A group formed in West Germany by Caribbean people of African descent playing a disco song led by a traditional Turkish melody, all the while singing about a Russian historical figure. Gotta love the sheer randomness of the whole thing.
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
The most random part was that they were an invention of a German named Frank Farian who wrote the songs, produced the albums, promoted the band, and was also the only male vocalist on all the recordings. He invented a show band to lip-synch to this song and that is what you are seeing in this video - a bunch of people hired for their looks and dancing ability lip-synching to Frank Farian's voice. His other invention - Milli Vanilli - were not treated so kind when they were found to be just two pretty boys lip-synching as well to Frank Farian's studio recordings. The backlash was so bad one of them committed suicide.
@paulqueripel34932 жыл бұрын
@@BobSoltis1 two of the women sang on the recordings,the third couldn't sing. Although live on stage they probably all lip synched.
@Music-tg5is2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Boney M was really all just a front, comprised of various hired singers, lip-syncing performers and dancers for the legendary German producer and composer Frank Farian. Not too dissimilar in construct to some of his other projects, including the notorious Milli Vanilli. Personally, I never minded what he did, after all he was the true brains and creative talent behind these acts. However, fans who paid to watch them perform at 'live' gigs and believed they were the creative talent behind the music, have might felt a little cheated and betrayed if they had known the truth.
@sergeb31582 жыл бұрын
...led by a traditional JEWISH melody:)
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
@@sergeb3158 Really? I didn't know the traditional Turkish folk song "Kâtibim" on which the melody of this song is based was written by a Jewish musician.
@richardfeldkamp17072 жыл бұрын
Rasputin was a Russian Orthodox monk of questionable religiosity. He advised Tsar Nicholas II and his family concentrating on the Tsarina. Plotters were envious of his power and decided to assassinate him. He was poisoned, shot and finally drowned before he died. Fascinating story. Back in the day, I used to put on my Best of Boney M. cassette tape and do my aerobics. Great workout.
@keetahbrough2 жыл бұрын
they did so many things to him, to kill him, but he was the cat that kept coming back lolol
@Der_LebendeNierenstein2 жыл бұрын
Orthodox Monk? I think i will give this award to my reformed orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton.
@jakedee41172 жыл бұрын
Questionable authenticity too, he had some religious instruction as a youth, but I don't believe there's any proof he was a genuine monk. Psychopaths like Rasputin are great fakers and liars.
@paulosergio-yi9jr2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention he has a huge item in a museum.... 😂
@PMunkS2 жыл бұрын
The Tsar's son was a hemophiliac. The queen sought out Rasputin, who was led to believe that he could heal her ailing son. It is an interesting story. Less interesting, is that I too used to do the Cossack dance to this song and can still dance it to this day, though never with the same endurance as Bobby Farrell.
@jimarmstrong58202 жыл бұрын
This song needs to be experienced on the dance floor. It is irresistible! I also love Ma Baker and Sunny from Boney M.
@icecream95762 жыл бұрын
daddy cool is good too
@timcliffsmith2 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever written. Disco with a history lesson.
@mneugent76582 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaaa.. a lesson doesn't make a song great. Interesting? Maybe. Sure. This is not one of the best songs ever written.
@timcliffsmith2 жыл бұрын
@@mneugent7658 Loving how literal you are.
@mneugent76582 жыл бұрын
@@timcliffsmith I know, it's super fun isn't it? Hey, you're the one who literally said it's one of the best songs ever written. But you are entitled to your opinion. I don't think they even got the history right.
@timcliffsmith2 жыл бұрын
@@mneugent7658 🤦♂
@BerserkMad2 жыл бұрын
Every single song from Boney M tells a story so its very cool
@Ellen.G2 жыл бұрын
I remember everyone rushing to get to the dance floor every single time this was played in the clubs! Great memories!
@Anonymous-qj3sf Жыл бұрын
This song famous in the West?
@Ashimavi Жыл бұрын
@@Anonymous-qj3sf all around the world except the USA
@daveborder77512 жыл бұрын
It was actually a white producer/writer/vocalist who formed the group called Frank Farrian that did his voice-this guy just danced & mimed, but was clearly the inspiration for Prince's look & dance moves. A decade or so later he formed the Milli Vanilli act.
@MrKeefy19672 жыл бұрын
Yes, but to be clear, Frank Farrian formed Milli Vanilli, not the dancer guy from Boney M. I know that's what you meant but it could be misinterpreted from the way you've worded it.
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
Farian also ripped off the drums and beat and and the "hey, hey, hey" chant from Cozy Powell's "Dance With the Devil". kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrTl42kd9t1fJI&ab_channel=whiteisti
@daveborder77512 жыл бұрын
@@MrKeefy1967 Thanks. Can remember having a Boney M Xmas Advent Calendar circa 1979/1980.
@AncientBriton19482 жыл бұрын
Why point out that he was white! Does it matter? He was a man.
@daveborder77512 жыл бұрын
@@AncientBriton1948 Because nobody hearing it would think it was a white dude.
@batmanforpresident96552 жыл бұрын
Great group, also check out: "Ma Baker", " Daddy Cool" and a great remake of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry".
@lucblanchard41162 жыл бұрын
Sunny is a good one too!
@SilentBob7312 жыл бұрын
Brilliant song, amazing performance. This one is an absolute classic. 👍🤘
@randyinvancouver Жыл бұрын
OMG, I saw Boney M live in Vancouver in Dec 2019! They were awesome! They got the audience participating in refrains, they sang their hits and a bunch of songs from their legendary Christmas album. We were apparently sitting right behind their family who live here, because they all got up on stage at the end! Uniquely memorable show.
@niklasjohansson6921 Жыл бұрын
So 40 years after this concert in Sopot, Poland! Impressive.....
@kuku-eh5hm2 жыл бұрын
Boney M was cerated by Frank Farian, a genius german music producer (he also created Milly Vanilly back then, and many others). Frank sings himself the male parts on all Boney M songs. Boney M was HUGE in Europe.
@EasyZee692 жыл бұрын
The genre is disco. I was just a kid back then, but my parents listened to Boney M all the time. When my parents went out and left me alone, you could leave kids alone in the house back then, it was fine, I would sneak over to their record collection and play Boney M. It's a huge part of the soundtrack of my life. Brad, you cut the song off a bit too early, there was one last spoken line "Oh those Russians."
@notwokevikingrules4012 жыл бұрын
From the start until the Christmas album from 1981, Frank Farian, their producer, did all the male voices. It is his voice you hear on Daddy Cool and all of their biggest hits.
@normankennith79192 жыл бұрын
''vlad, vlad, vlad putin, he sure put the boot right in, he sure kicked zelensky up his fat arse! vlad vlad, vlad putin, there sure ain't no disputin, ukraine will be beat when it comes to pass''
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
Yep...He was the guy who hired the lip-syncing dancer you see in this video that people thought was actually a singing talent. Farian is probably best known for his invention of the famous Milli Vanilli singing duo. Again - they were just pretty boy models with no singing talent at all. Unfortunately, when they were found out - one of them committed suicide. BTW - this song is a complete rip-off of the single released by drummer Cozy Powell called "Dance with The Devil". kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrTl42kd9t1fJI&ab_channel=whiteisti
@normankennith79192 жыл бұрын
@@BobSoltis1 thanks for the info!!!
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
@@normankennith7919 You're welcome! I'm well known as a fountain of useless information. ;)
@normankennith79192 жыл бұрын
@@BobSoltis1 no! thank you! i'm a former dj who likes all kinds of music, including boney m's terrific version of neil young's 'heart of gold'!!! just to say, althoughi'm a heavy rock/metal fan, i also like the cowsills, miley cyrus & 24yo opera singer, patricia janeckova & not forgetting doris day & the foo fighters!! all the best!!!
@JakobFischer602 жыл бұрын
Rasputin was a wild looking priest with long hair and a long beard. He was a fortune teller and got lot of influence on the former russian empress or tsarina. He helped her to treat her sick child that suffered from hemophilia. When his influence got too strong, some politicians bought some killers to murder him. They shot him on a bridge and when he did not die, they stabbed him and tried to drown him in a river. He survived for some time but finally died.
@sweetwilly Жыл бұрын
This is as disco as disco gets. The Bones had a unique style, and sound. Disco with gospel and/or a history lesson. It’s like nothing else. 🕺🏼🕺🏼. You either love it, or you don’t.
@Vinterfrid8 ай бұрын
The group's name was 'Boney M' and nothing else. Stop spreading desinformation please!
@steveburke21692 жыл бұрын
bobby farrell. Absolute legend.
@ImJustJoshingYa2 жыл бұрын
I listen to this all the time!!!! Love their stuff. Ma baker is another great one along with daddy cool!
@prestige35able2 жыл бұрын
Ive always loved their Christmas album as well as daddy cool, listen to it every Christmas!
@coktoe44872 жыл бұрын
Favorite from my childhood I still listen to today. There are at least 2, maybe 3 different versions of it. I have 2 of them on record and digitally. The extended single version has an epic intro.
@Steffe2 жыл бұрын
We all listened to Boney M. But no one I knew, growing up would ever admit to liking them. They had several big hits, and this is one of them. Good guess about Rasputin! Made me smile just a little.
@SilentBob7312 жыл бұрын
Everyone you hung out with were weaselly poseurs. Good job rising above. 👍
@bobbyshaftowenttosea54102 жыл бұрын
" impeccable cardio health" was unfortunate. Bobby Farrell sadly died in dec 2010, aged 61, from heart failure. Ironically, in St Petersburg, where Rasputin was murdered.
@chrisnorman19022 жыл бұрын
Coincidence? That's what the Russians want you to think...
@UnGranSaurio2 жыл бұрын
Nooo you ruined my day :(
@CoffeeConnected2 жыл бұрын
Even stranger than that, he not only died in the same city where Rasputin was murdered, it was also on the same date.
@vertigo10yearsago252 жыл бұрын
@@CoffeeConnected 😳, surely He was murdered himself then , that’s too big a coincidence unless it was suicide and he drowned himself
@Yvolve2 жыл бұрын
He also died penniless as he was screwed over by his manager. There was a documentary he featured in, by a Dutch channel (as Boney M. is Dutch) and it is quite heart breaking. He ended up with nothing despite being so famous.
@mikephillips88102 жыл бұрын
Fantastic melody, infectious song that used to get everyone up dancing. This is pop/disco genre 1970s style. Great band.
@badvoc2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the UK listening to Bony M amongst other artists, music back then was amazing
@johnrobinson39052 жыл бұрын
I keep watching you on our smart TV, where I can't leave a comment, so I thought I'd emerge from my musty closet of anonymity and say, thanks! I like your channel, and it's fun to see your reactions to so many different songs. I'm old enough to have bought this track on 45 RPM vinyl, and I think I still have it somewhere. It's really just a clever novelty number, but none the worse for that!
@christianoazzuro67112 жыл бұрын
They were mainly German-Carribean based with lots of Funky Disco orientation.Not big in USA but very big in Europe through the Disco years.This one was particularly massive at the time you could almost breath its vibes everywhere.
@blue-sc1se2 жыл бұрын
Bwahahaha.. the look on your faces when this kicked in was priceless!! I t's Disco baby, all bets are off!
@blue-sc1se2 жыл бұрын
@_BRADANDLEX_ Is this a scam or what?
@izzonj2 жыл бұрын
This song was pretty unknown in the US but was popular in discos around the world in the late 70s, early 80s. I only know it because in 1980 my girlfriend worked in Thailand for 6 months and people kept playing this "American" song for her. She brought him a cassette of it. I may still have it, lol.
@jamielandis43082 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a little history lesson with your disco! Rasputin was a fascinating dude. He was also practically unkillable. He was a confidant of the Czarina and worked his way through much of the women of the Russian Imperial Court. The nobles had enough and invited him to a party where they poisoned Rasputin’s wine. He didn’t die. Legend has it that they then beat and shot him. He didn’t die. They stabbed him and stuffed him under the ice of the Moskva River. It is said that when he was fished out the next day that evidence indicated that he finally died from drowning.
@bellamonicucci2 жыл бұрын
You're almost right, I'm Russian and live nearby the place where he was killed. The river is called Moika and this story took place in Saint-Petersburg. And there is a funny fact that Rasputin had a quite mysterious life, and the main vocalist of Boney M died in the same city, at the same day but after 100 years had passed, and at the same street nearby Moika river
@MrKeefy19672 жыл бұрын
@@bellamonicucci Didn't know that, interesting. One correction - that guy never sang a word, he was just a dancer that looked good. He was miming.
@johndunkelburg949511 ай бұрын
Rasputin supposedly made a prophecy before he died. He said that if he died a natural death then Imperial Russia would live on, but if he was murdered then Imperial Russia would fall and the Tsar would die.
@StrongDreamsWaitHere10 ай бұрын
@@MrKeefy1967He sang live in concert.
@StrongDreamsWaitHere10 ай бұрын
Partly myth. His autopsy showed three gunshots, no beating, no water in his lungs. Guy who killed him probably embellished the story.
@danielbullock10192 жыл бұрын
Another fun Boney M song to check out is "Brown Girl in the Ring". I had it on 45rpm vinyl when I was a kid.
@alcockell Жыл бұрын
B side of rivers of Babylon. Had the same 45
@stack_of_records2 жыл бұрын
Pop disco... Raspoetin was a historic figure, time of the Russian Tsars. A adviser that had great influence, dark figure.
@adamdonovan40712 жыл бұрын
Rasputin may be one of the most fascinating characters in history. On the musical front, check out Rasputina, threes cellos on heavy electronic distortion with a drummer….also quite fascinating like their namesake.
@wcgcapone2 жыл бұрын
I got to see them in the early 2000s. Very costumey crowd but a fun show.
@adamdonovan40712 жыл бұрын
@@wcgcapone same here. They were openers for garbage and Kule Shakur in the late 90s. Utterly bizarre.
@wcgcapone2 жыл бұрын
@@adamdonovan4071 I saw them headline their own show at a small theater with Hazard County Girls opening for them.
@teromattila722 жыл бұрын
Funny that the camera concentrates totally on Bobby. Is there a single frame of the ladies of the group?
@matsv2012 жыл бұрын
At least the person survived the most number of 7.62mm pistol rounds... well.. untill he didn't.
@estranhokonsta Жыл бұрын
Yea. This type of music is a vibe. Truly and simply.
@floresincometax91122 жыл бұрын
I started liking this song once i listened who Rasputin was. And how they tried to kill him over and over again. I even played it to my daughters when they were old enough to tell them the tale of Rasputin. Lol
@razor6552 Жыл бұрын
Never say die
@beriandavies21112 жыл бұрын
Straight up 70's disco. A classic, along with other hits, Rivers of Babylon, Daddy Cool, Ma Baker, Sunny and Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (a Christmas number). Bobby Farrell, the energiser bunny, was more the Hype man in the band, I think he mimed his part in the songs. Grigori Rasputin. He was a self professed holy man /healer who befriended Tsar Nicholas II family and became 'healer' to their sick son. He gained considerable influence in the Palace, later to be assassinated.
@eggy19622 жыл бұрын
Boney M 's greatest hits cd is actually well worth having
@DenzelNaicker15 күн бұрын
Yes they are iconic group and legendary❤
@smoovjazz80292 жыл бұрын
Oh man the looks on Brad & Lex's faces for this video made it so worth the watch
@rossdownes42402 жыл бұрын
Love this song from this Jamaican German band.Their biggest hit was Rivers Of Babylon.
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
All the recordings were done in the studio with none of the "show band" present. Frank Farian - the producer/promoter/songwriter, did all the male vocals that the guy was lip-synching to in this video. Farian's later group - the infamous duo Milli Vanilli - was done and marketed the same way. Two pretty boys with minimal talent lip-synching. Unfortunately, when they were found out - the public back-lash was so great that one of them committed suicide.
@musicworldvision80211 ай бұрын
@@BobSoltis1 Educate yourself. 2 super female singers who always were on the recordings after baby do you wanna bump and the guy did the vocals himself on stage....and there are still Boney M. concerts and they really exist end 2024 50 years with performances in every year. Bobby sang live till his last night, end 2010. Milli Vanilli only existed 2 years
@inzanity8122 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how much young folks love this and daddy cool lol
@scaryspyce17132 жыл бұрын
The dance is a variation of the Russian cassock dance. This is still a good groove.
@jlr1082 жыл бұрын
(Cossack)
@scaryspyce17132 жыл бұрын
@@jlr108 Correct. Yes.
@scaryspyce17132 жыл бұрын
A cassock is a garment worn by traditionalist Catholic priests. :)
@anglosaxon58742 жыл бұрын
The end was missing: "Ooooh, those Russians". lol I think this concert was 'make it up as you go along' [dancing and 'singing' and miming to a track [as you did in those days]. Boney M had many catchy hits in the 70's [1978 was their best year]m was a teenager then and remember them well.
@jeffreekoch92982 жыл бұрын
Boney M! 🕺 They were Eurodisco and funk, listen to that funky bass guitar and beat! Pretty obvious its disco and funk lol. They were from Europe. They were gig overseas. Fun band during the '70s and early '80s. You hear a hint of Middle Eastern or Russian music in this song, too. See the video for "Ma Maker" too. Funny, cool dance moves and great song. My mom listen to their records when I was a kid in the '80s 😆
@Schudulaba2 жыл бұрын
This has really grown on me over the years since I first heard it.
@terjeolsen4892 жыл бұрын
Boney M is a rabbithole you def. should explore.
@BoondockRoberts2 жыл бұрын
Their Christmas album was an absolute staple of my childhood. Every Christmas Eve that and Nat King Cole would be heard
@MRoyClark2 жыл бұрын
Genre-wise, this was EuroDisco. The opening of this version is evocative of 70s UK Glam Rock songs like "Dance with the Devil" by Cozy Powell, so it's not easy to guess that it would evolve into a fairly straightforward Disco beat. The chords and melody are reminiscent of classic Russian Folk music (think Tetris) for this particular track, which is indeed a story song about the historical Russian figure, Rasputin. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a religious charlatan who charmed his way into the inner circles of Russian high society around the turn of the 20th century. There are countless mysteries and myths surrounding his life and death, but a rational reading through a modern lens suggests he was simply a charismatic con-man. As for Boney M, they were one of the most commercially successful Pop acts in the world, during the 1970s. Despite their lavish sets and the remarkable dancing of Bobby Farrell, the act was the studio creation of German producer/songwriter, Frank Farian (who would become famous again a decade later with Milli Vanilli). Much like Milli Vanilli, the people we see weren't the people we were hearing. The beautiful singers and dancers onstage were models and dancers, not musicians. All of the live shows were lip-synced, and all of the male vocals were done by Farian himself. In the 70s, nobody cared. When Milli Vanilli did the same think a decade later, they were (sadly) pilloried as frauds. The practice of having models lip-sync for promotional appearances by studio Pop acts was nothing new or controversial in Europe. It was standard practice. It was also common practice for TV and club dates for US and UK acts to lip-sync their own material. Boney M was a really huge act around the world, though. They did okay in the US, but they outsold almost everyone but ABBA everywhere else on the globe. I highly recommend checking out a few more of their classics, including "Daddy Cool", "Sunny", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Rivers of Babylon" (their biggest worldwide hit), "Mary's Boy Child" (their xmas jam), and "Gotta Go Home" (which became the basis for the 2010 Duck Sauce song, "Barbra Streisand").
@musicworldvision80211 ай бұрын
They all were talented and they gave live concerts with their band The Black Beauty Circus.
@nelerhabarber56022 жыл бұрын
Never ever heard of Rasputin???!!! He belongs to the history of Russia! He was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia, and thereby gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia. We learned about him at school.
@danw44902 жыл бұрын
My wife is Russian. Her family goes bananas when they hear this song.
@snarkhuntero Жыл бұрын
Rasputin wasn't even lover of the Russian queen
@Phantoma3 Жыл бұрын
Boney M was popular with Russians but the Soviet Govt banned this song from being sung when Boney M toured the Soviet Union.
@rebeccacaraska4112 Жыл бұрын
So much respect for the endless stage energy.
@youtpfpm60972 жыл бұрын
Boney M ! Iconic !
@joesmith87252 жыл бұрын
Boney M! And the beautiful backup singers . One of the lighter skinned looks like Lex and Boney M (Bobby Farrell RIP) Looks like light skinned Brad. lol . They were a '70s, early '80s Eurodisco, funk band from Germany. I believe they have Caribbean heritage as well. They also mixed up some Russian and Turkey folk music into this song. Brad gots it. Bobby was an excellent dancer, good looking fella who the ladies liked. Rasputin was a historical figure, somewhat controversial ( a witch doctor, monk) , he was messing around with the Russian politican's wives. He was eventually assassinated and poisoned. Check out Boney M's other videos like "Daddy Cool", " Ma Baker", and "Children of Paradise"
@macker332 жыл бұрын
Boney m were so big in europe in the late 70s, i seriously thought you had did this before. Rasputin is famous for being hard to kill.
@AutomanicJack2 жыл бұрын
love the confusion on their faces. as a european, yes its boney m. we still play their numbers on a rave after a hard night of raving just for fun.
@cheryla74802 жыл бұрын
Rasputin was a Serbian born self proclaimed priest and healer. He became close with the Romanov family, especially tzar Nickolas and tsarina Alexander because he was able to stop the bleeding episodes of their son Alexei who was a hemophiliac This was around 1908 ( no treatment at this time for the disease ). He began to get more powerful and became a problem because of his influence. Some powerful influential people decided he had to die. The thing that makes him famous is HE WAS HARD TO KILL!. First they put cyanide in tea and cakes that he ate…..no effect. He requested wine ( again with the cyanide ) again nothing. They shot him in the chest and left to give themselves an alibi. When they came back, he jumped up and attacked them. They shot him again at least one of the shots was to the head. Then they wrapped him in a sheet, cut a hole in the ice and dropped him in to drown him. We learned about him in school and I never forgot how bizarre the whole thing was.
@Evan0562 жыл бұрын
I love this song, and knowing what the real Rasputin looked like makes it even more funny. lol
@InternetPwnDept Жыл бұрын
It's like watching deaf people listen to a translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics describing Cleopatra's interest in Trance music.
@lonniellink40722 жыл бұрын
Mary''s boy Child is another great one
@wafe1076 ай бұрын
He was dancing completely for himself. He knew it was his time for shinning. What a performance by this dude
@neldablanco16632 жыл бұрын
LOVE TO SEE YOUR REACTION TO RASPUTIN FLASH MOBS!!! L9VE THEM! Everyone dancing in sync....energetic!!!
@mikedignum18682 жыл бұрын
Their album Night Flight to Venus isn't bad...Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia.
@ForgottenHonor02 жыл бұрын
Boney's energy may come from the lines of Peruvian marching-powder he did before their performances.
@chrissibersky46172 жыл бұрын
That dancer is crazy. I think it's in Daddy Cool i like his dancing the best.
@lumpyfishgravy2 жыл бұрын
Along with Bohemian Rhapsody, this is a song every English person knows the words to.
@johnp81312 жыл бұрын
Speak for yourself?
@bugsby46632 жыл бұрын
True enough and probably a Madness song too
@EbonyMaw8742 жыл бұрын
I say thee naaaaaaayyyyy
@lumpyfishgravy2 жыл бұрын
@@bugsby4663 Probably several LOL
@jasondilworth27672 жыл бұрын
I've never heard bohemian rhapsody
@theritchie21732 жыл бұрын
I really hated Boney M as a kid at the time, you just couldn't escape them on the radio. I must be mellowing out in my old age because damn it's still catchy as hell.
@scatton612 жыл бұрын
I never liked them at all...... still don't and the Goombay Dance band...
@TillyOrifice2 жыл бұрын
It's crap but fun crap.
@theritchie21732 жыл бұрын
@@scatton61 Well thanks for resurrecting that horrific memory.
@theritchie21732 жыл бұрын
@W I 93% of disco music is awful, much like 93% of everything is awful after enough time passes. I said it was catchy, I didn't say it was good. Herpes is catchy if you're not careful.
@paulqueripel34932 жыл бұрын
@W I Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett did sing on the recordings, and perform (not sure about sing live, though Wikipedia says they did) on stage.
@b-six-twelve2 жыл бұрын
If you remember the animated movie of Anastasia from the 1990s, Rasputin was the evil wizard who is the villain. Fictionalized of course but speaks to the widespread belief he had some kind of supernatural influence over people.
@JulioLeonFandinho2 жыл бұрын
The genre is called Eurodisco, some big artists had hits based on this particular Disco variation, ABBA for example... Boney M were very well-known and hugely succesful all over Europe during the late 70s and early 80s, to the point that they are pop culture icons already. Coming to mind right now a variation of Eurodisco sometimes called Italo Disco, because it came from Italy, no better example than the late great Raffaella Carra
@JohnRed2 жыл бұрын
I looked up what the Boney M members are up to now and found out that their singer Bobby Farrell died in Russia in the same city where Rasputin died on the same date. Crazy stuff.
@dawntrow6994 Жыл бұрын
To us in wales in the UK in the 70's they were a breath of fresh air and now all these years on we all still carnt help but boggie to this song as they where apart of pur growing up with their songs xxx
@iainweller4522 жыл бұрын
Great childhood song, I believe when Boney M played Russia in the 70s they performed the music without the lyrics
@peterbuckingham58662 жыл бұрын
My childhood was in the UK 70s… Boney M, Bee Gees we’re just disco genius
@heatherpesterfield8121 Жыл бұрын
I love the energy of the singer
@NoldorinPrince Жыл бұрын
Rivers of Babylon is also a great song by Bony M
@dreadtrain28462 жыл бұрын
Not only a catchy song, but a history lesson to boot.
@dreadtrain28462 жыл бұрын
Rasputin was known as the "Mad Monk". The Russian Queen legit thought he could heal her son. He was the reason the Romanov's were murdered and the reason the Bolshevik revolution happened, by way of his influence on the monarchy. Everything in the song happened. They poisoned him, he didn't die, they shot him like 6 times, he didn't die. They tied him up and threw him in a sack and into a freezing river. They found his dead body washed up later, out of the sack and hands untied. lol.
@Radiant-w5s Жыл бұрын
stop cappin bro
@drachireidnoc6659 Жыл бұрын
The genre is eurodisco
@pinzgauerbelgium2 жыл бұрын
Bobby Farrel was a unique guy....he kept dancing in his unique style until his 60
@richardlawrence66192 жыл бұрын
Saw a current incarnation of boney m a couple of years back at a festival, great fun. You could give "Mary's boy child" by them a listen; as it's Christmas.
@just2coolkk2 жыл бұрын
as a european i would say.. plz more Boney M. hits plz :))
@dieterdodel8352 жыл бұрын
@_BRADANDLEX_ You are Fake!
@just2coolkk2 жыл бұрын
@@dieterdodel835 du willst sagen ich habe nicht gewonnen ? ;)
@dieterdodel8352 жыл бұрын
@@just2coolkk 😁👍
@LordEriolTolkien2 жыл бұрын
You haven't had the full 70's experience until you've heard Boney M. They were a German band, and the guy was from, I think, Aruba
@patrickdowdle51212 жыл бұрын
Bobby Farell made Parachute pants look cool
@aaronbarlow43762 жыл бұрын
Rasputin was basically a vampire, he as said to have powers of hypnotism. He entranced the Czarina and claimed to be able to heal her son who was sick with a strange anemia (maybe blood loss?)He became the target of jealous rivals angry at his hold over the Czarina and was beaten with clubs, poisoned and shot. Still he would not die, he was encased in a sack chained up and drowned in a river. Eventually he was said to have died, although it was said he survived the drowning to die of hypothermia.
@shiftymenno2 жыл бұрын
listened to this on 8 track in my 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass! Damn I was cool. 😂
@Appreciation-Community2 жыл бұрын
You're still ice cold playa 🥶
@bellamonicucci2 жыл бұрын
The main vocalist of this band died at the same day, and in the same city, and at the same street as Rasputin but after 100 years had passed. Rasputin was a really mysterious guy. And it's an interesting story to read
@BobSoltis12 жыл бұрын
Frank Farian is still alive. The person you see in this video was lip-synching to Frank's vocals.
@christianoazzuro67112 жыл бұрын
'Sunny','Ma Baker','Gotta go home'(also sampled later by newer artists),'Daddy Cool' 'Rivers of Babylon' some other hits of theirs.They were mostly performers.Songs were written mainly by producer /writter F.Farian based in Germany.
@niteowlsongs2 жыл бұрын
You all are awesome and have the best music reaction channel, hands down. Happy holidays 😮☝️☝️
@regirock7313 Жыл бұрын
Rasputin, most famous for the rumors that he was having an affair with the Russian queen. But also that he was damn near unkillable, poisoned, stabbed, shot, and finally ending up in a freezing lake where he finally drowned
@Chaozine2 жыл бұрын
That rhythm section is killing it!
@sierra69362 жыл бұрын
Classic disco hit 👏👏👏✨✨✨✨✨💃🤣👏👏👏👏✨✨✨✨🥰🤗💖 hey it's the original hammer time pants 💃🙌🙌☺️
@65cj552 жыл бұрын
This was a big hit at the roller skate hall.
@razor6552 Жыл бұрын
"Never say die" -Rasputin
@garykeogh1802 жыл бұрын
At school....if you didn't study for Russian History about Rasputin, you just listened to this song. A+
@quincee33762 жыл бұрын
Now we're talkin!!
@barbarae-b5072 жыл бұрын
It is based upon the actual historical events that led up to the assignation of Rasputin and the Russian Royal Family at the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Rasputin was very hard to kill. They tried poison first, then shooting and finally drowned him in the cold river. The books about the Romanov family and Rasputin are very interesting. The body of one of the Romanov children was missing but, I think that they found it and all were eventually taken out of their burial place in the woods and put in proper coffins and buried as royals under Brezhnev.
@incensejunkie75162 жыл бұрын
I was a kid when Boney M were current, loved them and especially this song. So fun to dance to. I miss the creativity of 70s and 80s music. There was a cut off at the end, should have been a male voice saying "Oh Those Russians".
@GSD-hd1yh2 жыл бұрын
Grigori Rasputin was a self proclaimed holy man who gained influence with the Russian Royal Family by acting as a healer to their son, who suffered from haemophilia. When Czar Nicholas was away overseeing the Russian armies during WW1 Rasputins influence over the Queen was at its peak. As Russian defeats mounted Rasputin and Queen Alexandra lost popularity and at the end of Dec 1916 Rasputin was assassinated by a group of noblemen who objected to his influence over the King and Queen. Rumour has it that he was shot, poisoned and drowned in order to kill him.
@Dino23124 Жыл бұрын
I’m with Lex on this! Her vibe @6:11, yes!! Me too Queen!! Me too! 👏 👏 party🎉 *replaying the song again* 👏 👏 🎉🎉🎉
@NenadTrajkovic2 жыл бұрын
Great Disco hit,my favorite when I was a kid…
@annawan25182 жыл бұрын
Love Boney M grew up listening and dancing to their music, still do.😁💖💖💖💖💖💖👋👏👏👏🙏👍
@sierrahp2 жыл бұрын
The drum intro was almost beat-for beat borrowed from Cozy Powell's "Dance With The Devil." On Bony M's album, Night Flight To Venus, it's a marvelous extended tribute to Cozy, segueing into Rasputin. Well worth the listen.
@antoniomonsanto39252 жыл бұрын
Helo guys. This is Disco Sound (German, Caribbean / US Funk style) from the seventies! No need for fancy analyses.
@richardsmith11612 жыл бұрын
5 stars for that bass line
@nwslimbubba Жыл бұрын
I was 6 years old in 1978 when this came out. Remember hearing alot when I was a kid.