Ozzy Osbourne / Pat Boone - Crazy Train

Crazy Train... Haha! Of course this is an Ozzy Osbourne song from the 80's. There are some lyrics in the song that I know those who have been trapped in religion can relate to. Ah, yes, and then there was PAT BOONE'S version of the song! (See below). I was so very intrigued when Boone put out his In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy album in 1997. He recorded a handful of my favorite hair metal songs in a big band/jazz style.

Man, it's a CRAZY album... LOL. Boone covered tunes from Judas Priest, Van Halen, Metallica, Guns 'n Roses and several others. He got quite a lot of heat from TBN at the time, and they even pulled his show off the air because of the album. (Read about the ordeal here, including Boone's response). Anyway, I've still got the cassette tape and I give it a listen every now and then.

Crazy Train - select lyrics:

I've listened to preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and we live the role

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Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

Rest of the lyrics here.

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train


Pat Boone - Crazy Train - Chooo choooo!