Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Audio)
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- Official Audio for "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
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Chorus:
(We can be like they are) Come on, baby
(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, take my hand
(Don't fear the Reaper) We'll be able to fly
(Don't fear the Reaper) Baby, I'm your man
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
#BlueOysterCult #DontFearTheReaper #AgentsofFortune - Hudba
Blue Oyster Cult: "Let's casually make a perfect song"
Holy sheetu, the only reason I knew of this band was because of a game called roadkill, glad I remembered the name of the band
Sanic the Studmuffin It gave me a fever. Now, I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell.
It's almost perfect, but it needs more cowbell.
777 likes I'm not gonna change it.
@@pinkidd5647 I learned about their existance only some three years ago while reading John Shirley's A song called youth. What a discovery and what a perfect ending for the first installment of the Eclipse trilogy.
I was 26 when this came out, I'm 73 now and I still have no fear.
I'm a member of the same club! Cheers to you!
I was 15, no fear either,.............
@@plicketyplunk Looks like we could stat a club, lol.
@@cliffordkinnear9705 It's officially a club.
I've cheated Reaper Death at least 5 times in my life & have found that when you stare the devil in the face and show him you have no fear you will survive and win!
I once struggled with addiction, very badly. I remember listening to this song at my lowest, and contemplating whether or not I was ready to face death. No doubt that’s where I was headed. “Came her last night of sadness, it was clear that she couldn’t go on”. I truly think that this song helped me realize that I wanted to fight, I wanted to live, and I did. I got clean.
It’s been 9 years since that time in my life. I have the life I’ve always dreamed of, and I almost missed it. If anyone else is in that place, you’re worth fighting for.
Good job. I'm a stranger, but know that I'm proud of you.
As am I. Wonderful for you❣️❣️❣️
I applaud anyone that accepts they are powerless over addiction The humility and bravery to fight that daily battle and succeed one day at a time, is glory bound. You faced Lucifer, at your most vunerable and turned away. May you be blessed in your sobriety, every day.
I could do about anything out there and I never could be addicted or an alcoholic. I alot of people did and my older brother was a bad alcoholic. I just did for fun I could take it or leave it. I feel bad for the one's that are.
i dont know you but im very proud of you god bless.
Who's listening in 2024 and beyond?
I am for one.
Don't fear the reaper: A beautiful song about accepting the inevitable fate of death we all share
Cow bell: Tonk tonk tonk
My headcanon is that the reaper is constantly hitting the cowbell as seconds fly by, like a death countdown reminding us that time is finate. Notice how in the guitar solo representing death the cowbell isn´t present.
This comment made me laugh more then any reasonable person should.
Needs more cowbell, dude. lol
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@Karen Sanders that theory's been floating around forever, it's already officially been deconfirmed. The only reason Romeo and Juliet are mentioned is because the theme is being happy together in death.
The song is just about accepting death.
Do not fear death. Like Mark Twain said: "I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
That's a nice quote!
we're all made of ashes of stars that died with extreme violence
Deep cut ✂️
CAUSE YOU NEVER EXISTED BEFORE
@@dogsareawesome9197How do yoou know that though
This will be played at my funeral. My favorite song of all time.
It was played at my moms, 15 years ago when I was 14. It seemed very fitting and if ever there was a good choice of funeral song I’d say this is it
this will be played at my funeral as well. such a beautiful song. vastly misunderstood
Same
@@bobmerlington1330 How do you interpret it?
The deep dark vibes of this song is just beautiful
Kinda reminiscent of Pink Floyd.
It's the first gothic rock song. The Cure were definitely taking notes
Well said, Buddy!😁
My Grandfather died when he was 59. My Father died when he was 59. I've been 59 for about 10 weeks. Lately I've been reading/watching a lot about people who died when they were 59. Not looking for this, "just" come across it. Someone said to me that death is THE adventure. No one alive really knows what happens when we die, until we die. And then we see the big mystery.
Made 60. Ya'll are awesome. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes 😊
I'm so grateful for all your prayers and positive energy. I've come to the conclusion that whatever age a person lives to, what matters is to be a decent person.
Well that's the beauty of this song it sounds like who cares about living we'll die in the end but it shows the beauty of death and how love trancends death
That may not be your destiny. Remember Oedipus...
@@chrisingignoli3100 That's optimistic🙄
@@mikecole1664 Just saying, " Dont think to much into it. That may not be your journey. Oedipus worst fear became his reality because he made it so....
I was born on the 18th. I have 2 daughters born on the 18th. Sometimes you've got to let it ride!
This song is 45 years old and still a fucking bad ass peice of music
Bruh your music would be worser than a preschooler screaming
true!! XD
Needs more cowbell.
Agreed, one of the few greats! What happened to today's music? No talent, no harmony, just noise and no value... 60's, 70's and 80's, best eras ever, may they live forever!
damn skippy
"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." --Marcus Aurelius
Great game
What a classic eternal song! Pure talent! Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity!
I had a heart attack last year a few days after my 53rd birthday. In the E.R. it was determined that I needed an emergency angioplasty and stent. I was more that a little freaked out. There was music playing in the cardiac cath lab. Just before my procedure began I could the hear opening to Don't Fear the Reaper. I asked if the choice of song was intentional. The room went silent while they all listened to hear what song was playing. One of the nurses said "oh sorry, we can change it", "No" I said, "this is perfect".
Great story 😁 I bet the nurses were relieved that you had dark humor cause they usually do too lol
Freaking HILARIOUS 😂😂😂😂 AWESOME 😎 THANK S FOR THAT
Priceless!!!!
That made me cry
I could use a little more cowbell
The cow bell, the guitar break, the lyrics.. haunting, so haunting. probably one of the best songs of all time..
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@@beauvearing8450 What the hell is wrong with you? Can't you communicate like a human being?
Right there in the top ten. BOC was not a one hit wonder but this the only one that will leave a mark for decades more. The hook is in the Kashmir, Release,, Purple Haze category. When you hear the opening chord it snaps you to attention each and every time!
@@simonlong2305 what the frig are u raving on about?
A "haunting" 🐄🔔 😆😆😆
Who is still listening? In 2025
*2027
2029
I will continue to listen for an octillion amount of years ✌️
Are you from the future 😂
@@keithmcculloch6349 maybe 😏
Just a group of students in Stony Brook Long Island made this. And today, still magnificant !! Over fifty years later.
After extensive listening to this song, I find it has just the right amount of cowbell.
"Needs more cowbell"
I disagree. 2 and half more would to fab-boo
See I still think it needs some more cowbell
Needs more cowbell. As much as Couldn’t get it Right, climax blues band
Christoper Walken would disagree.
Many never grasp the song's message: The reaper doesn't bring pain, he ends it. Death isn't something to be feared. Enjoy living, then welcome death when it comes.
cringe
The reaper is God’s best servant.
People don't fear dying they fear the suffering beforehand. They also fear dying before they get to accomplish their potential. I don't think many people fear dying peacefully in old age.
I just want more cow bell
The cow has to show up, first.
2024 where are the people who listen this? is a timeless masterpiece
"I NEED MORE COWBELL!"
- SNL
That’s why I’m hear , now I notice it more
@@bryansoriano6765 MORE COWBELL!!!!!
@@thebackrooms7511 WE WANT MORE COWBELL!!!!
After watching SNL and searching this outside the voice part all I hear now is that damn bell 😭
@@alexiachimciuc3199 Same. SNL brought me here.
You're here because you got great taste in music!
Yay go me but maybe refrain from clickbaiting 😁
Sewb waht
Sewb oh
ND Trends why is a clickbait channel with 856k subscribers here
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that psychedlic and dark touch the song takes is phemonenal. It is truly a masterpiece.
I totally agree with you lmao your words are beautiful ❤️
the last time I had a dark touch, I wound up in jail for killin the som'bitch
@@brokenbeautifuly21 thank you bro music is a beautiful thing. And i tend to analyze it to the best of my abilities.
@@brokenbeautifuly21 Dang, youse easy to please
@@bestboy897 You definitely need to try harder...Bro
I was a plumbing apprentice to George Warchola a plumber with 30 years experience. I remember he would have Q104.3 (in NYC)every morning and whenever this song came on he blasted it, speeding in a GPS monitored van with his big ol beer belly. I always remember him when this song comes on, I miss you Georgy, RIP to a legend
B - 52's have a cow bell . Song Rock Lobster 🦞
I am introducing my 16 year old grandson (I am 62) to the best music of my life. This is one on the top of my list. ❤
How’d it go
@@lordomemes4520 Great!
Thank you, nobody even near my age has good taste in music and it drives me nuts
@@AlexisWilliams123try; I've Been Waiting For a Girl Like You- Foreiner
@@rayguest6851 Thank you, that was such a good song!
Daddy loved this song. He had the grim reaper tattooed to his back several years ago because he was always escaping death. Last Thursday he went to the ER and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and cirosis of the liver. Less then 24hs after this diagnosis he was gone. His last message to me on his death bed was the reaper finally caught up to him.
Cette musique est pour lui ❤️courage
My condolences.
Thank you all. I had been extremely hard on my whole family. It's not fair at all and my heart hurts so
Sympathize with you, my friend, unfortunately, having filled this tattoo, he became his primary goal.
I wish a great hug and peace to you with what has happened to you. For your father also peace he'll be in my prayers tonight.
I think the message here is that we should not live life paralyzed by fear, but instead live life to the fullest. Some very sage advice indeed.
No this song is strictly about suicide around 40000 people a year kill them selves as you hear in the song I think they said every day just because it sounds better Romeo and Juliet both killed themselves and the woman at the end of the song literally kills herself this song is not about not living in fear and living your life to the fullest it is a song about not being afraid to take your own life don't fear the reaper
@@aggroelohim3537
"came the last night of sadness
it was clear that she couldn't go on 😵💫"
@@aggroelohim3537 It's funny how you can say something so incorrect with so much confidence. Even Buck Dharma, who wrote the song, refuted that. The song is about love and the inevitability of death, and the message the original commenter took out of it is closer than yours
@@SkeletonGuyVT how is it even remotely about love lovers suicide maybe Romeo and Juliet and the woman at the end that is in the context of suicide in the first part it's almost like the singer is trying to convince his lover to commit lovers suicide with him "40000 Men and Women every day we can be like they are baby take my hand we'll be able to fly" as it the previous comment 40000+ people kill themselves per year do you think the writer just pull that number out of nowhere and at the end of the song the woman clearly kills herself who appears at her window and they fly away together it's death it's a allegory for suicide "she has become like they are" aka the 40000+ who killed themselves per year
@@SkeletonGuyVT maybe bucky boy felt remorse for writing such an amazing song about killing yourself and no doubt this song has inspired many a suicide that he wanted to change the original meaning of the song
I heard this song last summer, blasting out of someone’s house as I was walking by. I had no idea of the name or any of the lyrics. Tried to search for it for ages, I was asking everyone, just humming the song as that’s all I had to go on. I think everyone must have thought I was mad 😅. I tried everything to find this song.
Driving to work this morning I switched over to Greatest Hits as I didn’t like the song that was playing on Capital. This song was playing and it absolutely my day instantly!
There’s no feeling quite like hearing a song you’ve been searching for for ages 🙂
You know a classic song is truly good when to this day its still grabbing people's attention who have never heard it and aren't just listening "because it's a classic." This is one of those songs.
The solo around 2 minutes in, sounds like taking a deep breath and charging ahead to face your fears head-on.
Imagine restoring a 70s classic car and her radio lights up crooning don't fear the reaper 😮 🚘 would you be scared?
There’s always been a mystical aspect to this song that pulls you into a trance.
One of a kind.
It's the guitar. Masterful.
@@reesecup3ify yes, you’re right
@@ralphitalian777 for me it’s the guitar at parts like 0:52. It reminds me of cold, dark airports at 1am. The cold, distant echoes of the guitar, rather t,Han harsh and raucous screaming.
@@funwithfish1507 interesting take, awesome
@@lucidchariot9984 interesting.
It makes you feel definitely out of the ordinary.
Once you hear it, you'll never unhear it.
True
You can really hear him exploring the space.
I can't unhear that cowbell playing loud from the More Cowbell Saturday Night Live
You got that right 😁
It's that damn COWbell. Just RINGing... in my EARS.
Love this song ! Where has my youth gone? 😁
Nowhere. It's just being hidden from you by some old person.
The harmonies in this song are so perfect & glorious that they give me the shivers; a heavy metal band with these wonderful voices, & no shrieking... one of the best songs ever written. Bless you, Blue Öyster Cult.
You had me until the "no shrieking" part. THE FUTURE IS NOW OLD MAN.
Indeed
Coming to this song today in honor of my father who passed this morning... he didn't Fear the Reaper... Rest in Peace
So sorry for your loss. Best wishes to you and yours.
Sorry to hear of your loss brother. But you're pops had great taste in music.Rip rocker!
I lost mine 3 months ago.. his love for music inspired me to pursue a career in music and never stopped supporting me until he died. it does get better but I gets worse before it does. Stay strong!
I'm sorry for you loss.
Keep him close to your heart and in your memories and he'll always be there with you.
I am very sorry for your loss, losing a parent is hard. Lost my dad at a young age. best of luck to you and don’t fear the reaper friend prayers sent 🙏
This is one of my favorite songs from the 70's. I always thought it was about suicide. In further reading about the song, I learned that Donald Roeser said he never intended the song to be about suicide. He said it's about imagining you can transcend life in terms of your spirit, and that your spirit will prevail. He was diagnosed with a heart condition at a young age, and thinking about his own immortality, that we will all face. He was wondering if he would be reunited with loved ones in the afterlife. It's more about not fearing death because the spirit and love will transcend and prevail.
@Shelly Watson ; Thank you for sharing this actually very meaningful background-history of this truly heavenly song!👍❤ I kinda already thought of its greater spiritual meaning and value, than 'merely' as a romanticised reference to a 'love-couple suicide' (which on its own has its rights; suicide IS to be taken seriously and is (emotionally) to be taken in respect...), yet I was not sure.. Thanks to you, I will now fully enjoy the romantic and very spiritual quality of this supreme song!👌 BTW kind greetings from San Diego, CA🇺🇸!
it isnt about suicide although that's a noble path... but it just means that nature is what is... not evil like we are,,, seasons dont fear the reaper.. meaning that life is death...
@@zandarx That is a very intresting interpretation and point of view that you offer here! Respect! And I appreciate that and thank you for it! Although I'm not religious nor church-going, I personally am kinda spiritual, and I do believe in a supreme, omnipotent (celestial) being that has caused the 'big bang' and consequently has created the universe and also ultimately this earth, ánd also mankind. What you say about nature (besides mankind) being fundamentally good (opposed to evil) and 'unspoiled' in its origins, I concur. It is
mankind that definitely changed life on earth profoundly and almost completely. But I personally believe in spiritualism and spirituality; and that teaches me that, in nature, indeed, nothing is black or white, it just 'IS', in its very essence, to its true core. Mankind and how they have evolved, etc..., thát's something totally different, but that topic belongs to my personal belief-system, and I don't think I should bother you with that, right?!😉
@@georgelebreton3177 Kind soul Thank you for your words and youre not bothering at all! its a pleasure to get a great interpretation and well meant words of understanding instead of what we normally get from the Internet Shout Factory... lol... and i know its not a popular view to accept suicide.. i myself lost a friend a few weeks ago, a paramedic actually, to suicide and while I am sad, I comfort from the notion that he came to a decision that he felt he was no longer needed, as tragic as it is. I wish I could have been there for him but he was simply too far away. A Marcus Aurelius said (paraphrased) You were born because the world had need of thee, so to die is simply a change of state as the world needs you in some some other form"> Not easy but we have to find some meaning in that. All the best, stay safe
@@zandarx Thank you, you're very kind! Really! And you are right about how many people still treat suicide as a kind of shame; which of course, is absolutely not right at all! I am very sorry for your loss, dear friend. I whole-heartedly offer you my condolances. I feel really sorry for his sad and untimely passing. And somehow I also remain hopeful for your friend's destiny! Let's hope he has found peace now, in every way. He must have had to face a truly painful and impossible fate (even if that was only in his own mind). I think it must have also asked some kind of real courage to eventually take the step which he obviously took. In hind-sight we can all lament and feel deeply affected about his final choice, but actually, we can only try to accept it and respect him for taking 'responsibility' for his own life (and all that was unbearably hard to continue on living with, from his point of view). Sometimes life doesn't leave
you with much else than despair; and it is through such (personal) desperate feelings and thoughts, that some (very) drastic and even fatal decisions are made.. I'm sincerely convinced that one has to respect someone's ultimate choice, however we feel so sad and opposed against it.. In your case it IS a beloved friend's last wish.. (as in how he must have perceived his (whole) life at that very saddening, incredibly cruel point in time..). Acceptance will come one day (soon), but keep faith in it that you guys WILL meet again, and that all this (=this chaotic, incompassionate, hard, hurtful and sometimes even inhumane life) will only be a sad but very distant memory.. I sincerely hope it may turn out so to be, one beautiful day. My family and I, myself, have lost my 18-year old nephew (my sister's son) in a similar way, almost 11 years ago. I'm sure you can imagine what kind of emotional, psychological pain and shock that deplorable happening has caused us... And still, after all this time, he remains loved and somehow present in our lives... I like your quoting about how suicide can be viewed. It IS hope-giving and kind.
Thanks! And have a nice day, my friend! You too; keep faith, stay safe, stay well!!!👍👋
Edit: Clarity
By far one of the best solos my ears have experienced.
And the funny thing is, it's a really easy one for us guitarists to play.
Remember when this song came out in 1976.
I was in my senior year of high school.
This song was so different from anything else on radio.
These dudes really woke up one day and decided to make the best song in history
No it's about his wife's cancer diagnosis.
It would be the best song in history if it had just a little more cowbell
@@imtheboss1826 Actually it’s not son - this just you being a silly drama queen. Try and have some dignity for once…
@@rtlthemusician5598 real funny joke, bozo
@Tejesh Patel its better
This is the most beautiful song ever written about death.
I think "It Is Well With My Soul" might be better. Look up what it's about.
Cowbell: *tonk* *tonk* *tonk* *tonk* *tonk* *tonk*
Its about saturn
@@barbaraj.6309 nope
your truth isn't the universal truth
This song makes me feel like I am on a beach in California, sometime in the 70s. I love it.
Those Were The Days, Man, They Don’t Make Music Like This No More, And The 70’s/80’s/90’s were a much better times back then, than these modern crazy times
While it has a much slower and calmer vibe, may i also suggest Worldwide by Dancing Fantasy?
I can see that. And it's strange, considering they were a bunch of guys from, what was it, Long Island, NY?
I've been trying to pinpoint this for so long!
We'll be with the Lord and our loved ones 🙏❤️❤️
I'm still not sure whether this song is incredibly sad or uplifting.
+CowLunch the song is whatever you want it to be
+CowLunch I love how it can make you feel both melancholy and uplifted all at once.
+CowLunch That's my life
+CowLunch I have it on a CD of the 10 to play at my funeral, after Comfortably Numb and followed by Stairway to Heaven.
+Davitofratito It's hard to limit a CD to only 10 that define your life and say what you want people to hear. Rock is the beginning, but it'll end in a Beethoven piano sonata, and include a number by Django Reindhardt and perhaps John Coltrane. Comfortably Numb is just to ease the tension and get everyone laughing!
This song was the soundtrack to my courtship with my late wife, when she passed away it just had to be played at her funeral 14yrs ago, and it will be played at mine in due course. Nice to think it will still be around long after that.
So sorry for your loss
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Alfred Tennyson
oh yeah it will,.
Hope you're doing okay.
Please accept a hug from a far and unknown man
I don't know how, this song makes me feel uncomfortable and fearful of death but also accepting of it at the same time. Great job.
One of a few songs I never get tired of.
It's been 46 years since this song came out and yet still as bad ass as it was when they just released it.
Even at 30, it gives me hope to not fear the Reaper. Thank you, Blue Oyster!
I woke up suddenly at 4:55 am and HAD to hear this song. What a masterpiece.
Years ahead of its time
This is indeed a truly a
BADASS KICKASS SONG
Hi I recommend an Indie rock song & video called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
This song is perfect. It spreads the perfect message that we shouldn't fear death. It is just the next chapter.
Amen to that! One of My all time faves! \m/ \m/
Jesus is the ONLY way to Heaven. Turn away from your sins and put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. the wages of sin is death
@@niddyblancoatschool7107 that shits a fairy tale. Get with the times
Wtf it's not the next chapter, it's the end of the book.
Being scared of death is like being scared of breathing. It's just part of the process. And as for the afterlife? Not a clue. Just enjoy the music. It's all we can do.
My family and I still love Blue Oyster Cult.....and it's 2024.
Thank you SNL for getting me hooked on this song
I scrolled for a long time trying to find lyrics. I didn't find 'em, so here you are!
All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain, we can be like they are
Come on baby, don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity, Romeo and Juliet
40, 000 men and women everyday, Like Romeo and Juliet
40, 000 men and women everyday, Redefine happiness
Another 40, 000 coming everyday, We can be like they are
Come on baby, don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Love of two is one
Here but now they're gone
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on
Then the door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew then disappeared
The curtains flew then he appeared, saying don't be afraid
Come on baby, and she had no fear
And she ran to him, then they started to fly
They looked backward and said goodbye, she had become like they are
She had taken his hand, she had become like they are
Come on baby, don't fear the reaper
I think I saw it somewhere around here last week, and was starting to search it but got this the 3rd comment 😂
@@luciferfallenangel666 another comment DEFINITELY exists but I made this one for the convenience of others
The lyrics are now two comments below yours lmao.
Never missed nor misunderstood a word ever, sorry you did. Different generations but all cool ❤
thanks
As someone, who at times has fought so hard against the call of suicide, I find this song to be strangely calming and empowering
If you take the fear out of suicide you can actually feel better. It seems counterintuitive but anything that reduces anxiety can only help you. Speaking from my own unfortunately extensive experience in these matters.
You can fight death. Fear drives us to suicide. The ultimate fear is fear of death. The paradox is it drives us to it, because we simply can't live in fear of it any longer. But if you don't fear death, you fear nothing
I also fight the call of suicide and find this song empowering
As someone who has also attempted suicide I feel the same way about this song
Eat steak .
What makes this song so great is how slow and steady the Riff is, it's not fast or too slow its just maintains its immersive rhythm along with the bass and drums
guitar is damn near hypnotic
don't forget the cow bell!
We all have to face the reaper! Let’s just get on the right side. Get right Just think about it!!!
The best song by Blue Oyster Cult, by far.
wait, they have other songs?
@nicolafiorillo4048 yes they do
Literally one of the best songs ever made. And THAT COWBELL is just perfect.
Needs a little more cowbell
Hi I recommend checking out an Indie Song & Video called The Bond Villain By Robert Nix
Gene Frenkle did a great job.
RIP legend.
Great song that inspired probably the greatest SNL skit of all time. Doesn’t even take away from the awesomeness of the song.
Actually it’s a wood block but tbh the cowbell is funnier
This song gives me memories I don't even have
Homicidal Thots yeah good feeling
Homicidal Thots I know what you mean.
Homicidal Thots 💀
More cowbell
Power of nostalgia even if it's someone else's
Don't say you were born in the wrong generation. Just say that you have an amazing taste in music
I have an amazing taste in music
This song was special to me and my husband. Redefine happiness. He died 4 years ago.This always makes me cry The came the last night of sadness part, I wish he would come and get me.
Not sure whether to hands up or down.......maybe just share? xxx And love the song together? xxxx
I love the sustained wail of the guitar even after the solo is over, it’s like a flatline, shows the theme of death beautifully
agreed
it's also about saturn and the occult/esoteric relation it has with time, it's nature of transcendence.
Yeah one of my favourite songs I also love hotel California lots to learn from that one too
Wow great observation
Exactly
John carpenter is a genius. Not just for Halloween but for putting this song in Halloween, some of the lyrics eerily mirror the movie and Michael Myers as a force of nature like the wind and rain. “The curtains flew and then he appeared” always gives me chills.
Also as a foreshadowing in Scream they play a cover of it when Billy was first introduced.
@@tupacgaming5307 I realized this not too long ago while watching Scream. Blew my mind.
@@opresiga for real I love rewatching it and discovering new little details everytime
It‘s also part of the Soundtrack for the original Zomieland movie.
Genius little detail and it's the little things that count.
One never knows when and where you will meet the Reaper but we all shall.👺
This music kept my people alive in 70s.🎉
My little brother has been to MANY B.O.C. concerts and when he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer this music gave him solace and peace in his final moments
It would be a nice song to go out on.
Sorry too, man. Glad the music helped though. Much loves! :)
God Bless your Brother. he's in a much better place now & smiling down on you. treasure your memories & by all means reach out to him in prayer sessions. he'll be happy to hear from you. until you see him again in Heaven.
are you still with the living? if not RIP.
sorry to here that man rip.
This was my Dad's favorite song. We always listened to this together. I'd hear it from the garage as a kid, out on the patio, downstairs at the bar, he even played it on his keyboard.. in a smoke filled room. God I miss him so much.
I'm sorry for your lose
rip
RIP
Thank you all 🙏❤️
He didn't die in fear. God bless.
I remember the Eagle and the Zoo Rock radio stations in Dallas/Ft Worth in 1981 playing this song consistently. I miss those days so much 😢
My favorite BlueOysterCult,s song ever.
_"You may be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the Reaper.."_ - Death, Bill & Ted
I'm ready for the reaper, i wont fear it
Jordan Evans bad ass
Thanks, the reaper may take my soul away from me whenever he wants but all i have to day is he wont take me without a fight hahaha
Jordan Evans Count me in on kickin some ass
I drive a street sweeper too
It takes a lotta balls knowing you’re about to drop the best song in the history of the world
Yessir is it just me or does it sound like dont fear the reafer
This IS a 70s band, so maybe that is what they’re saying!
actually it takes a lotta bells
OMFG, 1976
I mean it’s good, but it just needs more cowbell
this gonna be fun to play
We should party when this hits 100 million views,,,, BOC deserves it!!!!!!
Let's party untill it does !!!
I love how, no matter what kind of music you listen to, everyone loves this song.
Yes
So true. I love heavy metal but this song brings me to tears. It's beautiful.
I’m a gangster rap and classic rock guy here.
Its relateable to everyone.
@@demisemeister159 Have you listened to anything else by BÖC? If not... let's just say I think you'll like a whole _lot_ of what they have to offer. 😉
I seriously had no idea that the cowbell was in the actual song.
This is such a work of art.
Needs more cowbell.
Needs more cowbell
word i would rock the hell out of a cow bell
I've got a fever... And the only prescription... is more cowbell
Nah same
Just got reminded of this Classic from season 3 episode 6 of Chucky
Same
They have not had worldwide recognition, they are one of the best groups in history
Blue Oyster Cult: Let's make a song so badass that we could literally throw a cow bell innit and people wouldn't mind.
Let's rip off*
Imagine if they put cowbell in Heavy Metal: The Black And Silver, haha.
Aesthetic Statue what’d they rip off
Yes
@VeteranCape yes there is.
I love how well this song has aged. It’s going on 46 years old now yet it is still iconic nowadays. Absolutely timeless.
They are opening for Deep Purple at the Hard Rock in S. Fla - can't wait!
@@bettieboop77 wow Blue Oyster Cult AND Deep Purple? Dayum!
@Hunter Vonnegut k
I am 51 my Parents had this Album, what a great song... I took it 😀
Oh, wow! I love that song!
The guitar at the start of the song is absolutely fabulous
The Stand (1994) and Halloween Ends (2022) took me here
Supernatural
This was in the first Halloween too
Halloween 1978 aussi
How about HIM?!!!
Not just Halloween ends and the stand also in Halloween 78
"Nooo the song is about the concept of death being inevitable, so therefore we should avoid fearing it and live our life to the fullest"
*"Hahaha funny man need more cowbell"*
@@bodhesativabodhesativa7805 I only fear the end when it doesn't arrive.
@@bodhesativabodhesativa7805 its about losing love
Man! Its its. Lsd 25 bro.!so far out there! Never cummin back! !!!
Hehehehehehehe cow bell go tonk
Absolutely..There is nothing to fear anyway.We are all spiritual BEINGS having a human experience...we are all infinite and eternal.
KGD.
this is one of my dads favorite songs of all time and he showed it to me a few years ago. he listens to it pretty often and likes to fight people in the comments section so i know eventually he'll see this. love you old man hahahaha
I'm surprised to find you on here but hey, nice taste in music
This cracked me up.
You must be a good son...I can tell.
Your dad is cool
Nice things to hear man, my dad showed me meatloaf been a fan ever since probz to the old man haha.
Back in the good old days. Never to come back. 😢
whos listening 2024.45….......
My dad passed away 2/17/18 from a blood infection, and in the weeks leading up to his death he would have Alexa play this song. I can hear him saying “Alexa, play don’t fear the reaper” “now playing the reaper by blue oyster cult” “Alexa, volume up” then him jamming to this. It’s eerie that he started it just before passing but hey, the universe works in mysterious ways. I’m glad I got to see him with a smile on his face, lost in the music, tapping his foot, and the look of surprise on his face when he finally noticed me standing there jamming too. RIP daddio, you’ll always be loved.
I almost died of this very same thing after a surgery left a plastic tube and almost died. I got sick... like never felt that sick... called an ambulance and had I not and went to sleep I would not be alove now. I was in the hospital for 3 months on a daily antibiotic that smellled like model glue... it was pretty rough.
@@massdebated sorry yo hear you want through that, but glad you're still here to speak about it.
Your dad sounds like he was really rad guy. RIP
@@dinclusivenihilus9828 he definitely was. Lived a tough life, but it didn't take his spirit! Thanks for the kind words.
Hey, I’m so sorry about your father. My greatest fear is having my parents pass away. I just want to give you a hug! Have a great day kind stranger and you’ll see him again soon!
The fact that there is comments and views coming in every day just shows how good and how long legendary songs like these are gonna last
Yes Ethan G you know it
I hate how YT disabled comments on so many videos. We need a new platform to watch videos and listen to music. People forget that YT wasn’t up until 2006 and there were streaming platforms that came before it.
@@PaulieWalnuts1776 it's not only CZcams turning off the comments. Sometimes it's the poster
Yes, I definitely agree with Ethan.
I love that we can all come together on CZcams and not only groove on this music, but share with each other as well......TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
PEACE & LOVE!
i mostly listen to hip hop but grew up with rock and can appreciate it heavily because of my parents, this has got to be a top 5 rock song ever. absolute masterpiece
So glad they added this on Fortnite
Huh?
@@CMOplayzthere's a rythm gamemode on Fortnite now, and this is one of the songs featured there.
Was always obsessed with this song growing up in the 80s, my husband and I just thought it was beautiful, so it was our wedding song, we were married in 2001, and I lost him in 2013..... ❤ Ten years ago yesterday actually.
It sounds like he's one of the few good people to have been able to grace the Earth with his life. I can only hope to achieve something as good as what he had with you, in my own life. I'm glad and happy you two, were able to create and share those amazing experiences for and with each other. And I can only hope and try to be as nearly as happy. Please, take care.
❤
Awesome choice for a wedding song.
Wouldn't it be 12? 1-13 is 12, not ten.
@@nomadicmirror3660 ten years ago I lost him... We were married 12 yrs
it's hard to believe that some people will live their entire life without hearing this song
Pity them their loss then forgive them their reason..
and you'll might live your entire life without hearing a song you would like as much as this, it's not a big deal
I know riiiiiiight!
luckily this is in maaaany movies and shows
They need more cowbell in their lives.
They got the cowbell bang on with this one.
What a rock n roll classic
I’m really not a fan of most BOC songs, but I’ve gotta hand it to them, this is really an almost perfect song, it’s hauntingly catchy and timeless. Kudos to them
Hi I recommend a song called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix
Listen to then came the last days of may by these guys it slaps
It would've been better with more cowbell
How dare you
@Evan Hodge ???
I never said they write bad songs, just that, personally, most of their stuff isn’t my taste. And while I do play guitar, bass, drums, piano/keyboard, violin, etc, I fully realize that all of these guys are way more talented than I’ll ever be. My comment was not meant as a dig at the band at all. Hell, I even complimented this song and called it almost perfect, which is pretty much the highest compliment I’ll ever give anything. So I’m not really sure where you’re coming from.
When I was a DJ back in the late 70's into the 80's I worked at an AM / FM combo. The AM was a classic-traditional country format, while the FM was a rock-top 40 format. We had two rules: Never play "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash on Sunday morning and never play "Don't Fear the Reaper" after 10 PM. Management was afraid a listener would commit suicide. Strange but true...
Eerie
Probably a very wise decision.
I used to listen to Sunday Morning Coming Down every Sunday morning at work
@@jimmyd1337 You sir are no doubt a Jedi Master!
Why not. We can be like they are LOL
I don't have any personal memories with this song, but every time I hear it, I think of the opening credits of the 1994 version of The Stand. Such a good miniseries, and possibly my favorite Gary Sinise role. That's what made me a fan of this song. Thanks, Mick Garris and Stephen King.
I’m 70 years old and still rocking out with this band .
There is no other song like this. A Masterpiece of a rock song. People will be listening to this as long as there are people. Thanks Buck and BOC.
Listening to this in 1996 at 20 was better than 46 now more mystic then
I’m on my tractor working right now and took a break and I can tell you I’m listening to the whole album! BTW I’m 62
Listen to Spanish train the album by Chris de Burgh
people were invented in 1980 an the world is about to shut down. there will be plenty more computer auto generated music next game
Of course, you need people to play the song. If there were no people who's gonna play it, a kangaroo?
I’m just here for the cowbell, something we need more of.
Naike guys more cow bell
I.HAVE.A.FEVER.FOR.A.PRESCRIPTION.FOR.MORE 👉🐄🛎
You're the best
This lovely cowbell really takes this song to the next level guys.
Best comment ever!!!!
*HALLOWEEN ENDS*
Saw BOC 3-4 times... first time I was like 15 in the BC arena In Binghamton NY...looked this song ever since!!!!
This song is just kinda 10/10, isn't it?
Andromeda Hadouken ya pretty much
9/11 better
The score is out of 666.
I'd rate it 9/10, it's just missing something, like more cowbell
“The curtains blew and then he appeared…”
Gives me fucking chills.
Fuuuck yeah
The Dark Man aka The Walking Dude
"Saying 'Don't be afraid'"
Me to
Same here man! Fucking genius.
Blue Oyster Cult at Hara Arena Dayton Ohio in the late 1970's. Great concert!
Commander Shepard blazing this as he fights the Reapers