Rasputin song lyrics in english
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Rasputin (song)
1978 Boney M. single
This article is about the song by Boney M. For the Jack Lucien song, see Rasputin (Jack Lucien song).
| "Rasputin" | |
|---|---|
| B-side | "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" (Europe, Australia, Mexico, Japan, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand) "Heart of Gold" (Brazil) "Nightflight to Venus" (Poland, Chile) "Painter Man" (Europe, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Madagascar, Bolivia, India) "He Was a Steppenwolf" (Rhodesia, U.S., South Africa) |
| Released | August 1978 |
| Recorded | May 1978 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:43 (single version) 5:51 (album version) |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Farian |
| "Rasputin" on YouTube | |
"Rasputin" is a song by German-based pop and Eurodisco group Boney M. It was released in August 1978 as the second single from their third studio album Nightflight to Venus (1978). Written by the group's creator Frank Farian, along with George Reyam and Fred Jay, 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 Raspu
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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 Thou
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Boney M's Rasputin
I may sound like an over-enthusiastic history teacher but hear me out: have you ever wondered about the subjects of some songs? Pondered how factual the songs are? Well, if you’re a music and history nerd like me, hopefully you’ll enjoy this series.
I will be attempting some musical analysis in the series too, but the main thrust is to look at the historical background of the central figure of the song. Some of the songs featured in this series will be more narrative in nature, others will compare the artist’s situation to the historical person (or event!) in question, so the format may vary from week to week.
Boney M's 1978 disco hit
So, for this first week, we’ll take a trip back to the 70s…and the early twentieth century. That’s right, today we will have a look at “Russia’s greatest love machine”: Rasputin by Boney M.
Boney M’s disco hit chronicles the rise and fall of Grigori Rasputin, the Russian mystic close to the family of Tsar Nicholas II, in the space of just under four minutes. Naturally, the depiction of Rasputin is far more sensational than
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