The eponymous man is said to dance the Kozachok "really wunderbar" in it.
That Russian Squat Dance: Mentioned in "Rasputin". The bridge in "Rasputin" features this as the titular man's antics have led to increasingly louder demands to do something about this outrageous man. It starts with a clip of Ma Baker during a stick-up, then in the middle of the song is a news bulletin from the police asking for any information on Ma Baker's whereabouts, and this is followed by a second clip of Ma Baker. Shaped Like Itself: The woman in "Daddy Cool" is "crazy like a fool.". The Queenpin: "Ma Baker" was based on sensationalised news reports of Kate "Ma" Barker being the ringleader of her crime syndicate during The Prohibition. Protest Song: "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)", basically a Green Aesop song (with some anti-nuclear proliferation bits too), complete with a children's chorus. "Rasputin" is about the infamous Russian monk while "Daddy Cool" was about a ladykiller. One-Man Song: Two well-known songs are in this manner. Location Song: "Belfast", a protest song about the then-ongoing religious conflict. Limited Lyrics Song: The title of "Baby Do You Wanna Bump?" is pretty much the extent of its lyrics. The Immodest Orgasm: There's one in "Daddy Cool". Fading into the Next Song: Thanks to the shared drumming theme (borrowed from Cozy Powell's "Dance with the Devil"), "Nightflight to Venus" seamlessly fades into "Rasputin" on every album they are featured in. 
Dance Sensation: The first Boney M single was "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", a cash-in on the dance craze The Bump which was huge in European discos at the time.Christmas Songs: Their Cover Version of Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child", mixed with the Farian original "Oh My Lord", was a huge European hit in 1978, and three years later they did a whole Christmas album.Ascended Meme: The commonly-heard mondegreen of "what about Daddy Cool?", rather than the actual line of "wild about Daddy Cool", was eventually adopted by the group in live shows.As the Good Book Says.: "Rivers of Babylon" has its main lyrics based on Psalm 137, with the bridge taken from Psalm 19.
WHICH BONEY M ALBUM HAS MA BAKER ON IT LICENSE
Artistic License History: Both "Rasputin" and "Ma Baker" run with the popular myths about their respective subjects, rather than historical fact.Ra ra, Rasputin, Russia's greatest trope machine: Maizie Williams - dancer, live vocals (1975-86) from Montserrat.Reggie Tsiboe - lead and backing vocals (1982-6) from Ghana.Liz Mitchell - lead and backing vocals (1976-86) from Jamaica.Bobby Farrell - dancer, lead vocals (1975-81, 1984-6 died 2010) from Aruba.Marcia Barrett - lead and backing vocals (1975-86) from Jamaica.
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