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Boney M. Was A German-Caribbean Vocal Group That Specialized In Disco And Funk Created By German Record Producer Frank Farian 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. The Group Was Formed In 1976 And Achieved Popularity During The Disco Era Of The Late 1970s. Since The 1980s Various Line-Ups Of The Band Have Performed With Differing Personnel. The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide And Is Known For International Hits Including "Daddy Cool" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Sunny" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" And "Rivers Of Babylon". Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Boney_M. Studio Albums
Take The Heat Off Me 1976 Love For Sale 1977 Nightflight To Venus 1978 Oceans Of Fantasy 1979 Boonoonoonoos 1981 Christmas Album 1981 Ten Thousand Lightyears 1984 Eye Dance 1985
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"Rasputin" Is A 1978 Euro-Disco Hit Single By The Germany-Based Pop And Euro Disco Group Boney M. The Second From Their Album Nightflight To Venus. The Song Is A Semi-Biographical Song About Grigori Rasputin A Friend And Advisor Of Tsar Nicholas II Of Russia And His Family During The Early 20th Century. The Song Variously Sensationalizes Rasputin As A Playboy Mystical Healer And Political Demiurge. The Tune Of The Song Is Based On Turkish Song Kâtibim. The Song References Grigori Rasputin's Alleged Healing Of Hemophiliac Tsarevich Alexei Of Russia And How This Endeared Him To The Boy's Mother The Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna Former Princess Alix Of Hesse . It Also Claims That Rasputin Was Alexandra's Paramour "Ra Ra Rasputin Lover Of The Russian Queen - There Was A Cat That Really Was Gone" . As "Russia's Greatest Love Machine" The "Moscow Chicks" Thought Him Lovely. The Song States That Rasputin's Political Power Overshadowed That Of The Tsar Himself In "all Affairs Of State". When His Sexual And Political Acts Became Intolerable "men Of Higher Standing" Plotted His Downfall Despite The Fact That "the Ladies Begged" Them Not To. The End Of The Song Recounts A Modified Version Of A Popular Description Of The Events That Culminated In Rasputin's Assassination As Perpetrated By Felix Yusupov Vladimir Purishkevich And Dmitri Pavlovich Of Russia On December 16 1916 O.S. . Specifically The Song States That Rasputin's Assassins Fatally Shot Him After He Survived The Poisoning Of His Wine With A Very Large Dose Of Cyanide. While The Song Accurately Indicates That Many Unfavorable Rumors Damaged Rasputin's Reputation There Is No Verifiable Evidence To Suggest That He Had An Affair With Alexandra. The Song Rose To The Top Of The Charts In Germany And Austria And Went To #2 In The United Kingdom And Switzerland. It Was Another Number 1 Hit For Boney M. In Australia Providing Them A Second And Last Chart Topper In That Country The Other One Being "Rivers Of Babylon" . Although The Song Was Written And Performed In English With A Smattering Of German - But The Kasatschok He Danced Really Wunderbar! It Enjoyed Great Popularity In The Soviet Union And Is Credited With Making Rasputin Famous Again There Although It Was Omitted From The Russian Pressing Of The Album And Boney M. Were Barred From Performing The Song During Their Ten Performances In Moscow In December 1978. During Their Visit To Poland In 1979 Boney M. Performed Rasputin Despite Being Asked Not To By Government Officials. The Show Was Broadcast On National TV The Next Day After The Song Was Edited Out Of Their Performance. The Song Has Been Covered By A Number Of Other Bands In Varying Musical Styles Perhaps Most Notably By The Finnish Folk Metal Band Turisas. Boiled In Lead Also Covered It In A Heavy Metal Version. The Washington D.C.-Based Dance/rock Band Ra Ra Rasputin Takes Its Name From The Song. The Song Also Appears On The Video Game Just Dance 2. The Song Appears In The Doctor Who Episode Power Of The Doctor Firs Broadcast 23/10/2022. The Character Of The Master Disguises Himself As Rasputin And Plays The Song.
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Boney M. Was A German-Caribbean Vocal Group That Specialized In Disco And Funk Created By German Record Producer Frank Farian 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. The Group Was Formed In 1976 And Achieved Popularity During The Disco Era Of The Late 1970s. Since The 1980s Various Line-Ups Of The Band Have Performed With Differing Personnel. The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide And Is Known For International Hits Including "Daddy Cool" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Sunny" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" And "Rivers Of Babylon". Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Boney_M. Studio Albums
Take The Heat Off Me 1976 Love For Sale 1977 Nightflight To Venus 1978 Oceans Of Fantasy 1979 Boonoonoonoos 1981 Christmas Album 1981 Ten Thousand Lightyears 1984 Eye Dance 1985 read less
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"Rasputin" is a 1978 Euro-disco hit single by the Germany-based pop and euro disco group Boney M., the second from their album Nightflight to Venus. The song is a semi-biographical song about Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family during the early 20th century. The song variously sensationalizes Rasputin as a playboy, mystical healer, and political demiurge. The tune of the song is based on Turkish song Kâtibim.
The song references Grigori Rasputin's alleged healing of hemophiliac Tsarevich Alexei of Russia, and how this endeared him to the boy's mother, the Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna (former Princess Alix of Hesse). It also claims that Rasputin was Alexandra's paramour ("Ra Ra Rasputin: lover of the Russian queen - there was a cat that really was gone"). As "Russia's greatest love machine", the "Moscow chicks" thought him lovely. The song states that Rasputin's political power overshadowed that of the Tsar himself in "all affairs of state". When his sexual and political acts became intolerable "men of higher standing" plotted his downfall, despite the fact that "the ladies begged" them not to.
The end of the song recounts a modified version of a popular description of the events that culminated in Rasputin's assassination, as perpetrated by Felix Yusupov, Vladimir Purishkevich, and Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia on December 16, 1916 (O.S.). Specifically, the song states that Rasputin's assassins fatally shot him after he survived the poisoning of his wine with a very large dose of cyanide.
While the song accurately indicates that many unfavorable rumors damaged Rasputin's reputation, there is no verifiable evidence to suggest that he had an affair with Alexandra.
The song rose to the top of the charts in Germany and Austria, and went to #2 in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. It was another number 1 hit for Boney M. in Australia, providing them a second (and last) chart topper in that country (the other one being "Rivers of Babylon").
Although the song was written and performed in English (with a smattering of German - But the kasatschok he danced really wunderbar!), it enjoyed great popularity in the Soviet Union, and is credited with making Rasputin famous again there, although it was omitted from the Russian pressing of the album and Boney M. were barred from performing the song during their ten performances in Moscow in December 1978.
During their visit to Poland in 1979, Boney M. performed Rasputin despite being asked not to by government officials. The show was broadcast on national TV the next day, after the song was edited out of their performance.
The song has been covered by a number of other bands in varying musical styles, perhaps most notably by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas. Boiled in Lead also covered it in a heavy metal version.
The Washington, D.C.-based dance/rock band Ra Ra Rasputin takes its name from the song.
The song also appears on the video game Just Dance 2.
The song appears in the Doctor Who episode Power of The Doctor firs broadcast 23/10/2022. The character of the Master disguises himself as Rasputin and plays the song. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Nightflight To Venus Is The Third Album By The Band Boney M And Was Released In July 1978. The Album Became A Major Success In Continental Europe Scandinavia And Canada Topping Most Of The Album Charts During The Second Half Of 1978 And Also Became Their First UK Number One Album. Nightflight To Venus Includes Their Worldwide Hits "Rivers Of Babylon" And "Brown Girl In The Ring" A Double A-Sided Single That Topped The UK Singles Chart And Sold Close To 2 Million Copies There. The Follow-Up Was Another Boney M. Classic "Rasputin" In Most Countries Also A Double A-Side Coupled With "Painter Man" A Cover Of A 1966 Hit By The Band The Creation. In The UK "Rasputin" And "Painter Man" Were Released Separately As A-Sides By Atlantic Records Both Reaching The Top 10. Nightflight To Venus Also Became Boney M.'s Most Well Received Album In The United States Peaking At #134 On The Billboard 200. "Rivers Of Babylon" Which Peaked At #30 On The Billboard Hot 100 Became Their Biggest US Hit. In Europe And Most Other Parts Of The World The Album Was Followed In November 1978 By Christmas Single "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" Backed With "Dancing In The Streets" Another Chart Topper - Selling Over 1.85 Million Copies In The UK Alone. Upon Its Original 1978 Release These Two Tracks Did Not Appear On Nightflight To Venus But They Were Included On The 2007 CD Reissue. There Were Four Different Pressings Of The Original Hansa Records Vinyl LP All With Slightly Altered Edits Of The Tracks. The Most Significant Difference Was The Length Of The Title Track "Nightflight To Venus". On The Very First German Pressing It Was 7 09 Minutes Making The Segued Medley With The Also Extended "Rasputin" 13 48 In Total The Second Pressing 5 55 The Third 4 58 And The Final And Also The One Appearing On The UK And US Editions 4 46. The Timings Given Here Are Those Of The 1994 And 2007 CD Re-Issues.