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| Blue Öyster Cult – Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The whole "evil in rock music" thing that was going on in the 80s with Tipper Gore and the Peters brothers probably wasn't as prevalent in the early 70s, but Black Sabbath most assuredly stirred up some shit. I think this is a classic BOC spin on Sabbath's perceived image by the "moral majority". I can almost picture an Ishir? Honda movie where Satan cataclysmically unleashes his influence through rockin' guitar-wielding hottie babes who seduce the Minoru Genda / Kameto Kurojima types into starting a nuclear holocaust (melting the ears & eyes). BOC is like a booster shot for the imagination. Or something... |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Shooting Shark Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I think morgannyy hit the nail on the head. It's very probably about addiction. And the shooting shark refers to the needle (and the damage done), "lighting up the sky". |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Burnin' For You Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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No one give kudos to Randy91??!!! WTF - scroll down and read it - it's very interesting that Buck Dharma and Richard Meltzer paid a tribute to Kerouac and it totally goes under the general radar of BOC fans. (well, according to this forum anyways.) BOC and Steely Dan have much in common - that being their lyrics are very cool, very intelligent and perhaps a bit of a challenge to tap for a true meaning - you really have to do your homework. Also, I can't believe that no one posited the notion that Burnin' For You may loosely tip its hat to Robert Johnson. A historical figure as much as mythological legend. The "b-side" line could refer to the fact that Robert Johnson did 2 takes of every song he recorded. Ripe stuff for BOC. |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Golden Age Of Leather Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Speaking of music critics; Alice Cooper and Sting make references to hell being full of music critics, supreme court judges, mariachi bands, wall street suits, lawyers - I forget what else. But the music critics - that resonated with me big time. They can all go fuck themselves to oblivion! |
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