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for anyone presently taking or having once taken any course on twentieth century russian history : [an mp3 (from the late-70s)]

anyone needing any explanation (this is not to be unnexpected) can read either this article on stylus titled Top Ten Things About “Rasputin” By Boney M or the song’s songfacts page.

from the piece on stylus:

1. It’s a disco song. About Rasputin. And that’s it.
2. And now, some balalaikas
3. How you like bass?
4. Yes, it’s the double disco handclaps
5. “But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear”
6. It’s a little thing I like to call ‘vocal interplay’
7. “And he really came”
8. Once more for the ra-ra’s
9. “Hi, I’m Ed Winchester”
10. “Oh, those Russians…”

… maybe I took it a little too far, but I was curious and some people pushed me further and well here it is.

but seriously speaking I wouldn’t recommend anyone not already aware of or infected by the song involve themselves unnecessarily