My favorite Dio tale: RJD arranged for taxis for some drunk kids (some of whom were teenage girls) stranded after his concert; RJD looked out for his fans and genuinely cared about them; he wouldn't leave them out on their own - that's a kind, decent and good man. Also, that this song - his song - he declared it belongs to everyone, it's everyone's song. RIP RJD. You are truly missed.
Hey Bud I met Dio at random back in the late '90's at a L.A. grocery store and had a nice conversation with-even got his autograph-I mentioned this song to him btw...
@@trylius Maybe - many people have relayed so many stories of RJD's kindness and care for others I can't recall specifically where I read this. But Circus and Hit Parader back in the day printed a few stories, that my poor memory does recall! :)
@@powerbachrules Lord Dio is so powerful he can travel to other realms. Somewhere an evil demon is falling to the wrath of the wizard of metal. Also known as the Holy Diver.
Dio trips me out. He was so normal off stage. You felt like you could ask him to go have a pint at the local pub and he'd be up for it. Only met him once informally, but absolutely down to Earth guy. No sign that he was a rock star.
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Dio back in the 80's and I must say that he was very nice and polite. He wasn't at all rude or snobby unlike some other rock stars who's names I won't mention. I wish he was still here with us today, as he was one of the very best.
I met Ronnie in 2008 at a record signing, along with Tony Iommi, Vinny Appice, and Geezer Butler. They were all friendly and down to Earth, but Ronnie was an absolute gentleman. Great person and an even greater talent! RIP!
Bahaha couldnt wven sell half a million as the band dio or anything hes done besides sabbath .....lol lil conceded one track pony ,..dungeon, dragons an Wizards oh my ...bahaha totql.shiit
I advice you to hear the fisrt songs of "scorpions".... you will enjoy a lot... you will find it on live albums ;) this one is so little compared to what I tell you....
There's a new band called Liliac that has a lot of potential to become to this generation what Dio and his videos meant to us. Their cover of this classic is a proper tribute, especially considering that the band members' ages were in the 11 to 20 range. Their 'Chain of Thorns' EP and videos is the best new release in at least a decade.
Just pointing out that I'm noticing some contemporary bands honoring the best of our generation, @Jimmy Durex. Yes, I suppose it could be 'my own interest' being Facebook friends and sharing Slavic ancestry with 'Mama & Papa Liliac' and the band members; but that doesn't diminish their talent that's been advancing their success pretty well since the release of the debut EP this past January and recent KISS Kruise performance concluding their first US / Canada tour. As a semi-retired semi-professional musician, I recognize new talent. (you might want to check out the Andrei Cerbu / Andreea Munteanu collaboration 'Iron Cross' from Romania also)
@@JHoliday330 you're right. Liliac cover of holy river was amazing. Their singer has an amazing voice. They're all very talented, and they're just teens. Definitely potential there
I ran a college radio station in the 80s and interviewed the band. Hands down, Dio was *the nicest* man I met. Shockingly sweet and smart as a whip. RIP friend. 🤘🌈
OMG I wished all the songs from the 80's would make a come back !!! I love metal and classic rock. I may be 53 but inside, I feel like a teenager still. My love for Dio will never die !!
so freaking good. Vivian said Dio always made him angry and I think u can hear it in this solo. Youthful energy with a touch of anger. In a sense reminds me of the solo to "Hold the Line" by Toto where the solo is like a song unto itself
One of rocks great voices and I've heard them all for the last 55 years. I'm 68 now and sent it, done it and went there. Sometimes without leaving my room if you know what I mean.
Lyrics: When there's lightning, you know it always brings me down 'Cause it's free and I see that it's me Who's lost and never found I cry out for magic, I feel it dancing in the light It was cold, I lost my hold To the shadows of the night No sign of the morning coming You've been left on your own Like a rainbow in the dark A rainbow in the dark Do your demons, do they ever let you go? When you've tried, do they hide, deep inside Is it someone that you know You're just a picture, you're an image caught in time We're a lie, you and I We're words without a rhyme There's no sign of the morning coming You've been left on your own Like a rainbow in the dark Just a rainbow in the dark, yeah When I see lightning, you know it always brings me down 'Cause it's free and I see that it's me Who's lost and never found Feel the magic, I feel it floating in the air But it's fear, and you'll hear It calling you beware Look out There's no sight of the morning coming There's no sight of the day You've been left on your own Like a rainbow Like a rainbow in the dark, yeah You're a rainbow in the dark Just a rainbow in the dark No sign of the morning You're a rainbow in the dark
I don’t know if Ronnie James Dio was even 5 feet tall. But in the realm of Rock and Roll, he was 10 feet tall. There is height that no one ever sees. But believe me, it is there.
Brian Underwood at first Don Arden, who is Sharon Osbourne’s dad and was managing Black Sabbath, didn’t want to hire Dio because he was only 5’4”. He didn’t care to hear Dio sing but Geezer and Tony convinced Don.
I know that feeling well, the wish to return to days of yesteryear, but haven't decided if our inability to do so is a kindness or a curse... I suppose, like most things in life, it's a combination.
Put your RJD shirt on, roll a fkn joint, crank this tune to 11, smoke and enjoy. Don't wait til tomorrow because tomorrow is just a dream. You are here and now, live it.
When there's lightning, you know it always brings me down 'Cause it's free and I see that it's me Who's lost and never found I cry out for magic, I feel it dancing in the light It was cold, I lost my hold To the shadows of the night No sign of the morning coming You've been left on your own Like a rainbow in the dark A rainbow in the dark Do your demons, do they ever let you go? When you've tried, do they hide, deep inside Is it someone that you know You're just a picture, you're an image caught in time We're a lie, you and I We're words without a rhyme There's no sign of the morning coming You've been left on your own Like a rainbow in the dark Just a rainbow in the dark, yeah When I see lightning, you know it always brings me down 'Cause it's free and I see that it's me Who's lost and never found Feel the magic, I feel it floating in the air But it's fear, and you'll hear It calling you beware Look out There's no sight of the morning coming There's no sight of the day You've been left on your own Like a rainbow Like a rainbow in the dark, yeah You're a rainbow in the dark Just a rainbow in the dark No sign of the morning You're a rainbow in the dark
Those lyrics are pretty dark, especially if you understand the intent behind them. Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of Ronnie, but knowing the lyrics gives a different meaning to this song.
I was an 80's woman and at 62 I still am...I remember the tight spandex dresses, my hair was waste length and a wild mane of beach bleached chaos in which I used can Rave hair spray by the case lol I will go to my grave listening to this music
God tried to bless Him but Ronnie denied Christ's Divinity and so unless He repented there are no more blessings to be bestowed upon him. He is lost forever to the pit if he died unrepentent and God condemned him. “I think that He was a prophet. I’ve had a difficult time coming to terms with Jesus Christ as the Son of God. He was a great man for the time. He was the right Man for the right time. Let’s put it this way: I think He was a hell of a lot better than Michael Jackson. I think the Christ figure is a very interesting piece of work, whoever wrote that piece. A lot of embellishment went on inside of it, I’m sure, but the one positive thing I can say about it I can say is that all of the work of Jesus Christ, all of His words, all of His teachings - if they were his - are certainly very positive attitude, and are to be admired. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Savior, I have no problem with that at all. But if it’s not Jesus Christ, it’s Buddha, you know? I mean, we’re talking about religion in one small faction. Catholicism and Christianity are not the only religion on this planet. There have got to a situation where by there are others who are Christ-like. We ever know, in other religions, they have similar names for people. They seem to be edging the issue, because they don’t want to put everybody off about Jesus Christ. My feelings are that the teachings were great, but in my mind, my religious beliefs are that you are God, and you are Jesus Christ, and you are the devil, and I am, and all the people I know around me are. But I don’t need to go to some place and listen to somebody else to tell me whether I’m good or bad, or whether I’m right or wrong. I am my shrine. You are your shrine. We are all Jesus Christ, and again, I have no problem with anyone thinking Jesus Christ is this deity, someone up there. It’s cool.” - Ronnie James Dio So yea no man can bless what God has cursed and since Ronnie denied Jesus He had committed the unforgivable sin which shuts off the door to repentence. It takes a miracle from God Himself to save a person stuck in the Eternal Sin.
here is a perspective I think Ronnie no matter Elf to Dio and all in between as well as the prophets etcs he just did himself and just went with feel and the vibe within and nothing tops that so everytime he did anything it was enough. now he always made sure he hasd the musos to go with ity and if they didnt want to go or their direction changed he went with his gut everythime. and that was enough
@@aemythjensen | I was thinking the same thing. Just because you were born in the '80s doesn't mean you were old enough to listen to it. I was barely old enough being born in the '70s.
I cried like a little girl the day they announced his death on the radio! I cannot believe he has been gone 13 years now! R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio, you still shine like a Rainbow in the Dark!
Never going to happen.. All the people that understood what these songs were all about. Have no idea how deep they really went..Just go listen to, Man on the Silver Mountain..I bet maybe 20 people get it today...As religion is the last thing they understand..
@@williamsample2631 Maybe read more.. As the Man on the Silver Mountain is Moses meeting God for the first time... But you'll never stop me burning Come down with fire Lift my spirit higher Someone's screaming my name Come and make me holy again.. And Dio was not religious, But he had an encounter with the living God...That is what separates the Hebrew God from all other types of Religion.. Why I said. Maybe 20 people today get it...
2:48-4:10 There he is. Is Ronnie Dio, singing in a roof, with the clouds and the city in background, alone. Do we need more people?, special effects?, any hot chick in the middle of the frame? No. His presence is enough.
Around 2008, I saw him twice; as the lead for Heaven & Hell. He was 66 at the time, but you wouldn't have known it. He had more energy and a better stage presence than singers half his age, and his singing was incredible. Few bands are as good live as they are in the studio. Heaven & Hell was one of them. I've seen plenty of front-men work a crowd. Sometimes it's painfully obvious that they're performing from a script. RJD was different, special--he was just so genuine. Having an authentic connection with his fans was clearly important to him. I wish I'd been able to see him more. I will always treasure my memories from those shows. Until we meet again.
Dio came to a huge party at my house in Chicago. I played guitar and he sang improv all night. It was a riot. I'll never forget is and he autographed an album for me and I never opened it.
This song was the inspirational force that drove some of the best battlehardened Jarheads I've ever known. It was their being, their nature. "Only when you've seen and experienced death for yourself, can you know the truth of who you are!"-Pat Irish.
It is funny how a riff or this and that can hook people to a song. Honestly they study this stuff and there have been musicians that even on purposely put certain sounds and notes in a song to hook people. Crazy eh how the human mind can work.
My government teacher said this to me during my senior year of high school he said “Nobody has a voice like Ronnie James Dio and he also said this to me Ronnie was 5’4 and he can rock out and belt his voice out” RIP Ronnie James Dio
This is what im looking for in the comment section..everyone is talking about RJ Dio's great voice but what about Viv guitar solo?Viv Campbell is one of the best Guitar Player...and Best Guitar player with DIO.
If you are here in 2k24 - then you remember the Man who changed the history of Metal. Men of GREAT culture. Years of fucking pure talents, not mumble rap
There is a building where Dio is and it's called the Silver Mountain with a rainbow above it. "I'm the Man On The Silver Mountain!" - The Wizard of Metal Lord Dio
Tallest we will nvr see it he is was always be the man on top of his silver mountain 🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️
I love the bit where Jimmy Bain enters -- y'know, just walking the streets of London or wherever playing bass as one does and all of a sudden, "hey! There's Viv shredding a solo! Guess i walked down the right alley."
I grew up in the 1980's and I haven't seen this video until now?! I'VE been left on my own like a Rainbow in the Dark. Better late than never, I guess. Thanks, Ronnie, and rest in peace!
I swear that "Kinds of kindness" has forever changed this song for me, now all I can think about is dogs acting like humans... and even ending themselves like us
J'ai mis tellement de temps à me rendre compte de la valeur artistique de ton travail Dio. Je t'écoutes depuis que j'ai 14 ans je crois, et seulement aujourd'hui je me rends compte de la place qu'a ta musique dans ma vie. Merci.
I just discovered this song a few years ago when I was driving to work one morning. Let me tell you, this song is so badass and it was stuck in my head all day long!
I too have a favorite memory, my daughter was two I took her to a Dio concert cuz she was infatuated with him. She actually met him and they communicated back and forth until he died. She is 40 now
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My favorite Dio tale: RJD arranged for taxis for some drunk kids (some of whom were teenage girls) stranded after his concert; RJD looked out for his fans and genuinely cared about them; he wouldn't leave them out on their own - that's a kind, decent and good man. Also, that this song - his song - he declared it belongs to everyone, it's everyone's song. RIP RJD. You are truly missed.
Let me guess. You heard that from Steve Gorman rocks, eh?
Hey Bud I met Dio at random back in the late '90's at a L.A. grocery store and had a nice conversation with-even got his autograph-I mentioned this song to him btw...
🌈🎇🎶🤘🏽😈🤘🏽🎶🎇🏆
This story makes my heart❣ ❤ 💙 💜 💖 🧡💛 glimmer in the dark and brings lots 😢 💧 🥲 😅 😂 Thanks 😊 🫂 🙏!
@@trylius Maybe - many people have relayed so many stories of RJD's kindness and care for others I can't recall specifically where I read this. But Circus and Hit Parader back in the day printed a few stories, that my poor memory does recall! :)
Long live Ronnie🤘🤘
Rip Ronnie. A legend. Xx
Ya damn right!
Good dam song
Confirmed Dio did not die. He was summoned to another universe because this song is other worldly.
@Oskar Miltz Oh gosh here I go... let's do it...
was that a JOJO reference??
Negative. He got tired of being the holy diver who was always the last in line so he died and became a rainbow in the dark
Stephen Monroe he is sitting on his thrown to help newer metalheads strive
@@truck-kun1805 He's running his fantasy land somewhere right now.
@@powerbachrules Lord Dio is so powerful he can travel to other realms. Somewhere an evil demon is falling to the wrath of the wizard of metal. Also known as the Holy Diver.
Probably one of the greatest songs of the 80's, PERIOD!
Please remove probably from your post
@@georgenicholson6080 there are many Yorgie
@@georgenicholson6080 there are many Yorgie
@@CJArnold-hq3ey I agree. That's why I said remove probably from "one of the greatest"
He said 1 of the greatest. There are fer sure great stuff from 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and very early 2000's.... In music and cinema.@@CJArnold-hq3ey
That voice. It's like his vocal chords were lined with gold.
Him, rob halford and lemmy
Nathan Tanguma pretty sure Lemmy’s was lined with whiskey
@@LogiBear59 This comment made me laugh
I think it's equal parts holy water and bicker crank
@@tanguman2 bruce dickinson
Only Ronnie James Dio can make a song about rainbows sound so epic.
HELL YEAH!
yeah but the rainbow is in the dark
Its about being underappreciated
Rainbow in the DARK! \m/
@@84cch yes
He was small in stature but had a voice so massive it could fill any concert hall or stadium.
Cesar Millan had the greatest line about that, when it comes to dogs it's all about the glow, not the stature!
Man had a set of lungs on him. Always wish I did back in the hair band days.
If I walk around more than 20m in these boots - I'd have the same voice as well..
How tall was Dio?
@@ARon82 2'6".
We need this type of music again and even more in 2024 and beyond!!!
Dio trips me out. He was so normal off stage. You felt like you could ask him to go have a pint at the local pub and he'd be up for it. Only met him once informally, but absolutely down to Earth guy. No sign that he was a rock star.
Living 2 personas is way to go. On stage will sell Records. Off it you watch others enjoy the music. Being humble extends an Existence
I figured he would be… I always thought he seemed cool
I remember hearing an interview with him on the radio. Seemed like just a solid, good dude. Alice Cooper, too, for what it's worth.
Guys like Alice Cooper and RJD did their music for the love of it. Fame came with it later.
@@Backyardmech1 Keanu Reeves is just like this guy, if rock stars were Actors/actresses then the world would be seamlessly put back together!
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Dio back in the 80's and I must say that he was very nice and polite. He wasn't at all rude or snobby unlike some other rock stars who's names I won't mention. I wish he was still here with us today, as he was one of the very best.
How tf do you know who he’s met dipshit?
I wish I could have heard him sing in concert
I met Ronnie in 2008 at a record signing, along with Tony Iommi, Vinny Appice, and Geezer Butler. They were all friendly and down to Earth, but Ronnie was an absolute gentleman. Great person and an even greater talent! RIP!
@@raymondmasullo6686 Remind me of Dee Snider or Alice Cooper.
Cough cough ozzy
DIO was and is the true voice of Heavy Metal. R.I.P. Eternal Legend.
Bruce Dickinson would like a word.
@@Christian-ze6gr lol Bruce is good but he ain't No Dio
Dikinson dio kipelov axl rose
And also oZzy and scorpions singer! Lol forgot his name
Bahaha couldnt wven sell half a million as the band dio or anything hes done besides sabbath .....lol lil conceded one track pony ,..dungeon, dragons an Wizards oh my ...bahaha totql.shiit
This song has one of the most insane guitar solos I've ever heard!
Can tell at the end riff, this guy is rippin..,' and went a step beyond.
free bird, tornado of souls, eruption (van halen) and this thing
Vivian Campbell
It echoes off the cliffs of greatness 💪💪
I advice you to hear the fisrt songs of "scorpions"....
you will enjoy a lot...
you will find it on live albums ;) this one is so little compared to what I tell you....
I'm a huge Ozzy, Van Halen and Dokken fan, I never really listened to Dio until this song randomly appeared in one of my playlists. I love it.
Stargazer is even better.
Komodo "died in your arms tonight" check it out 👍👍👍
WHAT?????????????
@@JesusSaves827 Dream Evil
sign of the southern cross
We will never have another Ronnie James Dio. He was truly unique.
I still mourn his death
@@katherinetutschek4757 ditto.
I think Ozzy was the closest thing to Dio that we will ever have.
Agree 100 %. Also this song is my favourite by Him.x
Too bad he is too sick to perform again but who knows@@vtf8269
Nothing in modern rock or metal comes close to these classics. Stunning masterpieces.
There's a new band called Liliac that has a lot of potential to become to this generation what Dio and his videos meant to us. Their cover of this classic is a proper tribute, especially considering that the band members' ages were in the 11 to 20 range. Their 'Chain of Thorns' EP and videos is the best new release in at least a decade.
Just pointing out that I'm noticing some contemporary bands honoring the best of our generation, @Jimmy Durex. Yes, I suppose it could be 'my own interest' being Facebook friends and sharing Slavic ancestry with 'Mama & Papa Liliac' and the band members; but that doesn't diminish their talent that's been advancing their success pretty well since the release of the debut EP this past January and recent KISS Kruise performance concluding their first US / Canada tour. As a semi-retired semi-professional musician, I recognize new talent. (you might want to check out the Andrei Cerbu / Andreea Munteanu collaboration 'Iron Cross' from Romania also)
@@JHoliday330 you're right. Liliac cover of holy river was amazing. Their singer has an amazing voice. They're all very talented, and they're just teens. Definitely potential there
My ass. All the Metallica stuff.
Kinda like modern day society lacks the ability to create the same talent
I ran a college radio station in the 80s and interviewed the band. Hands down, Dio was *the nicest* man I met. Shockingly sweet and smart as a whip. RIP friend. 🤘🌈
OMG I wished all the songs from the 80's would make a come back !!! I love metal and classic rock. I may be 53 but inside, I feel like a teenager still. My love for Dio will never die !!
They are starting too
Yes, I'm 55 but still think I'm 18. Dio rocks.
I'm trying to redo my songs for a more shuffle beat. Maybe I'll get it done with a lot of hard work.
He was 40 when this was released. Live timelessly.
why dont you check out some yelawolf legit
If u grew up in this era you truly know how good metal was
My favourite "decade" for metal was 1995-2005 though
Yes, and I will be ever grateful for growing up in the 80s.
So true....I grew up in that era. ❤
Yes we did,!! ❤
The shit still bangs like it did when I first heard it in my early teens.
Little dude, HUGE pipes. I count seeing Dio, live, among the high points in my life.
Damn right. Seen him twice in the 80's.
Same as klaus meine..would of loved to see him do a duo with Dio!
So true had the chance to see him twice live
Same here. Portland,Maine I think '87. Never forget , he definitely gave your money's worth.
I truly envy you. Wish I could have seen him live.
That solo was pure gold !!!
so freaking good. Vivian said Dio always made him angry and I think u can hear it in this solo. Youthful energy with a touch of anger. In a sense reminds me of the solo to "Hold the Line" by Toto where the solo is like a song unto itself
Kick ass rock and roll period
Vivian Campbell ❤
Dio was definitely one of the Founding Fathers of heavy metal rock. Outstanding song!
Never understood why people like Holy Diver. Stupid Iron Man rip-off. RAINBOW just kicks so much ass why bother with a lame derivative song
@@jasoncrandall5320 I never thought of it as a iron man rip off I just don't like the song in general
@@RyanCate-tq4iw The ambient intro is actually the only good part
@@jasoncrandall5320 What the fuck are you on about? Iron Man was Black Sabbath, and Ronnie James Dio was Rainbow!
R.I.P RONNIE JAMES DIO SADLY MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.
One of rocks great voices and I've heard them all for the last 55 years. I'm 68 now and sent it, done it and went there. Sometimes without leaving my room if you know what I mean.
@@bigbilltoady412😊😊😊
Lyrics:
When there's lightning, you know it always brings me down
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic, I feel it dancing in the light
It was cold, I lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
No sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
A rainbow in the dark
Do your demons, do they ever let you go?
When you've tried, do they hide, deep inside
Is it someone that you know
You're just a picture, you're an image caught in time
We're a lie, you and I
We're words without a rhyme
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark, yeah
When I see lightning, you know it always brings me down
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
Feel the magic, I feel it floating in the air
But it's fear, and you'll hear
It calling you beware
Look out
There's no sight of the morning coming
There's no sight of the day
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow
Like a rainbow in the dark, yeah
You're a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark
No sign of the morning
You're a rainbow in the dark
Gracias amigo😁
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/10 -OY3AH! See you in 2023 amen 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for your work
Thank you so much
14 years after Dio's death....who's still here?
Hells to the yeeaaahh
Meee
Always!
Millions of us
ROCK ON DIO!!!!! RIP🙏💙🌹🕊
I don’t know if Ronnie James Dio was even 5 feet tall. But in the realm of Rock and Roll, he was 10 feet tall. There is height that no one ever sees. But believe me, it is there.
He was 5'4". Has a voice that's a giant in metal though.
He was ten feet tall when it came to his musical abilities. Rainbow in the Dark is still a favorite sing of mine, even though I am getting old.
You don't need to be the size of the mountain, when your voice can reach the heavens.
@@Setharino009 he is the better dunking in the heavy metal,,,,
Brian Underwood at first Don Arden, who is Sharon Osbourne’s dad and was managing Black Sabbath, didn’t want to hire Dio because he was only 5’4”. He didn’t care to hear Dio sing but Geezer and Tony convinced Don.
An absolute classic, the Holy Diver album is Dio at the top of his game
Jack Brown hi again
Jack Brown A great album 👍🏻 although I prefer Dream Evil just a bit more.
@@alastairlindsay5746 good album
Last in Line is even better IMO
@@pauloratm second best
16 years old in 1983 smoked my first joint listening to this song. Wow I wish I can go back
I smoked mine in 1982 at AC/DC I was 15but it definitely wasn’t my first
YOU NEED A HOT TUB TIME MACHINE!🙃
I know that feeling well, the wish to return to days of yesteryear, but haven't decided if our inability to do so is a kindness or a curse...
I suppose, like most things in life, it's a combination.
Put your RJD shirt on, roll a fkn joint, crank this tune to 11, smoke and enjoy. Don't wait til tomorrow because tomorrow is just a dream. You are here and now, live it.
Funny I was getting drunk to it at the same age.
Best singer of heavy metal ever
I love her.
NO THAT WOULD BE OZZY
@@charlenemaddox9412 - I love her too.
One of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard.
He can definitely rock it.
When there's lightning, you know it always brings me down
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic, I feel it dancing in the light
It was cold, I lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
No sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
A rainbow in the dark
Do your demons, do they ever let you go?
When you've tried, do they hide, deep inside
Is it someone that you know
You're just a picture, you're an image caught in time
We're a lie, you and I
We're words without a rhyme
There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark, yeah
When I see lightning, you know it always brings me down
'Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
Feel the magic, I feel it floating in the air
But it's fear, and you'll hear
It calling you beware
Look out
There's no sight of the morning coming
There's no sight of the day
You've been left on your own
Like a rainbow
Like a rainbow in the dark, yeah
You're a rainbow in the dark
Just a rainbow in the dark
No sign of the morning
You're a rainbow in the dark
Those lyrics are pretty dark, especially if you understand the intent behind them. Don't get me wrong I'm a fan of Ronnie, but knowing the lyrics gives a different meaning to this song.
I ❤️ the words to this!!!
👍
what kind of lyrics are these. who wrote them? genius
Pure genius!!!!!
Dio wasn't only a great vocalist but also a gentleman.
True. Seemed like a hardass on stage but in person very kind.
Remember him when you look up into the night sky.
I was an 80's woman and at 62 I still am...I remember the tight spandex dresses, my hair was waste length and a wild mane of beach bleached chaos in which I used can Rave hair spray by the case lol I will go to my grave listening to this music
You and me both sister 🤘
...I thought you looked familiar.... ;)
@@modestokid420 yes you did Jo lol
I'm right there with you! That was back when things were fun. I don't know what happened but all of a sudden the fun police came and ruined it all
Rock on ride or die !!!! Dio FOREVER!!!
The absolute #1 rock/metal vocalist of all time , Ronnie Dio... ....and Vivian Cambell's snarling guitar in the background, this song is perfection.
And Bruce dickinson
@@dienivaca2473 hes great too, but 3 top in order for me are Dio, Halford, and Chris Cornell.
I like motorhead better
Man, Vivian is so so underrated, one of the best metal guitar player of all time...
❤❤TRUE. 😅
Very special era, when guitarists were like R&R "gunslingers".
Agree
Absolutely incredible
One of Ronnie's finest songs. When I saw him in concert performing this I got crazy. R.I.P. Ronnie. You are truly missed.
Such a strong voice.
In memory of a man who knew how to touch my heart with his words and upset my head with his music... Thank you JD 🔊🎼🎶🎵🎤🎛️🎸🥁👧🏼🤘💞💙💓💛💞💙💓💛💞💙💓💛💞💙💓💛💕💙💓
Saw Dio every time he came the Ventura Theater. My ears would ring for 2 days. It was glorious!
Right on.
My man lol hell yea
That is awesome man
That sounds amazinggggg
Lucky
What a great time to be in High School when this song came out!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Yes our generation knows what good music is all about!!!!
SUCH a GREAT Song and video. An all-time classic of hard rock & roll from the '80s! Hell yeah! 66 yrs old and will always love this tune.
This song never gets old, that riff and those vocals will last for all of eternity!
A timeless classic rock gem. God bless you, Ronnie!😊
God tried to bless Him but Ronnie denied Christ's Divinity and so unless He repented there are no more blessings to be bestowed upon him. He is lost forever to the pit if he died unrepentent and God condemned him.
“I think that He was a prophet. I’ve had a difficult time coming to terms with Jesus Christ as the Son of God. He was a great man for the time. He was the right Man for the right time. Let’s put it this way: I think He was a hell of a lot better than Michael Jackson. I think the Christ figure is a very interesting piece of work, whoever wrote that piece. A lot of embellishment went on inside of it, I’m sure, but the one positive thing I can say about it I can say is that all of the work of Jesus Christ, all of His words, all of His teachings - if they were his - are certainly very positive attitude, and are to be admired. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Savior, I have no problem with that at all. But if it’s not Jesus Christ, it’s Buddha, you know? I mean, we’re talking about religion in one small faction. Catholicism and Christianity are not the only religion on this planet. There have got to a situation where by there are others who are Christ-like. We ever know, in other religions, they have similar names for people. They seem to be edging the issue, because they don’t want to put everybody off about Jesus Christ. My feelings are that the teachings were great, but in my mind, my religious beliefs are that you are God, and you are Jesus Christ, and you are the devil, and I am, and all the people I know around me are. But I don’t need to go to some place and listen to somebody else to tell me whether I’m good or bad, or whether I’m right or wrong. I am my shrine. You are your shrine. We are all Jesus Christ, and again, I have no problem with anyone thinking Jesus Christ is this deity, someone up there. It’s cool.” - Ronnie James Dio
So yea no man can bless what God has cursed and since Ronnie denied Jesus He had committed the unforgivable sin which shuts off the door to repentence. It takes a miracle from God Himself to save a person stuck in the Eternal Sin.
@@Jackal Bro, Ronnie was a good dude. I'm pretty sure he is up in the sky with him.
Hail Satan! Nema
@@Jackal😂
@@aimusicbora😂😂
Could you imagine producing something like the "Holy Diver" album and then realize that you're expected to top it? Talk about pressure.
here is a perspective I think Ronnie no matter Elf to Dio and all in between as well as the prophets etcs he just did himself and just went with feel and the vibe within and nothing tops that so everytime he did anything it was enough. now he always made sure he hasd the musos to go with ity and if they didnt want to go or their direction changed he went with his gut everythime. and that was enough
Fuck!
Just created a monster!
Need time off says producer :-D
I was born in the 80s. The decade of awesome heavy metal music.
Look at my comment in the video "Wild Child" from WASP. The first comment.
Yep, me too!
I was born in the 60s, I was in my teens during the 80s, perfect timing 😉
I’m not even a big metalhead but man could this dude sing
Song jamsss
@@aemythjensen | I was thinking the same thing. Just because you were born in the '80s doesn't mean you were old enough to listen to it. I was barely old enough being born in the '70s.
When I first heard this in 83...Dio's voice, Appice's drumming, Campbell's rhythm and leads...I was completely blown away.
Appice had also played drums in Rod Stewart's band.
Aw man you gotta include Jimmy Bain too Haha.
🕸🕷 vinnie played for DIO
carmine played for STEWART
In Memoriam RONNIE JAMES DIO!!
(July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010)
Singer for ELF, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell.
Gone, but not forgotten!
Don't forget Hear' n aid
RIP - Return If Possible Ronnie.
14 yrs has passed since Dio went to Dio! 😢😮
I was never a metal person but damn this is beautiful
Ur missing out 🤓😛
Welcome to the family 🤟✊
yeah metal better than rap
@@unknowuser8433 subjective answer
Everybody's got the Rock 'n' Roll in them, one way or another.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate how well he rocks that jacket.
That riff sends chills!! Rip Ronnie!
Audrey,I couldn't agree more.
If I am not mistaken its Vivian Campbell right
Now plays with Def Leppard
He replaced the legend Steven Clark after his death
His soul lives on
And music
@@yonoinfo3781you are correct
Vivian's solo in this song sits PERFECTLY. Every note is superb
Vivian never got much credit in dio what a great guitarist the solo superb
One of the best metal / rock guitar solos of all time. So well written, integrated into the song to convey emotion with crescendo, etc.
That solo is truly great heavy metal solo. It fits this song absolutely perfectly.
I agree. the vocal is fantastic, and the solo by Vivian Campbell is absolutely fierce!
That guitar solo is so flippin' awesome I am just beside myself every time!
Vivian Campbell did that ish!!
I cried like a little girl the day they announced his death on the radio! I cannot believe he has been gone 13 years now! R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio, you still shine like a Rainbow in the Dark!
One of the greatest guitar solos ever
Vivian the most underrated guitarist of all time.
Amazing speed and flavor. Pure mastery!
Крутяк!!! У гитариста золотые пальцы!!! А у Ронии золотой голос!!!
Uhhhhh,no.
@@josef2012 yes, it is, go be a petty loser somewhere else and accept the facts/truth
This song is best of Dio's vocals with an untouchable guitar "duo" solo, fantastic.
Even though he´s long gone, he will remain one of the best Rock´n´Roll singers on the planet. Rest in Power, Ronnie!!!
What do we need to do to get this man rightly and justly inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame?!
the RNRHOF might have to dig up some old tapes of Ronnie rapping first to do that
Never going to happen.. All the people that understood what these songs were all about. Have no idea how deep they really went..Just go listen to, Man on the Silver Mountain..I bet maybe 20 people get it today...As religion is the last thing they understand..
@@WizzRacingyou kind of lost me there man. I was around for the first iteration of this song, long ago. And my only religion is rock and roll!
@@williamsample2631 Maybe read more..
As the Man on the Silver Mountain is Moses meeting God for the first time...
But you'll never stop me burning
Come down with fire
Lift my spirit higher
Someone's screaming my name
Come and make me holy again..
And Dio was not religious, But he had an encounter with the living God...That is what separates the Hebrew God from all other types of Religion..
Why I said. Maybe 20 people today get it...
Absolutely! He is and always will be a God of this musical eera
That voice. I can't count how many times I've listened to this song.
Real music, 27yo, Juárez city, Chihuahua, Mexico. Thanks to my 60yo dad, i love rock and roll!!
Good father. Be thankful 4 that I hate mine
2:48-4:10
There he is. Is Ronnie Dio, singing in a roof, with the clouds and the city in background, alone. Do we need more people?, special effects?, any hot chick in the middle of the frame?
No. His presence is enough.
Not to be gay, but he is beautiful enough
Word
The little man with a Big voice ❤️
When a God is within your sight would you even notice any of those other things?
Never under estimate the power of the Dark Wizard of Metal Lord Dio.
Around 2008, I saw him twice; as the lead for Heaven & Hell.
He was 66 at the time, but you wouldn't have known it. He had more energy and a better stage presence than singers half his age, and his singing was incredible. Few bands are as good live as they are in the studio. Heaven & Hell was one of them.
I've seen plenty of front-men work a crowd. Sometimes it's painfully obvious that they're performing from a script. RJD was different, special--he was just so genuine. Having an authentic connection with his fans was clearly important to him. I wish I'd been able to see him more. I will always treasure my memories from those shows.
Until we meet again.
Ye do look like James Hetfield :D Especially him in the olden days
Dio came to a huge party at my house in Chicago. I played guitar and he sang improv all night. It was a riot. I'll never forget is and he autographed an album for me and I never opened it.
That is so freaking tight
Stellar!!! Unforgettable
Yeah! We are all DEFINITELY believing that! 🙄🙄🙄🙄 LOL
@@SeptemberChild1835 Ohh Steven... Watch out for that Karma, especially with all your accomplishments. You're forgiven.
@@mhacousticrenderings Next time, I am almost expecting you to write about how Sasquatch and Jim Morrison played your party!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
Never knew this 80s song existed until today.
I wish I knew this decades ago, this song is so freaking amazing.
There's soooo much we don't remember from the 80's....don't worry, there's lots of us out there, you're not alone.....party on my friend!
Best song ever....one of many hits.
I sampled this and made it into a Rap beat.
Do u live under a rock?
@@Lambert58-v9i - Rappers shouldn't be stealing rock beats. You should be sued.
This song was the inspirational force that drove some of the best battlehardened Jarheads I've ever known. It was their being, their nature. "Only when you've seen and experienced death for yourself, can you know the truth of who you are!"-Pat Irish.
It's the riff and it's harmonic run, and the solo that keeps me coming back to this masterpiece.
It is funny how a riff or this and that can hook people to a song. Honestly they study this stuff and there have been musicians that even on purposely put certain sounds and notes in a song to hook people. Crazy eh how the human mind can work.
He's the prince of metal.....He's short, he is Supremely talented and yet.....Supremely underrated
King
Ronnie James Dio is not underrated. He's considered one of the greatest singers in Heavy Metal. You put him down by that comment.
Under ground rated now.
@@waynehackney5812I disagree.
A genuine classic of true metal forged in ages where steel burned and spread through the brave new world.
I absolutely feel this kind of "you aren't alone" anthem each time I hear dio, sabbath and maiden. My son whose autistic loves this song as much I do
Dio is a qualified sign-language interpreter
This is the funniest comment I've seen in a long time. He's so emotive!
I am laughing my ass off with this comment! Definitely expressive with his hands, that's dio!
Well, he is Italian, so...
@@joenorris5648 really?? Mmmjj
@uni blab FR?🤘🌈
I’m loving the resurgence 80s metal music is having now in movies/tv shows!
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror by Robert Nix
Thank you, old person
How old are you and why are you old. Also how are you old.
@@WyWid I'm 46 so yes I am old
Me too😃
I used to listen to metal music when i was teenage , but damn his voice still hits hard...
Keep on Rock'n...
Duo had one of the greatest voice of his
Generation.
One of my favorite singer
No! Not "one" of....
My government teacher said this to me during my senior year of high school he said “Nobody has a voice like Ronnie James Dio and he also said this to me Ronnie was 5’4 and he can rock out and belt his voice out” RIP Ronnie James Dio
This song still rocks. DIO will always be my preferred Metal along side Blue Öyster Cult
Try my channel withheld
@@GUR-ARYEA Best metal album from 83
@@derekobs9688 hi..bro.please try my rock music..content style..derekobs.
Blue Öyster Cult is considered metal?
@@exaltedslayerofwitches9396 try my rock channel bro.
One of the greatest metal songs ever written
💜✝️
Where is my 2024 gang. It has been 14 years, rest in your throne king of the rock.
We're still around, this song rocked my car in the many nightly road trips to nowhere in the late 80's early 90's :)
Your 2024 friends are still here.
Head banging & screaming here ! Texas 05/05/2024 🤟🏻
Huge Metal greetings from POLAND 🤘
We never left. I've been busy watching the intro to Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny!
Vivian Campbell was a beast. One of the best guitar solos....ever.
This is what im looking for in the comment section..everyone is talking about RJ Dio's great voice but what about Viv guitar solo?Viv Campbell is one of the best Guitar Player...and Best Guitar player with DIO.
@@flexi1409 couldn't agree with you more. In my opinion, he is wasting his talent on Def Leppard
Vivian Campbell is a beast on guitar. ❤
he is also part of def Leppard now and you are right Vivian was the best guitarist ever
Ronnie like Kevin Dubrow is one of the underrated great voices of the metal scene - an incredibly strong singing voice.
Underrated....ffs
@@jelly-baby LMAO I know right? It's difficult to believe such unabridged idiocy can be the result of anything other than bots.
Underrated? Are you insane?
This song is so meaningful. You been left on your own, like a rainbow in the dark. I love it.
If you are here in 2k24 - then you remember the Man who changed the history of Metal. Men of GREAT culture.
Years of fucking pure talents, not mumble rap
Exactly!🎵⚡🤘
YES INDEED!!! RIP DIO!!!🤘👍🙏💙🌹🕊
Most rap is mk ultra garbage
Yes, dude. It's true
I like to think that every tall building has a Dio Screaming into the sky
There is a building where Dio is and it's called the Silver Mountain with a rainbow above it. "I'm the Man On The Silver Mountain!" - The Wizard of Metal Lord Dio
Tallest we will nvr see it he is was always be the man on top of his silver mountain 🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️🏔️
Dreaming, all the tall big buildings wish😁
In a perfect world 🤘🤘
That is the city we all need.
I love the bit where Jimmy Bain enters -- y'know, just walking the streets of London or wherever playing bass as one does and all of a sudden, "hey! There's Viv shredding a solo! Guess i walked down the right alley."
dierria juice dirty in dark
sing
Looking like he just woke up
rest in peace to one of the best singers in heavy metal
Correction: in all of music history not just metal. I love r&b with amazing singers also ....but Dio is top shelf no way around it
Worlds a sadder place without Dio RIP
Brings back so many memories when this was played on MTV and the 80s metal era!
DIO'S VOICE CRUSHES EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!
If there was ever a voice that deserved to be backed by a symphony orchestra, it was Dio's. Long live the king, RIP.
I can honestly say not just one of heavy metals greatest voices, but of any genre.
I grew up in the 1980's and I haven't seen this video until now?! I'VE been left on my own like a Rainbow in the Dark. Better late than never, I guess.
Thanks, Ronnie, and rest in peace!
L.J. Sedlet same here!
Where you are in 80
You're not the only one.
I’m a 90’s kid and have been searching for this video for a few years. Don’t feel bad.
What a voice!!RIP Ronnie James Dio!!
I swear that "Kinds of kindness" has forever changed this song for me, now all I can think about is dogs acting like humans... and even ending themselves like us
This song deserves all the praise it has gotten. A gem.
Masterpiece, and love how this song keeps the rock vibe flowing straight on through, no slowing down.
J'ai mis tellement de temps à me rendre compte de la valeur artistique de ton travail Dio.
Je t'écoutes depuis que j'ai 14 ans je crois, et seulement aujourd'hui je me rends compte de la place qu'a ta musique dans ma vie.
Merci.
1:29 - "Your an image caught in time" . He also does this in Sacred Heart Live at Toyko "and time just slips away", but no watch - just a wristband.
I was hoping Eddie Munson was gonna play this song in the upside down but I'm happy with the one he played!!
Dio would've been proud !!!
At least it was used in Thor: Love and Thunder
I was hoping for Man on the Silver Mountain
@@ZedralZ 😮 GOOD ONE!!!!
That’s funny because I immediately thought the same thing the moment I heard the “knock” sound when he plugged in. 🎸🤘🏼
I thought about The last in line... Any Dio song could have been epic
Goes to show you never know which body got the greatest voice. Dio was truly a Rainbow 🌈 in the Dark ⚡️
Allegedly
He wasn't gay in the dark for sure.
@gustaafargoan You're gonna lose your tiny little mind when you realize _Invisible_ is about gay and trans people coming out.
@@creamwobbly sure.
I forgot about this song.. until I watch Thor! So glad I grew up in the 80’s!!
me too, love it when new movies play classic songs that we just forget about
I just discovered this song a few years ago when I was driving to work one morning. Let me tell you, this song is so badass and it was stuck in my head all day long!
Everything in the 80s was badasss
@jtc90 "discovered this song a few years ago"
Wtf?
This songs is the only song I know that takes me back to the first time, every time. Truly one of the great songs ever written.
I too have a favorite memory, my daughter was two I took her to a Dio concert cuz she was infatuated with him. She actually met him and they communicated back and forth until he died. She is 40 now