The West German band’s piece conquered dance floors all over the world. The Boney M. group cultivated the tradition of disco and dance, and became popular in the 1970s. However, few people know that the song “Rivers od Babylon” is a fragment from the Holy Bible.
They performed a banned song at the festival in Sopot. Television cut the controversial performance
The band Boney M. was created by musician and producer Frank Farian in 1976 in West Germany. The band’s first members included: Bobby Farrell, Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett and Maizie Williams. Frank Farian acted as the group’s manager. In 1979, the band performed in Poland at the Sopot Interwizja Festival, where they performed the then banned song “Rasputin”. The festival was shown on TV with a one-day delay, and the controversial song was cut out.
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Everyone had fun with “Rivers of Babylon”. The song contains fragments of the Holy Scripture
Not everyone knows that the next band, Boney M., was taken from the Holy Bible. “Rivers of Babylon”, because this is the song we are talking about, was an absolute hit at discos and parties. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, almost everyone knew it, and to this day most people recognize its characteristic melody.
It turns out that the song is a fragment of the Holy Bible, more precisely “Psalm 137”. “Rivers of Babylon” became so popular that it became the second best-selling single of all time in the UK. It is also worth mentioning that the first performer of the song was the Jamaican band The Melodians.
Source: Gazeta
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