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Black Sabbath — Planet Caravan
Album: Paranoid
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Total ratings: 1998









Released: 1971
Length: 4:18
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs

The moon in silver dreams
Falls down in beams
Light of the night

The Earth a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze
In orbit always

While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight
Breaks dawn from night

And so we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
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Shout out to woozurbuddy!
Posted 2 months ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
"Laguna Sunrise" would be nice, following.
Posted 2 months ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
I'm sure there were no drugs at all involved in the creation of this.. Nope, none, nada, zilch. 
Posted 4 months ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Hanging out in the kitchen getting a buzz and cooking.  My husband says, oh wow, is that Black Sabbath doing Planet Caravan?  So cool....
Posted 5 months ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
I "grew up" in the age of Black Sabbath and there is an entire catalog of work that still rocks my now "old" soul.  But for some reason, this song always sounds as fresh as the first time I "tripped out" on it, so to speak. Like others, I would have loved to heard more of this side of Sabbath, but eternally grateful for this one.
Posted 6 months ago by KudaRey    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Wow.
I just assumed it was Robin Trower, very 'Bridge of Sighs'- like. Who knew Black Sabbath was more than just 'War Pigs'?
Nice.
c.



Is War Pigs the ONLY song you know by Black Sabbath? Trower? Not even close. Try listening to Sabbath's tune, "Fluff". You will be blown away.. You are welcome. 
Posted 6 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
Again it's RP which introduces me to a song which has existed for 54 years and which I have not yet heard in the 46 years that I exist.
Posted 6 months ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Just chillin with ano resize spliff and listening to this fabulous track with memories of that golden age
Thank you so much Bill for the great tunes.
Posted 8 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

Wow.
I just assumed it was Robin Trower, very 'Bridge of Sighs'- like. Who knew Black Sabbath was more than just 'War Pigs'?
Nice.
c.




 a comment like that could make some people paranoid
.
.
Posted 1 year ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
ABSOLUTE GODLIKE! 😎
Posted 1 year ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
This song's only flaw is that the guitar solo doesn't go on for twenty minutes. 
Posted 1 year ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Bloody masterpiece!! 
It's hard to cover this song, so I think only Pantera did it properly.  
Posted 1 year ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
Wow.
I just assumed it was Robin Trower, very 'Bridge of Sighs'- like. Who knew Black Sabbath was more than just 'War Pigs'?
Nice.
c.
Posted 1 year ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Timeless, recorded 52 years ago!
Posted 2 years ago by Steve_G    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:

They should have done more numbers like this.



well......there was :
Solitude
Changes
it's alright

for me these fuckers are numero uno!
Posted 2 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:

They should have done more numbers like this.




Solitude <3
Posted 2 years ago by webmaster2    [ Reply ]
Musical xanax
Posted 2 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
Wow! What a stunning deep cut from the Black Sabbath catalog! Thanks Bill.  (The whole album is great as well! Can we hear more?)
Posted 2 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE SONGS that my buddy Mike and I used to like to put on the stereo right after we got home from high school, mid- and late- '70s. We'd be sunk down into the beanbag chairs, staring at black-light posters, stoned as we could be, and loving this surreal jam, unlike anything else by this band... Thanks for this, RP!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Scores high in the "Haha, bet you didn't guess it was us :-)" category. Great complement to what we expect.
Posted 2 years ago by jack7    [ Reply ]
My favorite Sabbath song, sweetness
Posted 2 years ago by robmerkeldesigns    [ Reply ]
Wow.

I thought this was Ten Years After. 

This is way before Ozzy becoming a clown. 
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
Dig deep in to the Sabbath catalog Bill it's OK with me!
Posted 3 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:
Anyone know where I could find a Black Sabbath Tshirt?
 
Only if you tell me where all my odd socks have gone?
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Wow - such a classic Sabbath song.  Well done, Bill!!
Posted 3 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
 Vicey wrote:
Clam caravan!
 

:) "Was a typo. It was meant to be Calm."
Posted 4 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
That guitar outro could go on all afternoon long, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted 4 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Anyone know where I could find a Black Sabbath Tshirt?
Posted 4 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Tony channeling some Garcia?
Posted 4 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Ah, that guitar outro!  Just magical... 
Posted 4 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Just listened to Ozzy's 2020 album. Sounds pretty frigg'n awesome, along the lines of Diary of a Madman'
Posted 4 years ago by inmanart    [ Reply ]
 The_Enemy wrote:

I never have found that cassette. A shame, really.
 

Absolute laugh riot @ '70 posting....!! 🤣 Good times....gr8 days, those.....
Posted 4 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:
They should have done more numbers like this.
 

"Solitude" on Masters of Reality is close (another "chill" song)
Posted 4 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
truly beautiful
Posted 5 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
From the  most excellent Planet Caravan to Edie Brickell? Oh man, what a buzzkill! 
Posted 5 years ago by jayhamiljr    [ Reply ]
 jpstfx28 wrote:
Subtle Sabbath chirp from Bill there haha.  not appreciated from a big Sabbath fan

 
I'm with you on that one. Had them autograph this album for me back in the mid 70's. Still have it and still gets regular spin time on the turn table.
Posted 5 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
They should have done more numbers like this.
Posted 5 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Any y'all read I Am Ozzy? Good stuff!
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
lush
Posted 6 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]

Wow! A Black Sabbath song I like in a non-ironic way. 
Posted 6 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
 skyhigh_71 wrote:
most excellent transition from Django Reindhart
 
Really?! For me, it drained all of the energy out of the room.
Posted 6 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
most excellent transition from Django Reindhart
Posted 6 years ago by skyhigh_71    [ Reply ]
 The_Enemy wrote (back in 2007!):
One of the great advantages of vinyl is you can mess with the speeds.

Play this song at 45 or better, 78. It sounds like freaky aliens on drugs and you can still make out the lyrics.

I think I still have a cassette somewhere with this. Great for parties.


 
I never have found that cassette. A shame, really.
Posted 6 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear some more obscure tunes from old favorites
Posted 6 years ago by Yeoleman    [ Reply ]
 buddy wrote:
I remember the first time OV came over to jam at my house. I told him to bring some percussion instruments.  He backed his pickup up to my garage, and it was filled to overflowing with all manner of things to beat on...a trap set, various other drums, a couple of suitcases of miscellaneous metal and other kinds of objects for different effects, you name it.  Once we got him more or less all unpacked and set up, he handed me a lyric sheet for Planet Caravan, asking if I thought I could figure that one out.  I think I first worked out the guitar part to that song around 1976 or so.  I didn't take long for a fast run through, then we dwelled on it for a good while, OV trying out different sounds with his menagerie of percussive items.  

I'll never forget it...magic.

{#Meditate}

 
you and the horse you rode in on...
Posted 7 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Subtle Sabbath chirp from Bill there haha.  not appreciated from a big Sabbath fan
Posted 7 years ago by jpstfx28    [ Reply ]
 Kilroy wrote:
This made me laugh:

"Does not sound like a typical Black Sabbath song... which is a plus, for a lot of us."
-Bill

 
{#Yes}{#Clap}
Posted 7 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
I remember the first time OV came over to jam at my house. I told him to bring some percussion instruments.  He backed his pickup up to my garage, and it was filled to overflowing with all manner of things to beat on...a trap set, various other drums, a couple of suitcases of miscellaneous metal and other kinds of objects for different effects, you name it.  Once we got him more or less all unpacked and set up, he handed me a lyric sheet for Planet Caravan, asking if I thought I could figure that one out.  I think I first worked out the guitar part to that song around 1976 or so.  I didn't take long for a fast run through, then we dwelled on it for a good while, OV trying out different sounds with his menagerie of percussive items.  

I'll never forget it...magic.

{#Meditate}
Posted 7 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
This made me laugh:

"Does not sound like a typical Black Sabbath song... which is a plus, for a lot of us."
-Bill
Posted 7 years ago by Ipse_Dixit    [ Reply ]
As others have commented.  Trippy.  Wish that had done more of this stuff.

Ozzy is actually pretty good when he focuses on the music and not being OZZY.  The band actually got good reviews on there last tour.  
Posted 7 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
RP doing me proud again. 
Posted 7 years ago by Motolorax    [ Reply ]
These blokes are way too mellow. Will never make it. 
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Really like this mellow side of Black Sabbath. Shame they didn’t pursue this direction.



 
Actually they did on some later albums. There are some of those tracks I played for some friends and I asked "do you know what band this is" and they could not recognize Black Sabbath.
Posted 8 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Wow Bill I thought I was on the wrong station, this is wonderful thank you. Their latest recording "13" with Ozzy has a song that is quite close to this, check it out King of the master mix.
Posted 8 years ago by Stefan_Lutz    [ Reply ]
Great Song,  also without Ozzy on the mic!{#Notworthy}
Posted 8 years ago by automichel72    [ Reply ]
Clam caravan!
Posted 8 years ago by Vicey    [ Reply ]
Great trippy track from a great album
Posted 8 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
I'm not a BS fan, but  I wish this would go on for at least 20 minutes.....
 

 
So true. Great trippy/mellow vibe
Posted 8 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
I'm not a BS fan, but  I wish this would go on for at least 20 minutes.....
 
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Really like this mellow side of Black Sabbath. Shame they didn’t pursue this direction.



 

Agreed.  
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
great stuff! {#Boohoo}
Posted 8 years ago by SerPounce    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Really like this mellow side of Black Sabbath. Shame they didn’t pursue this direction.



 
Exactly.  This is a classy number.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I was in jr high when I got this 8 track.  I don't think I was ever the same....
Posted 9 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]

changed from a 2 to a 5 after learning, surprisingly, this was Black Sabbath.


Posted 9 years ago by daveinnj    [ Reply ]
 neuticle wrote:
aaaah, washes away that Natalie Merchant from earlier...

 
I always thought Sabbath and Natalie had a lot in common.  On some of their tunes one can barely tell them apart.  This is a cool groove; Tommy Iommi is a better guitarist than he's generally been given credit for.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
fantastic album  awesome tracks
Posted 9 years ago by heeps    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:
Sabbath on RP! nice

oh go on play 'Fairies Wear Boots' please, go on, pretty please . . . ?

oh well, guess i knew you wouldn't

 
PRETTY PLEEEEEAASSE?!!!

would be super right 
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to my mid-teens ... the formative years for my musical tastes today!
Posted 9 years ago by pgjones    [ Reply ]
Sabbath on RP! nice

oh go on play 'Fairies Wear Boots' please, go on, pretty please . . . ?

oh well, guess i knew you wouldn't
Posted 9 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]

Really like this mellow side of Black Sabbath. Shame they didn’t pursue this direction.


Posted 9 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Sweet track!
Posted 10 years ago by ewisor    [ Reply ]
wow, cool… perhaps we can hear more early Black Sabbath? please  : )
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
{#Good-vibes}
Posted 10 years ago by TheBorgBuilder    [ Reply ]
When I bought this album in early 1971 at the tender age of 15, there were stacked piles of the album on store shelves.  I listened to it obsessively for almost 3 months and then suddenly stopped.  I never played it again and did not bother following Black Sabbath or similar.

This sounds pretty decent.  BS had a huge influence.   The influence on me was fleeting I suppose....
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
 Good Question.  Poacher wrote:

Mine too. I always wondered why they did not do more stuff like this.

 


Posted 10 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]



Sounds great on clear vinyl also...



 
Posted 10 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Bought this album when it came out... Thanks for the refresher.
Posted 11 years ago by khat    [ Reply ]
tripping thru the summer country with avalon and my caravan
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
Holy mother of god, am I hearing right? Thanks for playing this masterpiece!
Posted 12 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
It doesn't get much better than this.
Posted 12 years ago by BobLoblaw    [ Reply ]
It's a good song. Prefers the Pantera version though. The lyrics by Anselmo are clearer and not as spaced out as Ozzy's.
Posted 12 years ago by FuryQuaker    [ Reply ]
Dorm room:  towel under the door:  very smokey:  listening to Planet Caravan:  hypnotic:  fast forward to watching Ozzie stumble around in the only reality show ever worth watching.  Strange days, indeed
Posted 12 years ago by Bozo    [ Reply ]
Black Who?
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
I liked Paranoid a lot when I was in high school. Listened to it a lot and I'm amazed this song was on it. I don't remember it at all.
Posted 12 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
 neuticle wrote:
aaaah, washes away that Natalie Merchant from earlier...
 
{#Roflol}     yes indeed!
Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]

We sail through endless skies
stars shine like eyes
the black night sighs
The moon in silver trees
falls down in tears
light of the night
The earth, a purple blaze
of sapphire haze
in orbit always

While down below the trees
bathed in cool breeze
silver starlight breaks down the night
And so we pass on by the crimson eye
of great god Mars
as we travel the universe


Posted 12 years ago by stockvc    [ Reply ]
Never would have guessed who this was.....
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
My favorite Black Sabbath tune {#Music}
 
Mine too. I always wondered why they did not do more stuff like this.
Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 AGAMEMNON wrote:
Hey guys, I'm pretty sure Black Sabbath "Paranoid" came out in 1969. I graduated from High School in 1969 and it was one of my favorite albums.
 
The U.S. release of "Paranoid" was held up until January 1971, because the first album was still on the charts (at least in the U.K.).  The band was only formed in 1969.


Posted 12 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
WOOOOW!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
For those of you surprised by this track, I highly recommend you check out Black Sabbath (the 1st album) and listen to Paranoid straight through. There is truly something special about these albums and the breadth of sound and style they convey, while still being distinctly Sabbath.
Posted 13 years ago by rebeccagrad    [ Reply ]

THAT was Black Sabbath?   Who knew???    


Posted 13 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
Sorry, wait, that was SABBATH?
Posted 13 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
Love it.
Posted 13 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
Ozzie...Is that you Ozzie?
Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Hey guys, I'm pretty sure Black Sabbath "Paranoid" came out in 1969. I graduated from High School in 1969 and it was one of my favorite albums.
Posted 13 years ago by AGAMEMNON    [ Reply ]
So unbelievably mellow and heavy all at once..  A bit more of Black Sabbath's lesser-played tunes please!

9


Posted 13 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
aaaah, washes away that Natalie Merchant from earlier...
Posted 13 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
Sabbath...one of the most underrated RnB bands ever...Sabbra Cadabbra is truly epic. Amazing band...:)))
Posted 13 years ago by KOLFanSince2002    [ Reply ]
scrubbrush wrote:
i don't know how Bill comes up with transitions like Regina Spektor to Black Sabbath, but i love it
+1

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
the only band Better than Led Zeppelin{#Angel}

Posted 13 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
Nice track..............too bad Ozzies music turned to gibberish crap as he aged
Posted 13 years ago by Stranglersfan    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:
30 years later and not near as mind altered, and it still sounds pretty good.
 
Hah! (At least now we know the voice was supposed to sound that way!)
Never really occurred to me before how cheesy the cover photo/art is.


Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I love this song! From italy
Posted 14 years ago by Orange73    [ Reply ]
Prefer the cover by Pantera, but nevertheless a great song!
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Sabbath Rocks!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Perfect song to chill to while wrapping up the work week{#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by Gergonomic    [ Reply ]
30 years later and not near as mind altered, and it still sounds pretty good.
Posted 14 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
I like it...suprised that it's Black Sabbath.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Had ABSOLUTELY no clue that SABBATH
was that good!

Song sounds to me as being from 2010!

JUST AMAZING!

EDIT:
I try to imagine how many million more albums
they could have sold - had the COVER not been so
ridiculously STUPID!!!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 mcklein18 wrote:
More Sabbath!!!
 

yes, probably one of the most boring songs i have heard. i was just actually telling SO that when i bought this vinyl in 1972 i would pick up the "needle" and move it to the next song "iron man". i always skipped this song since i first bought the record and still do.
Posted 14 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
My favorite Black Sabbath tune {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
i don't know how Bill comes up with transitions like Regina Spektor to Black Sabbath, but i love it
Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
More Sabbath!!!
Posted 14 years ago by mcklein18    [ Reply ]
I would have sworn this was Robyn Trower, it sounds just like 'Bridge of Sighs'. Not a bad thing.
Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]

Another one in my time capsule ... have forgotten how good these guys were! {#Devil_pimp}{#Chillpill}



Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
If Sabbath COULD do this, how come they never DID?
 

Is it just me, or is this comment some kind of existential black hole?

Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Wow - this takes me back. Superb.
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]