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Who sang (Don’t Fear) The Reaper?

Blue Öyster Cult released the song (Don’t Fear) The Reaper. Date of release: 1976.

Release date: 1976

Duration: 05:09

Writer(s): Donald Roeser

Producer(s): Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman

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This song is about the fact that everyone dies eventually, so we shouldn't be afraid of death.

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Blue Öyster Cult - Short Biography

- Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967.
- It is best known for the singles "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Burnin' for You" and "Godzilla".
- The band has sold 25 million records worldwide.
- Their music videos, including "Burnin' for You," were played over and over on MTV in 1981.
- They contributed to the development and success of the music video in modern popular culture.

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Singer and guitarist Buck Dharma wrote the song in 1976. The song was recorded for the Agents of Fortune album and released as a single in 1977. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and became one of the band's best known songs.

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is about death and accepting death. The song was written by Buck Dharma after the death of his father. Dharma stated that the song was about the fact "that death is not to be feared. It's a transition, it's not the end." The song has been interpreted as a metaphor for love and death, and as an allegory for death and life.

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