Not What I Thought. Lyrics Got Me! 🤔🥺🔥 | Black Sabbath - War Pigs Reaction/Review 

This is nothing more than a banging anti-war protest song. No Satan worship.

Black Sabbath is actually THE OPPOSITE of "devil worshipers". Lots of their songs have covertly religious/moral messages, when you take the time to listen.

One of the greatest anti-war songs written.

My southern Baptist grandmother thought they were devil worshippers too. I let her read some lyrics and she changed her mind, saying that they were more god fearing, anti war, anti hate than anything else. She wasn't into the musical style but she couldn't hold that against them.

Not bad for a song that is over 50 years old. It still kills it.

Talking about evil doesn't mean you're worshiping the devil. And as others have said, Geezer Butler wrote the lyrics.

Song has always been Fire

War Pigs is an epic song. Ozzy has never claimed to worship the devil, the internet gives him a bad rap. He wouldn't care if they burned his records as long as they bought it first. He's proof that you can't judge a book by it's cover. This song has so much truth in it. Like the line "Politicians hide themselves away, they only started the war, treating people just like pawns in chess wait till their judgment day comes yeah" Geezer Butler the bass player wrote most of the lyrics back in the day and a lot of his lyrics spoke bold truth. In fact if you listen to their album "Master of Reality" you will surprisingly find that most of it sounds like Bold Christian Rock. Great reaction brother, thank you. I love Ozzy, much love to you BizMatik.

We grew up listening to this. no autotune, no computers, just talented musicians plying their talent

This song was made over 50yrs ago. Let that sink in. Waaaaaaay ahead of its time

If you really want to feel the power of this band singing War Pigs, check out their live performance from 1970 in Paris. It's epic to the next level.

they are not devil worshippers. Ozzy doesn't write .... The Lyricist is the bassist...Gezzer

Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward--four guys from Birmingham, England, a tough steel factory town. Iommi said Birmingham was the kind of place where you either worked in a factory, or joined a gang. They started out as a Blues band, before developing their signature sound that eventually became known as "Heavy Metal". In fact, before "Heavy Metal" became the universally accepted term for this kind of music, Sabbath and similar bands were often described as "Atomic Blues". They were not devil worshippers. They often tackled dark subjects ("War Pigs" was a commentary on the Vietnam War, for example), but bassist/lyricist Geezer Butler is a lifelong Catholic, and the words to many of his songs are actually blatantly Christian --check out "After Forever" and "Lord of This World". Great reaction, BizMatik!

Not devil worshippers, but just a really solid rock band with a surprisingly gifted lead singer.

Rumor has it that Bill Ward is still pounding on those drums to this day.

I always took the "Satan Laughing spreads his wings" lyric, as Satan is happy with the destruction he caused and he's ready to flee from the scene. Laughing, because he knows he'll be back soon, to spread more chaos, suffering and carnage. This is definitely a Pro-God, pro Judgement Day song.

THIS song is a REAL gem,,,,,a timeless classic!!!!! 🔥👍🔥👍🔥👍🔥😎

More Sabbath would be cool! “Fairies Wear Boots” “N.I.B.” “Into The Void” “Sweet Leaf” ... just to name a few.

Never believe everything you read on the internet - Abraham Lincoln

I was in 8th grade when I first heard this. Every day in school, we were told to watch the news that night to see how many young Americans were killed that day in a jungle on the other side of the world. Kids just a little older than we were. It hit pretty hard.

One of the greatest war protest songs ever made!

Black Sabbath is considered by many as the original OGs of Heavy Metal Please react to Sweet leaf

54 y.o BLACK SABBATH fangirl here. its so cool to see a young person,who likes the same band you listened as a youngster.thank you for keeping the true music alive

I am a life long Black Sabbath and appreciate you reacting this this their, signature classic - Fire!

They were never devil worshipers, that was hype largely by the type of people they were calling out in this song. And this album came out at the height of the Vietnam war, it was a protest song.

OZZY WAS A TRUTH TELLER

Been listening to this for 51years still a great great song the Paris live is fantastic

“There is nothing perfect in this world or this life...except the first six Sabbath albums, they are perfect but that’s it.” ~ A very wise old Sage. 👍🏻

Ozzie(John Michael Osbourne), lead vocals Geezer Butler, bass Tony Iommi, guitar Bill Ward, drums

I remember playing this on guitar hero and it was more than just a song to me for some reason, now I’m older and it’s even more deeper as a black man in America, and respect to Ozzy. I remember watching him on mtv thinking he was a crazy man but now I know.

the message of this song is extremely powerful

They have so many great songs. Check out "Heaven and Hell" "N.I.B." "Children of the grave" and so many others.

Yeah, about that. Sabbath is a blatantly christian band. Jazz guys, blues guys, all geezers from Birmingham. Industrial town, the kind of place you accidentally cut off your fingertips cutting sheet metal.

lyric, voice, guitar and drums. this song has it all.

Great reaction bruh...love to see people's faces when they here a song for the first brings back memories as a 13 yr old hearing it for the first...keep listening to sabbath..u wont be disappointed...they r the goat of heavy metal...56 yr old old school metalheads here...cheers from kansas city..

Ozzy heard Blue Cheer in 1966. Blue Cheer was the group that made him want to play what we now call, Heavy Metal.

Ozzy always said they were looking for a gimmick back then for their group and they went for that occult look because he always said people loved horror movies and such and thought that was a cool theme that would catch on. That was their show. Basically said that in an interview.

The sirens in the intro are the air raid warnings that were heard in England during WWII. One of my all time favorite expressions of beautiful art.

Those drum breaks are outstanding...

Yes! Please do more from Black Sabbath. You'll truly dig The Wizard. It's so groovy.

Ozzy & the band grew up in post WW 2 England. Their was still a lot of bomb holes & buildings in ruins & it probably weighed in them quite heavy. I've heard Keith Richards from the he Stones' talk about his childhood post WW 2. And this is such a sick song! Listen to "Iron man", "paranoid", "fairies wear red boots", "NIB" & "sweet leaf" to start w/ please.

Crazy Train is all about how much it hurts to see people not get along.

They don't worship the devil. That's funny.

Was taking this to st monica catholic school 1970 when i was 10 years old.freaking out the nuns

As said, Ozzy didn't write the lyrics, that was Geezer the bass player. The creator was lead guitarist Tony Iommi. He came up with all the riffs. Toni would create a riff and the rest would jam, Bill Ward Drummer would set the tempo, Ozzy would join singing any rubbish. But what all the band members agreed, Ozzy was a genius creating the melody for any song. Although Geezer would change the lyrics, the melody was always what Ozzy originally came up with. Best described here in the making of Planet Caravan. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zoQga3hMkyc.html BTW. As for the song, it was written in 1970 nearing the end Vietnam War.

Great reaction. When you eventually get to the Ronnie James Dio era from this band, suggested songs would be "Heaven And Hell", Children Of The Sea", and "The Sign of the Southern Cross". (Studio Versions)

If you listen to a lot of the lyrics, they aren't Satanic, but the opposite. Ozzy is a Christian, still in good standing with the Church of England. Their music is dark, but always has a message, usually of warning.

I was a senior in high school in '69 when this came out!🤤 Looking back now I was so blessed to be young and wild in that moment in history.😇😂 I feel the music from 1965--1975 was the greatest decade for rock music!🔥 Every band was new, different, progressive, inventive; blues, rock, and jazz infused into heavy metal/psychedelic rock!😲🤗 It was surreal, and the weed and acid kept it that way!🤯🤣✌️❤️

Also as you can hear, they're very much blues inspired. So every rock and metal fan owe there music love to the roots of blues and jazz.

How many years of peace have we had since this song came out I 1970. Really don't know, but it's not many

THANK YOU for not doing that stupid fan made video that ruins everything.

war pigs has some of the best guitar out of all of their songs

Man. Just strolling and came across you. I'm hooked. Dig your style. 100% . l like your realism it is an enjoyment to see someone real in a world full of want to bes. Keep on keeping on brother. I have subscribed😉

Bill Ward on drums, Terry Geezer Butler on Bass wrote the lyrics, Tony Iommi the riff miester, and Ozzy, Geezer wrote the songs, but he said it blew him away the way Ozzy interpreted them.

New Sub, Ozzy plays dark, he's normal. Very cool, funny brit. This is the part misunderstood "On their knees the war pigs crawling, Begging mercy for their sins - Satan, laughing, spreads his wings...Oh Lord, yeah!"

Seeing you enjoy one of my favorite songs in the world is awesome!

Thanks dude it's been a long time since I've just sat back and took this song in. Of course more Sabbath!!

I saw a 8 mm home video of a 20 year old Ozzy Osbourne singing this live in Paris in 1970. He still sounds much the same way today when singing over half a century later. This is one the most famous anti-war songs ever recorded.

I remember when this song first came out over 50 years ago. Never gets old. You have to remember that in 1969 the Vietnam war was raging. This was a song of protest along with CCR’s Fortunate Son. Fuck the War Pigs!! We don’t need to die for your enjoyment and power over the less fortunate.

Yeah, someone else said, but there’s a live performance in Paris from 1970, I think that you would enjoy. Their drummer, Bill Ward really shows out in that show, and Tommy Iommi’s great. I think the devil worshiping thing was just a rumor, but we heard that as kids, too. Ozzy belongs to The Church of England, but...

Your take on the song was spot on.

Geezer Butler, the bass player, wrote most all the lyrics for their albums. He even wrote for some of Ozzy's solo albums...

There were slot of songs aimed at politicians, Military, about how they start them because they make money from it Pink Floyd has one in particular is Amimals every animal is representing politician, corporations Military an lower class people

You should check out "The Wizard" Ozzy sings and plays harmonica on it. "Fairies Wear Boots" is another great classic

Something people overlook about the Sabbath sound is it has a darker feel because they have tuned down their instruments because the guitar player cut off the end of one of his fingers in a factory accident and has a prosthetic and being tuned down it was easier for him to make the cords on the guitar

The guy that wrote most of the Black Sabbath songs is actually a Christian. Listen to After Forever. You will see it clearly there.

I love the Mighty Sabbath so thanks for this! If I could request that you try some of the tandem genius that is Steely Dan next that would be super! (Forgive me if you have already. This is the first one of yours I've seen!)

BLACK SABBATH, "WAR PIGS".. MAN THE LYRICS 50 YEARS AGO ARE SO DAMN RELEVANT... AS FAR AS DEVIL WORSHIP.. PARENTS BACK THEN, PROPAGANDA... "SWEET LEAF" SHOULD BE NEXT...

One of my fav Sabbath songs... truth and reality. Ozzie, the godfather of metal! War Pigs live in Paris, also... NIB, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Iron Man

Hand of Doom. Into the Void. The Wizard. Warning. Snowblind and everything they’ve done

Man I love watching your reactions. You got the music in your heart man.

INTO THE VOID. BEHIND THE WALL OF SLEEP. A NATIONAL ACROBAT. FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS. Black Sabbath has a lot of good songs as I am sure you will soon discover.

I went and saw GWAR before Dave Brockie died, before they went on this played over the PA and EVERYONE was singing along, it was a really powerful & moving moment, I had tears in my eyes by the end, I know I wasn't the only one.

Ozzy does not worship the Devil lol

When he talks he is hard to understand.but when he sings he is crystal clear.the godfather of heavy metal period.

Saw the 3 piece (sub drummer) in like 2013 or something. They started the show with War Pigs. Ozzy was pitch perfect to the song. Lots of smoke in the air. Good times.

The great drummer is Bill Ward. He got caught up in drugs and booze then had to quit touring due to ill health. Guitarist Tony Iommi is missing parts of one or two fingers so had to adjust his playing.

Yes Sabbath! Enjoy it’s Good times!

Your facial expressions after every vocal line says it all

So glad you didn’t do the fan made music video to this. Most people don’t get that memo. It is worth a look see but first reaction should always be just the audio imo.

This is a masterful song every player is killing it!

Geezer Butler the bass player, who wrote all the lyrics was a poet with his words

I was in jail once and on a Sunday my cellies came back from church talking about the lecture they'd just received by the religious figure at the jail and how this was glorifying Satan and all that foolishness.. Good thing I knew all the words and was able to set them all straight.

Black Sabbath really was a bunch of 'peace and love' hippies. But their music was so dark.

Always do more Sabbath! Hand of Doom, Supernaut, Snowblind, Wheels of Confusion, Over to You, Shockwave, Swinging the Chain, Hole in the Sky, National Acrobat, Under the Sun, so many great tunes. I listen to the whole first album over and over pretty often.

You gotta check out the Live version of this 🔥. Then react to 'Warning' & 'Wicked World'. ✌🏾peace&love❤ brudda

thank you man..great review..

Oh there is soooooo much more great Black Sabbath, where to even begin...how about Fairies Wear Boots, that'll be fun

It's actually bass player Terry "Geezer" Butler who writes the bulk of the lyrics for Black Sabbath (he also came up with the name for the band, being a horror movie fan and the only of the four that dabbled in occultism). This song was supposed to be called "Walpurgis" (after "Walpurgis Night", a festive day in France paying honors to an 8th century abbess) and the "Paranoid" album was supposed to be called "War Pigs". But Warner Bros. didn't like the idea of an album named for war with Vietnam going on and stuff, so they changed the name behind Black Sabbath's back. With the cover art already been finalised, we now have a blurry warrior with shield and sword on an album called "Paranoid". Personally, I would have re-released the album as "Warner Bros. Pigs", but hey, that's me. Cheers amigo.

This band, just like Zep had 4 supremely talented musicians. A lot of people said nobody hit the drums harder than Bonzo but Billy Ward hit them harder than anyone I have ever seen. Bonzo was the best but Ward is one of them. So many things Sabbath does that parallel Zep, the changes in tempo like it's more than one song, the guitar pauses so the drummer can jump in and pound the beats, awesome bass players that hold it together and make it all so tight. They played different types of rock music for sure but so much is the same. And of course Ozzie, distinct and passionate just like Plant. My 2 favorite bands period!

As other commenters, I too highly recommend the 1970 Paris live version. It's worth it. :)

Listen to Ozzy's song Rock And Roll Rebel. One of the lines- They say i worship devil , they must be stupid or blind. Geezer Butler is Sabbath's lyracist. They said-folks get a thrill from horror , in so many words. Do not believe all you hear or read on the internet. Now that is an evil domain.

If you have ever watched the movie Iron Man,you heard Black Sabbath.Eventhough the words are not sung,the music is theirs,and,of course,the song is called Iron Man,check it out.

What Up BM, Greatest hard rock/metal song of all time, FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS also.

Congrats on your badass channel! YOU REACT TO EVERYTHING! 🔥🤘

Spot on lyric appreciation and then the heart and soul Bob. This is anew epic reaction.

First time I heard this was on vinyl... so epic.

Geezer Butler the bass player wrote most if not all the lyrics for Sabbath. Ozzy was and is a master a creating the vocal melodies.

I grew up on this and Sabbath bloody Sabbath and ozzy blizzard of oz songs, it just brings me to back to high school days ,I still listen to all of these tunes all the time, We enjoyed the share we will watch with you

great pick!!! check out these swedish sisters band First Aid Kit’s live version. They rock out and it’s awesome