I mean, come on—Ozzy, the Prince of Darkness, the godfather of heavy metal… teaming up with some tattooed, auto-tuned, genre-hopping pop-slash-hip-hop-slash-country dude named Post?
It sounded like a joke. Like a marketing stunt. Like something cooked up by a record label executive who’d had too many espresso shots and wanted to “blend fan bases.”
I rolled my eyes so hard I almost dislocated a socket.
But then…
The song dropped.
And everything changed.
From Cringe to Chart-Topping Carnage
The track was called “Take What You Want”, and when it hit streaming platforms in late 2019, it hit like a grenade. The guitar work. The harmonies. That bone-chilling, unmistakable growl from Ozzy. It wasn’t just “good”—it was massive.
The song shot straight to number one on iTunes within hours. Billboard followed close behind. Twitter exploded. TikTok latched on. Rock stations played it. Pop stations couldn’t resist it. Even the metalheads who swore off Post Malone couldn’t stop replaying that one blistering guitar solo.
Suddenly, the weirdest collab in music made perfect sense.
And it was more than a hit.
It was a resurrection.
Ozzy Wasn’t Fading—He Was Charging Back
At the time, Ozzy hadn’t released new music in nearly a decade. Health issues, Parkinson’s, surgeries—many thought his career was winding down quietly.
But then here he was. Screaming on the radio again. Singing with a guy half his age and ten times more inked. And yet… he sounded like he never left.
That voice. That pain. That soul-cracking vibrato.
I had chills. The kind of chills you get when you hear something important.
And that was the moment I realized: Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t just collaborating.
He was coming back.
Post Malone: Fan First, Superstar Second
Say what you want about Post Malone—he’s not everyone’s cup of tea—but when it comes to Ozzy, he’s a fan first.
In interviews, Post was giddy about the collaboration, calling it one of the greatest honors of his life.
“Ozzy’s a legend, man. I grew up listening to him. My dad would blast Sabbath in the car. This is a dream.”
And you can hear that respect in the track. Post doesn’t try to outshine him. He lets Ozzy lead. He lets the song breathe. He gives it weight.
And when the two voices collide in the chorus, it doesn’t sound like a gimmick.
It sounds like a torch being passed.
I Thought It’d Be One Listen—But I Was Dead Wrong
At first, I figured I’d play it once. Maybe twice. Out of curiosity.
But I didn’t.
I played it again. And again. And again.
It never got old. The fusion of genres somehow made it timeless. It didn’t feel like rock, or pop, or rap.
It felt like raw emotion wrapped in distortion and fire.
Over the years, I’ve probably listened to that song ten thousand times. No exaggeration.
It was my gym track. My late-night drive anthem. My “punch a hole in the wall” song when life got too loud. It was always there.
And now?
Now, it’s something else entirely.
Now That He’s Gone… It Hits Different
When the news broke—Ozzy Osbourne had passed away—the world stopped.
The tributes flooded in. The headlines blared. The rock gods bowed their heads.
But I didn’t cry.
Not at first.
I just sat in my room, numb.
And then I did the only thing I could.
I hit play.
“Take What You Want” started again, like it always had. That haunting intro. That pounding beat. And then his voice:
“I feel you crumbling, my arms down to your heart of stone…”
But this time?
It shattered me.
Because now, it wasn’t just a song.
It was a ghost. A memory. A message from the other side.
Ozzy wasn’t coming back.
But his voice still lived.
A Song That Means More Now Than Ever
Music has a strange way of evolving with us. One day, it’s background noise. The next, it’s a lifeline.
That track with Post Malone — once a surprise hit — has now become something deeper.
It’s not just a crossover banger anymore.
It’s a time capsule. A final flex from a man who gave everything to music. A reminder that Ozzy Osbourne didn’t fade quietly into the shadows.
He went out roaring.
He went out charting.
He went out collaborating with the unlikeliest of artists and still dominating the room.
The Collab That Changed Everything
“Take What You Want” was more than a song. It was a statement.
It said that rock isn’t dead.
It said that legends don’t retire—they evolve.
It proved that Ozzy could walk into a genre he didn’t belong in… and own it anyway.
And maybe that’s the most Ozzy thing ever.
One Last Listen… and a Lifetime More
Now, every time I press play, I listen a little harder.
I hear the fragility in Ozzy’s voice.
I hear the admiration in Post Malone’s.
I hear the echo of a legend refusing to go quietly.
And yeah, I cry sometimes. I let it out. Because music like this—it deserves tears. It asks for them.
So if you’ve never heard the song, do yourself a favor.
Put on your headphones.
Turn off the world.
And listen.
Because Ozzy’s gone…
But damn it, he left us something unforgettable.
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