Posted on 08/22/2022 3:19:43 PM PDT by Libloather
British Members of Parliament (referred to as MPs) have petitioned Queen Elizabeth II to formally recognize Black Sabbath's contributions to the world as the pioneers of heavy metal.
In a letter signed by a number of MPs including Khalid Mahmood, the group states the impetus for the request came after both Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi performed at the closing ceremony of the recent Commonwealth Games in Black Sabbath's hometown of Birmingham. The letter is also signed by members of the Birmingham City Council and reads as follows:
"Please forgive the direct nature of this letter. We, the undersigned humble subjects, humbly ask you to bestow an honour on the Black Sabbath rock group, who were formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
"They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970), and Master of Reality (1971).
"Following the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, which took place in my Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, I have been inundated with requests that Black Sabbath be recognised for its services to music and to the City of Birmingham. For all their global fame, they have kept strong links with Birmingham, demonstrated by their barnstorming surprise performance at the closing ceremony of Commonwealth Games, which was closed by His Royal Highness Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex.
(Excerpt) Read more at metalinjection.net ...
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!
Black Sabbath is widely, almost universally, accepted as the creator of the Heavy Metal genre of rock and roll.
They deserve to be recognized as much or, more than most other British musicians previously recognized.
The Queen should say no.
Great song.
^5
Heck Yeah! If any band deserves this kind of praise, it is definitely Black Sabbath. This sounds similar to the way the USA may add cultural art, etc. to the Library Of Congress archives for preservation.
The Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, "God Save The Queen"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC4RFY8vtuM
Motörhead, Lemmy Kilmeister, cover of "God Save The Queen"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1wdUkeuvE
Two great Birmingham bands, Bev Bevan has played for both.
Them and Deep Purple
I fully support this measure!!!
Only if you play it backwards.
War Pigs - Black Sabbath Tribute by Sina, Andrei Cerbu & Johnny Kovacs
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