Grim Reaper of Love

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"Grim Reaper of Love"
Grim Reaper Love Turtles.jpg
Cover of the 1966 US single
Single by the Turtles
B-side "Come Back"
Released May 1966 (1966-05)
Genre
Length 2:18
Label White Whale
Songwriter(s)
  • Chuck Portz
  • Al Nichol
Producer(s) Bones Howe
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"You Baby"
(1966)		 "Grim Reaper of Love"
(1966)		 "Outside Chance"
(1966)

"Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band the Turtles, released in May 1966.[3] It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse).[4] It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using an electric sitar.[1]

References

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  3. ↑ Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009.
  4. ↑ Everett, Walter. 2008. The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (p 308). Oxford University Press.
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