"Ordinary Man" is a rock ballad where Ozzy Osbourne is joined by another English rock legend: Elton John. The former Black Sabbath frontman sings the first verse backed by John on piano, in which he rages against the dying of the light. The Rocketman comes in on vocals during the second verse. Said Osbourne: "When I was writing 'Ordinary Man,' it reminded me of an old Elton song and I said to Sharon, 'I wonder if he would sing on it?' We asked and lo and behold, he agreed and sings and plays piano on the song."
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, his bandmate bassist Duff McKagan, producer Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chill Peppers drummer Chad Smith also played on the track.
Speaking to Lyndsey Parker on their SiriusXM's Volume West show, Chad Smith explained how Ozzy wears his Beatles influences on his sleeve during this track: "Ozzy loves The Beatles - it's his favorite band. He's going on about The Beatles - The Beatles, Beatles, Beatles, Beatles. And you would think, the Prince Of Darkness - The Beatles, really? So he's, like, 'We need something midtempo, not so heavy.' So Andrew [Watt] had this little piano idea thing, and we made it into this song, and it's epic."
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