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'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
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.
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!
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 😊.
Blue Öyster Crank It Up! When you're ready for more from them, check out "Godzilla", "Burnin' For You", "Astronomy", "Cities On Flame with Rock and Roll", "Flaming Telepaths", "Unknown Tongue", "Joan Crawford", and "Deadline" along with many others. Good stuff!
So easy to get lost in this song. It's one of those songs that is just a total ride. Masterpiece. It has to survive 100's of more years! Please do "Burnin' For You"
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 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.
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.
Great song and fun reaction. To me the lyrics are about everlasting love and the afterlife, and how we should not fear death but accept it, and maybe even embrace it. Seasons come and go…. The cycle is eternal and inevitable.
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.
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.
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.
Hahahaha it's funny that you mentioned Ghost because a few years ago a friend of mine got mad at me because he was really excited about showing me this new band he liked called Ghost and after he showed me a couple of songs and he asked me what I thought I told him that I liked them better when they were called Blue Oyster Cult.
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.
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!
This band is very versatile. Different sounds, different singers... Lots of scifi thimes in their songs. Buck Dharma is extremely underrated as a guitarist.
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.
If there's such a thing as a rock 'n' roll lullaby, that's this song. I love it so much. It just completely transports you to its world. According to the band, the vague suicide theme was unintentional. It's about not being afraid to live or love. It can be scary, but it's a leap of faith. You can't be so afraid of death that you never live at all.
If I remember correctly, this was written by Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser contemplating an early death after an illness? BOC are great guys. They toured with their families for a time. Have seen them live several times. Always rocked!
Nah, the blistering guitar solo definitely prevents it from being a possible lullaby. I did once sleep with headphones on listening to “Silent Lucidity” by Queensrÿche on repeat during a very boring road trip, though.
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.
You don't remember the solo part because its edited out of the radio version. So glad you choose the album version. This song is genius. The soft soothing vocals delivering very dark lyrics about suicide. The three albums before this is much more heavy! I like these albums more. Songs like Career of Evil, The Red and the Black, Cities on Flame, Astronomy, ME 262 and many more. Nice catch getting the Ghost connection. Their first big single Elizabeth is soooo Blue Oyster Cult.
Now you need to get into “Veteran of the Psychic Wars”, “Burnin’ For You”, “Godzilla”, “The Marshall Plan”, “Heavy Metal”, “Blue Oyster Cult(their theme song)” & so many others bros….🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I have a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! Y'all need to react to the SNL sketch. It's great. Lol. Great reaction as always y'all. ♥ Also, as an aside, do y'all think y'all are ready for Inna Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly? Lol. Y'all should check them out. It's a trip though. Warning.
Gonna personally suggest "Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars" as it's a personal favourite & a bit of a deeper cut. Thanks for doing this, love the band so much, they also recently released an album "The Symbol Remains" that was really good.
PLEASE...PLEASE!! the live Version in Hollywood/Florida 1981...its a must over the Studio version ! The extended Solo in the middle is just..there are no words.
A Ghost remake of this song would be epic! And yes this is where the "I need more cowbell" comes from. Burning For You is another good one to check out.
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!
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!
Thank you, THANK YOU for playing the album version (and not the radio edit - which removes the guitar freak-out midway through! Which is probably the reason you don't remember that part) This is such a banger. Have always loved this song. The riff, the vocals, and yes, the cowbell!! "I got a fever, and the only prescription...is more cowbell!!"
Everyone at one point has heard this song even if you don't know it whether it be on the radio, tv, films or even in public places, in fact you have never heard this before at one point then you live under a literal rock.
One of the first things I see in my head when I hear this song is the opening of the Steven King's The Stand mini series from back when I was a kid. All the dead bodies laying around as the camera pans around with this song playing always stuck with me. Then I think "more cowbell".
"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".
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.
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've been jamming to this song since middle school. The song's about being eternally in love & not fearing death because love conquers all including death.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Another epic reaction. Hilarious of course. Id really like to see you react to Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun. Think y'all would really like this one!
I saw them about 20 years ago in a downtown club in Stamford ct. It wasn't promoted very well and about 10 people showed up. It was like a private party. They would ask us what song we wanted to hear next.
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 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.
Great band and Ghost does have some similarities. Lots more to hear by BOC...Burnin' For You, Godzilla and Veteran of the Psychic Wars live from 10/9/81 has a great extended guitar solo by Buck Dharma
Both riffs, the main and the secondary, subtle yet SO evocative. Driving, moody. And the voice fits perfectly. One of my all-time faves. Reminds me of my AM transistor radio I used to put under my pillow and fall asleep to when I was 5.
7:38 So this song has been covered dozens of times by dozens of different bands of different genres, and they NEVER get this solo right. Some covers just leave it out entirely. Which is weird because it's not a particularly difficult solo but it's the primary thing the song is known for (other than the cowbell of course).
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
Buck Dharma is one of the most criminally underappreciated guitar players on earth. The man's a musical genius.
Yes sir ! You are correct .
Bucks Boogie is an awesome
Song.
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've got a fever. And the prescription? More cowbell. 🔥 Smoke em if you got em, fam!!
😆
"Y'all be wearing gold-plated diapers after this!"
smokey doin cowbell had me rollin. i was doin same thing.
That's all I've heard for yrs when this plays!!! That & seeing Gary Sinise from The Stand!
@@cryshark yup, but i still chuckle every time i hear it since then tho. i already played air cowbell when was on, now i had someone to emulate.
Don't Fear The Reaper was used in multiple places in the miniseries Stephen King's The Stand, including the title credits.
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 got a fever! And the only prescription.. 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.
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. :)
Blue Öyster Crank It Up! When you're ready for more from them, check out "Godzilla", "Burnin' For You", "Astronomy", "Cities On Flame with Rock and Roll", "Flaming Telepaths", "Unknown Tongue", "Joan Crawford", and "Deadline" along with many others. Good stuff!
"Unknown Tongue" is a brilliant song that is often overlooked.
@@jeffreycherep8264 Cultosaurus Erectus! 😀
Blue Oyster Cult "I Love the Night" amazing track by this underrated band.
Definitely my favorite
Incredible song ^^
So easy to get lost in this song. It's one of those songs that is just a total ride. Masterpiece. It has to survive 100's of more years! Please do "Burnin' For You"
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."
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.
This band is well worth a deep dive. Buck Dharma is a fantastic guitarist, top ten for sure.
Great song and fun reaction. To me the lyrics are about everlasting love and the afterlife, and how we should not fear death but accept it, and maybe even embrace it. Seasons come and go…. The cycle is eternal and inevitable.
I always believed that as well
Turn, turn, turn
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. 😢
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 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.
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! 😊😆
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.
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.
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.
Hahahaha it's funny that you mentioned Ghost because a few years ago a friend of mine got mad at me because he was really excited about showing me this new band he liked called Ghost and after he showed me a couple of songs and he asked me what I thought I told him that I liked them better when they were called Blue Oyster Cult.
I couldn't get into Ghost either....
I like Ghost but they are definitely heavily influenced by Blue Oyster Cult.
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.
Cities on Flame and Rock and Roll is another absolute banger by Blue Oyster Cult
every time I hear this song, I think of the TV series Supernatural, this song played quite a few times over the seasons
Greatest SNL skit ever. "What we need is more cowbell"!
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!
One of the best concerts I ever attended was black and blue...Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult
This band is very versatile. Different sounds, different singers... Lots of scifi thimes in their songs. Buck Dharma is extremely underrated as a guitarist.
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.
BOC is a Long Island, NY, band formed in Stony Brook in 1967. Great song that has a timeless quality.
If there's such a thing as a rock 'n' roll lullaby, that's this song. I love it so much. It just completely transports you to its world.
According to the band, the vague suicide theme was unintentional. It's about not being afraid to live or love. It can be scary, but it's a leap of faith. You can't be so afraid of death that you never live at all.
If I remember correctly, this was written by Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser contemplating an early death after an illness? BOC are great guys. They toured with their families for a time. Have seen them live several times. Always rocked!
Nah, the blistering guitar solo definitely prevents it from being a possible lullaby. I did once sleep with headphones on listening to “Silent Lucidity” by Queensrÿche on repeat during a very boring road trip, though.
There's a 70's song called "Rock and Roll Lullaby".
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.
You don't remember the solo part because its edited out of the radio version. So glad you choose the album version. This song is genius. The soft soothing vocals delivering very dark lyrics about suicide. The three albums before this is much more heavy! I like these albums more. Songs like Career of Evil, The Red and the Black, Cities on Flame, Astronomy, ME 262 and many more.
Nice catch getting the Ghost connection. Their first big single Elizabeth is soooo Blue Oyster Cult.
Now you need to get into “Veteran of the Psychic Wars”, “Burnin’ For You”, “Godzilla”, “The Marshall Plan”, “Heavy Metal”, “Blue Oyster Cult(their theme song)” & so many others bros….🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
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.
I have a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! Y'all need to react to the SNL sketch. It's great. Lol. Great reaction as always y'all. ♥ Also, as an aside, do y'all think y'all are ready for Inna Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly? Lol. Y'all should check them out. It's a trip though. Warning.
Do the 17 minute live version!
Bruce Dickinson and I agree ;-)
Gonna personally suggest "Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars" as it's a personal favourite & a bit of a deeper cut. Thanks for doing this, love the band so much, they also recently released an album "The Symbol Remains" that was really good.
Make it the live version from ETL, with the extra guitar solos in the middle.
Featured in the movie “Heavy Metal” a must see for any who haven’t watched it, like animation and good music!
That song was written for them by famous fantasy writer Michael Moorcock.
PLEASE...PLEASE!! the live Version in Hollywood/Florida 1981...its a must over the Studio version ! The extended Solo in the middle is just..there are no words.
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND! There's such a rabbit hole to go down, but the one I'll recommend is the Red & the Black live in 1981
Don't drive to this song...90miles before realizing I was going down I-10 freeway at that speed to this song!!!
“you gotta give me more cowbell baby!!”
Great song!!
Check out:-
Blue Oyster Cult "Then Came The Last Days of May"
Definitely the perfect track to go with Don't Fear😉
Right
I came across this song while watching "The Stoned Age" and fell in love with it eversince... Shout-out to you guys from Germany !
This is an iconic song.... Their most popular by far.
One of my favorites! I want this played at my funeral!
A Ghost remake of this song would be epic! And yes this is where the "I need more cowbell" comes from. Burning For You is another good one to check out.
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!
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!
You would have to living under a rock to not know this song. This has been on the radio for 35 years and in countless movies. 🤘😎🤘
It's another classic rock staple, and for good reason. 🔥
This is the opening song to Stephen King's "The Stand"...
~ Randal Flagg
Thank you, THANK YOU for playing the album version (and not the radio edit - which removes the guitar freak-out midway through! Which is probably the reason you don't remember that part)
This is such a banger. Have always loved this song. The riff, the vocals, and yes, the cowbell!!
"I got a fever, and the only prescription...is more cowbell!!"
Everyone at one point has heard this song even if you don't know it whether it be on the radio, tv, films or even in public places, in fact you have never heard this before at one point then you live under a literal rock.
'I Need More Cowbell'
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Amazing song!!!
One of the first things I see in my head when I hear this song is the opening of the Steven King's The Stand mini series from back when I was a kid. All the dead bodies laying around as the camera pans around with this song playing always stuck with me. Then I think "more cowbell".
I can't hear this song now without picturing Will Ferrell.
And that teensy 😅sweater!
"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".
this is apart of the greatest SNL bit ever
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.
Blue Oyster Cult "Godzilla",, "Burnin' For You",,
"I Love The Night" & "This Ain't The Summer Of Love"
The SNL skit....lol. I need more cow bells is awesome.
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've been jamming to this song since middle school. The song's about being eternally in love & not fearing death because love conquers all including death.
Am I the only one who thinks of the 90s TV version of The Stand before the cowbell thing?
You need to hear their song & see their video of Godzilla!
Black and Blue concerts in the mid 80's. Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, the bootleg shirts were the best
Gotta do the SNL sketch next...
Gave this song a new generation of fans.
Onya Lads. Great choice
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.
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.
I got to know this song since it appears in my favorite horror movie, Halloween from 1978. Very good song. Greetings, brothers!
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.
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.
Another epic reaction. Hilarious of course. Id really like to see you react to Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun. Think y'all would really like this one!
Dang I thought I was the only one who knew Children of the Sun lol.
@@SpyderOne1981 lol. I hear you. Great song though.
YAAASSSSSS!!!!! Joining the Children of the Sun club!! Great effin song!!!!!!!
One of my old favorites. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who still appreciates it.
I saw them about 20 years ago in a downtown club in Stamford ct. It wasn't promoted very well and about 10 people showed up. It was like a private party. They would ask us what song we wanted to hear next.
Yes, the cowbell skit from SNL is this song. Iconic skit.
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. 🤣
I remember when this song came out ! I love me sum BTO ! Blue Oyster Cult
Gotta watch the SNL Cowbell skit now!
This song has a great vibe, so different when it came out in the 70s. 👍👍👍
Another "vampirish " song from BOC is I Love The Night. Mesmerizing!
One of my favorite all time songs!!
Same!
This was also the opening song to the Stephen King tv series “The Stand” (the original, not the reboot.)
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.
Great band and Ghost does have some similarities. Lots more to hear by BOC...Burnin' For You, Godzilla and Veteran of the Psychic Wars live from 10/9/81 has a great extended guitar solo by Buck Dharma
Y'all should also check out BOC's "Burnin' For You" and "Godzilla" as well
If you want another banger from Blue Oyster Cult, 'Veteran of the Psychic Wars' has bars for days.
Thanks for posting this.
BÖC and Ghost are often compared to each other, so, great catch there!
You guys enjoying this masterpiece the same way I do every time I hear it = priceless
This song reminds me of the movies the original Halloween and the movie The Stoned Age
I love when you guys recognize the songs...😘
Both riffs, the main and the secondary, subtle yet SO evocative. Driving, moody. And the voice fits perfectly. One of my all-time faves. Reminds me of my AM transistor radio I used to put under my pillow and fall asleep to when I was 5.
If you enjoyed this version, you will love the live version from their live album "Some Enchanted Evening", there is a killer guitar solo.
One of my favorite songs here, so glad yall checked this one.
This is the original. You guys really need to react to BOC, Veterans of the Psychic War live. So cool, you will love it.
this is the band/song that everyone thinks of when experiencing Ghost for the first time, oddly soothing and in a deeply unsettling way.
7:38 So this song has been covered dozens of times by dozens of different bands of different genres, and they NEVER get this solo right. Some covers just leave it out entirely. Which is weird because it's not a particularly difficult solo but it's the primary thing the song is known for (other than the cowbell of course).
Such a great song