Know your fight. Know your grit and LISTEN to #BlackSabbath s #WarPigs !!! RP @thelegendsofmusic ・・・ Black Sabbath performing “War Pigs”on the 20th of December of 1970 in the Olympia Theater in Paris, France. ⁣ Written with the working title of “Walpurgis”, “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath began with the idea of exploring Christmas for Satanists according to bassist Geezer Butler. He further added saying: “It wasn’t about politics or government or anything. It was Evil itself. So I was saying 'generals gathered in the masses / just like witches at black masses' to make an analogy. But when we brought it to the record company, they thought 'Walpurgis' sounded too Satanic. And that's when we turned it into 'War Pigs'. But we didn't change the lyrics, because they were already finished."⁣ ⁣ The song was written during the period where mandatory military service had recently ended in Britain but with the Vietnam War raging, many young men feared they'd be conscripted to fight in it. "That's what started this whole rebellion thing about not going to war for anybody", said Butler. "I was dreading being called up", the lyricist recalled. According to ‘Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose: An Illustrated History’ the band often altered the lyrics significantly when performing it live. An example of this can be found on the Ozzy Osbourne's compilation The Ozzman Cometh, which features an early version recorded by Black Sabbath for BBC Radio 1 on 26 April 1970. ⁣ ⁣ #Music #HeavyMetal #BlackSabbath #OzzyOsbourne #TonyIommi #GeezerButler #OzzyOsbourne #BillWard