Rainbow - Sixteenth Century Greensleeves

[TheZmeisterr]

I hate it when this song gets to 3.35, but I tell my self that it's ok, I can just press the replay button

[VikingSonofArcana]

This band laid the blueprint for every Power Metal band to come.

[templedown]

i've called our local classic rock station a few times to play this. but they like playing the standard classic rock hits all day everyday instead. good tune

[OZmast3r]

the best of the best! the for alltimes remembered!such a perfection and balance of harmonies. This is eargasam!

[MrTchuga]

every body clap your hands cause dio is coming back

[DragonSniper7]

well listened to every song by Rainbow. Only liked 3 songs and all from this album which overall was very nice. Guess i don't have much of an ear for this group, but Dio definitely has a very nice voice

[durpdedumb]

fuck yeah rainbow!!!!! so goood

[SeaBassVamp]

Lovely Lyrics & Top Tune.

[porock21gr]

@MrAIeisterCrowIey I think Long Live Rock n' Roll is better than Rising.

[StevenPilgrimStudios]

Everyone says the first Rainbow album was nothing more than a stepping stone album.

Uh, excuse me...Man on the Silver Mountain, Sixteenth Century Greensleeves, Catch the Rainbow, Temple of the King...

What's their definition of a good album?

[wwivhobbit]

Gary was a great drummer and a good friend. Miss you old buddy!

[szarpidrutek1987]

hard rock never die

[Shelley1413]

Rest in Peace Ronnie James Dio You will not be Forgotten x

[NervesOfSteel1986]

without musical talent like this rock an roll cant hold on much longer .. I love dios power no body else held it down like he could .. many have tried but its hard to top the king

[TheBPSEnsemble]

@IceCreamAllTheTime Ever heard of Steve Howe?

[InStrideStable]

@TheBPSEnsemble

 He AINT RONNIE

[xXThEMaDGeOXx]

Η Eλλάδα ακουει Rainbow.

Greece listens to Rainbow.

Long live the Greek and the epic rock bands!!!!!!

[IceCreamAllTheTime]

fucking amazing solo. blackmore = best lead player of all time, bar none.

[GodsGayLover]

This song reminds me of Uriah Heeps Gypsy. Both are great though.

[NoneBuriedDeeper]

@GodsGayLover I never thought od that until you said it but I do hear it. Gypsy is a much heavier song though. Now Im going to listen to some classic Heep.

[Metalwilly1]

this is what i call good Heavy Metal at the 70s :D

[Metuzaelohim]

LONG LIVE ROCK'N'ROLL

[JosefK93]

I really think that even though they were together during such a short time, Ronnie and Ritchie was THE best songwriting duo of ALL time. No offense against Page/Plant, Richards/Jagger and all the other great ones but this is THE BEST for me :D Neither Dio nor Blackmore ever wrote something better than what they did in Rainbow, but they were close with "Deep Purple", "Fireball" and "Heaven and Hell".

[InStrideStable]

@JosefK93 Oh YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH BY FAR

[RandomHAPPYNESS]

LED ZEP PURPLE FLOYD RAINBOW UFO MAIDEN AC DC SCORPIONS etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc AMERICA weeps it has no answer. They gave us ROCK N ROLL and we simply made it better.

[chrisdealartist]

@RandomHAPPYNESS pantera=american and awesome...=)

[Heartattackandvine1]

@RandomHAPPYNESS No Priest or Sabbath?

[maidenreligion12]

Don't have phone sex people, for it can cause hearing AIDS. Fortunately for everyone here, though, Dio is the only known cure for earing AIDS, while Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Hanna Montana have been shown to increase its efffects drastically. So unless you want to have hearing AIDS for the rest of your life, keep listening to this awesome shit here. \M/ >.< \M/

[diodio1964]

dio said ritchie was a genise but without dio where would ritchie be some where under the rainbow rainbow in the dark thats right i said it LOOK OUT

[rmf09024]

@diodio1964 other way around my friend, if weren't for Ritchie getting dio in rainbow than he wouldn't been in Sabbath, wrote rainbow in the dark, became whom he was before he died but like you said it worked both ways

[snowfare]

Fuckin yesssssssss!

[QueenReigns1]

Ritchie Blackmores's...what the fuck is that supposed to mean?

[boredashelleatshit]

@QueenReigns1 it was his fucking band.... qq more bitch... you cant cry about someone so perfect having their name at the front of an amazing song that his band made.... and ritchie is a god that is under appreciated and you obviously have to know something about him to be looking up this song.... and if not... then your going to hell and you obviously dont know music

[QueenReigns1]

@boredashelleatshit

You dopey cunt...| didn't mean he shouldn't have his name at the front....he's spelt it Blackmores's

It should be Blackmores'.

That's all I meant.

Do you misunderstand deliberately or are you just fucking thick?

[Youtubi13]

4 people are from 21st century!!

[larspresterud]

This song is even more awesome at the "On stage" live album, one of the best live-albums ever. Gives me the chill and great memories from the youth.

[IgnorancEnArrogance]

I clicked on the link for this video believing and hoping it would sound similar to the actual song greensleeves. But I'll tell ya what, I'm glad it didn't.

[wanuirmanson1986]

Dio and richie ......album is just perfect.

[Theguywhonevermoves]

Four Tyrants must be undone! RIP RHONNIE JAMES DIO!

[gilllew]

i used to have this album (bought it in the Autumn of 1975) It was hearing "Man On A Silver Mountain") that inspired me to buy it. Though I also like this track. When I saw them live 1976 (when I was living out in Australia) When they performed those songs. The only thing that spoiled it was them not doing an encore. RIP RONNIE JAMES DIO.

[MrBubonicChronic]

for many decades my brother-in-laws's dad was butthurt about blackmore leaving deep purple. only now has he realized that rainbow was a marriage of talent.

[risto994]

jobn bon jovi



[kcupriest]

Rainbow were the only real supergroup.

[DeePPurPleLemoN]

4 dislikes - . . . . mmmmmmmm this persons didnt need mouse.

[MrBLACKMOR66]

blackmore,dio,powell irrepetible

[yourluvinteddybear]

anyone who dislikes this does not appreciate a guitar god

[agentredlum]

I think 'dislikes' come from people who hear this for the first time and realize they have been wasting time with Hendrix and Zeppelin so in anger they lash out at perfection. Keep them away from Rainbow Rising album cause if they get their hands on that they will burn all other records and slice own wrists. LMAO

[TheLbb2]

Jethro Bodine - DNA Double Super Naught SPY RA Lark E. Techt.

(Black Sabbath - Spiral Architect)

The Holy Bible calls ME 'THE ELECT' coming back for His 'CHOSEN' - with the Final Solution Black Widow's TWO MIGHTZ Up MY 16th Century Pant-Leg Sleeve

[darkbatMori]

I adore this song.

[57250tr]

I picked up an original copy of this LP the other day in near-mint condition, it's so good

[tamaking86]

what the fuck? 3 people who disliked this didn't dance around the fire!

thumbs up if you agree..!!

[MrBubonicChronic]

@tamaking86 i don't dance around the fire, i dance IN the fire!

[Downl0adKing]

what is said in the background at 2:27?

[charmagne70]

@Downl0adKing it seems to be at 2:36 or 2:37 not 2:27 and i can't tell what he's singing. anyone else?

[Downl0adKing]

@charmagne70 Typo,it is indeed at 2:37.I cannot comprehend what Dio says.

[Audioslave3]

@Downl0adKing He says '16th century greensleeves'.

[0gr095]

@Downl0adKing I think he sings "Sixteenth century greensleeves~" seriously :)

[Audioslave3]

100000 views and only 3 dislikes? That's pretty amazing for a youtube video! Then again, disliking this song is like denying the eargasm it causes to anyone who hears it.

[slayyer000]

Richie was such an awesome guitarist... and we all know how great DIO was, such a perfect combo. rainbow is by far my favorite band that Dio has been in. This album is just perfect.

[evenstill]

@slayyer000 agreed!

[elieattie]

@slayyer000 Rainbow is good but elf is better

[fossilfuelmusic]

Why is YOUTUBE listing Concerts now? And why are they telling me Rainbow is playing on April 11th, when it is some other band called Reading Rainbow.

Got my hopes up youtube. SMH>

[rico46davis]

this is the stuff that saved me from listening to all manner of shit in the 70s, long live rocknroll.

[bassistdave109]

drawbridge dowwnnn cut it to the ground were gonna dance around the fire.

[MrStratocaster1961]

Holy Shit listen to that bass playing!! How the hell would you want Jimmy Bain after that??!!...Cant have a great bass player....left that in Deep Purple and I want attention!!( RB) LMFAO!!

[MrStratocaster1961]

Craig Gruber on Bass.....The best bass player Ritchie ever played with the fucking egotistical prick!!!

He's in denial!! LMFAO!!!

[MrStratocaster1961]

Craig Gruber on Bass.....The best bass player Ritchie ever played with the fucking egotistical prick!!!



[kissmaidenfan]

Fantastic ....Dio you are missed...

[Audioslave3]

The two people that disliked this song don't deserve the sense of hearing!!

[DoctorWho1983]

2 people need to be locked into the tower.

[MegaJkd123]

I saw these guys in concert.

[DfeNsIvEmAn52]

@MegaJkd123 lucky ass

[3soccerstars]

Live was WAY better.

Richie is pretentious wench at the end of the day.

LL RJD

[soberchimera61]

I went into battle listening to this song

[bthnmaden]

hangi orospu çocuğu 2 eksi verdiyse analarını sikiyim

not: evet türküm ,evet alkolluyum,ingilizcedede yazabilirdim!......

[downtoearthnow]

dio is the best

[paskiiainen]

Definetly one of the best Dio's songs.

[accustomcycle]

Damn this is Great I Love Dio!

[CllscRck93]

this is my favorite band

[granitethegrand]

nobody on earth could outsing dio

[anakin980]

@granitethegrand That's so true...and I think nobody will ever outsing him.

[PussyWart855]

Dio is epic. Rainbow rules

[roxxfogg]

Did a cover of this in my first band Kastle with Mike Vescera and it brings back memories...just like it was yesterday!! Where did all the time go??

[SubwayZombie]

Got this shit on vinyl. :D

[fodnis3]

I dont hear the greensleeves tone in it..I cant hear that rhythm..GOod song tho

[GMPO2]

0:42 I don't know how Dio is able to reach that note. O.o

[ProfessorEggflesh]

What happened to music like this?

[TheMasterPns13]

@ProfessorEggflesh really true question .i agree .i am asking the same question

[CurtainChicken]

@TheMasterPns13

The great bands fell, and were slowly replaced by empty, pathetic pop songs of no musical ability. How i wish i had the benefit of age to witness this band in its prime.

[TheMasterPns13]

@CurtainChicken i totally agree with you!how i wish i was there when these bands where the true music that the world knew and there were no pop faggs or hip hop or whatever..my father can easily think how was it,because he lived in that times and you know what?.the true music was like dire straits-down to the water line .he told me some time..i was waking in the morning and i turned on the pick-up and these songs made me start my day happily..no pop no crap...

[Fretslayer]

@CurtainChicken Killer bands are still out there. You just have to look for them. Once the MSM turned it back (thank God!) on it, Metal was free to return back to it's true form and not that of the Poison/Bon Jovi or other bubblegum pop-tart music groups the MSM wanted to label Metal. I come across a lot of killer local and Euro-Metal still. Plus I make my own with my band. So, trust me on this... It is STILL out there. :D And everybody I know who still plays is influenced by stuff like this

[YuckyMuffin]

@CurtainChicken You know the same will be said for the pathetic pop songs in some years and people who listen to them now will then feel nostalgic about them. Music in the future will probably involve just a dj and a computer. It is sad. We should try to keep these bands alive.

[3xaVioN]

@YuckyMuffin real music stands the test of time. Hence the reason great bands such as DIO, Rainbow, and Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple will never be forgotten in history. Goddamn i love this music so much. it seems all the good that mortals know, and all of heaven we have below. Maybe if there was more music like this, the world would be a little less crazy.

[DoctorWho1983]

@3xaVioN

Well there is more music like this............its the people that are too arrogant to recognize it and wanna listen to stupid shit the media craps out onto society. People are stupid.

[GManTheNecromancer]

I just don't get this: Why don't people like Rainbow?

[TheMasterPns13]

@GManTheNecromancer i cant think of one that dont like Rainbow.you have to be a real idiot not to like Rainbow!;).thats my opinion

[davidmumma66]

@TheMasterPns13 true that man, its not that heavy, nice smooth melodies, killer vocals, and some good bass lines to wrap it all up. Definitely one of the most classic bands their is. Or its like easy listening for metal heads. Either way great band

[Kins1002]

Dave Mustaine has this album! :D

[nolifetillleather6]

@Kins1002 Of course he has, Just like every other self respecting good human :)

[Kins1002]

@nolifetillleather6 He thought it was Rising....

[blugzor]

La bande son de mon adolescence.....

Adieu Ronnie James

[gilllew]

REMEMBER BUYING THIS GREAT ALBUM (LATE 1975) SADLY I NO LONGER HAVE IT, SO ITS BEEN GREAT TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ALL THE TRACKS ON YOU TUBE (WHAT A BRILLIANT SONG THIS IS) WHICH THEY PERFORMED AT THEIR SYDNEY CONCERT (ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHERS) IN 1976. ,

[EddieVH666]

Real cool song classic Rainbow ftw!

[Ozzypossumisback]

No dislikes for this video? well I guess it's hard not to like perfection

[MetalOliver]

@Ozzypossumisback talked to soon my friend :(

[Ozzypossumisback]

@MetalOliver damn hahaha oh well, all that means is that 2 people liked Ozzy Osbourne's "Scream" album.

[SkorpionSSs]

@Ozzypossumisback I like both Ozzy's scream and this song, u got problems :)

[Ozzypossumisback]

@SkorpionSSs just my opinion man, no harsh feelings haha

[SkorpionSSs]

@Ozzypossumisback >:D<

[darthzinvader]

@Ozzypossumisback you spoke too soon, as I write this message I see that 4 Bieber fans just disliked it

[rockerascal]

@Ozzypossumisback

there are 4. some people actually don't like perfection

[mcrick700]

@rockerascal u 4 guys, its better to listen the song before u press the dislike button!!!!!!!

[WolfgangOrpheus]

@Ozzypossumisback 4 dislikes since your comment dude xD

[Ozzypossumisback]

@WolfgangOrpheus it seemed like a cool thing to say at the time xD

[WolfgangOrpheus]

@Ozzypossumisback well put xD

[gu1t4rjir0]

@Ozzypossumisback FAIL

[bushydog]

I will never get tired of Dio. He is such a great singer.

[Renny2hand]

music to day it sucks you may get one or two good songs like the day that never comes and unforgiving3 but the best music is in the past sad day a head for good music the days of Dio and others are gone. The future is gloomy for good artis nad music

[smithdsmit]

I was 9 when this came out.I was not into hard rock yet.first heard of rainbow arownd 13(79)First heard "Man On Tthe Silver Mountain".Bought Blackmoore's Rainbow. then started buying other albums. Then dio joined sabbath.Big fan of that era too. seen heaven and hell twice

[DarkAvatar1313]

Only DIO can make a band called Rainbow not gay

[anonymouslolxD]

@DarkAvatar1313 and Ritchie Blackmore :P

[SwiftSnowmane]

@DarkAvatar1313 I think Rainbows are very metal, but that's just me! \m/

[theplanetking]

@SwiftSnowmane

If rainbows were metal..they would fall from the sky !

[adoniio]

@DarkAvatar1313 HMMM.....I GUESS THIS WOULD BE BLACKMORE !

[duffmasterofpuppets]

@DarkAvatar1313 Ritchie Blackmore made the band, dumbass. Dio is great and all, but he's got too many dumbass fanboys. Bet you don't even know who Ritchie Blackmore is. Go ahead and Google it.

[DarkAvatar1313]

@duffmasterofpuppets

I know who he is. I stand by my statement, Rainbow sucked after DIO left.

[praetorianus72]

@duffmasterofpuppets Ritchie Blackmore is the dumbass. He would sell his mother to make money. He's the best guitar player of the world but a bastard. Without Dio singing and writing the lyrics, he would be under the rainbow. Look at this joke Bonnet, he may have all the vocals range you want, he will never top Dio

[gutterman2010]

@praetorianus72 just listen to the god damn music

[rmf09024]

@praetorianus72 soooooo dio will never top blackmore

[glassthroughmyheart]

Makes me wish I was born 40 years before i was (i was born 1995), to be able to listen to this music when it was modern and "cool"...........

[Tabbyluigi]

@glassthroughmyheart

I agree with that completely, I was born in 96 and I am very disappointed in music today. There are maybe 10 NEW bands that I like today, and all of the originals are still great. However many of the originals are either dead, retiring, or losing their touch due to age. Music is just Pop and Rap today. I hate going around and being nearly crucified because I like old rock. Also it would have been incredible to see all of the great artists in their prime, how about you?

[glassthroughmyheart]

@Tabbyluigi

I was lucky enough to see one of my favourite bands (AC/DC) in concert last year, but I have to agree- it would have been brilliant to have seen them in their prime.

I can't even walk into school in a Rainbow shirt without someone asking who they are, and then when they find out, I'm penalised for liking real music. I can't stand Pop and Rap, and like you, there are maybe 10 new(ish) bands that I listen to.

[petasucks1]

@glassthroughmyheart same here. people always ask me about band merch i wear and "when are you gonna cut your hair?!" i usually just give'm the bird now cuz i'm tired or anwsering lol.

[OneofRyleh]

@petasucks1 my friends and family are all conspiring to get me to cut my hair and get a new pair of chucks.... luckily both my parents have heard of rainbow and my dad was one of the original fans when they started off...

[fartbrothers123]

@glassthroughmyheart ya new bands suck, only good bands were formed ATLEAST 25 years ago :(

[oatmeal987]

@fartbrothers123 not true!

[MrPopescuTheSecond]

@fartbrothers123 Dude! Do ya' wana tell me that White Wizzard , Holy Grail , Cauldron , Wolf and many other great (but underrated) bands suck?

[MrSomonestolemyname]

@MrPopescuTheSecond Are you talking about new bands that is good?

Albums, songs?

[MrPopescuTheSecond]

@MrSomonestolemyname I didin't realy understood your question. Where you asking me if I was talking abaut bands or if I was talking abaut albums or songs? If your answer is yes then i'm talking abaut new bands that are good.

[MrSomonestolemyname]

@MrPopescuTheSecond You know new bands that are good are rare so

can you recommend me some songs by the bands you mentioned?

[MrPopescuTheSecond]

@MrSomonestolemyname welll... let's see, from White Wizzard I recomend you "Over the top" a great song and the album with the same name is just fantastic! All the songs from that album are good except the last half of the last song,i think it's to repetitive."High speed GTO" is also a WW classic . From Cauldron listern to"Chained to the nite" album especialy to the track called "Chained up in chains" . From Wolf... I don't realy listern much to wolf. Try the song called "In the shadow of steel"

[MrPopescuTheSecond]

@MrSomonestolemyname Abaut Holly Grail , Icarus Witch and Steelwing I don't know what to say(I have only listerned to them for like 10mins each), they are good but I haven't favorited any of their songs yet. There would be another band, it's called "Enforcer" and my favorite song by them is called "Black Angel" (don't be descouraged by the title, they sound much like NWOBHM, in fact the instrumentals remind me of Iron Maiden's first two albums)

[MrSomonestolemyname]

@MrPopescuTheSecond I look that up. Thanks.

[MrPopescuTheSecond]

@MrSomonestolemyname No problem, mate!

[DarthRandall]

@glassthroughmyheart Chin up, kid. Same shit happened to me twenty years ago. Just remember that the good music always comes back in style. Folks will rediscover it in time. Then you'll be a trend-setter.

[flaminglovestick]

@Tabbyluigi mate music sucked in 1996 too. i remember the radio at the time was full of trash. little did i know it would get worse. haahhaha

[mckarmachamaeleon]

one of the best songs i have ever heard, Ronnie your voice is missing, thanks

for all the good songs !!!

[rayar66]

I am amazed that Blackmore Fired both Gruber(Bass) and Driscoll(Drums) after this album. The Bass lines are just awsome and IMHO, The grumming is just as good as Powell era Rainbow. Driscoll might not be as powerfull as Powell but he certainly has some pretty neat sounding stuff going on and can punish those skins with the best of them.

[Ngelingkong]

this number is fabulous, since it did that mention, "meet me when the sun is on the western sky, the fighting must begin before another some die, crossbow in the fire line...", what a practical advice, nowadays we seldom hear a genuine advice such as this. what happen to this world, anybody knows?

[paroutdiok]

Awesome just awesome

[REeggo00]

Dio must hold and everlasting concert in Asgard, where the gods rock out to the overwhelming bad-assory.

[graywolfmage]

@REeggo00 I bet his hair has more body as well.

[browser1965]

RIP ronnie james Dio

[redhook4]

0:33 reminds me of stairway hehe

[MasterOfKnowing]

This song is very underrated, I love the Medieval-ness and stuff.

[laklkalkaoso]

Bruce Dickinson learned to sing hearing this !!! RIP DIO

[Bamafandave3450]

The world is less heavy metal w/o Dio

[jjojjorge]

This song seems like a preview of Ronnie's later solo stuff.

[StarringTeddy]

it didn't sound like it was meant to fade out

[vampirepixie23]

R.I.P Dio you had an amazing voice and itll live forever in the hearts of rocksters

[toster1995]

Dio rocked and im sure he will rock just as hard in the afterlife. R.I.P.

[AIKevorkian]

Classic.

[1Hossambayoumy]

one of the best rock songs ever no body can compose such a great music but Rainbow Dio and Blackmore......goodbye great rock leaders....

[riokala]

We Love you Dio!!!!R.I.P. from Greece!

[unclefish]

Such a sad day.

Goodbye Ronnie, your music and your voice will live forever!

[sydtull]

3/16/10 was a sad day in history.R.I.P.R.J.D

[invus2]

@sydtull * 5/16/10