"Rasputin" (song)

"Rasputin (song)" is a title based upon conjecture.

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After capturing the Thirteenth Doctor, the Spy Master, who had been posing as the Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, taunted her by dancing to an upbeat disco tune about Rasputin. (TV: The Power of the Doctor ^[+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"])

The band Boney M were notable for having written a song about Rasputin by the 1970s. (PROSE: The Wages of Sin ^[+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"])

Known lyrics

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the Bible like a preacher
Full of ecstasy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire

Ra-Ra-Rasputin
Lover of the Russian Queen
There was a cat that really was gone
Ra-Ra-Rasputin
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

Behind the scenes

• While the song that the Spy Master dances to is never referred to by name in the episode The Power of the Doctor ^[+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"], it is recognisably "Rasputin" by Boney M.
  • The full song is much longer than what was presented in this story.