About the Song
Tucked into the tail end of his 1986 album The Ultimate Sin, “Fool Like You” finds Ozzy Osbourne standing in the middle of emotional wreckage — confronting not just disappointment in others, but the realization of his own complicity. It’s a track that might not have topped charts, but it delivers a gut punch with blunt honesty and unfiltered frustration.
The Ultimate Sin came during a turbulent era in Ozzy’s life. With a new band lineup and a sharpened commercial edge, the album offered a mix of arena anthems and introspective cuts — and “Fool Like You” walks the line between the two. While the track drives hard with mid-’80s glam metal energy, the lyrics are intensely personal, exposing deep resentment and disillusionment.
Ozzy doesn’t mince words here.
“Are you really satisfied with the way things are going, baby?”
It’s both a challenge and an accusation — directed at someone who’s either betrayed him or let him down, but also reflecting on the naiveté of having trusted them in the first place. The phrase “fool like you” isn’t just an insult — it’s a mirror. The pain of trusting the wrong people, of mistaking illusion for loyalty, is laid bare in Ozzy’s raw delivery.
Musically, the track features driving guitars, a thunderous rhythm section, and soaring melodies — a classic mid-’80s metal production. But the real star is Ozzy’s voice, filled with tension and barely-contained fury. He’s not just singing about someone else’s lies; he’s working through his own emotional fallout, line by line.
“Fool Like You” may not have the notoriety of “Shot in the Dark” or the theatricality of “Bark at the Moon,” but its emotional candor makes it one of Ozzy’s most underrated deep cuts. It’s not about demons or devils — it’s about human failure, trust broken, and the bitter taste of hard-earned truth.
For fans who appreciate Ozzy not only as the Prince of Darkness, but as a man shaped by pain, mistakes, and survival, “Fool Like You” is a track that hits far deeper than its title suggests.