"Rasputin" is a 1978 Euro disco song from the band Boney M. that debuted both as a single and in their album Nightflight to Venus. The song is based on the Russian historical figure Grigori Rasputin serving as an exaggerated semi-biography of him.
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
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 kazachok 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
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
[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]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
"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 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 'til he was dead
[Oh, those Russians]
Other Appearances[]
- The song was performed live in the 1979 edition of the Sopot International Song Festival.
- The song was featured in the following entries of the Just Dance video game series:
- Just Dance 2.
- Just Dance Wii.
- Just Dance 3 (DLC).
- Just Dance: Greatest Hits.
- Just Dance: Best Of.
- Just Dance Now.
- Just Dance Unlimited.
- Just Dance 2020 (All Stars Mode).
- The song was featured in 20th Century Studios' advertisement for The King's Man, serving as a character showcase for Grigori Rasputin.
- The song was featured in the Doctor Who episode "The Power of the Doctor", being used by the Master to taunt the Thirteenth Doctor.
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