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Who sang Rivers Of Babylon?

Release date: 1978

Duration: 04:21

Producer(s): Frank Farian

Boney M released the song Rivers Of Babylon. Date of release: 1978.

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The meaning of the song 'Rivers Of Babylon ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Rivers Of Babylon song analysis

- The song is based on the biblical story of the Israelites being taken captive by Babylon.

- The lyrics talk about how the Israelites wept when they thought about Zion, and how they are now forced to sing songs for their captors in a strange land.

- The chorus asks for God's forgiveness, saying that their words and thoughts are sincere.

- At the end, it repeats the idea that theywept when they remembered Zion while captives in Babylon.

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The chorus of the song asks for God’s forgiveness, saying that their words and thoughts are sincere, while they wept when they remembered Zion while captives in Babylon.

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Boney M - Short Biography

- Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian.

- The group was originally based in West Germany, and the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba.

- The group was formed in 1976 and achieved popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s.

- Since the 1980s, various line-ups of the band have performed with differing personnel.