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Is it just me, or can you totally fit the words to the hymn \u201cBlessed Assurance\u201d to the music of \u201cCrazy Train\u201d?<\/p>\n

On a not unrelated note, last weekend we got to hear a wonderful performance by Rachel Barton Pine<\/a>, who, in addition to being a phenomenal classical violinist, also plays crossover renditions of heavy metal songs on the violin. Here\u2019s a medley that is available on YouTube which includes \u201cCrazy Train\u201d and \u201cParanoid\u201d:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SOsM_YD3nfg<\/a><\/p>\n

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