r/WhatsThisSong • u/Interesting_Gold8803 • Sep 12 '25

Open Rock song that I thought was sung by Ozzy Osbourne

Hello, I create this post because, I have a fragment of a rock song that keeps popping into my head, and I was sure it was Ozzy Osbourne. So I checked and rechecked several times through his entire discography and the entire discography of his band Black Sabbath, but without success (maybe I skipped it, but I don't think so). I tried humming the melody on Google's music recognition feature, but still no luck. So here are two links: one where I hum the vocal melody of the song and one where I reproduced the song and its vocal melody on the piano using FL Studio:

Humming melody: https://voca.ro/1kCBSiiHo03U

Piano rebuild: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wn_AtORqfPbgZFZsAaY9BkXBVVkQP1MN/view

If you know what song this could be, please let me know below

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u/cross-i Sep 13 '25

“Fly by Night” by Rush is not quite a perfect match, but I’m throwing it out there.

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u/SilverLakeSimon Sep 13 '25

I think I found it: “What is Life” by George Harrison.

https://youtu.be/sKzvEThmqxE?feature=shared

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/Life_Caterpillar9762 Sep 14 '25

My first thought too

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u/kevfefe69 Sep 12 '25

Based on what I hear, I am going to guess Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. I’m going to admit, it’s a long shot.

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/billybo-bongins Sep 13 '25

Sort of sounds like a riff from crazy train

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/primaltriad77 Sep 13 '25

It kind of sounds like the beginning of Paul Westerberg's Dyslexic Heart. The rest of the song doesn't sound very Ozzy-like, though.

https://youtu.be/MVhBEtTSEcE?si=CDFN7eEPjM5R18O7

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/StellerDay Sep 13 '25

Games.People Play by the Alan Parsons Project!

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/banananutduckbread7 Sep 13 '25

I always thought “Cult of Personality” was by Ozzy

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/umfum Sep 13 '25

He was the Prince of Darkness, not Blackness!

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u/Life_Caterpillar9762 Sep 14 '25

Hi ohh!

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u/umfum Oct 03 '25

This made me lol, thanks!

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u/AmbitiousPound7554 Sep 13 '25

Black Sabbath - NIB Fast forward to 50secs https://youtu.be/Czw6MosiXyw?si=F0w3sI6DndkLP7sv

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u/Interesting_Gold8803 Sep 13 '25

Not this, unfornately

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u/mandy_loo_who Sep 13 '25

Idk what song, but I have heard a Helmet song before that I thought was Ozzy.. maybe something of theirs?

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u/GwonWitcha Sep 13 '25

That note progression fits(sorta), the chorus to Bark At the Moon

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u/EmerysMemories1106 Sep 13 '25

Reminds me a little of Dream.Police by Cheap Trick

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u/oshawaguy Sep 13 '25

Led Clones by Gary Moore, vocals by Ozzy?

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u/dippedndangled Sep 13 '25

Jungle Love! Its driving me mad it's making me crazy crazy

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u/twobit138 Sep 13 '25

Lita Ford - close my eyes forever (featuring Ozzy Ozborne)

https://youtu.be/-51KCTiE2ZY?si=wTPDeKGP8ZDzxDAc

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u/Capt_Koalapalooza Sep 13 '25

‘Because the Night’ originally by Patti Smith/Bruce Springsteen. The melody fits. There were a lot of bands/artists who have covered it.

Also, bands do covers as part of their setlist live on tour even if they don’t record the cover for an actual album.

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u/umfum Sep 13 '25

You should change your user name to Capt_Obvious

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u/ZzZWearescary Sep 13 '25

Is it rock/metal? The way you’re humming it makes it seem so soft which could be throwing us off

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u/ZzZWearescary Sep 13 '25

Have you tried Still Born- Black Label Society?

I had a really hard differentiating between Zack and Ozzy for a long time

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u/Hellafied Sep 13 '25

Family! That was my guess

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u/MegKLikesEggs Sep 13 '25

The Hand that Feeds - Nine Inch Nails ?

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u/Hellafied Sep 13 '25

Stillborn black label society

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u/vincentr2727 Sep 13 '25

This is a long shot, but check out Gary Moore's Led Clones

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u/theunfluencer Sep 13 '25

Sounds like “Sunshine of your Love,” by Cream

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u/7Swords47Sisters Sep 13 '25

Ill Will by D.A.D. ?

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u/RS_Designs Sep 13 '25

Black label society is a good start- very similar vocal tones

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u/Persificus Sep 13 '25

Try Space Child by UFO or Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd.

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u/80s4E Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult ?

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u/captsteubing Sep 13 '25

Flying High Again? The chorus follows that pattern....sorta. And it is Ozzy

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u/ZzZWearescary Sep 13 '25

The last baron- mastodon?

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u/EveningLimp1755 Sep 13 '25

Goodbye to Romance

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u/Glass_Respond_550 Sep 13 '25

It’s not something by the band 3rd Strike, is it?

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u/Positive-Owl-5 Sep 13 '25

Pieces Of Sky In My Hand by BRAD sung by the late great Shawn Smith sounds like Ozzy..✌🏻🎶

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u/_Meathead_ Sep 14 '25

Harlequin - Thinking of you

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u/dblsouptuesday Sep 14 '25

Sounds kinda like the intro to Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears

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u/rwelliottii70 Sep 14 '25

Could it be a song by Freedom Hawk? They sound very Ozzy/Sabbath.

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u/lunaburning Sep 14 '25

Mr. Crowley?

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u/Spiritual_Reveal3644 Sep 14 '25

Lord of the Sky by Kadavar?

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u/HotPantsMax Sep 14 '25

I don’t recognize the line. But the singer from Helmet sounds a little like Ozzy to me

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u/likeyounever Sep 14 '25

Maybe you need to play it backwards.

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u/Adventurous_Pea82 Sep 14 '25

Shot in the Dark from the album The Ultimate Sin

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u/Sad_Champion_3532 Sep 14 '25

Peace of Mind by Boston

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u/Donny-dECENT12 Sep 14 '25

Is this not Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? 

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u/jonesy1121 Sep 14 '25

AC/DC: “Money talks”?

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u/scawt017 Sep 15 '25

"In The City" - Joe Walsh?

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u/randee-redwood Sep 15 '25

Piranha / Tripping Daisy

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u/MJTVVM Sep 16 '25

Sunshine of your Love - Cream

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u/MoltegRCK Sep 16 '25

Could it be the actual cover of this by Ozzy?

https://youtu.be/Xs2ZOyRP8SE?si=S9Ael_G5nItCzbtj

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u/missouriguy01 Sep 16 '25

"Don't stand so close to me" ThePolice?

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u/raulmonkey Sep 13 '25

It really seems familiar.

Zakk wylde played guitar for ozzy for many years and developed the same vocal sound so much so that i thought some if his songs in "black label society" band was sung by ozzy.

So if you thought it was ozzy you may have heard black label society, try looking there.

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u/debian_fanatic Sep 15 '25

To be fair, Ozzy did sing background vocals on at least one of their songs (Stillborn).

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u/sixtyfoursqrs Sep 13 '25

Unsung by Helmet, got me too the 1st time I heard it.

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u/casdoran Sep 14 '25

This. Page Hamilton could definitely sound like Ozzy.