Oct
5
Tulpan (2009, Kazakhstan, Dvortesoy)
Ben Begins:
I remember you mentioning some time ago that you had seen a film and it featured a Boney M tune that you couldn't get out of your head. When I asked you if it was Rasputin - the only Boney M title I can ever recall - you confirmed that it was not, but were unable to identify the song that was playing in your brain. Now I know, of course, that the track was Rivers of Babylon, which the credits to Tulpan indicate was indeed performed by Boney M. But I want to mention that theirs is a cover version. The original was by one of the pioneer reggae bands (name?) and was the theme song for the early 70s film The Harder They Come. It stars Jimmy Cliff sort of playing himself in a parable about exploitation in the music business.
Ben Begins:
I remember you mentioning some time ago that you had seen a film and it featured a Boney M tune that you couldn't get out of your head. When I asked you if it was Rasputin - the only Boney M title I can ever recall - you confirmed that it was not, but were unable to identify the song that was playing in your brain. Now I know, of course, that the track was Rivers of Babylon, which the credits to Tulpan indicate was indeed performed by Boney M. But I want to mention that theirs is a cover version. The original was by one of the pioneer reggae bands (name?) and was the theme song for the early 70s film The Harder They Come. It stars Jimmy Cliff sort of playing himself in a parable about exploitation in the music business.
