Coldplay honoured late rocker Ozzy Osbourne by covering Black Sabbath's song Changes during their show in Nashville on Tuesday night. Frontman Chris Martin dedicated the band's entire show at the This was later accompanied by bassist Geezer Butler’s lyrics. Ozzy Osbourne later re-recorded the ballad as a duet with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne, three decades later in 2003. Black Sabbath’s “Changes” is a song about a man with a broken heart. Who knew that Ozzy Osbourne can do tender love songs? He was blinded by lust and tempted by another woman and he cheated on the woman he loved. His best friend. His life will be different now because he knows that he lost her love. The changes that Ozzy describes are typical in a breakup: he feels sad, lonely. What " Changes " is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. A ballad, it first appeared on Vol. 4, which was released in 1972. In 1993, Ozzy Osbourne released a live version as a single from Live & Loud album. [1] In 2003, a version with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne was released as a single. The frontman, who with Black Sabbath helped pioneer heavy metal in 1970s England, always found new ways to reinvent himself. We all love a good father-daughter collaboration. And with that, we’re lucky to have a glimpse of the past when the “Prince of Darkness” Ozzy Osbourne shares a heartwarming duet with her daughter, Kelly, singing Black Sabbath’s “Changes.” The video can be seen below. “Changes” first appeared inside Black Sabbath’s Vo. 4 album released in [] Coldplay performed a cover of Black Sabbath's ballad "Changes" and honored Ozzy Osbourne at their concert in Nashville. That made it the perfect song for Coldplay’s Chris Martin to use to honor the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died yesterday (July 22) at 76 years old. Lady Gaga rocked an Ozzy Osbourne T-shirt and danced to 'Crazy Train,' while Coldplay and Dave Matthews covered 'Changes' to honor the metal legend. Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly Osbourne would record a cover of the song together, which released on December 8, 2003. This version of the song features new lyrics, with the two reflecting on moments they've shared together during their lives. Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne (2003) A decade after Ozzy released his solo version of “Changes,” he recorded another version of the song with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne. With his cover of “Changes,” Yungblud set an emotional tone at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert, earning praise from fans and critics alike. The band paused their set to perform a cover of Black Sabbath’s 1972 ballad Changes, dedicating the entire show to Ozzy Osbourne’s memory. Ozzy Osbourne, the “prince of darkness” and godfather of heavy metal, has died aged 76, just weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert in his hometown of Coldplay have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a moving cover of Black Sabbath's 'Changes'. Check it out here. Coldplay honored Ozzy Osbourne on Tuesday night by dedicating a cover of the Black Sabbath classic "Changes" to the late music icon in Nashville. Three decades later, Ozzy recorded another version of the song, this time with his daughter, Kelly Osbourne as a duet. The revised lyrics for this version, released on 8 December 2003, reflect the moments of their life together. This version was a #1 hit in the UK, a chart position no Black Sabbath or Ozzy Osbourne song never reached. It got a bump from the reality show The Osbournes, which explored the dynamic between Ozzy and Kelly. The soul singer Charles Bradley did a cover of "Changes" in 2013 that Geezer Butler considers the best cover of a Black Sabbath song. Ozzy Osbourne said that he suffered "five years of absolute hell" during his Parkinson's battle before he died at age 76. Yungblud offered some insight into his show-stealing performance at Ozzy Osbourne's Back to the Beginning farewell concert in July 2025.
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