For the next half century, Ozzy would continue to shepherd metal towards new frontiers. After splitting with Sabbath in the late '70s, he became a solo star in the '80s, thriving alongside soon-to-be legendary axemen Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde,

Ozzy Osbourne was sadly pronounced dead this week but he left behind a lasting legacy in the music industry and the beloved performer once revealed his favourite ever songs

Along with “Blizzard of Ozz,” the album that bore this title track is Osbourne’s best seller. The single, meanwhile, is ushered in with a gripping bass line and an undercurrent of keyboards until Osbourne makes his grand vocal entrance, all sneers and snarls.

Dark, apocalyptic, and unforgettable, “Iron Man” blends doom and myth with its sci-fi parable. Earning a Grammy for a live version, a spot in Rolling Stone’s top 500 songs, and being ranked the greatest metal song of all time by VH1, it’s arguably Sabbath’s, and Ozzy’s, tightest standalone statement.

Yungblud—who covered Black Sabbath's "Changes" during Ozzy Osbourne's final show—said he will be playing the 1972 track "every night" for the rest of his life in honor of the late rocker.

Here Mr Osbourne becomes a demented pied piper for the disaffected youth: “Revolution in their minds / The children start to march / Against the world in which they have to live / And all the hate that’s in their hearts.