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Date of upload: Apr 7, 2022 ^^
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Boney M. was a Euro-Caribbean vocal group created by German record producer Frank .Farian (also responsible for Milli Vanilli), who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba (2 of these didn’t actually provide the vocals on the songs) The group was formed in 1976 and achieved popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s.
Rasputin it is a song about Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family during the early 20th century. The song describes Rasputin as a playboy, mystical healer, and political manipulator. The song accurately re-tells many of the unfavorable contemporary rumours that damaged Rasputin's reputation and led to his assassination.
Other hits are “Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Sunny", "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" ,”Rivers of Babylon". “Brown Girl in the Ring”
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Boney M isn't the name of the guy dancing, it's the name of the entire outfit - a band name. :)
They were about as big as can be in the late 70s. "Rivers of Babylon" still ranks as one of the bestselling singles of all time in the UK to this day. Other big hits worth checking out are 'Brown Girl In The Ring', 'Ma Baker' and 'Daddy Cool'. They also did a great cover of the 1950s Christmas classic 'Mary's Boy Child'.
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Boney M. is a Euro-Caribbean vocal group that was formed in 1976. I had their greatest hits album. This group had a lot of great songs such as "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Sunny", "Rivers Of Babylon", "No Woman No Cry", "Brown Girl In The Ring", "Painter Man", "Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" etc. The videos are quite funny with Bobby Farrell's dancing.
"Rasputin" was an actual person. He was a Russian mystic & self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia. Rasputin began acting as a healer for the imperial couple's only son, Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. He was later assassinated.
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This was a huge end of the night hit in the bars during the mid 90s. Also at weddings!!! My husband is Ukrainian (although Rasputin was Russian) and all his brothers danced this song at our wedding. So much fun!!! And laughs! I live in a community that has a large Ukrainian population. These boys would hit the ground and kick their Ukrainian dance moves…thighs of steel, lol!
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@robrobert9541
2 years ago
Rasputin was a real man in Russia when the Russian Czars were nearing the end of their rule. He was some sort of Priest, but mostly acted like a witch doctor, and the Queen (Czarina) thought he had special powers that could help cure her son (the Prince Alexei) of haemophilia. She kept on summoning Rasputin to the Palace to pray over her son, and this resulted in the Russian commoners suspecting her of having an affair with him. The Russian noblility wanted him dead to put an end to these rumours, so they invited him to the Palace and tried poisonong his wine. It didn't kill him, so they chased him out of the Palace and shot him to death. They found his body in the river outside the Palace.
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