AMAZING! THERE'S SO MANY LAYERS TO THIS! First Time Hearing Blue Oyster Cult - The Reaper Reaction!

[@dichotomous9403]

Never gave them much thought since they were before my time, but I was visiting a podunk town I once lived in and was invited to go to see them. It was a small bar with maybe 10 tables & no dance area & BOC must have been in their 60s at the time. I was blown away. The energy and skill they showed treating ~40 of us in the audience as though we were a full crowd at Madison square garden...Eternal props.

[@jeffcampbell668]

Same thing happened to me but it was Robin Trower. Hull Quebec, around the very early 90's or so. The Chaudiere Club I believe. Tops, maybe 25 people and he rocked us out for a solid 2 hours. Robin Trower. 25 people.Talk about the best seat in the house. I get where you're coming from. Cheers from canada.

[@Tune-O-matic]

I seen them at a bar years ago and the local back-up band ended their set with Don't fear the reaper.. boc was so ticked off at them for doing that they almost came to blows 😆

[@michaelhart2373]

They are known for touring the bar scene. When they were big they would go by the name Soft White Underbelly around Long Island to test new songs.

[@elfman5176]

BOC are true rockers Wether it’s a stadium or a bar They just love to play

[@iron_rush_theater1246]

@@elfman5176 "On Your Forever"

[@montylc2001]

"Burning for You" is my second favorite from these guys. Great reaction, kiddos.

[@capstan50g]

"Burning For You" is so cool!

[@jgsrhythm100]

It's your second favorite because that's there only other big radio hit. It's a great track no doubt but so many earlier gems. 🐲 "Godzilla"

[@montylc2001]

@@jgsrhythm100 Excuse me? Been a fan of them since the early 70's and had all their albums. Who the fuck are you to project why I have music favorites??

[@montylc2001]

@@jgsrhythm100 Excuse me? Been a fan of them since the early 70's and still have all the vinyl albums. Who are you to project why I like what I like???

[@jgsrhythm100]

@montylc2001 My bad, It's just the majority only suggesting the biggest hits for every artist( & don't give the rest the time of day).

[@MatCaveGaming]

You should totally react to the SNL skit about this song. It features Christopher Walken!

[@pammcnary]

Classic!!!

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

No, they shouldn't. Ruins a great song

[@rickhilde8281]

I gotta have more cowbell!!!

[@rickhilde8281]

@@MikePhillips-pl6ov It's hysterical

Maybe "don't fear the reaper" was what Christopher said to Natalie Wood.

[@jtf2dan]

In 1976, Rolling Stone named it the song of the year....and it has consistently stayed on lists of the top 500 rock songs of all time since.

[@78Mustang]

Yet they are not in the rolling stone hall of very popular, with bon Jovi and George michael🦧

[@michaeldavid6284]

@@78Mustang Wow...time to permanently retire your pipe, Skippy.

[@78Mustang]

@@michaeldavid6284 If I could get it away from your mom, Slappy.

[@futurereflections4097]

I think it would be ridiculous for it to not make the top 100. If it were up to me, too 10. Helped my best friend get over his fathers death

[@futurereflections4097]

@@78Mustang That’s a political club. Smashing Pumpkins didn’t even make it in

[@h2ok944]

Songs like this, back then, let you kick back and enjoy your buzz

[@145Slap789]

While sitting around a camp fire on a brisk fall night. Gawd, I miss the 70's!

[@stevenseul361]

Oh So very true.. Haha

[@stevenseul361]

@@145Slap789 We used to sneak into a Nursery the far side of the lot and build a fire... I had the boom box. Thank you good memories

[@ricbogart1968]

well said

[@shaynewest8757]

Gee, you're so cool and edgy. Wanker.

[@tomtorres212]

dark. beautiful. haunting. cowbells. .... one of the best songs ever.

[@txheadshots]

Needed more cowbell

[@Faye-w5f]

Musical genius. That they could paint a vision and impart a dynamic feeling with instruments of a soul leaving its body, is amazing to me. What a trip!

[@stevenappleman]

Behold, America's most underrated and dissed band ever. Every album and every song by this band sounds different. They're so incredibly talented!

[@jamesburnett6247]

I played Secret Treaties, the album before Agents of Fortune, til the record needle wore through the vinyl. It was the pinnacle of the original iconic BOC sound.

[@secretstacker5097]

more cow bell

[@sheryldalton8965]

Lol sure thing Mr Walken

[@Walter-Copel]

gotta have more cow bell :)

[@mikecreger9702]

Much more cowbell!

[@AregPone]

Have you got a fever?

[@jasonbarlow8263]

😂😂😂

[@rickfarrell3301]

"Cities on Flame With Rock n Roll" is an absolute banger from their debut album!

[@jeffwarren4938]

Just saw them in Laughlin, NV on 9/28/24 and they ended the show with Cities on Flame! Played Buck's Boogie too!

[@rickfarrell3301]

Jeff I saw them in July at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI and unfortunately they didn't play either of those songs!

[@jeffwarren4938]

​@rickfarrell3301 Bummer..they do change their set list every night..they also played Then Came the Last Days of May, Godzilla, The Reaper, Burn'in for You, Hot Rails to Hell, Golden Age of Leather, etc..they didn't play Dominance and Submission, Astronomy, or Subhuman which I wanted to hear again live...but they have such a huge catalog. I also wanted to hear I Love the Night, but I don't think they have ever played it too much. Before this last show, I had not seen them since 1981 back in Indiana.

[@stephenbailey8476]

City's on Flame always my fav , got to see them 6-7 times (years ago) , Buck Dharma always slayed his guitar !!

[@RaynorBear]

Glad you listened to the full album version. The 7" single / radio edit cut out the instrumental section between the 2nd and 3rd verses, so most of us only heard the full version on album rock stations... prompting us to forego the 7" single and go buy the album. That was a thing back then... the 7" single / radio versions would be edited so that if you wanted to own something with the complete song, you had to go out and buy the album.

[@stevenclarke5606]

I didn’t know this, I need to get the Album. Thank you

[@donjackson5522]

Sorry, reading your comment, all I can think of is the Aerosmith song My Big Ten Inch.

[@pjg58x]

When Aerosmith released Big Ten Inch Record, I thought it was their song. It’s actually an old R&B song from the early 50s.

[@StevenRogers-hw9dj]

Everybody I knew in '76 never listened to anything but AOR!

[@StuartistStudio1964]

Many people here think about the SNL sketch, but I'm reminded more of The Stand.

[@sgtBelson]

Yeah, it was the perfect choice for that scene; set the tone nicely.

[@jamessimmons1486]

@@sgtBelson Don't forget the Michael J. Fox movie "The Frighteners." Song was used for the closing credits.

[@John_Locke_108]

​@@sgtBelsonYou say true

[@robertlerman7892]

Yes the Stand ❤️👍love that series.

[@Wilem35]

@@robertlerman7892 read the book!

[@stevetanner3019]

“Burnin’ For You” was a pretty big hit for Blue Oyster Cult. My fave

[@BOC4ALL]

Mine too.

[@johnprice6057]

Sam's a genius,,,, first reactor to understand the significant of the 40,000 every day.... congrats !

[@cindysimpson1046]

Masterpiece for me and my brother who passed 5 years ago. Full effect...you had to be there, and I was. When I hear that song today I know exactly what I was doing and who I was with back in those days. Never forgotten and music can keep those feelings alive. Great reaction 👍!

[@folkme3042]

I remember hearing Blue Oyster Cult as a teenager for the first time in the mid seventies when my friend played me his copy of "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees" and it completely blew my mind. It remains one of my favourite live albums of all time. Amazing musicians,songwriters and performers. I was so lucky to see them on the UK leg of their tour in 1978.

[@tony057]

Buck's Boogie!

[@richarddevine205]

I had already seen BOC 3 times before the live album. Their first 3 albums were all fantastic and then the 'on your knees or on your feet' live album came out and like you almost 50yrs later it is still one of my favorite live albums along with Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East and Deep Purple made in Japan

[@jeffwarren4938]

​@@tony057Just saw them in Laughlin, NV on 9/28/24 and they played Buck's Boogie...also Then Came the Last Days off May...ended the show with Cities on Flame!

[@I.am.Iain-81]

Man, this takes me back to being in my parents dining room going through my dads record collection. He had such great taste in music and introduced me to some amazing bands.

[@thomassanchez-oo6sb]

Any Emerson Lake and Palmer in his collection

[@gregorysimmers]

You make me feel old!! ( I am )

[@I.am.Iain-81]

@gregorysimmers same here. He had a stacking stereo system and he brought me one when I moved out. 😅

[@ShaunCryer-e2w]

Wow, having just lost my sister, I found that emotional but at the same time comforting. I hope it is like that...

[@beedeegee9374]

My condolences for the loss of your sister. I pray for your peace and comfort as you adjust to her passing.

[@ShaunCryer-e2w]

@@beedeegee9374 Thank you

[@rustbelt4549]

J. Geil's Band and Blue Oyster Cult opening for Black Sabbath at Lebanon Valley Speedway. 1980. I was there! Crazy!!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Yep, This truly is a gem and a cultural phenomenon on top of it for quite a long time. Congrats on 1100-ish videos; that's quite impressive.

[@GruffyddFO4]

"Godzilla" is a very fun song, but it's not very complex. For a second song, I'd recommend the live version of "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" that you can find on KZbin, or the live "Then Came the Last Days of May" from their "A Long Day's Night" concert. Both have absolutely amazing guitar solos.

[@marcpoitras1785]

If you guys have never heard this song, then you truly have lived under a rock. Not sure how that’s even possible, but I’m impressed. This song must be up there in popularity with stairway to heaven, hotel California and bohemian rhapsody.

[@oldschool5979]

They’ve probably both heard this before. He has to be faking it. She probably never listened to this. Shooting Shark is my favorite BOC song

[@DreamJeanne1111]

You must be old, like me. 😜

[@arnoldcox9128]

You can't be afraid just live your life to the fullest and try to help people along the way

[@billallen1307]

Veteran of the Psychic Wars from the Heavy Metal soundtrack. Best animated R rated movie I have ever seen.

[@eschneggs]

The live version is even better with a longer solo!

[@steveturner3999]

This album was released one week before I graduated from high school in 1976. Bought it immediately and played this song over and over. Still nothing like cruising around town as a teen late at night and hearing this played on the FM radio. Surreal.

[@InnerLightDimension]

I saw them live in 1977 at Jeppenson Stadium in Houston.The whole stadium went crazy when they played this song!

[@kidpoker007]

Some of the best lyrics in a rock song ever

[@yeahboiii6640]

Classic song....Will stand the test of time! Loved this song forever now.

[@Neil_BT]

Love how that last note of the solo sustains almost without you noticing until the guitar does something new. What a song, total banger!

[@snave59]

First time I heard this,I was out driving in my car in the summer of 1976.I was 16.Liked it so much.I Went straight to k-mart,(Wal-Mart, did not exist back then.) and bought the album.i think it was about $6.

[@BratsNMustard]

Saw them live, June 25, 1982. It was between our junior and senior year in high school and it was my first date with the beautiful young lady who became my wife. . I don't know if it was the atmosphere, or maybe the psychedelics we were on, but for some crazy reason she fell for me. And something definitely hit me right in the heart. From that day forward neither of us ever dated another person. Now, 42 years later, with three wonderful sons, two amazing grandsons, and a beautiful granddaughter, we are still together. Thank you Blue Oyster Cult for whatever it was that you put in the air that wonderful evening at Castle Farms in Charlevoix Michigan.

[@huhwhat2308]

Brings me back to my first year in college and first time away from home in 1976.

[@Wilem35]

I was 12 when this was released and I believe I grew up in the best period of modern music. My parents were rocking the legends of 50's and 60's along with the rise and fall of disco while I was listening to groups like this and floyd, zeppelin etc. Thanks for the reaction. Godzilla!

[@robertfindley921]

Absolutely epic song. Great melodic rhythm. People make fun of the cowbell (from the SNL skit) but it's a timeless classic. Lyrics are a little creepy. Burnin' For You is another great song of theirs.

[@jeffwarren4938]

I Love the Night is one of the coolest vampire songs ever written!

[@davidpirtle7934]

I remember that sing would go from side to side with the speakers so much it was awesome.

[@Johnny67557]

Huge BOC fan. When you said "cryptic" that summed it up. Most of their stuff is very thought provoking. I've seen them (various members) about 12 times from big arenas to small clubs.

[@GatorScribe726]

Buck Dharma is one of the best guitarists out there.

[@dougmphilly]

He hardly plays scales. His solos are so melodic.

[@allengator1914]

How is it possible that there are still people who have never heard this nearly 50 year old classic song? Especially given all the movies and TV shows it's been featured in since 1976. It boggles the mind! If you like this, you should listen to their songs "Cities On Flame With Rock 'n' Rock" "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" "OD'd On Life Itself" "I Love the Night" "Nosferatu" "Tenderloin" "Hot Rails To Hell" "7 Screaming Diz Busters" "Burning For You" "Joan Crawford (Has Risen From the Grave)" "Godzilla" BOC has so many great songs. Follow the rabbit hole.

[@timshelton8535]

Got to see them live 3 times. Great live band.

[@AndICanTalk2]

Godzilla and Burning For You are both great ones by them, and the SNL skit mentioned in the comments is amazing. Love the channel and the reaction.

[@barsandbarbells2022]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@gwydion56]

I was in my senior year of college when this song came out. I loved it back then, but now I am 68 years old and almost a third of my classmates have already passed on, and I have survived a "widowmaker" heart attack that left me with congestive heart failure. Don't fear the Reaper. Focus on living. Amazing to see you guys still discovering such great songs so far into this journey. So much great music out there, and yeah, this is one of my all-time favorite songs.

[@bartellender6782]

Layers of sound, beautiful.

[@Johnf-p8v]

blue oyster cult truly shines when you listen to them live, Last day of may is a amazing track that has one of the best live solos you will ever hear

[@kathrinepearson7528]

This song opened the original movie called, The Stand, it set the mood for the entire movie. Adapted from a Stephen King book.

[@hibhibb5429]

Every time I hear this song it makes me think of Stephen King's "THE STAND" (1994) Mini Series. It was an INCREDIBLE movie with a Huge Cast!! I think everybody should see it!! It's my all time favorite!!

[@alguage-b9e]

Cities on flame rock roll , Astronomy, Dominance submission all great songs.

[@Dutch_Mustache]

the live version of Astronomy is absolutely EPIC!

[@jeffwarren4938]

​@@Dutch_MustacheAgree...Veteran of Psychic Wars has a killer solo by Buck on the ETL live album...we wore them out in the 70s and 80s.

[@grahamreed8774]

One of the really great bands from the US. Seen them in the UK and always slay it. Eric Bloom- Vocals, "Buck Dharma"- Guitar. Great reaction- Thanks.

[@sheryldalton8965]

This is the theme song to the 4 part mini series adapted from Stephen King's "The Stand". It's about a "virus" that gets loose from a military base & kills the majority of the world's population & the "adventures" of varied Americans that survived. It was the first King novel i ever read & still my favorite. When i read it the first time in the 70's i found the subject matter somewhat disturbing but now it seems like it was prophetic. This song fits it perfectly.

[@John_Locke_108]

A favorite of mine as well ever since I first read it at age 12. But for me, The Gunslinger is my number 1.

[@hibhibb5429]

I cannot even tell you how many times I have watched that series. LOL. It's my all time favorite!! I never bothered with the new version. I'm all about the 1994 version. The cast. the music, and the storyline is eerily familiar to recent events. wink wink. It feels like it was way ahead of its time as far as story telling. Love Love Love it!!

[@williamjones6031]

I've had the pleasure of seeing them live twice. My favorite BOC song and always will be. The beginning of Stephen King's "The Stand" (1994 and best version) features this as the opening track. Some folks back when this was on the radio every day thought it was encouraging suicide but deep down it's a love song. "The love of two is one". Another band with this kind of vibe and depth you need to check out if you haven't already is Kansas. Fun fact: Before they were Blue Oyster Cult, they were The Great White Underbelly.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

This song inspired Run to You, written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Story. Jim Vallance told late producer Bruce Fairbairn that Run to You was on the table. But, Blue Oyster Cult rejected it! 😢 Vallanve said, "Not enough cow 🐄 bell 🔔 !" L 🤣L Thus, Bryan Adams sang and recorded Run to You. It was a hit song 🎵 40 years ago 🎂. 🤯

[@nunyabidness3202]

Look up the different parts isolated. Every part is perfect. This is truly a masterpiece.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I was in high school from 1976 to 1980. This was (is) my favorite song from those years.

[@billallen1307]

Welcome to social security!

[@stevenwoodward5923]

I was in high school from 1974 to 1977, and went to their concert.

[@SusanFritz-v7i]

I was finishing nursing school when this came out and my parents were Christian and forbade contemporary music in their home. I heard BOC at my fiance’s apartment and saw the skit on SNL there. I just loved it but my fiancé was into hardcore rock so I had to listen to it later on on MTV. I have always loved this song and Godzilla. Never heard the rest.

[@SusanFritz-v7i]

@@billallen1307Been on disability since 2013 due to severe back injury with multiple failed surgeries. I practiced nursing for 32 years. Now I am recovering my ability to walk after a fall at home which shattered my right upper leg,knee and hip. I had rehab for 6 weeks but was only allowed to walk for the last 2 per doctor’s orders, then sent home in a wheelchair. It took me a while to begin but I am now able to walk with my walker mostly but I am now using my cane when I am in the kitchen.

[@billallen1307]

@@SusanFritz-v7i I feel some of your pain. My second back surgery is scheduled for very soon.

[@Chessindio777]

I'm a 66-year-old man, who use to listen to this high. Good weed of the old days. 😮 the sound design was the next level when high 😝

[@danielbenincasa770]

BOC baby!!!! Live their so damn good

[@gregg6992]

BOC has a deep catalog of great songs. Besides those mentioned below I'd add, Astronomy, I Love the Night, Nosferatu, The Vigil, Subhuman, ...

[@karinsamantha9027]

Excellent choices!

[@deanmaynard8256]

such a timeless classic

[@MDElam]

This is one of three huge radio hits for BOC ("Godzilla" and "Burnin' for You" being the other two--although they had quite a few other singles), but they have a ton of songs even better. I'll cast votes for "Deadline," "I Love the Night," and "The Golden Age of Leather"!

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

A masterpiece of a song. Shame that so many can only associate it with a TV sketch

[@billallen1307]

Not only. I knew and loved this song way before I knew there was a SNL skit. That skit has breathed new life into this song.

[@johnb2422]

I associate it with an episode of Six Feet Under

[@1972myc]

I am fortunate to see them live, around 2008! Awesome show.

[@iron_rush_theater1246]

4 times. 1990s. early 2000s and mid 2000s. Missed them early 1990s and circa 2010. What a great live band! Totally underrated.

[@kennethohnemus3192]

Also, they released a Live album called Some Enchanted Evening. All bangers

[@jeffwarren4938]

So was ETL live, and On Your Feet

[@norm92.4u]

I have to say, you guys are fantastic,in that you both have an intuitive ability to to squeeze out the artists real artistic intent of the their musical compositions You both are unique,in my opinion in complementing each other, in giving your own take on the many varied artists that you welcome, without judgement You folks are the best of the best, when it comes to reaction videos Please keep it going, you are doing good work!

[@kallsop2]

Need to check out Take Me Away, Fire Of Unknown Origin, Burning For You, Veteran Of The Psychic Wars, Joan Crawford. Have to say the reaction on your faces during the change in the guitar solo at the bridge was priceless. Didn't expect that change up. Back in the 70's they weren't played on mainstream radio, they were on the album oriented rock stations that were more free form style where the DJ picked the music not a list from management.

[@RolandKnosch]

...Burning for you...its fire🔥

[@stevedahlberg8680]

That's hilarious that your playlists are a lot different now than they once were. It cracks me up, but it also makes me feel good. ❤

[@RedDawnRocker]

Ah, such good memories. I'm glad to see you guys introduced to an often forgotten legendary band. Whether it was Buck Dharma or Eric Bloom on vocals you'd always get your money's worth. If you guys want to hear a really interesting song you should checkout Veterans of the Psychic Wars. It was written by Eric Bloom and Michael Moorcock, the author of The legendary Elric fantasy novel series, and it's a definite banger. They had quite a few good songs, Godzilla, Burning for You, Don't Fear The Reaper, Fire of Unknown Origin, The Revenge of Vera Gemini, Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver and Harvest Moon are all great tunes and the sort of music you'll never forget after hearing them just once.

[@jacksquat4140]

The guitar riff makes me envision devils dancing around a bonfire jumping for joy. I believe this wicked little riff speaks volumes about the true meaning of this song.

[@iarocks44]

BOC is still touring. I just saw them this last summer. I first saw them in 1977. Overall seen them about 3 or 4 times in concert. Amazing show every time! Cities On Flame, 7 Screaming Dizbusters, and ETI are really great songs. Get the Live Album "On Your Feet or On Your Knees". Everything on that album is excellent. A must though is "Then Came the Last Days of May".

[@RabbiSteve1]

Yes! And some of their new music is really awesome. And one of the players also is in The Band Geeks and playing with Jon Anderson recreating Yes music and doing new music with him on his new album.

[@otisroseboro5613]

One Of My All Time Favorite Songs,Nice Reactions Everyone 😊

[@bishdizzle67]

Burning For You, Godzilla, Take Me Away, Dancing In The Ruins, Shooting Shark.

[@ryanzeigler9763]

i saw these guys live 20 years apart and they were both great!

[@stevenseul361]

HA This is the better pick than Godzilla imo. This is a classic again had to go buy this album.. Thanks guys. Btw the name of the song is "Don't Fear The Reaper" we always used the full name I had to look up why you called it just the Reaper... To us old rockers that will always be known as "Don't Fear The Reaper". Phil give Godzilla a chance and compare the two (completely different type of song). Great reaction guys... and Sam the way you keep catching lyrics and putting it all together.. Outstanding!

[@jackgilchrist]

Godzilla rocks. Especially the version on Some Enchanted Evening.

[@michaellynch9550]

To me, Godzilla is nowhere near the same level as this song. Godzilla has always been kind of boring to me.

[@flerbus]

and then "Burnin' for You"

[@vicprovost2561]

Godzilla is another legendary banger. Most of what they did in the 70s are bangers.

[@vicprovost2561]

Or Hot Rails to Hell!

[@bobv586]

My first Concert ever was Blue Oyster Cult..Foghat and Billy squire a triple bill at the New Haven coliseum In CT in 1981.....

[@michaelearly8097]

Love watching, keep it up!

[@mwrobinson1169]

Nice reaction. I like that you appreciate the nuances of Rosier's guitar work. Harvest Moon is another great song from these guys.

[@michaelgreenleaf3907]

Veteran Of The Psychic Wars live is a must!

[@MikeBray-m2p]

Extra Terrestrial Intelligence! Great Buck Dharma performance!

[@hartjohnson2975]

This is on a short list for me of obsessed from 1st listen. In 1976 I was 10 and it's the year I lost my dad.

[@roydownes2458]

the best kind of halloween song. huge, eerie power.

[@RobertBallard-g7d]

I've seen them live four times, awesome shows.

[@Gulicktheemu]

You will never go wrong with B.O.C. #hangovergang forever 🤙🏽

[@crimsonwizard2560]

Saw them live in Glasgow in 2018 (I think) with my wife. She has a thing for Robin Zander of Cheap Trick who we also saw in Glasgow they were both brilliant.

[@jerrypedit5383]

Agents of Fortune rocks all the way through. Favorite song is Vera Gemini

[@paulramer5003]

Patti Smith lending a little help on that tune. So good!

[@BOC4ALL]

Morning Final is very good.

[@TheToscanaMan]

Yeah one of those philosophical songs (pull up the lyrics) yet with a lot going on musically as well. Hard rock, soft rock with a touch of psychedelia (acid rock) too. Try it sometime with a lava lamp, black light, incense and naked in a dorm room. 😵☮

[@TheJohnnywbred]

This gets a little play in the original 1978 film Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis. Great song

[@conureron3792]

Always crank this up on the radio when this comes on….

[@rhphotocdn]

I think I first heard this in the mid 80's and I had to run out and buy this album!! Of course the SHAZAM APP didn't exist back then (lol), I spent days asking people and calling Radio DJ's to find out who did this song. I was hooked the first time hearing Don't Fear the Reaper!! I Love this Song!!! Oh and as others have said, it's the appropriate song for Stephen King's "The Stand"!!

[@HeavyTopspin]

"Veteran of the Psychic Wars" is another amazing song of theirs that sometimes gets overlooked.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

'Burnin' For You' next is a better pick than Godzilla, IMHO. On par with this awesome song. This song got an interesting take on Saturday Night Live when Will Ferrell and Jimmie Fallon and the SNL cast pretend to be BOC (the band) for a skit. Christopher Walken is the producer coming out of the booth saying "I got a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell" check that out as well. It's quite famous. Cheers.

[@mojobag01]

I haven't heard it for years but just reading 'Burnin' For You' and the tune was straight back in my head. Another BOC subtle classic.

[@vicprovost2561]

Godzilla is a banger as well, every reactor loves it. I'd rather Hot Rails to Hell than anything else, that is a jolt of electricity.

[@jgsrhythm100]

No it's not, its just there only other big radio hit. Great song but there 80's crossover. Godzilla & Cities on Flame 🔥 are essential before Burning For You.

[@SvenTviking]

But why did they name the producer “Bruce Dickinson”, when Bruce Dickinson is the singer for Iron Maiden?

[@BreathingGuy20]

Burning For You got me homesick when I was in the army.

[@GhostRider-yu8ym]

This is a great start for the BOC adventure. They would occasionally do small clubs in New York under the name of Soft White Underbelly. If you knew, you knew, and you went to see them

[@davorzmaj753]

Sam nailed the meaning. The song is about the acceptance of death, *not* about seeking it out, as some believe. The song's writer, band member Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, had recently been diagnosed with a heart condition, so his own mortality was on his mind at the time. (He's still with us, fortunately.)

[@stevenrobbins4373]

Thank you for finally reacting to BOC (Soft White Underbelly) their name when they would play at small club venues at the height of their popularity. Of course, I recommend all the songs that other people have suggested in this segment, but my absolute favorite is "I Love the Night" I think it really represents them. You will not me disappointed.

[@MW-ni6zp]

E.T.I. is another great song from this album.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Classic! Lots of ways to think about this and that is the beauty of it. This song was so engaging to so many people that were inyo so many different genres of music. This was their biggest hit but Godzilla is really amazing.

[@darrellmorrow4559]

Burnin for you is also outstanding.

[@therealthorny]

I was a junior in high school when this song came out. I’m older now.

[@fscottgray9784]

Forever known as the COWBELL song.

[@JasonMistretta-wf5ip]

I was about to type the same--hahaha! It's all about the cowbells and in recent years the connection to the TV show Supernatural.

[@greatriffishere]

lol i can't get that out of my head and I still see Will Ferrel everytime i hear this song lol

[@seanfetterly3059]

That's such an injustice; a great piece of music relegated to a punch line....uggg.

[@greatriffishere]

@@seanfetterly3059 Yeah, I love the SNL skit they did, but I do wish i could listen to this song without thinking about that skit. I'm forever ruined by watching that skit.

[@cesarnarro6013]

I think Mississippi Queen and Hair Of The Dog had better cowbell, oh and We're An American Band as well.

[@MarcVanLaere-zr5im]

One of the best 70's and 80's bands. Every time i've seen them, they were fantastic. ❤👍🤘

[@vernhoke7730]

If you've ever seen Stephen King's "The Stand" this song is in the beginning.

[@michaelbrewer2903]

I've seen blue oyster cult live in concert 4 times they are really good

[@SteveSutton-x4v]

If that is your first time hearing BOC, then you just barely cracked the door open. much more to explore. One of my top five bands of all time... I recommend E.T.I., Godzilla, Death Valley Nights, almost anything off of Fire of Unknown Origin album, Take me Away.

[@sgtBelson]

It’s a deep well of listening goodness for sure.

[@dantritton4606]

Brilliant song, my brother had this at his funeral 😢 PLEASE PLEASE Play some Older Genesis, you have played 2 of the worst songs you could have picked so far. Firth of the Fifth, Mama, Supper's Ready, Cinema show, there are hundreds. Peter Gabriel was the singer up until 1974, then Phil Collins became the singer with so many outstanding songs too. But start with Firth of Fifth 1973 off selling England by the pound you will love it I am sure. Keep up the great work, I listened to your channel for 4hrs the other day on a long journey, so good presentation, just love you guys. 💙❤️🎸

[@paulwood5803]

Gotta love a Buck Dharma riff.......

[@melissadahl7561]

I find this song oddly comforting, along with being a good Halloween song and not many songs can say that. My favorite Twilight Zone episode Nothing in the Dark has the same theme so no wonder I like this song.