I just heard this on Radio 4 ("The Paper Round" series, Tony McCaulay episode) and I thought it was Hazel O'Connor singing !
A bit more searching led me to this. Great song and interesting to find out that it wasn't released in Canada or the US because the political context of the song.
Apparently, it was written by Drafi Deutscher for Marcia Barrett when she was solo, but when she sang it with Boney M on tour is was so popular they added it to their second album.
the music,lyrics,and most singing is from their producer.
its the same producer from milli vanilli.and the same situation.milli vanilli dont sing.they are just for the show.the producer sing and make the music.
@Plexpara It is lie. Boney M weren't copy Milli Vanilli. Yes, the producer sang in studio. However real female voices Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett which you see on a scene. The others didn't recorded in studio, however sang at concerts own voices. It is a shame to repeat the false information from ill-wishers and stupid critics from newspapers.
@Plexpara You in the mind? The producer has recorded independently only the first single (one song). Then artists who worked on stage and in studio have been chosen. If you don't know true history Boney M, don't extend the errors.
Marcia had live and on record definitivly the better voice. She had a full warm voice..Sorry that she wasnt allowed to sing maybe Painter Man or other songs.
Sorry that this Idiot Frank Farian always tells the whole world Liz was the voice of Boney M..this is not true! Not in any case!
melodiile tineretii mele. adevarate melodii nu spurcaciunile din ziua de azi.asculta si vezi: ritm, linie melodica si tot ce vrei pt a te simti fericit
Mr Freddy if this performance is a playback, then i am the pope. Marcia achieved one of the best performances ever on stage, even better than the original one, under the look and ears of the super singer Liz Mitchel in the back, which makes things even more difficult. Brilliant, gorgeous, fantastic! (That comment is a playback though)
Such talent.... Unlike nowadays' singers using fucking machinary instead of their voices, and boney M sang about serious subjects, unlike today's bullshit
Marcha looks and sounds great in this video. Her voice is so expressive, she seems to say so much more than the words. She also projects a high level of dignity, she is attractive, but remains appropriate.
to settle the 'is it live debate'....if you listen very carefully btw 02:46 - 02:49 you can hear Marcia 'pp' on the mike when she sing the word 'people'..you would never get this in a studio cos they use a 'pop screen' shield on the mike to prevent this and also, if it did happen in studio it gets edited out of the final mix..so there...debate is over!
Yes. many people dont understand that Boney M also talks about serious subjects, like this Song. Belfast and the Children there, went trough serious problems
@MrCamus1967 Actually there is a Belfast in Africa, and ironically I believe it was named after the Belfast in Ireland, or something like that. But yes, of course that's not the Belfast the song is about.
she is about to release a cd please go onto her web site by putting in her name in google she as been very ill but nice to see her back and god bless her
Hey If you want to see Reggie Tsiboe second lead singer of Boney M then search DFDS Seaways' Flash Mob in celebration of Holland's national day into youtube to see him sing I want to break free with St.Edmunds School students Dover for Holland House 2011 !!
SO DEAR LIZ MITCHELL, STOP RUNNING AROUND SAYIN YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO SUNG FOR BONEY M BACK THEN!!! MARCIA WAS WITH HER REAL VOICE ALSO A LEAD SINGER OF BONEY M, AND A VERY GGOD ONE, THIS LIZ MITCHELL GETS ON MY NERVES. bONEY M WAS A GROUP AND NOT A SOLO PROJECT OF LIZ..MARCIA WAS ALSO GREAT!!!
Not bad, but for me Liz Mitchell is THE voice of Boney M. And of course producer Frank Farian himself with his raspy vocal contributions that Bobby Farrell had to lipsinc.
YOU can say all you want ,but this people they were real humans...They use to sing to every nation every type of people ,and we used to loved them and still do..
@TheGazzaful She recorded a new album. In the end of February she will meet admirers Boney M in Berlin. You can receive particulars if you click the LINK specified in it video.
I just saw her in concert in San Francisco (Dec.3). She was the only one from original group performing in Boney M concert. She looks very different now.
love the video the man is sext looks liek lenny kravits daddy to me lol love hsi moves i thought the lead was a drag queen ina few videos lol now i know shes really fish i think
Tremendous act,music, image typifies the Seventies.
Just one thing...Without being rude/unkind to either of them.I think the lead singer here looks like Didier Droghba..Chelsea footballer.Any one else think the same ??
German? The group is black, Caribbean. They might live in Germany but they are not German. Nevertheless, a great group. I love their songs, and Farrell is an awesome dancer and entertainer.
The remarks below about the German accent does not make sense; all artists are from the West-Indies. The ladies Marcia and Liz from Jamaica and Mister Farrell from Aruba (Dutch Antilles). Maizie I don't know but here native tongue is not German. Thanks for posting!
@feruzg SUPER WONDERFUL!!! I LOVE BONEY M ESPECIALLY " NO WOMAN NO CRY ", I LOVE ALL THEIR MUSICS BUT IN SPECIAL THIS . GREAT VIDEO AND NICE AND SWEET VOICE FROM MARCIA BARRETT, THANKS FOR SHERING THIS NICE VIDEOS WITH ALL OF US. KISSES FROM : FRANCISCO GOMES FEITOZA - IN BRAZIL
Wird Zeit für Remixe!!
Raflinger1 1 week ago
Es mi prima la de la Pensil DF, saludos Anita
antoninofillo66 1 week ago
Wspaniala muza z ćielęcych lat super grupa :)
tomekx26711 3 weeks ago
I just heard this on Radio 4 ("The Paper Round" series, Tony McCaulay episode) and I thought it was Hazel O'Connor singing !
A bit more searching led me to this. Great song and interesting to find out that it wasn't released in Canada or the US because the political context of the song.
Apparently, it was written by Drafi Deutscher for Marcia Barrett when she was solo, but when she sang it with Boney M on tour is was so popular they added it to their second album.
Number 1 in Germany, UK 8.
Enerjee 3 weeks ago
Marcia Barret la más grande, l más guapa y la mejor voz...
MrTardesillas 3 weeks ago
16 Nerds pushed -
xyxyqw 1 month ago
Tohle je Best of Disco forever. Mrdat Swedish House Mafia, která neviděla House ani z vlaku. Mamrdi.
malycestovatel 1 month ago
Jose Mourinho
HAPPYDOORS 2 months ago
so sory
gerylord18 2 months ago
ova me pesma nosila kroz moju mladost bravo veciti "masa 1943"
laslo131043 2 months ago
Dzięki że mogę posłuchać piosenki w wykonaniu tak wspaniałego zespołu.
jkulawiak39 3 months ago
super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
141taxi 3 months ago
Marcia happy birthday!!
Shaenova1 3 months ago 8
But, sings pretty good live.
BliitzPint 3 months ago
This girl is a good singer, but maybe some more expressive
well...is not bad,but too soft on expression
precisionbass100 3 months ago
only one girl of that band really sing.
the music,lyrics,and most singing is from their producer.
its the same producer from milli vanilli.and the same situation.milli vanilli dont sing.they are just for the show.the producer sing and make the music.
Plexpara 3 months ago
@Plexpara It is lie. Boney M weren't copy Milli Vanilli. Yes, the producer sang in studio. However real female voices Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett which you see on a scene. The others didn't recorded in studio, however sang at concerts own voices. It is a shame to repeat the false information from ill-wishers and stupid critics from newspapers.
abagoff 3 months ago 18
@abagoff
but thats a fact.and they say it all the time.its no secret.
the producer make the first album as "boney m." alone.he just dont want bring that songs with his real name.
later he need a face for boney m.so he found the 4 "singers" in a casting.
Plexpara 3 months ago
@Plexpara You in the mind? The producer has recorded independently only the first single (one song). Then artists who worked on stage and in studio have been chosen. If you don't know true history Boney M, don't extend the errors.
abagoff 3 months ago 5
@Plexpara smh, back in the '70's they sang live and so did Boney M
Sasquina 1 month ago
@abagoff
In 80"s in studio sang Reggie Tsioboe, too.
nhosterrr 1 month ago
@nhosterrr Not only in studio, but also at live concerts.
abagoff 1 month ago
gorgeous Marcia! One of their best songs!!
Shaenova1 3 months ago
bona da morire moooooo
knaiff 3 months ago
Marcia had live and on record definitivly the better voice. She had a full warm voice..Sorry that she wasnt allowed to sing maybe Painter Man or other songs.
Sorry that this Idiot Frank Farian always tells the whole world Liz was the voice of Boney M..this is not true! Not in any case!
honeyhn235 4 months ago
Belfast great place!
dmcc20012 4 months ago
melodiile tineretii mele. adevarate melodii nu spurcaciunile din ziua de azi.asculta si vezi: ritm, linie melodica si tot ce vrei pt a te simti fericit
marianscorpionul 4 months ago
Marcia must be one the most beautiful black women ever??
MrChubbleyWarner 5 months ago
Wow A protest disco sound song.
SuperPais 5 months ago
@SuperPais With Boney M you didn't just get a disco song you got a history lesson.
lewisner 4 months ago
Mr Freddy if this performance is a playback, then i am the pope. Marcia achieved one of the best performances ever on stage, even better than the original one, under the look and ears of the super singer Liz Mitchel in the back, which makes things even more difficult. Brilliant, gorgeous, fantastic! (That comment is a playback though)
23dimos 5 months ago
ses un vrai souvenir de moi
sikadour1 5 months ago
Jak dla mnie, jeden z najlepszych zespołów świata.
pierwszy01 5 months ago
belfast,belfast..when the country rings the leaving bell you're lost...
que grande boney
jozztik11 6 months ago
Muito bom o video.
Parabéns.
Marcos
vendassertec 6 months ago
GRANDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mariazerofolle 6 months ago
Superb vocals by Marcia and she is singing LIVE! Thanks for posting
summerboyuk 6 months ago
good clean fun music no matter how it was and now is made
Mr09031954 6 months ago
AWESOME LYRICS& RYTHM!! BONEY M TE IUBIIIM!!!
oddjobhokie 6 months ago
Such talent.... Unlike nowadays' singers using fucking machinary instead of their voices, and boney M sang about serious subjects, unlike today's bullshit
insurgentdude 6 months ago
the lead singer is fuckin smokin hot - what a gorgeous lookin woman :)
SCOTTISHFILMFAN 6 months ago
You really need to be deaf to say it's a playback!!!
Kheops63 6 months ago
Marcha looks and sounds great in this video. Her voice is so expressive, she seems to say so much more than the words. She also projects a high level of dignity, she is attractive, but remains appropriate.
Campbellteaching 7 months ago
nic
MrMaxmoss 7 months ago
to settle the 'is it live debate'....if you listen very carefully btw 02:46 - 02:49 you can hear Marcia 'pp' on the mike when she sing the word 'people'..you would never get this in a studio cos they use a 'pop screen' shield on the mike to prevent this and also, if it did happen in studio it gets edited out of the final mix..so there...debate is over!
MrChubbleyWarner 7 months ago
rest in peace bobby and thanks for all ....
chgrand62 7 months ago
i like her style
imash203 7 months ago
i like style
imash203 7 months ago
I hated Boney M as a kid ....but loved Marcia...this video reminds me why!!..ps..love Boney M now!
MrChubbleyWarner 7 months ago
Сейчас даже многие rock-groups не поют live...(
fellini198 7 months ago 6
i love this song! nice to see a live verson
agnetha1983 7 months ago
Eu amo BONEY M, e o Brasil ama mais ainda...
fblindo 7 months ago
Yes. many people dont understand that Boney M also talks about serious subjects, like this Song. Belfast and the Children there, went trough serious problems
SuperPais 7 months ago
Das beste in meiner Jugend ...und Heute NOCH!!!!
MrMerc300se 7 months ago
Anyone wondering if it's pre recorded or not, keep in mind that Boney M frequently had live vocals.
12OclockLow 8 months ago
@themirabro
There is no Belfast in Africa. It is Ireland. The song was about the civil war.
MrCamus1967 8 months ago
@MrCamus1967 Actually there is a Belfast in Africa, and ironically I believe it was named after the Belfast in Ireland, or something like that. But yes, of course that's not the Belfast the song is about.
12OclockLow 8 months ago
majestic.
juanneporamirez 8 months ago
...great music performed by incredible group....
drannel100 8 months ago
It is obvious that she is singing live. I know this song by heart and it is clear. She is indeed extremely good, almost matching the studio version.
distam 8 months ago
Marcia was a beautiful woman.
johnnoidea 9 months ago
God bless you Bobby.
johnnoidea 9 months ago
Marcia Barrett is sooo soooo sexy! This is also a great live vocal performance. I love her deeper/rockier tone.
indiana1977 9 months ago
why is there a dislike button for this video? youtube fix this
talkingsoda 9 months ago
Sente só a qualidade das musicas dos anos 70e 80.
Adriellukas 9 months ago
im from north belfast
FIntyMAcC10 9 months ago
she is about to release a cd please go onto her web site by putting in her name in google she as been very ill but nice to see her back and god bless her
daz8481 9 months ago
PUTA MADRE, SON LOS MEJORES DE LOS '70, MIS RECUERDOS EN MADRID HOTEL MELIA PRINCESA SOFIA *****, NAVIDAD DEL `72
pepetbarber 10 months ago
Hey If you want to see Reggie Tsiboe second lead singer of Boney M then search DFDS Seaways' Flash Mob in celebration of Holland's national day into youtube to see him sing I want to break free with St.Edmunds School students Dover for Holland House 2011 !!
pcd189 10 months ago
I want to sleep with the presenter in the sexy leather jacket! Wish he was gay!!
SMH1421 10 months ago
@SMH1421 ew and hes prob dead
talkingsoda 9 months ago
SO DEAR LIZ MITCHELL, STOP RUNNING AROUND SAYIN YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO SUNG FOR BONEY M BACK THEN!!! MARCIA WAS WITH HER REAL VOICE ALSO A LEAD SINGER OF BONEY M, AND A VERY GGOD ONE, THIS LIZ MITCHELL GETS ON MY NERVES. bONEY M WAS A GROUP AND NOT A SOLO PROJECT OF LIZ..MARCIA WAS ALSO GREAT!!!
lemonnis 10 months ago
The leading lady is a very georgeous woman,damn she looks good....then 30yrs ago..!!!
thebrood40 10 months ago
einfach nur super das hatt mir schon immer gefallen
andy67discofan 11 months ago
Mittel Deusche Rundfunk... Cool :)
MrDefaultti 11 months ago
i love the singer
thebrood40 11 months ago
MEIN GEBURTSLIED ;o))
meine mam hat es bei der geburt von mir gehört;o)
THX Boney;o)
xlzwergmO 11 months ago
im from belfast and thats a great voivce
rockape560 11 months ago
Not bad, but for me Liz Mitchell is THE voice of Boney M. And of course producer Frank Farian himself with his raspy vocal contributions that Bobby Farrell had to lipsinc.
vachalia 1 year ago
@vachalia
how right you are x
JoanCollins2009 11 months ago
The two most beautiful women in the world at that time ,in the same group.How did that happen?
1959VONCILE 1 year ago
Bobbie, You have never forgot you Island ARUBA,
and we have/, will never forget you. RIP.
maratheblackwarrior 1 year ago
Love their music is still the best. God B less BOBBY.
elisamia84 1 year ago
She is singing live in this video, one of the rare occasions that they did, but live all the same, and proof that it IS them singing on record....
denny5545 1 year ago
legal drugs wonderful
digbydo1 1 year ago
YOU can say all you want ,but this people they were real humans...They use to sing to every nation every type of people ,and we used to loved them and still do..
htellez87 1 year ago
RIP bobby
SCOTTISHFILMFAN 1 year ago
descance em paz
izabelfranca2009 1 year ago
R . I . P from Peru
MrChimpumcallao 1 year ago
RIP Bobby Farrell. This wednesday, a legend will enter Zorgvlied, Amsterdam!
KitchenMarshall 1 year ago
You were a gentleman Bobby=RIP.
DragQueenPriscilla 1 year ago
first and last time she sang as leader with the group.Liz mitchell was the leader voice
AAA000999AAA 1 year ago
RIP Bobby :(
yanek58 1 year ago
RIP bobby
Gargola510 1 year ago
Marcia looks a bit like Serena Williams in some of her photos. I grew up thinking Bobby was married to the 3 of them hahaha...rest in Peace Bobby
TheMackyo7 1 year ago
Bobby R.I.P.. I am a big fan of Boney M! And Bobby is a legend!
LadyAnimeManiac 1 year ago
R.I.P. Bobby Thank you!!!
hartunro 1 year ago
RIP BOBBY FARRELL:(
kucubt 1 year ago
Sounds great !!!
Bad news today Bobby Farrell have did R.I.P.
Beatrycia 1 year ago
Descansa en paz Bobby.
NickoCartoon 1 year ago
Nemá chybu nenahraditelná kapela
radekmyers 1 year ago
Sorry to burst anyones bubble but that was LIVE!!
you can tell as soon as she sings ! She also does a bit of talking through the song as well!
That lead singer Marcia is fukin gorgeous & those full red lips of hers are just so god damn sexy!!!
Does anyone know what she's doing now?
Gazza
TheGazzaful 1 year ago 35
@TheGazzaful She recorded a new album. In the end of February she will meet admirers Boney M in Berlin. You can receive particulars if you click the LINK specified in it video.
abagoff 1 year ago 3
I just saw her in concert in San Francisco (Dec.3). She was the only one from original group performing in Boney M concert. She looks very different now.
dinamitc80 1 year ago
@dinamitc80 Because she battles versus to heavy oncological disease more than 16 years.
abagoff 1 year ago
@TheGazzaful yep a live performance, even though the rest are still miming to the original track in the background.
slavakatzman 1 year ago
@TheGazzaful yep. they are still performing but their voices are kinda scratchy now
geewhiz76 10 months ago
@TheGazzaful
her lips aren't really red, thats just make up
ThomasRowsell 7 months ago
The lead vocal so is live...real talent...fanstastic
frosty908 1 year ago
Still hard to believe they were practically unknown in US during this time.They were so much fun, and Marcia was just so beautiful.
1959VONCILE 1 year ago
I just wanna kiss those luscious lips of Marcia Barrett......
denny5545 1 year ago
Nice perfomance, nice girl and a great voice. But its not live, its a playback.
MrFredy77 1 year ago
@MrFredy77 Lead Singer not use playback. The rest - a playback. However it is usual technology for television.
abagoff 1 year ago
@abagoff - agreed ..Marcia is singing live..no doubts...
MrChubbleyWarner 7 months ago
5 STARS FOR BOBBY FARRELL, LIZ MITCHELL, MAIZIE WILLIAMS, AND MARCIA BARRETT. AND REGGIE TSIBOE TOO (even though he joined Boney M. in 1981)
CrackUpCliponica 1 year ago
Music are as access links to our more outstanding memories.
And those they send me to very happy times!
EhSoSandra 1 year ago
what a beautiful woman with a superb voice!
mtb2804 1 year ago
Marcia Barrett powinna byla czesciej spiewac jako lead vocal. Ma znakomite warunki glosowe. Najbardziej ją lubie z calego zespolu.
nhosterrr 1 year ago
What a voice! *_*
Pumachen 1 year ago
nice, :-)
Hesslon09 1 year ago
love,love, love!
langie24 1 year ago 2
wonder how many of todays groups could perform live like that? truly talented singer that girl...
Dogeggz 1 year ago 2
Coolest group !
urania2012 1 year ago
belle voix en effet
salchat1 1 year ago
ja das ist eine stimme ,Nur duch Marcia backvocals klingten die songs von Boney M
sehr gut.Das vergesen alle.Vor allem LIZ mit seine kinder stimme.
gadadavida1 1 year ago
Fantastic live vocal by the wonderful Marcia Barrett,who said Boney M couldn't sing live-what a powerhouse performance,Love them so much!!
breff44 1 year ago
They are all GREAT!
Capitanul9603 1 year ago
aqui no Brasil sou fan numero um do BONEY Y LOVE BONEY M
repetengo 1 year ago
Hübsch
frozenfaithmetal 1 year ago
Marcia Barrett is Gorgeous in this video. A "Tigress"
floralpixie 1 year ago 2
Wow! What a powerful and soulful version. Marcia's live performance, like her looks, is spectacular.
xensboy 1 year ago
песенка иэ моей армейской молодости!!!!Very good!!!!
43assa 1 year ago
love the video the man is sext looks liek lenny kravits daddy to me lol love hsi moves i thought the lead was a drag queen ina few videos lol now i know shes really fish i think
azownmadea 1 year ago
still get a trill whenever I hear this song
tttuberc 1 year ago
genau
Hesslon09 1 year ago
excellent live ... i love them
MYLENEFARMERgaultier 1 year ago
Wonder why she got the lead on this one?
trent8002003 1 year ago
gerry adams there was a cat that really was gone ira it was a shame how they carried on
davetherave6724 1 year ago
Belfast will never be at peace until the British adminastration is removed.
kevin45271 1 year ago
increible cancion, me encanta como baila ese cabron, de lo mejor................
joaquin180 1 year ago
... la cantavo che avevo 9 anni ...
jackfeirytheonlyone 1 year ago
Anyone could tell that Drafi Deutscher has some relation with Boney M beside he wrote this song ?
zimezum 2 years ago
maize is awesome....but liz mitchell would sing most of the songs?
undertakerstu 2 years ago
Tremendous act,music, image typifies the Seventies.
Just one thing...Without being rude/unkind to either of them.I think the lead singer here looks like Didier Droghba..Chelsea footballer.Any one else think the same ??
dw69ful 2 years ago
mmm... i think they are relatives anyway!
StupidFoolLady 2 years ago
THE SONG ENDURES THRU TIME
jesse94970 2 years ago
Mazie Williams is from Montserrat, West Indies.
SandDec 2 years ago
Sorry but She isnt Maizie.
Marcia Barrett/Jamaica
StupidFoolLady 2 years ago
what a beautifull woman
what a great voice
feetlover18 2 years ago 47
alto loco oh
tribulations22 2 years ago
S U P E R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dimitrisbopis 2 years ago 3
Always great to hear them
jesse94970 2 years ago 4
great german pop
elvira2262 2 years ago 5
German? The group is black, Caribbean. They might live in Germany but they are not German. Nevertheless, a great group. I love their songs, and Farrell is an awesome dancer and entertainer.
kkarlo12 2 years ago 2
linda canción así como quien la canta bella mujer!
lattinno74 2 years ago 2
The remarks below about the German accent does not make sense; all artists are from the West-Indies. The ladies Marcia and Liz from Jamaica and Mister Farrell from Aruba (Dutch Antilles). Maizie I don't know but here native tongue is not German. Thanks for posting!
kemposoefi 2 years ago 3
most of the songs are from Drafi Deutscher
sanbrunomike 2 years ago
this girl (Marcia) is supersexy in every aspect.
feruzg 2 years ago 16
@feruzg SUPER WONDERFUL!!! I LOVE BONEY M ESPECIALLY " NO WOMAN NO CRY ", I LOVE ALL THEIR MUSICS BUT IN SPECIAL THIS . GREAT VIDEO AND NICE AND SWEET VOICE FROM MARCIA BARRETT, THANKS FOR SHERING THIS NICE VIDEOS WITH ALL OF US. KISSES FROM : FRANCISCO GOMES FEITOZA - IN BRAZIL
swedenbrazililoveyou 1 year ago
this girl is supersexy, both body and soul. it is just jumping out.
feruzg 2 years ago 2
what she saying at 1,,53 secs please
countrystyle1 2 years ago
i think
"good girl, all right"
the thick german accent makes it kinda difficult to figure out...
Pete0603 2 years ago
I think, she tried to say something in German, but I can`t understand it (and I am German).
;-)
VincentVega198787 2 years ago
@countrystyle1 Good God Almighty
resmirabilis 1 year ago
thank you so much for this
iamaloady 3 years ago
Que bonito la cantas Marcia Barret
dikeobdc 3 years ago
Awesome clip - TY for posting.Did the Boneys rock or what?
lewisner 3 years ago 2
muy bueno !!
joecrapula 3 years ago
Bravo Marcia !!!
sylvesttter 3 years ago
just wonderfull.Amazing MARCIA.
alvarezmontez 3 years ago
just wonderfull.amazing MARCIA.
alvarezmontez 3 years ago 2
Wow, sung live! Nice!
tijgervisuals 3 years ago
what does that mean?
sgillman16 3 years ago
Wonderbar Abagoff
pegase34501 3 years ago