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Rasputin

Name: Rasputin
Description: "Rasputin" is a disco track by the German group Boney M., released in August 1978 as the second single from their third album Nightflight to Venus. The song was composed by Frank Farian, George Reyam, and Fred Jay. It became the band's most iconic and recognizable song.

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"Rasputin" is a disco track by the German group Boney M., released in August 1978 as the second single from their third album Nightflight to Venus. The song was composed by Frank Farian, George Reyam, and Fred Jay. It became the band's most iconic and recognizable song.

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The song depicts Grigori Rasputin, an influential figure in early twentieth-century Russian imperial circles, portraying him as a seductive figure with mystical abilities and political influence over Tsar Nicholas II and his court.