Other Recorded Versions
Other popular versions have been performed by Dennis Brown, Snuff, Steve Earle, Daniel O'Donnell, Yabby You, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Linda Ronstadt and the Skatalites
The Unitarian Universalist Association has included the song in their supplemental hymnal Singing the Journey (Hymn #1042) .
In 1978, Brazilian-Paraguayan singer Perla recorded a version of the song with lyrics in Portuguese entitled Rios da Babilônia, which reached great popularity in Brazil and Latin America.
On 19 November 1978, a cover version with lyrics in Swedish, Kommer du ihåg Babylon? (Do you remember Babylon?), performed by Swedish dansband Schytts entered the 1st place on Svensktoppen.
Canadian Christian rock band The Kry covered this song on their 1996 album "What About Now" (although the song was titled "By the Rivers of Babylon").
In 1992 the Croatian group Vatrogasci (Firefighters) made a parody of this song, translating it in croatian language (naming "Joj što volim") and making it in turbofolk arrangement.
Pop group Brotherhood of Man recorded a version for their Sing 20 Number One Hits album in 1980.
The Neville Brothers has a version of the song on their Walkin' in the Shadow of Life CD released on October 19, 2004 on the Chordant label.
Rob Tobias and Friends recorded their version of the song for the "Sparks" CD released in 2006 (Maximio Productions). One lyric change noted was the line "How can we sing a 'holy' song in a strange land."
Jorma Kaukonen recorded version of the song for his 2007 album, Stars In My Crown.
Sinéad O'Connor also recorded it for her 2007 album, Theology.
Linda Ronstadt also recorded a version of this song.
A Polish Christian rock group 2Tm2,3 performed an acoustic version of "Rivers of Babylon" based on the Boney M recording.
A somewhat different, but still recognisable as the same song, version appeared on Don McLean's 1972 LP American Pie, titled just 'Babylon'.
An acoustic version of the song, performed by Sublime, was included in their album, Gold.
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