Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper! This is crazy...
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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper! This is crazy...
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One of the greatest classic rock songs of all time. Period.
This.
No Doubt.
Yes, I agree!! This song makes me think of STEPHEN KING'S "THE STAND" (1994) mini series. It is my all time favorite movie. It has an Incredible cast and the soundtrack was Awesome as well. I recommend everyone watch this movie!! 🔥🔥
@@hibhibb5429agree !
@@hibhibb5429 Indeed, the ominous tone matched the lyrics invoking death. I’m always shocked by people who call the song “upbeat,” wondering what possible music they would consider downbeat??!
The Stand was a _great_ miniseries, wonderful acting in a timeless story! Great song, great book!
Go Go Godzilla!!!
Wooooo
Yes, definitely!
I played that song for my 4 year old grandson who loves it…. He will randomly start singing “ oh no there goes Tokyo “ ❤😂
@@autumnwaters574 Best line ever!
Yessssssss
I believe the message of this song is to not leave this earth a minute before your time, but when your time does finally come, "Don't Fear the Reaper". I was afraid of death for most of my life, and I won't pretend that I don't still have some hint of fear. But four years ago I had a "windowmaker" heart attack, and based on various aspects of my particular case I only had about a 3% chance of survival. A nurse burst into tears after seeing my ECG results and ran out of the ER. I had every reason to think that I was about to die, and I really knew that death was by far the most likely result. And I have to tell you that I was as calm and at peace as I have ever been in my life. I suffer daily from panic disorder, generalized anxiety, and depression. But when I thought I was dying all that fear was gone. I can tell you that I lost maybe 90% of my fear of dying after that day. It took nearly dying to teach me this message: Don't fear the Reaper.
Agreed. As a kid, I was scared. This song opens the curtain. We don’t know what is beyond, but if you believe in the beyond, don’t be afraid.
❤
There is definitely more out there. I really believe life is school and as long as you live well and do unto others as you have done to you rewards will be waiting for you. 😊
Maybe, but it mentions Romeo and Juliet who I’d say absolutely went before their time. Maybe it’s just don’t be afraid to die for what you love or just realize that physically dying is far from the worst thing you can embrace
It is peaceful
Im 62 years old... and every time I hear this.. I become a crazy 14 year old again.. jumping around my living room!!!! An absolute classic!!!!!
Same here🎉
Right there with ya, buddy!
Talent, pure talent. No autotune, no junked up mess. Just talent.
Blue Oyster Cult "Burning for you", another great one ❤
That one along with Godzilla. Very catchy songs. :)
Much less known but also great are "The Pact" "Black Blade" and "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"
There's a live version too
@@Slane583 Love Godzilla, such a fun song
@@Jcornman24 I agree. :)
B.O.C. Is one of the bands that made the 70’s magical. You are one of the few who got the meaning of the song right the first time.
Since you like this, you really need to check out “Radar Love” by Golden Earring. Just don’t drive while listening to it, it’s a guaranteed speeding ticket.
Ditto TobyMac's. "IGNITION"
Many songs do that for me!
LEE ANN WOIMACK "Hope You'll Dance"
Oh hell yeah I got 2 from listening to that song
Oh, I can cut up something big while driving if Radar Love comes on! LOL
This song has one of the most instantly recognizable guitar riffs of the 70s...two or three notes is all it takes to get a 70s teen like me rocking in anticipation!
That transition out of the solo is one of the best transitions I've ever heard. It still gives me chills.
No doubt, one of the best transitions ever. I have to put on a sweater before listening to it!
once "rock & roll" gets into your soul - it never leaves
Came for the reaction, stayed for the cowbell.
More cowbell!!!
You beat me to it 😆
🤣🤣
😂😂
Ha...ha...ha...........
I can’t hear this song and not laugh.
Bands like BOC make me grateful that I grew up in an era when rock thrived. 70’s and Right through the 90’s rock music was meaningful and made you feel something. Music has turned to sh*t and there is barely anything palatable worth listening to. Keep on with your reactions to these rock standouts. I love them and every time you play one I’d forgotten about, it gets added to my playlist. Thank you for great content 💙
This song is an absolute masterpiece!
I love this group. The song is so good. It's from 1975 or 76. Thanks for listening. Another fabulous reaction.
It's my understanding that Buck Dharma, the lead singer, was diagnosed with an arrhythmia and began to think about dying young. Of course, he's still alive, but he wrote this about eternal love that goes beyond physical existence. I've always loved this song and now that I'm older I can relate. I worry about leaving my children too soon as well. I think that's natural.....but still scary.
A lot of people mistook the song as being about suicide, not being afraid to take your own life, claiming 50K was an actual statistic, but he came out and said it was just a number he made up.
@emerje0 Yeah, I remember someone telling me that when I was younger. I always felt it was the fear of death, not necessarily suicide. I guess people get different things from music...and that's ok.
From someone that 59 stage 4 cancer.. well said
@@lanceandmelanierogers6255 Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. My mother just had a mastectomy for stage 3 breast cancer.......Cancer is very difficult on everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. (I hope that doesn't offend you)
I believe your right as i remember a interview Buck did on MTV back in the early 80s mentioning this also he stated he wrote it to his wife to explain how he was feeling
As a combat vet I will tell you that those who accept and don't fear death are the ones most likely to survive. I gave up thinking I would survive half way thru my first Vietnam tour when I learned that and and I am convinced that got me thru my 2nd tour. The real killer was coming home and finding out nobody cared. I was just different from everyone around me except other vets and I still am. Some say, man that was over 50 years ago. What they don't get is that it was only yesterday.
Damn, thank you for your service. I'm 67, and I respected everyone that served during that time. Was going to join the Marines, war ended before I was old enough. Looking back, I dodged a bullet there. Two of my brothers were in the service during that time, both gone now.
This song was used in the 1994 The Stand TV Miniseries. It fit the show perfectly. It has been stuck in my head for years.
One of the most iconic tracks ever
This song is so FIRE! It's an "immediately turn up the radio" song,
I stopped the video and got out the headphones. 😁
Yep, crank it up
I've had the pleasure of seeing them live twice.
My favorite BOC song and always will be.
The beginning of Stephen King's "The Stand" (1994 and best version) features this as the opening track.
Some folks back when this was on the radio every day thought it was encouraging suicide but deep down it's a love song.
"The love of two is one".
Another band with this kind of vibe and depth you need to check out if you haven't already is Kansas.
Fun fact: Before they were Blue Oyster Cult, they were The Great White Underbelly.
Soft White Underbelly, actually. That said, I love Kansas too! Though I think they have very different sounds.
Oh, BP has reacted to "Carry on wayward son" and "Dust in the wind." You should check those videos out, he did a great job--and was blown away, as is only proper :D
I saw them live with Black Sabbath. Black and Blue. A night I'll never forget.🎉🎉
I was there, Sister! Weird combo of bands, awesome night!
My two favorite groups.
Me 2 in Louisville crazy good
I've seen them over 20 times over the years. They stopped touring for most of their career. Even now they do, a limited amount anyway.
I saw the Black and Blue Tour in Baltimore- was it 1978? I don't remember many details except for once I was determined to hold on to my Black and Blue T-shirt FOREVER. I mean I went to maybe 400 concerts in the 70s & 80s, always bought a T-shirt & they all disappeared eventually. But not this time! So anyway I think my ex-wife stole it when we split up, she probably uses it as a dust rag, oh well that's rock n roll! But was that the best name for a tour ever or what? Goes together like bacon & eggs...or PB&J if you're a vegetarian. It's little "hey I remember that!" moments that make these reaction channels so much fun...thanks for reminding me of that special concert!
"Veteran of the Psychic Wars" is a must-listen. Also, the symbol the man on the album cover is BOC's symbol, which alternatively represents the mythological titan Saturn or the alchemical symbol for lead.
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The live version.
The name comes from a producer of theirs and Black Sabbath who wrote poetry and in it talked of aliens hiding what was happening on earth as the blue oyster cult. The symbol the character on the album is pointing to was the bands symbol they used and it is the alchemy symbol for lead as in heavy metal! The song was written by band member Buck Dharma after he was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia that made him think about what would happen if he died young. Song was released in 1976
I have always loved this song! Blue Oyster Cult is an outstanding group. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” is so deep and beautiful, it hits on so many levels. This song has been in many movies. Stephen King used it in the start of his miniseries back in 1994 “The Stand”. Absolutely a perfect song to kick off a series about a lethal pandemic.
Such a great movie series 👏
I completely agree. It totally set the mood for that series.
It had a small hearing in Halloween.
Exactly what this song always makes me think about since seeing that as a kid. Such a good book and miniseries and a good song.
Just don't bother watching the modern remake of The Stand from a few years ago. They absolutely turned it into garbage.
Steven King is also a musician and will put song lyric quotes on the new chapter pages.
I love being on this music journey with you! I’m only 31, but I grew up with this music and to me there is nothing like it and there never will be again. Keep up the great vids man! 👍🏻
My absolute favorite guitar solo, hands down.
The band name came from their manager Sandy Pearlman. It was in some of his poetic writings that the Blue Oyster Cult is an alien race that comes to earth to change history.
This song is what turned me on to BOC. I loved hearing this song. At the same time, I questioned myself about liking a song with such a message. Another song of theirs that I really like is "Burnin' for You".
I was lucky enough to see BOC on tour right after this song was released. It was trippy, first laser show I had ever seen. Rock on!!!
Your interpretation is pretty accurate. There have been accusations over the years that it is promoting a Romeo and Juliet ending, and the band has clearly stated that was NOT the intent.
Love your interpretation of this song! Hearing the final lines of this song always force vivid images into my mind of a creepy vampire scenario: Lyrics are from memory & may not be exact but…..
Came the last night of sadness & it was clear she couldn't go on / The door opened & the wind appeared / The candles blew & then disappeared / The curtains flew & then he appeared / Saying, “don't be afraid”-& she had no fear / And she ran to him - then they started to fly / They looked back & said goodbye - she had become like they are / She had taken his hand - she had become like they are
This song is a masterpiece. It’s strange, intense, unique & beautiful.
vastly underrated band. Fantastic guitar work. One of the best ever.
One of the best solos ever! Straight shreddin🤘🏽
Love this song!
Burning for you is a great song too!
I have always loved this song, to me it is a song of hope and a journey of eventual joy. There IS nothing to fear!
B.O.C. has so many great songs,
Godzilla
Burning For You
Astronomy
E.T.I.
So so many greats.
I have always loved this song. There is just something about it.
As I have been watching music reaction videos, I am brought back to my early childhood through college. This song, based on the title, gives a creepy, fear factor vibe. But now that I am 56, a pharmacist in hospital working with cancer patients, and hospice patients, I think that life experience has slightly changed my reaction to this song. There are so many people with cancer, some fighting, some feeling hopeless and giving up, some holding on for a specific event to happen, or family member to come, some whose pain is so bad that you really have to go big guns, and high doses just to help them find comfort (and when they are finally comfortable, they let go and leave us behind). With that experience and reading the lyrics with the song playing, maybe I was always supposed to work with cancer patients. I can relate, because my mom had leukemia at 54 (and survived another 27 years). But, with all that rambling through my mind, I like the message of don’t be afraid of death. It is kind of like the reaper is there to take your soul to its next great adventure.
I like your interpretation, not word for word, but I took from you … don’t let the fear of death keep you from living.
It's a perfect month of October song. From the Fall season to eerie Halloween.
Three more Blue Oyster Cult songs that I think are absolutely outstanding.
"The Golden Age of Leather" which if you read the lyrics appears to be about a pact of veterans who became a motorcycle gang for a final, self-destructive night, "Veteran Of the Psychic Wars", which seems to dig deeply into how PTSD would feel to a science-fiction or fantasy veteran, and lastly, just for the sheer, lumbering monstrous fun of it, "Godzilla"
They are appearing on 11/2/24 in Des Plaines Illinois. I will be attending. Can't wait.
Have a great time, Pamela!
I'm in Des Plaines. IL right this second as I am typing this. Didn't know they were appearing here.
Prey 2006. IYKYK. Best use of this song.
If you were to make a mixed tape or CD of only 15 songs of classic rock this song has to be on it. This is exactly what classic rock is.
Amen
Blue Oyster Cult are one of the most underrated and criminally overlooked bands in history. Most people see them as a band with 3-4 radio hits and nothing else but their discography is HUGE and they were all musicians of the highest caliber. And yeah. People mistook this as a song about self-harm or somesuch but the actual meaning is more hopeful. It's the idea that when we accept that we're not caught up on how limited our time is, we can spend that time on the ones we love and enjoy it to the fullest. The "hooked cross" is the band's logo and it's based partly on the alchemical symbol for lead or the planet Saturn.
Hell, this song has convinced me that as long as you go with the Reaper, then you should be safe.
This song will forever transport me right back to Halloween 1976, 17 years old, and driving with friends in a Chevy Malibu on the way to a party, This song was on tape and blasting through the stereo speakers.
The best song for the opening scene of a tv series about a deadly flu. IYKYK
The Stand...was a great intro.Also partially played in Halloween movie
Thank you for the intelligent reaction video. You will love their entire catalog!
The two most famous blond actors in the last 50 years, Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, each played the role of the Reaper. Redford in a Twilight Zone episode and Pitt in "Meet Joe Black". I've got to say two things. 1. I don't fear the reaper at age 70. 2. I'm glad I knew this song way before the SNL skit.
Three people: Producer Sandy Pearlman, vocalist Eric Bloom and guitarist Doug Roeser (Buck Dharma) were primarily responsible for the sound of Blue Oyster Cult. Pearlman was a mystical visionary, which is where the cultish symbols appear on their albums. Originally the band began as the Stalk-Forrest Group with Electra Records in 1970 and an album called St. Cecilia (get it if you can find it). The Producer, the late great Sandy Pearlman had this concept that weaved together the numerous Blue Oyster Cult albums with the Imaginos character who traveled through history making significant alterations and changes to human history. The band had originated as "Soft White Underbelly" in 1967 but went through several names under its creative director Pearlman. In later years, they would play small clubs using the original moniker. Fans in the know knew the special treat they were getting. The song "Astronomy" appeared on an early BOC album and was rearanged on the Imaginos album, which Pearlman envisioned as being made into a full rock opera or epic movie. However Imaginos divided the band, with Eric Bloom departing and Buck Dharma handling the vocals. When Pearlman died, apparently the Imaginos opera and film concept may have died with him. Perhaps some BOC fan into films will revive it, afterall, BOC was about life, death, resurrection and sanctity.
Saw Blue Oyster Cult this past summer. When they sang this song, multiple people, including myself, yelled, “More cowbell!” Love this song, but SNL has definitely made it unforgettable.
“I’m gonna need more cowbell.” Classic SNL sketch with a classic amazing song.
The meaning of the song
It's basically a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners." - Buck Dharma, lead singer. The song is about the inevitability of death and the foolishness of fearing it, and was written when Dharma was thinking about what would happen if he died at a young age.
BOC has several great songs. Burning For You, Veterans Of The Psychic Wars, Take Me Away, Joan Crawford, Shooting Shark, Godzilla to name a few.
Saw them in 1981 with Foghat.
The first time I saw them was an outdoor festival with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The second time they were headlining. And the best show was 1st Annual Day of Rock & Roll in the Superdome. One of my favorite bands of that era.
One of their mellowest songs.
Peace on earth.
Veterans of the Psychic Wars is the one you need to hear from Blue Oyster Cult! It was on a movie/cartoon called Heavy Metal! Amazing movie by the way!
Was awesome in Heavy Metal!
That whole soundtrack is great!
@@donnamcmanus7360 I agree!!!
Thank you. This was one of my fav groups in high school. I had completely forgotten about this group. Thank you for reminding me. I will be looking for more from this group to revive some old loves.
This was very popular on the radio, it is a dynamite song, but in concert their song Godzilla was a killer! They would play the song and show Godzilla on the giant screen breaking through the power lines, it was AWESOME! Their showmanship was masterful.
Blue Oyster Cult is like Steely Dan, in that they are a band that other musicians really appreciate.
this will always be one of my favorite songs!
This is one of my favorite songs for many of the points that you mentioned. It's not a song about chasing death. It's a song about accepting it and finding peace in it. Powerful stuff.
Love this classic, Cities of flame and rock & roll is one of their best.
One of my favorites! I want this to be played at my funeral. I think this song would be so comforting to hear if I was terminally ill or on my deathbed. Definitely calms the fear.
I was 15 when when this song came out and it is still the best BOC song! When someone says classic rock. This song comes to mind!
I came across this song for the first time in the Michael J Fox movie The Frighteners from the 90's. Hysterical movie, great tune!
One of my all time favorites 😊
The first concert I went to was Blue Oyster Cult. Great music. I'm a drum teacher now and one of my young students is learning this song. I love it. This is timeless. I'm 60 yrs old btw.
- the weird cross is the symbol the Blue Oyster Cult (BOC for short) uses as an insignia, it's on all their album covers somewhere.
- SNL did a skit about this song, look up 'SNL More Cowbell' if you're interested.
- Yeah BOC formed in the last 60s and got big in the 70s
- other good songs by BOC include 'Godzilla' (inspired by the classic monster movies) and 'Veteran of the Psychic Wars'
With the mention of Romeo and Juliette, I always assumed this had a suicide element. Then part of the song sounds like a guy trying to convince his girl to join him him in exiting life.
Favorite song for ever ❤
BOC is amazing, and grossly underrated! 11:10 good interpretation!
I have seen BOC at least a dozen times. One of my all time favorite bands.
The name Blue Oyster Cult came from their original manager and rock critic Sandy Pearlman who wrote poetry and short stories on the side. One of the series of short stories was about a group of Aliens that were undercover on Earth and were influencing humans. They were called the Blue Oyster Cult. His poetry was also used as lyrics in some of BOCs earlier songs.
Check out "Burnin for you", "Astronomy", "Shooting Shark", "I love the Night", "Tainted Blood", and many more.
One of the best things about being as old as dirt, is that I got to see great bands like this in their prime. I saw them live in 1980, during the "Black & Blue Tour" with Black Sabbath, in Hempstead, NY (where the concert film was made), for my 24th birthday. Still one of my greatest memories BP. 🤘😜
Very underrated but highly skilled band and over looked musicians and singers.
Has to be one of the greatest and meaningful rock songs of all time!!!
This came out when I was a little girl and this album was “out there”, at the time. But, what clever lyrics and such a bop. They also have a song called Godzilla. It is fun.
They released a live album called Some Enchanted Evening. All bangers. And, yes Godzilla is on there .
This song is awesome but I did notice it needs “More Cowbell “ !😂😂😂
Always loved this song.👍
Thanks for reacting
The lead singer is also the lead guitarist...Donald "Buck Dharma" Roesser. He always impresses me with his ability in both areas.
BP very perceptive reaction - I loved it - in my view the middle transition with guitar solo is the soul/ spirit moving through the veil, seeing the being, taking its hand and fearlessly flying away into the eternal beyond wherever it goes ……… I was 16 yo when I first heard this track still love it - the best double live album I ever heard was BOC On your knees or on your feet - it informs what BOC are about - pure authentic musicianship - one of top 5 all time fav bands - just love them for 50 Yrs!!!!!!
'Veteran of the Psychic Wars' is another great one from BoC.
I know it’s kinda jank from a video quality perspective, but the live version is amazing!
@@nocteexmortis979 💯
This song will remain relevant forever. People get so caught up in their fear of death that they forget to live. We all have the same destination, but it's everything before that that matters, not the end.
The cross with the bent bottom is a symbol of reincarnation.
Blue = melancholy
Oyster = secretive/close
Cult = fringe group in society
Now you’re ready for their other classics like “Godzilla”, “Dominance and Submission”, “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”.
Go, go, Godzilla! :)
American Heritage Dictionary, fifth Edition:
Cult
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
Actually, the symbol is the symbol the band used, and it is the alchemy symbol for lead, i.e. heavy metal.
@@dcsc1 To be totally correct, the symbol was incorporated into their first two album covers by the artist Gawlik, with no direction to do so by the band. At that point, it kinda stuck and they ran with it.
This song is a classic! Definitely on my gym playlist!! First time I heard this song was in the original “Halloween”!!
Same here, when Annie and Laurie are smoking a joint in Annie's car 😄
@@logancreed5041 yep! Exactly 👍🏽
Continue to be reminded of the great music I grew up with…
This was the first concert I ever went to as a teenager. WOW! What a show it was.
My first also with Bebop Deluxe as opener
The name is from a collection of poems that the founder and manager of the band wrote called “ The Soft Doctrine of Imaginos” . Their 1987 album called Imaginos is based on this story. These poems were also bases for many of their songs. There are two songs that are based on the band name. The original one is called “Subhuman” and the other is “The Blue Oyster Cult “ both are similar but the latter is a reworked version of the first.
I got this 8trak as a teen and played the crap out of this in my very very used hand me down 65 Oldsmobile. Still have the vinyl, the 8trak & Olds finally crap out. 😂
This is just one of those songs that you love from the first fraction of a second, pure awesomeness.
I've loved this song since I was a kid. Imho the best use in a soundtrack was in the original tv mini series The Stand with Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwold and Gary Senice. ❤
I saw them in concert back in the 70s. 😊
I saw them approx 6-7 years ago and they rocked !
Another 70's masterpiece fantastic instrumentations, lyrics and great vocals.
It's a classic, with just the right amount of cowbell.
There can never be enough cowbell!
Saw them live when I was about 14! They had a “laser light” show that blew my mind in ‘77 or ‘78! Great song, great band! ❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
Gotta put this one on your playlist!
wonderful tune!
Interpretation is spot on.
Bro your reactions are so 🔥. I love how you make a song I’ve heard a thousand times bring new meaning I’ve never even thought of .
Thankx BP 😊.Listen to Burnin' for You. It is a banger. You will love it. Thanks for the vids.
One of my all-time favorite songs of the last 50 years. I heard them perform this live at one of the "Day on the Green" concerts in the late 1970s.
Exactly, I was there as well. Man, I miss those great concerts in the bay area.