Music
In 1977, Blue Öyster Cult had a major hit, "Godzilla," from their album Spectres. The song is a tongue-in-cheek tribute.
Scottish indie group Ballboy included a song called "Godzilla vs The Island of Manhattan (With You and I Somewhere in Between)" on their 2008 album I Worked On The Ships.
On the album cover, Stomping Ground for the band Goldfinger, the members of the band are featured as human versions of Godzilla monsters, one member is even seen using Godzilla's trademark atomic breath, and Mothra is seen in the background.
The album cover for Teri Yakamoto for the band Guttermouth features a picture of Godzilla.
The French metal band Gojira acquired their name from the original Japanese name of Godzilla.
R&B recording artist Ginuwine sampled the Godzilla roar on the song "What's So Different from his 1998 sophmore album "100% Ginuwine".
Oakland, CA rapper Yukmouth titled his third album "Godzilla". The rapper also used the monsters name for an independent record label but closed it down after receiving pressure from the copyright owners of the Godzilla name in May 2007.
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“To know whether you are enjoying a piece of music or not you must see whether you find yourself looking at the advertisements of Pears’ soap at the end of the libretto.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“The band waked me with a serenade. How they improve! A fine band and what a life in a regiment! Their music is better than food and clothing to give spirit to the men.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)