Don't Fear the Reaper

artist
Blue Oyster Cult

album
Agents of Fortune

decade
seventies

significance
charted at number twelve

genre
hard rock

controversy
It was believed for awhile that the song was promoting suicide, but the band claims that it is actually promoting accepting death for what it is.

trivia
A Saturday Night Live sketch parodies the song by having the band try to perform the song in the studio with the agent constantly saying the song needs more cowbell. With each performance a guy comes out and absurdly plays a cowbell. (The actual song has a subtle amount cowbell.)