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Ozzy Osbourne.
Read the next text.
Synopsis
Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, in
Birmingham,
England, Ozzy Osbourne is best known as the lead singer of
the
tremendously popular hard-rock ensemble Black Sabbath. With
Sabbath, Osbourne laid both the musical and aesthetic groundwork
for
the heavy-metal movement in modern rock and roll. He is
notorious for
allegedly biting the head off a bat onstage and for urinating on
the
Alamo.
Solo Career
Osbourne left the group in 1978, at the height of Black
Sabbath's
popularity, to pursue a solo career. Unlike many headlining
artists who
leave the groups that made them famous only to disappear
into
obscurity, Osbourne's solo debut, Blizzard of Ozz (1980), was
a
resounding commercial success. His Diary of a Madman(1981)
followed suit.
Throughout the 1980s, Osbourne continued to cultivate the image
of
the troubled loner, the social misfit, the angry rebel. His
anti-social
theatrics contributed to his public notoriety. He showered his
audiences
with raw meat, was arrested for urinating on the Alamo, bit the
head off
of a dove during a business meeting, and bit the head off of a
live bat
on stage.
In 1992, Osbourne announced that his No More Tearstour would
be
his last. However, the popularity of the subsequently released
double-
live album, Live and Loud(1993), caused Osbourne to rethink
his
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retirement. The album's version of "I Don't Want to Change the
World"
earned Osbourne his first Grammy Award.
In the 1990s, Osbourne continued to release albums and tour with
histraveling metal festival, Ozzfest, but his star was clearly on
the wane.
Plus, he continued to struggle with substance abuse problems
that had
plagued him his entire career.
Exercise1:
Fillin the blanks.
The real name of Ozzy is..Osbourne.
He becomes soloist at
Ozzy becomes popular even when he was anti
His troubles as misfit and the .rebel continued.
Exercise 2:
Read the biography of Ozzy Osbourne, and according to this
answer
the following.
1. Have you heard any song from this artist?
2. Mention at least 1 song of Ozzy Osbourne. { ask someone if
you
have no idea, and then try to hear one}
.
3. Do you think this is a good singer? Own opinion.
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Exercise 3:
Lets listen carefully to thesong.
A. Whats the name of the song?
B. Whats the message he wanted to express by the song?C. Does
the song make you feel familiar to its lyric?
D. Change the part of the song you want to, and explain why
you
want to change this part.
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"Dreamer"
Gazing through the window at the world outsideWondering will
mother earth survive
Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime
After all there's only just the two of usAnd here we are still
fighting for our lives
Watching all of history repeat itselfTime after time
I'm just a dreamerI dream my life away
I'm just a dreamerWho dreams of better days
I watch the sun go down like everyone of usI'm hoping that the
dawn will bring a sign
A better place for those Who will come after us ...This time
I'm just a dreamerI dream my life away oh yeah
I'm just a dreamerWho dreams of better days
Your higher power may be God or Jesus ChristIt doesn't really
matter much to me
Without each others help there ain't no hope for usI'm living in
a dream of fantasy
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
If only we could all just find serenityIt would be nice if we
could live as one
When will all this anger, hate and bigotry ...Be gone?
I'm just a dreamerI dream my life away
TodayI'm just a dreamer
Who dreams of better days
OkayI'm just a dreamer
Who's searching for the wayToday
I'm just a dreamerDreaming my life awayOh yeah, yeah, yeah.
