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"Godzilla" is a single by U.S. hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, the first track on the band's fifth studio album Spectres. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the popular movie monster of the same name. Despite failing to chart, the song received significant airplay on rock radio stations[4] and became a sleeper hit. The song, along with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You," is one of the band's best-known songs and has become a staple of its live performances. It has been covered by bands such as moe., Racer X, Fu Manchu, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sebastian Bach, Double Experience and Fighting Gravity.[5]

"Godzilla"
Japan single picture sleeve
Single by Blue Öyster Cult
from the album Spectres
B-side	"Nosferatu"
Released	November 1977 (1977-11) (album) February 1978 (single)
Recorded	1977
Genre	Heavy metal[1][2] hard rock[3]
Length	3:41
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Donald Roeser a.k.a. Buck Dharma
Producer(s)	Murray Krugman Sandy Pearlman David Lucas
Blue Öyster Cult singles chronology
"Goin' Through the Motions" (1977) "Godzilla" (1977) "We Gotta Get out of This Place" (1978)

Cash Box called it "a clever rocker tale of Godzilla...with a strong, catchy hook, excellent guitar and special effects."[6]

In 2019, a cover of the song, sung by Serj Tankian, was featured in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, marking the first usage of the song in a Godzilla film.

Parodies

In response to the song's absence from the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack, Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma created their own parody called "NoZilla",[7] released only to radio stations.

Personnel

• Eric Bloom – co-lead vocals, stun guitar
• Buck Dharma – co-lead vocals, lead guitar
• Joe Bouchard – bass guitar, background vocals
• Albert Bouchard – drums, background vocals
• Allen Lanier – rhythm guitar, background vocals

References

На других языках

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- [en] Godzilla (Blue Öyster Cult song)

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[ru] Godzilla (песня)

«Godzilla» — десятый сингл американской хард-рок-группы Blue Öyster Cult с их пятого альбома, Spectres. Лирика песни — это шекотливаяruen дань популярному одноимённому киномонстру. Несмотря на неуспех в чартах, песня часто звучала на рок-радиостанциях[3] и стала спящим хитомruen. Наряду с «(Don't Fear) The Reaper» и «Burnin' for You», песня стала одной из самых известных в репертуаре Blue Öyster Cult и часто исполнялась ими на концертах. Её перепевали такие группы и исполнители как moe.ruen, Racer X, Fu Manchu, The Smashing Pumpkins, Себастьян Бах и Fighting Gravityruen[4].

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