Fu Manchu - Godzilla

Thursday, time for a cover.

"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 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.

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

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.

Today's version is made by the American stoner rock band FU MANCHU, a band formed in Southern California in 1985, and long-associated with the Palm Desert Scene. "Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust" is the fifth studio album from FU MANCHU, released on February 19, 1999 on the now defunct Man's Ruin label. The album combines what were originally two limited 10” releases: "Godzilla" (1997) and "Eatin’ Dust" (1999). Enjoy!



"Godzilla" @ Hellfest 2016 [Desert-Rock.com]



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