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"The Blizzard" is a song written by Harlan Howard and originally recorded for RCA by Jim Reeves. It was released in early 1961 on the album Tall Tales and Short Tempers and also as a single , [ 1 ] peaking at number 4 on the Billboard country chart .
"Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, Blizzard of Ozz (1980). The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley. The lyrics deal with the subject of the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed during that period. [4]
"Flaps", they insisted, was an English vulgar slang term for "vagina". Don Arden , Black Sabbath 's former manager and the father of Sharon Osbourne , is on record as having said of the song's controversial lyrics: "To be perfectly honest, I would be doubtful as to whether Mr. Osbourne knew the meaning of the lyrics, if there was any meaning ...
Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. [ 10 ]
"Mr. Crowley" is a song by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, about English occultist Aleister Crowley. Written by Osbourne, guitarist Randy Rhoads and bass guitarist/lyricist Bob Daisley, it was released on Osbourne's debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz in September 1980 in the United Kingdom. [2]
Blizzard Entertainment also named a character Zenyatta (and his brother, non-playable character – Mondatta) in the video game Overwatch. Additionally, in the English translation of the manga Stardust Crusaders published by VIZ Media, the characters Oingo and Boingo are renamed Zenyatta and Mondatta due to copyright laws. [12]
Blizzard Man is a recurring sketch by Andy Samberg on the American television program Saturday Night Live. The sketch features Samberg as the title character who is brought in to recording studios to assist musicians with an in-progress song, only for them to find that his musical ability is limited to a cheesy parody of serious rap music .
"Goodbye to Romance" was the first track written for Blizzard of Ozz, and the first song that Osbourne and guitarist Randy Rhoads completed together. [5] Osbourne has said that the song was his way of saying farewell to his former band Black Sabbath. [6] The lyrics of "Goodbye to Romance" express mourning over a love being lost. [7]