Boney M define Europop

18 September 1976: Number 20 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicMove over Bill Grundy – the most scandalous pop TV appearance of 1976 was Boney M doing Daddy Cool on Musikbladet, Germany's Top of the Pops. Bobby Farrell's wild gyrations – and the band's revealing costumes – did more than jump-start their career. They sparked the look and ethos of Europop. Eye-popping costumes, gravelly spoken bits, big-lunged divas singing outrageously catchy nonsense – everyon...

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