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a great black sabbath song speed up. Paranoid" is a song by Black Sabbath that appears on the band's second album Paranoid.Guitarist Tony Iommi came up with the riff while the rest of the band was out getting lunch. Upon their return they immediately recorded it in as long as it took to play it through. The lyrics had not been written yet so vocalist Ozzy Osbourne sang whatever came to mind. The final version contained different lyrics penned by bassist and principal lyricist, Geezer Butler. Paranoid" was released as a single and received regular airplay on mainstream radio. The single, with "The Wizard" on the B-side, was released in the UK in July 1970 and it reached the number 4. It made number 2 on the Dutch Top 40. The song's lyrics are from the viewpoint of a man suffering from paranoia. Lyrics such as People think I'm insane because / I am frowning all the time and Happiness I cannot feel / And love to me is so unreal state his emotions and the symptoms of mental illness at the same time. The last two lines of the song, And so as you hear these words / Telling you now of my state / I tell you to enjoy life I / Wish I could but it's too late are the chilling message from a man who loses hope and believes he will suffer for the rest of his life. The oddity of the speaker also shows in his unnatural stress pattern, creating a somewhat forced form of trochaic tetrameters. "Paranoid" often enters into lists regarding the 'best' metal or hard rock track. It is typically associated with both Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath due to its popularity. After Osbourne was fired by the band in 1979, he continued to perform this track normally at the end of the set. Various different live versions have been recorded with Osbourne. This is due to the changes in band lineup since the original Blizzard of Ozz in 1980. Popular live versions featuring various guitarists including Randy Rhoads, Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde were all recorded and later released.

It was ranked #34 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.[2] In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 11 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Rolling Stone ranked it number 250 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3] In 2009, it was named the 4th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]

The original Black Sabbath recording has been used numerous times in various films and television shows including Sid & Nancy,[5] Dazed & Confused,[6] The Stoned Age,[7] Any Given Sunday,[8] Almost Famous,[9] and We Are Marshall.[10]

In Finland it is an old joke that somebody shouts during every gig "play Paranoid!" just like "Free Bird" is often requested in the United States, and "Stairway to Heaven" in the UK.[11][12]

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  • lol i typed on searche. >>> best song while stoned

  • A stupid ass idea...

  • i can play it this fast its called fastt fingers and strumming

  • hahaha this is so simple yet so awesome!

  • nice Agents of Fortune poster in the background...BOC ftw

  • lol sounds funny, but it still has a good beat (tip: to get more views, add more tags. you have 2. add some more)

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