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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)
Forty-thousand men and women every day (Like Romeo and Juliet)
Forty-thousand men and women every day (Redefine happiness)
Another forty-thousand coming every day (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
The door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew and then disappeared
The curtains flew and 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)
There Motörhead might get their -Ö- from. Must have been very funny as they established it. The pronouncing, I mean ;o}
The genesis of umlaut rock 😅🤘
it's symphonic
it's dramatic
it's poetic
it has the whole cowbell history
it has everything
hello, stefon!!
Don't fear the Cowbell
Explore the space...
This is a singular piece🤘
it's dramatic
it's poetic
it has the whole cowbell history
it has everything
Yes.
it's symphonic
it's dramatic
it's poetic
it has the whole cowbell history
it has everything
and that amazing guitar solo. one of the best solos of the classic rock canon.
And ground-breaking use of the cow bell!
yeah! I got one an can play like that!
Come on baby...
take my hand
I find it fascinating that you can find a song like this where it is really far beyond most songs on many levels, but the band's other music never hit the mark again (mostly).
This song just blows me away with:
- Great lyrics and concept
- Great music writing
- Great playing
- Excellent production
And ground-breaking use of the cow bell!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnautica
The creatures mentioned are sea monsters, crawling and swimming in the deep.
One of those is a Reaper Leviathan, which looks like this:
I found this song to be very applicable, as the Reaper Leviathan has quite a reputation of jump-scaring players and give them a shot of adrenaline. Don't Fear The Reaper.
I love that you said "jump-scaring"...
Subnautica is an excellent game, start to finish. If I were not so deeply into the 4th world of Ark Survival Evolved I would go back and check it out on my new HDTV.
I always come back to this page to see how many more cowbell references there are each time this is played on RP
more cowbell...
Oooooh... the comment made only about 35,000 other times here. It's weird how one SNL skit kinda messed up a pretty decent song. It's a great skit, but c'mon...
Buck Dharma was just guessing at the number of deaths- at the time the number was closer to 135,000. Source-songfacts.com
would be harder to sing 135,000 men and women every day
The writers intention doesn't change how people hear the song. However, as others have said, I don't think this song would affect anyone.
True, but a writer - or any artist - cannot really change how people (may want to) interpret their work.
Is this about hot peppers?
It is about 40,000 men and women every day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnautica
The creatures mentioned are sea monsters, crawling and swimming in the deep.
One of those is a Reaper Leviathan, which looks like this:
I found this song to be very applicable, as the Reaper Leviathan has quite a reputation of jump-scaring players and give them a shot of adrenaline. Don't Fear The Reaper.
You're in a bar on a native American reservation at around 02:00AM. As the place is closing after some "events", it suddenly starts splitting apart while beams of light tear through it. You and everything else are pulled slowly up into a MASSIVE alien spacecraft hovering above, all as this song starts playing on the old jukebox...
The writer of this song (Buck Dharma) has always denied that allegation, which has been made since shortly after this song was released.
The writers intention doesn't change how people hear the song. However, as others have said, I don't think this song would affect anyone.
I'm with you.. That skit is so obnoxious.
They are still touring (well not now, of course) and releasing albums. Saw them a couple years ago, still a great show. Buck Dharma doesn't seem to have lost a step
This song just blows me away with:
- Great lyrics and concept
- Great music writing
- Great playing
- Excellent production
it's dramatic
it's poetic
it has the whole cowbell history
it has everything
"More Cowbell" so funny
But I always wondered what these lines mean:
"Forty-thousand men and women every day (Redefine happiness)
Another forty-thousand coming every day..."
Is the speaker saying that's how many people die every day? If so, that seems low to me...
Buck Dharma was just guessing at the number of deaths- at the time the number was closer to 135,000. Source-songfacts.com
Christopher Walken has the same problem, people quote the skit to him all the time. Like he's never done anything else...
But I always wondered what these lines mean:
"Forty-thousand men and women every day (Redefine happiness)
Another forty-thousand coming every day..."
Is the speaker saying that's how many people die every day? If so, that seems low to me...
SNL totally ruined this song! I can't think of anything other than "More Cowbell"
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Don't fear the Cowbell
I don't fear any cowbell but I worry about all the lost cows.
For me it's Stephen King's "The Stand". First the book, then the 90's miniseries. I should probably check out Halloween though, seems I never got around to watching that one. :)
This is one of the few songs you can find on every digital music device I own.
Which side you are on? That is, Atlantic. :-)
You don't have to agree, you could still afford to be a little sympathetic...
This came on when I was setting out for my Aunt's funeral. She would have thought it apt! But she was 90 and I'm 60 so we were both taught/have learnt how to deal with life, and to not fear the reaper...
On the other side of the discussion we have 'in your face' morally dubious drill music and others of that ilk. Certainly not my bag, but there's apparently a market for it. Music will always affect the listener - that's what its all about, but it's all part of free expression. I might not agree with it but can't see why I should try to stop it being heard - unless its being inappropriately forced into my ears!
One man's fish is another man's poisson
Should we also ban Romeo and Juliet or the poems of Sylvia Plath?
You don't have to agree, you could still afford to be a little sympathetic...
Maybe you're thinking of "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas? (I may be suggesting that only because it's the only song I can immediately think of used in those Supernatural "The Road So Far..." recaps)
My brother committed suicide thirty years ago, and I can guarantee you this song had nothing to do with it. Suicidal folks have far deeper problems than listening to classic rock, and to suggest that this song might motivate them to pull the trigger is oversimplification to the highest.
( Which doesn't mean I don't like the song - just being contrary ;) )
You got it Bruce
Proclivities wrote:
The writer of this song (Buck Dharma) has always denied that allegation, which has been made since shortly after this song was released.
Like claiming Donald never fibs.
You see, to me, as a teen hearing this song, it brought the thought of "40,000 men and women everyday" to a curious sadness. It's one of the first songs I could really hear the lyrics without mistaking words and phrases. As a bipolar who gets tired of being asked the question "do you ever think of hurting yourself or others," this song still makes my heart ache for those who do and attempt it or succeed (and their families too).
Proclivities wrote:
The writer of this song (Buck Dharma) has always denied that allegation, which has been made since shortly after this song was released.
Like claiming Donald never fibs.
Nope, it's not like claiming that at all; it's quite different. It is generally easy to find verifiable proof of Donald's lies, but difficult to find proof of what Dharma was thinking about when he wrote these lyrics, other than what he has said about them. I was merely stating that he had always denied the "suicide pact" allegation, I was not defending his assertion.
Personally, I think it has just the right amount.
Yes. Much better than Agents of Fortune. The self titled first album and Tyranny and Mutation are really unique. T&M sounds like amphetamines. The first album sounds like something that if it is not illegal then should be.
Proclivities wrote:
The writer of this song (Buck Dharma) has always denied that allegation, which has been made since shortly after this song was released.
Like claiming Donald never fibs.
from SiriusXM?
You're not really familiar with what Radio Paradise is about, are you?
from SiriusXM?
Agreed. Their black and white period was their best. My favorite is their first album. Reaper is a hit for sure but the Agents of Fortune album is pretty weak.
Cheers Randyblew!!! Sweet nostalgia, perfectly stated (cool song, imagine Patti Smith singing it : )
Should we also ban Romeo and Juliet or the poems of Sylvia Plath?
For me, this song was/is one of two classic "Get Psyched" songs (the other being Locomotive Breath). In the late 70's as a college gymnast, I would play one of these two songs on my stereo in my dorm room at warp-volume 10 immediately before heading down to a meet - all in an effort to get psyched up for the competition!
One of the measures of great music is to be able to evoke emotions of times/places where the music was a significant part of our lives. This song was there for me....for a while.
The writer of this song (Buck Dharma) has always denied that allegation, which has been made since shortly after this song was released.
Lawnguylin : ( wicked tune though!!!
I would think that would only be a problem if you were willing to join a suicide pact. I, for one, am not so therefore I think of it as a work of art.
"....a work of art, or an effort to create beauty, will always be regarded by some people as a personal attack."
Why not ban the bible?
Full of murder, slaughter, incest, infidelity, child abuse....to name but a few!
I would think that would only be a problem if you were willing to join a suicide pact. I, for one, am not so therefore I think of it as a work of art.
it's dramatic
it's poetic
it has the whole cowbell history
it has everything
Even if that was the case, I feel like this is a real broad stroke of censorship and I don't vibe with it. I'm betting if there was no art made about suicide it would happen a lot more often.
"I felt that I had just achieved some kind of resonance with the psychology of people when I came up with that, I was actually kind of appalled when I first realized that some people were seeing it as an advertisement for suicide or something that was not my intention at all. It is, like, not to be afraid of it (as opposed to actively bring it about). It's basically a love song where the love transcends the actual physical existence of the partners."
— Buck Dharma, lead singerI can not hear this without thinking of my youthful past, of being with my buddies, in smoke filled rooms, having the munchies, and not being able to walk more then five steps, before forgetting what was going for? Ahhh, those were the days.
I hear you!
I can not hear this without thinking of my youthful past, of being with my buddies, in smoke filled rooms, having the munchies, and not being able to walk more then five steps, before forgetting what was going for? Ahhh, those were the days.
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Never made that association before, but I suppose it could be. I always thought of it as a song about immortal love.