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Ozzy's constant use of the word "yeah" in their lyrics


I always found it silly that "yeah" was always officially a lyric in their songs. It sounds like something added during a live performance and not part of a song proper.

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Yeah?

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Haha

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The rock and roll Bible says "The word 'yeah' shall be included in the lyrics"

Because of this song.

https://youtu.be/ekQtShe8954

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And the Chicago Manual of Style says that single quotation marks must be used inside of double quotation marks.

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Thanks ...I thought that looked wrong.

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From what I have read Ozzy would just make up gibberish to get a melody line down. Geezer wrote the words so "yeah" is probably some of the original lyrics leftover!

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I never noticed it. But I just listened to Paranoid (one of the great Rock & Roll tunes of all time) and Iron Man, didn't really notice it.

Boy, this was a hardcore band. Amazing

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He also says "Alright now" a lot.

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