(Don't Fear) The Reaper

(Don't Fear) The Reaper a song by Blue Öyster Cult on Foxsoundi

(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult

About (Don't Fear) The Reaper

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was written and sung by Blue Öyster Cult's lead guitarist, Donald Roeser, also known as Buck Dharma. It was rumored to be about suicide, but it actually deals with the inevitability of death and the belief that we should not fear it. When Dharma wrote it, he was thinking about what would happen if he died at a young age and if he would be reunited with loved ones in the afterlife. Dharma was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, which got him thinking about his mortality and inspired the song. .

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About this song

Credited to
Blue Öyster Cult
Album
Agents Of Fortune · Track 3 of 10 · Longest track on the album
Released
January 1, 1970
Duration
5:08
Ranking
#1 most played Blue Öyster Cult track on Foxsoundi
Top countries on Foxsoundi
United States (97 %), Sweden (3 %)
Playlists
In 1 public playlist: The Amalgamation
On Last.fm
1,382,041 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Agents Of Fortune