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Au milieu des années 1970, Frank Farian, un producteur qui travaille pour la marque allemande Hansa, fait réaliser en studio par des chanteuses et des musiciens de séances "Baby Do You Wanna Bump ?" sous le nom de Boney M, alors une coquille vide. Le titre connaît un grand succès aux Pays-Bas. Pour profiter de l'aubaine, il assemble un groupe à la va-vite pour en assurer la promotion en boîte et à la télévision. Il engage des choristes antillaises, dont l'une a succédé à Donna Summer dans la comédie musicale Hair. L'image de Boney M — trois filles prosternées et offertes aux pieds d'un maître vaudou aux allures de proxénète — a été pour beaucoup dans le succès phénoménal que remporta le groupe en Europe avec des titres comme "Daddy Cool" (1977), "Ma Baker" (1978) et surtout leur version du classique reggae des Melodians "Rivers of Babylon" (1978), troisième meilleure vente de 45 tours de toute l'histoire des classements britanniques. Après "Rasputin" (1978) et une reprise du "Painter Man" de The Creation (1979), le groupe connaîtra son dernier tube avec "Hooray ! Hooray ! It's A Holi-Holiday !" (1979). Durant la vague disco, Boney M a vendu environ 50 millions de disques. Disparu, il se reformera cependant régulièrement (les membres n'étant plus ceux d'origine excepté Bobby Farrell) pour assurer le service après-vente de ses compilations. There lived a certain man in Russia long ago He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow Most people looked at him with terror and with fear But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear He could preach the bible like a preacher Full of ecstacy and fire But he also was the kind of teacher Women would desire RA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queen There was a cat that really was gone RA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machine It was a shame how he carried on He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar In all affairs of state he was the man to please But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze For the queen he was no wheeler dealer Though she'd heard the things he'd done She believed he was a hole healer Who would heal her son (Spoken:) But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder. "This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please" No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms Then one night some men of higher standing Set a trap, they're not to blame "Come to visit us" they kept demanding And he really came RA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queen They put some poison into his wine RA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machine He drank it all and he said "I feel fine" RA RA RASPUTIN Lover of the Russian queen They didn't quit, they wanted his head RA RA RASPUTIN Russia's greatest love machine And so they shot him till he was dead (Spoken:) Oh, those Russians...
