Such was and remains the peculiar reach of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”, two and a bit minutes which helped unlock new worlds for the band: the singles charts, television, instant recognition.
Black Sabbath threw together one of the most popular songs in heavy metal history in an afternoon as an afterthought.
Look out for the new edition of Uncut, out on Thursday (Aug 13), which features an extensive interview with Black Sabbath talking about the making of the “Paranoid” single.
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