{"id":23858,"date":"2015-04-06T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=23858"},"modified":"2015-04-05T21:27:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T02:27:23","slug":"listmania-top-10-covers-of-black-sabbath-songs-from-the-ozzy-ousbourne-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/listmania-top-10-covers-of-black-sabbath-songs-from-the-ozzy-ousbourne-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Listmania: Top 10 Covers Of Black Sabbath Songs From The Ozzy Osbourne Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I do not count very well. Counting is hard when you have webbed fingers. If that was in my long list of skills, I would probably give you solid numbers to back my claim that\u00a0Black Sabbath<\/strong> is the most covered band in all of metal music. Not for no reason, obviously. They are widely considered to be the originators, the primordial seed from which all of the things we love and discuss on this blog (including Charli XCX<\/a>) germinated. Of course, most of the covers are forgettable. Some, downright horrible. A few, thankfully, are nothing short of stellar – either by managing to perfectly encapsulate the original’s affection, by offering a new take on a classic song or even by doing both. These are my favorites.<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>This list was compiled with covers that (1) had\u00a0to be from Ozzy-era songs. Don’t be whiny. We’ll get there eventually. (2) had to be awesome. (3) couldn’t be of the same song. Both “Into The Void” and “Snowblind” have several great covers but I don’t want this to get as repetitive as my writing style.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0“Solitude”, as performed by\u00a0Ulver<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the sweetest tracks in Sabbath’s catalogue got much sweeter after receiving the Ulver<\/strong> treatment. This rendition of “Solitude” is hauntingly beautiful. I always wanted the original to play at my funeral. I want the cover to play, too.<\/p>\n