My latest Substack post highlighting a song on my author playlist has gone live. Today we’re taking a look at Blue Öyster Cult’s Godzilla, which is further evidence in a longstanding position of mine:
I’ve previously mentioned that a fair few rock stars are really just colossal nerds.
Allow me to present my next example: longtime rock icons and cowbell aficionados Blue Öyster Cult, who have — as enumerated by TV Tropes — written songs about: Michael Moorcock‘s Elric Saga (Moorcock has also actually collaborated with the band), 1963 horror film X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, silent Vampire film Nosferatu, popular horror writer and (well-known racist) H.P. Lovecraft‘s The Alchemist, as well as providing pieces for the soundtrack of 1981 cult classic Pulp Science Fantasy film Heavy Metal.
With that in mind, let’s turn our attention, the opening track of Blue Öyster Cult’s 1977 album Spectres: Godzilla.
Which certainly delivers what it promises.
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