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Leningrad by Billy Joel  Songfacts
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2 hours ago Songfacts®: Named after the Russian city, "Leningrad" follows the lives of two boys who grew up on opposite sides of the Cold War. One of them is Viktor, who had a sad childhood under Soviet rule but found fulfillment entertaining Russian children as a circus clown. The other is Billy Joel, an American kid whose childhood was marked by fear of

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Billy Joel  Leningrad Lyrics  SongMeanings
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1 hours ago General CommentThis is a true story of when Billy Joel went to Lenigrad during the Cold War.He met a clown, who's job was to make people laugh in the midst of all the pain and depression. "He made my daughter laugh, then we embraced" He was amazed at how this man could make it daughter laugh through all the drama so we wanted to learn more about him.

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Billy Joel  Leningrad Lyrics Meaning  Lyric Interpretations
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7 hours ago Billy Joel's 'Leningrad' is a triumphal liberating song with a bittersweet sadness to it about the love of God lost and found between ordinary Humane Brothers of One being in the U.S.A and the other in Leningrad, Russia. From the damage of what The J [w]suits, radical left wing ideology, trained Graduates of communism, Zionism,nazism and

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Billy Joel Leningrad – The Power of Song
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9 hours ago Leningrad was the home of Soviet arms factories and Hitler wanted to capture Leningrad so he could weaken the Soviets army. It is considered the longest siege in history along with the most casualties. Life was very tough for Victor growing up without his father and in a German controlled Leningrad. Billy Joel experienced similar difficulties

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Leningrad  Billy Joel
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7 hours ago Billy Joel's "Leningrad" is a postcard of his time and tour in Russia in 1987. In some ways it is also a Russian counterpart to his 1982 song "Allentown."Musically, the songs are nothing alike, but thematically they are very similar, tracing the lives of ordinary people during the Cold War years, as embodied by the character Viktor in "Leningrad" (Viktor Razinov, a Russian circus …

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New Billy Joel Q&A  Are The Lyrics To 'Leningrad' A True
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9 hours ago During that tour Billy befriended a circus clown, named Victor, who inspired the song “Leningrad,” which appears on the Storm Front album released 2 years later. You can watch the 10th question from our Nuremberg series below, and check out more videos from our Billy Joel “Questions & Answers” lecture series.

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Billy Joel – Leningrad Lyrics  Genius
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6 hours ago Written after Billy Joel’s landmark six-concert tour of the former Soviet Union in 1987, “Leningrad” was included in the hit 1989 album Storm Front and was released as a single.

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Once, cultural ties to Russia were deliberate and hopeful
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9 hours ago It was in 1987, 35 years ago this July, that Billy Joel brought a big pop-rock show to Leningrad and Moscow; 1989 when Billy Crystal traveled to find his Russian relatives in an HBO special called

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Billy Joel  Q&A: Tell Us About "Leningrad" Lyrics
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3 hours ago Throughout the years, Billy Joel has become known for his willingness to hold Q&A sessions with fans in settings across the globe. Here Billy answers a quest

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Oncehopeful ties to Russia erode as Hollywood, sports and
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6 hours ago It was in 1987, 35 years ago this July, that Billy Joel brought a big pop-rock show to Leningrad and Moscow; 1989 when Billy Crystal traveled to find his Russian relatives in an HBO special called

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Billy Joel: "Leningrad" (1989)  Alpha History
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9 hours ago Billy Joel (1949-) is an American pianist, singer and songwriter who rose to prominence in the late 1970s. In 1987, Joel became one of the first high-profile Western musicians to tour the Soviet Union. Underwriting the tour with his own money, Joel played three concerts apiece in Moscow and Leningrad and was enthusiastically received.

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The Stranger Meaning? : BillyJoel
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2 hours ago However that face that we "hide away forever" is the one secret we always try to keep from everyone else. We might think we know someone very well, but all we know is the mask they show us, and when they take that mask off in front of us and show us their face, it's like seeing a stranger because we don't know them that way. 10.

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Leningrad lyrics by Billy Joel, 1 meaning. Leningrad
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3 hours ago Original lyrics of Leningrad song by Billy Joel. Explore 1 meaning and explanations or write yours. Find more of Billy Joel lyrics. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. Comment and share your favourite lyrics.

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Billy Joel  Wikipedia
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Just Now William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s

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Leningrad Song Analysis by Ruhan Jay Bora
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5 hours ago Purpose of Song Leningrad is largely a story about two sides of the Cold War conflict. The song is definitely about the Cold War, substantiated by the lines " …

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Billy Joel Song Meanings  Lyric Interpretations
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7 hours ago 5 interpretations. 1979. I Go to Extremes. 1 interpretation. 1990. I've Loved These Days. 2 interpretations. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me. 2 interpretations.

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What is the meaning of the song leningrad by billy joel?

What is the meaning of the song, “Leningrad” by Billy Joel? Billy Joel, during his tour in Russia, met a man named Viktor Razinov a Russian circus clown and helped make the children happy. Billy realized that the people he met in Russia; the "enemy" were actually not much different than us.

Who is the clown in billy joels new song welcome to leningrad?

Viktor is a real circus clown in Leningrad who made his way across Russia to see all six shows of Billy Joel’s tour. This song is not only a tribute to Viktor’s story, but it is a different take on the Cold War.

What was joel joels leningrad?

Joel played three concerts apiece in Moscow and Leningrad to large crowds. He wrote a song called Leningrad about his experiences on this tour. We Didn’t Start the Fire was the first single from Joel’s 1989 album Storm Front.

What is the meaning of the song cold war by billy joel?

The song is definitely about the Cold War, substantiated by the lines " I was born in 49. A Cold War kid in McCarthy time. "Viktor was born in 44... Another son who didn't have a father after Leningrad" further cements this. Joel released this song to show the futility of war. That at the end of the day, we are one and the same.

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