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Ozzy covers John Lennon for 70th milestone

Tue Oct 5, 2010 9:50 AM EDT
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<p>British rocker Ozzy Osbourne performs in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Sept. 28. 2010. Ozzy Osbourne says alcohol, not politics, has stopped him from playing in Israel until now. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)</p>

British rocker Ozzy Osbourne performs in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Sept. 28. 2010. Ozzy Osbourne says alcohol, not politics, has stopped him from playing in Israel until now. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

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NEW YORK — John Lennon would have been 70 this week, and who better to honor his legacy in song than ... Ozzy Osbourne?

Yes, Ozzy Osbourne. The Black Sabbath heavy-metal king has made a cover of Lennon's "How," available Tuesday on Apple Inc.'s iTunes to benefit Amnesty International.

Osbourne says Lennon was a "driving force for humanity." He also credits the Beatles as the inspiration for his musical career.

A video for the song is debuting on AOL's PopEater.com.

The former Beatle would have been 70 on Saturday. He was shot to death in December 1980.

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Gnosis13

Why Ozzy? I say why not.

    Reply#1 - Tue Oct 5, 2010 12:52 PM EDT
    Viper-2337214

    Who cares. He was a freakin' Socialist anyway.

      Reply#2 - Tue Oct 5, 2010 1:36 PM EDT
      Gnosis13

      Leave the politics for the political threads. This is music. Calm down.

        #2.1 - Tue Oct 5, 2010 1:51 PM EDT
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