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SNL - Blue Oyster Cult

No doubt we've all seen this, but I was in the mood to see it again today.

I love Blue Oyster Cult (especially their first 4 studio records,) and Chris Walken is one of my favorite actors.

"Easy guys - I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records."

"Don't Fear The Reaper" is perhaps their best known song (great feel and a fantastic instrumental break/guitar solo,) but for my money "Secret Treaties" is their best effort. Their lyrics are ironic, delivered with their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks, and the music is an odd mix of menacing arrangements and tuneful melodies. Interesting that like professional wrestling, you get the feeling that at least half their fans don't get the joke.