Rivers of Babylon

Summary

Rivers of Babylon is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,002 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rivers of Babylon's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Rivers of Babylon's composer is recorded as Brent Dowe^[4].
• Rivers of Babylon's composer is recorded as Trevor McNaughton^[5].
• Rivers of Babylon's genre is disco^[6].
• Rivers of Babylon's genre is reggae^[7].
• Rivers of Babylon's based on is recorded as Psalm 137^[8].
• Rivers of Babylon was performed by The Melodians^[9].
• Among the performers on Rivers of Babylon was Boney M.^[10].
• Among the performers on Rivers of Babylon was Linda Ronstadt^[11].
• Rivers of Babylon's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Rivers of Babylon was distributed by Gramophone^[13].
• Rivers of Babylon was released on 1970^[14].
• Rivers of Babylon's lyricist is recorded as Trevor McNaughton^[15].
• Rivers of Babylon's lyricist is recorded as Brent Dowe^[16].
• Psalm 137 inspired Rivers of Babylon^[17].
• Rivers of Babylon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rivers of Babylon'}^[18].
• Rivers of Babylon's different from is recorded as Rivers of Babylon^[19].
• Rivers of Babylon's derivative work is recorded as By the Rivers of Babylon^[20].
• Rivers of Babylon's derivative work is recorded as Kommer du ihåg Babylon?^[21].
• Rivers of Babylon's form of creative work is recorded as song^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[23]

• Genre(s): ballad, disco, eurodance, funk, pop, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, soul^[24]

• Community tags: ballad, disco, eurodance, funk, pop, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, soul^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: abe1ab3d-b3c4-31ac-84ba-655e2cc5d51d^[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Melodians^[9], Boney M.^[10], and Linda Ronstadt^[11].

Publication

Rivers of Babylon was published on 1970^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include disco^[6] and reggae^[7]. It was distributed by Gramophone^[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Psalm 137 inspired Rivers of Babylon^[17].

Why It Matters

Rivers of Babylon ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,002 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]