Shooting Shark - Blue Oyster Cult

April 28, 2007, Hawgs of Texas, Lake Somerville, TX Shooting Shark, written by Patti Smith, performed by Blue Oyster Cult. This was also Rudy Sarzo's very first show with the Band. The Lyrics:

Shooting Shark
by Donald Roeser and Patti Smith
©1983 Mega-Diz Music, Inc.
Well I bumped inside the magic man
And he laid some tricks on me
He said, You do need help, my friend
I whispered, Obviously
He laid a spread of Jacks and Queens
And he bade me take my pick
But every face it had your face
I cried out, I am sick

Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone

Oh, its a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time, having you
So familiar
Like last lifes
Nursery rhyme

So I gave away the pictures
And your golden ring
And the phone calls you sent me
And the silver birds that sing
Then the man he told me something
That really brought me down
Your things were thrown away, its true
But you were still in town

Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone

Oh, its a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time, having you
So familiar
Like last lifes
Nursery rhyme

The magician left a message
It flashes when I hide
Accept the chains of loving
Accept or else remove yourself from her side
And do without her love
And I lay back with a steel chain
I keep it by my side
I could mail a letter to you but I still
Have my pride

Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone

Three times Ive sent you back from me
Three times my bones gone dry
And three times Ive seen the shooting shark
Lighting up the sky

Oh, its a hard load to love you, babe
It takes my breath away
The fourth time around
Is the last time around
Theres nothing else to say

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• Blue
• Oyster
• Cult
• Patti
• Smith
• Shooting
• Shark
• Hawgs
• of
• Texas
• Rudy
• Sarzo
• Richie
• Castellano
• Jules
• Rondino
• Eric
• Bloom
• Buck
• Dharma
• Donald
• Roeser

[protools69]

Where the hell is Eric Bloom? Buck is the only original member here!!!

[chucksaden]

Eric's all the way to the Left. If you listen again, it's his voice introducing the song.

Sorry for the focus of the SOBAK camera! :-)

[Ritzville530AM]

Buck is a Rock God. I got into BOC late in life, but went to 4 concerts between July and December '08. Buck has given me 2 guitar picks!!

[RitzvilleWA]

Watch Buck's face while he is playing one of his infamous guitar solos. This man LOVES what he does. The fact that BOC is NOT in the R&R HOF is nothing short of criminal.

[MrSpringtoad]

Buck really has great control of that guitar. It's amazing how he can add all of this embellishment to the original tune. His apprentice did well too.

[bocno1fan]

@zachwithacape If you like to travel , boc will be in walker mn, 6.4.11. that is somewhat close for myself to go and check out , though Ive seen boc all over the nation , its my belief boc will tour until the very bitter end, go see their website!!

[zachwithacape]

im 19 and i recently got into BOC and saw them live in September of 2010 i hope i get to see them a few more times before they separate or retire cause bucks in his 60's but anyway these guys are a truly great and very underrated band there is more to them than burning for you and dont fear the reaper.

[nmatech]

Bloody hell, this is a good solo!

[69ofdoom]

haha, I'd hate to be the other guitarist soloing, because Buck just completely shows him up.

[ventues97]

WHAT A GREAT SONG!!! BOC RULE

[witchfindergeneral13]

joshcop608,

shut yer fuckin cake hole

[1000visionz]

BOC has some of my favorite songs and this is one of them!

[WishboneAshman]

These guys are "IT" live. You gotta be a friggin dumbass not to get into this music....... can't say enough how good they are! Keep Rockin Blue!!!!!