Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath * Track #1 On Master of Reality
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Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath
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Performed by
Black SabbathProduced by
Rodger BainWrited by
Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy OsbourneAbout
This love song addressed to cannabis is an early and quintessential song in the stoner rock genre which Black Sabbath helped innovate. According to lead singer Ozzy Osbourne:
Songs like “Sweet Leaf” and “Paranoid” talked openly about drug experiences.
Sweet Leaf Lyrics
[Intro: Tony Iommi]
*Coughing*
[Verse 1]
Alright now
Won't you listen?
When I first met you, didn't realise
I can't forget you or your surprise
You introduced me to my mind
And left me wanting you and your kind
Oh, yeah!
[Verse 2]
I love you
Oh, you know it
My life was empty, forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you, sweet leaf
Though you can't hear
Oh, yeah!
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Come on now
Try it out
Straight people don't know
What you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me a new belief
And soon the world
Will love you, sweet leaf
Oh, yeah, baby!
[Outro]
Come on now! Oh, yeah!
Try me out, baby! Alright!
Oh, yeah-ah
I want you part of this sweet leaf
Oh, yeah! Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh-oh, try me out
I love you, sweet leaf, oh
Sweet Leaf Q&A
Who wrote Sweet Leaf's ?
Sweet Leaf was written by Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy Osbourne.
Who produced Sweet Leaf's ?
Sweet Leaf was produced by Rodger Bain.
When did Black Sabbath release Sweet Leaf?
Black Sabbath released Sweet Leaf on Wed Jul 21 1971.
What did Black Sabbath say about "Sweet Leaf"?
I wrote “Sweet Leaf” in the studio. I’d come back from Dublin, and they had these cigarettes called Sweet Afton. We were going, “What could we write about?” I took out a cigarette packet, and as it’s got on the lid, ‘The Sweetest Leaf You Can Buy!’ I was like, “Ah, Sweet Leaf!”
—Tony Iommi, Classic...