This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite (parenthetical) songs. See if you agree with any of these!
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” is the signature song by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in July 1976 as the lead single from their album Agents of Fortune, and it remains one of the defining rock recordings of the 1970s. Written and sung by lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, the song emerged from his reflections on mortality after concerns about his own health
A soul singer, The Jam drummer, Pee Wee Herman star and a hero dog have passed in February 2025.
This group have performed with The Impressions, had many R&B hits, been in movies like Clear and Present Danger, American Graffiti, and TV such as M*A*S*H and Laverne and Shirley, played drums for the British band The Jam, and has received the Animals in War & Peace Distinguished Service Medal.
