Rasputin

What I wanted to do was include some of your peers, some people that sort of dance to the same tunes that you do in your own way.

I don't know that I've ever worn a sequined mankini and really got down to Boney M's Ra Ra Rasputin, which is obviously Christian's favourite song.

Is it? And that photo was from State of the Browser last year, so it wasn't that old.

Okay.

In 1976, Boney M puts out their first LP and becomes a worldwide phenomenon.

Maybe you've heard one of their biggest hits, Rasputin? It's all about a shadowy, behind-the-scenes figure, so right on theme.

Yes.

I mean, I don't think there's anyone on earth who hasn't heard this song.

I remember when we were learning about Rasputin in history class, my history teacher playing the song and being like, you know what? It goes off.

It bangs.

That song goes on.

And I'm the same, lots of songs.

But when I think about a person, I often think about the song Rasputin.

Oh.

Ra, ra, Rasputin.

I know it's a crazy song.

Crazy song.

M.

Boney M.

The stage show feels like a fake musical put on by Americans in a comedy skit making fun of Americans.

They replaced Rasputin with a Leninist named Gleb.

Gleb.

[laughs]

... that, like, even I didn't really fully realize it.

Um, so it's, it's, it, there are, it, it's crazy to, to lean into that.

Also, to get rid of Rasputin is crazy.

'Cause like-

Dolly opened doors not just for me, but for her entire family to reach the potential we didn't even know was possible.

Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters-

This, this is sad

... musicians, and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent.

Ah, Boney M, Night Flight to Venus, one of those fantastic 1970s psychedelic headbangers.

Yeah, almost, almost sounds very familiar to Ra Ra Rasputin.

Very similar, very similar.

Ah, look, let's slow things down.