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Tablature[edit]

We should move the tablature to Wikibooks. (unsigned comment from anon)

Wii?[edit]

Crazy train links to Nintendo Wii, why? I've removed the link, I search the article on the nintendo wii and there was no mention of the word crazy at all. Borgarde 12:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's all part of the debate about whether the Wii page should go into detail about the naming controversy. The slang term 'Crazy Train' is growing in popularity in the United Kingdom and I was hoping to reference and citate this on the Wii entry. The reason this has yet to happen is because the Wii article has only just been unlocked! The Wii article is already spectacularly vague in many respects due to the repeated lockdown and revert cycle that appears to be ongoing. However I do respect your view that unless the 'Crazy Train' moniker is referenced in the Wii entry then this disambiguation link is just confusing. You did at least put a comment on this page, as opposed to every 'rv Vandalism' individual who thinks just because he hasn't heard of something, it can't be true. Ian Moyes 17:00 31 October (UTC)

Madonna remix?[edit]

Isn't there a techno remix performed by madonna? - RVDDP2501 02:07, 18 December 2006 (UTC) Yes there is I have it in MP3 for. Send me an e-mail to coolmetalman@live.com and I will send it to you[reply]

There is an mp3 that has circulated since Napster's inception credited to Madonna, but it is not her and most people familar with Madonna's vocals would notice immediately it's too deep a female voice to be her. It sounds a lot like the house/club vocalist Abigail (who notably covered Smells Like Teen Spirit and Losing My Religion) but I see no record of her doing the song. So, don't know who it is but even this page doesn't list the cover that matches the description of that version. 12.162.122.5 (talk) 23:42, 25 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Heroine"[edit]

Removed the part about the "Ozzman" breaking the song into 2 different parts. Non factual, completely subjective interpretation of the song. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.94.189.211 (talk) 12:48, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

paragraph removed from article[edit]

I removed this from the main article as part of wikifying. If its useful, put it back in, but it probably needs sourcing. Otherwise, it is a section of unsourced, subjective interpretation of the song.

The theme of the song is dark, but features Ozzy pleading for sanity in what he views as an insane world, hence the chorus "I'm going off the rails on a crazy train." The song is famous for its opening riff (bolstered by Osbourne's high pitched stacatto scream aieee! aieee! aieee!); one of the most famous in all of heavy metal and rock.

Guroadrunner 04:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Crazytrain.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:OzzyOsbourneTribute.jpg[edit]

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Covers[edit]

I saw Collective Soul one summer, I think it was 1999, and they did a great cover of Crazy Train including a note for note perfect rendition of the solo by Childress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.197.251 (talk) 00:17, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Busta Rhymes sample?[edit]

Uhmm.. I removes this from the wiki,

Busta Rhymes sampled "Crazy Train" for the track "This Means War!!" off of is 1998 album "E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front"

because I just listened to the Busta Rhymes track... and it clearly samples "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath

Just a head up for people interested in samples, have a look at http://www.whosampled.com :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:980:45E4:1:68BB:D33A:D76D:1888 (talk) 23:30, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BPM[edit]

Does anyone know the BPM for this song? please, i need this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.29.13.31 (talk) 17:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

137.6 (according to VirtualDJ) Charwinger21 (talk) 21:36, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All Aboard![edit]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha--Jack Cox (talk) 01:02, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Crazy Train is actually a cover[edit]

Apparently the main melody and lyrics of the song were originally sung by Frank Sinatra unfortunately I can't find the original. Anybody know anything? I reject your reality, and substitute my own. (talk) 04:23, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you are thinking of a Saturday Night Live skit with Joe Piscapo as Sinatra singing "Crazy Train". J04n (talk) 01:27, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Westboro Baptist Chuch has spoofed "Crazy Train"![edit]

I read that the Westboro Baptist Church has spoofed Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train"; their own lyrics go: "Cryin' 'bout your feelings / For your sin, no shame / You're goin' straight to hell on your crazy train." It disgusts Ozzy to no end! Perhaps you should add this story to this article! --Angeldeb82 (talk) 21:47, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Korn, Slipknot, & Marilyn Manson cover versions?[edit]

As likely as it may sound for Manson to have covered an Ozzy song, I have little doubt that this is false information being perpetuated by p2p users. For now I've added a [citation needed] note, but I doubt one exists, in which case someone should remove the information after looking into it. -Crimson Bleeding Souls (talk) 04:53, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jars of Clay[edit]

I'm pretty sure that Jars of Clay have covered this song in live concerts, I'm just having trouble finding a source. Most of the ones I found are forums or fundamentalist Christian anti-rock music sites.--3family6 (talk) 12:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ending[edit]

There's this part at the end of the song, when it starts to fade, where Ozzy chuckles and starts saying something, but I can't discern what it is. Does anyone know?

Also, I heard a version of the song that's mostly the same, except that this ending rant is cartoonishly distorted. Is this from any remasters? 201.59.48.224 (talk) 16:49, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it's the sound engineer saying what he had for breakfast, "an egg". For the longest time, since I was a kid, I swore he was saying, "Hahahahaha! Fag! You're such a nerd, a nerd!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thoric (talk • contribs) 23:46, 9 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Post-mortem performance by Rhandy Rhoads?[edit]

Can someone figure out who actually played guitar in the 1987 live version and change the pages accordingly. Since Randy Rhoads died in 1982 it probably wasn't him (or was the live version recorded prior to his death and only released in 1987) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.176.12.201 (talk) 16:12, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Intro riff vs verse riff[edit]

Confusion over which is the "main riff" in the article. Verse riff is swingtown intro riff is minor scale. B137 (talk) 02:31, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Greg Leon[edit]

This paragraph is false information:

Guitarist Greg Leon, who initially took Randy Rhoads's place in Quiet Riot, has claimed that he helped Rhoads write what would become the iconic "Crazy Train" riff. "We were hanging out, and I showed him the riff to Steve Miller's 'Swingtown'. I said: 'Look what happens when you speed this riff up.' We messed around, and the next thing I know he took it to a whole other level and end up writing the 'Crazy Train' riff." Guitarist William Weaver has also claimed to have written the signature riff and then presented the music to Rhoads in a studio session. HWGA (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@HWGA, please review and comply with WP:PAID. The first part is cited to a reliable source; the last sentence is not, I've tagged it as needing a citation. What is your source? 57.140.16.29 (talk) 20:53, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]