The song is actually about how we're our own biggest obstacle. It is actually about how you should talk to strangers instead of letting the negativity take over :)
@@unclefido6484 - Gabriel wasn't disagreeing with you OR even replying to you... He was replying to Rob and talking about Brad and Lex. Pay attention. 😉
He was soo much better with Dio.. Ruined his career as an Artist after leaving Dio~ Still made monet but nothing Original and badazz like he did with Dio : (
@@jeremybullwinkle3972 you are comparing an apple to a cherry. They both grow on trees. But they are completely different. Same with Seger and Dio. Both are/were singers and songwriters. But their genres of music are completely different. And both are/were great. I had albums from both.
Freshman year 1983, sitting in Zoology class while drawing the Dio logo on my notebook. Thank you for the trip back in time, may you NEVER stop rockin'!! ✌👺🤘
SO glad to see Lex getting her metal on again 🤘🤘!! It's been too long. Great Dio song, probably my favorite!! This album ranks WAY up there among the best ever!
Dio s talent ,he could sing like an angel and a demon ,all in one song ,master metal singer ,do yourself a favor ,listen to holy diver ,and last in line from beginning to end!!!!!!!
this was the 1st DIO song that i ever heard in my life, as a boy of 14 years of age and i was sold right away , ever living love for DIO and rock/metal since then, aged 53 now. The best ever, RIP Ronnie James DIO, rock in heaven....
This song is Dio using sarcasm to explain how people try to stop you from living life in it’s truest form. Talk to stranger, dream of women do it all. That’s what DIO would have wanted 🤘🤘
Writing in starlight is a literal meaning but also is in reference to seeking guidance from the stars as in astrology. And yes Lex, you get it. Darkness can be illuminating as it pertains to getting closer to the light.
@@someoldatheist6712 I saw him on his Last in Line tour and I swear I remember something like that, with a dragon and him with a big sword. I was REALLY tore up though 🤪😆
She really FEELS that heavy energy , emotions guide her to the heart of these songs. Then Brad steps in with a bit of common sense and analysis to add perspective. Always interesting.
i had to read a comment from one of the other videos to understand this, and it makes sense, hes not telling you to not smell flowers or anything, the first part where its calm i shim actually stating tons of stuff people just tell you, and you tell yourself, that controls your mind, thats why the big secodn part where the heavy music kicks in is him saying, IM THE DANGER, hes sayign that him (the thoughts in your brain) are the real danger, not the strangers, hwo are you spost to live you rlife if you never talk to them, or if you never lets say "smell the flowers"
You would love “Straight Through The Heart” off of the same album. It’s a classic album, whole thing beginning to end jams. Great guitar work throughout and the vocals….sheesh
Hey, hell yeah you too! You really NEED to go back & start reacting consistently to more heavy metal songs in general. I really miss those days from you.
Me too. It,s been too long. Megadeth, Testament, Savatage, Anthrax, Metal Church and more Classic 80s Metal. From the 70s, you should react too UFO, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, White Snake and lots more. So many to choose from. I really miss the Classic 80s Metal and 70s Hard Rock. The Music is now dominated by mostly 70s pop and Soft Rock.
i understand the lyrics as an overly cautious people mind, someone afraid of the world, of risks, creating excuses against everything good. don't smell flowers, don't dance, don't fall in love...
The concept is don't listen to people that tell you what not to do. Follow your dreams no matter what words they use to discourage and scare you from seeking your dreams. Don't do this or this will happen. Don't do that or this will happen. Follow your dreams is what he's saying it's an encouraging song
My two favorite male singers - Dio for metal and Steve Marriott for Soul/rock. Two tiny men physically, but with giant voices. Both also died WAY too soon. Rest in Peace dear boys, thanks for the music 💔.
After a massive US 1981/82 tour with Sabbath, Ronnie James took that tour drummer, Vinnie Appice, and guitarrist Vivien Campbell, (now with Def Leppard), packed them and released in 1983 the stunning "Holy Diver " Dio`s debut album, fronting his own band, with power and featuring one of the best hard/heavy rock vocalists, ever. RIP, Ronnie James Dio, this tune will last for ever.
The song is a warning that things are often not what they seem. To quote another Ronnie James Dio lyric, “The world is full of kings and queens, who blind your eyes and steal your dreams”. This is along the same lines.
Ah, Dio- the greatest musician that I've ever gotten to watch as a child. With eyes gleaming and heart strong, may you rest happily in heaven and hell, Ronnie James Dio!
The first concert I ever went to . . . I was 9. I was on my brothers shoulders the entire show. Dio in Fresno, it was awesome. This has always been my favorite track from them.
You are the reaction channel that does multiple songs from a lot of bands.. alot of other channels do a couple of songs from a band, Wich is ok but when you drive deep into a band's catalog it gives you a better sense of what the artists are really about! I am a new subscriber and hands down best reaction channel out there!!!!! Not even close. So many good metal/rock reactions that nobody else has done!!!! Thank you....
Some of the material on this album was originally intended for the next Sweet Savage (the Irish band from the NWOBHM, not the LA glam band of the same name) album, but Dio plucked their guitarist at the time - Vivian Campbell - now with NWOBHM band Def Leppard.
I always took the meaning of these lyrics to be a cautionary tale against things that might look and seem appealing and enticing but might be harmful or dangerous instead. When we are children our parents teach us not to talk to strangers even if they seem nice and may be offering us a toy or some candy. This doesn't really change as an adult, especially for someone famous or perceived to have wealth. There are many pit traps and people looking to take advantage. Smelling the flower could be a kind of drug like opium from the poppy that pollutes your mind and makes you hallucinate, be delusional or just alter or diminish your ability to reason and think rationally.. A flower is also often used as a metaphor for a woman. The flower has beauty and attracts you to smell and touch it like a bee, the same for a man with a woman. For all the reasons mentioned above, especially for a married man, who is the star of a touring rock band and may be struggling to stay faithful when every night there are a multitude of options easily and readily available to you. The writer may already have had previous experience with how these women in the end will only bring you down. These things in combination while tempting and pleasurable eventually end up bad. Honestly, I think he would often just start with an idea and then play with word rhymes often in the form of riddles or opposing, contradictory statements to make you stop and think about the intended meaning. Dio liked to be mystical and intriguing and you find that all throughout his song writing. In the end, regardless of the original intent, it's up to the interpretation of the listener. Trying to figure out the meaning was almost as fun as listening to them. 😜🤘
There'a definitely a message in the song....listening to you both talking here creates the smell of wasps in my mind for some reason, thanks for the reaction guys.
@@eirikrdberg1161 Of course he had a band playing with him, but it was considered a solo thing. This was right after his stint as the singer for Black Sabbath and his band was just called Dio.
@@brettkenschaft4239 technically, you both could be correct...all depends on who you ask, as to whether it was a solo career of RJD backed by his own band...or if it was a collaborative effort by a band called Dio. RJD himself said that Dio was the name (his) chosen for the new band that he put together with Vinny Appice, after both left Black Sabbath. He said that they chose to use the name Dio, because the name was already well known, in the music industry.
@@willhorting5317 That's true. Kinda like the band Dokken, I guess. That wasn't a Don Dokken solo project, just the name of the band. Keel, too. And Van Halen. I see what you're saying.
It’s starts with dont talk to strangers. What you’d tell a kid Then it’s the kid growing over time allowing all these negative thoughts dominate the brain We are all the kid
Listen to Dio-This is your life. He could sing anything, the absolute best vocals in the industry. You can also listen to pre-metal Dio with Ronnie and the red caps. Don't talk to Strangers has been rumored to be written for Wendy Dio and all the affairs she had on Ronnie
Just my opinion....RJD not only had one of the most powerful and unique voices in Rock music. But he also was a great poetic lyricist. Whenever I bought one of his albums, I always hoped that it would have the lyrics to the songs included, so that I could actually read his poetry, before listening to it with the music.
I believe what Dio is saying in this song is that our own thoughts can be our greatest enemy. It's probably my favorite solo Dio song. You guys should do Black Sabbath's Sign of the Southern Cross.
Other Dio suggestions, if you haven't already done them....... "Hungry For Heaven" "Like The Beat Of A Heart" "Naked In The Rain" "I Could Have Been A Dreamer" "When A Woman Cries" And these songs, from Rainbow, when Dio was lead singer and co-writer...... "Gates Of Babylon" "Stargazer" "Temple Of The King" "Rainbow Eyes" "Man On The Silver Mountain"
