Friday, May 8, 2009

A Classic - Rasputin

A 1978 track that got many of our parents to hit the discotheques and boogie. The song represents a semi-biography whose central focal point was Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and it variously sensationalizes Rasputin as a playboy, mystical healer, and political demiurge.

All of this, probably did not make much sense to the then music lovers of India albeit this track exposed them to a new era of western disco numbers that nudged people into freeing their arms and legs and dance. A good way to increase footfalls into a discotheque - play unique but acceptable music tracks. 
 

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