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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by MyAmericandream(f): 4:39pm On Jan 23, 2024*

Topman7:
Thanks for posting.

Boney M was the music you played at kids’ birthdays back in the day. Fantastic band with memorable songs.

My favourite: Brown Girl in the Ring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nMlfogITw?si=F7yN7A8wHYxkTg5Q

I never knew they were called Boney M. Didn’t even know they were Mary Boy Child crooner.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by MyAmericandream(f): 4:41pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
Exactly.

That's why they sacked him at a point in the 1980s, because he complained that he wanted to actually sing rather than mime.

How did you guys get all these foreign gist back then?

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Jefferyhi86(m): 4:41pm On Jan 23, 2024

Wow i never knew, thks for the info

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Fujiyama: 4:46pm On Jan 23, 2024

Lots of original gangsters on this thread.

The audacity of it all - who knows how many other Frank Farians were (or are) out there? huh

After falling out with Frank Farian, Bobby Farrell had to keep performing as agreed under the terms of their contract. Apparently the contract wasn't a good one for him - and Farrell died poor and angry - as recounted by his children. The music business... lipsrsealed

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by blowjohn(m): 4:49pm On Jan 23, 2024

ReluctantAdult:
Milli vanilli
One of the world's greatest scammers

Yeah their story is a mixture of funny and sadness

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by blowjohn(m): 4:52pm On Jan 23, 2024

e lute is one of Bonney M song I love.

I think rasputin the song from them was banned in Russia

As for milli vanilli well....

So sad how they ended up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbUENJ5FjBk&pp=ygUWZ2lybCBhbSBnb25uYSBtaXNzIHlvdQ%3D%3D

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by naptu2(op): 5:02pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:

Comments on the "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" video.

1) fake song is better than fake people

2) I hate fake stuff but I love fake Milli Vanilli

3) Even a fake song is way better than the crap they play today

4) It’s not fake music, it’s a collaborative effort.

5) I don't even care who was really singing this.... still fabulous.

6) The men in this video are so handsome

8 ) 1989: playback, NO, take back Grammy's
2020: Auto-tune, ok, give the Grammy's.

9) I love this song. I wish a movie was made about them. Y’all gotta remember. These men were young and poor. Everything sounds like a good idea in that scenario

10) I love this song. I'm good friends with Fab Morvan. He's a good man and he's a very good singer. Check out his work. RIP Rob.

naptu2:
This particular song?! I knew quite a lot of people that were crazy about this song. It was one particular guy's national anthem. His day had not started if he hadn't sang this song.

Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You (1989).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbUENJ5FjBk

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by naptu2(op): 5:05pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
"And the winner is. . ."

"And the winner is. . ."

"And the winner is. . ."

They were the new music sensation sweeping across the world. From the American Music Awards to the Grammy Awards to the Soul Train Awards and everything in between, they were there. They had a platinum album and they appeared on all the talk shows.

However, do you notice that their singing voices and speaking voices are kind of different? There are no German accents on their songs!

Milli Vanilli's Triumph In America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2HaL_TrVw

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by naptu2(op): 5:06pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
The truth is that, after the shock wore off, most people preferred Rob and Fab to the Real Milli Vanilli and they might have staged a successful comeback if Rob hadn't killed himself.

Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain (1989)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI5IA8assfk

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by naptu2(op): 5:14pm On Jan 23, 2024

joseph1832:
what this man did back then is actually fraudulent! Men he deceived so many, including me, with Boney M.

Actually thought Bob Farrell and the women were the ones who sung those songs back then. Chai!!!.

There were so many rumours about Boney M back in the day that I wasn't too surprised when I discovered that Bobby wasn't the person singing.

Now Milli Vanilli was a complete shock to me.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Streetmovement(m): 5:16pm On Jan 23, 2024

SlavaUkraini:
So your mum was a Rolling Stone ?

Mama G Pikin

Wotoporiously cool

speaking

100% bro, she sang word to word on every song, still banging em tunes cool

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by ReluctantAdult(m): 5:21pm On Jan 23, 2024

blowjohn:
Yeah their story is a mixture of funny and sadness

True that.

What was really sad was the death of Rob when they were about to release a comeback album with them as lead vocals, after getting exposed and losing it all.

I was really looking forward to seeing how they'd truly fare with that...

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by eepeepook: 5:26pm On Jan 23, 2024

Okay. Gone. Will still be remembered for his contribution to the music world. Rest In Peace. You’re in a world without sorrow now.

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Karlifate: 5:38pm On Jan 23, 2024

Goddyrichie:
oya old papa 👴 let it go viral since you’re d oldest person on earth

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by armadeo(m): 5:45pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
Frank Farian was actually the male voice of Boney M, but he thought that he didn't look good enough to be on stage/in front of the camera, so he hired Bobby Farrel (picture below) to be the face of Boney M. Bobby was a dancer.

I was shocked when I found this out.

Ma Baker is my favourite from bonny m.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Dennisochampa: 5:49pm On Jan 23, 2024

GOFRONT:

Oh no!!! Death why??..........This man here is too useful and beneficial to die this very early........over here, we have one very Useless, Good for nothing Old vegetable druggie occupying the top of a famous Rock in my country.

God why not do me a favor by taking the latter away and bringback the former.

.... U forgot one thing....
As you dey pray make person papa and loved one die so... Na so one day, person wen u nor know go pray make you sef die untimely.... Nature is just too sweet

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by GO0dharddick: 5:53pm On Jan 23, 2024

EdiskyHarry:
These guys make Christmas lovely

Swears!

Their Christmas songs have been reigning since 1980s till now. Omo they're legends abeg

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Abusufian: 6:03pm On Jan 23, 2024

He wil answer ur prayers by taking ur Papa first...... Amen

GOFRONT:

Oh no!!! Death why??..........This man here is too useful and beneficial to die this very early........over here, we have one very Useless, Good for nothing Old vegetable druggie occupying the top of a famous Rock in my country.

God why not do me a favor by taking the latter away and bringback the former.

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Jacksonwar099: 6:29pm On Jan 23, 2024

Their Christmas songs has no comparison up till now. RIP to him

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Omoluabi16(m): 6:32pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
Exactly.

That's why they sacked him at a point in the 1980s, because he complained that he wanted to actually sing rather than mime.

Hmmm. Either ways, bobby farell was an electric performer. It took a while to figure out Boney m was the group and not bobby himself, and that all he did was mime.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by kernniejay(m): 6:35pm On Jan 23, 2024

RIP Frank Farian. Those music you produced by both Bonny M and Milli Vanilli (and probably others) are spectacularly classic.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Mayeldah(m): 6:46pm On Jan 23, 2024

Between Bonney M and Bob Marley, who really composed and sang 'No woman no cry'?

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by TYCO77: 6:48pm On Jan 23, 2024

[color=#000099][/color][quote author=naptu2 post=128086572][/quote]Girl, you know it's true
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I love you

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Kionrae: 7:07pm On Jan 23, 2024

Daddy daddy Cool...was my late dad favorite track lol

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by BreconHills(m): 7:22pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
Frank Farian was actually the male voice of Boney M, but he thought that he didn't look good enough to be on stage/in front of the camera, so he hired Bobby Farrel (picture below) to be the face of Boney M. Bobby was a dancer.

Oh my!!

I had no idea. My goodness.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by nkemdi89(f): 7:23pm On Jan 23, 2024

That means I have been scammed all my childhood.

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Ruuchiinaa: 7:52pm On Jan 23, 2024

You are right. I am just thinking out loud if someday, someone somewhere, will also disclose that ABBA's songs were mimed as well

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by skywalker240(m): 8:28pm On Jan 23, 2024

naptu2:
Frank Farian was actually the male voice of Boney M, but he thought that he didn't look good enough to be on stage/in front of the camera, so he hired Bobby Farrel (picture below) to be the face of Boney M. Bobby was a dancer.

Bobby Farrel is deceased too

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by skywalker240(m): 8:29pm On Jan 23, 2024

Mayeldah:
Between Bonney M and Bob Marley, who really composed and sang 'No woman no cry'?

Bob Marley

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by olaleke1(m): 10:58pm On Jan 23, 2024

Ruuchiinaa:
You are right. I am just thinking out loud if someday, someone somewhere, will also disclose that ABBA's songs were mimed as well

Ah...

I hope nobody will come and tell me ABBA is not a real music group, too?

That means all my childhood na scam be dat... musically speaking... choiii...

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Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by Burgerlomo: 12:07am On Jan 24, 2024

RIP sir

Re: Frank Farian, Founder Of Boney M And Milli Vanilli, Dies At 82 by judedwriter(m): 3:21am On Jan 24, 2024

joseph1832:
what this man did back then is actually fraudulent! Men he deceived so many, including me, with Boney M.

Actually thought Bob Farrell and the women were the ones who sung those songs back then. Chai!!!.

In boney m, they had four singers. only Bob Farrel and another lady lip syched and danced. The other two female vocalists, one Liz Mitchell, sang beautifully.

The truth will ultimately be exposed, no matter how much we try to hide it.

Not a follower of secular music, but music those days sounded much better than these days.

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