The Heartbreaking Song Ozzy Osbourne Requested for His Own Funeral originally appeared on Parade.
The world officially lost a legend with the passing of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne on July 22.
With millions of fans paying their respects to the late music icon, Osbourne has recently been laid to rest via a peaceful funeral service in his hometown of Birmingham, England.
Years before the Godfather of Heavy Metal’s passing, however, Osbourne revealed the surprising song he’d like to be played at his own funeral, as reported byNME Magazine.
In a 2016 interview with the publication, Osbourne pointed to several songs he held near and dear to his heart, including the famous Beatles song, “A Day in the Life,” which Osbourne named “The Song I Want Played At My Funeral.”
“I really need a few more years to think this over, but probably something from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band or Revolver,” Osbourne said when thinking of the appropriate song choice for his services.
Interestingly, Osbourne specifically shot down any possibility of playing one of his own songs at his funeral, owing to his claims that the songs “embarrassed” him. Instead, Osbourne felt it more fitting to chose a song with a largely downbeat tone, something that can certainly be said for the famed 1967 Beatles piece.
“I definitely don’t want my f**king greatest hits album – I never ever play that thing, I’m f**king embarrassed about it,” Osbourne explained. “And I definitely don’t want a f**king happy song – I’m dead.”
Throughout his life, Osbourne hadn’t shied away from making his love and appreciation for the Beatles clear.
In 2010, the hard rocker even spoke withRolling Stone about the impact the Beatles’ music had on his own life, both from a personal and creative perspective.
“This is the one that sucked me in,” Osbourne said of the band’s 1963 classic, “She Loves You.”
“I was a 14-year-old kid with this blue transistor radio. I heard ‘She Loves You,’ and it floored me. It was as if you knew all the colors in the world. Then someone shows you a brand-new color, and you go, ‘F**kin’ hell, man.’”
The Heartbreaking Song Ozzy Osbourne Requested for His Own Funeral first appeared on Parade on Jul 30, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
