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Planet Caravan
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Wikipedia article
"'Planet Caravan'" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was originally released on their 1970 album 'Paranoid'.
Overview
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler who composed the song's lyrics said the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover. Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne uses a Leslie speaker to achieve the vocals' treble and vibration effects. The piano parts on the track were played by album engineer Tom Allom. Iommi overdubbed flute to the reversed multitrack master which was then re-forwarded and treated with stereo delay.
On 31 May 2020, "Planet Caravan" was used as wake-up music for the crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon before the craft's launch later that day. It was the first time music was used to wake astronauts since the last shuttle mission in July 2011. The craft was bound for the International Space Station.
Personnel
* Ozzy Osbourne vocals
* Tony Iommi guitar, flute
* Geezer Butler bass guitar
* Bill Ward congas
* Tom Allom piano
Pantera cover
"Planet Caravan" was covered by American heavy metal band Pantera for their 1994 album 'Far Beyond Driven'.
Release and reception
The song was released as the second single from the 'Far Beyond Driven' album, and the follow-up single to their hit single "I'm Broken" in 1994 on East West Records as a 12" single. It became Pantera's highest-charting single, peaking on the UK Singles Chart at number 21. 'Metal Hammer' magazine ranked the cover of "Planet Caravan" number 31 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs.Track listing
;American single;European single 1
;European single 2
Charts
References
Category:Black Sabbath songs
Category:1970 songs
Category:Songs written by Geezer Butler
Category:1994 singles
Category:Songs written by Ozzy Osbourne
Category:Songs written by Tony Iommi
Category:Songs written by Bill Ward (musician)
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