Via DownWithTyranny: "War Pigs" is one of the best known of all Black Sabbath's work. It first appeared on their incredible 1970 r
May 18, 2007

"War Pigs" is one of the best known of all Black Sabbath's work. It first appeared on their incredible 1970 release, Paranoid. Now it's a classic and not only has it been covered by dozens of bands (including Faith No More, Weezer, Phish, Sacred Reich, Gov't Mule, Red House Painters, and Pig) but there are even two bands, one from Australia and one from Hungary, named War Pigs. It was originally an anti-Vietnam War song, but has come to be used by anyone who hates the horrors of war and warmakers. Read more...

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