OH MY GOSH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Boney M - Rasputin REACTION

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

'Boney M' were a massive band during the Disco era in the U.K. and Europe, they had loads of hits: "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Night Flight to Venus", "Sunny", "Rivers of Babylon", "Belfast", "Painter Man", "Gotta Go Home", "Mary's Boy Child/Oh, My Lord", "Brown Girl in The Ring", etc.

[@weejockpoopongmacplop6726]

I'm from Belfast, hearing that song is never not weird.

[@fromSweden4u]

Boney M ruled the world back then. The best disco... in the world.

[@MsAgentprovocateur10]

A number of their hits were actually covers. The original version of “River Of Babylon” is definitely worth a listen.

[@victorbloom8286]

Another band lip sync they were fake

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

@@MsAgentprovocateur10 Yea, I know the original, it's far better.

[@littlechicks3520]

I always feel that the three girls told their mum "Hey, we are going to form a band." and mum replies "Ok, but take your little brother with you!" Lol!

[@theriomrasputin8233]

True! And brother wasn't even singing. He was doing the 'Milli Vanilli'.

[@navymiguelito]

Hahaha! I'm dead...thanks for the imagery!

[@elbeto7750]

😆😆

[@m1k1a1]

One Boney M video had a comment that said something like "The fourth wheel on a shopping cart be like..."

[@vanessab5063]

@@theriomrasputin8233 Interestingly enough, the man that put together Boney M also put together Milli Vanilli. I don't think anyone from either group did the singing. All hired for looks.

[@jamielandis4308]

Rasputin, aka The Mad Monk. He was a confidante of the Tsarina because he claimed to be able to treat the heir’s hemophilia. He was a notorious lady’s man and was making his way through the ladies of the Court. He had enormous sway with the Tsarina and, through her, the Tsar. A collection of lords and aristocrats got together and invited Rasputin to a party. They poisoned the wine but nothing happened when he drank it. They proceeded to beat, stab and shoot him multiple times but he was still alive. Finally, they dumped his body into the frozen River. The next day, when he was fished out of the river, it was discovered that he drowned! This was in Moscow, Russia around 1913-17. I can’t remember.

[@the-wordplay-dojo]

I'd add to that, that it was during the Russian Revolution AND WWI. Germany encouraged the Russian Revolution, by shipping Lenin back to Moscow to foment trouble. The aim was to knock Russia OUT of the war. There was already plenty of factors contributing to the Russian Revolution, but yeah Rasputin and his control over the Tsarina was one of them. As a pop tune based on an actual person, and actual events, it's pretty faithful, and damn catchy.

[@96libertytt]

Bobby Farrell died in 2010. It was on the same day of the year and same city as Rasputin.

[@andrew348]

Most of that is mythological spin. Douglas Smith's 2016 book "Rasputin" is probably the leading, in English at least, authority on the life of Rasputin. The book is a massive 850 pages and 74 chapters. After reading it, for years I would alternate between listening to the audio version of that book and an Eddie Rickenbacker book while I fell asleep. Regardless, everything about Rasputin and the Romanov's story is creepy. From Rasputin's pervert nature, the fact that there was a French charlatan (Nizier Philippe) before Rasputin, the fact that Rasputin was popular among the Russian elite as a sort of novelty item, his battle for power with real Russian monks, his ability to gain imperial influence by mysteriously controlling Alexei's hemophilia, the fact that Nicholas II was such a pushover that Rasputin was able to heavily influence his decisions through his wife, the fact that even though Nicholas was such a weak leader he seemed to be truly in love with his wife, to the last haunting chapter of the Romanov family when the communists march them down to the basement where they are slaughtered and never seen again. It all reads like a twisted fairy tale.

[@glennmoorehead8419]

He died in December of 1916. In addition to all the above they also crushed his head with a heavy stone. And yes, the cause of death was drowning. The 3 Counts who killed him did so because his bad influence on the Tsar & Tsarina was seriously undermining their legitimacy. He was thought of as one of the final straws that broke the back of the Romanov dynasty, which collapsed a couple of months later.

[@friartalk6060]

He was slandered by loud voices and now people who know little about him choose to accept that slander as 'history'.

[@gavinlucas6799]

Sadly Bobby Farrell passed away in 2010 in St Petersburg, Russia of all places. He died on the same date and same city as Rasputin.

[@boroda823]

Реально? Не знал

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Boney M is not German but they were formed and produced by a German. The members were all from Caribbean Islands (Jamaica, Monserrat, and Aruba). Boney M was the first lip sync group formed by Frank Farian who later formed Milli Vanilli. Nobody had a problem with them because 1) it was not a secret 2) there were a number of lip sync groups in the disco era and 3) a couple of the women sang on the tracks they lip synced to. Farian did most of the vocals for Bobby Farrell who had been an exotic dancer in Aruba and was hired to dance, not sing. Farian tried the same thing with Milli Vanilli but forgot to let the world know they did not do the singing so the whole thing imploded.

[@Reani71]

The Milli Vanilli thing imploded the moment they gave them a Grammy without knowing about the lip-syncing. Otherwise I'm sure it wouldn't have been a deal as big as it was.

[@jeffthomas3707]

Only Bobby Lip synced

[@hectorsmommy1717]

​@@Reani71 Exactly. The music industry felt conned and needed to deal with it.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

@@jeffthomas3707 They all lip synced on stage. Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett sang on the studio recordings and the tracks they lip synced to. Maizie Williams did not sing.

[@jithel7948]

they really need to react to a few Milli Vanilli songs... yes it was a scam but SOMEONE had a great voice and Blame it on the Rain is a great song

[@vinsanity40k]

a disco song teaching us history, now there's something you don't see every day 😄

[@HelenH-fk2jh]

If you grew up in the 70s in the UK, this is a MASSIVE part of your childhood! Amazing.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Australia too

[@lorendastokes4148]

It was huge in Canada. Great song, great memories.

[@brucebroadway8300]

I grew up in the '80s. I was spoiled. Settle for crumbs if you like.

[@margretalbrecht95]

The same here in Germany

[@ButtonPhonics]

The 70s and 80s were both sensational @@brucebroadway8300

[@AndrewWhite-ey2ep]

"Rivers of Babylon" and "Mary's Boy child" were some of the very rare songs that every single generation of my family would enjoy together.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

They are playing here next month..I need Mary's boy child..might not get it

[@theodoreritola7641]

Jay n Amber this was BEFORE MC HAMMER LOL This was the 70s

[@michelleturner6865]

Both are very emotional songs. I cry every time. Especially Rivers of Babylon.

[@pdog547]

"Rivers Of Babylon" is an absolute must-listen!

[@mrlookin4mr]

I second that. I'm in the U.S. and had never heard of them, but a pen-pal from South Africa sent that record to me. And you're right, A must listen !!

[@lewisner]

The single was "Rivers Of Babylon/ Brown Girl In The Ring" and the 2 sides spent a combined total of 19 weeks in the UK charts, five at number one.

[@wtk6069]

To be honest, "Rivers of Babylon" was the only Boney M song I'd ever heard before this because the lyrics are mostly taken directly from two psalms (19 and 137 if I recall correctly).

[@matthewrandom4523]

Nowadays we would say it went viral! THE song of the late 1970ies disco era in Germany!

[@pit2ryan3]

@@wtk6069 - It was a cover, actually...

[@birchermuesli3009]

Boney M.! Finally!🤩 Congratulations for picking them. I hope you‘ll dive deeper into their huge catalogue. Outside the USA they were massive and had tons of no. 1 hits all over the world in the 70s/80s.

[@lmp9256]

UK here. Born in 1971. They were massive in UK. Just one of the incredible soundtracks to my single number years. I guarantee you are going to love Boney M. They were a manufactured group, but the tunes they did are some of the most funny, fun, frivolous, funky, dancey, get yo' ass on the dance floor tracks that will stay with you forever! Every UK person lights up when Boney M kicks in :D

[@telmack7838]

He's right 👆🏻 born 84 but still Boney M was a staple of my childhood also 🇬🇧

[@Train-mo2rj]

What do you mean they were a manufactured group? You are looking for criticism. Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barret sang on all their hits numbers. Both in the studio and in live performances. The facts the ladies didn't write the songs doesn't mean that they were manufactured. Celine Dion doesn't write songs and has covered every minor and major songs done by other artistes to build her career and I still hear people praising her, calling her goddess of music. I don't hate Celine but she is over rated but unlike you i won't put her down in public by calling her manufactured. After all like the BoneyM girls, she can hold her notes in studio and outside.

[@lmp9256]

@@Train-mo2rj it wasn't meant as negatively as you took it. I accept what you are saying. In my experience they are often referred to as a manufactured group. That isn't necessarily a criticism. Spice girls were the Monkees were and they were brilliant. Many are manufactured in that individual talents are brought together by another entity. Takes nothing away from their individual talent.

[@Train-mo2rj]

@@lmp9256 that word "manufactured" when applied here is a big negative criticism. It means concocted and a lack of natural originality. Liz Mitchell sang all the songs she might have lip-synched over. Does that make her not a singer? Michael Jackson did a lip-synch on the Billie Jean 25th motown anniversary performance. Does that mean he was manufactured? I'm irritated when I see people who don't give these two ladies in BoneyM their due credits for singing on all their BoneyM records and albums. People with their unsolicited too much information are the first to say ah... they are manufactured. ... ah.... they were lip synching group, ah... they were from Jamaica not from Germany or Britain as if Jamaicans can't rise to the top in music industry. Their producer Frank Friana is the devil. Hs controlled and exploited Liz and Marcia that after the band broke up he stopped giving them royalties. Shamelessly feeding himself out of the sweat of 2 black incredible singers in their youths and heyday. He controlled Eruption band, all members were black, he controlled Milli Vanilli, 2 black guys. He would tell the press, oh... I didn't allow those guys to sing on the albums because their voices were not good whereas he is doing all that to keep the money all to himself and pay them pittance. If someone's image is going to sell your products, it's expected that they will be well enumerated. That German producer is nothing but a modern day black slave master.

[@Joachim2012]

Also born in '71, I second this for Germany... 🙂

[@andrewgrant6516]

Dudes! Boney M rule! While America was organising "disco sucks" events, in Europe the war was over already, and the winners were singing Brown Girl In The Ring and Mary's Boy Child. The legwork in this is based on Russian dancing, which soldiers would do, and the stamina required is beyond insane. From floor to upright and back every beat. We all tried it as kids. We all failed.

[@davidhuggan6315]

Yep this was the time of the "Disco Sucks" movement in the USA

[@andrewkelley434]

Their Christmas album is one the very best! Their version of "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" was all over the radio during the 80's and 90's! That song is definitely worth a reaction, you'll love it!!

[@cathyfisher7894]

My favorite Christmas song

[@susancosnick3852]

Their Christmas album is a must!!

[@majbrat]

Facts

[@Teresaisall]

Popular in Canada too

[@ilovemusicnia]

Yup!

[@anxofernandez3344]

Disco music at its best. I think some people tend to forget how awesome the 70s were. That decade saw the rise of soul to the mainstream, it had disco and funk, the evolution of the different branches of rock & roll, great folk singers songwriters, the birth of modern pop music and even early forms of hip hop towards the tail end of the decade. It's a very underrated decade in terms of music.

[@batmanforpresident9655]

Great dance group. The guy jumping around is named Roberto Alonso Farrell. Their other hits include: "Ma Baker", "Daddy Cool", "Gotta Go Home", "Rivers Off Babylon" and a fantastic remake of Bob Marley's classic, "No Woman, No Cry".

[@eanjamesmogg9488]

Thought he was hired not to sing but lip sync never sang a thing just used voice changer,

[@dougbrowning82]

"Rivers of Babylon" was a cover of a song by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton (The Melodians), based on Psalm 137:1-4 and 19:14.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I'm glad someone mentioned their OTHER hits... They really were BIG around the world and especially here in the UK. But I also see others from Australia, Canada, Germany etc. saying how much they were 'into' Boney 'M'. Any DJ who wanted to get people up to dance, just popped a 'BM' on the turntable and knew it would be an instant 'floor filler'. 😃

[@TarifHuda]

The fact that it has most views compared to other recent songs you guys reacted ...shows how much popular this group was and still is...Boney M is gem

[@Martyntd5]

When I was a kid (in the UK), my dad used to call me Rasputin when I got up to no good. He was basically a rogue and a philanderer among Russian society.

[@hadavisjr]

This song is from 1978/9. Growing up in Germany, I was aware of and listened to Boney M. They are the BOMB! Most folk here in the US are late to the fight re: Boney M., and it's good they're finally getting to get acquainted with them!

[@stillhuntre55]

You have embarked on the adventure of BONEY M!!! Their Christmas Album is iconic!!! You NEED to have more than one Christmas song of theirs featured in December!

[@diethardmichaelmeyer3664]

Fabian ist ein Genie. Die Komposition ist so outständing und doch inovativ wie man es nur träumen kann. Sie wird auch in 100 Jahren noch gehört werden.

[@larrygrebler5054]

It is amazing that you found this! Boney M was never really big in the U.S.A. But anyone who was in Europe in the late 70's -early 80's knows them. They were played in all the discos then. They have a lot of great songs and a very strange history to the band itself.

[@wendyryder2708]

Very popular in Australia too!

[@incensejunkie7516]

I'm Canadian and loved Boney M back in the day. Had a couple of their albums too. I was barely a teen but Rasputin and By the Rivers of Babylon were played at school dances. I assume it was in the clubs here as well.

[@larrygrebler5054]

@@incensejunkie7516 If I ask any american about this group, they have no idea who you are talking about.

[@brucebroadway8300]

Amazing what drugs can do.

[@craigs3007]

Mud were also incredibly popular over here, but I don't think they were known in the US. They have so many great tracks worth reacting to - Tiger Feet, Rocket, Dyna-mite, The Cat Crept In, and for Christmas, how about It'll Be Lonely This Christmas.

[@joerichards2658]

This is probably one of my favourite reactions from you guys! You had a lot thrown at you all at once, but you did a great job of picking out a few things in the song. Glad you had fun with it!

[@pmccservices]

except they, like some other reviewers cut off the part that says” oh those Russians!”

[@Itelkner]

Very musically underrated. "Nightflight to Venus" is an incredible album, start to finish.

[@bradbarter8314]

It trails off and directly flows into the start of Rasputin.

[@blackblake3658]

But weren't they a fake group like Millie Vinelli?

[@mightyV444]

I totally agree! I'd first heard it in '78 and still love it today 😊

[@AutomanicJack]

i bought some vinyl over the internet and this album was just added for free to my buy.. fantastic surprise

[@mightyV444]

@@AutomanicJack - Very cool! 😃👍 What were your other purchases, if I may ask?

[@PaulineElliott-g5w]

the most under rated 70s band in history. Perfection. You gotta do more!!

[@tf1266]

Daddy Cool and Rivers of Babylon are other great tracks from Boney M! This is my favourite though. The production of the strings is very good with the disco beats.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Daddy Cool hits the spot for me.

[@hlc1975]

Jay would love the bass on Daddy Cool.

[@thevahandbook]

OMG, I LOVE Boney M! I was born in 1971 and they had some incredible disco hits back in the day and even now, they're a band you can pob around the living room to. I think my favourite is Rasputin and Ma Baker. "Ma, ma, ma, maaaa.."

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

So do I! I was born in 1971, too!

[@kentonkruger8333]

Brown Girl in the Ring is one of Boney M's best, along with Rivers of Babylon.

[@James-hd6ez]

We Liverpool fans in the 1970s used this Boney M tune and sang " We are Liverpool tra,la la la la,the best football team in the land yes we are! " in reference to their hit song " Brown Girl "

[@MsAgentprovocateur10]

Their versions were both covers but they were kind of fun. It goes to show how much influence the Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett had in Boney M.

[@j0hnf_uk]

I seem to remember that those songs were part of a double A side single, as they were, generally, played together at discos.

[@Malryth]

Whenever I hear this song, I just think about those lazy days of the 70's when I was a kid. This song could be heard on the radio. Not "too" disco but just enough to remind us of the era. You nailed it Amber! The charm of this song is the story about Rasputin along with the catchy beat. I'm pretty sure Bony M did an iconic Xmas song that made radio play back in an era I wish I could go back to.

[@lewisner]

Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord was their Xmas 1978 single and was UK number one for 4 weeks.

[@mimimusick9734]

Boney M were massive in the UK. Listen to Ma Baker next, it's a banger about Ma Barker, an American matriarch of a crime clan. Another of their songs about real people/true events. Oh, and this video misses off the last part of the song, Bobby going "oh, those Russians!" So give the studio version a listen as well!

[@Maerahn]

Ma Baker was my second favourite, after 'Rasputin!' 🎶 "Muh-muh-muh-MAAAAAH! Ma Baker, she taught her poor sons...!" 🎶

[@hitman142002]

The "muh -muh-muh-MAAAAH" like below.....is exactly the same thing from "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga....I can't hear that song without thinking of Boney M

[@ki8398]

Oh, it's from SOPOT 1979 International song festival in Sopot, Poland! Greetings from Poland!

[@hectorsmommy1717]

When you get closer to Christmas you really need to react to their version of "Mary's Boy Child". It is a great version of a calypso Christmas Carol first released by Harry Belafonte in the 1950's.

[@FarrellMcGovern]

Boney M's music was musically multilayred and deep despite the "Fun" Disco format. Listening to them on headphones is a real treat.

[@danielbritton8588]

I was sitting in a bar in Mombasa, Kenya back in Feb. 77' & heard "Daddy Cool" for the first & only time until 2020 thanks to you tube. That song stuck in my head my whole life. I was drinking a Tuskers beer with an elephant on the label.

[@Jiambo]

I had a running joke for a long time during my pub-life days. Whenever i got loaded enough, id hit up the Karaoke machine for some Boney M Rasputin. My buddies got a good laugh at my dance attempts the rest of the pub was confused.

[@farrelfoster-lynam6683]

Boney M has some bangers. There's a cool dance to learn with this song too

[@sha890]

Bobby Farrell actually died on the same day (Dec 30) and in the same city (St Petersburg) as Rasputin.

[@carolynquinn8325]

OMG! YES! I havent heard this in ages. My parents had a Boney M Christmas cassett in the car every year around the holidays and we sang the heck out of those songs for at least two solid months of the year lol. But by far our favourite car ride song when on our way to visit family or what have you, was THIS song, Rasputin. Your reactions were HILARIOUS! Amber getting into it at about the 2:15 mark as the bass came through was gold! I will say you cut it a tiny bit short and didnt get to hear the "oh those Russians!" exclaimation at the end lol. That was always our favourite part as kids and we'd all just be waiting to say it the whole song 😅

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

😂 so true ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Tom_McMurtry]

Mary's boy child /oh my lord for Xmas is great

[@VadiaRotor]

this was my mom's favorite band back in the day. Both rhythmic and melodic

[@amandapenrose49]

Rasputin is about the the true story of the Russian Royal family who not long before the 1st world war were all shot dead in the Russian Revolution. Their son was a hemopilliac meaning his blood didn't clot and if he started bleeding he could die. Rasputin was this very strange guy who was kind of like a preacher. He used to have loads of women in the court come to hear what he had to say. The Russian tsarina(Queen) was a big fan and beleived him when he said he was like a kind of faith healer and could help her son. He really couldn't help him but went along with it probably for the money. As she was seeing so much of him they felt she was having an affair so they wanted him dead. They put poison in his wine. But he was a strong guy and it didn't kill him. So in the end they shot him. And this song is one that every time I hear it it's stuck in my head for a few days as it's so catchy.

[@littleogeechee223]

They were killed in July 1918, months before the END of the Great War in November of 1918.

[@Trebor74]

Most probably killed by British intelligence in order to stop him from promoting the end to Russia's involvement in Wwi.

[@carldevries178]

Their Christmas song Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord is amazing and impossible not to sing along with. Per the many comments below, they have a bunch of great songs.

[@phoenixflinders8603]

I had a Boney M tape while taking part in Desert Storm. I played "Rivers of Baby,lon every morning to wake them up.

[@michelle4595]

Boney M sends me right back to childhood it's so nostaglic. Every Christmas we would travel up north to Cumbria and stay with family. 5 of us cousins of various ages would often get a record for Christmas and those would be played over and over. The year of Boney M it was so cold, the backstreets were full of freezing mist from the sea and the smell of coal from the fires. Inside the parents boozing and kids playing with new toys, everyone dancing.

[@MS-ro9dm]

Their "Mary's Boy Child" is the best Christmas song.

[@AmbassadorialWing]

First time I heard this song was in college during a just dance session on the Nintendo Wii. One of my class mates scored a perfect to this song.

[@peterreist2882]

Like Milli Vanilli after them, Boney M were a distinctly Farian, smoke and mirrors construction: frontman Bobby Farrell, a Black Aruban dancer, lip-synced over other vocals, often Farian's, though the arrangement was met with little backlash when it became public knowledge in 1978.Jun

[@MsAgentprovocateur10]

The fact that the back up singers actually sang their vocals (even if they sometimes lip synced to a backing track of their own vocals). Also Frank Fabian didn’t write or arrange their biggest hits might also be part of it. The group had a complicated history.

[@mr-Skeptik4467]

Rip bobby, He lived his last days in Almere, the Netherlands, he had a hard time making ends meet, the industry left him with almost nothing. Such a sweet man with such a unique dancing vibe. Thanks for the memories ❤❤❤.

[@kelliedee]

I remember dancing to this and Ma Baker when i was about 7 years old, at my best friend's house. The memories. Boney M did have some great dance hits, very fun band.

[@valeriegiles6524]

This song actually teaches some very important history & still impacts everything happening on this planet still today. His bloodline still rules this planet.

[@Chardonneh]

The ending was cut off...he says "oh those Russians". Great reaction!

[@downhomesunset]

The best part!

[@KlippityKlop1]

We always got up on the dance floor when this song came on! Disco era!

[@jillwanlin9558]

As others have mentioned here, their Christmas music is truly beautiful.

[@waterfallhunter634]

"they" were a lip synch group...sorry

[@davexenos9196]

You do realize they were said to be the biggest HOAX in musical history. The actual singers didn`t have the right look, so it1s all lip-synced. Milli Vanilli went the same way.

[@jillwanlin9558]

@@davexenos9196 no. I wasn’t aware. I’ve always known about Milli Vanilli. Thanks for the info 🧡

[@jillwanlin9558]

@@waterfallhunter634 yes thankyou I see that now. 🧡

[@treadtyred9742]

​@@waterfallhunter634 some of them did sing but Bobby Ferral definitely didn't that was Frank Farian.

[@kheaslip6639]

It was 80 something! I had saved up and bought my first cassette player but had no tapes to play on it. My birthday was also around that time and I got Bony M! I got to know all the songs I was just so excited to have deck player! 😊

[@Trish-ql9kz]

No... definitely late 1970’s

[@hellokimmy68]

Watching Amber earnestly jam out to this entire thing absolutely MADE MY NIGHT. Thank you!

[@geoffpoole483]

I think this was filmed at the Sopot Music Festival in Poland. At the time Poland was communist and the USSR had a lot of influence over the government. I think this song was banned in Poland and the USSR wasn't keen on it being broadcast. If that was the case, the band and the organisers had a lot of guts.

[@Zeebee1971]

kzbin.info?search_query=sopot+1979

[@wolf0914]

I absolutely love this group.

[@ValerieBoyco]

Boney M has an amazing Christmas album inluding a cover of the 1950's song Mary's Boy Child, I play it over and over during the holidays. Love your channel guys!

[@markastoforoff7838]

Of any song I've ever heard this song tells the story better than any other song about history.. It's historically accurate while being a bouncy tune. Rasputin is a very interesting historical figure. He held a lot of sway just before or around the time of the Russian Revolution.

[@ibarzabal]

I am 50 years old, I was a kid when disco was in its sunset, but oh man did I LOVE Boney M music.... they are special

[@scottdash]

Thank you for another great reaction. They have a really good Christmas 🎄 album I love their version of little drummer boy.

[@andrewkelley434]

I wish their version got airtime on the radio!

[@lordylou1]

I was once on the same flight to Madrid as Bobby Farrell. He was kind, generous and engaging. It was quite a flight.

[@chefskiss6179]

WOW, sincere thanks for finally getting around to Boney M, and just in time for christmas being kiiiinda around the corner, lol. Mary's Boy... Rivers of Babylon... Hark The Herald... are certainly worthy selections. And if you fit in I Believe in Father Christmas, sung by Emerson, Lake & Palmer that would be sweet :) Loved this post with y'all!!

[@wafe107]

He was dancing completely for himself. He knew it was his time for shinning. What a performance by this dude

[@rolling-roadkill]

Boney M and ABBA were my favourite bands when I was a kid. They still have a very special place in my heart. I absolutely love the disco beat from back then.❤❤

[@ashleyhirons2904]

They were something else. Amber's early reaction was true focus...then into the moves. So great. You are both special ❤

[@kimcutts6153]

Boney M were a fantastic Disco band. They were huge in the late 70s. And they had quite a few hits back then. The fella doing the legwork was pi cked to be in the group especially for his dancing. He couldn't sing (he lipsynced), but like you said J, he had stamina. Sadly he's passed now, but again, they were a fantastic Disco band who's hits included "Daddy Cool" "Ma Baker" "Gotta Go Home" "Sunny" "Brown Girl In The Ring" "Belfast" "By The Rivers Of Babylon"

[@terrylg9225]

The Dancer Bobby Farrell never sang on the groups records, he was there just to dance, Frank Farian sang the male parts. Bobby Farrell died in 2010 of heart failure, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the same city as Rasputin and on the same date 30th December.

[@keirranjay2020]

The Boney M. Christmas album has been part of our family Christmases since its release. It was a great unifier for all the generations in our mixed ethnicity crew. Keep it in mind for your holiday videos!

[@adamdriverlatinoamerica8836]

"Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Sunny", "Rivers of Babylon", "Gotta Go Home" are a must!!! They're all beautiful.

[@leah-wp3dx]

I know Boney M has done a ton of stuff, but I really know them for this and their Christmas record. I love that Christmas record and listening to Boney M at Christmas time

[@TheAmtwhite]

This was a huge hit in my small town Canadian high school. Part of gym class involved large group dancing, and this was one of the most popular songs for it :) 🇨🇦

[@broyout3586]

A black Dutch immigrant performing in English with Jamaican background singers in a German production about a Russian historical figure, dressed in funky arab clothing... something tells me this couldn't be done nowadays. Cherish it while it's still on YT

[@danieln6700]

He's not actually singing

[@broyout3586]

@@danieln6700 That's why I said 'performing' 🙂 I had the pleasure to see him live somewhere in the nineties. He was singing then, but not much. The dance moves though, were top notch.

[@marieneu264]

This song totally gives a broadway musical vibe! I could totally see this as a hit song in a very popular musical. So fun!

[@nevfountain]

Boney M were at big as ABBA in the 1970s, as far as the UK was concerned. I'm amazed that it took this long to get to them! You have yet to get to so many great huge artists that dominated the UK music scene! Frankie Goes to Hollywood utterly dominated the mid 80s. Adam and the Ants dominated the early 80s. There there's Julian Cope, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the Boomtown Rats...

[@deldevours]

I'm so glad you did this one. I've always loved this song!

[@Right_Direction_]

J's face when this started 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bluesilvahalo3576]

Oh boy so glad you're listening to Boney M! Like Abba a group from a lot of people's childhoods, it was my nan and grandad that introduced me to Boney M so this brings back a lot of great memories. Other great songs are Mary's boy child, Rivers of Babylon, Ma Baker, Brown girl in the ring so many great songs, just love them! 🥰

[@paul5589]

You really ought to check out Hot Chocolate and their song Every1s A Winner. It was out at a similar time. It's magic. 👍

[@Zebred2001]

And Confetti Day!

[@craigs3007]

Hot Chocolate were awesome and definitely worth reacting to - Everyone's a winner, You sexy thing, So you win again. Fantastic days, fantastic music. RIP Errol Brown.

[@paul5589]

@@craigs3007 They are all brilliant songs Craig, well said. 👍

[@lorendastokes4148]

I remember when this song hit the clubs. We danced our asses off. Lol. Ok teachers, you need to look up the history of Rasputin. Quite the story behind this man.

[@sherrihayward4500]

Can you please play Level 42, Something about you is fire, Jay will love the bass ❤❤❤

[@Nexus-le9bb]

big hit 1978...and many more hits from this band.....had mostly collection of tape and lp in the disco era...never bought entire band lp

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Ol' Boney had the best blow Colombia had to offer.😂

[@lordmordred33]

Rivers of Babylon, Sunny, Daddy Cool, Ma Baker., Brong Girl in the Ring... yeah, you struck gold with Boney M, dig for it.

[@embee9908]

Definitely check out “Rivers of Babylon” and “Mary’s Boy Child/Oh my Lord”. You’ll love them. So glad you checked them out! You guys are awesome!❤

[@UberDurable]

Boney M had a concert in Moscow in the late 70s, they were VERY popular over there!

[@db-gb5xi]

Since you mentioned Falco's Amadeus, you should really play his original Der Kommissar and Vienna Calling.

[@craigs3007]

Any mention of Vienna always makes me think of Ultravox 🙂

[@suzannehanson7136]

oh...it means nothing to meeeeeeeeeeeeeee@@craigs3007

[@idiotflower]

Reminds me of a Turkish folk song called "Kâtibim"

[@mikesmithson6805]

Ohh those Russians

[@KM-yr7xd]

Those f'king Russians 😂

[@shamisengupta984]

Oh my gosh! The song ended before the final line intoned by Frank Farian in that really deep bass voice: “Oh those Russians!“ A wonderfu Christmas song for your Christmas playlist (that I hope you will react too in December) is “Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord”. Another favourite of mine is “By the Rivers of Babylon“. There are too many to mention. Growing up, in Jamaica and England during the 70s and 80s, this band‘s music was part of the soundtrack to my childhood😎

[@jackastor5265]

Ahh, the original Milli Vanilli. I was blown away when I figured out its all just lipsinking and basically fake. Good entertainers, yes, but not real.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

At least Boney M. was half real. A couple of the women sang on the studio versions and the tracks they lip synced to.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-wow !-

[@jackastor5265]

@@sunnystormy4973 I mean I'm not saying they aren't entertaining, but that isn't a legit musical group.

[@pc6709]

Fun fact. Frank Farian was the man behind Boney M.......the same man responsible for Milli Vanilli. Both groups have very similar stories.

[@RaoufMehenni3.0]

You should react to Boney M - Daddy Cool 😁

[@richardw4336]

Two of their singles, Rivers Of Babylon and Mary's Boy Child were the 2nd and 4th biggest selling singles of the 70's in the UK.

[@beckiramsey9561]

I thought maybe I had heard it, but I was wrong! Definitely interesting, both in song and visuals! Nice history lesson from @amandapenrose49! ❤ Love your reactions Jay and Amber, look forward every day!❤️👏👏

[@ronalddossy1124]

Frank Farian the producer of Boney m died today at the age of 82. rest in peace

[@bodionafun3441]

First song I was ever aware of was 'Brown girl in the ring', I remember singing it in the playground aged four. That is impactful. They used to hold the record for the most number one records in the U.K. until Adele broke it.

[@punkpopnotdead]

as we are heading in to Christmas LOL Mary's Boy Child is a boney m must

[@Kelly-just-kelly]

He had some stamina cos he never sang a word lol

[@carlospagoaga321]

thank you guys for reacting on Boney M this guys were insane all their music from the disco era were huge and their music totally iconic and legendary i mean the list of their songs are huge

[@mightyV444]

How cooool! 😃 Boney M and ABBA had been my two first favourite groups when I was 8 years old, in '78, and this song was included on the then-brandnew 'Nightflight To Venus' cassette tape my Big Sister had gotten for her birthday that year; Me, my siblings and a bunch of friends from the neighbourhood had our own clubhouse, in which we'd also have a little stage on which we'd mime to that Boney M tape while playing on cardboard guitars and paint-bucket drums. Great memories! 😁 And quite funny: There was a cover version of Neil Young's 'Heart Of Gold' on that Boney M album, and for many years I had believed it was their original 😅

[@louisekullar6629]

You can't beat a history lesson in the form of a disco tune !! Rarara Rasputin lover of the Russian Queen! Mr Farrell did not sing , but we still loved him!! 😂😂... Boney M were massive in UK and Europe (70s - 80s)!!