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Black Sabbath – Sabbra Cadabra
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“Sabbra Cadabra” is a love song written by bassist Geezer Butler and features a Moog solo by Rick Wakeman of the rock band Yes.
Metallica covered this song with the intro of “A
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Metallica – Sabbra Cadabra
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“Sabbra Cadabra” is a cover of Black Sabbath’s song from 1973’s Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath—while also adding part of another song from that album, “A National Acrobat,” during the
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Black Sabbath – A National Acrobat
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The lyrics describe the thoughts of an unborn child. In the end, the lyrics give some general advice about life itself. As we were all born, we should live our life to the fullest.
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(hed) p.e. – Sabbra Cadabra
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Feel so good I feel so fine / Love that little lady always on my mind / Gives me lovin' every night and day / Never gonna leave her, never goin' away / Someone to love me / You
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Black Sabbath – Killing Yourself to Live
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Another Geezer Butler lyric with an amazing opening riff from Tony Iommi. “Killing Yourself to Live” talks about the craziness and futility of the music industry, just like the
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Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave
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“Children of the Grave” is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The lyrics are about the threat of a nuclear war, which was a very relevant topic during
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Black Sabbath – Wasp/Behind The Wall Of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B.
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Visions cupped within a flower / Deadly petals with strange power / Faces shine a deadly smile / Look upon you at your trial / Chill and numbs from head to toe / Icy sun with
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AxCx – Killing Yourself to Live (Short Cover)
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[Verse 1] / Well, people look and people stare / Well, I don’t think that I even care / You work your life away and what do they give? / You're only killing yourself to live / [
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Black Sabbath – Solitude
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Track #7 (originally the 3rd track on side two) from Black Sabbath’s 3rd studio album from 1971, Master of Reality. A delay effect was added to Ozzy Osbourne’s vocals on this song
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Black Sabbath – Fairies Wear Boots
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This song is about Skinheads. At the time in England, Skinheads were not racists, but punks and anarchists. They usually wore boots, which is how Sabbath got the title.
We smoked
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Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan
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“Planet Caravan” is one of Sabbath’s lighter songs, featuring jazzy guitar playing, congas, and ethereal vocals provided by a Leslie speaker. It has a spiritual successor in “
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Black Sabbath – Warning
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This song is about a series of messages (“warnings”) he receives to stay away from this woman. They are warnings he doesn’t heed, even though it would have been wise to do so
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Black Sabbath – Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes
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“Under The Sun” talks about feeling pushed to believe in religion and fighting back against that. Ozzy is basically saying
I’m going to do what I want and no one is going to stop
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Black Sabbath – Snowblind
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This song is about cocaine, “Snowblind” refers to being high on the drug. The members of Black Sabbath used a lot of cocaine during this period. They originally wanted the album to
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Black Sabbath – Into the Void
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“Into the Void” is the eighth track (originally the fourth track on side two) from Black Sabbath’s third studio album from 1971, Master of Reality. This song tells about a man who
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Black Sabbath – Symptom of the Universe
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“Symptom of the Universe” is widely considered a ‘proto-thrash metal song’ (just like “Into the Void”), it isn’t thrash, but influenced many thrash metal bands, like Metallica. The
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Black Sabbath – Changes
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First appearing on Vol. 4 in 1972, “Changes” is a piano ballad mainly inspired by drummer Bill Ward’s ongoing breakup with his first wife. As explained in Osbourne’s autobiography
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Black Sabbath – The Thrill of It All
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[Part I] / [Intro] / Yeah / See / [Verse 1] / Inclination of direction / Walk and turn and twist adrift / With the children of creation / Futuristic dreams we sift / Clutching
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Black Sabbath – The Wizard
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Mr. Terrence “Geezer” Butler claims the track was partly inspired by Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
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Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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According to bassist Geezer Butler, this song is about the ‘Sabbath experience.’ The ups and downs, the good times and bad times, the rip-offs, the business side of it all. It was
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Black Sabbath – St. Vitus’ Dance
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This song is about someone breaking up with a girl because he thinks she was after his money. It turns out she really was in love with him, which breaks his heart.
The title comes
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Black Sabbath – Spiral Architect
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This song might be about maintaining hope in a grim, difficult world. The value of not losing perspective in life is important. While the world can often seem like it is falling
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Black Sabbath – Air Dance
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“Air Dance,” the LP’s zenith, begins with Iommi’s nasty guitar harmonies, followed by mellow acoustic guitar and piano. There’s an epic, almost progressive rock level of intricate
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Black Sabbath – Dirty Women
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Tony Iommi later confirmed that Butler wrote the lyrics about all the hookers he had seen in Florida. “Dirty Women” is the only one from the album that was regularly played live
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Black Sabbath – Orchid
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I never played acoustic that much at all really. I don’t even remember where we did that track, to be honest. I think the idea on the album was to have a bit of light and shade and
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Black Sabbath – Who Are You?
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Comparing real life to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the protagonist wants to show how the world leaders underestimate the people, thinking that
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SiriusXM – Sirius Hard rock top 1000 list
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1000. AC/DC - It’s a long way to the top (If you wanna rock and roll) / 999. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction / 998. Fever 333 - Walking In My Shoes / 997. Black Label Society
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Black Sabbath – Rock 'N' Roll Doctor
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[Verse 1] / Well I'm sick and tired of hearing / 'Bout the world and its hangups / Gonna get myself together / Take a ride downtown / [Chorus] / Gotta see my rock and roll doctor
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Black Sabbath – Looking for Today
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This song is about the music business and how most acts get maybe a couple of days of fame before becoming outdated and obsolete.
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Primus (Ft. Ozzy Osbourne) – N.I.B.
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Oh yeah! / Some people say my love cannot be true / Please believe me, my love, and I'll show you / I will give you those things you thought unreal / The sun, the moon, the stars
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Black Sabbath – Fluff [Live Evil]
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[instrumental]
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Black Sabbath – Spiral Architect [Reunion]
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[Verse 1] / Sorcerers of madness selling me their time / Child of God sitting in the sun, giving peace of mind / Fictional seduction on a black-snow sky / Sadness kills the
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Black Sabbath – You Won't Change Me
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[Verse 1] / I’m just a man and I am what I am, yeah / Nobody will ever change my ways / I don’t need money and I don’t need no lies / I only need to live for today / But I’d like
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Metallica – Am I Evil?
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This is a cover version, the original of which is performed by Diamond Head, a largely obscure NWOBHM band that nonetheless had seminal influence on a number of metal acts – most
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WhoIsTiz – 2023 Listening Log
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2023 Listening Log (January 1st - December 26th) / 262 days N/A / 54 albums (italicized) / 4 EPs / [January] / [Jan. 1st] / Marvin Gaye ~ Save the Children (4:03), Beastie Boys
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Slayer – Hand Of Doom
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[Verse 1] / What you gonna do? / Time's caught up with you / Now, you wait your turn / You know there's no return / Change your empty rules! / You join the other fools! / Turn to
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Pantera – Electric Funeral
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[Verse 1] / Reflex in the sky / Warn you you're gonna die / Storm coming, you'd better hide / From the atomic tide / Flashes in the sky / Turns houses into sties / Turns people
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