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"Leningrad" is a 1989 song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel from his album Storm Front (1989), released as a single in Europe only. The song title is derived from the contemporary name of St. Petersburg , Russia.
"Moscow Nights", [a] originally titled "Leningrad Nights", [b] is a Soviet Russian patriotic song written by Mikhail Matusovsky and composed by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy. It was later covered as " Midnight in Moscow " by Kenny Ball .
Khleb (Russian: Хлеб, meaning 'bread') is an album released by the Russian band Leningrad. This album was later re-released in Germany, where it gained some popularity. "Malaya Leningradskaya Simfoniya" is a classical compilation of five Leningrad songs performed by the Rastrelli Cello Quartet, arranged by Sergey Drabkina.
The song "Leningrad" would eventually be written about him. This song was released on the 1989 Storm Front album. Joel went on to say: The trip to Russia was probably the biggest highlight for me as a performer. I met these people and they weren't the enemy. I also hoped that the people in America could see what we did.
Leningrad songs appeared in several popular pulp and crime films, notably DMB and Bimmer. Three songs by Leningrad appeared prominently on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Everything Is Illuminated. "Nikogo Ne Zhalko" ("No Pity for Anyone") is one of the songs used in an in-game radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
"Leningrad" Billy Joel: About the lives of Billy Joel and a Russian man named Victor, how they both grew up during the Cold War and how they eventually met each other in Leningrad. "Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics)" Tom Robinson: An autobiographic song, in which Robinson recalls his life in East Berlin. "London Calling" The Clash
Incidentally, earlier on, Michael Caine as Harry Palmer attends the end of a concert of what is claimed to be the Leningrad Symphony, whereas in fact the finale from Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony is heard. American rock band Fall Out Boy also used elements of Symphony No. 7 in their song "The Phoenix" from their 2013 album Save Rock and Roll.
Leningrad (song) Long Live Our State; M. March of the Soviet Tankmen; Mother Russia (Renaissance song) P. Party Like a Russian; R. Rasputin (song) Revol (song)