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  • @jamelakajamal
    @jamelakajamal  3 года назад +40

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    • @n1ghtmar3mach1n3
      @n1ghtmar3mach1n3 3 года назад +2

      You'd really dig Billy's "To Be a Lover".

    • @tomjones2121
      @tomjones2121 3 года назад +1

      what did you do ? to get your ass back in the car .... what did you do ? LOL

    • @trevordoolan5011
      @trevordoolan5011 3 года назад

      Should give the 12" Version a listen to...

    • @headbangingmama8907
      @headbangingmama8907 3 года назад

      @@tomjones2121 😂 LOL

    • @headbangingmama8907
      @headbangingmama8907 3 года назад +2

      Hey Jamel! Did your wife kick your ass to the curb? Is that why you're doing this in the 🚗 car? LOL 😂😂. Great reaction to this! You're right, this video by Billy is strange. So many ways to interpret this! I actually thought this was about his little sister..... Hey little sister shotgun. Shotgun wedding because she be in the family way and Billy was mad about it! Anyway, thanks for your reaction ... You're so entertaining, funny and welcome at my house anytime you're wife kicks you out again! ROTFLOL 😂🤣. LOVE AND PEACE TO YOU! (Hope she'll let you in before dark! By the way, where are you at in a sweatshirt? It's hotter than blue blazes here in FLORIDA!). 😂☮️👏👏

  • @anthonyblakely399
    @anthonyblakely399 3 года назад +119

    Billy is one of the best performers in the 80's!!!!

  • @lynnarthur1411
    @lynnarthur1411 3 года назад +187

    Billy is such a badass, he was born with
    a snarl on his face. 😝

    • @rickfortier8664
      @rickfortier8664 3 года назад +6

      If he ever saw any REAL violince - he'd run and hide his snarly face.

    • @lynnarthur1411
      @lynnarthur1411 3 года назад +12

      @@rickfortier8664 I guess I should have posted a traffic sign for my comment: Warning. Irony up ahead ⚠️

    • @joesmo9671
      @joesmo9671 3 года назад +2

      I have to laugh at you. I remember the story of him and his girlfriend getting mugged in New York and he took off and let her by herself.

    • @lynnarthur1411
      @lynnarthur1411 3 года назад +3

      @@joesmo9671 Perhaps you should read my reply to @Rick Fortier 👆And while you do that - I’ll have a good laugh at you. 🤨

    • @SweetThing
      @SweetThing 3 года назад +1

      No, he was imitating Elvis, his idol.

  • @nightHawk66
    @nightHawk66 3 года назад +77

    Billy Idol really IS one of a kind! Many cool songs and guitarist Steve Stevens is just awesome! 🔥🔥🔥🔥😎

    • @kimbozw1808
      @kimbozw1808 3 года назад +2

      just det!

    • @TheStephenPJensen
      @TheStephenPJensen 2 года назад

      But Stephen Stephens is the correct............ Just staying. 😉

  • @TheRedWaltz24
    @TheRedWaltz24 3 года назад +141

    Love seeing Idol on here. Now let's get some "Hot in the City", "Flesh for Fantasy", "Blue Highway", "Eyes Without a Face", "Catch My Fall", "To Be a Lover", "Sweet Sixteen", and "Cradle of Love"

    • @jonlate4581
      @jonlate4581 3 года назад +8

      ...and Dancing With Myself, the one everyone wants to hear.... for some reason...l

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 3 года назад +7

      I actually think that Jamel's already reacted to "Eyes Without A Face"

    • @TheRedWaltz24
      @TheRedWaltz24 3 года назад +2

      @@karlsmith2570 Probably. Sounds familiar. I was too lazy to search for that one, so I added it on just in case.

    • @TheRedWaltz24
      @TheRedWaltz24 3 года назад +2

      @@jonlate4581 That's why I left it off my list, since it already is getting enough of a push from others... that, and there are other Idol songs I would rather hear a reaction to.

    • @mtzmtz37
      @mtzmtz37 3 года назад +1

      @@TheRedWaltz24 Did alot of coke to all these songs!!

  • @shawnski001
    @shawnski001 3 года назад +79

    Another Billy banger! Man I miss the 80s.

  • @yourmomgoestocollege5415
    @yourmomgoestocollege5415 3 года назад +119

    So now you can get the reference in your favorite 80's movie the breakfast club..."tell me claire, is it gonna be a white wedding"-said in billy idol voice

    • @TFFgeek
      @TFFgeek 3 года назад +5

      'Have you ever kissed a boy on the mouth?' Classic Bender.

    • @jpsned
      @jpsned 3 года назад +2

      @@TFFgeek I just watched Breakfast Club last night! 🙂

    • @jenniferkasowicz9463
      @jenniferkasowicz9463 3 года назад +1

      YES! Feel like I need to watch the movie tonight. 😊 Forgot about that!

    • @jpsned
      @jpsned 3 года назад +2

      @@jenniferkasowicz9463 😀

    • @landisix9709
      @landisix9709 3 года назад

      @@TFFgeek …. “do you want me to throw up?” classic Claire (fat girls name btw)

  • @johnnymac2001
    @johnnymac2001 3 года назад +42

    Early days of Mtv every hour this video played

  • @ericalexander3526
    @ericalexander3526 3 года назад +47

    Billy Idol did an amazing cover of the Doors' "L.A. Woman."

    • @smokeyverton7981
      @smokeyverton7981 3 года назад +7

      His cover of "Mony Mony" is pretty good too

    • @joyceclark8476
      @joyceclark8476 3 года назад +1

      Yes, totally agree. Billy’s cover of that song is beyond priceless.

  • @markwillis675
    @markwillis675 3 года назад +65

    A song about one of the band members sister is, NIGHT RANGER: "Sister Christian." Huge song in the 80s.

    • @dreamsandvisions
      @dreamsandvisions 3 года назад

      And don't forget "Little Sister" by QOTSA. Entirely different meaning though.

    • @toof987
      @toof987 3 года назад

      good choice

  • @donaldgilbreath4200
    @donaldgilbreath4200 3 года назад +290

    It's already been stated, but it's him expressing his disapproval of his sister's shotgun wedding. It's a very literal song.

    • @laliz7025
      @laliz7025 3 года назад +1

      I wonder if they are still married?

    • @kelleyhaldorson209
      @kelleyhaldorson209 3 года назад +3

      Billy was the Superman in her life there to take care of her.

    • @knowledge-girl
      @knowledge-girl 3 года назад +3

      @@TFEnright5 Especially since the bride in this music video was his girlfriend at the time and the mother of his son.

    • @spirittammyk
      @spirittammyk 3 года назад +6

      No it's not. It's about cocaine.

    • @jackieyoung2395
      @jackieyoung2395 3 года назад +1

      @@laliz7025 yes, they're still married.

  • @drainmonkeys385
    @drainmonkeys385 3 года назад +4

    Billy Idol is a true rockstar .. great songs.. many of them,,, and I can only imagine how many women he has had .. probably thousands of them

  • @Anorak1795
    @Anorak1795 3 года назад +18

    Billy idol is amazing! Glad to see this one!

  • @MichaelSorensen-bl3ec
    @MichaelSorensen-bl3ec 4 месяца назад +3

    It's deceptively smooth and ballad-ish until he opens up with that signature raspy scream. Great song.

  • @chrisnewburg4839
    @chrisnewburg4839 3 года назад +12

    We are so lucky this talented man, Billy Idol, is still with us..he cheated death so many times..if you like rock autobiographies, his is awesome.

    • @billyidol1131
      @billyidol1131 3 года назад +3

      Hi Dear
      Thanks for taking out time to comment, I wouldn’t have been here if not for your love and support. Thanks for being such an amazing fan
      I would love to hear from you more often, you can always reach me through my official email address :
      billyidolofficialmusictour@gmail.com
      Once again, thanks for your love and support. Billy cares❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @C_mao
    @C_mao 3 года назад +36

    It wasn't called 'part 1' until there was a 'part 2' many years later. Originally it was called White Wedding.
    Don't forget, Steve Stevens is the guitarist here.

    • @si_w8201
      @si_w8201 3 года назад +3

      Not true, White Wedding (Parts 1 & 2 Shotgun Mix) was on the Vital Idol 12" album...

    • @Kylora2112
      @Kylora2112 3 года назад +1

      Part 2 was part of the 12" mix on the club single.

    • @michaeltabor9596
      @michaeltabor9596 3 года назад +3

      Stevens did all the great riffs so awesome together
      Billy is such an iconic figure but Stevens is so good & blends in perfectly

  • @0PsychosisMedia0
    @0PsychosisMedia0 3 года назад +77

    You have to remember this was the early days of MTV..the videos were experimentative . So they can be out there and not even relate to the lyrics at all

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ 3 года назад +7

      Exactly! So many videos back then had NOTHING to do what was being sung in the song.

    • @emmarz8934
      @emmarz8934 3 года назад +2

      I was going to say the same thing. The videos were the director's vision not necessarily the artist's.

  • @BRO77TX
    @BRO77TX 3 года назад +17

    Another reason why 80’s kids like myself were spoiled with such a great decade of music and videos!!
    Damn I miss my childhood!!

    • @steviestevie9938
      @steviestevie9938 3 года назад

      I agree 💯 80's did have the best music across the board. Didn't matter whether it was rock, country etc etc I listened to it ALL !

  • @iainprendergast8311
    @iainprendergast8311 3 года назад +21

    It's just storyboarding for Buffy the Vampire slayer in Joss Whedans eyes.
    Great tune.
    Great delivery.
    Hamming it up to the max. Thank-you Billy

  • @LisaMoss69
    @LisaMoss69 3 года назад +13

    My favorite Billy Idol song!! Seeing this video takes me way back to the 80's! Lol Thanks for doing this!! Happy Saturday!!

  • @cathyclemes3267
    @cathyclemes3267 3 года назад +1

    Billy Idol was a poster boy for me back in the day and I'd still go there even now !

  • @thatboydrew8159
    @thatboydrew8159 3 года назад +53

    Jamel react to flesh for fantasy by billy idol coolest songs of all time in my opinion

    • @ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD
      @ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD 3 года назад +5

      Thank you for requesting something other than a normie pick. Imagination in reaction requests is all too rare

    • @thatboydrew8159
      @thatboydrew8159 3 года назад +3

      @@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD no problem

    • @thevintagecatnsw
      @thevintagecatnsw 3 года назад +2

      Yes that's my favourite song of his too

  • @darkpoetwintersongvorstag2407
    @darkpoetwintersongvorstag2407 3 года назад +2

    "Elvis", little sisteristen to it.
    Billy Idol,... I will always LOVE this Man!

  • @magpie9223
    @magpie9223 3 года назад +2

    I appreciate Billy so much more now than I did in the 80s. He is awesome! (and he was my first concert ever!)

  • @irishgrl
    @irishgrl 3 года назад +1

    I STILL *LOVE* Billy Idol to this day & I’m a senior citizen!

  • @reesaserik3759
    @reesaserik3759 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wow, I am watching this 2 years after all the comments, and it seemed that everyone was arguing over the meaning behind the lyrics. Personally, I could care less why Billy wrote the song, or what was his influence. All that matters to me is that it is a great song and I appreciate his talent. Billy came in on the music scene causing people to do a double-take look at him, and their eyes never drifted away. I was in my early 20's then and I am in my early 60's now and I still get lost in his music when I listen to it today. Big thanks to Billy for keeping the blood pumping all these years! He is a one of a kind.

  • @ca9968
    @ca9968 3 года назад +2

    That running bassline is so Billy Idol...LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @acyour
    @acyour 3 года назад +53

    Hey brother you missed the important part. 'Little sister " is Pregnant!!! And it is a 'shotgun' wedding.

    • @joelliebler5690
      @joelliebler5690 3 года назад +2

      The reason for a shotgun wedding!😀😀😃

  • @jamesmasters3316
    @jamesmasters3316 3 года назад +75

    Billy did an interview where he was asked about the meaning of the song, because of the rumors of its possible drug reference, 'White Wedding' being cocaine.
    Billy said the song was written for his little sister when she was getting married. His inspiration was because of his feeling that he was losing the position of 'Protector' and she had someone new she wanted to watch over her and keep her safe. Thus the line, "Who's your Superman".
    Everyone for decades have looked for a hidden meaning to this song, but it's pretty straight forward.

    • @SweetThing
      @SweetThing 3 года назад +5

      Despite rumors to the contrary, this song is not about Idol's actual little sister. "Little sister" is slang for girlfriend. He is singing about a woman/girl he loves marrying someone else while he still loves her.
      Idol did have a sister who was getting married, but on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, he explained that his sister's wedding simply gave him the idea for the song. Like many of Idol's compositions, he started with the title and wrote the song from there. >>

    • @spirittammyk
      @spirittammyk 3 года назад +2

      @@SweetThing Nah, this song is about cocaine. "It's a nice day to start again!" is a full on reference to cocaine and failing to kick the habbit.

    • @janethernandez724
      @janethernandez724 3 года назад +3

      @@SweetThing I do believe I read the exact same thing in the SONGFACTS website. Very good!

    • @SweetThing
      @SweetThing 3 года назад +2

      @@janethernandez724 - just keeping it real; so many rumors out there that just aren't true! :-)

    • @MARTIN-bd7gm
      @MARTIN-bd7gm 2 года назад

      @@spirittammyk BOLLOX

  • @nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511
    @nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511 3 года назад +21

    I always took this video to represent the resentment couples might feel towards one another when they "do the right thing" and get married because they're pregnant.

    • @michaelgilbert197
      @michaelgilbert197 3 года назад +3

      As with most Art.... The interpretation is left up to the listener/viewer. As long as it moves your soul that's all that matters to the artist!! :)

  • @davidwalker683
    @davidwalker683 3 года назад +10

    Let’s get some billy squier- lonely is the night, in the dark, stroke

  • @maryhuhnke8496
    @maryhuhnke8496 3 года назад +1

    Billy Idol is synonymous with the 80's. If you look up "The 80's" his picture would be next to it!! 🤘

  • @steviestevie9938
    @steviestevie9938 3 года назад +1

    Another great reaction ! I could watch your reactions all day long ! PLZ don't ever STOP ! 💓💓💓

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao 3 года назад +11

    On VH1 Storytellers, Billy said the song is about a girl he loves marrying someone else. His actual sister was getting married around this time and that only gave him the idea for writing this song.
    At the time, this video sparked a bit of controversy with the Nazi salutes at the wedding. The forced ring cutting the girl's finger was also considered a bit of a shock. (I miss the old MTV)

  • @bluetopguitar1104
    @bluetopguitar1104 3 года назад +6

    Billy and Steve. Dynamite songwriting duo

  • @robertwalker1803
    @robertwalker1803 3 года назад +1

    What a talent ...with a great band behind him.

  • @kathyjam2482
    @kathyjam2482 3 года назад +2

    I just love Billy 💘

  • @user-bb1fl2vt6e
    @user-bb1fl2vt6e 2 месяца назад

    I am 63 I was so lucky to grow up with this music it sucks where I live now hardly any live music I miss the 80's so much

  • @danaarentzen1662
    @danaarentzen1662 3 года назад +2

    Billy Idol. Nothing else needs to be said🤗👌

  • @saintsataniko2116
    @saintsataniko2116 3 года назад +2

    If I ever do karaoke this would be one of my go-to songs. One of the great, snarly, baritone, voices in all of rock and roll.

  • @poindexterjones206
    @poindexterjones206 3 года назад +1

    My favorite Billy Idol song.

  • @FurtiveSkeptical
    @FurtiveSkeptical 3 года назад +2

    Eyes without a face.
    Oh, you'll be glad if you listen on stereo headphones. One of Steve's coolest solos.

  • @nikksixxx
    @nikksixxx 3 года назад +2

    omg, yes to Billy Idol! Love him

  • @1964gizmo
    @1964gizmo 3 года назад +2

    This is my favorite Billy Idol song :)

  • @stevepence229
    @stevepence229 3 года назад +5

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loving it Jamel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cant go wrong with Billy Idol!!!!

  • @Wormtongue13
    @Wormtongue13 3 года назад +2

    I saw Billy and his band in a university basketball gym in Chico CA when this song was "hit". One of the best rock shows I've attended, and I've been to a LOT of great shows. He was fantastic, like a punk Elvis.

  • @statictantrum7614
    @statictantrum7614 3 года назад +2

    Billy is da man. Still touring. Playing the Alaska state fair 2021,🤣 be there!

  • @michaelgilbert197
    @michaelgilbert197 3 года назад +5

    I'v heard so many stories about this one... Billy said on VH1 Story Tellers that his little sister's rushed wedding did inspire this song but then there are other stories. 🙄 So, who knows what it's really about.... I just LOVE the song and Billy!!😁😎

    • @stevepence229
      @stevepence229 3 года назад +1

      yes... it was about his sister marrying a guy billy had no use for back in the day ...considering it was in my generation and at the time of the release of this song billy even came out and said it pertained to his sister

  • @vader_joe_7118
    @vader_joe_7118 3 года назад +46

    Billy, back then at least, was heavily in the "marriage is a sham" camp. This was his message to his little sister who had just got married.

    • @spirittammyk
      @spirittammyk 3 года назад +1

      No it's not. This song is about Cocaine.

    • @colmastro4373
      @colmastro4373 3 года назад +1

      It's about coke lmao. "White wedding" ie coke party. "It's a nice day to start again" ie. Quite cocain but when you're an addict you start again

  • @kansas6263
    @kansas6263 3 года назад +8

    How about some more Cars? They had a great Live Aid set in 1984 or a great set in 78 called Rock Goes to College. Great songs on both. I know you’ve done Drive & Just What I Needed.
    You Might Think won MTV’s first video of the year award in 84, also.

  • @jillgehrke7262
    @jillgehrke7262 3 года назад +7

    Literally about his sister.

  • @sharonjones1880
    @sharonjones1880 3 года назад +5

    Lol....I remember singing this in my car loud as can be and my son would sink down in the seat..lol ahh what memories.

    • @stephj9378
      @stephj9378 3 года назад +2

      lol

    • @lynnarthur1411
      @lynnarthur1411 3 года назад +2

      Mom in the 80s: Embarrassing son while singing along to “White Wedding.”
      Son in 2021: Thinking how cool mom (really) was in the 80s 😉

  • @mharrigfeld
    @mharrigfeld 3 года назад +6

    I am really enjoying the reviews from inside the car. It's a nice change.

    • @texasseastar
      @texasseastar 3 года назад

      I have a feeling that it means he's remodeling his recording room again. Time will tell.

  • @NeutronDance
    @NeutronDance 3 года назад +6

    I can imagine the neighbors walking by seeing Jamel grooving in his car lol

  • @JiltedValkyrie
    @JiltedValkyrie 3 года назад +5

    Flesh for Fantasy - Billy Idol

  • @Meyzen76
    @Meyzen76 3 года назад +8

    Billy Idol “Sweet Sixteen”
    Check it Jamel!!

  • @mattiefee
    @mattiefee 3 года назад +26

    It's a nice day for a light sweater...
    It's a nice day for a, Cardigaaaaaan!

    • @jackieyoung2395
      @jackieyoung2395 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @DanGerRus
      @DanGerRus 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @lauriesimonds9229
      @lauriesimonds9229 3 года назад +1

      I can't un-hear this now 🤣🤣🤣

    • @mattiefee
      @mattiefee 3 года назад

      @@lauriesimonds9229 it sounds even better when you sing it during the song then it does when you read it in a RUclips comment LOL.

    • @joanweeks3291
      @joanweeks3291 3 года назад

      No, u didn't!🤣

  • @andreaknapp2394
    @andreaknapp2394 3 года назад +2

    Love this song one of my faves by Billy Idol!

  • @melissap1575
    @melissap1575 3 года назад +10

    You should watch a video of him doing this song live. That beginning part is iconic and will give you chills.

    • @stevepence229
      @stevepence229 3 года назад +2

      Oh yes..it was awesome

    • @stephj9378
      @stephj9378 3 года назад +1

      Will do.
      Love the song but hate the video.
      Dang, that video.
      Reminds me why I use to hate videos,
      Just teen fantasy.
      Lyrics and theme,meh...
      But let's bev real, it's that guitar at 3:02 that fries stuff. Yass!

  • @neillenet291
    @neillenet291 3 года назад

    I can still remember the 1st time I heard this song, I was in the Navy stationed in Virginia Beach at NAS Oceana. It was the early 80's in a bar called The Cave.

  • @norwegiantj
    @norwegiantj 3 года назад

    I remember when this would pack the dance floor. Great memories!

  • @karenhultgren7810
    @karenhultgren7810 3 года назад +1

    Love love ❤️Billy Idol!!!! Check out Mony Mony - that’s a great song and video! Billy was the hottest guy on MTV. Me and millions of other women had mad crushes on him. Cool thing is that he’s still performing! Seeing him in Vegas this October.
    Thanks for doing this! Appreciate you Jamal!

  • @y2daisy
    @y2daisy 3 года назад +27

    He wrote that about his sister's boyfriend whom he didn't like. She was getting married to her boyfriend. So it inspired him to write the song. That's what I read about the lyrics. He disapproved her marrying him.

    • @GlennKidd
      @GlennKidd 3 года назад

      That’s not true. My brother, Phil Feit is the bassist on the song. Billy has no problem whatsoever with his brother-in-law. His sister, Jane was getting married at the time when he wrote “White Wedding” but he just thought it would be funny to take a different twist on it. He was not mad about the wedding!

    • @Anomaly.Filmworks
      @Anomaly.Filmworks 3 года назад

      NO. stop with this shit... it's about relapsing on cocaine.

  • @deepeegerringer7674
    @deepeegerringer7674 3 года назад

    The beat is so so so good. I heard he wrote this song about his actual sister getting married. “Blue Highway” is another great Billy Idol song

  • @raserx63
    @raserx63 3 года назад

    I still have the 12” LP on white vinyl...part 2 was the extended mix for the clubs. It was a fun song when it came on in the NY clubs back in the day ...the crowds went nuts.

  • @girthyguitarist7586
    @girthyguitarist7586 3 года назад

    I saw Billy in Las Vegas least year (the night the country shut down for the Coof) and he’s still a great performer! ‘Cradle of Love’ would be another great video to watch.

  • @Skeezer66
    @Skeezer66 3 года назад +6

    I love this debate in the comments! Is it about his sister's wedding, or did it just inspire him? But what's the real difference between inspiration and being literal if they go in the same direction? Either way, he doesn't sound happy about marriage! LOL!

  • @deirdremacnamara9885
    @deirdremacnamara9885 3 года назад +1

    Another great Billy idol song. This is my favourite by him. Thanks Jamel. 🎶👍

  • @MarkTitus420
    @MarkTitus420 3 года назад

    For a while there I remember as a young kid seeing this on MTV CONSTATNLY!

  • @kimodell101
    @kimodell101 3 года назад

    Takes me back to year 12 ish was a Billy Idol fan forever after

  • @lucilleavakian833
    @lucilleavakian833 3 года назад +1

    I always love it when your shoulders start to go! BTW Billy Idol does a one hour show on Sirus Radio Next Wave channel 33. It's really good because it reflects the actual punk rock scene of the late 70's and 80's which I participated in, in NYC. I've never asked you to react to a song but thinking of his show reminds me of the song RISE bt Public Image Limited or PIL which is Johnny Lydon's band after the Sex Pistols, and PIL is still a band 40 years later. Rise addressed Apartheid in South Africa.

  • @dianagerding8541
    @dianagerding8541 3 года назад

    OMG!!! Love this song❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Memory Lane totally

  • @tancar2004
    @tancar2004 3 года назад +22

    This song you can take literally. It's about his little sister getting married. The woman in the video is his actual girlfriend at the time.

    • @saintsataniko2116
      @saintsataniko2116 3 года назад

      Perri Lister.

    • @lisaannbarriner9633
      @lisaannbarriner9633 3 года назад

      Didn’t they have a son together?

    • @SweetThing
      @SweetThing 3 года назад

      Despite rumors to the contrary, this song is not about Idol's actual little sister. "Little sister" is slang for girlfriend. He is singing about a woman/girl he loves marrying someone else while he still loves her.
      Idol did have a sister who was getting married, but on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, he explained that his sister's wedding simply gave him the idea for the song. Like many of Idol's compositions, he started with the title and wrote the song from there. >>

  • @Benobot99
    @Benobot99 3 года назад +1

    I heard this so much as a kid.

  • @itallia666
    @itallia666 3 года назад

    Billy was a bundle of super nova energy! Hes also kept himself pretty good over the years & doesnt look much different now!
    Wanted to say, Jamal that i think you are the best reviewer of past & present GREAT music
    You have perfected just the right balance of music & your opinion.
    This is why you have the fans you have, & while i dig yr pal Jayvee & dont mind his much interrupted
    Opinions because hes so genuine & his honest enthusiasm is endering, but like, your the maestro.
    Your reactions are brilliant & i love how you often say you're still madly in love with yr wife & i know its a lovely honest statement.
    I think you pick such great songs
    Some are obscure, others are well known but all are favourites of mine.
    Being from England & my younger years co- incided with the best bands in the world like Led Zepp,
    Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Free,
    The Stones, Beatles, the origional Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Cream, Guns n Roses
    Then up to Dire Straits, INXS, Billy Idol, Eric Clapton, Then Lewis Capaldi, Evanescence, Adele, aw Man you really play some amazing stuff.
    I watched your very reverent listening to the wonderful Chris Cornells version ( & the best) of Nothing Compares 2 U, & you just let it play out till the end, knowing distinctly, it was one of those rare songs that you dont talk over, & im guessing all yr fans appreciated this & know your passion for great music is more than genuine, you really went up in my estimation because of this reaction to Chris's song.
    I salute you Sir, really & truely
    Keep on doing it just as you are
    You've found the perfect balance
    Also, i love your out & out ecstatic reactions when something really ticks all yr boxes & you get lost in the music
    You are a genuine, caring, empathic, honest & God fearing man. Don't go changing,
    You have all the right things going your way & you deserve all the loads & tons of success coming to you.
    Thank You

  • @lizthompson9653
    @lizthompson9653 3 года назад +1

    Love the sweater and the 80s music

  • @scottvanhille5688
    @scottvanhille5688 3 года назад +1

    One of my favorites from him!

  • @timthacker8559
    @timthacker8559 3 года назад +3

    Billy idol write this song when his sister was getting married. He wanted to know who this man was who is this superman that stole her heart. This has nothing to do with Billy Idol but wrote it to his sister.

  • @frogmaster83
    @frogmaster83 3 года назад +1

    Top track from my childhood. 👍😎

  • @aliyahburnette8231
    @aliyahburnette8231 3 года назад +3

    I remember hearing this song on rock band 2 and guitar hero Van Halen R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.

  • @ramonarettzo8883
    @ramonarettzo8883 3 года назад +2

    The crazy 80s!

  • @brianoconnor7796
    @brianoconnor7796 3 года назад

    Another classic Idol song. Yes it's about his actual sister! And his disdain for her situation. Love this song and my father does too we both crank this song when we hear it!! Jamel aka Jamal You should do Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol it's awesome too.. or In The Dark by Billy Squire

  • @loveit7484
    @loveit7484 3 года назад +1

    Ohhhh, havent heard this song in awhile.
    Fantastic tune!

  • @colinvandenberg3446
    @colinvandenberg3446 3 года назад +56

    The "shotgun" in the song is actually a reference to the term, "shotgun wedding," i.e. a wedding done in haste because the girl got pregnant. The shotgun is metaphorical (in most cases), and it isn't aimed at the girl, it's aimed at the guy.

    • @ubermac85
      @ubermac85 3 года назад +10

      Shotgun weddings were a real thing with actual shotguns. If a girl got pregnant, her family would literally hold the guy at gun point and force him to marry her. While it’s metaphorical these days, it was a literal thing back in the day.

    • @brianoconnor7796
      @brianoconnor7796 3 года назад +3

      Any quickly put together wedding is considered a "shotgun wedding" in my experience

    • @colinvandenberg3446
      @colinvandenberg3446 3 года назад +2

      @@brianoconnor7796 I think this song is definitely referring to the pregnancy meaning, though, with lines like "what have you done?" and "There's nothing pure in this world. '

    • @brianoconnor7796
      @brianoconnor7796 3 года назад +2

      @@colinvandenberg3446 yeah I'm not in disagreement with you

    • @colinvandenberg3446
      @colinvandenberg3446 3 года назад

      @@brianoconnor7796 ok I wasn't sure sorry.

  • @scottdebruyn7038
    @scottdebruyn7038 3 года назад +1

    From the MTV era... Video to sell the song was a must. :)

  • @karaminalee
    @karaminalee 3 года назад

    My absolute favorite Billy Idol song! I couldn’t watch the other day, playing catch up. So late to the party. I miss the 80s 😩😩😩 Lmaoooo J!!! Your commentary is killing me 🤣🤣😭😭

  • @JoyfulOrb
    @JoyfulOrb 3 года назад

    Sisters of Mercy, fantastic lyrics, fantastic music! Dominion(Mother Russia), This Corrosion, Flood 2, and Temple Of Love are good songs to start!

  • @michele1491
    @michele1491 2 года назад

    Jamel you must listen/watch To Be A Lover 🕺🔥. Billy channeling Elvis and it’s awe inspiring.

  • @kevinmalone7167
    @kevinmalone7167 3 года назад

    "'Cause when it get dark, I get dark." I was not expecting to hear that! LMAO!!

  • @rich56ca
    @rich56ca 3 года назад +19

    Think this was played at my wedding many years ago.

    • @spacecardinal
      @spacecardinal 3 года назад +1

      Mine too. No longer married though lol

    • @kimsherrell2866
      @kimsherrell2866 3 года назад +1

      It was my wedding song to

    • @sherriheath5756
      @sherriheath5756 3 года назад +1

      I think it was played at either the wedding or wedding reception at every wedding in the late 1980's 🤗😉

    • @sammybeck7794
      @sammybeck7794 3 года назад +2

      rich56 you say that you "Think" this was played at your wedding. I guess you must have been plastered and can't remember much of that day

    • @lynw1623
      @lynw1623 3 года назад

      So it was a shotgun wedding.

  • @martinrogerson4887
    @martinrogerson4887 3 года назад +2

    Great tune pal, 80s legend, never hear about him anymore hope the guys in good health. Dancing with myself top song.

    • @labyfan1313
      @labyfan1313 3 года назад +2

      He's still touring all the time. He did a stint at Las Vegas recently.

  • @2chooks
    @2chooks 3 года назад +96

    He did this song in protest of his sister's wedding. Yes. He's talking about his actual sister.

    • @stephj9378
      @stephj9378 3 года назад +2

      oh? lol

    • @saintsataniko2116
      @saintsataniko2116 3 года назад +14

      But he didn't want to marry her, himself. Just for those who might get it twisted.

    • @Dularr
      @Dularr 3 года назад +9

      No he debunked that. While his sister was getting married. He wasn't trying to stop her wedding. It simply inspired him to write about an ex-wedding in general, not about his actual sister.

    • @eve7093
      @eve7093 3 года назад +9

      His sister was pregnant and had a shotgun wedding. This inspired him to write this song.

    • @michaelgilbert197
      @michaelgilbert197 3 года назад +1

      @@saintsataniko2116 BAHAHAHA!!! If anyone actually gets that twisted than, I've lost all faith in humanity!! LMAO!!!! ;) ;)

  • @darlenegattus8190
    @darlenegattus8190 2 года назад

    Love this song, always have...

  • @musskeeterbump
    @musskeeterbump Год назад

    love this song 😂 i be bangin this out every time it comes on the radio, the bass and guitar riffs be slappin , i be blastin this in the hood too 😂 frfr good Fkin music 💪😎✌️

  • @dgeneeknapp3168
    @dgeneeknapp3168 3 года назад

    As a teenager if the 80s, I can tell you EVERY gal 12-32 (maybe even MORE) were completely enamoured of Billy Idol. He was (and STILL IS) so damned HOT!

  • @janetwhite3373
    @janetwhite3373 3 года назад

    Back the 80s MTV was the place to go to in order to have your music get out to the public. Not a Billy Idol fan but this does kick butt!

  • @gettinemail
    @gettinemail 3 года назад +1

    Good pick...good song....great artist

  • @DavidThomas-vj3eu
    @DavidThomas-vj3eu 3 года назад +1

    He was ahead of his time too because it still kicks but! Billy Idol rocks!

  • @willyvonessen4399
    @willyvonessen4399 3 года назад +12

    "Rock The Cradle of Love" Don't think you'd be disappointed

  • @benjamindenton
    @benjamindenton 3 года назад

    Nice to see you "Adjust the bass and let the alpine blast" for a change.