On the 29th of November, 2004, Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Godzilla is a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in the Ishiro Honda 1954 film, Godzilla.
Since I was a kid, I've always been in love with dinosaurs, so, Godzilla fits right into my boyhood dreams (link below).
With the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a monster created by nuclear explosions and a metaphor for nuclear weapons in general.
Since then, Godzilla has
gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films
produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other
media incarnations including video games, novels, comic books,
television series, and an American remake. The name of the monster is a combination of two Japanese words: in
one planning stage, Godzilla was described as “a cross between a gorilla
and a whale”, alluding to his size, power and aquatic origin.
In February of 1978, Blue Öyster Cult released their hard rock single, Godzilla, on Columbia Records. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the popular movie monster of the same name. The single release had a picture sleeve featuring a promotional still from the movie Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.
Cash Box called Godzilla "a clever rocker tale of Godzilla...with a strong, catchy hook, excellent guitar and special effects."
In response to the song's absence from the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack, Cult members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma created their own parody called NoZilla, which was only released to radio stations.
Styrous® ~ Saturday, November 29, 2025
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