Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Emotional Tribute
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His 1980 debut single, 'Crazy Train,' has cracked Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time ever as there's renewed interest in his music.
As for "Mama, I'm Coming Home," the song peaked at No. 28 on the Hot 100 in April 1992 as a single from Osbourne's sixth solo album No More Tears. It hit No. 2 on Mainstream Rock Airplay.
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Ultimate Classic Rock on MSNOzzy Osbourne Classic Soars Into Hot 100 for the First Time EverCrazy Train” has long been a favorite in concert, on radio and inside your favorite sports venue. But Ozzy Osbourne‘s solo-career-opening single somehow stalled at No. 108 upon release in 1980. Not anymore.
There may be no more fitting tribute to the beloved Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, than his haunting ballad "Mama, I’m Coming Home," following his death Tuesday morning in Birmingham, England—the city where he was born 76 years ago. His death came just weeks after reuniting with his band Black Sabbath for a final farewell show in England.
Ozzy will never stomp around a stage again. And nobody will stomp around like him. His dark, divine power — a power that defined a definitive rock genre — dies with him.
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Not only did Osbourne star with Black Sabbath, he also had a successful solo career that included the hit, "Crazy Train," which has become one of the most recognizable songs in music history.
See Blue Man Group's viral tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. The group's unique performance of 'Crazy Train' has fans feeling emotional and nostalgic.
In fact, ahead of the NFL's 2005 season opener, the two-time defending champion Patriots hosted Osbourne and his band in Foxborough for a live performance of the hit song. The electric rendition has since resurfaced following his death. What a performance. Gillette was going absolutely wild for the Prince of Darnkess.
Rock and Heavy Metal legend, Ozzy Osbourne, passed away on July 22, 2025, at age 76 after battling Parkinson’s disease. His family announced his death.
Clad in a black tank top, leather pants and red shoes, the then 34-year-old Osbourne at one point donned a gladiator helmet as he worked the audience into a frenzy with popular solo songs “Crazy Train,” “Mr. Crowley” and “I Don’t Know.” He also delivered Sabbath staples that included “War Pigs,” “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” and the encore “Paranoid.”
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Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon had previously blasted US President Donald Trump for using the rocker's Crazy Train song in a promotional video - as well has his general handling of being in the Whi
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LouderSound on MSNGoogle ‘Ozzy Osbourne’. You won’t regret it.Tributes from the rock and metal worlds and beyond quickly poured in after the news broke. Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi wrote on social media, “There won’t ever be another like him,” while Metallica called Osbourne a “hero, icon, pioneer, inspiration, mentor, and, most of all, friend” and Aerosmith said he had “a voice that changed music forever”.