024. Now we may go to wAr with these people ! ? Governments make me sick!!! LOVE NOT War! Music not war! Pray !🕊️

Это прикольно:))). В Канаде русских ценят, относятся оч хорошо. В Штатах я уверена тоже. Богачи агитируют нормальных людей ненавидеть друг друга, но я уверена - не выйдет!!!

How can you like Rock and Roll and not like it people. You guys do a good job.

OUR sister

I would haves loved the remainders of Skynard performing with these guys.. it would have been a great cultural exchange.

Love their hair.

Dude, that ending was EPIC.

Sweet home USSR. Not for Russians only, but for the whole mankind.

This comes from a time were we thought we all should be friends, but our politicians had other things in mind after all.

That woman dancing is what really got me

Now THAT's a production!

Из Америки (Мурика!) - мы любим тебя!

From what I know the great singer from the Russian army in this video lost their lives in a plane crash to there familys a great respect, 🙏🙏🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

RIP...

I love this, snd think it’s a great performance-- especially the go-go dancers. But I also find it BIZARRE.

Love vodka !! Love Lynyrd Skynyrd !! Love this song !! Yes could have done with more incorporation of the military band.

this has to be one of the best things on the Internet lol

They got loose here Oh, whoa, whoa Big wheels keep on turnin' Carry me home to see my kin Singin' songs about the Southland I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin, I said Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow Sweet home, Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home, Alabama Lord, I'm comin' home to you One thing I want to tell you In Birmingham, they love the governor (boo, boo, boo!) Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me, uh-uh Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth Sweet home, Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home, Alabama (oh my baby) Lord, I'm comin' home to you (here I come, Alabama) Speak your mind Ah-ah-ah (can you feel that?), Alabama Ah-ah-ah, Alabama Ah-ah-ah, Alabama Ah-ah-ah, Alabama Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, they do) Lord, they get me off so much They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue, now, how 'bout you? Sweet home, Alabama (oh) Where the skies are so blue Sweet home, Alabama Lord, I'm comin' home to you Sweet home, Alabama (old, sweet home, baby) Where the skies are so blue (and the governor's true) Sweet home, Alabama (Lord, yeah) Lord, I'm comin' home to you (woo, whoa, yeah, oh) All right, brother, now Wait one minute! Oh, oh sweet Alabama

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 светлая память😢✌

Heute unvorstellbar. Peace!

This is legendary

This wasn’t as cursed as expected but is still pretty good

I love Russian People and this song just backs that up even more!

Cold war alternate ending

1:48 That really sounds like ´´Volga Boatmen´´

I picture them singing this to a bunch of American diplomats

This is sweet!

Love these guys, and always have.

Now for something completely different. This would be the same choir that was victim in the recent crash, sadly.

Обрезали видео. Там потом куплет пели медведи с балалайкой после полбутылки водки. Нельзя же так!

Music is a universal language.

My fucking donuts God damn!

>Random soldiers in the English Civil war talking about wealth inequality >centuries later This

Hitler would have a heart attack if he saw this

Lynyrd Brezhnev

Did you upload this because the original got taken down? If so, THANK YOU!

When America wins the cultural victory

I can say I would never dream of that

0:19 Gotta love that balalaika player

Omigosh---the ULTIMATE Trump inauguration song!

I would like what's left of Skinnard teaming up on this.

Love this song