Top 5 songs with a cowbell

1.     Don’t Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult (We hate this song, but it is THE iconic cowbell song)

2.     Honky Tonk Woman, The Stones

3.     Time Has Come Today, The Chambers Brothers (one of the great songs of all time, for many reasons)

4.     Low Rider, War (pre-Eric Burden, and wonderful before and after him)

5.     Rock Lobster, B-52’s

 

Honorable mention: Workin’ for the Weekend, Loverboy

 

Thanks to Will Farrell and Christopher Walken, the cowbell is now a symbol of rock’s occasional silliness, but what with overdubbing, multi-tracking and synthesizing, it is nice to know a simple agrarian tool can transform the energy of a song.

Comments

[AB]

I have to make the arguement that the use of the cowbell on Motley Crue's "Too Fast For Love" album is some of the best I've ever heard. I can listen to the entire album and acurately cue the cowbell for each song.

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