Blue Oyster Cult: Take Me Away

[AngryPostmanSthlm2]

thing with BÖC and other bands from the true era of music is that they GIVE SO MUCH!!

1 song can include so much diffrent small perfection a band today would use it to make 11 albums (but they never come up with such unbeleivable proffesionalism of songmaking)

[1RONSTER714]

@AngryPostmanSthlm2 So True bro!...

[eurscher1]

01-01-2012; Unkle Buck & Unkle Eric have an astounding capacity to continue to rock my blind & crippled ass.Potentially some of the craftiest lead-guitar work I ever recall being exposed to,in your life.Wish I were there crumplin' that mighty steel-I play guitars ,too.Forever awaiting the empowerment of listening to your groups' next anticipated studio-time initiative,keepin' it between the ditches here near YouTube!-Seclusionos.

[mswaking]

all other band's lyrics pale in comparison

[GiveMeMyWelfareCheck]

0 dislikes is still one too many dislikes 

[cultofedward]

Greatest Music Ever!!

[PrinceWindz]

Such a awesome song!!!! I just wanna scream out while listening this song!!!!

[MWL4466]

Holy Fuck !!!!! How many drunken night's did I pass out to this Great tune? BOC is the best....

[gps1701]

The Men in Black? At least 15 years before the movie was even thought of.

[omegaham]

@gps1701 MIB has always been a generic name for government agents by the conspiracy kooks. The movie got its name from the tinfoil-hat wearers, not the other way around.

[Silaxian]

@KiddJetix ,,, she is resting comfortably on Altair IV.

[VBaskin2010]

@Silaxian Will She Ever Come Back To Eric's Arms?

[frackus101]

you guys are right...this song and the whole album got overlooked.....radio stations are an odd bunch...they ignore so much good music. However it doesn't matter anymore, because with all of today's technology everyone is there own DJ.

[thepugs1313]

Thanks for posting this gem, BOC forever!

[commradevlad]

by far and away my favorite BOC album

[Kynatics]

HOW is BOC not a front-page band? Seriously, they have more quality songs in one album than a majority of other bands do in their entire repertoire. It's almost as mind-boggling as Buck's solo...lemme get back to it

[anonymousmysterygirl]

aliens exist this song is proof

[roxaneakhtar]

@anonymousmysterygirl The best line: "My dream may be ...your nightmare". This is a brilliant song overlooked by many, I reckon. They just never heard of BOC...

[slowdown1]

A priori j'aimerai ce morceau jusqu'a la fin de mes jours !

[wipers86]

@zxzas479 because people are sheep who'd rather listen to queen over and over or that bitch lady gaga or should i say lady man man i like queen my self but there's so many bands like this that never get any radio play there is good bands going today that know one knows of because real music doesn't get paid any attention to anymore

[07kitara]

genial

[FreeMTrider]

Awesome tour the year of this release. I saw them at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium during that tour. They f''ned rocked! The stage set up was some kind of flying saucer under the drum riser that floated the band up during this song. It was played regularly on radio here in Sacramento, Ca.

[M1st4T]

My picks, in decending order:

Veteran of the Psychic wars

Dont fear the reaper

Buring for you

Godzilla

Cities on flame with rock and roll

Take me away

[mikehanks1]

@M1st4T all great choices!

[1RONSTER714]

@M1st4T What about I Love the Night, Searching for Celine, Astronomy, Workshop of the Telescopes, She's as Beautiful as a Foot, Screams, Harvester of Eyes, The Red and The Black, Dominance and Submission....I could go on till I listed EVERY BOC Song...Lets just say they ALL KICK ASS!!!....Am I Right?...BOC RULES!...I think it would be very diffiCULT to pick a favorite BOC song...Just Saying...

[AngryPostmanSthlm2]

@1RONSTER714 according to me youre so right..i can sit and think "godamn this song is so great" ..but it happens with every song almost, /diffiCULT ;)

[1RONSTER714]

@AngryPostmanSthlm2 So True My brother CULTist...SO TRUE!...One day last summer I was on the way to the farm to feed the horses and had two of my greatnieces in the backseat of the truck and overheard them singing along to "Astronomy"...Their Mom (also a niece) was like "What the.." I said "They know great music even at that age..lol"...They said those days at the farm with Uncle Ronnie were the 'Best Ever'...Good times and good music!...BOC RULES!...Later my friend!...

[AngryPostmanSthlm2]

@1RONSTER714 thx for reply, that was funny ;) í know exactly what u mean..it feels theres hope! btw..cute happening. when i notice a youngster showing intrest for true music i encurage them

all i can.

[1RONSTER714]

@AngryPostmanSthlm2 I too try to tell all my younger friends about all the great music they missed out on...I had to make my niece a cd of BOC songs and some other old stuff so they could listen to it like the day going to the farm....Great music and fun times...I can't stop wanting to relive them...lol...later...

[noobisboy]

This song has the best solo ever right after freebird of skynyrd

[Airmaster167]

utterly disgusting when I google "take me away lyrics" and all I get is avril lavinge and lifehouse and some other stupid no talent PoS.

[seaking213]

@Airmaster167 It peeved me too.

[Johnhoulgate]

@Airmaster167 go to blue oyster cult . com (close the spaces), then go to studio, then albums & cds . Click on the Revolution By Night album cover, then Take Me Away to read the lyrics.

If you want to use Google, add Blue Oyster Cult in your search.

[TheTxBandit]

kzep out of san antonio, texas plays this kind of music all the time. long live rock-n-roll...

[UTAlternativeChannel]

I broke 69 likes :/

[dshaffer1000]

Music like this never gets on the radio because the kids in the 80's who loved to listen to Boy George are the idiots who wear neck ties today and make the decisions as to what get played on the radio stations. The Reaper seems to be the only song they know about.

[1RONSTER714]

@dshaffer1000 Damn, That's the only BOC song my local station plays too. I used to call and request others but they said they weren't in their "programming"...I said I'm not listening anymore. Alot of friends don't either. I put all my BOC cds in iTunes on my computer and loaded up the ipod...Mainstream radio sucks!...Thank god for internet radio and youtube!...

[1RONSTER714]

@dshaffer1000 That is so f'n true....makes me sick we can't hear this and other killer BOC songs on the radio...so much so I put all my favs on my iPod and never leave home without it...lol...They know what 'they' can do with 'their' corporate radio BS....I not listening anymore...lol...

[MissStupidShow]

My favorite song by Blue Oyster Cult! Good thing it says "0 dislikes!"

[MissStupidShow]

@acefrehley2001 Not "might" be the best song after Reaper, IS the best song after Reaper!!!

[MSTRSHRDR]

thumbs up for GOOD music you can actually understand the lyrics to WITHOUT having to look them up

[hippiesjah]

wow thanks for posting this song,, its a blast from the past for me ,bought the cassette bk in the 80`s ,was rockin it w/friends & w/henry winehearts private reseve and some skunk i was 16 than now im 43 ,,, ..ya im still rockin peace out hippie

[StrikingSmile]

Awesome song. BOC 4 life!!!

[arnoldkevin1]

BEST SONS ARE..CITIES ON FLAME ME-262 ASTRONOMY .....AND DEBIE DENISE....ALSO CHECK OUT TENDERLOIN..I THINK ITS ABOUT DOING SPEED TELL ME WHAT U THINK

[MrAvoidence]

I Wonder What His NIGHTMARES Are.............

[MAGNUM2F]

great song this. loved to see it live.

[avion9785]

sweet! ive been a fan for 20 plus years . never get tired of them. so many layers to the music and lyrics. now everything rock on the radio sounds like creed.

[dragoo468]

boc is a kool band their best song is veteran of the psychic wars

[KingOfTheWiadro]

@dragoo468

veteran of the psychic wars is awesome, i have to agree but boc has really, really A LOT of fantastic songs :)

[dragoo468]

@KingOfTheWiadro yup,when my dad played shooting shark i got hooked on BOC

[foppa123]

f'n jam.

[gk10002000]

sooooo top shelf.

[The1Black5Wolf3]

My dream may be... Your nightmare!

[SP4LFe]

BÖC is so underrated...

[kostasgreece1994]

I love this song!!!

B.O.C rock!!!!

[GoodnightToGravity]

time for another pointless song meaning :D

The 4th song in the chronological order of the Imaginos saga. This is when Imaginos is left to die on a beach and the Blue Oyster Cult, basically aliens but also somehow related to the gods worshipped by Native American civilizations before Cortez, offer to save his life if he will become their minion on earth. Imaginos has no choice but to agree and it is because of this that he carries out his negative influences on the history of mankind.

[DangerAaron21]

This is an amazing song. I daydream that I'm doing intense rock climbing when I hear this. The solo is energy packed, and the music break after is excellent. The power chords meld with the chorus perfectly, and show the drive and energy this band surely had at the time, and the fact that they're still doing shows is evidence that the energy has not left. One of my favorite bands, and I'm 21. I love a lot of classic stuff. Older people say my tastes don't fit my age. Well, screw that, I love it!!

[defnist47]

@DangerAaron21 I'm 15, and people say my age doesn't fit my musical tastes either hahaha (60's-80's)

[DangerAaron21]

@defnist47 60's-80's, that's awesome!! I commend your interests. :) Very cool. It was some of the best music created, really. Partly, I think, because of the drug wave going on during those years, but it really did produce some amazing artists, and legendary hits.

[defnist47]

@DangerAaron21 hahaa yes, I would agree with you on the drugs being behind all the legendary music creating.

[KingOfTheWiadro]

@defnist47

I'm proud of you :)

[1RONSTER714]

@DangerAaron21 Cool! When it comes to knowing great music age is not a factor! Keep on Rocking!...

[NtheVault]

3;17-3:33 sounds a little like Carry On My Wayward Son, only faster. Same sort of concept but different. Anyone else see that?

Awesome song BTW.

I remember when they USED to play this on the radio as well.

[fleam101]

Drove 2 hours in a snowstorm to see this, my first ever concert experience, BOC & Rainbow, at the old McNichols arena in Denver. BOC was 3 hours late due to the weather so Rainbow filled the time with Christmas tunes and Blackmore jams. (Thanks, Ritchie!) When BOC finally showed up they played a full set and were great, as always.

[gcBuNNie]

aliens?

[evnstar]

This has to be, without question, one of the coolest songs ever made, period.....When you have the radio cranked in your car late at night, and it suddenly comes on, that opening riff just knocks you on your ass.......CLASSIC.

[metalasgreg]

i am gonna see then 12 december in athens hopefully!!!!

[TheVoidDragon]

My favorite BOC song by a mile, even better than Reaper. So damn good!

[Drizzlerman]

More great jazz-metal from B.O.C.

[zxzas479]

Why the F* doesn't music like this ever make it to the radio?

[oakeysmokey]

this tune was a FM rock staple....in 1983.

[zxzas479]

But that was 26 years ago.. before my time.

This is now. lol

[1RONSTER714]

@oakeysmokey Our local one only played/plays Reaper...and once in a while Godzilla...sad.... :(

[Saroarr]

because radio suuuckkkks. Leave it for the real music lovers to hunt for REAL music.

[dngl21]

That's because mainstream sucks.

[Haku92292]

@zxzas479 Its too good for the radio. Its like gold, you actually have to look for it. Most of the stuff on the radio is crap.

[Schlange556]

@zxzas479 Because people don't know good music.

[M1st4T]

@zxzas479 this music is too good for us mate! 

[PittsburghArenaPens]

@zxzas479 it is because everyone does not know about all the old rock now it is all the rap and basically it sad that rock like this dies out because this was the music

[AndreGolf4]

@PittsburghArenaPens

if in the US you have the rap, you might consider yourself pretty lucky... here in europe it's the crappy pop-rock-like bands that make it to the top.... shame on us

[PittsburghArenaPens]

@AndreGolf4 most the rap out there is garbage and the rock is dying out because of rap music which is sad

[longhairedpig]

@zxzas479 I agree...unless its a B side type song. But this song is really good.

[gamesrgreat]

@zxzas479 >_>

I first heard this song on the radio...

[fraginat0r]

@zxzas479 lol, ive heard it on the radio

[perrier81579]

omg and aldo nova's 1st record...i loved that album!! good times

[perrier81579]

this song was definitely in the soundtrack of my life waaaayyyyyback when i was just out on my own

[MetalxN00b]

this song is amazing! i love it, great lyrics

[slant40]

I could be wrong but I believe that is Aldo Nova guesting on this track - he is credited as one of the songwriters - Buck almost NEVER uses a whammy bar - certainly not to this extent. Nonetheless - an excellent tune!

[xXSpeechImpedimentXx]

im seeing BOC live next friday!

the tenth

[Jimmykwango]

Best track on the album first.

[acefrehley2001]

Might be the best BOC song after "Reaper"

[Cenarrion]

@acefrehley2001 Nope, reaper is a great song, but not the best. The best for me is harvest moon, I love the night, burnin' for you

[Schlange556]

@acefrehley2001 This could very well be my favorite BOC song.

[anonymousmysterygirl]

@acefrehley2001 you forgot about burnin for you

[Yldii]

@acefrehley2001 I love this one, but The Vigil is my favorite.

[PAULLONDEN]

I think all Öysters will feel insulted,

when I say, that after "Agents" the BÖC took

a nosedive,they came up sometimes with an ace song like this,but...I felt Spectres

was allready a disapointment,so sad....

Agents Of Fortune's one of my alltime

Favourite albums │♥│and not specially

because of "Reaper", but E.T.I.

[Xxmagik182xX]

WOO!

BOC kicks ass

first comment lol