Rappers React To Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear The Reaper"!!!
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Don't Fear The Reaper was used in multiple places in the miniseries Stephen King's The Stand, including the title credits.
I think this is a beautiful song saying goodbye and taking the his hand and joining the others who have already gone. Became like they are. 😢
The SNL skit....lol. I need more cow bells is awesome.
Finally some Blue Öyster Cult! Just a friendly warning, this band is very addictive! Some of their better known songs are Godzilla, Burnin For You and Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll. Some deeper cuts are I Love The Night, Are You Ready To Rock, Astronomy, E.T.I., and Veteran of the Psychic Wars. You guys are really going to love this band.
I second Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
I’ve loved BÖC since I was a very young child, but I only recently discovered “Take Me Away”, and it might be my favorite song by them.
@@dustinierardi4028 Yes!! It figured prominently in the soundtrack and movie “ Heavy Metal”.
Godzilla needs to be the ETL version with the intro. and Perfect Water is another good one, or Black Blade, Joan Crawford, Subhuman...
I'm for any and all of these live versions: "Cities on Flame" and "Subhuman" from 'On Your Feet or On Your Knees', "Astronomy", "E.T.I."., and "Godzilla"' from 'Some Enchanted Evening', "Veteran of the Psychic Wars", "Black Blade", and "Godzilla" (either version) from 'ETL', and "Perfect Water" from 'A Long Day's Night'.
My recommendations are "Nosferatu", "The Great Sun Jester", and "The Vigil".
The " more cowbell" was an SNL skit with will Ferrell and Christopher Walken. They are in the recording studio recording this track Christopher Walken playing the producer with will on the cowbell
Such a great song
Ya gotta have that cowbell
"I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!"
James Hetfield from Metallica talked about BOC in an interview some years ago. He mentioned that BOC played the biggest venues in the country in the late 70's / early 80's, but now they play smaller venues and large clubs. James wondered how a band can make that change from large venues to small venues. But then he said that he caught a recent BOC show and understood why: They love what they are doing. They love playing live in front of a crowd.
The rock music industry is like professional baseball. Many people play in the minors, but only the lucky few get called up to the "big show". Everybody hopes to get that call, but if you decide that you will not be happy unless you get the call, there is a huge probability that you will be a very sad individual. A better existence is to work hard and hope to make it big, but be happy to get what you do get and just keep playing the game as long as the game wants you.
One of the best concerts I ever attended was black and blue...Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult
'I Need More Cowbell'
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amazing song!!!
Don't drive to this song...90miles before realizing I was going down I-10 freeway at that speed to this song!!!
Don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but this song was used to eerie effect in John Carpenter's movie 'Halloween'. The original one in the late 70's, not the modern remakes. I believe it was considered the first ever slasher horror to be made. It is a classic for a lot of reasons. If you haven't seen it, it is worth seeing. Hearing it in the movie, turned me on to this band!
Btw, I really enjoyed seeing how into it you guys were toward the end!
Gotta watch the SNL Cowbell skit now!
This song reminds me of the movies the original Halloween and the movie The Stoned Age
When you said, "I've never heard this song." My first thought was "Yes you have, you just didn't know what it was." This song has been in many movies including the made-for-TV movie The Stand. I know it was in the original but I also think it was in the remake Paramount + did.
Have you ever heard the songs "Love Hurts" and "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth? Both are amazing songs that I highly recommend.
Yes, the cowbell skit from SNL is this song. Iconic skit.
Greatest SNL skit ever. "What we need is more cowbell"!
One of the all time best SNL sketches with Will Farrell and the cowbell to this song. 😁👍🤙
Absolutely! 😂
Maybe second only to Schweddy balls
@@mikethemotormouth 👍🤣🤣🤣
@@mikethemotormouth I thought of that one too! A classic. 💖😎
Every time.. after that skit all I hear is cowbell lol before I didn’t notice. Anything with Christopher Walken is good.
Am I the only one who thinks of the 90s TV version of The Stand before the cowbell thing?
I remember when this song came out ! I love me sum BTO ! Blue Oyster Cult
It's about both not faring death and to take your chances now, ideally with a lover who is just as committed, it's also being ok with this cycle seasons, love stories, and human life.
Thank you .
This is the opening song to Stephen King's "The Stand"...
~ Randal Flagg
BOC is a Long Island, NY, band formed in Stony Brook in 1967. Great song that has a timeless quality.
this is apart of the greatest SNL bit ever
You didn't remember the guitar solo because, for some ungodly reason, there is a radio edit that omits it. I nearly lose my mind when I hear it on the radio butchered. Great review!
Watching you groove is awesome. Have you done Godzilla?
You may have heard their song Godzilla.
"Seasons don't fear the Reaper
Nor the wind or the sun or the rain"
Death is just a natural part of life.
This song is used so often in both movies and tv,prominently featured as the opening song for Stephen King's The Stand.
Best opening to a TV program ever. When all the COVID hysteria vegan in early 2020 I was walking out of a Walmart in rural S. Central Missouri. There was a crow perched on top of the railing of one of the shopping cart corrals. Just looking at everyone. People walked by never moved.
I thought oh shit...
@@ericelander9936 hysteria vegan,or vegan hysteria!😆😆😆
@@ericelander9936 I had a similar experience. I was sitting at my kitchen table many years ago getting effed up when a crow ( raven maybe?) sat on the railing on the fire escape right outside my window and stared at me. I had mt coat hanging off of the back of a chair a little too close to a space heater. The sleeve of the coat started to scorch. There could have been a fire if I hadn’t noticed. I think maybe it was trying to warn me.
"Fear the Walking Dude."
Ghost absolutely worshiped at the BOC altar. As you become more familiar with BOC's catalog you'll hear it all over the place in Ghost's stuff. And that's not a bad thing at all.
This song always reminds me of the original The Stand miniseries from 1990. It plays during the beginning of how the “super flu” gets out.
Oooo same! I haven't seen that in years. Totally forgot about that! I can picture it 😂
Yes! Fantastic, eery opening
Captain Trips.
TH-cam this song on SNL. Brilliant, classic, hilarious.
According to Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, the lead guitarist, and lead vocalist on this song, he wrote it after getting a diagnosis of an irregular heartbeat. That had him thinking about his mortality and that he may have a shortened life. "I thought I was going to maybe not live that long", he said in an interview. He described it as "a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners". It advocates courage in the face of death, but in no way suggests we should actively bring it about. It expressed his wish that should he die early, that he would be able to be with his loved ones again in the afterlife." - Songfacts
^ This. This song is sometimes "accused" of promoting suicide, but it is not. It is about accepting the inevitable when our time comes. Next by BOC should be "Godzilla," followed by "Cities on Flame,"
@@bostonvair I was fairly young when this came out (63 now). I have never ever once heard anyone say that this song encourages people to commit suicide. I mean maybe that was said but I never heard it said or even suggested. We always just thought it was a cool song. I saw them live with Sabbath. Needless to say it was awesome!
...he said what he had to to get the record played on the radio...read the lyrics..😎
I think it is a criminal act that record labels edit this masterpiece (and others) so they can stick it on a "top 100 rock songs" album, proving that they do not care about the music, only about the amount of sales.
Romeo goes to the tomb and realises he can't live without Juliet. He takes the poison and dies next to her. Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead. She then kills herself with Romeo's dagger.
every time I hear this song, I think of the TV series Supernatural, this song played quite a few times over the seasons
This is definitely one of the best rock songs ever recorded. It survived and thrived after being made into a joke, that's how good it is. And the joke only adds to the legacy. Lesser songs would have died.
I came across this song while watching "The Stoned Age" and fell in love with it eversince... Shout-out to you guys from Germany !
ALL early BOC is supercool.
More cowbell is true though!
Saturday night cruising the highway a little high ah youth
Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken on an SNL performance will forever be associated with this song. Watched the video a thousand times and could watch it a thousand more.
Queens of the Stone Age played “Little Sister” on SNL. They use cowbell in the song. Will Ferrell came out on stage as the cowbell guy playing cowbell with his shirt riding up and doing pelvic thrusts. I don’t know how the band kept a straight face. 🤣
This song has a great vibe, so different when it came out in the 70s. 👍👍👍
I love when you guys recognize the songs...😘
I have seen them live 7 times starting 1982 the first never gets old
Another "vampirish " song from BOC is I Love The Night. Mesmerizing!
This was also the opening song to the Stephen King tv series “The Stand” (the original, not the reboot.)
Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla",, "Burnin' For You",,
"I Love The Night" & "This Ain't The Summer Of Love"
You need to hear their song & see their video of Godzilla!
“you gotta give me more cowbell baby!!”
Great song!!
Black and Blue concerts in the mid 80's. Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, the bootleg shirts were the best
This was THE group to see back in the day. They had a crazy laser show and were extremely talented musicians. And they had nice, heavy licks.
Two things come to mind with this track....The Stand and Moar Cowbell!
Same!!! The Stand was great. And kind of prophetic now.
Have we got some more? Fuck yeah.
Concrete Blonde "God is a Bullet" will blow your hair back and curl it up tight as the same time.
Would absolutely FREAK if y'all reacted to the SNL skit the cowbell bit relates to!! So hysterical, Jimmy was still new & couldn't keep a straight face!
This song was wicked popular in it’s time. Saw BOC in concert with Sabbath. I forgot the year. I think it was around 1980. To many years and too many joints smoked! LOL!
Blue Oyster Cult "I Love the Night" amazing track by this underrated band.
Definitely my favorite
Incredible song ^^
Try Martian Boogie by Brownsville Station.
You probably ear the radio version who's minutes shorter no end solo ! Great react
I can't hear this song now without picturing Will Ferrell.
And that teensy 😅sweater!
Been a fan of boc since 1973, they are unreal in concert!!!
It's about eternal love
Now you fella's need to do the SNL Cowbell skit.
Check the BOC songs "Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll" and "Godzilla."
This song was THE anthem of the 1994 Steven King Miniseries "The Stand".
Blue Oyster Cult typically sings about various supernatural, fantasy or sci-fi themes.
The band even had been Licenced to make songs about Godzilla and Nosferatu (by name), as well as the Eternal Champion series ("Black Blade" is the song).
They also made various love songs.
The girl in the sing is dying, and the singer is Death.
I’m so glad this band won, I normally don’t listen to this type of music but I really like them. Another great song from them is “Burnin’ For You”. More of these types of polls please 😊.
Godzilla
Cities On Flame!
Then Came The Last Days Of May
Why dont you listen to this type of music? You dont have to be a metalhead or HipHop head to enjoy sound no matter what band performs it.
@@Joshy.Want.Wingyy And I agree, but this type of music is not really my cup of tea, though there are a few exceptions. :)
In the cover art in the Magicians hand, he is holding Tarot cards. The order is as follows:
Death: Signifying an End of things, and new beginnings after.
The Empress: Signifying creation of life, romance, art, or new business.
The Emperor: Suggestive of stability and security in life and that you are in charge of your life now setting up your own rules and boundaries.
The Sun: Portends good fortune, happiness, joy and harmony. It represents the universe coming together and agreeing with your path and aiding forward movement into something greater/Ascension.
Back in the 70's BOC was one of my favorite live bands and thankfully they seemed to be playing someplace I could go see them. If there was a big outdoor concert it would have been odd for them not to be on the schedule. They thrived at those kinds of events.
Juliet took something that made her appear dead to escape her family so she could be with Romeo. He discovered her and, thinking she was dead, took his own life in grief. She woke up and found him dead and also took her own life.
Typical teenage angst shit.
Saw them this past summer they still sound great. Buck Dharma still rocks big time.
"Cities On Flame" and "Then Came The Last Days Of May" from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
"Unknown Tongue" from Fire Of Unknown Origin
"Career Of Evil" from Secret Treaties
"7 Screaming Diz Busters" and "The Red And The Black" from Tyranny And Mutation
"Astronomy" and "Kick Out The Jams" from Some Enchanted Evening.
Those will get you started. If you do "The Red And The Black",note the similarities to Metallica's "Hit The Lights".
Now go watch the SNL skit based on the cowbell in this song.
The reaper comes for us all eventually. Death is a part of life so, why fear it. Dying isn't a matter of "if" but rather "when".
Romeo and Juliette would rather be together in death than be forced to live apart. Truly a tragic romance for the ages.
I recommend Astronomy by this band.
REEFER sounds like reaper doesn't it?
This song is often edited for radio. That's exactly what it's about.
❤ Your Site &&& Made me LOL with this....I'm 64 yrs old & seen 57? Bands ( Lots more than once,Met quite a Few & sat in Studios with 3...I made stage clothes & friends in bands) Never got to see Blue Oyster Cult , BUT HAD to comment on this post Because I almost fell out when you said " Oh please don't" ....I 1st heard this song in 1976 on a transistor radio & thought that same thing at that point !!...Never got to see BOC But can't complain...My 1st concert 1974 Doobie Bros....the next 5...Jethro Tull, Rush, Queen ( had only heard song Killer Queen on radio before concert....Was BLOWN Away ) Aerosmith & Yes,( that covers 75), && the Don't remember part....in the 70's you could hear 2 versions of this song...the Real one & the cut version for radio stations refusing.to play long songs...Keep Going Guys !! You Rock!!
One of my favorite songs here, so glad yall checked this one.
Got to do Godzilla
Buck Dharma rocks that guitar!
legends!
No fuckin' way! My favorite tune from my favorite reactors?! I'm drunk and stoned and ready for bed, but I absolutely cannot miss this right now. I already know you're gonna dig it.
They claim it's not about suicide, but I refuse to buy it. I don't know why they would lie, though. But to me it will always be about jumping out the balcony. "Came the last night of sadness and it was clear she couldn't go on". Opened the balcony door and the reaper appeared telling her to not be afraid. Then she ran to him and they started to "fly". Come on. She jumped.
Maybe if you knew why the song was written by Buck in 1976 you'd buy it. Also funny when some random thinks they know more than the guy that wrote the actual song ...
Now you gotta see them LIVE...start with "Veteran Of The Psychic Wars" (Buck Dharma's guitar solo will require a seat belt): th-cam.com/video/7pFdkkjGiEs/w-d-xo.html
It would be super cool if you guys reacted to the SNL skit about this song. It's hilarious!
Another great song from BOC is burning for you.✌️
This song reminds me of another play by Shakespeare, and the speech about death by the title character Julius Caesar:
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
Finally someone mentioned Shakespeare 😊
I think it pretty much means don’t fear death. The reaper is a cool dude… take his hand, you’ll be able to fly! 😊😆
This band is well worth a deep dive. Buck Dharma is a fantastic guitarist, top ten for sure.
3:07 By a landslide! Over 50% iirc
4:46 Kind of. It was an SNL skit w/Christopher Walken
I've found BOC to be a very underappreciated/underrated rabbit hole in the reactorverse. Yeah they only had a couple other "hits" with Godzilla and Burnin For You. But they also had soo many good deep cuts as well: Flaming Telepaths, Veterans of the Psychic Wars, Astronomy, Joan Crawford, Black Blade, Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll, my favorite I Love the Night, etc.
Is that guitar haunting or what! You could picture the Grim Reaper coming in the lyrics! The best song for Halloween!
Live version of their song "veteran of the psychic wars" has imo one of the best live improvised guitar solos out there
10/9/81 video and ETL album. Incredible
Gotta do the SNL sketch next...
Gave this song a new generation of fans.
Onya Lads. Great choice
I just discovered this song but through another artist who did a cover of it named Sharon Needles it’s a disco version. So I’m glad I cam across your reaction
A channel called Polyphonic did a video on the meaning of Don't Fear The Reaper. You guys should check it out
you totally have to watch SNL's skit of this with will ferrell and cristopher walken...hahhahhahahhaahhaahahaha.
Don't fear the reaper…… Don't fear death, if you do the right thing heaven awaits.
One of the most underrated rock songs ever.