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|publisher=Reno.com }}</ref> and would go on to become a [[sleeper hit]]. The song is, along with "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]" and "[[Burnin' for You]]," one of the band's best-known songs and has become a staple of its live performances. It has been [[Cover version|covered]] by bands such as [[Moe_(band)|moe.]], [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]], [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sebastian Bach]], [[Double Experience]] and [[Fighting Gravity (band)|Fighting Gravity]].<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | authorlink= | vauthors= | title=Blue Öyster Cult recorded & performed cover versions: Other Bands Cover BÖC | work= | publisher=[[Blue Öyster Cult]] | date= | url=http://blueoystercult.com/Road/covers.html | format= | doi= | accessdate=}}</ref> |
|publisher=Reno.com }}</ref> and would go on to become a [[sleeper hit]]. The song is, along with "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]" and "[[Burnin' for You]]," one of the band's best-known songs and has become a staple of its live performances. It has been [[Cover version|covered]] by bands such as [[Moe_(band)|moe.]], [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]], [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sebastian Bach]], [[Double Experience]] and [[Fighting Gravity (band)|Fighting Gravity]].<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | authorlink= | vauthors= | title=Blue Öyster Cult recorded & performed cover versions: Other Bands Cover BÖC | work= | publisher=[[Blue Öyster Cult]] | date= | url=http://blueoystercult.com/Road/covers.html | format= | doi= | accessdate=}}</ref> |
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In 2019, over 40 years after the song's original release, a cover of the song was included in the film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', marking the first usage of the song in a Godzilla film. |
In 2019, over 40 years after the song's original release, a cover of the song was included in the credits of the film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', marking the first usage of the song in a Godzilla film. |
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== Misheard Lyrics == |
== Misheard Lyrics == |
Revision as of 01:31, 4 October 2019
"Godzilla" | ||||
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Single by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
from the album Spectres | ||||
B-side | "Nosferatu" | |||
Released |
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Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Donald Roeser a.k.a. Buck Dharma | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Blue Öyster Cult singles chronology | ||||
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"Godzilla" is a single by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, the first track from the band's fifth studio album Spectres. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the popular movie monster of the same name. Despite failing to chart, the song received significant airplay on rock radio stations[4] and would go on to become a sleeper hit. The song is, along with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You," one of the band's best-known songs and has become a staple of its live performances. It has been covered by bands such as moe., Racer X, Fu Manchu, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sebastian Bach, Double Experience and Fighting Gravity.[5]
In 2019, over 40 years after the song's original release, a cover of the song was included in the credits of the film Godzilla: King of the Monsters, marking the first usage of the song in a Godzilla film.
Misheard Lyrics
Lyrics websites such as SongMeanings.com[6], MetroLyrics[7], have the phrase "points out" in the last verse of the song. The phrase, in actuality, is "points up".
This is the last verse of the song per Blue Öyster Cult's website[8]:
History shows again and again
How nature points up the folly of man
Godzilla!
Parodies
In response to the song's absence from the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack, Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma created their own parody called "NoZilla",[9] released only to radio stations.
A parody called "Chinchilla" was sung by fictional character Donnie Baker (played by comedian Ron Sexton) in his familiar Kentuckiana accent on the Bob & Tom Show.
In other media
- The song can be heard in the films Detroit Rock City and Dogtown and Z-Boys.
- Over a minute of the song was used for a promo for the Godzilla marathons that aired on TNT in the early 1990s.
- It was featured in an episode of Nip/Tuck.
- The chorus was used in a car commercial for AutoTrader.com, featuring a giant man grabbing cars out of dealerships to compare them.
- The song was used as the theme song for Robosaurus in 2013 and 2014.
- This song was the featured walk-up song for Major League Baseball player Hideki Matsui.
- A cover version of the song appears as a playable track in Guitar Hero. The master track is available as a playable song in Guitar Hero Smash Hits and as downloadable content for Rocksmith, as well as the Rock Band series.
- the demo version used a sountrack from the 2015 german-language dub version Guardians of The Lost Code.
- A cover version by Serj Tankian and composed by Bear McCreary is featured in the film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Personnel
- Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar
- Buck Dharma – lead guitar, background vocals
- Joe Bouchard – bass, background vocals
- Albert Bouchard – drums, background vocals
- Allen Lanier – rhythm guitar, background vocals
References
- ^ Godzilla at AllMusic
- ^ Milward, John (December 15, 1977). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult: Spectres". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007.
- ^ Kelly Boyer Sagert (1 January 2007). The 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-313-33919-6.
Meanwhile, Blue Oyster Cult released two of the decade's hard rock favorites: "Don't Fear the Reaper" and "Godzilla.
- ^ "Blue Oyster Cult has longevity going for it (with Eric Bloom Interview)". Reno.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blue Öyster Cult recorded & performed cover versions: Other Bands Cover BÖC". Blue Öyster Cult.
- ^ "Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla Lyrics".
- ^ "Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla Lyrics".
- ^ "Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres - Godzilla".
- ^ NoZilla (rare radio-only single) - Blue Öyster Cult on YouTube