Between the Renaissance Faire Danse Macabre, the Self Help Graphics art center’s influence on the Dia de Muertos and the Grateful Dead, there seems to have been a wind blowing darkly colorful leaves through the countercultural zeitgeist of the 1970s.
Here’s the BOC live in 1977:
… and in this short video essay, the Polyphonic YouTube channel explores the structure, meaning and pop-culture legacy of Don’t Fear the Reaper.