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  2. Rivers of Babylon - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of the weeping by the rivers of Babylon from Chludov Psalter (9th century). The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137:1–4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of ...

  3. A Taste of Aggro - Wikipedia

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    The "Rivers of Babylon" section has been changed to showcase a person attending the dentist. The crescendo "aaah" sound in "Rivers of Babylon" remains in the song, but is changed to sound like the patient is opening their mouth wider and wider for the dentist to see more into it, with each pause in-between having the dentist saying "Open wider ...

  4. List of Niyabinghi chants - Wikipedia

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    "Rivers of Babylon" (arranged and released by The Jamaicans, Boney M arrangement became a world hit) "Rock-of-my Soul" "Rock of Ises" "Roll River Jordan" "Run Come Rally" "Satta Massagana" "Send One Mighty Ingel" "So Long Rastafari" (arranged by Bob Marley in 1978; arranged and released by Dennis Brown in 1979-also check out SO LONG-Count Ossie ...

  5. Boney M. - Wikipedia

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    In the 2008 Kazakh film Tulpan, the tractor driver Boni continually plays a cassette of "Rivers of Babylon", an example of his fascination for all things Western. [46] In the 2008 Chinese film Cheung Gong 7 hou (English title: CJ7), "Sunny" is a vital part of the soundtrack. [47] "Sunny" is the theme song of the 2011 Taiwanese drama, Sunny Girl ...

  6. Brown Girl in the Ring (song) - Wikipedia

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    Arguably the most popular version of the song, Boney M.'s recording was originally the B-side to the group's number-one hit single "Rivers of Babylon" (1978).In July 1978, following ten weeks in UK Top Ten, five of them at number one, "Rivers of Babylon" slipped to number 18 and then to 20, when radio stations flipped the single.

  7. List of UK top-ten singles in 1978 - Wikipedia

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    Boney M. had the best selling single of 1978 with "Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring", which spent five weeks at number-one in May and June.They achieved a second chart topper in December with "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord", which also became the year's Christmas number-one, while "Rasputin" peaked at number two in October.

  8. The Harder They Come (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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    Only the title track "The Harder They Come" was recorded by Cliff specifically for the soundtrack, with three earlier songs by Cliff added. [3] The remainder of the album is a compilation of singles released in Jamaica from the period of 1967 through 1972, assembled by The Harder They Come director and co-writer, Perry Henzell , from songs by ...

  9. Rivers of Babylon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Rivers of Babylon" is a song by The Melodians, notably covered by Boney M. Rivers of Babylon or Waters of Babylon may also refer to: "By the rivers of Babylon" or "By the waters of Babylon", the first phrase from Psalm 137 in Jewish liturgy and the Hebrew Bible