17 August 2019

R is for Rivers Of Babylon

Rivers of Babylon is based on Psalm 137:1-4, and details the exile of the Jewish people in 586 BC.

The song was written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. It was popularised in Europe by a 1978 cover by Boney M, which was one of the top-ten all-time best-selling singles in the UK.

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