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Black Sabbath — Paranoid
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:32
 
Checkout the Furnaceface Richard Iommi ballad

The Ballad of Richard Iommi

This is the ballad of Richard Iommi. Richard was a typical suburban teenager. He lived with his parents and spent most of his time hanging out with his friends, listening to records and smoking dope in his room in the basement. There was only one difference between Richard and a typical suburban teenager—he was totally obsessed with Tony Iommi. For those of you who don't know, Tony Iommi is the guitarist in the rock 'n' roll group Black Sabbath. Richard idolized him.

CHORUS:
He believed, he believed, he believed he was the son of Tony
He changed his name, he changed his name, he changed his name to Iommi

But Richard's devotion to Tony Iommi didn't end there. Not only did he change his last name, but he began buying vintage musical equipment circa 1969. His goal was to obtain the same make and model of guitars and amplifiers that his idol had used. He even got a 72-piece drum kit* just like Bill Ward's. Richard and his best friend would go down to the basement, get really wasted, and set up all the equipment like a shrine. They talked about the day that they would form their band. Richard, of course, would be the guitarist.—CHORUS

One day Richard and his best friend were down in the basement. Richard was cutting pictures of Tony Iommi out of old Creem magazines and pasting them in a huge collage on his wall. His friend was playing with the tuner on Richard's stereo when suddenly they both heard something that would change their lives. Lee Aaron was coming to their town. For those of you who don't know, Lee Aaron is the very talented and lovely Canadian rock singer who's also known as the Metal Queen. Richard and his friend loved Lee Aaron second only to Tony Iommi. Richard knew he had to somehow meet Lee Aaron and tell her the secret of his lineage.

He believed, he believed, he believed he was the son of Tony
He went to see, he went to see, he went to see the Metal Queen

On the day of the show, Richard was so excited he could barely move. In the afternoon he went down to the concert hall early in hopes of catching a glimpse of her. Suddenly, there she was. Everything in the world faded away, and before he knew it he was telling her about the double-neck guitar, the 72-piece drum kit, and why he changed his name. The Metal Queen listened, and in a single sentence brought his entire world crashing down!

"Like, why don't you sell that shit and get a life?"

He believed, he believed, he believed he was the son of Tony
The Metal Queen, the Metal Queen, the Metal Queen smashed his dreams—CHORUS
 

DeeCee1109
(People's Republic of A2)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:20
 
Need 'War Pigs'.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:20
 
I prefer the Hellsongs version, but you gotta respect the original.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:19
 
AWESOME! The freak flags are flying!

oppositelock
(On the road)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:18
 
Volume up.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:18
 
Great song for teenage angst. For the 17-year-old male in us all!

Siljanus
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:18
 
Thanks Bill!  This is a bit of a palette cleanser after hearing the sitar laden Iron Man by Opium Jukebox.

Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 13:17
 

Very "subtle", Bill....

 

Still, the song itself is nothing but a 10



ppopp
(Southern California)
Posted: Apr 01, 2012 - 22:07
 
I'll never complain about any song RP plays on this forum because RP is the finest of all radio stations I've yet listened to. And Paranoid just sounds so much better on your favorite radio station.
There was nothing quite like the sound Sabbath introduced at the time, or before. Hats-off to Black Sabbath - this song never gets old.

Foot
(NorCal / Wine)
Posted: Apr 01, 2012 - 20:24
 
Sorry RP - a new low.

kojiroh
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 04:02
 
I was about to post this on Opium Jukebox's version of Iron Man, but here it is;

Oh god...
Sabbath is always fine, but this, I cannot take :(


Please don't play Paranoid or Iron Man, they're the only two songs most people know about Sabbath. Let's play Johnny Blade or Solitude or After Forever or any other song for that matter! Let's let people know how great Sabbath were!


GeneP59
(On the edge of tomorrow looking back at yesterday.)
Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 11:43
 
cranked it to:

       11  {#Music}  11


Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 11:40
 
Now that's more like it! Whoooooooo!

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 17:22
 


Sounds great on clear vinyl also!

robbeek
(the foothills above El Lay....)
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 17:22
 
Again, yet another reason that I love RP.   Beck had me crying 3 songs ago, now Ozzy and crew have me dancing!!{#Bananajam}

missyanneb
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 17:20
 
Perfect way to end this day.. stuck at the office until 5:30, no one else here.

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 23:57
 
 johnjconn wrote:
Why doesn't he slur and babble on this song.
It can use a couple of F bombs too? 

Ozzy is an embarrassment to all artist everywhere. 
I'm glad he's British and not an American
 
Oh, because the US doesn't have any embarrassing artists anywhere...


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 09:20
 
It is the guitar riff, not the reality TV show people! 8

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 09:08
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

I'm only paranoid because everyone's out to get me.
 


I know exactly what you mean...  this is a great classic song...  love it...
 

dwlangham
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 09:08
 
Should be required listening for every middle class teenage boy.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 09:08
 
Oh, feck off Ozzy and go eat a bat's head. Overplayed, clichéd, and more full of sh1t than a septic tank. Bring back the Bhangra covers.

And yeah, work sucks the big one and I'm in a bad mood {#Arghhh}

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 - 09:07
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

I'm only paranoid because everyone's out to get me.

 
"Even paranoids have enemies."
—Henry Kissinger


On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 18:05
 
 romeotuma wrote:
Paranoid people are out to get me...  I know it...
 
I'm only paranoid because everyone's out to get me.


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 17:02
 


Paranoid people are out to get me...  I know it...

love this song...

 

mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 16:54
 
Excellent way to follow up that Opium Jukebox weirdness.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 17:11
 
Why doesn't he slur and babble on this song.
It can use a couple of F bombs too? 

Ozzy is an embarrassment to all artist everywhere. 
I'm glad he's British and not an American

Kregg
(Texas)
Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 17:11
 
i'd love to hear more of this "halloween" music throughout the year! 

SinisterDexter
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 09:10
 
 Eveland wrote:
Ozzie is grotesque and a crackpot
 

And that's relevant to his talent as a recording artist because....?  {#Rolleyes}



zokivujas
(Serbia)
Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 00:16
 
Bulls..t.

calypsus_1
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 22:28
 

Metallica w. Ozzy Osbourne - Paranoid, Live(2009)   

Live Rock Roll Hall of Fame New York October 30, 2009.



cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Aug 28, 2010 - 00:28
 
 iam_overlord wrote:
This'll clean the dust out of your ears.
 
True.....My wife would find this offensive.


shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 03:52
 
Hey I think my church choir was singing this song last Sunday? {#Stupid}

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 03:30
 
My Lord, and I thought I had only halucinated that this song was real...........hehehe

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 11:51
 
 LowPhreak wrote:
How about "Fairies Wear Boots" or "Sweet Leaf" next time, Bill? 
 
Agreed. Paranoid is the most (over)played song by these guys. Any of their other tunes would be preferable.


iam_overlord
(Allston)
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 07:41
 
This'll clean the dust out of your ears.

michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 07:39
 
Mmmmmmmmmmute. This has no place (for me) on RP. Babbling idiot. The whole family's completely f^%$#&*.

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: May 24, 2010 - 07:37
 
Over the years I've gotten pretty good at playing this on air guitar.

calypsus_1
Posted: May 04, 2010 - 20:21
 

the Master at Work by ~michalisk

The official God of Heavy Metal while delivering the riffs this year in Rockwave Festival. I was at a not-so-close but nice distance from the stage, just to keep you informed. Black Sabbath is my all-time favourite band still :D



zjustme
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 14:24
 
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bytheway
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 14:23
 
 papaman wrote:

Oh Ozzie, we've come so far!
 

Tossup as to which is the human in this picture....

n4ku
(Lex Vegas)
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 14:20
 
 Eveland wrote:
Ozzie is grotesque and a crackpot
 
So?


HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 02:52
 
Most played song in summer 1970 !  (by me)
              {#Bananajam}

papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 16:59
 

Oh Ozzie, we've come so far!

Eveland
(Middle of the Pacific)
Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 16:57
 
Ozzie is grotesque and a crackpot

jshafer
([]v[]ICHIGAN)
Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 16:56
 
Awesome!!!

mnmrosen
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 17:39
 
I'd have gone with Electric Funeral, but this is a good one too.

musickat
(Mid MO)
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 17:04
 
YEAH,   GO FOR IT BILL!!!

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 10:05
 
 LowPhreak wrote:
How about "Fairies Wear Boots" or "Sweet Leaf" next time, Bill? 
 
Or really anything from this album, which is a classic.


ianmoff
(Nr London UK)
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 10:04
 
 jools wrote:
Wow - straight back to 1971 and a school disco - doing what we called "The Greaser" - where you stand in lines facing each other, hands on hips and shake your head in, out and side to side... Fred from Nottingham will remember this too, I'm sure....

Poor old Ozzie.... 
 
Ian from Harlow remembers this too!

But we called it 'The Dive'

Memories . . . 

michaelgmitchell
(ON, Canada)
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 10:02
 
 rowgal wrote:
Exactly why I listen to RP - an unexpected song pops up here and there.  {#Clap}
 Agreed. Not always one that's pleasing to the ear. But that IS why we listen here. I'll just -mute- and be back in a couple of minutes, however.