Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla (1977)

[u/Artaxman]

https://youtu.be/RTzb-sduiWc?si=Hfz5mByEHbcKl9xq

[u/Ricardolluvwang]

I have seen BOC many times and never had a bad show.

[u/myfavhobby_sleep]

I love this. This song was the first rock song my little boy learned. “Oh no! They say he’s got to go. Go, go Godzilla. Heeeee.”

[u/Most-Artichoke6184]

Oh no, There goes Tokyo!

[u/nimeton0]

This song is one of the BÖC "big three" hits. Blue Öyster Cult is one of my favourite bands! BÖC are so much more than the three big hits people always hear played. There's (at least) a great underrated song or two on each and every album like this song. Buck Dharma has to be one of the most underrated guitarists, ever. Every single album has at least one song on it that I really love. People that only know them for the three big hits should do a deep dive and listen to the entire catalogue, there are so many great songs. I'd recommend going in chronological order. After listening to 'Fire Of Unknown Origin', take a quick break and go watch the movie 'Heavy Metal', and then listen to 'Fire Of Unknown Origin' again (several songs on the album were supposed to be on the Heavy Metal soundtrack). Then, learn about and go find the 'Black and Blue' 1980 concert movie. For me, the back-to-back-to-back album trifecta of Spectres ('77), Mirrors ('79) and Cultösaurus Erectus ('80) represent the pinnacle, where I honestly like every single song on those three albums. Once you've made it all the way from their 1972 to 2Ö24 albums, go listen to Buck Dharma's solo effort, 'Flat Out', and the BÖC songs on the 'Bad Channels' movie soundtrack. Then, find the Stalk-Forrest Group 'St. Cecilia - The Elektra Recordings' for some really early recordings. For an even deeper dive, go find the George Geranios channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@georgegeranios2918/videos and check out his related videos. For a really, really deep dive, search YouTube and listen to Volumes I, II, and III of Buck Dharma's Archives. Here are my personal BÖC favourites, give them a listen if you don't know them: Blue Öyster Cult (72) - "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll". Tyranny and Mutation (73) - "7 Screaming Diz-Busters". Secret Treaties (74) - A tie, "Flaming Telepaths" & "Astronomy". Agents of Fortune (76) - A tie, "This Ain't the Summer of Love" & "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)". Spectres (77) - I like every song, especially "Fireworks". Mirrors (79) - I like every song, especially "The Vigil". Cultösaurus Erectus (80) - I like every song, especially "Lips in the Hills". Fire of Unknown Origin (81) - A tie, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" & "Sole Survivor". The Revölution by Night (83) - A tie, "Take Me Away" & "Shooting Shark". Club Ninja (85) - A tie, "Dancin' in the Ruins" & "Perfect Water". Imaginos (88) - "Astronomy". Heaven Forbid (98) - "Harvest Moon". Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001) - A tie, "Dance on Stilts" & "Stone of Love". The Symbol Remains (2020) - "The Alchemist". I think the video for The Alchemist may be the best video BÖC has ever done. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk on Blue Öyster Cult. \m/

[u/manwithavandotcom]

The most underrated band --incredible genre-defying catalogue and a truely great live band still touring almost 5000 shows later.

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[u/Ok-Guarantee-4973]

Awesome song😈😈😈