{"id":389,"date":"2008-03-23T10:41:44","date_gmt":"2008-03-23T14:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/the-leningrad-c"},"modified":"2008-03-23T10:41:44","modified_gmt":"2008-03-23T14:41:44","slug":"the-leningrad-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"The Leningrad Cowboys – nothing succeeds like excess"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFinland’s answers to the Blues Brothers are still alive and rocking today. <\/p>\n

With their extreme hair styles, bizarre glasses and pointy shoes, the Finnish rock group, the Leningrad Cowboys make a splendid contrast to the Red Army Choir as they performed together recently in a rousing rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" to the enthusiastic applause of Russian teen-agers.<\/p>\n

This is a seriously off-the-wall group and if you are into truly bizarre musicians, you may enjoy this video. I definitely want a pair of the glasses they are wearing. <\/p>\n

Like the Blues Brothers, the Leningrad Cowboys are a product of a movie<\/a>, in this case, "Leningrad Cowboys Go America<\/a>", in which the world’s worst polka band comes to America to find fame and fortune. Their dead-pan humor and relentless pursuit of success at all costs made them a cult favorite for all 10 of us who watched the movie.<\/p>\n

Now the group is world renown. If you Google "Leningrad Cowboys images<\/a>", you will find hundreds of images from their CDs and concert tours.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to old friend Gunter Leonhart for the link to http:\/\/www.tothepointnews.com\/content\/view\/3114\/85\/<\/a>  and to gonza.techno<\/a> for the image.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Sippican Cottage, another woodworker\/blogger has posted more performances by the Leningrad Cowboys<\/a>. Visit his site for two fine videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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