Genius Meanings
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Black Sabbath – Never Say Die
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“Never Say Die,” Black Sabbath’s eighth studio album’s lead single, talks about never giving up. It stresses that there is no need to worry when the future can still bring great
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Black Sabbath – Shock Wave
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[Verse 1] / There's no reason for you to run / You can't escape the fate of the chosen one / Black moon rising, in a blood red sky / This time you realise that you're gonna die
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Black Sabbath – Swinging the Chain
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“Swinging the Chain” is a Black Sabbath rarety, the song was sung by Bill Ward, the drummer, because Ozzy Osbourne didn’t want to sing this one. The song uses war themes to talk
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Black Sabbath – Hard Road
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“[A] Hard Road” is the second single for Never Say Die! and it peaked No. 33 on the UK singles charts. The lyrics by Geezer Butler talks about the band’s situation at the time
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Megadeth – Never Say Die (Live)
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[Verse 1] / People going nowhere, taken for a ride / Looking for the answers that they know inside / Searching for a reason, looking for a rhyme / Snow White's mirror said "
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Black Sabbath – Johnny Blade
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Though the band had previously experimented with synthesizers on Sabotage’s “Am I Going Insane (Radio),” “Johnny Blade” features them more prominently than ever. With a warped
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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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Ozzy Osbourne – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27
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Ozzy Osbourne – Symptom of the Universe [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their album Sabotage. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27 September 1982. It
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Black Sabbath – Over to You
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[Verse 1] / Born in a window / Nobody's fool / Raised in a prison / You called a school / Taught your religion / Told what to do / I handed my childhood / Over to you / [Pre-Chorus
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Ozzy Osbourne – Sweet Leaf [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their album Master of Reality. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27 September
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Black Sabbath – Junior's Eyes
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This song was dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne’s father, who died in 1977. It was originally written with the new vocalist Dave Walker, but before the band could start recording the new
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Ozzy Osbourne – Black Sabbath [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their debut album of the same name. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27
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Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
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This is the song that Ronnie James Dio was most proud of to have ever written. It was definitely the most famous Dio-era song from Black Sabbath, being played at virtually every
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Ozzy Osbourne – Fairies Wear Boots [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their album Paranoid. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27 September 1982. It
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Ozzy Osbourne – War Pigs [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their album Paranoid. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27 September 1982. It
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Black Sabbath – Lord of This World
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This song is the sixth track of Black Sabbath’s 3rd studio album Master of Reality from 1971. The lyrics are about how we live in a world where people do evil instead of love
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Ozzy Osbourne – Paranoid (Live)
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Ozzy just had to perform live one of Black Sabbath’s best known tracks. These include the performances on the albums Speak of the Devil (recorded at The Ritz in New York on the
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Ozzy Osbourne – N.I.B. [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their debut album of the same name. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27
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Ozzy Osbourne – The Wizard [Speak of the Devil]
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The song, originally by Black Sabbath, comes from their debut album of the same name. This version was recorded by Ozzy Osbourne at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27
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Black Sabbath – Children of the Sea
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This is the first song that the new vocalist Ronnie James Dio and guitarist Tony Iommi finished together on their first jamming session.
Dio would go on to write most lyrics on
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Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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This song by Black Sabbath is consistently ranked as one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. Maybe the biggest hit of Ozzy’s group, along with “Iron Man.”
The lyrics
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