Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll Lyrics
My heart is black, and my lips are cold
Cities on flame with rock and roll
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry
My ears will melt, and then my eyes
Cities on flame now, with rock and roll
Gardens of nocturne, forbidden delights
Reins of steel, and it's alright
Cities on flame, with rock and roll
Marshal will buoy, but Fender control
Let the girl, let that girl rock and roll
Cities on flame now, with rock and roll
Cities on flame with rock and roll
Three thousand guitars they seem to cry
My ears will melt, and then my eyes
Let the girl, let that girl rock and roll
Cities on flame now, with rock and roll
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Blue Oyster Cult Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll Comments
I used to love playing this song on guitar hero LOR 🤦♂️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Cities still burning!
1981 Texas Jam Houston ! Mike Pavlich
When I was 14 years old I discovered this album, along with Captain Beyond, Sufficiently Breathless and White Witch, A Spiritual Greeting and Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon. I still have the vinyl of these classics. I may have to test my speakers this weekend and turn my neighborhood onto some classic hard rock, with a psychedelic vibe. Man, I miss the good stuff.
Hundred kudos for buckzilla
The best track they ever composed...period
Bad ass tune
Saw them twice 1981 Extra Terrestrial live album tour and 1993... On Your Feet or On Your Knees live album is really awesome their first 2 albums are great
Black n blue in 76' wit black sabbath Cleveland
Been awhile fk ya
B o c was cool. Shelly k
I grew up with this musi... wait... I never grew up, never mind. 🎶
I wish GHOST would cover this song... Ghost is clearly influenced by BOC.
Always a crowd pleaser.
That's Rock n Roll brother's & sister's... 🎸🎸🤟🔥🔥🏬🏬
Thousands of Policemen liked this song :v
I will never forget this concert !
Only true old partiers remember this one
My mom hated this. I Cranked it every day.
David ROCK AND MORE West - BOC & ELO got me un-grounded....
BOW! When you hear greatness, bang on.
The sounds a lot like The Wizard by Black Sabbath
Going to see them 11-15 in Jacksonville.
Albert Bouchard 🤘🏻
I saw them last Saturday. I can't really believe how good they still are live, and energetic. Anyway, they ended the show off with this song. Hamana-hamana-hamana! Take me back!
My favorite is The last days of May. Just great guitar work both lead and backup.
For my money, the most underrated band ever - or at least the most underrated of the true greats.
I agree with that statement! Great song!
No shit. This band is super underrated by classic rock radio. A grave error.
What kind of a guitar sound is that!
That kinds riff was fukn blowing my mind in about 1972!
The Beginning is very similar to the beginning of Black Sabbath's The Wizard
Thiago Monteiro THATS WERE I RECONIZE IT
Oww!! One of my faves of early 70's hard rock!! Blue Oyster Cult, aka Soft White Underbelly. They rocked!!
Yeah I don't know is it British influenced or doors Gothic influenced... I like the comment that it sounds like Steppenwolf and early Black Sabbath. It's just really sludgy the kind of stuff the doors would be doing if Tony Iommi play guitar with them. And if I may say this has a whole heavy duty Cream with Jack Bruce vibe to it.
wish Ozzy would cover this!
Reminds me of The Wizard with guitar instead of harmonica
I prefer the live version
Has a Cream influence.
Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, and Blue Oyster Cult. Half sibling boys ?
I saw them play this live in the early 70s the finale? All five of them played guitars the piano player the drummer. Unbelievable. The Sound Songs and Vibes. (Greatness).
I saw these guys with Black Sabbath at the Chicago Stadium
in 1977. It was known as the Black & Blue Tour.
1980 )))
Ahhhhhh Shit ...
one of the best rock songs ever!
This song needs more cowbell😂!!!! This is a killer song. Criminally underrated band. Buck Dharma is a beast!!!
Saw This tour live in Chicago, Absolutely Incredible!
One of many great song from this band .let that girl rock.
Saw BOC as 'Soft White Underbelly' announced on WLIR only a day before the show at My Father's Place in Roslyn LI. Sold out in hours. My girlfriend (and now wife) were totally blown away along with the other 300 people. That solo break at 3:24...what can I say? Gives me chills every time. ROCK ON BOC!!!
*YES!!!*
_This is how it's done folks!_
Astronomy (Imaginos)
BOC is the Sci-Fi of Heavy Metal,! Heavy Metal will make a comeback!
BOC suck yankee dicks,so if you like BOC you're a fag
Still gives me goose bumps.....
What year was this realeased ? I know it was in the 70s , but those days are a little blurred. ....lol.
The best rock n roll song ever recorded !
FACT: Blue Oyster Cult was the first band in history to describe themselves as a heavy metal band.
I'm eating chocolate cake while listening to this wonderful song
🎸🎤
B.O.C.!!!!!!
Best pure American rock and roll song ever⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕⛎⭕
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Starship's rock and roll builds cities, Blue Oyster Cult's burns 'em down.
That is simply an awesome post Peter.
Wow this is really,really good
Vocals are butts, but the guitar is nasty.
Water is hydrating
This band has so many great hard rock songs that kick ass! Shame they never got huge and stayed in the B ranks.
Has anyone noticed how much the intro sounds like the wizard by black sabbath
yes I did... that's why when I heard it on the radio I thought it was Black Sabbath -- see my comment from 9 years ago (lol!)
Black & Blue, baby!
@Benfolds Fiver yeah sabbath with dio/blue oyster cult double bill on video - we used to watch it obsessively with a few beers back in the day / gr8 day lol
If I could write only one hit song I'm pretty sure it would be this one. People who say Stairway to Heaven or Freebird have obviously never listened to B.O.C.....Many sincere Thanks to Buck Dharma and crew. Great riffage
listen to those riffs they are incredible
i have to go on here because they never play it on the radio
eee-‘uuu melted eye’s & ear’s better run……..2 the volume ! ………….
Flip the BOC symbol over and you'll find the symbol for the modern band Ghost!! I love both bands!!!
Wow, first song I've heard from them and I think I'm sold.
Dozens more great songs await you....
The wizard - black Sabbath similarities anyone hear it
AWESOME TUNE. Woooooooooooooooooooo
My heart is black and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars, they seem to cry My ears will melt and then my eyes Let the girl, let that girl, rock and roll Cities on flame now with rock and roll Gardens of Nocturne, forbidden delight Reins of steel and it's alright Cities on flame with rock and roll Marshal will buoy, but Fender control So let the girl, let that girl, rock and roll Cities on flame now with rock and roll [Guitar Solo] My heart is black and my lips are cold Cities on flame with rock and roll Three thousand guitars, they seem to cry My ears will melt and then my eyes So let the girl, let that girl, rock and roll Cities on flame now with rock and roll!!! [Instrumental Outro]
I remember being at BÖC Boston shows being hammered by Buck's stage volume...this song was always #1...
Twice in Louisville
You can really get lost in the guitar in this song.
at 3:12 the solo it's soooo cold i still love to play it on guitar hero 3
Fuckin' A, BOC!!
Lol the Notre Dame cathedral is burning.
Wait...did they rhyme "rock and roll" with "rock and roll"? lol
this does not sound like plastic banging together in anger
This song should've been in Heavy Metal.
the live version is best like a lot of boc songs they take on a life of there own live imo
Perfect song to slow fuck to
This sounds simliar to the wizard by black sabbath
It's meant to ....
gh3 anyone?
This is some good shit, me boys.
Great song one of bloc's very best.
I wear the hook and cross on my left arm.
Remember listening to this with headphones 1970 something
Fuck yeah!!!
Very "Black Sabbath" that main riff
Can't think why ? ..... cough .....
Rock History best album cover
A versatile band! As heavy metal as Iron Maiden, dark and ominous as Black Sabbath, as progressive as Pink Floyd, as smart as Rush and as pop as any top 40 band!
@Steven Wilkinson As poetic as the Doors? Way to plummet the threshhold, buddy!
What's so bad about the Doors?
Kool!!!!
Omg this is not metal and iron maiden is the softest of metal...still great music tho
Great story tellers too.
this vocalist sounds so bad. ruins the song for me
Fucking love blue oyster cult ❤️❤️❤️❤️
that guitar ...... RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
For goodness sake,
Let that Girl Rock n Roll!
This riff reminds me "The Wizard" from Black Sabbath.
I said the same thing its just lacking the 1 cowbell
The guitar and drums are Rock and Roll's main tools. Without them you got plain water.
Saw this song live in Newcastle the other night and my gods. My life will never be the same