Planet Caravan

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About Planet Caravan

"Planet Caravan" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Geezer Butler has stated that the song's meaning is floating through the universe with one's lover. The lyrics to the demo version as available on the special edition reissue of Paranoid were ad-libbed by Osbourne about an outing in the woods. The song appears on their 1970 breakthrough album Paranoid. Lead singer Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects. The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom. Iommi overdubbed flute to the reversed multitrack master which was then re-forwarded and treated with stereo delay. 


Year:
1994
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We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs
The moon in silver trees
Falls down in tears
Light of the night
The earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze
In orbit always

While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight breaks down from night
And so we pass on by the crimson eye
Of great god mars
As we travel the universe

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Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969, by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. Originally formed in 1968 as a heavy blues rock band named Earth and renamed Black Sabbath in 1969, the band began incorporating occult and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars and achieving multiple platinum records in the 1970s. Despite an association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with social instability, political corruption, the dangers of drug abuse and apocalyptic prophesies of the horrors of w… more »

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10 facts about this song

Genre classification
"Planet Caravan" is a psychedelic rock song by the English band, Black Sabbath. It is a much softer song compared to the band's usual hard rock and heavy metal style.
Album Inclusion
The song appears on Black Sabbath's second studio album "Paranoid" which was released in 1970. It also appears as the second song on the US version of that album.
Musical arrangement
The song features complex percussion, a gentle guitar line, and relaxed, hushed vocals from Ozzy Osbourne, considered a divergence from Black Sabbath's classic heavy metal sound.
Unique lyrical theme
The lyrics depict a journey through the cosmos, which was a subject that neither the band nor the heavy metal genre was typically associated with.
Vocal alteration
For the song, Ozzy Osbourne's vocal tracks were manipulated to sound distant, dream-like, and eerie, in order to enhance the cosmic and mystical theme of the song.
Drumming details
The song features exotic and complex drumming, with multiple layers of high-pitched, resonating percussion sounds.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by various artists such as Pantera and Brown Sabbath, an eight-piece, Latin-infused Black Sabbath tribute band.
Live performances
"Planet Caravan" was rarely performed live, mainly due to its complexity and tranquil sound that contrasts the band’s loud, aggressive live performances.
Reception
Despite not being a hit single, "Planet Caravan" has since gained a cult following and is considered one of Black Sabbath's most experimental songs.
The song's influence
With its slow tempo, spacey sound effects, and its gentle and complex guitar work, "Planet Caravan" is often cited as an early forerunner to the "stoner rock" subgenre.

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