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@tsisqua10 ай бұрын
I had to play this song over, and over, and over again for my son when he was a toddler. He's 27 now and still loves it.
@bosuna366310 ай бұрын
That's so crazy! I had the same reaction from my son when he was 3. I would drive him to daycare and had to play it over and over for him and he would sing along. 😊
@WolfHreda9 ай бұрын
I made sure to start my kids on classic rock early on. I put both of them to sleep as babies by singing them Stairway to Heaven.
@johndeeregreen45926 ай бұрын
Came out right after I turned 1 and my mom said I went nuts every time it was on the radio. Go figure, I would became a rock guitarist and still love the song.
@bruceabbott4435Ай бұрын
Buck told me years ago that he wrote this tune for his daughter who was five at the time. My grandson at three would wildly jump on the bed when I’d play it for him.
@PaulArnold-z1o10 ай бұрын
You should check out their live song" Veteran of the Psychic Wars "for crazy vocals and an unreal guitar solo
@paulstewart620310 ай бұрын
I saw blue oyster cult and fog hat, 1981 in St. Louis Mo. every time BOC would sing the word godzilla, fire would shoot out of the dinosaurs nostrils.
@vicprovost256110 ай бұрын
I saw that tour in Hartford CT, they were as good as previous tours and Godzilla was a hoot!
@irontusk186210 ай бұрын
Saw that tour in Minneapolis, it is was great!
@burnout_201710 ай бұрын
That no dinosaur....thats GODZILLA....AHHHHHUHHHH 😂😂 i saw them for the first time in 78 and when Godzilla appeared it brought the house down, he had lazer beams coming out out his eyes and smoke and fire...crazy man. Im not sure but that might have been the Black and Blue tour with Black Sabbath. I cant remember, it was foggy in my brain. But ive have seen them a handful of times and they rocked it out evertime.
@wendymotogirl10 ай бұрын
Foghat live was a great record
@LeviAWilson10 ай бұрын
Hi Maggie, I do believe that you got short changed. The song is longer then that both live and studio. It's even longer live because there is also a little drum solo in there that the drummer does. I could see that you liked the song, so I didn't want you to miss out on getting to hear the rest of it. Great reaction!
@saucesquash19888 ай бұрын
Yea, I was surprised that it was cut short
@thomasmacdiarmid82518 ай бұрын
Yeah the call and response from opposite speakers "God ... Zilla, God ... Zilla, God ... Zilla, ..." is iconic.
@LeviAWilson8 ай бұрын
@@thomasmacdiarmid8251 Then at the end of that, people get confused on what he's saying. They don't realize that he's speaking in Japanese. Lol Year's ago when I first heard it, l didn't know what was going on either. It was quite a while later when I finally found out.
@steelers6titles10 ай бұрын
I Love the Night Joan Crawford Burnin' For You Fire Of Unknown Origin and (Don't Fear) The Reaper
@tribaltalker160810 ай бұрын
All fabulous classics. 10/10 from me. I'd add "Lips in the Hills".
@mysterymac3810 ай бұрын
Harvester of Eyes.
@WolfHreda9 ай бұрын
I Love the Night is fantastic. I'd add Veteran of the Psychic Wars and Astronomy to that list.
@ryanhill88869 ай бұрын
Red and the Black......Cities on Flame.....
@bugvswindshield10 ай бұрын
one of the best damned guitarist ever. Many , many bands call BOC one of their inspirations. Buck Dharma, lead Guitar. The MOST underrated guitarist in my opinion.
@mcbeezee212010 ай бұрын
As a singer yourself, you'd appreciate the pipes on Eric Bloom via the studio version of "Astronomy" from 1974.
@mauricecohen38302 ай бұрын
Yes. The entire Secret treaties album is great. I also like Metallica's cover of Astronomy.
@abrax_710 ай бұрын
One of the great live bands of the 70s and 80s, this is a great song but they have so much more.
@williamcantrell848410 ай бұрын
Can't believe I must be psychic.. after not hearing this song for years was listening to it yesterday, today my girl MaggieRenee enjoying it. Love you girl
@williamcantrell848410 ай бұрын
Hi dear, I would like to see what you think of Heart, maybe Straight On, or Magic Man
@tinakeith582210 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs.
@mikenolan804410 ай бұрын
Thanks! In the Kaiju movies Godzilla is sometimes a good guy, especially when it comes to his arch rival three headed King Ghidorah. 🤣Loved your reaction! 🦖
@maggiereneemusic10 ай бұрын
Thank YOU!!💖🦖😁🎶🐶💟
@barrettkeathley698510 ай бұрын
There wasn't any autotune back then. Most bands at that time recorded live in the studio. 😊
@7thkansascav46810 ай бұрын
Saw them twice on this tour, both times were insane, fantastic live band, absolutely fantastic.
@sourisvoleur485410 ай бұрын
They are amazing live.
@oldmangimp246810 ай бұрын
Aaaaaagggghhhhh!!!!!!! They cut the song short! . "History shows again and again, How Nature points up the folly of men. GODZILLA!"
@dalem589 ай бұрын
I had the joy of seeing them in concert in 1978. Totally awesome!🤘
@robotto88582 ай бұрын
One of the best concerts I ever attended. These guys knew how to rock.
@BluesJammer6910 ай бұрын
when i saw them ...this was a big production in the show...and they pulled it off!!!
@roy1949110 ай бұрын
the original Godzilla film was released in 1954; we have a new one coming out in less than 2 weeks......longest lived movie character!!!!!............
@chrishildebrand183610 ай бұрын
The good old Capitol Centre was my home concert venue for years. Saw BOC in 1981 there and had a great time! This song was awesome to see live as the lights went dark and when they came on, the drummer had on a Godzilla mask on then proceeded to begin his drum solo.
@elfman51766 ай бұрын
One of the best bands in concert ever
@markrosati222810 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs from back in the day!! I always enjoy watching you!
@charliemac6410 ай бұрын
One of my favorite bands...simply because they weren't too mainstream. And they were odd. 😊 I saw them probably about 25 times thru the years, but the last time was 20 years ago. I got old, too! Props to these guys...they are "ON TOUR FOREVER!"
@tribaltalker160810 ай бұрын
"They loaded up on beer and cocaine Then they started their bikes with a roar They couldn't have known that on that night They were beginning their longest tour" - Feel The Thunder
@davidsmay942110 ай бұрын
Another BOC song you might want to check out is Then Came The Last Days Of May, performed at their concert called Long Days Night, which they played on the summer solstice June 21, 2002 at Chicago's Navy Pier. Highly, Highly recommend. 😀
@MichaelScheele10 ай бұрын
I heard them live in a small club in Boston more than 30 years ago. My ears rang for three days afterward. Fantastic band.
@samuel_towle10 ай бұрын
I FELT them at an outdoor concert in 1987 in Kingston NH. I was standing against the chain link fence 10 fee from the stage / speaker stack and my pant legs were moving from the kick drum beats. Yes my ears rang for three days as well.
@jamesmcclain500510 ай бұрын
When we saw them they had the giant screen showing Godzilla breaking through the power lines, it was AWESOME!
@superfbomb905410 ай бұрын
I've seen them 7 or 8 times... Great show... One of the best bands ever..
@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt10 ай бұрын
One of the best rock-metal band🤘
@woodrowsmith340010 ай бұрын
These guys are still rockin' it. Saw them last month, 49y and 8m after the first time...with 35 or 36 visits in between. Some visits were ummm...altered and some not so much. Every visit was incredible. This time I got to hear the three songs I truly needed to hear which made the show that much more special.
@mikehamme51410 ай бұрын
I’ve been a fan since 1972,they are unreal in concert!
@godzillalover210 ай бұрын
I saw them live at the Civic arena in Pittsburgh in the 70's and yes there was a 30 foot tall godzilla blowing smoke on the stage
@linkloudenback83596 ай бұрын
It was said that they originally had a complete version of the Godzilla matching the head for stadiums. A couple of remastered versions of songs live are “ Veterans of the Psychic Wars “ and Astronomy “ from the eighties.
@LadyGnomeofthewoods10 ай бұрын
BOCs Cities on Flame with rock-n-roll is another banger!
@jamesmcclain500510 ай бұрын
I saw this concert LIVE and Godzilla was awesome in concert!
@vixybanker10 ай бұрын
I live in “the outer boroughs” of New York City, and we ADORED rock bars. In the 70’s the drinking age was 18. And we all had fake ID’s anyway. But Blue Oyster Cult would sometimes play in a rock bar under the pseudonym “Soft White Underbelly”, Oh to be a teenager in the 70’s❤
@tribaltalker160810 ай бұрын
Soft White Underbelly and Stalk Forest Group were earlier band names before they came up with "Blue Oyster Cult". I believe they sometimes used those names to play smaller venues when BoC was a big name in the 80's. Can't remember where I read that. Long time ago. Fun fact: "Stalk Forest" is referenced in their Cultosaurus Erectus album artwork.
@vovindequasahi10 ай бұрын
What this song is about is how Mankind creates their Godzillas, and their Nuclear bombs and Artificial Intelligences, and truly We have no control over what we are doing.
@bruceabbott4435Ай бұрын
Yes, Eric took Japanese lessons to do the public service announcement. I have a 60-year history with the band and have written five of their recorded tunes with the guitarist.
@Tampahop10 ай бұрын
Since you've already done this reaction to Godzilla, you might not want to do a reaction, but BoC has a covid lockdown version of Godzilla that you really should check out.
@Ronald-k6s10 ай бұрын
I saw BOC, Heart, Rossington Collins Band and others in Orlando at a Football Stadium. BOC did this Song with the Big Godzilla (Inflatable I Believe). I'm glad that I grew up with this music back then. I'm OLDDDDDDDD 😂.
@johnathan6514 ай бұрын
I always played this song when I got to the part in Gears of War 2 where you control the Brumak!
@stephenpresley57726 ай бұрын
Great song and reaction
@kirkclements489310 ай бұрын
My fave BOC song has always been Buck's Boogie - saw them live and it was great.
@drh916410 ай бұрын
It's not in a video game but they do use the song on the "Godzilla" pinball machine. You have a choice of using the original Godzilla theme from the Toho films or the Blue Oyster Cult song.
@DracosDiabolis10 ай бұрын
1 lol ya taking me back to my childhood. lol. now i have echos of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show and Little River Band playing in my head.
@42Mrgreenman10 ай бұрын
6:25 ROFL, I recognized everything but "The Ginza area" as I'm actually an American who is only fluent in anime and video games (since the late 80's)...I got, "Please be aware, Godzilla is on his way to.....Please be aware."...but not because I actually know the context or language structure, only because I know that, "Itadakimasu" means, "Thanks for this food." and I know how emergency alerts work...I think I first made the connection in the 90's with Neon Genesis Evangelion, as there are A LOT of broadcasted messages in that anime from the "Government"...lol...
@dcmanuel723210 ай бұрын
Seen BOC multiple times in concert and they always exceed expectations.
@maximolopezjr224910 ай бұрын
You are awesome Maggie, that is a😅 great song. The emoji was by accident; but it fits, loved your reaction. I hear you about the bass, by the way he introduced it you would think he'd be thundering away. But that break gave the song a chance to breathe. See you again soon.
@donsavignano439610 ай бұрын
Hey Maggie, that's Eric bloom on lead vocals and rhythm guitar and buck dhrama Roser on lead guitar
@alrifr578610 ай бұрын
I saw BOC that year. The godzilla head was awesome.
@rickferrari904210 ай бұрын
I saw triumph box, aldo nova and journey at the rose bowl in I think 1982 the head of Godzilla came up when BOC was playing
@Gsc-211210 ай бұрын
Buck is so underrated as a guitarist
@kevinmclaughlin897510 ай бұрын
I saw Johnny Van Zant (when he was solo) open for .38 Special, open for BOC. At the end, BOC brought Todd Rundgren out on stage for Don't Fear The Reaper.
@TruckerMike_FL8 ай бұрын
You should check out them performing "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"live
@Kreistor9 ай бұрын
Spinal Tap was based on anecdotes by several bands, and BOC is suspected to be one of the largest contributors. This song revived their stalling career in Japan, because they did speak Japanese.
@mitchellczerpak10 ай бұрын
great song got to see them in concert
@vicprovost256110 ай бұрын
One of their biggest hits off of one of their best albums, Specters is great, start to finish and definitely worth a full listen when you can. You just saw the original band, the 1970s is their classic period though they still made some great music after drummer/vocalist Albert Bouchard left in 1980 or so. As long ad Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom are in the band, they always sound like BOC. Great band until this day, they still play around, seen them 19 times 1972 - 2013, they always delivered. Try Nosferatu from the same album, do the studio original for an amazing noir vibe about vampires. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶
@stevengardiner55163 ай бұрын
One of the reasons BOC never got bigger than they are (in spite of a couple of iconic hits) is that they never conformed to a single sound--every album was something different and if you are a fan, you learn to appreciate it all, albeit with favorites.
@rhinno196910 ай бұрын
I like the video of this song using Godzilla movie footage 👍
@Alexandertg1955Ай бұрын
This is literally the original film. They pretty much cover the main scene. The only thing missing is Raymond Burr LOL
@friki-tiki10 ай бұрын
this was in a video game. it was called Crackdown 2. it was a remix but still pretty interesting
@tribaltalker160810 ай бұрын
Buck Dharma's solo album "Flat Out" (1982) is funny (in a twisted way) and a sonic feast. Such a good lyricist, vocalist and guitarist.
@markswisher370910 ай бұрын
You have to checkout Blue Oyster Cults' spot on cover of the Ronettes 1965 hit, Be My Baby! That will give you perspective of how diverse this band is.
@sueparras602810 ай бұрын
One of my favorite BOC tunes when it came out!
@Jim-vp1nq10 ай бұрын
Was a cool concert.
@jimwilcox296410 ай бұрын
A bit shorter than the studio version, not all the godzills back and forth after the announcement
@chrish900210 ай бұрын
I seen them in a parking lot, Pontiac Silver dome 1983 nobody was watching but me and 5 other people
@steelers6titles10 ай бұрын
Band is still touring.
@donsavignano43968 ай бұрын
Probably the most heavyest boc song ever written. BOC forever
@manjisaipoe51710 ай бұрын
BOC has always done well in Japan, and are credited as inspirations to many of todays bands, including A7X and Ghost. My favourite, and most seen live show! Peace from Nebraska.😊
@renewd9 ай бұрын
I suggest you definitely listen to the recorded version as well.
@screamingdizbuster772210 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, you only saw one-half of the song (performance). Normally at this point, drummer Albert Bouchard would perform his drum solo, followed by a return to the song. Thanks for another fine reaction video.
@djfrank6810 ай бұрын
The Capitol Center in DC! Saw many great shows there.
@samuel_towle5 ай бұрын
This version is incomplete, it is missing the ending. My favorite version of "Godzilla" is from the 1981 Hollywood Florida concert. ( Rick Downey drum solo.)
@tjsogmc9 ай бұрын
I miss the old days when music could be for fun and live shows were affordable.
@robertserafin-uc3qn10 ай бұрын
They're from Oyster Bay , Long Island NY
@sourisvoleur485410 ай бұрын
rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand......
@socalnitro10 ай бұрын
Godzilla for President
@ericramsell594710 ай бұрын
Watch the version done during the Covid shutdown. They all (the modern band) performed over the internet.
@boki169310 ай бұрын
The lead singer is Howard Sterns cousin.
@davidrauschenbach687110 ай бұрын
Cities on Flame!
@edwardmunoz785310 ай бұрын
Love it ❤
@trappenweisseguy2710 ай бұрын
I recently heard that BOC and Black Sabbath were touring together and that BS were “standoffish” and were “pissed that the Godzilla figure would take an hour to be taken down” b3fore they would take the stage.
@ChefBeagz10 ай бұрын
other songs by them that you should check out, Hush, Burnin for You, and (Don't Fear) The Reaper. ...cause I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cow bell!
@toddludwitzke647110 ай бұрын
Red Barchetta by Rush live Exit Stage Left. Best Rock trio ever. Drummer GOAT recommend Neil Peart Drum Solo live in Frankfurt
@stevelennox857510 ай бұрын
Flirtin' with disaster or Dreams I'll never see by Molly Hatchet. Xanadu or 2112 by Rush. Freebird (77 Oakland version ).
@steveg593310 ай бұрын
Keep in mind, while some tweaking could occur during recording, at the time this was recorded auto tune did not exist. Saw them in 2019 and they still sound as good. As for this song, I may or may not have used it for my mother in law's ring tone.😂 (She thought it was pretty funny!)
@rudedogmat10 ай бұрын
Had to be the worst version in of Godzilla available. Captions were incorrect. Half the live performance wasn't even there
@donsavignano43968 ай бұрын
BOC are from NYC
@steelers6titles10 ай бұрын
"Gojira", in Japanese. Toho still owns the rights to the character.
@thorstambaugh152010 ай бұрын
Who knew Howard Stern was in BOC?
@grahamokeefe9406Ай бұрын
On the studio version, the Japanese lines sound like they're coming through a tinny loudspeaker.
@russward261210 ай бұрын
There are so many great songs in BOC's library, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out their 1988 album "Imaginos". It's an album length sci-fi rock opera. In particular, "The Siege and Investiture of the Castle Frankenstein" should be right up your alley. Carpe Diem! I saw them at a open air show with 30000 of my closest friends in the summer of 1993. That show was Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, BOC, the Guess Who and the Doobie Brothers. What a line up. I threw my Godzilla T-shirt on the stage in tribute. I nearly hit Buck Dharma but he side stepped it easily. I'd apologize to him if I ever get the chance but he probably won't remember. A few years later, a friend's band was thier opening act in a small club in Murray, Utah. 🏯🗼⛩️🦖
@tribaltalker160810 ай бұрын
"Imaginos" is beautiful, heavy and dreamy. Really a BoC-related side project originally by Al Bouchard (drummer) and Sandy Pearlman (writer/producer). Such a shame Columbia changed the order of the tracks, had them reworked (by BoC I believe, without Al Bouchard) and then threw away some of the songs to make it less of a financial risk. It was very upsetting at the time.
@BluesJammer6910 ай бұрын
ha ha ...no auto tune here!
@interstellardave10 ай бұрын
Two things… I never knew he actually did the Japanese part! And, why was the song cut short? Basically in half?
@LordEagle10 ай бұрын
BOC is GREAT guitar rock,,,,,💥💥💥👍😎
@Mundo_do_Ray2 ай бұрын
you can actually see this on a video game... its called guitar hero ( the first one) hahaha
@neillenet29110 ай бұрын
There was NO autotune back then, People had to have actual talent.
@jeanpierrestlaurent54539 ай бұрын
I am and love this song
@stevepas110 ай бұрын
Always listen to BOC live. You listened to 2 boc songs that aren't in their top 25 songs. 😢