After Ozzy Osbourne's Passing, Carrie Underwood's Rendition Of ‘Mama, I'm Coming Home’ Hits Even Harder. Some Songs Take On An Entirely New Meaning With Time. When Carrie Underwood Performed An Intimate Acoustic Version Of Ozzy Osbourne's “Mama, I'm Coming Home” In 2023, It Was Already A Heartfelt Tribute To One Of Rock's Greatest Voices. Carrie Even Admitted That, Growing Up, Her Mother Wasn't Exactly Thrilled About Her Listening To Ozzy—but She Was Always Drawn To The Emotion Hidden Beneath His Music. Now, After Ozzy's Passing, Every Lyric Feels Even More Poignant. And Just When Fans Thought The Performance Couldn't Become Any More Powerful, Howard Stern Asked Carrie To Sing It A Cappella. With Nothing But Her Voice, She Delivered A Haunting Final Verse That Left Listeners Covered In Goosebumps.

Hearing Carrie Underwood’s emotional cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mama, I’m Coming Home” is heartbreaking after the passing of the legendary rocker. Carrie gave an intimate acoustic rendition of the classic power ballad on the Howard Stern Show in 2023. Carrie said that her mum didn’t approve of her listening to Ozzy as a child, but she connected to romantic moments in Ozzy’s music like “Mama, I’m Coming Home”, which addressed his tumultuous relationship with his wife Sharon.

Covering the Prince of Darkness might not be the most obvious choice for the country pop star, but Ozzy fans had to agree Carrie did Ozzy proud here. There are many great vocal moments throughout the song, but Carrie saved the best for last. We is glad that Howard had the brilliant idea of asking to hear the main hook from Carrie and her band as an a cappella vocal part. Hearing the harmony put a smile on everybody’s faces, and became the most replayed part of the video for fans watching at home.

Carrie’s take on “Mama, I’m Coming Home” was a hit with viewers, who tuned in three million times on YouTube. Viewers added comments such as “My favorite part was the a cappella at the end… gave me chills!” and “I have goosebumps! This is awesome! I’m a HUGE Ozzy fan. Carrie did a great job.”

The official Ozzy Osbourne YouTube channel uploaded a cracking HD cut of Ozzy’s live rendition of “Mama, I’m Coming Home” in 2021. It’s not clear exactly when the video is from, but judging by the presence of Mike Inez on bass, it must be from 1991 to 1993. It’s such a classic Ozzy anthem, and seeing the crowd singing along in the hook is a really sweet moment. The band, which features drummer Randy Castillo and guitar icon Zakk Wylde, was also in really fine form in this era.

Ozzy released “Mama, I’m Coming Home” as the second single from his sixth solo album No More Tears. The power ballad was written by Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, Ozzy, and Wylde. Lemmy wrote five songs for Ozzy in the ‘90s, four of which were on No More Tears. You might be interested to hear that Lemmy noted in interviews that the handful of songs he wrote for Ozzy made him more money than his entire career in Motörhead. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” was indeed a hit for Ozzy, hitting the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and going Platinum in Canada and New Zealand. No More Tears enjoyed even greater success, going four times Platinum in the US. The lyrics of “Mama, I’m Coming Home” address Ozzy’s relationship with his wife and manager Sharon. Ozzy credited Sharon with saving his life by cleaning him up during a particularly dark period in his life following his firing from Black Sabbath and putting him on the path to a successful solo career.

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