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Ozzy Osbourne did not write all of his songs by himself. Collaborators such as Geezer Butler, Bob Daisley, and Lemmy Kilmister played important roles in his songwriting process. Butler was responsible for most of Black Sabbath’s lyrics, Daisley ghostwrote for Ozzy’s early solo work, and Lemmy contributed to ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’. The current songwriters working with Ozzy are 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. Appropriately credited to all four Black Sabbath members – vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – the song dealt with emotional changes 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 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. Most people believe Ozzy was Black Sabbath's lyricist, but he was not. Geezer Butler wrote all Sabbath's lyrics. Ozzy did write "Junior's Eyes" about his father, and "I'm Going Insane", but, again did not write "Changes". Nathan from Defiance, Oh Ozzie has been in a major downslide the last twenty years. First he had no hits, then Kelly was born. "Changes" got a lot of attention thanks to the MTV reality show The Osbournes, which went on the air in 2002 and proved captivating. We learned that Ozzy Osbourne deals with the same quotidian challenges many of us face, including dealing with his teenage daughter, Kelly, who was 19 when the song was released. Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band were previously named Earth, and before that the Polka Tulk Blues Band), they distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars The single reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second father-daughter duet to top the chart after Frank and Nancy Sinatra did so with " Somethin' Stupid " in 1967. "Changes" also reached the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, and Norway. According to the Ozzy Osbourne official website, the single sold over one million copies. 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. Ozzy Osbourne originally did Sweetleaf, Paranoid, Symptom of the Universe, Snow Blind and other songs. Ozzy Osbourne wrote Sabbra Cadabra, War Pigs and Into the Void. “Changes” by Black Sabbath was written by Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi & Geezer Butler. In Sabbath, Tony did the riffs, Bill Ward would do his thing on drums, Geezer wrote most of the lyrics, with Ozzy doing the vocal melody. While jamming, Ozzy would sing improvised lyrics to try to get the melody down. Once the vocal melody was down, Geezer would write the lyrics based on the vocal melody. Ozzy did write some lyrics. Changes by Ozzy Osbourne was written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward and was first released by Black Sabbath in 1972. Ozzy Osbourne released it on the single Changes in 1993. It was covered by Bloody Hammers, Susanna [NO], Curtis Harvey Trio, The Sweptaways and other artists. The genesis of the song was simple. The group were writing and recording in the Bel-Air, California mansion they were renting when inspiration struck, as Osbourne wrote in his 2009 memoir I Am Ozzy. But while Ozzy updated his sound with new levels of heaviness (special thanks to first mate guitarist Zakk Wylde, who’s performed on Ozzy’s best work since the ‘90s), and expanded his range with power ballads (the lovely “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” a song few of Ozzy’s peers could have pulled off, is as enduring as anything he recorded), he didn’t chase trends. He maintained his Born John Michael Osbourne in Aston, Birmingham, on December 3 1948, Ozzy he left school at 15. He did odd jobs including factory work before teaming up with school friend Geezer Butler in several Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne reworked "Changes" as a father-daughter duet in 2003, turning into a song about daddy's little girl leaving the nest: Kelly: I love you daddy But I found my way Ozzy: My baby is grown now She's found her way 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 Sharon Osbourne revealed she was able to grant Ozzy's 'final wish’ before his death aged 76, two weeks after final Black Sabbath concert in Birmingham. Here’s a game that can be played at home: how many artists and bands can you name that single-handedly created an entire new genre of music? For all Ozzy Osbourne’s achievements, both famous
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