Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' (single)

At the end of a dream
If you know what I mean
When the mist just starts to clear

In a similar way
At the end of today
I could feel the sound of writing on the wall

It cries for you
It's the least that you can do
Like a spiral on the wind
I can hear it screamin' in my mind

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock n' roll
Long live rock and roll

In a different time
When the words didn't rhyme
You could never quite be sure

Then on with the change
It was simple but strange
And you knew the feeling seemed to say it all

It cries for you
It's the least that you can do
Like a spiral on the wind
I can hear it screamin' in my mind

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock n' roll
Long live rock and roll

If you suddenly see
What has happened to me
You should spread the word around

And tell everyone here
That it's perfectly clear
They can sail above it all on what they've found

It cries for you
It's the best that you can do
Like a sound that's everywhere
I can hear it screamin' through the air

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock n' roll
Long live rock and roll

Το τραγούδι "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" ήταν το πρώτο single των Rainbow από τον ομότιτλο δίσκο που κυκλοφόρησε το μακρινό 1978. Στην δεύτερη πλευρά του βινυλίου ήταν το "Sensitive to Light". Επίσης τo "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" ήταν το τελευταίο album του "Ουρανίου Τόξου" με τον (μεγάλο) Ronnie James Dio στα φωνητικά. Στην περιγραφή του βίντεο αναφέρεται:

«"Rainbow's 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' album was recorded at a studio in Château d'Hérouville, France, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell and the newly recruited bassist Bob Daisley and keyboardist David Stone. The single was released in March 1978 and the album reached #7 on the UK charts at that time.»