This series will include as many of my all-time favorite
(ATF) tunes as I can get my grubby little hands on (so to speak). Now, each one included in each edition will
have some connection with the other—albeit only as a figment of my imagination,
but they will not be numbered. For I
just cannot bring myself to rate some higher than others. So, this will not be a countdown, but if you
are enjoying them as much as I do, it won’t matter. Besides, with no countdown, this could go on
forever and ever! Oh, and despite the
fact that there is absolutely no way your musical tastes could be as exquisite
as mine, I welcome any suggestions you might dare to make. For I am, after all, quite magnanimous by
nature.
Link: [Blue Oyster Cult]
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Blue Oyster Cult
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
La-la-la-la-la
Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
Romeo and Juliet
40,000 men and women everyday
Like Romeo and Juliet
40,000 men and women everyday
Redefine happiness
Another 40,000 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
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
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
Link: [The Amboy Dukes]
Journey to the Center of the Mind
The Amboy Dukes
Leave your cares behind
Come with us and find
The pleasures of a journey
To the center of the mind
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land
Inside of your mind
Beyond the seas of thought
Beyond the realm of what
Across the streams of hopes and dreams
Where things are really not
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land
Inside of your mind
But please realize
You'll probably be surprised
For it's the land unknown to man
Where fantasy is fact
So if you can please understand
You might not come back
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land inside
And you'll see
How happy life could be
If all of mankind
Would take the time to journey
To the center of the mind
Would take the time to journey
To the center of the mind
Center of the mind
The mind
The mind
The mind
The mind
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ReplyDeleteI went through a big Ted Nugent phase in my early twenties, back around 1978. I actually scored all of his solo LPs and those with the Amboy Dukes, some of which were out of print. That seemed like such a big accomplishment in the days before the internet, eBay, etc.
Hey, not to tease, but I may be back to blogging soon.
Hope you're doing well.
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Silver Fox!!! It is so good to hear from you again. Yes, that was quite an accomplishment. I am not a big fan of Nugent, but I certainly appreciate his licks.
DeleteThese, have a feel to themselves, thanks...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Shadow!!! I think it is rather ironic that Nugent said in an later interview that he had no idea of Jouney to the Center of the Mind actually being about drug tripping.
DeleteI'm not familiar with these groups; no doubt my loss.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! No, it's not too late to catch up.
DeletePleasurable post thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Martin!!! You are most welcome.
DeleteNeither one of these sound familiar and right now I won't even attempt to watch a video
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! I am quite sure you would remember Don't Fear the Reaper. For it was truly a monster hit in the middle 70s and beyond.
DeleteWe had The Amboy Dukes and we had Southside Johnny and The Asbury Dukes. Both cities in New Jersey. One of my favorite songs by Blue Oyster Cult is The Reaper. Just has a great sound and style.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Barb!!! Didn't "The Boss" send greetings from Asbury Park a few years back?
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