Ozzy Osbourne And Madonna Duetted On Discarded ‘80s Was (Not Was) Track, “Shake Your Head”

An obscure remix of Was (Not Was)’s 1983 track, “Shake Your Head,” features a rare duet between Ozzy Osbourne and a pre-fame Madonna, whose vocals were initially recorded but then withheld from the official release, replaced by Kim Basinger’s instead. Ozzy’s son Louis Osbourne (from the metal legend’s first wife, Thelma Riley), revealed on his half-brother Jack Osbourne’s Trying Not to Die podcast that Madonna’s approval was never granted for the original release, leading to Basinger’s version being used. Years later, producer Don Was discovered Ozzy and Madonna’s vocal tracks and created a remix blending their voices for a 1992 compilation, Now Dance 92. The track was uploaded to YouTube years ago, though the duet’s existence gained wider attention after Was’ recent comments to Rolling Stone. “We realized about eight years later that we had Ozzy and Madonna on parallel tracks, so we gave it to a remixer, and he turned it into a Ozzy/Madonna duet,” recalled Was. (Consequence of Sound)