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"Warning" is a cover song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was released in 1970 as the seventh and final track on the band's self-titled debut album.
It includes a complete jam session in the middle of the song right until the end. It is merged with "Sleeping Village" on the North American version of the album.
About[]
This song is about a series of messages (“warnings”) he receives to stay away from this woman. They are warnings he doesn’t heed, even though it would have been wise to do so, because his feelings for her are too strong to listen to them.
- In the first verse, the warning comes from nature, as an omen.
- In verse two, it’s from his subconscious, as a prophetic dream.
- In verse three, the message comes from the woman herself.
This song was written by Aynsley Dunbar, and first recorded by his project the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation so named because John Mayall had fired him from his Blues Breakers.
Ozzy actually misheard the lyric “warned about you baby,” singing it as “born without you baby,” therefore losing the lyric from the song that named it.
Live[]
At least 8 performances of Warning are alleged to have occurred, ranging from 1968 to 1970, after which the song would not performed again. Of these performances, two recordings are accounted for, revealing the song was massively extended in live performances to include various jams; bass, drums, and guitar solos; as well as a snippet of Orchid. The song could reach anywhere from 18 to 32 minutes in length. After the song was dropped, the jam sections, solos, and snippets of other songs previously included in "Warning" would be instead included in live performances of Wicked World, and after that, Sabbra Cadabra.
Trivia[]
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Lyrics[]
Now, the first day that I met ya I was looking in the sky
When the sun turned all a blur and the thunderclouds rolled by
The sea began to shiver and the wind began to moan
It must've been a sign for me to leave you well alone
I was born without you, baby
But my feelings were a little bit too strong
You never said you love me and I don't believe you can
'Cause I saw you in a dream and you were with another man
You looked so cool and casual and I tried to look the same
But now I've got to love ya, tell me who have I to blame?
I was born without you, baby
But my feelings were a little bit too strong
Now, the whole wide world is movin' 'cause there's iron in my heart
I just can't keep from cryin' 'cause you say we've got to part
Sorrow grips my voice as I stand here all alone
And watch you slowly take away, a love I've never known
I was born without you, baby
But my feelings were a little bit too strong
Just a little bit too strong
Now, the whole wide world is movin' 'cause there's iron in my heart
I just can't keep from cryin' 'cause you say we've got to part
Sorrow grips my voice as I stand here all alone
And watch you slowly take away, a love I've never known
I was born without you, baby
But my feelings were a little bit too strong
Just a little bit too strong
References[]
| Black Sabbath | |||
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| Black Sabbath • The Wizard • Behind the Wall of Sleep • N.I.B. • Evil Woman • Sleeping Village • Warning • Wicked World | |||