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The Melodians' original version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album for the 1972 movie The Harder They Come, which made it internationally known. The song was re-popularized in Europe by the 1978 Boney M. cover version, which was awarded a platinum disc and is one of the top-ten, all-time best-selling singles in the UK.
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
The Melodians regrouped again in the 1990s as part of the roots revival. In 1992 they recorded "Song of Love", which was issued on the Tappa Zukie label. Throughout the later 1990s they continued touring internationally, including appearing at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in California in 2002. In 2005 The Melodians embarked on a West ...
"A Taste of Aggro" parodied three songs which had been hits over the past year: "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M., "The Smurf Song" by Father Abraham, and "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian and Michael. The "Rivers of Babylon" section has been changed to showcase a person attending the dentist.
"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 ...
The Rastafarian song "Rivers of Babylon" (recorded 1970 by The Melodians) includes a reference to the Amidah through verse 14 of Psalm 19 in English together with a reference to Psalm 137 that was written in memory of the first destruction of Zion by the Babylonians in 586 BC (the city and the Second Temple were destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans).
Ranglin was also music director for the recording of The Melodians' song "Rivers of Babylon". [6] [14] [1] The closing years of the sixties found Ranglin working with the Jamaican producers Lee "Scratch" Perry and Clancy Eccles; both of whom were instrumental in developing and establishing the new genre of reggae. [2]
"Megamix" is a 1988 single by German band Boney M. The single peaked at #1 in the French charts and was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #52.