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Was This Song the Inspiration for Black Sabbath's “Paranoid” Riff? — Video
Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” is one of the group’s most famous songs, distinguished by Tony Iommi’s heavy blues-rock guitar riff that opens the track and propels it along to its chugging verses.