Or put more plainly, even after successfully poisoning him, his assassins were still compelled to ‘shoot him ’til he died’. Thus the final chorus is a modification of the one recited earlier. This time around, wording is inserted to illustrate just how difficult it was to kill Rasputin. big-name political figures like himself, “set a trap” for Rasputin. And all things considered the vocalist isn’t blaming them for doing so. And the titular figure, unaware of their intentions, falls smack dab into the trap. So the established implication is akin to Rasputin having possessed the uncanny ability to seduce women, but his “hidden charms” didn’t work as well on dudes (except apparently the Tsar himself). So they were like ‘we gotta get rid of dude’. However, the ladies were still entreating them to “don’t… do it, please”. So as noted earlier whereas the Tsar and Tsarina were having it, Rasputin’s enemies weren’t. the bridge, the situation reads like so. Rasputin is a despicable playa, especially considering the fact that the royal family perceives him as a genuine prophet. But instead of minding his political clout and keeping things on the low, he becomes more intoxicated, sexually-active and power-hungry. Or put differently, he became increasingly “outrageous”. So Boney M manages to squeeze those facts in there also. This was because they believed that Rasputin possessed the miraculous ability to heal their child and heir to the Russian throne, Alexei Nikolayevich (1904-1918), from hemophilia. The second verse goes on to note just how powerful Rasputin eventually became. Again, he apparently didn’t have any type of impressive political title. But, with the blessings of the Tsar, he was the primary confidante of Alexandra when she was left in control of Russia during WWI. And as such he was in fact extremely powerful. That’s why people even to this day are under the impression that he was an actual world leader.Īnd of course news of his bad boy ways eventually made it up to the royal family themselves. But the Tsar and his wife chose to ignore such. He is presented from the onset as being a “big… strong” and intimidating figure.īut as far as the ‘chicks in Moscow’ go, they were totally diggin’ him. And apparently the reason for such wasn’t due to his appearance alone. Rather he had mad skills in terms of preaching the Bible and was also perceived as some kind of great teacher. So it’s almost like he was a pastor. But instead of taking money from the people, Rasputin was obviously primarily concerned with using his gifts to get into women’s pants. really wanted to get that latter point across instantly, which is like the thesis sentiment of this song, then they could have entitled it something like ‘Rasputin the Lady’s Man’. This is in addition to ‘shamelessly’ conducting himself as far as women were concerned.
This is apparently a rumor that has persisted throughout the generations, even though there doesn’t appear to be any factual basis behind it. Rather as asserted, such a claim is basically meant to buttress the idea that Rasputin “really was gone”, i.e.
goes on to assert that he was actually having a sexual relation with Tsar Nicholas II’s wife, “the Russian queen” Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). Lyrics of “Rasputin”Īnd this track more or less tells the same story, though in more of a musical fashion. For instance, at some points the lyrics read as if Rasputin is being exalted, if you will, as “Russia’s greatest love machine”. Furthermore in the chorus, Boney M. In fact he was so cool with the Tsar and his family that at one point, despite never being formally educated, Rasputin was second in command of Russia’s domestic affairs. In other words, he was a very potent mystic/holy man in the eyes of Tsar.īut whereas he may have had Nicholas fooled, Rasputin was well known amongst the masses as being someone who, euphemistically speaking, was more concerned with pleasing himself than keeping it holy or uplifting Russia. In fact “Rasputin” is not his real name but rather a moniker placed upon him meaning “debauched one”. And ultimately he met his fate, via assassination, at the age of 47. Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), contrary to what many people may believe, was not an actual Russian ruler. Rather he was very cool and influential with Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918), who did lead the large and powerful country at the time.
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