In this song, Ozzy ridicules televangelist (and longtime foe) Jimmy Swaggart, referring to him as "Jimmy Sinner." The song was written by Osbourne, his guitarist Zakk Wylde, and his bass player Bob Daisley. Daisley, who wrote the lyric, originally mentioned Swaggart by name, but decided it would be more effective to keep it nonspecific. Zakk Wylde has released the new video below, demoing his riff on Miracle Man, the first he wrote for Ozzy Osbourne. Miracle Man was written by Osbourne, Wylde, and bass player Bob Daisley. According to SongFacts, in this song, Ozzy ridicules televangelist (and longtime foe) Jimmy Swaggart, referring to him as Jimmy Sinner. He had the last laugh when the TV evangelist the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart in 1986 lambasted various rock groups and rock magazines as “the new pornography,” prompting some retailers to pull Osbourne’s album. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries owns and operates the SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN). Swaggart is the senior pastor of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of the most prominent and influential televangelists of that era was Jimmy Swaggart, a cousin of rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis. Swaggart was a vocal critic of rock music, especially of Ozzy Osbourne, whom he accused of being a Satanist and a corruptor of youth. Whoever he was playing with, Osbourne wasn’t likely to back down from controversy. He had the last laugh when the TV evangelist the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart in 1986 lambasted various rock groups and rock magazines as “the new pornography,” prompting some retailers to pull Osbourne’s album. When Swaggart later was caught with a sex worker in 1988, Osbourne put out the song “Miracle Man Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. The song’s lyrics ridiculed Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist who had spent years criticizing rock and heavy metal, with much of his ire directed at the former Black Sabbath singer. The album’s opening track, "Miracle Man," is a scathing attack on televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who had publicly criticized Ozzy. In 1985, Ozzy was "in the spotlight" after a teenager committed suicide and it was claimed that it was because he was listening to the song "Suicide Solution". Swaggart went on a crusade against rock music and took every opportunity to come down on Ozzy. Finally When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers. Concert events listed are based on the artist featured in the video you are watching, channels you have subscribed to, your past activity while signed in to YouTube, including artists you search One of my favourite songs by Ozzy 6 yrs Carlos Eduardo In a 1987 preacher by Jimmy Swaggart he preaches about "Satan's Greatest Scourge" part 2 and quotes Ozzy Osbourne as a worshiper of the devil, Ozzy can not miss when his scandal with prostitutes came to light, I think almost No Rest for the Wicked's entire album is a church jest, who wrote the Ozzy’s fifth studio album, includes the singles “Miracle Man” and “Crazy Babies” The recording debut of guitarist Zakk Wylde, Ozzy’s longest-tenured guitarist “Miracle Man” featured pointed lyrics about televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who condemned Ozzy’s music as immoral before being involved in a highly publicized prostitution scandal Certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Ozzy had the title 'Miracle Man' and I made it about him. I think I actually used the name Jimmy Swaggart in the song at first, but Ozzy wanted to change it to Jimmy Sinner. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal. [10] So to celebrate Jimmy Swaggart’s transition to Hell, I thought I’d give Ozzy Osbourne’s “Miracle Man” a listen. You know you’re a pretty despicable person when Ozzy Osbourne of all people quite rightly condemns you. Condemning televangelists is like shooting fish in a barrel, it’s almost too easy, and Ozzy’s castigation of Jimmy Swaggart might have seemed hardly worth the After a teen committed suicide while listening to the Ozzy Osbourne track “Suicide Solution,” Swaggart went on a hate campaign against rock music and Ozzy in particular. '70s rock icon Ozzy Osbourne’s wildest animal moment yet? 60 pigs defecated during his music video — and it wasn’t even on purpose. Miracle Man is the first track off of Ozzy Osbourne's fifth album No Rest for the Wicked. The song was a direct jab at disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who previously targeted Osbourne for perceived glorification of sexual acts and occultism,[1] but later gained notoriety for a series of prostitution scandals he was involved in during 1988[2] and in 1991.[3] In the music video, a parody About Jimmy Swaggart a televangelist who tried to end rock music in 1985 when a teenager shot himself after hearing ozzy's Suicide Solution. In 1987, Swaggart admitted an addiction to porn and then he became known as one of the biggest hypocrites ever.
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