How did Ozzy Osbourne come to sing a song about television’s most famous lawyer?

Apparently, it came from a session of guitarist Zakk Wylde and keyboardist John Sinclair just improvising.  Wylde liked what they came up with and when he shared the music with Osbourne, Osbourne made up the lyrics on the spot.  No one seems to know why Ozzy Osbourne had Perry Mason on his mind that particular day.  Maybe he had been watching TV.

The music video features a young girl walking through what appears to be death row and spotting Osbourne performing the song in a cell.  It was directed by Ralph Ziman, a South African director who, along with doing anti-Apartheid feature films, had also directed the video for the Ozzy Osbourne’s previous hit, No More Tears.  It only made sense to bring him back for Perry Mason.

Enjoy!