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- Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper - Juilliard trained Opera Singer and Vocal Coach Maggie Reneé reacts
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If one wants to do more BOC...Astronomy live. And you're right a beautiful song about a tragic subject.
@@allenporter6586 Excellent suggestion, but personally, I would go with "Fire of Unknown Origin", or "Veteran of the Psychic Wars", with a strong preference to the former. But all their songs are awesome, so there's no right answer there, lol...
This is not about suicide, it was for a friend of Buck Dharma who had cancer and was afraid of dying.
You should listen to Black Blade off the Cultasauras erectus. It's also different sounding.
Great reaction!! BOC is criminally underrated - they are fantastic song writers and performers. Strongly suggest you react to "Death Valley Nights", "I Love the Night" or "Nosferatu" (3rd, 9th & 10th cuts off of 'Spectres') next as a follow-on to this song. Also, highly recommend the live version of "Then Came the Last Days of May" off of their 'On Your Feet or On Your Knees' live album. All four are exceptional. (Actually, pretty much the entire Spectres album is exceptional!)
Don't be sad. Donald Roeser said it was one of the most misunderstood songs he ever wrote. Many thought he was referring to suicide. Actually, he wrote it while reflecting on his own mortality and coming to realize that we shouldn't fear the inevitable. The song is about eternal love rather than suicide.
Agreed. Even as a Atheist, I can see a beauty in death. It doesn't need to be sad at all. It's just a resolution.
I'd recommend she listen to Ted Nugent's "Fred Bear", it really captures the same sentiment, but obviously in a more personal way, as it was a memorial to his mentor.
Exactly!
When Star Trek: First Contact had been released, I wished they had played this song during the warp ship launch instead of the song they did use.
Of course he had to say it “wasn’t” about suicide.The same way Paul had to say Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds “wasn’t” about LSD.
But those Romeo and Juliet references were included for a reason.
It's a "carpe diem" song. It's about not letting anything get in the way of being with the one(s) you love because life is too short.
I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!
Btw my name is Bruce Dickinson, yes, THE Bruce Dickinson.
Bruce I gave my little brother a I M crew shirt years ago and he wore it until you could see through it it’s now framed in his living room
I worked for MSI/Brit row
Man, you’re Walken the comedy line.
Except when I put my pants on I make hit records.
Hey Bruce, Paul Di'Anno blew you outta the water man!!!!
Best skit ever
No need to be sad. It's a love song. About love so strong it transcends life and death. It's about the victory of love over death.
It's her time go, not suicide. People are afraid of death yet everyone will experience it. The reaper appears and let's her know that it's okay, don't be afraid. Let's her know she's not alone, he will help and guide her on her new journey. No more sickness, loneliness, sadness. She is now free of that. She is now truly free.
My cousin just passed away. RIP cuz
"came the last night of sadness, and it was clear she couldn't go on"
@@winstonmarlowe5254i see it as she died of heartbreak after her lover died
true
It's about suicide.
Not only that but encouraged to embrace it by another foolish soul (Romeo & Juliet).
Because of his influence she became suicidally depressed & embraced his ideas & ended her life.
As a widower of 4 years, and having lost my mom a month ago, this song is a reminder that we are not alone on either side of death. We leave some behind, we join others who went before. Death is a part of life that doesn't have to be only sadness. Just use every moment here as best we can.
I lost my wife in 2020. Open your arms to those that need them; love those that need loving; embrace that that needs embracing.
And I'm not in any way making light of your loss. At my age I've lost 90% of my family, including my eldest daughter. So I know what grief is about. All I'm saying is that this is not a simple song about that. It's far darker than that and the bands name and album title and art should be enough to tell you the truth, and obviously I like the song. It wouldn't be effective if ppl didn't like it would it.
He said in an interview that he wrote this song after learning he had a heart condition and was trying to come to grips (as a young man) with the understanding of his own mortality.
What a load of 💩.
It's about suicide. Musicians said a lot of shit to get around criticism & censorship.
This song isn’t about suicide ,it’s about not fearing death,living your life to its fullest
“It was clear she couldn’t go on” that’s suicide
This song is pure brilliance. It's a testament of a true master musician and lyricist. Buck Dharma perfectly combined his intellectual talent and words to create one of best rock songs ever written.
Definitely a haunting song. The lyrics imply someone trying to comfort a lover who is dying. "It was clear that she couldn't go on", he's telling her to not be afraid, and the it gets supernatural, and "he" appears and she takes his hand, and turns backwards and says goodbye. She had become like they are.
That makes sense for sure, but have to say that I always took it as "she couldn't go on" emotionally. Always thought growing up over the years it was suicide-ish, but my young mind back in the 80s tried to frame it more as a "transitioning", was reading a lot of Scifi & Fantasy and Moorcock at the time 😉Glad I looked into the meaning and found what his intent behind the some was. Makes it that much more amazing and beautiful song!
One of the great songs in rock history. Perfect performance, vocals and lyrics.
It truly is one of the greatest songs ever in Rock...
Every time I hear it, it's stands the test of time against any song.
The song isn't really about suicide, but about not fearing death and enjoying life.
Beautifully haunting. It’s been haunting my eardrums for almost 50 years.
BOC has said this song isn't about suicide, but rather about eternal love. Give "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" from their debut album a listen. It's a hauntingly beautiful song.
The worldwide number of deaths daily at that time was about 140,000, his guess was a little off, that kind of info is a lot easier now to find. 140,000 men and women everyday, another 140,000....just doesnt flow as well
Bull. Romeo and Juliet committed suicide. Period.
@@leonmattigosh2525 Does not matter.
Was thinking of that one for her too! And after that, Then Came The Last Days of May.
What about the song, I Love The Night. Or Going Through Motions. From their 1977 album Specters
1976 gave us something special. This year was when we got BOC's Agents of Fortune, Judas Priest's Sad Wings of Destiny and Rush's 2112. These three albums changed my life. I was 12.
I was fourteen 8th grade yes had all those on vinyl
I was 13 same thing!
And it was the Bi Centennial .
You forgot ACDC Highway to Hell 🤙
@@edwardmunoz7853 I also forgot LED Zeppelin "Presence".
As a man in the winter of my years,, I really can appreciate the message even more than I always have,, With a life well lived & valued,, There should be no fear of our passing.
"Like entering different rooms of a song" - I love that analogy... songs like that take real talent in the composition to make it work.... great reaction!
NOT about suicide. About not fearing death when it’s your time.
“ It was clear she couldn’t go on “ .. not suicide huh ?
@@stoicsceptic8420 Is a terminal cancer patient who dies "able to go on?" This song says, "Yes, she can join those who love her in Heaven." It is all contingent upon the premise stated earlier, "Romeo and Juliette are together for Eternity." You can choose to reject that premise, but that won't change the meaning of the song,
@@bobsavage3317 To be fair, part of the reason for the confusion is that Romeo and Juliet did in fact commit suicide. But I agree, that's not the meaning of the song. It's about being there with your lover when it's their time to go, and helping the inevitable go a little easier.
@@bobsavage3317 lol, you’re fabricating things to try to prove your point , you are wasted here, try climate alarmism ?
I've always loved how the bass and rhythm guitar are really strong in the third verse, gives me chills still to this day.
So good ... this is a classic rock song that is utterly amazing and the solo is divinely inspired. Incredible!
This is the song from the "More Cowbell" SNL Skit.
This is such a SPECIAL song! In the BEST sense😮
Embracing the inevitable, no matter how it appears, is what the song is truly about. We all pass beyond and leave this world behind. It is nothing to fear. Embrace life fully, live with a few regrets as possible, and don't fear the reaper...we all will meet him, sooner or later.
"I got a fever, and the only cure...is MOAR COWBELL!!!" - Christopher Walken, SNL "More Cowbell" skit.
What a great observation about the bridge being played with a middle eastern scale progression. I never picked up on it until you pointed it out. This is one of those masterpiece songs that NEVER gets the radio station changed on. It is a gorgeous piece of music.
Phrygian mode of major scale. Start on the 3rd note of the major- i.e. play a C major scale, but start and end on E. You get a natural minor scale, but the 2nd note is flatted.
As others have said, it isn't a sad song at all. It's actually a very powerful song about love transcending death. Buck Dharma Roesser, BOC's guitarist who wrote the song, was dealing with a serious heart condition (he's fine now) and wrote it for his wife. He's spoken about it many times in interviews.
I always took the message that you have to be brave enough to open yourself to love. To take the leap of faith, to not fear the reaper who will find you no matter what. Dare to live, to sing opera on stage to a packed house. To take your lover's hand. To fly. I don't get sad from this song.
Me neither! Never had been saddened by this song and I have loved this song since it’s release in 1976
MAGGIE, YOUR REACTION WAS AMAZING. THIS WAS YOUR VERY BEST. AN OPERA SINGER DIGGING BLUE OYSTER CULT. GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE BABY BOOMER MUSIC!!!!!
Hands down one of the most beautifully written love songs. Love prevails, even through death.
"The curtains blew and then he appeared."
He died and came back to get her sl they could remain together. Gives me chills.
"I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell."
Songs that shaped my life.
Great, sad song. Best opening for the original tv version of The Stand.
Its not about suicide, its about someone already dying and to not fear death.
Loved it when it was released, still do.
Talent and art are eternal👊🏽⚡️
When I first heard this back in the 70's I knew I was hooked for life. You need to hear "I love the night" from the album right after this one. I might want to sponsor that.
🐮🔔 Such a classic song. Love that Mike brought this group to you.
Buck such an underrated guitarist need more cowbells
The brilliance of BOC is the variety of their songs.
As haunting as it is (the inevitability of death being the subject matter), when you REALLY understand it's a love song, it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. He precedes her in death, but comes back to comfort her in her final moments. It's about love transcending death. Great reaction!
I saw these guys in concert! When they did Godzilla, they had a giant screen with Godzilla breaking through the power lines, it was AWESOME!
Been there, done that…. Life was huge when we were young…
You should hear BOC’s song Astronomy (the version off of Imaginos)
Back in the 70's it was said, "Blue Oyster Cult: On your feet or on your knees!"
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 at the beginning.
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.
This song never disappoints, never gets old, always superb.
B.O.C. have whole albums where every song is a journey. Their classic "Astronomy" from the Secret Treaties album is a key to a story told across many years and albums.
Yes, the lyrics are about living life but the underlying melancholy of the melody is undeniable.
Blue Oyster Cult "I Love The Night" 🌙 ❤
...Nuff Said.
Ooh, I did not know that song!!! thank you!!!
@@marctowersap8018 You are more than welcome.
@@marctowersap8018 You are more than welcome & would you please give it a like,, So That she will possibly react to it..Thanks.
I think the interlude represents the arrival of the Reaper, strange, compelling and frightening. When the refrain eventually kicks back in, its like a triumph over fear and return of a more powerful, transcendent emotion.
Song does bring tears to my eyes every time. Sad and So beautiful at the same time.
It's an appropriate song to play at a funeral
We had this at my husband's two weeks ago.
And at my husband's in March.
The 40,000 men and women after day was talking about the Vietnam Nam War. My dad was fighting in it. As a child I saw body upon body being taken off the Navel Base where we lived.
One of the best relax and vibe songs of all time. Chill and transcendental all at once.
I can never listen to this song without SNL's cowbell skit playing in my head. "Needs more cowbell."
BOC's songs "Debbie Denise" and "Shooting Shark" are really good too.
That's so great when they chose to go e of that guitar break with that extended guitar break high feedback fade.
Maggie, the story of how Eric Bloom ended up as the lead singer for BOC is pretty interesting, and it goes through our shared college, Hobart, in upstate NY. A random picture of his band in college led to a chance meeting and the rest is just plain fun.
Blue Oyster Cult is criminally unnoticed in modern music history. They were often known as the band for intelligent hard rockers. Much of their music catalogue deals with concepts of fantasy & science fiction, sometimes with a dark theme and sometimes misunderstood as one.
If you want to hear a beautiful haunting BOC song dealing with a man's slow transformation into a vampiric minion I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "I Love The Night". Another masterpiece!
i cant bring myself to ever listen to this song again, was one the songs my mum had for my dads funeral and it breaks me lol
Hey Maggie!!🖐🏾 Most of the Rock songs of the 1960-78 take you on a journey, certain groups, back then were wired that way!! And some solo artist also!!
One of the best live bands ever. I've seen then numerous times and they take over the stage and they play at the highest level. Check out "The Last Days of May". Great song.
The Vigil off the album Mirrors remains my favorite BOC song.
One of my favorite songs ! Great reaction!
Really great band, so many great songs: Astronomy, Veteran of the Psychic Wars, Career of Evil, White Flag, Black Blade, The Great Sun Jester, Take me Away, Dancin' in the Ruins, Fire of Unknown Origin, Flaming Telepaths, I am the Storm, Imaginos, In the Presence of Another World, In Thee, Joan Crawford, Perfect Water, The Revenge of Vera Gemini, The Vigil, Unknown Tongue, Vengeance (The Pact), and so much more great music, definitely in my top 5 bands of all time!
This song was released 4 years after my father's death and for a 12 year old grappling with grief, this hit hard. It was perfect though, even though my situation wasn't romantic, the message that death is inevitable and not to be feared really helped.
My dad got to see Blue Oyster Cult perform one of (if not) the first laser light shows during a concert they performed at.
I love the guitar solo in this song Middle Eastern in nature, the guitar solo played over the alternating F minor and G7 tonaiities is more rhythmic than melodic. The scale used over F minor is like melodic minor but with a sharp 4. Over the G7 chord a scale based on C harmonic minor starting on the 5th scale step is used. I'd love to hear this as an Opera!!!
They have a "Stairway" too, but it's called "Stairway to The Stars" and is a rocker.
Wow! Great job 👍 one of the best songs ever.
This isn't a sad song. It's about not fearing death - an inevitable natural process.
The Middle Eastern sound you referred to is an Arabic scale, which goes by several names and has several permutations. Guitarist Richie Blackmore, of Rainbow fame, was very fond of this scale and you can hear it in several songs.
MORE BOC please. Also, this is the song that started the "more cowbell" thing via SNL.
Yeah...Lyrics can Change a Song....Glad you looked them up.
Ot was used to good effect in the original version of “Halloween”. It’s playing on the radio as Jamie Lee Curtis and her friend are driving around town.
That wonderful guitar tone
I remember hearing Donald Roeser saying it was more about the acceptance of death, and enduring love. People just misinterpret that the song is about self-deletion.
Don’t be sad. This story is deeper than you think. He dies first and she has to live on without him. The solo expresses the pain and struggle and turmoil that is life. And then, finally, as the pain and suffering comes to an end, he’s there, waiting for her. She takes his hand and he leads her into eternity. There’s nothing to fear. TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES. ❤
I very rarely recommend a live version of anything, but Blue Oyster Cult has a live version of Don’t Fear The Reaper that is worthy of the rare exception. It’s on the album Some Enchanted Evening. It’s kinda rocked up and has an amazing guitar solo finale that is absolute fire 🔥. I know you would enjoy it.
This one is mine too, we had so many tapes that were recorded with all our favorites on them, serious mix tape era.
Dont fear the reaper, live and love.
Now I think you are ready for more…
“Veteran of a Thousand Psychic Wars” (live)
“Joan Crawford”
On don't fear the reaper that's Donald "buck darma" Roser on lead vocals guitar
you have a "rock-n-roll" soul !! ... nice
FUN FACT: In the video game RETURNAL, a bullet-storm third-person shooter for the PS5, most of the musical score was based on this song. Furthermore, the song itself is played in its entirety during a cut-scene.
This means that RETURNAL contains more Cowbell than any other game in history.
You now have knowledge. Use it for good.
I have this cd somewhere amongst the hundreds in boxes under my stairs. Had them all decades and they have moved country and province with me. Dont remember listening to any of them since cars stopped having a cd player.
First gig I ever went to in 1979 was BOC in Leicester, DeMontford Hall.
The first time I heard this on the radio I thought the guitar solo part was the start of a different song. I was surprised when they vocals came back in.
Steven King basically wrote The Stand around this song. Mesmerizing tune.
Great book and movie.
The original movie opening on a building, looks like a hospital. This song plays over the credits We see everybody is dead! Dropped where they were standing/sitting. Lights fkicker. We pan to a cafeteria when we see this is coming from the jukebox that dies with the power. Turns out we are in a top secret bio-lab. One man at the gate fled. Took the virus from California when he fled with his family. The virus became known as Captain Tripp. Devasted the planet .
Thus is the stage set for the movie .
Maggie,
I realize you are very young! Way back in the day I saw these guys perform in Morgantown, WV. I do not recall if they did this classic tune. But I do remember their closing move, two of the guitars held their guitars up and put them neck to neck AND racked them across each other. What a sound?!!!!! It was a damn good concert........... Back in those days there were several good bands touring. Lots of great shows!!!!!! We had the best cars and the very BEST music!!
Juillliard is a great school, but they don't teach this!!! Later pretty lady! Thanks......
Such an interesting concept and wonderful sonic experience!
It's about love transcending and going on.
Your reaction makes me so happy ❤️ B.O.C. Is my favorite band !
This song was done at the begining of the Steven King miniseries "The Stand"
You really need to check out "Veteran of the Psychic Wars".
A criminally underrated song. It's one of those songs that you can't tell studio from live if they are on their game and have a good live sound man and quiet audience.
Two of their other songs that are absolute must-listens: Astronomy, and Veteran of the Psychic Wars.
Also, this song was used in the intro to the miniseries for Stephen King's The Stand. They couldn't have picked a better tune.
"Oh, there's some cowbell!"
🤣🤣🤣
Check out the SNL sketch More Cowbell for a joke about this song.
I also really enjoy Godzilla and Veteran Of The Psychic Wars by BOC 👍
You mentioned Stairway and I love the equivalence, though much compressed in this song. The very end of the song: if this is the sound of the journey into eternity, I am down for it!
Thank you Mike!
Check out Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale.
This song was inspired by the music of BACH.
For more info behind this song search :
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale | The story behind the song | Top 2000 a gogo
on youtube.
Thank you for your reaction to this song.
But the live version with the Danish(?) orchestra.
this was the theme song for the Steven King novel / TV movie. ' the Stand'
Group was formed as an American counterpart to British doom metal; e.g., Black Sabbath. They had lighter material as well.
Happy Easter, beautiful Maggie