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Well....when I was a kid we had a disco cassette tape that had the song 'Rasputin' on it. We listened to it over and over because it was pretty much all the entertainment we had at the time. I came to know the song by heart and it has come in handy by giving me the correct answers on tests and when I play along with Jeopardy.
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Haha, that song is quite amusing! I think Rasputin's very interesting, and I don't see how that song has much you can learn from. What sort of questions do they ask on Jeopardy? :S
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son
(Spoken:)
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
(Spoken:) Oh, those Russians...
Link to song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDMlk3kSYg
It's very strange that someone would make a disco tune about Rasputin though, isn't it?
It is a bit strange actually. I wonder what other historical figures have songs about them!:D I know there's that one about Nelson Mandela by the Specials, but that's the only one I can remember at the moment. I might go look for some others, I bet there are loads out there.:P