![]() But flying into the arms of the Guy With the Scythe took the creepy cake. Rock ’n’ roll has offered plenty of terrible advice: Ignore your homework, stay out late, exceed the speed limit. Blue Öyster Cult’s biggest hit single, “ (Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” has been spooking film audiences for nearly 40 years, ever since its release in May 1976.Īs punk and disco were gathering strength, “Reaper” was a surprise Top 15 hit (appearing on the album “Agents of Fortune”), but it was hardly in fashion: a seamless bit of macabre romance with an expansive arrangement, Byrds-style harmonies and lyrics about how death might not be the end. ![]() When you hear the riff, something deadly is on the way.
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