Don T Fear The Reaper Blue г Yster Cult Songs That Changed Music Donald 'buck dharma' roeser wrote 'reaper'. blue Öyster cult — boc, to fans — got its start as soft white underbelly on long island back in 1967. (yes, the world was in color, but just barely.) by 1971 the key personnel were in place, as was the now more familiar name. their self titled album debuted in 1972, says louder sound, and they. This song is blatantly about suicide. it talks about romeo and juliet comitting suicide and then says "we can be like they are". "don't fear the reaper." in the end, the woman take's the reaper's hand and "she began to fly" and "she had no fear" and "she became like they (r&j) are." this is completely about suicide.
Don T Fear The Reaper The Best Of Blue Oyster Cult Blue ођ Blue oyster cult: the story behind don't fear the reaper. (don't fear) the reaper. “it would bother me to know the song gave someone an excuse to commit suicide. i never have come anywhere close to really wanting to commit suicide. i’m gonna live until i die. on the other hand, when i go, i don’t want ‘amazing grace’ as the musical centerpiece of my funeral. i want ‘(don’t fear) the reaper.’” —by bill demain. Buck’s lyrics assert that the seasons are not afraid of death, and neither is the wind, the sun, or the rain. he follows up on this with the 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.
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