Billy Joel - Leningrad video free download


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Uploaded: 2009/10/03

In 1989, Billy Joel released his album Storm Front, a successful album that hit #1 on the Billboard 200 charts and went quadruple platinum. Watch the official music video for 'Leningrad', which was written based on Billy's experiences in Russia during his historic 1987 tour there.

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Lyrics:

Viktor was born in the spring of '44

And never saw his father anymore

A child of sacrifice, a child of war

Another son who never had a father after Leningrad

Went off to school and learned to serve the state

Followed the rules and drank his vodka straight

The only way to live was drown the hate

A Russian life was very sad

And such was life in Leningrad

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Comments

8 years ago

mirola73

Another 'cold war' is in the making, our politicians will never learn, unfortunately.

8 years ago

Matyas Sallai

"Leningrad"Viktor was born in the spring of '44And never saw his father anymoreA child of sacrifice, a child of warAnother son who never had a father after LeningradWent off to school and learned to serve the stateFollowed the rules and drank his vodka straightThe only way to live was drown the hateA Russian life was very sadAnd such was life in LeningradI was born in '49A cold war kid in McCarthy timeStop 'em all at the 38th ParallelBlast those yellow reds to hellAnd cold war kids were hard to killUnder their desks in an air raid drillHaven't they heard we won the warWhat do they keep on fighting for?Viktor was sent to some Red Army townServed out his time, became a circus clownThe greatest happiness he'd ever foundWas making Russian children gladAnd children lived in LeningradBut children lived in LevittownAnd hid in the shelters undergroundUntil the Soviets turned their ships aroundAnd tore the Cuban missiles downAnd in that bright October sunWe knew our childhood days were doneAnd I watched my friends go off to warWhat do they keep on fighting for?And so my child and I came to this placeTo meet him eye to eye and face to faceHe made my daughter laugh, then we embracedWe never knew what friends we hadUntil we came to Leningrad

8 years ago

Jack Bienvenue

This song is pretty depressing.Not to mention children without fathers, but Children forced to fight 

8 years ago

Pablo Singerman

Impresionante tema y maravillosa musica. Bravo Billy

8 years ago

Vasily Leung

0:40 that monument is Stalingrad

8 years ago

Randy Devlin II

lol mrs. jones's 6th represent hmu

8 years ago

Christine Ann Cositore

Check out this video on YouTube:

8 years ago

John Smith

Red Jews ruined Russia

8 years ago

Jeferson Torres

The Billy's hability on composition comes from his eclectic musical education, from popular to classical music. He's a fan of Mozart and Beethoven, but a marvelous popular composer. I discovered his work last year. Such a shame didn't know him before.

8 years ago

lenny zaroff

Long Live the Mother Russia, never again Leningrad or any part of Russia will fell to the new demon Nazis, Never Again Leningrad!!!

8 years ago

Books n Broadway

This song is sad, powerful, and altogether great. :)

8 years ago

californyaeh

"Leningrad"Viktor was born in the spring of '44And never saw his father anymoreA child of sacrifice, a child of warAnother son who never had a father after LeningradWent off to school and learned to serve the stateFollowed the rules and drank his vodka straightThe only way to live was drown the hateA Russian life was very sadAnd such was life in LeningradI was born in '49A cold war kid in McCarthy timeStop 'em all at the 38th ParallelBlast those yellow reds to hellAnd cold war kids were hard to killUnder their desks in an air raid drillHaven't they heard we won the warWhat do they keep on fighting for?Viktor was sent to some Red Army townServed out his time, became a circus clownThe greatest happiness he'd ever foundWas making Russian children gladAnd children lived in LeningradBut children lived in LevittownAnd hid in the shelters undergroundUntil the Soviets turned their ships aroundAnd tore the Cuban missiles downAnd in that bright October sunWe knew our childhood days were doneAnd I watched my friends go off to warWhat do they keep on fighting for?And so my child and I came to this placeTo meet him eye to eye and face to faceHe made my daughter laugh, then we embracedWe never knew what friends we hadUntil we came to Leningrad

9 years ago

rangartons

That song convincing me so artists shouldn't create songs with political meaning, has everyone total amnesia? Russians has started that war by aggression against Finland and Poland, just deserved what they get.

9 years ago

Dayna Morris

This is a powerful song. All those innocent kids who lost their dads to war and intolerance 

9 years ago

roswald mathias

nice background music

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