Shot in the dark.

MZA · **Joined:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:59 pm **Posts:** 465

No wonder Ozzy stopped playing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaoctqDOi5s

MikeyRhoads · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:51 pm

Wow. Who would've known? Very interesting story about that.

over_the_mountain86 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:20 pm

Thats interesting i never new that.

Alex · **Joined:** Fri May 16, 2003 9:21 am **Posts:** 5305

xx123456

over_the_mountain86 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:37 pm

After a second listen it does have many similarities but it does sound worlds from whats on TUS. Definatley alot more different than lest say Vanilla Ice and Queen.

jckmdcn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:54 am

over_the_mountain86 wrote:

After a second listen it does have many similarities but it does sound worlds from whats on TUS. Definatley alot more different than lest say Vanilla Ice and Queen.

I think it's the mirror image of the song. This is definitely where it came from. It makes you wonder about BATM and where those songs came from.

Although, Ozzy has lifted (not personally) a few songs before - Diary of a Madman and Mr. Crowley come to mind. (the intros)

MZA · **Joined:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:59 pm **Posts:** 465

jckmdcn wrote:

Although, Ozzy has lifted (not personally) a few songs before - Diary of a Madman and Mr. Crowley come to mind. (the intros)

Mr Crowley was news to me :shock:

Steevo · **Joined:** Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:59 pm **Posts:** 330

Alex wrote:

That song is an unreleased demo track by Wildlife, that Phil Soussan took with him when he left and joined Ozzy. So to say that "Ozzy stole it from the Overland brothers" is false. He most likely didn't even know it existed.

Thanks for the info, that explains it all then

Steevo · **Joined:** Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:59 pm **Posts:** 330

MZA wrote:

jckmdcn wrote:

Although, Ozzy has lifted (not personally) a few songs before - Diary of a Madman and Mr. Crowley come to mind. (the intros)

Mr Crowley was news to me :shock:

MC? Eh?? Who, what, where???

MZA · **Joined:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:59 pm **Posts:** 465

jckmdcn wrote:

It makes you wonder about BATM and where those songs came from.

all I know is that BATM and RnR Rebel was brought in by Jake

BROKEN HEARTED SAVIOR · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:35 am

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ironface166 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:42 am

jckmdcn wrote:

Although, Ozzy has lifted (not personally) a few songs before - Diary of a Madman and Mr. Crowley come to mind. (the intros)

Yeah, the "Diary" intro Randy "borrowed" ( :wink:

) but the intro to "Mr. Crowley"? Not a song, but just a part that a guy who auditioned for the keyboard position for the "Blizzard" album came up with and Don Airey later adapted from the other guy's original idea.

As for "Shot In The Dark":

GW: “That’s why a song like “Shot In The Dark” was a surprise because it borders on FM pop.

Jake: “Yeah, we had our doubts about that. I write a lot of songs like that-most of the songs I’ve kept have been really commercial or really weird-and I wasn’t so sure of that when Phil (Soussan-bassist and writer of “Shot In The Dark”) first presented it. It was getting kind of commercial and Ozzy wasn’t too sure of it either. But Ron Nevison (producer) gunned for that one and it worked out alright.

MZA wrote:

all I know is that BATM and RnR Rebel was brought in by Jake

GW: How much input did you have on Bark At The Moon?

Jake: “Most of the music was mine. “Rock N’ Roll Rebel”, “Bark At The Moon”, “Now You See It, (Now You Don’t)”, “Waiting For Darkness” and “Slow Down” were mine.

MZA · **Joined:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:59 pm **Posts:** 465

ironface166 wrote:

GW: How much input did you have on Bark At The Moon?

Jake: “Most of the music was mine. “Rock N’ Roll Rebel”, “Bark At The Moon”, “Now You See It, (Now You Don’t)”, “Waiting For Darkness” and “Slow Down” were mine.

i knew it, but thank you for confirming it

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