Black Sabbath

Released: February 13, 1970

Songwriter: Bill Ward Geezer Butler Tony Iommi Ozzy Osbourne

Producer: Rodger Bain

[Verse 1]
Misty morning, clouds in the sky
Without warning, a wizard walks by
Casting his shadow, weaving his spell
Long grey cloak, tinkling bell

[Chorus]
Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

[Verse 2]
Evil power disappears
Demons worry when the wizard is near
He turns tears into joy
Everyone's happy when the wizard walks by

[Chorus]
Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

[Verse 3]
Sun is shining, clouds have gone by
All the people give a happy sigh
He has passed by, giving his sign
Left all the people feeling so fine

[Chorus]
Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic

From their start as a heavy blues-rock band called Earth in 1968, Black Sabbath survived over four decades with a total of 19 studio albums and numerous hits, but only “Paranoid” reached the top 10 UK Singles Chart, putting together one of the greatest rock bands of all time and setting the standards for music in their genre.

Virtually every single heavy metal band has cited the early Black Sabbath albums as a major musical influence and Black Sabbath have at least played some part in laying the foundations for most of heavy metal’s sub-genres, including thrash metal (“Symptom of the Universe” and “Into the Void”), doom metal (“Black Sabbath”) and stoner metal (“Sweet Leaf”). The band also explored many rock sub-genres, including hard rock (“Paranoid”), blues rock (“N.I.B.”), psychedelic rock (“Planet Caravan”) and, of course, the traditional heavy metal, being one of the precursors of this genre.

They were ranked by MTV as the “Greatest Metal Band” of all time and placed second in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance.

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From the albums

Black Sabbath (1970)
We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
Iron Man (1992)
The Gallery (1993)
Ozzfest 2001: Second Millennium (2001)
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 (2004)
Greatest Hits (2009)
The Ultimate Collection (2016)
The Ten Year War (2017)
Peaky Blinders (2019)

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