The woman in "Daddy Cool" is "crazy like a fool.". The Queenpin: "Ma Baker" was based on sensationalised news reports of Kate "Ma" Barker being the ringleader of her crime syndicate during The Prohibition. Protest Song: "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)", basically a Green Aesop song (with some anti-nuclear proliferation bits too), complete with a children's chorus. "Rasputin" is about the infamous Russian monk while "Daddy Cool" was about a ladykiller. 
One-Man Song: Two well-known songs are in this manner. Location Song: "Belfast", a protest song about the then-ongoing religious conflict. Limited Lyrics Song: The title of "Baby Do You Wanna Bump?" is pretty much the extent of its lyrics. The Immodest Orgasm: There's one in "Daddy Cool". 
Fading into the Next Song: Thanks to the shared drumming theme (borrowed from Cozy Powell's "Dance with the Devil"), "Nightflight to Venus" seamlessly fades into "Rasputin" on every album they are featured in. Dance Sensation: The first Boney M single was "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", a cash-in on the dance craze The Bump which was huge in European discos at the time. Christmas Songs: Their Cover Version of Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child", mixed with the Farian original "Oh My Lord", was a huge European hit in 1978, and three years later they did a whole Christmas album. Ascended Meme: The commonly-heard mondegreen of "what about Daddy Cool?", rather than the actual line of "wild about Daddy Cool", was eventually adopted by the group in live shows. As the Good Book Says.: "Rivers of Babylon" has its main lyrics based on Psalm 137, with the bridge taken from Psalm 19. Brown girl in the ring boney m album cover license#
Artistic License History: Both "Rasputin" and "Ma Baker" run with the popular myths about their respective subjects, rather than historical fact.Ra ra, Rasputin, Russia's greatest trope machine: Maizie Williams - dancer, live vocals (1975-86) from Montserrat.Reggie Tsiboe - lead and backing vocals (1982-6) from Ghana.Liz Mitchell - lead and backing vocals (1976-86) from Jamaica.Bobby Farrell - dancer, lead vocals (1975-81, 1984-6 died 2010) from Aruba.Marcia Barrett - lead and backing vocals (1975-86) from Jamaica.
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