Everybody loves listening to music and hearing songs, yet many people don't have any idea about the inspiration for the track.
Take Rasputin by Boney M, for example. The song is very popular, but are oblivious of the story behind the mysterious figure - Rasputin:
Rasputin was famous in Russia in the 1900s for having influence with the Tsar (king), Nicholas II. It was thought that he had the healing powers to heal the Tsar's son, Alexis, who suffered from haemophilia - a rare blood disease that prevented the blood from clotting. When he was with Alexis, his illness seemed to disappear. It was also rumoured that Rasputin was having an affair with the Tsarina, Nicholas' wife.
Many people think that Rasputin was the reason for the Tsar's downfall, as he had too much influence over decisions made by the Tsar.
Members of the aristocracy attempted to murder Rasputin in December 1916, but it took many attempts. The murderers first poisoned Rasputin's food, then stabbed him and shot him. However he managed to escape to a river, where the murderers threw him in, under the frozen ice. When they returned to the river in the morning eyewitnesses discovered that Rasputin's body had crawled up the bank out of the frozen river and it lay there dead.
So there you have it - the true story behind Boney M's popular Pop song - Ra Ra Rasputin!
Jonty Cann
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