德國舞曲天團［Boney M.］──歐洲迪斯可經典──描寫俄國怪僧的［Rasputin／拉斯普丁］
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 ecstasy 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 cassock 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 holy healer
Who would heal her son
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
Oh, those Russians
Songwriters: JAY, FRED / REYAM, GEORGE / FARIAN, FRANK
Rasputin lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
１９７８年初夏 德國音樂製作人Frank Farian創建的歐洲-加勒比海舞曲團體Boney M.發行第三張大碟［Nightflight to Venus／金星夜行］ 在歐洲大為暢銷
二度登上德國榜冠軍 賣出雙白金（１００萬張＋）
在英國 讓他們首度在排行榜奪冠 拿到白金（３０萬張＋）
歐洲其它地區也反應良好
在加拿大 更拿到五白金（５０萬張＋）
［Nightflight to Venus］也成為Boney M.最成功的專輯
首支單曲［Rivers of Babylon／Brown Girl in the Ring］登上德國 英國 法國…各國排行榜冠軍
第二主打選擇［Rasputin／拉斯普丁］（１９７８年８月出版）
此曲由Frank Farian ,George Reyam ,Fred Jay譜寫
將俄羅斯帝國末年的僧侶拉斯普丁描寫成一個花花公子, 神秘療癒者與政治操縱者
Farian將其製作成一首流行／歐洲迪斯可 旋律討好, 節奏感精彩
並加入俄羅斯的傳統樂器──巴拉萊卡琴（balalaikas）, 讓流行與民俗風做了出色融合
另外也取樣英國鼓手Cozy Powell的個人獨奏［Dance with the Devil］
［Rasputin］推出大受歡迎, 成為Boney M連續第六首德國冠軍曲
英國榜亞軍 拿到金唱片
澳洲／奧地利／比利時冠軍 瑞士亞軍 愛爾蘭＃３ 瑞典＃４ 荷蘭＃５ 加拿大＃ 挪威＃１０
２０１５年 打入法國榜＃１３８
［Rasputin］在歐陸與［Painter Man］雙A面主打型式發行 但後者在英國／荷蘭隔年又以單獨A面主打發行
Anyway, Boney M在當時與瑞典天團阿巴（ABBA）聲勢不相上下
［Rasputin］堪稱他們的歐洲迪斯可經典之一
說真的,能將這名歷史怪僧寫成活潑的舞曲名作也實在特別
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg
Live @ La Sberla 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBXRJgSd-aU
Discoteka 80 Moscow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AaTvyIuvE0
BBC Top Of The Pops 25.12.1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jxqn-HOiR8
Sopot Festival 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16y1AkoZkmQ
