Sleeping Village

Album: Black Sabbath (1970)
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Songfacts®:

  • A slow, haunting, acoustic song, this might be about the Salem Witch trials. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Steven - West Carrollton, OH
  • One of the earliest Black Sabbath songs, they played it when they appeared on John Peel's Top Gear radio show In November 1969.

Comments: 5

  • Scott.a from Tennessee10 years old 1984 my friends dad handed us this album and instantly fell in love.
  • Troy Ss from CaThis song ....actually the entire first album really, was one of those life changers for me that I still look back on, that was in late 1982, 16 years old. No other record sounded That good until I heard these songs from their "Live in Paris" concert from late '70. Sleeping Village led to Warning, an incredible jam filled with twists and turns...
  • Jamiro from Amstelveen, NetherlandsI love the song, but not for its guitar intro, after that you have this awesome simple riff!
  • Christian from Oslo, Norwaytotally agree with Jon... loved it when they played it live on their 2005(?) tour...
  • Jon from Enumclaw , WaOne of my fave Sabbath songs and so under rated.
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