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|caption=Cover of the Japanese 7" single (B-side "Baby Ice Dog")
|artist=[[Blue Öyster Cult]]
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|album=''[[Tyranny and Mutation]]''
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|released=February 1973
|released=February 1973
|length=4:20 (album)<br>3:07 (7" single)
|length=4:20 (album)<br>3:07 (JP 7" single)
|writers=[[Albert Bouchard]]<br>[[Sandy Pearlman]]<br>[[Eric Bloom]]
|writers=[[Albert Bouchard]]<br>[[Sandy Pearlman]]<br>[[Eric Bloom]]
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 27 April 2024

The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black.jpg

Cover of the Japanese 7" single (B-side "Baby Ice Dog")

Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album Tyranny and Mutation
Released February 1973
Length 4:20 (album)
3:07 (JP 7" single)
Writers Albert Bouchard
Sandy Pearlman
Eric Bloom
Lead vocals Eric Bloom

The Red and the Black is the first track from Blue Öyster Cult's second studio album, Tyranny and Mutation. It was released as a 7" single in Japan with "Baby Ice Dog" as its B-side.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Canadian Mounted, baby
Police force that works
Red and black
It's their color scheme
Get their man
In the end

(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, my honeys know it's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon kill 'em
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Look out

C'mon my husky

Frontenac Chateau, baby
I cross the frontier at ten
I got a whip in my hand, baby
And a girl or a husky
At leather’s end

(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Yeah, baby, yeah it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon kill 'em now
(You'd kill, you'd maim)

Hornswoop me bungo pony on dogsled on ice
Make a dash for freedom, baby
Don't skate on polar ice
It's too thick to be sliced
By the light
Of long and white polar nights

(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it’s all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Yeah knows it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon and kill 'em
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Maim 'em, too

Ah, break it up

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Songs

Blue Öyster Cult

Transmaniacon MCI'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No SheepThen Came the Last Days of MayStairway to the StarsBefore the Kiss, a RedcapScreamsShe's as Beautiful as a FootCities on Flame with Rock and RollWorkshop of the TelescopesRedeemed

Tyranny and Mutation

The Red and the BlackO.D.'d on Life ItselfHot Rails to Hell7 Screaming Diz-BustersBaby Ice DogWings Wetted DownTeen ArcherMistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Secret Treaties

Career of EvilSubhumanDominance and SubmissionME 262Cagey CretinsHarvester of EyesFlaming TelepathsAstronomy

Agents of Fortune

This Ain't the Summer of LoveTrue Confessions(Don't Fear) The ReaperE.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)The Revenge of Vera GeminiSinful LoveTattoo VampireMorning FinalTenderloinDebbie Denise

Spectres

GodzillaGolden Age of LeatherDeath Valley NightsSearchin' for CelineFireworksR. U. Ready 2 RockCelestial the QueenGoin' Through the MotionsI Love the NightNosferatu

Mirrors

Dr. MusicThe Great Sun JesterIn TheeMirrorsMoon CrazyThe VigilI Am the StormYou're Not the One (I Was Looking For)Lonely Teardrops

Cultösaurus Erectus

Black BladeMonstersDivine WindDeadlineThe Marshall PlanHungry BoysFallen AngelLips in the HillsUnknown Tongue

Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown OriginBurnin' For YouVeteran of the Psychic WarsSole SurvivorHeavy Metal: The Black and SilverVengeance (The Pact)After DarkJoan CrawfordDon't Turn Your Back

The Revölution by Night

Take Me AwayEyes on FireShooting SharkVeinsShadow of CaliforniaFeel the ThunderLet GoDragon LadyLight Years of Love

Club Ninja

White FlagsDancin' in the RuinsMake Rock Not WarPerfect WaterSpy in the House of the NightBeat 'Em UpWhen the War ComesShadow WarriorMadness to the Method

Imaginos

I Am the One You Warned Me OfLes InvisiblesIn the Presence of Another WorldDel Rio's SongThe Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at WeisseriaAstronomyMagna of IllusionBlue Öyster CultImaginos

Bad Channels

Demon's KissThe Horsemen Arrive

Heaven Forbid

See You In BlackHarvest MoonPower Underneath DespairX-Ray EyesHammer BackDamagedCold Gray Light of DawnReal WorldLive For MeStill Burnin'In Thee

St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings

What Is Quicksand?I'm on the LambGil Blanco CountyDonovan's MonkeyRagamuffin Dumplin'Curse of the Hidden MirrorsArthur ComicsA Fact About SneakersSt. CeciliaBonomo's Turkish Taffy

Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Dance on StiltsShowtimeThe Old Gods ReturnPocketOne Step Ahead of the DevilI Just Like to Be BadHere Comes That FeelingOut of the DarknessStone of LoveEye of the HurricaneGood to Feel Hungry

The Symbol Remains

That Was MeBox in My HeadTainted BloodNightmare EpiphanyEdge of the WorldThe MachineTrain True (Lennie's Song)The Return of St. CeciliaStand and FightFlorida ManThe AlchemistSecret RoadThere's a CrimeFight

Ghost Stories

Late Night Street FightCherrySo SupernaturalWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceSoul JiveGunShot in the DarkThe Only ThingKick Out the JamsMoney MachineDon't Come Running to MeIf I FellRoadhouse Blues

Rarities

Steppin' RazorDouble TalkRebelSumma Cum LaudeJohn L. Sullivan

Live songs and covers

Buck's Boogie5 GuitarsWings of MercuryBetty Lou's Got a New Pair of ShoesBorn to be WildMaserati GT (I Ain't Got You)I Want You (She's So Heavy)It's Not Easy

Unreleased
(Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest Group)

Allen's SongAll Night Gas StationHome from the HillsBark in the SunThe Burning ManCheckout GirlFantasy MorassFour Door Blues ('57 Chevy)GreenHangin' RoundHighway SongHoedown on Your PeltJay JayMemphis Slim JamMothraMystic StumpPatron of the ArtsPort JeffersonPot BustQueen's BoulevardRain is FallingRationale PassionaleSitting on the Buddha's KneeSiren Sing AlongSun Comes UpYou Make Me FeelYou