Behind The Music: Blue Oyster Cult

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Possibly one the funniest skits on SNL was the Behind the Music of Blue Oyster Cult.  The skit featured Christopher Walken (Bruce Dickinson) and Will Ferrell (Gene Frenkle). 

A few pieces of it ...

Announcer: After a series of staggering defeats, Blue Oyster Cult assembled in the recording studio in late 1976 for a session with famed producer Bruce Dickinson. And, luckily for us, the cameras were rolling.

Alan: Don’t blow this for us, Gene!

Bobby: Quit being so selfish, Gene!

Gene Frenkle: Can I just say one thing? I’m standing here, staring at Bruce Dickinson! And if Bruce Dickinson wants more cowbell, we should probably give him more cowbell! And, Bobby, you are right - I am being selfish. But the last time I checked, we don’t have a lot of songs that feature the cowbell.

Bruce Dickinson: I gotta have more cowbell, baby!

Gene Frenkle: I’ll be doing myself a disservice, and everybody in this band, if I don’t perform the hell out of this.

Bruce Dickinson: Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription ... is more cowbell!

Brilliant! You can find the .mpeg on one of the peer to peer networks and here is the full transcript from SNL.

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