covers #33: (don't fear) the reaper

song: (don't fear) the reaper
cover: apollo 440, gus black, HIM, heaven 17, sever your ties, the mutton birds, and i'm sure a billion other bands
original: blue oyster cult

comments: no real irony here, just incredulity. damn this song gets covered a lot. it's like "landslide", except it doesn't totally fucking suck.

also, pro-tip: if a band you haven't heard of has a number in the name, it's probably some derivative of house music. observe:


apollo 440


gus black


heaven 17


HIM


sever your ties


the mutton birds


blue oyster cult

where can you get it?
if you're absolutely in love with gus black's and the mutton birds' covers of this song, you're going to have to brave the wilds of the internet to find them. in the meantime, here's everyone else.
blue oyster cult - (don't fear) the reaper
apollo 440 - (don't fear) the reaper
heaven 17 - (don't fear) the reaper
HIM - (don't fear) the reaper
sever your ties - (don't fear) the reaper

lyrics: all our times have come
here, but now they're gone
seasons don't fear the reaper
nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
we can be like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper
baby take my hand
don't fear the reaper
we'll be able to fly
don't fear the reaper
baby i'm your man

(la la la la la!)

valentine is done
here, but now they're gone
romeo and juliet are together in eternity
romeo and juliet
forty-thousand men and women everyday
like romeo and juliet
forty-thousand men and women everyday
redefine happiness
another forty-thousand coming everyday
we can be like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper
baby take my hand
don't fear the reaper
we'll be able to fly
don't fear the reaper
baby i'm your man

love of two is one
here, but now they're gone
came the last night of sadness
and it was clear she couldn't go on
then the door was open and the wind appeared
the candles blew, and then disappeared
the curtains flew, and then he appeared
saying don't be afraid
come on baby
and she had no fear
and she ran to him
then they started to fly
they looked backward and said goodbye
she had become like they are
she had taken his hand
she had become like they are
come on baby
don't fear the reaper

also, just because you can't say anything about this song without it coming up (and it's classic):