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Ozzy Osbourne Calls T-Pain’s Cover Of Sabbath Classic ‘Best Ever’

Good morning, Rat Rock Nation!  And we’ve got some interesting Rat Rock News for ya on this fine Thursday morning!  Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and Heavy Metal God…

2nd Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival - Day 3

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Sunset Strip Music Festival at Sunset Boulevard on September 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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Good morning, Rat Rock Nation!  And we've got some interesting Rat Rock News for ya on this fine Thursday morning!  Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and Heavy Metal God Ozzy Osbourne recently heard the greatest cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" that he's ever heard.  And he tweeted out his feelings to let everyone know!  Check this out!

Man...that's extremely cool.  Think of all the great cover and tribute bands you've seen (and some of you are in)...imagine getting a tweet from the original artist complimenting you?  I would lose it.  My band, The Cuertos, has covered Pearl Jam and Led Zeppelin and yet I've never gotten one measly tweet from Eddie Vedder or Robert Plant.

Oh, well.  Anyway, I love Zakk Wylde and Faith No More's covers of "War Pigs" as well (for honorable mention).  Check out T-Pain's performance below!  The RAT...and Black Sabbath...ROCKS!

- Davey Mac

“East Side” Dave McDonald has been the co-host of The Morning Rat Race for the past ten years. A lifelong Monmouth County resident, Davey Mac was raised in Spring Lake and graduated from Monmouth University. Additionally, Davey Mac co-hosts The East Side Dave and Son Wrestling Show (which is available on WRAT.com and is nationally syndicated by Beasley Digital Media). Davey Mac is a mega-sports fan, crazy wrestling enthusiast, Star Wars obsessive, rock and roll freak, and all-around Pop Culture nut. From the hottest streaming shows to the best in live sports, Dave tries to watch everything.