Released on Blue Öyster Cult's 1976 album Agents of Fortune, "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" found both critical and commercial success, spending 20 weeks on the U.S. Hot 100 and peaking at #12. In the years since, it's been a mainstay on classic rock radio, not to mention a cultural touchstone. (Case in point: The iconic "more cowbell" skit on SNL.) Plus, the song's spooky lyrics — it's about the Grim Reaper, after all — have earned it a permanent place on the Halloween playlists of countless music lovers.
'Don't Fear the Reaper' was written and sung by Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser
Years after "Don't Fear the Reaper" first hit the charts, Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser reflected on the track's enduring legacy.
“We knew we had something,” he continued. "When we were mixing the record and listening to the playback, we knew we had something good, but we had no idea what it was going to do! We were thinking that it was going to be a strong FM radio track, and in those days hit radio was AM and album radio was FM, so we thought we’d have a good album track for FM radio. But beyond that — that it would actually take off and be a hit single? We had no idea!”
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