The Black Sabbath Do they play jazz after all?
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July 22, 2025...
his death Ozzy Osbourne confirms a deep wound in the history of music, where “Prince of Darkness” He passed away approximately two weeks after his last live performance in his honor in Birmingham, England.
Today we are here to talk about the part of “Black Sabbath” called "Juniors Eyes." We don't know if this song was written for Ozzy's father, but he himself had stated:
"There is a song on the new album – the «Junior’s Eyes» – which is a farewell song for my father, for my pain. We were like brothers. He died on my daughter's sixth birthday, in the same hospital where she was born... It was strange. Only now can I talk about it to someone. I made a fool of myself at the funeral... I just couldn't cope with it.
This particular song was recorded by another singer because the "King of Darkness" was not in the band at the time. The baton was passed to Dave Walker where he recorded an early version of "Junior's Eyes," which they never thought would be overshadowed by Ozzy OsbourneWhen the "King" of metal returned to the band, he refused to sing the existing songs without his voice on them, so he sang it and the song became one with him.
“Junior’s eyes looked into the skies in tears, he cried…”
Ο «Junior» δεν ήταν κάποιος φανταστικός χαρακτήρας· ήταν ο ίδιος. Το βλέμμα του παιδιού που βλέπει τον κόσμο να καταρρέει.
The recording at Never Say Die! It doesn't have the dark, ritualistic sound of early Sabbath, but a bitterness and melancholy that pierces his guitar. Iommi and his voice OzzyIt is not a song about demons; it is about the most real demon that humans face: loss.
Every time you hear the “Junior’s Eyes”, you hear his heartbeat Ozzy to break. And that, perhaps, is heavier than any riff.
From the introduction of the bass line and a refrain that pierces your soul, "man" doesn't need much to feel the piercing of his soul:
They’re coming home again tomorrow
I’m sorry it won’t be for long
With all the pain I’ve watched you live within
I’ll try my hardest not to cry
When it is time to say goodbye
Κλείνοντας αυτό το (ας το αποκαλέσουμε μουσικό ) άρθρο, ένα είναι σίγουρο ότι όλοι γνωρίζουμε ποιος ήτανε o Ozzy , οι Black Sabbath και πόσα υπέροχα τραγούδια μας έχουν χαρίσει.
Rest in Peace
We will always listen to your music.
📝: Evangelos Mertzanidis
