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 everyday
Like Romeo and Juliet
Forty thousand men and women everyday
Redefine happiness
Another forty thousand comin’ 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 that she couldn’t go on
And 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
Yes, it's the infamous Saturday Night Live "Behind The Music" skit about the
Blue Öyster Cult recording session for "(Don't Fear)The Reaper" in 1976. As
much as I detest Will Ferrell, this is one of the funniest SNL skits I've ever
seen!
Ferrell plays the fictional BOC cowbell-playing member, Gene Frenkle.
Resident Hollywood freak and all-around weirdo Christopher Walken plays
record producer Bruce Dickinson. No, not Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson.
Dickinson repeatedly tells Frenkle he "needs more cowbell" after each
attempt at recording the track is cut short by the other bandmembers
who are distracted by Frenkle's obnoxious playing of the cowbell.
After several tries, they finally get it together and record the track.
"(Don't Fear)The Reaper", was written and sung by Blue Öyster Cult's
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and appeared on the album, Agents Of
Fortune. So, who actually played the cowbell on the real recording
of Reaper? It was BOC's Eric Bloom. Here's Blooms take on
the SNL skit. And, here's a transcipt of the bit.
Come on, baby....Don’t fear the reaper.
