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In Leningrad
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Tribute to a great lady and a fine city. Click on 'Lyrics/Story' for CD purchase information.
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One man recording the cobwebs of his mind; Shall we listen in?
One man singer-songwriter musician. Included here are songs written as far back as the late seventies, up to and including the present day. Four of the songs were recorded in the late 90's and make up an EP called Skies. Other albums include A Man Alone from 2002, and The World At Large from 2005. Since then, songs have been released singly as they've been completed. A new album is now available - Tales Of Love And Defiance (talesofloveanddefiance.com)
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Genre
Rock • Classic Rock
Charts
#2,531 in subgenre Peak #46
Charts
Peak #410
Author
Michael Carpenter
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Michael Carpenter
Uploaded
June 19, 2003
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MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
A song inspired by my significant other, who hails from the city in question. This song was written in 1998, but not recorded until now. I was trying to inspire a pre-Soviet feel, with authentic place names and situations. Not the greatest vocal, but after much work, it was the best I could do! Recorded on the 788, with PS5 drums. Buy the CD!
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I see you walking by the Neva by the fortress of Peter and Paul Lonely figure in a blanket of snow walking proud with your head held tall It could only happen, in Leningrad It could only happen, in Leningrad Got a medal the day you were born when the white nights were due to arrive Nevsky Prospekt was lit up like a dream in the cold where you learn to survive It could only happen, in Leningrad It could only happen, in Leningrad From Petrograd to St. Petersburg From the siege to Victory square From the embankment to St. Issac's and back And is the field of Mars still there? You're a child of this great city's life just as much as the Admiralty Like the river that flows through your soul on its way to the Baltic Sea It could only happen, in Leningrad It could only happen, in Leningrad From Kunstkammera to the Hermitage The Winter Palace to the Bronze Horseman From the Griffiths to the Sphinx and back And don't forget the statue of Pushkin! I see you walking by the Neva by the fortress of Peter and Paul Lonely figure in a blanket of snow walking proud with your head held tall It could only happen, in Leningrad It could only happen, in Leningrad
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