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BONEY M |
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SHOT TO FAME IN 1977. |
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THEY STILL SITTING DOWN BY THE "RIVERS OF BABYLON"? |
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IN 1974, GERMAN RECORD PRODUCER
FRANK FARIAN RECORDED THE SONG "BABY, DO YOU WANNA BUMP"
UNDER THE NAME BONEY M. |
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AFTER TELEVISION CHANNELS
WANTED TO SEE BONEY M LIVE, FRANK STEPPED ASIDE AND AN AGENT
DRAFTED IN FOUR WEST INDIAN VOCALISTS - MARCIA BARRETT, LIZ
MITCHELL, MAIZIE WILLIAMS AND BOBBY FARRELL. |
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"DADDY COOL" REACHED
NUMBER 6 IN THE UK IN 1977, THEIR FIRST TOP TEN HIT. |
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AFTER SEVERAL OTHER HIT
SINGLES, IN 1978 "RIVERS OF BABYLON" / "BROWN
GIRL IN THE RING" REACHED NUMBER ONE AND BECAME THE SECOND
BIGGEST SELLING SINGLE IN THE UK EVER. |
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LATER HITS INCLUDED "RASPUTIN",
"MARY'S BOY CHILD" AND "HOORAY! HOORAY! IT’S
A HOLI-HOLIDAY". |
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HAD A BREAK IN 1986 AND DRIFTED APART. |
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IN 1987, THREE MEMBERS WANTED
TO DO THEIR OWN THING AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BEGAN BETWEEN THEM
AND THE BAND'S PRODUCER. |
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IN 1988, FRANK FARIAN GOT
THE GROUP BACK TOGETHER AND RELEASED THE SINGLE "MEGAMIX"
WHICH FAILED TO REACH THE UK TOP 40. |
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FRANK FARIAN WENT ON TO
CREATE THE GROUP MILLI VANILLI. |
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IN 1992, "BONEY M MEGAMIX"
REACHED NUMBER 7 IN THE UK CHARTS. |
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BONEY M CONTINUED TO RELEASE
SINGLES AND ALBUMS, BUT SELDOM IN THE UK. |
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"RA-RA-RASPUTIN, RUSSIA'S
GREATEST LOVE MACHINE" |
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I D Y O U K N O W ? |
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"RIVERS OF BABYLON"
WAS THEIR ONLY SONG TO REACH THE TOP 40 IN AMERICA. |
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THE WORD "BONEY" IN
THE NAME OF THE BAND COMES AN AUSTRALIAN TV SERIES FRANK FARIAN
WATCHED WHICH FEATURED A POLICE OFFICER CALLED BONEY. |
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