Don't Fear the Reaper (but keep your eyes open)

I know, I uploaded this song before. But I thought I needed some music for my countdown to Halloween and this song is perfect. Because it is about the Reaper, among other things. More importantly, it is featured in Halloween, as I mentioned two years ago. In it, Michael Myers, or more accurately The Shape, is tailing Laurie Strode and Annie Brackett as they drive to their babysitting job on Halloween evening. Moral of the scene (and maybe the song?): don't fear the Reaper, whatever form he takes, as you would succumb to panic when danger arrives, but do keep your eyes open. Anyway, Don't fear the Reaper is also a perfect Halloween song, because of the association of both song and holiday with harvest. And one last note: is it only me or so many 70s songs are scary? I wonder why.

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

I know close to nothing about Blue Oyster Cult, apart from their name and this hilarious parody from Saturday Night Life (watch it here). This is where I noticed (Don't Fear) the Reaper, discovering later on that it was also in Halloween, when Laurie and Annie are driving to their babysitting places, smoking pot and being tailed by Michael Myers. Ominous. Anyway, my mind is blank tonight, but from this song in my head, so I decided to upload it here. It might not be very cheerful, but one cannot be every day: it's Tuesday of a grey January month, after all. It would work well for a Halloween song, obviously, but it also fits the time here. And I love good old rock, songs that last more than two minutes and changes of beat. If you find it too depressing so early in the week, watch the SNL sketch.