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  • R.I.P. RONNIE JAMES DIO.

  • θα μας λειψεις Ronnie ...

  • such a rad song!

  • 6 fools sailed away.

  • I freakin´ love to draw while listening to these songs, bring such inspiration . . .

  • Ronnie was not only the best vocalist in hard rock and metal,he also was a college educated extremely intelligent human being..He was an absolute monster lyricist and worked every day

    on being an all around artist and producer..I had the joy of being his confidant for 30 years and I was blessed..He was kind and always positive but a perfectionist when it came to his music..I miss him dearly and I am just now able to listen to him again..R.I.P. My brother..

  • @ispeakincolour wow! True what youre saying? u knew Ronnie?

  • Dio is my favorite singer, I have all his Rainbow, Sabbath, DIO albums. He was the best chest singer of the world with F. Mercury , not like some of those falsetto singers. He was born catholic, then he became atheist, but his lyrics are so subversive for the holy church. He always used metaphors, his lyrics have sometimes multiple meanings, it's the mark of a great lyricist.

  • Dio is pure magic our world was made more beautiful for his presence in it. RIP

  • he knew it he knew it he knew that music was going 2 die from that shit people listen to these days :) jenifer lopez's new video has 400 milion view .. and if u listen to fools the mob rules \m/

  • who the fuck is the.. ohh man .. he is an idiot bullshit.. fuck you DIO..

    if you say something like that.. believe me i will find you and kill you..and when police arrives i would look their eyes and i would say "there is one reason that regret about going jail,i am sorry.. and that reason is that coudnt kill more of the dickheads"

    totally worth it

  • Ronnie James Dio Dead??? Bullshit

    Legends Like Dio Never Die!!!

    \m/ \m/

  • DIO FTW

  • Ronnie James Dio was very often (and rightfully so) recognized as one of the greatest metal vocalist in the world. I used to favored Rob Halford more but recently my view have changed and I will have to say that I think Ronnie James Dio was the best metal vocalist in the world. But what have been often ignored was due rightful recognition of his amazing talent as a vocalist was that Ronnie James Dio was one of the outstanding and poetic lyricist in the metal world. We miss you Dio. RIP.

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky Halford is just a falsetto singer, like Plant and Gillan and many others. Ask Halford to sing chest like DIO or Mercury and you will see the result. Dio never used falsettos.

  • @praetorianus72

    As much as you are right, it's also true that falsetto also have very special and unique role in the traditional Heavy Metal vocal. As much as both of us agree with the greatness of Ronnie James Dio's vocal skills(and Freddy Mercury too) over Rob Halford's(who is still undeniably talented vocalist even if one consider Dio's skills to be more superior), I will still put Halford's vocal (and his falsetto) as the important element of traditional Heavy Metal vocal.

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky I never said Halford was a bad singer. He's good. But DIO is raw power, didn't need the high notes to sound powerfull.

  • @praetorianus72

    :)))) I thought that was your stand but I just wanted to make sure. :) One of the major reason why I put Dio above Halford is due to his vocal skills but also from my numerous experiences of listening to him live. The way he carry on his vocal from song after song and his ability diversify his feelings are just amazing. Have you ever heard "At Donington UK Live 1983 & 1987"? JUST AMAZING!!!!!

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky Yes, at Donnington he was incredible as always. I'm not an expert in singing but all I know is that he sounds good to my ears

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky

    You know, I had never seen Priest live until recently (since they were never quite at the top of my list)... but I have to say, after catching their goodbye tour... holy crap. I have never, ever seen a vocalist do live what Halford did. He was so powerful, and never hit a note wrong the whole night.

    My favs will always be Bruce and Dio, but I have never seen either perform live anywhere close to what I saw Halford do. No disrespect intended.

  • @alin1975

    I've favored Rob over Dio most of my life as a fan and it was only recently that my view changed more toward Dio without EVER denying the greatness of Rob Halford. If you think Halford is great in live today, he was WAY BETTER back in the 70's and 80's as was with Dio. Unfortunately, I think neither are as good as they were during their prime but nonetheless, they are still the legends. Halford's vocal is quintessential Heavy Metal vocal while Dio have greater dynamics.

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky

    Yeah, in the end the top metal vocalists are hard to compare. They sing with different styles and often very different types of songs.

    For me, Dio was always the more melodic vocalist, while other top metal singers sometimes had more power and/or range.

    But anyway, no comparison is necessary, they are all great. I just wanted to say how amazed I was with Halford since I saw you were a big fan :)

  • @alin1975

    If you listen to the vocal of Dio's "We Rock" and intro of "Don't Talk To Strangers", it's difficult to believe that they are all by same vocalist. That's the dynamic of Dio's vocal unequal to most of metal vocalists. I was at the Halford concert(not Judas Priest but Rob's solo band) where he opened for Iron Maiden. I arrived there little late and Halford was already playing. I can hear his voice all the way out in the parking lots and recognized his voice. AMAZING.

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky Im a huge Judas Priest fan and naturally love Halford, but no metal legend can be compared to DIO.

    R * I * P DIO

  • @unorthodoxtrotsky i couldn't agree more my friend...

  • "There's perfect harmony/In the rising and the falling of the sea/And as we sail along/I never fail to be astounded by/The things we'll do for promises", "We bring you beautiful/We teach you sin/We can give you a piece of universe/Or we will disappear/Never to return again.", "They say you are beautiful/And they will always let you in/But doors are never open/To the child without a trace of sin." These are one of the finest lines. As I love Dio's lyrics, I think this song have the best lines.

  • I WAS BORN IN THE 60s and I grew up on dio , always loved his shit , and I WILL FOREVER CHARISH HIM TILL THE DAY I DIE

  • 116 345 views!?

    THIS video deserves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY more views than that, who's with me?

  • GREATES Singer of all time. Hell of a nice Guy. Will always be missed.

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  • Dio: King of metal

  • You have heard of him.....his voice speaks to you and you see him now!

  • Bust out the keyboard solo, its another DIO track!!! \m/ \m/

  • @Mr66crowley ^ i love that part of the song XD

  • NEVER ENDING DIO !!

  • sempre i migliori se ne vanno

  • Αθάνατος..!

  • "Dio" means "God" in italian... coincidence...? I don't think so.

  • @JKrueg8 Enough already, everybody know that Dio in Italian means God...

  • @Maidensfan1 I wasn't trying to make a language lesson, I spoke about the sense, no more.

  • I just realized my childhood band was singing pretty much satanic songs..

    This text make sence if your the Lucifer...

    but when think of it.. he did put a drowning pastor on the cover of his album "holy diver"..

  • @xassxass It's not a pastor, it's a priest

  • We are the innocent,

    We are the damned

  • I saw him live once. He was Godlike.

  • RIP my hero

  • Wish all of the fools running our government would sail away.....And never return.......

  • Songs like this are a BIG part of who i grew up to be.

  • ahhhhh i totally forgot about this song... i used to listen to it when i was 17 or 18.... where have i been for the last 7 yearsss??? AAALLLL THE FOOLS SAILEDDD AWAYYY!!!!!

  • I REALLY ADORE THIS SONG DIO YOU ARE FORVER YOU ARE THE BEST

  • have you seen the film lifeboat?....its made back in 1944

  • So many of today's bands can learn a thing or two by watching this genius.

  • para mi el mejor tema de DIO

  • Ronnie the Great.

  • един от великите вокали не мога да приема че вече не е с нас

  • /,,/

  • @fendbend411

    \\m//

  • @Raim51

    yeah. \\m// forever

  • he will be forever famous in my book happy tpo have seen him in rainbow and during my lifetime thanks god

  • This is amazing song. Ronnie was perfect poet and has unique vocal. Thanks him for all.

    From Russia with love.

  • the words are awesome this is probably a song he always wanted he wrote many poems also

  • these songs Ronny wanted to sing very complex melodic shame

  • Thanks For the great music Dio.

  • Dio's song to the church- i love it

  • (2 12)exei gamo ta refrain!!!

  • @a01543z Elladara reeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

  • The Greatest Voice of the XXth century!

  • god this man has a great voice,

  • wheres the love button?

  • His voice was so powerfull. He kept his creativity 'till the end.

    RIP DIO

  • Dio's voice so beautiful and powerful always gives me goosebumps, there will never be another like him \m/\m/

  • 6 people realized this song was about them

  • I F*****G HATE THAT I NEVER HEARD OF THIS GUY, NOR SAW HIM WHILE HE WAS STILL WITH US!!!!!!

    I HATE TO BE BORN IN THE 90'S!!

  • @lotten1992 Glad I was born in 68 and saw him several times, keep the faith and maybe you can turn your generation of Lady Gaga Katy Perry lovin morons around!

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  • @lotten1992 ,,,rest easy,, i was born in the 60s and DIO made metal and made my life,,, i am 47 now n play dio everyday ,,, he is the grestest,,, ever

  • @Earssss i totally agree

    he sure deserved the name DIO(God in Italian)

  • @Earssss I'm 40 years old and play Dio everyday as well, by the way I like your screenname...

  • @lotten1992 Then take that feeling and go create your own band. I am not being sarcastic. I am dead serious. Take the inspiration and run with it. Born in the 90s means the next wave of metal is up to you. Set the world on fire.

  • @lotten1992 huh!!! dude ur lucky you have nickelback!!!

  • @cammiswine yeah, sure they're good, but it's not the same, if you know what i mean. Chad Kroeger have a cool voice, but Ronnie James Dios voice was special

  • @lotten1992 Same story bro, and i ahte myself because when DIO was in finland concert i dont then have money, and i just watch it from TV ;( (sorry my bad english)

  • Dio you are a work of the UNIVERSE!!! ...We can give you a piece of the universe \w/

  • i prefer this version then the album one . i don't know why i hope i won't reseve hatemail for my honesty

  • this video is wonderfull, i saw all dios videos, i'm a big fan , but i lost this one and i'm so happy i have seen it

  • brilliant!!!!!

  • All the fools listen to Lady Gagass

  • @middlefingerpuppet and eminem + justin beiber

  • @middlefingerpuppet I'm sure that Lady Gaga is listening to Dio tho. She has a rock background. Even her name is taken from Queen's Radio Gaga song. In addition she has studied music and she is composing her songs her self. And before you attack, I'm mainly listening to metal.

  • Homopoeticus!!!

  • Not everyone likes Dio, but they can´t deny the influence and impact he made on the rock scene. Just amazing:

  • 5 dislikes sailed away right to hell

  • @TheWaveofthe80s I do not understand you comparing this song with Last in Line the subject matter is not the same at all and LIL is a power song more a dramatic description of a perceived worldly dichotomy

  • @MyGemini48 what the hell are you talking about i never compared this song

  • Honestly... this song is good but not great... kind of a weaker version of "Last in Line". The song itself is great, but it could have been delivered with a bit more strength all around and had a more well-defined ending.

    However, the angelic babes were HOT!!! and very well dressed! Makes the vid worth watching over and over ^U^

  • @kevadelic This song is way different than Last in Line.

  • @kevadelic YOU'RE INSANE! lol...Dio, no strength? what planet are YOU from? not sayin' it in a mean way, but c'mon bro. lol.

  • c'mon we need a dio reincarnation.

  • Al the fools sailed over to the dislike button.

  • It's Rowan Robertson the kid at 1:25 ? Looks a lot like him!!!

  • All The Fools Sailed Away, But DIO will be forever in our heart.

    Rest In "Rock" my friend... Thumbs up if you liked

  • Everytime I listen to this beautiful song, I feel touched inside and tears fight for coming out of my eyes, it's so fucking unfair that Ronnie went away.. A nice person, a great artist.. The greatest metal singer, and despite of this a humble and kind person. Rest in peace Ronnie, thanks for so many great moments you gave to us... Eternal glory for Ronnie James Dio, eternal glory for heavy metal!

  • Always in my heart Ronnie <3 a stunning song!

  • DIO ISNT DEAD. HE IS TAKING A NAP ,

  • the like bar has a little pimple :D

  • No dislike button needed here. DIO!!! \,,/

  • Rock Classic!

  • Hopefully those three dislikeres sailed away with the fools.

  • @zombieroboy I wish they would take Obama and the rest of the fools in DC with them...let those morons in DC sail away... DIO RIP.....

  • He was a great song writer, singer, and performer.

  • This is one of those songs that just showed one of Dio's many sides. He could be Hard, he could yell, shout, scream, and then be soft, melodic, charming. This is one of those songs that shows just how much Dio impacted music, and how much he will be missed for decades to come. Rest in Peace, Brother.

  • It always astounds me that a few can and could control control tthe multitudes I mean look at all the world leaders they are the and the world is the multitude, do control everyone like wise someday.....the anti-Christ will control the whole earth(including governments) they will be the multitude and clearly the Anti-Christ will be the few, subduing the entire earth,......Just something too think about

  • Thank You GoD for Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.

  • This is beyond awesome.

  • who is the director?

  • the 3 skeletons in the boat that flipped over downvoted the song.they were pretty pissed at dio...

  • dio was one of a kind

  • Dio was so bad, He could have keyboards in his band and get away with it.

  • Vivian Cambell watched this video!

  • DIO was no human, he was just DIVINE!!!!

  • @dantonage But still the Last in Line

  • The video is funny (as each clip from 80s), but this song is really, really beautiful.

  • Every Dio song is based on true events and most of his videos reflect this. Take Holy Diver for example, Dio really did wander the wilderness with a sword in hand.

  • Just fucking awsome. Dio was the real deal. R.I.P.

  • one of the best power ballads i've ever heard, rest in peace Ronnie James Dio, I love Craig's guitar playing in this album and Magica

  • DIO IS GOD!!!!!

  • @cudadreams Nothing more to say. : Dio is god.

  • GREAT STUFF ON vi"DIO" and ra "DIO"!!!!!

  • Dio is just amazing!

  • The dislike button sailed away!

  • @Audioslave3 Those three current losers who dislike this can go fucking die.

  • Ronny will ALWAYS bring us beauty

    

  • opoios patissei to allo koumpi ... tha ton vro

  • @4791GEGE1 Ki ego mazi sou.

  • @4791GEGE1 prosexe

  • @4791GEGE1 etsi se 8elw :P

  • Dio in a pirate shirt, win-win

  • Still cannot believe he's gone.

  • Bless you Ronnie James Dio, you little legend

  • This reminds me of an old video game.

  • It's too bad they cut so much for music videos. Almost half the song is missing!

  • How many dislikes!

    DIO!!!RIP forever!!!

    \m/

  • Finally, a video that deserves the zero dislikes =)

  • the best of the world

  • the best ......................

  • I never thought I would say a metal song is beautiful...But here it is.

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  • epic

  • Rest in Peace Ronnie James Dio. Your songs will last forever!!!!!!!!!!

  • one year ago today (may 16) the world lost one of the greatest artists it had ever seen. you body may be gone but your heart and soul lives on in the words you so beautify crafted. R.I.P. Dio. I can think of no better song to tribute such a great man.

  • Dio passed one year ago today. We miss you Ronnie - always the master...

    This is one of his absolute best songs ever in opinion. Its so meaningful and beautiful... RIP Ronnie...

  • what a kickass video thank you for posting \m/\m/

  • @FjodorP

    lat in line is way better this song is good but last in line

  • ja faz muita falta....

  • wow no dislikes 

  • God Bless Ronnie James Dio!

  • Man he looks young in this one...Dio was awesome...

    

  • These lyrics contains so much reality and levity that even the song can't bear them...Excellent lyrics......And so true.

  • I saw Doro Pesch live about 3 weeks ago and when she said .. we recently lost a briliant musician and we love you Ronnie! it gave me goose bumps.. kinda felt like Ronnie was there watching over us.. R.I.P!

  • HOLY mother of GOD!

  • rust in peace ..........

  • EPIC, TEUTONIC METAL!!! Now THIS is metal folks. Superb vocals, dynamics, songwriting, lead, etc. This is METAL PERFECTION, END OF STORY!!!

  • *wanna-be comment*

    Hey! The dislike-bar is like justin bieber's penis!

    Oh wait... there isn't one ^^

    R.I.P. Dio :(

  • I met him a few times, and well, he was awesome. On stage, he is a musical God, but off stage he is JUST like you and me. He wanted to be taken for a regular guy. He wanted to hear your opinions, good or bad. He liked to laugh at the same stupid jokes we did. He wanted to be treated as one of the guys, but he always ended up treating YOU as the star. A real genius, a real person and a real friend to his friends. The industry needs someone like him again.

  • i live in Sweden and i guess he wasn't as big here as in all around the world

    that kind of bugs me, that i never got to hear about this Goddly man, i wish i got to meet him just one time before he passed away

    may his soul R.I.P

  • Why wasn't this song on Diamonds! D:<

  • everybody is saying the song has so much emotions but what does the song mean to Dio specifically?

  • @FjodorP or just a feearrrrr of the dark?!

  • If you go back to Dio's beginnings in his High School bands and Through ELF , Rainbow, BS, and DIO you will see that RONNIE was capable of singing several types of rock and other Genres quite well, he was very versatile and also very intelligent