![]() ![]() "Junior's Eyes" (lyrics by Dave Walker): "Take now, pay you later, drowning in a sea of finance/Hey now, money maker, how is it we don't stand a chance? (Folks) hear footsteps runnin', someone met his maker tonight ' (Looks calm), clothes are stunnin' nobody is safe out of sight" Here's a look at the opening lyrics by Walker, and the ones written by Geezer Butler that appear on Never Say Die! For instance, the song "Junior's Eyes," was reworked as an homage to Ozzy's recently departed father. He was also pretty harsh with Geezer Butler who took on the monumental task of rewriting lyrics for the album, often telling Butler what he had written wasn't good enough and had to be changed. That said, things didn't exactly go well while trying to rework the material for Never Say Die! as Ozzy refused to sing anything written by Dave Walker. And though Ozzy was back, Never Say Die! would be the last album featuring the classic lineup of the band for 36 years until the release of 13 in 2013. Walker never had any contact with the members of Sabbath after Ozzy's return. However, Walker did perform live with Sabbath at the Pebble Mill Studio in Birmingham for the BBC television show Look Hear on January 6 th, 1978 during which he sang two songs with Sabbath (armed with a tambourine and harmonica), "War Pigs," and "Junior's Eyes."Īfter his passing, Ozzy would return to Sabbath. Though Walker's time in Black Sabbath was brief and despite writing much (if not all according to Walker), of the original lyrics for Never Say Die!, he never actually recorded with the band in the studio. One song in particular on Never Say Die! penned by Walker is "Junior's Eyes," a track detailing the dark side of society and mistreatment of the poor. Walker got to work with remaining members of Sabbath on Never Say Die! with Walker taking over some of the lyric-writing responsibilities from Sabbath's primary lyricist, Geezer Butler. Like the rest of Sabbath, Walker was a local Brummie whom Ozzy personally admired. And instead of hitting the pause button on Sabbath, Tony Iommi reached out to talented blues-based vocalist Dave Walker ( Fleetwood Mac and Savoy Brown) to take Osbourne's place. ![]() Ozzy spoke briefly about his brief departure from the band in his book I Am Ozzy, likening it to a "marriage ending" and for a while all you want to do is "hurt each other." In Osbourne's case, he spoke poorly about his bandmates to the press–something he admits wasn't "fair" to do at the time. ![]()
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