Fun Music Information -> Black Sabbath
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Music Quotes:
We'd nailed up this ad 'Band looking for a tough singer' and gotten a few replies, one of them from a guy called Ozzy. As we were going to see him I told my pal 'I hope it's not the Ozzy that goes to my school, 'cos he scares me'. It was. -Geezer Butler |
Band Name Origins:
- The band was looking for a new name to reflect the darker, heavier music they were playing. The Boris Karloff film "Black Sabbath" was playing in a theatre across the road from the rehearsal space, so they used that as the name for a new song they were working on. The song was so popular with crowds they played it to, the band chose that as its name as well. Submitted by: Powerslave
- Originally a blues band known as Earth in their local circuits, they found out the name was already taken, so they chose Black Sabbath after a movie they had seen Submitted by: Bub
Why the Name is Stupid:
- It sounds like they're darkening a holy day. Submitted by: brainstem
Vain Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" | Appears on the album of the same name. - Themorus |
| "Black Sabbath" | from the album 'Black Sabbath' - Anonymous Bob |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Tony Iommi" | "Metalworker" | Tony Iommi worked in a sheet metal workshop before he became fulltime musician. He lost fingertips of his right hand in an accident just two days before he started his fulltime career - Susanna Viljanen |
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Ozzy Osbourne" | "He is even more successful than when he was with the band, which was already pretty much a success when he left." | - joeking |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Paranoid" | I think most people know the first line "finished with my woman 'cos she couldn't help me with my mind" Well-known lyrics sites seem to disagree on much of the rest! - karen |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Dark Lent | Black=Dark, and Lent=Sabbath | Rachel |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Cardboard Man" | "Iron Man" | cale |
| "Super! Not!" | "Supernaut" | heavy metal |
| "iron chef" | "iron man" | bobjoe |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Children Of Sea," | Bodies of water do not procreate human offspring | Susanna Viljanen |
| "War Pigs," | There are war dogs, but no war pigs | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Fairies Wear Boots," | I only saw them once after i smoked some p** | JoeKing |
| "War Pigs," | Pigs go to war? Yeah, when pigs fly... | JoeKing |
| "Sweet Leaf," | How would you know how a leaf would taste! EW!!!!! | Anonymous Bob |
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Who the Hell Are You?" | "Iron Man," Black Sabbath | Peter |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Back Sabbath" originally "Black Sabbath"
yes, they had a self titled song.
Peter
"Lack Sabbath" originally "Black Sabbath"
yes, they had a self titled song.
Peter
"Ion Man" originally "Iron Man"
I think he was on an episode of Star Trek.
Joe
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Irony Man" originally "Iron Man"
Doodah Bobo
"Wart Pigs" originally "War Pigs"
Ought to be similar to wart hogs.
Bob
"Warm Pigs" originally "War Pigs"
Bob
"Warp Pigs" originally "War Pigs"
Karen Smith
"Sins Of The Feather" originally "Sins Of The Father"
Sheila Evans
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Wax Pigs" originally "War Pigs"
Kirsten Abercrombie
"Behind The Wall Of Sheep" originally "Behind The Wall Of Sleep"
Bridget Andrews
"War Rigs" originally "War Pigs"
Reese without her spoon
"War Piss" originally "War Pigs"
Reese without her spoon
"Bar Pigs" originally "War Pigs"
Reese without her spoon
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
ICE CREAM MAN this is the sickest ICE CREAM MAN ever released. Pristine Quality. The original vocalist. Brand new lyrics. I am the ice cream man running over kids in my white van look there goes one now, come on everybody lets mow him down. when i ring my bell, all the little fat kids run like hell. If i miss in first, i'll surely hit them in reverse
www.DiireRecords.com: (flying space saucer)
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "War Pigs/Lukes Wall" | "Grundigs/Loose Wall" | Jakko Wakko |
| "Paranoid" | "She's Annoyed" | Andy Primus |
| "Electric Funeral" | "Suspicious Funerals" | Dylan Baranski |
| "Iron Man" | "Ice Cream Man" | Kent Fuselier |
| "Iron Man" | "Apprentice Finale Night" | Mark Scotti |
| "Paranoid" | "Feminoid" | Rex Ungericht |
| "Iron Man" | "Handicapped man" | Chance Gollnick |
| "Iron Man" | "Uncle Buck" | Al Smiley |
| "Iron Man" | "Rhino Man" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Iron Man" | "Soccer Mom" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Iron Man | Steelworkers' Union | Susanna Viljanen |
| The Wizard | "Harry Potter" DVDs | ayane |
| Iron Man | Viagra | BobyBird 7:18 |
| Iron Man | Welding Company | Mack the Knife |
| Paranoid | Psychic Help Lines | Pikachu732001 |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Paranoid | Mental Hospital | Dave |
| War Pigs | The Pentagon | Melhi |
| Iron Man | Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Organisation | Mitch O |
| Black Sabbath | Vatican | Jezarro |
| War Pigs | Genetic Engineering | SPARTAN |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| My Name Is Eminem | Iron Man Black Sabbath | My Name Is Iron Man | Rachel |
| Alcohaulin' Ass Hellyeah | Hole in the Sky Black Sabbath | Alcohaulin Asshole in the sky | King Andrew |
| 21st Century Schitzoid Man King Crimson | Iron Man Black Sabbath | 21st Century Schitzoid Iron Man This would be the longest hard-rocker ever! | Paul Warren |
| Don't Mess With Bill The Marvelettes | The Gates Of Hell Black Sabbath | Don't Mess With Bill Gates Of Hell | Duffadash |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Metabbatha
Metallica combined with Black Sabbath
Submitted By: tuck
Purple Sabbath
Deep Purple combined with Black Sabbath
Submitted By: Evan
Iron Sabbath
Iron Maiden combined with Black Sabbath
Submitted By: ur mom
Black Label Sabbath
Black Sabbath combined with Black Label Society
Submitted By: Anonymous Bob
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't find my brain
Original Lyrics: Occupy my brain
| "Iron Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I am Iran Man.
Original Lyrics: I am Ironman.
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"War Pigs"
Misheard Lyrics: Elijah
Original Lyrics: Oh Lord, yeah!
| "Behind The Wall Of Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your body to the cops.
Original Lyrics: Turns your body to a corpse.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics: People think I'm insane
Because I eat brownies all the time. or Because I am Browning all the time. Original Lyrics: People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning all the time. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Brent Kagan My friend Drew and I were driving around. I put the Black Sabbath CD in my CD player. I never heard it before, so we were listening to it. We heard this part and Drew asked, "Did he just say 'People think I'm insane because I eat brownies all the time?'" We thought that was the actual lyrics for a long time until we actually looked them up. |
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Funny Lyrics:
"Faeries Wear Boots"
The Funny Lyrics: Went to the doctor, see what he could give me. He said I'm sorry son, you gone too far. Cuz Smokin and trippin is all that you do. YEAAAAAH!!!!
Why They're Funny: Because it is true about every member of Sabbath....and me. Seriously, Black Sabbath is the greatest band ever. Tony Iommi wrote every good metal riff before anyone else could.
Submitted by: Mitchell
| "Black Sabbath"
The Funny Lyrics: is this the end my friend satan's coming round the bend
Why They're Funny: while playing this at work many years ago our bitter & twisted foreman walks round the bend at the the exact moment ossie is singing the above lyrics
Submitted by: roger chapman
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: God knows that your dog nosed
Bog blast all of you Why They're Nonsensical: I might feel insulted, if I knew what the hell that meant!
Submitted by: princejellyfish
| "Paranoid"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my life.
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time. Make a joke and I will sigh, and you will laugh, and I will cry. Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal. Why They're Nonsensical: Ozz, the condition you suffer from is called melancholia, or just plain depression. Maybe that's why you take Prozac. But, paranoia is an unfounded fear of persecution. Where in this song is the singer paranoid? Dock Ozzy another point in the nonsense category for making many people think that paranoid is synonimous with fear: 'Like, I'm really paranoid about flying.'
Submitted by: Khalil
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Iron Man"
The Insincere Lyrics: We’ll just pass him there
Why should we even care? Why They're Insincere: What? Wasn't he sent to humanity? Really nice way to treat some someone...
Submitted by: Omega8
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"War Pigs"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Generals gathered in their MASSES!
Just like witches at black MASSES! Why They're Misrhymed: I could swear I heard the same line twice. But Black Sabbath doesn't have to make sense because they're awesome, and this song is a great one.
Submitted by: mox
| "War Pigs"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Generals gathered in their masses
just like witches at black masses Why They're Misrhymed: the first time i heard this song i was like, 'wow! cool intro' then i heard those first lines and was like 'what? masses? you can't rhyme masses with masses' but, after a few minutes i was like.. well..it is Ozzy Osborne....
Submitted by: MarketaTheOnion
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| There are additional misrhymed lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"I Ron Man" originally "Iron Man"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Iron Man"
The Lyrics: Heavy boots of lead fills his victims full of dread
Why: "Boots" is the subject, with "of lead" modifying it; "fills" is the verb. "Boots" is plural, and "fills" is singular. If it's re-written as "heavy lead boots fills his victims full of dread", the error is more obvious. It should be "Heavy boots of lead FILL his victims full of dread".
Submitted by: kirbyman
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Band Name Anagrams:
Blah, Stab Back Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie
Bash Black Bat Submitted by: TurmionLilja
Song Title Anagrams:
"Rap Wigs" originally "War Pigs"
Submitted by: Bridget Andrews
Song Title Acrostics:
I'M: "Iron Man"
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Poor Wigs" originally "War Pigs"
Submitted by: Herculina Alencar
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Am I Going Insane"
The Lyrics: So I’m telling all you people, listen while I sing again If I don’t sound very cheerful, I think that I’m a schizophren
Why: It's got a pretty up tempo beat for a Sabbath song. At the end of the song, there are a number of laughing voices in the background. On the version that appears on "We Sold our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll", this is where it ends. But on the original from "Sabotage", it takes a dark turn for the worse when the laughing voices fade out and all you hear is someone screaming and eventually having a breakdown.
Submitted by: Mark M
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Sack Blabbath originally "Black Sabbath"
Submitted by: marzoz10
Sack Blabbeth originally "Black Sabbath"
Submitted by: Beverly Stiles
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Fairies Wear Boots"
Goin home, late last night
Suddenly I got a fright
Yeah I looked through the window and surprised what I saw
Fairy boots were dancing with a dwarf, All right now!
Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes, Well all right now!
So I went to the doctor
See what he could give me
He said son, son, you've gone too far.
'cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do.
Suddenly I got a fright
Yeah I looked through the window and surprised what I saw
Fairy boots were dancing with a dwarf, All right now!
Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes, Well all right now!
So I went to the doctor
See what he could give me
He said son, son, you've gone too far.
'cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Iron Man"
Submitted by: Rachel
