"Rock 'N' Roll Children" is the sixth single released by
heavy metal band
Dio, appearing on their 1985 LP, ''
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''. It reached number 26 on the ''Billboard''
Top Album Tracks chart. By coincidence, it also reached number 26 in the
UK Singles Chart in August 1985, and remains their most successful release in the United Kingdom to date.
A music video was made for the single. Ronnie James Dio stars as a magician who looks over a young runaway couple through a crystal ball. The boy had quit his rock star aspirations for a steadier job, much to his girlfriend's disappointment. A sudden storm forces them to seek shelter in a nearby antique shop, where they are then teleported to a mysterious realm. Once there, they get separated and encounter past visions of the troubled issues in their lives (e.g. an abusive father, failing in school, etc.) After being reunited and leaving the realm, the boy and girl makeup and the former decides to renew his dream to be a rock star. The video ends with Dio switching the CLOSED sign to OPEN, with the implication that he will wait for other troubled individuals whom he can help.
Chart performance
1985 singles
Dio (band) songs
Songs written by Ronnie James Dio
1985 songs
Vertigo Records singles
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