Ozzy Osbourne’s 10 favourite Beatles songs, ranked by Far Out

Ozzy Osbourne said The Beatles inspired him to become a musician, recalling how hearing “She Loves You” on a transistor radio made him want to make music. The article presents his enduring admiration for the band and ranks ten of his favourite Beatles songs.

Osbourne described the group’s music as making the world feel as if it had changed from black and white to colour. Black Sabbath’s debut arrived in February 1970, shortly before The Beatles’ split was announced in April; despite their contrasting sounds, the article says the Beatles’ influence continued to shape music. The excerpt gives “The Long and Winding Road” as his number ten, a song Osbourne associated with winter in England and the end of a great film.