Hvem sang the song by the rivers of babylon?
Boney M.
"Rivers of Babylon" blev i 1978 coveret af det tyske diskoband Boney M. i en version, der blev udgivet som single. Boney M.'s udgivelse blev på no. 1 i Storbritannien i fem uger og var også gruppens eneste betydelige indtræden på den amerikanske hitliste med en topplacering som nr. 30 på pophitlisten. Boney M.s version af sangen er stadig en af de ti bedst sælgende singler i Storbritannien, hvor den er en af de kun syv sange, der har solgt over 2 millioner eksemplarer. I Canada var sangen et top 25-hit på RPM magazine top 100 singles-listen og nåede nr. 9 på Adult Contemporary-listen. Sangen var den første single fra bandets lige så succesfulde album Nightflight to Venus fra 1978. Der opstod en vis kontrovers, da de første singleudgivelser kun krediterede Frank Farian og Reyam (alias Hans-Jörg Mayer) fra Boney M; efter en aftale med Dowe og McNaughton blev disse to også krediteret på senere udgivelser.
Boney M.
"Rivers of Babylon" was covered in 1978 by Germany-based disco band Boney M., with a version that was released as a single. Boney M.'s release stayed at the no. 1 position in the UK for five weeks and was also the group's only significant US chart entry, peaking at no. 30 in the Pop charts. Boney M.'s version of the song remains one of the top ten all-time best-selling singles in the UK, where it is one of only seven songs to have sold over 2 million copies. In Canada, the song was a Top 25 hit on the RPM magazine top 100 singles chart and reached no. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was the first single from the band's equally successful 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. Some controversy arose when the first single pressings only credited Frank Farian and Reyam (aka Hans-Jörg Mayer) of Boney M; after an agreement with Dowe and McNaughton, these two were also credited on later pressings.
Rivers of Babylon