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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

Stupid Band Names:

Just look at the initials...seriously, I wouldn't want to name my awesome metal something that can be referred to as...yeah... Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
It sounds like they're darkening a holy day. Submitted by: brainstem

Vainity 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
"Ozzy Osbourne"	"Factory worker"	Osbourne used to work as a horn tester at the local Lucas factory in his hometown at the urging of his mother, but hated the irritatingly loud noise he endured. Interestingly enough, the epithet "Prince of Darkness" was given to Lucas Industries due to their products' shoddy quality before Osbourne adopted the nickname as part of his stage persona. - Maryellen Larkin
"Tony Ione"	"Sheet Metal Worker"	It's how he lost the tips of his fingers. - Celeste
"Ozzy Osbourne"	"Slaughterhouse Laboror"	This may have influenced some of his famous stunts, like biting off the head of a live dove during a meeting with his newly signed record company and biting the head off a bat thrown on stage during a concert. - Travis
"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
"Cornucopia"	Off the album Vol. 4 Too much in the truth they say / Keep it 'till another day / Let them have their little game / Illusion helps to keep them sane - Azrael
"St. Vitus' Dance"	You feel your love so shattering / You feel you want to die / Just because someone did take off / Telling you a lie - Azrael
"After Forver"	Have you ever thought about your soul - can it be saved? / Or perhaps you think that when you're dead you just stay in your grave - Azrael
"A National Acrobat"	I am the world that hides / The universal secret of all time / Destruction of the empty spaces / Is my one and only crime - Azrael
"N. I. B. "	Acronym for Nativity in Black: Follow me now and you will not regret / Leaving the life you led before we met / You are the first to have this love of mine / Forever with me till the end of time - Azrael

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Blue Sabbath	At their core, they're still a Blues band.	GlamRockNinjaLord
Black Sunday	Most religions believe Sunday is the Sabbath day.	Opie M.
Dark Lent	Black=Dark, and Lent=Sabbath	Rachel

New Song Names:

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
"After Forever,"	Forever is eternity - nothing is afterwards.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Children Of The Grave,"	No such children exist.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Symptom Of The Universe,"	The universe cannot get diseases.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Neon Knights,"	Knights are soldiers, not noble gases.	Susanna Viljanen
"War Pigs,"	War dogs, yes; war pigs, no.	Susanna Viljanen
There are additional literally impossible song titles available.

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"If The Government Could Read My Mind," The Vandals	"Paranoia," Black Sabbath
"Where'd You Go," The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	"Into The Void," Black Sabbath
"Movies," Alien Ant Farm	"Iron Man," Black Sabbath
"Solitary Man," Neil Diamond	"Loner," Black Sabbath
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Iron Ma" originally "Iron Man"

Naomi Swanson

"Ron Man" originally "Iron Man"

Makes sense, since Ron is a man's name.

Ferragamo

"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:

"Children of Seal" originally "Children of Sea"

Brionna Secret

"Never Say Diet" originally "Never Say Die"

Peter

"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

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"War Pics" originally "War Pigs"

Pics: short for pictures

Jack

"Iron Map" originally "Iron Man"

Very difficult to carry around with you.

Peter

"Icon Man" originally "Iron Man"

Frank

"Wax Pigs" originally "War Pigs"

Kirsten Abercrombie

"Behind The Wall Of Sheep" originally "Behind The Wall Of Sleep"

Bridget Andrews

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Iron Man"	"Donald Trump"	Duc4AmIRight
"Iron Man"	"Kamala"	Duc4AmIRight
"Iron Man"	"The Archive"	Duc4AmIRight
"Iron Man"	"Ultraman"	guart milkster
"War Pigs"	"Deadpool"	Duc4AmIRight
"Iron Man"	"MegaMind"	Duc4AmIRight
"Iron Man"	"Little Forrest"	Porfle Popnecker
"Iron Man"	"Ultraman"	annimal
"Iron Man"	"Little Red."	Monstermaster13
"Iron Man"	"Diet Plan"	the_conqueror_of_parodies
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Iron Man	The Iron Giant	The Nerd
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
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
God Is Dead?	Peter Popoff Ministries	Amanda
I'm Going Insane	Psychiatric Hospital	G
Paranoid	Mental Hospital	Dave
War Pigs	The Pentagon	Melhi
Iron Man	Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Organisation	Mitch O
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
March Of The Pigs Nine Inch Nails	War Pigs Black Sabbath	March Of The War Pigs	Rock Maninoff
Sweet But Psycho Ava Max	Psycho Man Black Sabbath	Sweet But Psycho Man	Joe
Turning A New Leaf Nazareth	Sweet Leaf Black Sabbath	Turning A New Sweet Leaf	Grant
New Leaf Bad Religion	Sweat Leaf Black Sabbath	New Sweet Leaf	Tarzan
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Cilla Black Sabbath

Cilla Black combined with Black Sabbath

Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi

Jeanne Black Sabbath

Jeanne Black combined with Black Sabbath

Submitted By: Rock Maninoff

Scarlett and Black Sabbath

Scarlett And Black combined with Black Sabbath

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Black Oak Arkansas Sabbath

Black Oak Arkansas combined with Black Sabbath

Submitted By: Sutch

There are additional Black Sabbath Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Electric Funeral" Misheard Lyrics: Eyes melt into blood Original Lyrics: Ice melting to flood	"Electric Funeral" Misheard Lyrics: Burning globe all washed in fire Light the electric funeral pyres! Original Lyrics: Burning globe of obscene fire, like electric funeral pyre
"Iron Man" Misheard Lyrics: He just turned to steal in the automatic field Original Lyrics: He was turned to steel in the great magnetic field	"War Pigs" Misheard Lyrics: oh lodger! Original Lyrics: Oh Lord, yeah!
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Electric Funeral"

Misheard Lyrics:

Eyes melt into blood

Original Lyrics:

Ice melting to flood

Story about this misheard lyric by: No

To be fair, this would probably do a better job of conveying the message of the song.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funniest Song 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

There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"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 synonymous with fear: 'Like, I'm really paranoid about flying.'

Submitted by: Khalil

"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

Insincere Song 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

Misrhymed Song 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
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:

"Paranoid"

The Lyrics:

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:

There Shouldn't Be an "And" there as in "and you will laugh and I will cry." If We Were To Remove An And, It'd Say, "You Will Laugh and I Will Cry".
"happiness I cannot feel" should probably be "I Cannot Feel Happiness".

Submitted by: Darius Whitehead

"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

Band Name Anagrams:

Back Lab Baths Submitted by: Caroline Vale

Scab Bath Balk Submitted by: Lorraine Thoanjer

And you'd balk at a scab bath too!

Bah, Blast Back Submitted by: James d

Blah, Stab Back Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie

Bash Black Bat Submitted by: TurmionLilja

Song Title Anagrams:

"Children As The Foe" originally "Children Of The Sea"

Submitted by: Amber Malone

"Go Daddies" originally "God Is Dead"

Submitted by: James D

"Retards Mow Room" originally "Tomorrow's Dream"

Submitted by: James d

"In Manor" originally "Iron Man"

Submitted by: Ava Murphy

"Marion N." originally "Iron Man"

Submitted by: Ava Murphy

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Songs That Are Banned:

"War Pigs"

This song was banned from Korean radio stations, due to it being an anti-war song. The rest of Sabbath's catalog was also banned.

Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord

Super Long Pop Songs:

"War Pigs" Length: 7:58

Just found this out yesterday.

Submitted by: G

Super Short Pop Songs:

"Embryo" Length: 0:28

Submitted by: Joe Pearson

Song Title Acrostics:

I'M: "Iron Man"

Submitted by: Peter

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Knight the Turnip" originally "Turn Up the Night"

Been in my head for 35 years!

Submitted by: Kurt Kennedy

"And Dove Whom?" originally "Hand Of Doom"

Submitted by: Cal Amari

"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

Lyrics Alliteration:

"Neon Knights"

The Lyrics:

Phantom figures free forever

Why:

Three of the four words start with the letter "f", and the one that doesn't has the "ph" which is pronounced the same.

Submitted by: Steven

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Sack Blabbath originally "Black Sabbath"

Submitted by: marzoz10

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.

Submitted by: Agrimorfee

Backwards Messages:

"Paranoid"

When the lyric that goes "Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry" is played backwards, you can hear what sounds like "Is that you I saw dancing with the devil"

Submitted by: James D