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"Fairies Wear Boots" is a song by the English heavy metal band
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, appearing on their 1970 album ''
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''. It was released in 1971 as the B-side to the single "
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". On original 1970 US copies of the ''Paranoid'' album, the song's intro was listed under the title "
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", formatted as "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots". The song has been ranked the 11th best Black Sabbath song by author Christoph Rehe.


Background

The exact inspiration behind "Fairies Wear Boots" is unclear. In the 2010 documentary film ''
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: Black Sabbath's Paranoid'', the band's bassist
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states that Ozzy Osbourne composed the lyrics after a group of skinheads in London called him a "fairy" because of his long hair. However, Butler also stated Ozzy’s lyrics often went off in random tangents, and the second half of the song was about LSD.''Classic Albums - Paranoid'', by Isis Productions/Eagle Rock Entertainment Osbourne, in the same documentary, said he wrote the lyrics about LSD. In 2010, Osbourne stated in his autobiography '' I Am Ozzy'' that he did not recall what the song was written about.


Versions

A live version of "Fairies Wear Boots", taken from a session for the
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's John Peel ''Sunday Show'' dated April 26, 1970, is featured on the bonus disc of a 1997 Ozzy Osbourne compilation entitled ''
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''. The song also appears on the Black Sabbath's first compilation album, '' We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll''. Osbourne released a live rendition of the song on his 1982 solo album ''
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''.


Personnel

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Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...
– vocals *
Tony Iommi Anthony Frank Iommi () (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. I ...
– guitar *
Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell ...
– bass * Bill Ward – drums


References

{{authority control Black Sabbath songs 1970 songs Songs written by Ozzy Osbourne Songs written by Tony Iommi Songs written by Geezer Butler Songs written by Bill Ward (musician)