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Band Name Origins:

  • They were into legendary 50s rock 'n' roll singer Ritchie Valens. They shortened one of his songs "Boney Maroney" into Boney M. Submitted by: avinash inamdar
  • Producer Frank Farian named the band after Boney, an Australian TV hero. Submitted by: Mr. X

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Baby, Do You Want To Dump" originally "Baby, Do You Want To Bump "
You'll need the restroom directions.
Cape Canaveral Lavigne
"Givers of Babylon" originally "Rivers of Babylon"
Sam Gillman
"Baby, Do You Wanna Burp" originally "Baby, Do You Wanna Bump"
Heather Brockwell

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Rasputin""Oh that Anna"Unknown
"Rasputin""The Ballad of Dylan Baranski"Dylan Baranski
"Mary's Boy Child (Oh My Lord)""Nancy's Boy Child (Abraham Lincoln)"Dylan Baranski
"Rasputin""Ben Laden"Koldkanuck
"Rasputin""Ben Laden"Koldkanuck
"Gotta Go Home""Good to Be Home"Dylan Baranski
"Rasputin""Late Great John Candy"Eugene Levy
"Ma Baker""Ma Baker (the SCTV Version)"The cast of SCTV
"Rivers of Babylon""River of Vistula"Dylan Baranski
"Ma Barker""Ms. Vagnor"Freddy Flame

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Daddy CoolAdopting agency\Orphanage\Parental resposability's centreHelz
RasputinRussian EmbassyRichard Davies

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Rasputin
   Boney M.
Back In The USSR
   The Beatles
Rasputin's Back In The USSR
lazertay

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Boney Eminem
Boney M combined with Eminem
Shady would finally get those gay club hits happening.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars

Misheard Lyrics:

"Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics:
Russia plays its love machine
Original Lyrics:
Russia's greatest love machine
"Bahama Mama"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll show you to the door, Bahama Mama.
Original Lyrics:
And I'm sure you will adore Bahama Mama.
"Stories"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big out stories
Original Lyrics:
Ain't our stories
"King of The Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Most of his B.S. found.
Original Lyrics:
Old stogies he has found.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Sunny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thank you for the fax from ABC.
Original Lyrics:
Thank you for the facts from A to Z.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Little Ms. Queer

My brother and I were sitting in the car one day and this song was on the radio. My brother turns to me with a baffled look on his face and says 'I don't get it, they didn't have fax machines back then!'

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Daddy Cool"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
She's crazy about her daddy
Oh she believes in him
She loves her daddy
Why They're Nonsensical:
sick!
Submitted by: Miles
"Brown Girl in the Ring"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
She looks like a sugar in a plum
Why They're Nonsensical:
How much of the sweet stuff is quantified as 'a' sugar? One granule, perhaps? You can't see the (or 'a') sugar in a plum anyway: the sugar is in solution and is an intrinsic part of the plum's flesh.
Submitted by: Kankucho

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Rivers of Babylon"
The Song Lyrics:
By the rivers of Babylon,
where we sat down,
there we wept,
as we remembered Zion.
Song They Mention:
"Zion", by Asian band TVXQ.
Submitted by: Dylan Baranski
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Take the Heat off Me"
Opening Lines:
Take the heat off me, please take the heat off me. Yes i'm burnin'.
Comments:
Submitted by: Sam Gillman
 

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Boonoonoonoos"
The Made Up Words:
Boonoonoonoos
Comments:
"Boonoonoonoos, that's boonoonoonoos."
Submitted by: samuel g
 

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Belfast"
The Lyrics:
Belfast, Belfast,
When the country rings the leaving bell you're lost,
Belfast, Belfast,
When the hate you have for one another's past
Why:
Refers to Belfast (and the Troubles in Northern Ireland)
Submitted by: Dave
 

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Rasputin"
The Lyrics:
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar,
But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar.
Why:
"Wunderbar" is German for "wonderful".
Submitted by: Dylan Baranski
 
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Boney M - The Greatest Hits at Amazon.com
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Nightflight to Venus at Amazon.com
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Happy Christmas at Amazon.com
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The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs at Amazon.com
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The Best of Boney M. at Amazon.com
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Their Most Beautiful Ballads at Amazon.com
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Boonoonoonoos at Amazon.com
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Boney M. Best Selection at Amazon.com
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Kalimba de Luna at Amazon.com
 
 
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