Good ole Ronnie James Dio. Been hearing a lot of his songs on the radio station. A few things I have observed about Mr. Dio's writing:
1. If you eliminate the words heaven, hell, dancer, rainbow, dark, light, dragon, sun; you would cripple his ability to write a song.
2. What do any of his songs mean?? Have you listened to "Holy Diver"?
Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean
Gotta get away
Holy Diver
Wha?? Frankly, I don't see what you mean. Green. Been. Seen. Lean. As a former hard rocker myself, it's a crutch to end a lyric line with "Don't you see (or don't you know) what I mean". Not to solely pick on Mr. Dio, but I am planning to write a coffee table book that features other non-sensical song lyrics.
Just had to get that off my chest.
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Holding that back long? Geez, Dio? I should "Run to the Hills" or would that be "Breaking the Law"
Sorry, 80's hair songs were on Rome last month. They got stuck in my head.
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