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Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (Sopot Festival 1979) REACTION/REVIEW

BizMatik Reviews and Reacts to Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (Sopot Festival 1979)

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[maggynewtown]

Psalm 137.
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept

when we remembered Zion.

2There on the poplars

we hung our harps,

3for there our captors asked us for songs,

our tormentors demanded songs of joy;

they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4How can we sing the songs of the Lord

while in a foreign land?

[mikecaetano]

The Melodians recorded "Rivers of Babylon" in 1970. It became a hit in Jamaica after the government banned it for its overt Rastafarian references. The lyrics are taken from Psalms 19 and 137. The Melodians version is one of the killer tracks on the soundtrack to the film, The Harder They Come, starring Jimmy Cliff. Boney M. turned it into a pop song, keeping some of the reggae sway along with the spiritual feelings, but they took out the Rastafarian references.

[АнджейДубиковский]

Takich już, niestety, nie ma. Sopot to POLSKA! Boney M będą z nami zawsze, bo to radość, pogoda ducha i miłość!

[russe]

Yeh, a German record producer ran the whole thing. But that doesn't take away how popular they were. In Australia rivers of Babylon was no1 for 16 weeks, them and Abbas Fernando basically owned a year together top if the charts

[davidofengland]

Fantastic song, great concert, and awesome good vibes. Many thank yous to Boney-M

[edwardtoyebo]

Great reaction. Discovered Rivers of Babylon late in life and I'm from the era. This group does a Christmas song titled Mary's Boy Child. Check out the Extended Version, which really brings out the sound and vibe as Mary's Boy Child wraps up. Both songs are spiritual and uplifting and make you wanna dance.

[Bikebrh]

The lead singer in this one was both beautiful and had an amazing voice. It's too bad they never really made it here. The only reason I know who they are is because I spent 3 months traveling Europe in 1980.

[kristinaF]

People seem to be amazed when psalms are turned into songs, when in fact psalms were always meant to be sung!

[dawntrow]

Loved ❤ growing up with Boney m in the UK, wales and this song xxx

[thesoundlikechameleons]

Guess what? yes I have the 7" vinyl sleeve of River's of babylon, only signed by original vocalist Liz Mitchell!

Timeless and stellar. - C 04/23

[timmistorey]

Grew up with them, fantastic group I learned history from them lol. "Brown girl in the ring, ". " Daddy cool" 😎

[daevaneo]

I rmb listening to their music when I was very young while my dad drives his car

[luizantoniobonfantebonfante]

A MELHOR BANDA DE TODOS OS TEMPOS, SENSACIONAL BONEY M.

[lindab]

This song came straight from the Bible, it's my favorite

[J_Gamble]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 reaction and video. Hope to see more of Boney M :)

[Treborpyn]

I’ve got the 12” extended mix on vinyl from back in the day. Was a huge club hit in early 80’s. Everyone would pack the floor and sing along.
Austin Tx circa early 80’s

[johnbrookes]

Liz Mitchel is the lead singer and boy can she sing . Bobby Farrell used to mime his voice was not used but boy could he dance . He made up for it with his dancing .

[minthang]

The group is my childhood, rip to the male singer

[johnritter]

When I was a kid I never realised it was based on a Psalm

[KennyY-bhzl]

Biz, I dug the video, but I hope you will listen to the original one day. That beautiful version of Rivers of Babylon, by a group called the Melodians, is one of the great cuts off "The Harder They Come", one of the most important reggae albums of all time. Their version had been banned by the Jamaican government because the government believed the subject matter was rastafarian, something that was considered too subversive to receive airplay. The group's producer Leslie Kong fought back saying that the words were taken almost entirely from the Bible. Eventually the Jamaican government lifted the ban, and Rivers of Babylon became a huge hit in Jamaica, and one of the most popular cuts off "The Harder They Come" soundtrack.