Lady in Black (Uriah Heep song)

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"Lady in Black" is a song by the rock band Uriah Heep. It is the fourth track of their 1971 album Salisbury. The song is credited to Ken Hensley. It narrates the story of a man wandering through war-torn darkness and encountering a goddess-like entity who consoles him. It is often praised, by fans and critics alike, as Hensley's most poetic work. There were many b-sides for this song as a single. The most famous was "Simon the Bullet Freak" but "Bird of Prey" has also been the B-side for the song. In 1981 the song was re-released as a single in Germany and in Netherlands and the b-side was "Easy Livin'".

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