1.- Historia
Un productor alemán llamado Frank Farian fue el responsable de crear un grupo en el cual él no participaba en vivo. Y lo creó en plena época Disco. Integrado por 3 vocalistas femeninas y una voz masculina, la banda obtuvo popularidad sobre todo en Europa. Algunas de sus canciones más importantes son "Rivers Of Babylon", "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Gotta Go Home", "Rasputin" y "Sunny" (Cover de Bobby Hebb), entre otros.
Uno de los últimos retos de baile de la red Tik Tok, incluye esta canción del grupo Boney M.
Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2018/09/strictly-business-boy-and-girl-bands.html
2.- Lyrics
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
(Chorus)
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
(Repeat Chorus)
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 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
3.- Vocabulario
- Certain = Tal, cierto
- Flaming = En llamas, acalorado
- Glow = Brillar, rebosar, estar candente
- Fear = Miedo, temor
- Chicks = Chicas
- Preach = Predicar
- Ecstasy = Éxtasis
- Kind = Tipo, clase
- Desire = Deseo
- Shame = Vergüenza
- Rule = Gobernar (V.); Norma, regla
- Affair = Asunto; Aventura amorosa
- State = Estado
- Squeeze = Apretar, estrujar
- Wheeler Dealer = Trapichero/a
- Holy = Santo, sagrado/a
- Heal = Curar
- Lusting = Deseo intenso
- Demand = Demandar, pedir
- Outrageous = Escandaloso, extravagante
- Declare = Declarar
- Beg = Mendigar, suplicar
- Try = Intentar
- Hidden = Escondido/a
- Charm = Encanto
- Brute = Bruto
- Trap = Trampa
- Poison = Veneno
- Quit = Dejar, abandonar
*** Wunderbar = Maravilloso/a (Alemán)
4.- Gramática
a) Simple Past
Ejemplos:
- There lived a certain man
- He was big and strong
b) Past Participle
Ejemplo:
- Though she'd heard the things he'd done.
c) Phrasal Verbs
Ejemplos:
- Carried on = Carry on = Continuar
- Fell into = Fall into = Caer en algo (trampa)
5.- Videoclip
