Please review Loggins and Messina ANGRY EYES song......or GOLDEN RIBBONS song, both of which are on the double live album called ON STAGE. Angry Eyes is very funky, and Golden Ribbons is very sentimental. Anything from Loggins and Messina is fantastic......the 70's !!!!!! The BEST decade for musical groups !!!!!! Thank you, sir Jamel.
Steve is a wizard. If you can still find his side gig it was called Atomic Playboys. His playing on that is still worth listening to. There’s one track on it called Run Across Desert Sands, it’s an instrumental and flat out killer tune. His solo stuff is worth the hunt.
Reminds me of the mid-70's taking the bus from LA to Vegas so I could hitch-hike to Colorado -- reading Raymond Chandler books and getting stoned at the stations.
@@track1219 Yes! That's what makes it a "classic"! The guitar part is simple, loud and effective and kinda comes out of nowhere to make the song exponentially more interesting. Billy and Steve's best tune!
I missed one of his shows in Vegas by a week a few years ago. I'm still pissed I missed him. Dude puts on a show regardless if it's on stage or on his radio show. Dude is legit.
Kings & Queens of the Underground was an amazing album. I had no idea it even existed until a couple years ago. Where the hell had I been?? Blew my freakin' mind!!
Steve Stevens is a guitar legend, no doubt. But don’t take anything away from Billy Idol…he wrote these phenomenal lyrics. It’s definitely a collaboration that worked, and is still working!
You also have Keith Forsey producing who no doubt was a big influence on why this was successful. Steve Stevens work on Top Gun with Harold Faltermeyer... all this points back to Giorgio Moroder
@@lrsrosebud I say that is unfortunately true. With MTV music became all about the video, less about the song. Any list of top videos of the '80s would include "Take On Me", for good reason. It's an innovative work using cinematic techniques to tell a story. However, what would the song itself be without the video? Probably nothing. Just another keyboard-driven New Wave bore-fest. Counterpoint, look at Rush. Great band but the lost popularity in the '80s because they didn't do the awesome videos. Could you imagine if they had done a video for Red Barchetta with high cinematic quality?
This song shares a title with a horror film, but is not about any of that. Billy Idol is singing about a lover who has lost themself and has nothing left to give. It's about the end of a relationship.
I highly recommend that film. My High School French leaves much to be desired, but the film’s title is something like “Les Yeux Sans Visage”, which is the translation of “Eyes Without A Face”. Love the song and the film.
The 80s were like that though. Videos were a MAJOR factor in an artist's popularity and really familiarity. Billy is just as awesome today as he was back then.
It could also be based on a book or movie (i forget) about a man whose daughter was murdered and he was trying to make her a face again (i think that was it)
I disagree, Rebel Yell maybe, White Wedding is tolerable but it wouldn't bother me one bit to never her Mony Mony again. Eyes Without a Face and Flesh for Fantasy are far better songs than the over played top 40 stuff.
I suggested it too on a comment on Rebel Yell. I LOVE that song. Plus it was in a John Hughes movie, so you know it's got all the feeling of teen angst! Please check out "Catch My Fall"! ❤
Surely one of the best voices in music. Julia Louis Dreyfus, in one of her comedy bits said, "Looks like Sting, sounds like Bing". The look, the leather, the snarl, all pure Billy. And that voice. Amazing
The song concept came from a French horror movie from the '60s' about a plastic surgeon who tried to restore his daughter's face who had been disfigured in an accidnet.
I would rather have the strange of Billy Idol , then the non talent crap singers of today..lol I am still trying to figure out why Billie Fish or Elfish or Shellfish is such a big deal. Can’t sing worth of shit, yet she is a mega star.
It’s just called cradle of love, it was my first billy idol song I knew. My mom hated me watching the video cause I was so young, I was born in 82, but I still love it to this day. As I got older I learned more billy idol songs and loved them too but cradle of love will always be my fav 😂
When you look at Idol’s catalog you realize how much of an influence he had, even into the 90’s. “Hot in the City”, “Flesh for Fantasy”, “To be a Lover” and on it goes. I saw him in concert a couple years back, he can still bring it.
Man, it was the 80's we didn't have computers and cell phones and videos like this had to be done in studios and it was all new to everyone. This was epic when it came out. Oh, and that 80's ass slap was in almost ever rock song.
Billy Idol created a classic look for himself that withstands the trials of time. He still looks great! He's had some awesome hits, but he didn't do it alone. That's Mr. Steve Stevens on the guitar bringing us that searing solo. He's also partially responsible for the lovely and memorable theme song from Top Gun. Show this man some love and respect. He's an exemplary and outstanding performer and has played with numerous acts throughout his career.
My mom actually liked this song (except for the bridge, which was too hard rock for her). She was from the Silent Generation (1938) and preferred crooners. She liked his voice. :)
For all his work to try & make punk fashionable back in the 80's, Billy Idol is ABSOLUTELY a talented "Crooner". Some of the best work put out in the 80's.
This is a story of love, an obsessive love, and like the surgeon in the film of the same title, who would do anything to repair that love. He knows that when he looks at her that 'the love has gone from your eyes', and while he's away touring 'don't call me on the phone, to tell me you're alone' 'it's easy to deceive, and I just can't believe', he tries as best he can 'to keep the dream alive', he's torn apart by doubt. Eyes without a face, he can't tell from her expression whether she is being true or not.
I always thought it was a snarl, not a sneer that Billy does when he sings. I guess it's a matter of semantics. There was an intensity to him. It elevated his music. So many great songs he gave us.
There’s that stupid term again. Nobody who understands rock thinks Steve is underrated. He’s been considered one the very best by many music critics and industry experts
Steve Stevens recently (currently?) was doing guitar for Deadland Ritual, with Geezer Butler on bass, Matt Sorum on drums, and Franky Perez on vocals. Pretty bad-ass, actually. If you haven't heard them, I'd recommend checking out their songs Down in Flames and Broken & Bruised. Good stuff. For sure.
"Les Yeux Sans Visage" is a 1960 French movie.It's about a doctor trying to repair the face of his daughter disfigured in a car crash.So, the doctor will kill other girls to take parts of their face to repair his daughter's face. In Billy Idol song, the chorus is just the translation of the title: "Les Yeux sans visage...Eyes without a face" . Love that song and listened a lot to Billy Idol when I was a teenager! Still listen to him! Good vibes with your videos Jamal!
This video is from the heyday of MTV where every video was a movie in and of itself. Some of them were definitely better than others. I mean, Michael Jackson's Thriller set the standard on some level, but most of them had 3 to 5 minutes to tell their story. This video is definitely one of the better ones. BIlly Idol in general got the medium in a way a lot of his peers didn't.
I never looked into the lyrics but I always assumed it was talking about staring so deeply into someone's eyes that you don't even see their face anymore.
Yes, I was more in that vein, not the psycho-sexual splatterfest mode discussed elsewhere. I specifically thought it was an address of a partner's jealousy during unavoidable separation.
When these songs were new, I was a kid and heard the song on the radio without a video. Seeing the video years later tends to not be anything you would have imagined it to be.
The Professor of Rock channel just released an interview with Steve Stevens (guitar) this week about this song. These mentioned how he came up with the chord progression and how Billy came up with the lyrics and the French bits. Interesting stuff. I think Professor and Jamel could do some great crossovers. It can't be just me that watches these two channels. (Rick Beato, too.)
I still today to this day (cuz I actually thought it was saying this as a kid), whenever, "Dirty Deeds," by ACDC comes on, I always sing, "Dirty Deeds, done to sheep."
Nobody else checking out his earlier band, Generation X, one of the early punk bands from England. Excellent music. It was interesting to see how Billy's music evolved from Gen X to his solo career.
He also did an acoustic version of Dusty Springfield's "For What Its Worth" in the 90's I think on either MTV or VH1. Fantastic cover! Really showcases his talents in a different way and worth checking out.
Not from a movie. Just one of the greatest single artist albums from the 80's in a truly great period in history. Man I'd go back in a heartbeat. Compared to now? Shooooooot.
remember when this come out. Idols first top ten in the U.S. he's still an 80's fav. doesn't it seem like Miley has channeled Blondie, Jett and Idol. even does his lip thing.
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@@keithhutchins8803 White Wedding, Rebel Yell you must do. He did great covers of Mony Mony and LA Woman too.
Please review Loggins and Messina ANGRY EYES song......or GOLDEN RIBBONS song, both of which are on the double live album called ON STAGE. Angry Eyes is very funky, and Golden Ribbons is very sentimental. Anything from Loggins and Messina is fantastic......the 70's !!!!!! The BEST decade for musical groups !!!!!! Thank you, sir Jamel.
Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd
@@redarmysoja steal a car and go to Las Vegas
Shout out to Billy’s amazing guitarist Steve Stevens!🎸
Dam straight one of the most underrated, he was fracken amazing
He does an amazing solo for the anthem of TopGun the first movie many don’t know that, it was Steve Stevens, fracking amazing!
The solo from Rebel Yell is awesome.
Steve is a wizard. If you can still find his side gig it was called Atomic Playboys. His playing on that is still worth listening to. There’s one track on it called Run Across Desert Sands, it’s an instrumental and flat out killer tune. His solo stuff is worth the hunt.
I saw Steve's interview on Professer of Rock about this song today.
When it comes to that sneer, only Elvis and Billy could do it so well
I have a dog that does the sneer.... Funny as shit
He’s a huge Elvis fan.
@Diana Moore totally agree.
Dave Mustaine can sneer with the best of them!
@@keithholley546 And *snarl*
My favorite Billy Idol song.
Mine too. Great guitar solo too.
Mine as well!! Skating rinks in the 80s will NEVER be matched.
Same!
@@robertworkman1419 💯
@@danielmarquis5258 no doubt
One of the “coolest” rock stars ever.
He's gotta be to pop up with Adam Sandler in the Wedding Singer to help him get his woman! 😄
@@DivaInTheWoods love the wedding singer
Agreed. 👍
Sí!!!
"I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip reading murder books trying to stay hip." Just a great line .
One of my favorites of all artists. Lyric mixed with the sound. Artistry.
I always thought it was ‘burnt-up books”. 🥴
He seems to be on fire for a portion of the video. Lots of smoke
Reminds me of the mid-70's taking the bus from LA to Vegas so I could hitch-hike to Colorado -- reading Raymond Chandler books and getting stoned at the stations.
Love it!!!
Billy's lip "sneer" is one of his trademarks, as much as his platinum hair
When I was in the Navy and my blond hair was about 3/4" long I used to do the "Idol sneer" just to amuse people..
His "Whiplash Smile"
@@MichaelKerr71...Indiana Jones would be proud! 😋😏
Its his tribute to Elvis. He was a big fan of the King.
Billy Idol idolized Elvis and the sneer, his style and moves were all about Elvis, his mentor.
The BRIDGE in this song is exactly how a bridge should be. It sounds nothing like the rest of the song. You have that power. Run with it! 🤘😃
Yep, I love that bridge section; to me it makes the song
@@track1219 Yes! That's what makes it a "classic"! The guitar part is simple, loud and effective and kinda comes out of nowhere to make the song exponentially more interesting. Billy and Steve's best tune!
Steve Stevens~!
Yes! It takes you to a different place then finally takes you back to the original tune, brilliant
He still performs live, and he's a proud Grand Father.
His voice is still pretty damn good
May I add to this, a SMOKIN HOT proud grandfather 🔥lol
I missed one of his shows in Vegas by a week a few years ago. I'm still pissed I missed him. Dude puts on a show regardless if it's on stage or on his radio show. Dude is legit.
Kings & Queens of the Underground was an amazing album. I had no idea it even existed until a couple years ago. Where the hell had I been?? Blew my freakin' mind!!
And he is in damn good shape too.
Steve Stevens was the musical genius behind the album. He's the one doing all those dive-bomb solos on guitar and did the arranging and production.
He's also the guitar player on MJs Official Dirty Diana!
Grammy winning “Top Gun theme” too..
Steve Stevens music is pure gold
Steve Stevens is a guitar legend, no doubt. But don’t take anything away from Billy Idol…he wrote these phenomenal lyrics. It’s definitely a collaboration that worked, and is still working!
You also have Keith Forsey producing who no doubt was a big influence on why this was successful. Steve Stevens work on Top Gun with Harold Faltermeyer... all this points back to Giorgio Moroder
"What's he doing with his mouth though?" LOL Billy Idol has the most famous sneer ever!
*Elvis has entered the chat
@@armyfazer1410 sorry I forgot about that (my parent's generation, not mine)
The 80's definitely wouldn't have been as cool without Billy Idol and Steve Stevens in it.
" Now all I can do, is love what was once, so alive in you ." That's a pretty heavy line. Sounds like someone broke his heart.
I never bothered with the story behind the lyrics because the music and his voice alone would put me in a blissful trance.
Videos from the 80s were all about having fun. They were truly pieces of entertainment
The best part of the eighties was the music videos.
@@lrsrosebud I say that is unfortunately true. With MTV music became all about the video, less about the song. Any list of top videos of the '80s would include "Take On Me", for good reason. It's an innovative work using cinematic techniques to tell a story. However, what would the song itself be without the video? Probably nothing. Just another keyboard-driven New Wave bore-fest. Counterpoint, look at Rush. Great band but the lost popularity in the '80s because they didn't do the awesome videos. Could you imagine if they had done a video for Red Barchetta with high cinematic quality?
Rush? Barf…
This song shares a title with a horror film, but is not about any of that.
Billy Idol is singing about a lover who has lost themself and has nothing left to give. It's about the end of a relationship.
Steve Stevens, the guitar player, is one of the best but most underrated guitar singers around. Love the guy.
Named after an incredible French horror film from the 60s.
I highly recommend that film. My High School French leaves much to be desired, but the film’s title is something like “Les Yeux Sans Visage”, which is the translation of “Eyes Without A Face”.
Love the song and the film.
@@anyamanning9427 Thats what they're singing in the background right before Billy sings Eyes Without A Face !
@@rogerdaly6326 Ohhh I always wondered what they were singing. Now I know why I couldn't understand it. It's in French! lol
@@rogerdaly6326 I know:)
Billy Idols's primary guitarist was Steve Stevens. They were a great partnership for sure and had some very memorable songs.
Was? Were? They still perform together (okay, not in covid19 time).
@@criticus100 well “was” relative to this song. I actually saw them together in a small club in St. Paul a couple years ago. Short but fun set.
And Steve played on Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana too
@@UniversalBlackRocker He also played legendary Top Gun Anthem.
@@marijanbrkic4875 Yep
Billy Idol ROCKS! "Flesh For fantasy",White Wedding, Eyes Without A Face
are all other great Billy Idol songs!
Thank you!
✌❤🎶😁
Can't forget sweet sixteen
Billy Idol is an entire vibe
- Mony Mony
- Rebel Yell
- White Wedding
- Cradle of Love (for starters!!😉)
To be a lover is another banger. The video is hilarious.
Daytime Drama might be the sleeper on that album! Love that almost as much as Eyes.
To Be a Lover
Blue Highway
Dancin With Myself
Flesh For Fantasy is pretty hot too
indeed
The 80s were like that though. Videos were a MAJOR factor in an artist's popularity and really familiarity. Billy is just as awesome today as he was back then.
This song always spoke to me about violated trust. He’s on a tour bus and his girl is cheating on him. He realizes he never saw her true face.
It could also be based on a book or movie (i forget) about a man whose daughter was murdered and he was trying to make her a face again (i think that was it)
The patented Billy lip curl. Gorgeous. Ah the 80s, sigh, I miss them.
'75-'85 was a great decade!Miss it.🎶🔥😢
@@ragjamrock Probably my favorite ten year period in rock music.
His tribute to Elvis.
White Wedding, Mony Mony and Rebel Yell are musts really
Same thing with "Cradle Of Love"
Sweet 16
The fun we had with Mony Mony, parties, dances, bars. My gosh, the memories!
Yeah, what he said. Oh yes, Cradle of Love too. Maybe, include a Back to Back listen to L.A. Woman by The Doors and Billy Idol.
I disagree, Rebel Yell maybe, White Wedding is tolerable but it wouldn't bother me one bit to never her Mony Mony again. Eyes Without a Face and Flesh for Fantasy are far better songs than the over played top 40 stuff.
This is one of the best summer songs ever.
It works at 2:14 AM in February, too
i only recently learned that the female background vocals are singing “eyes without a face” in French
Yasss clever right? Back in 83 that was the thing knowing French
Billy Idol's a huge Doors/Jim Morrison fan, so he gets into some similar themes, covered LA Woman, was in The Doors movie, and so on.
His cover of LA Woman is highly underrated. He killed it.
He's also a huge Elvis Presley fan and that's the reason for his curled up left side of his lip.
Don’t think ppl realise how hard Billy worked and how much effort he put into his music, true artist.
"Catch My Fall" is probably my favorite Idol song.
Most def
BEST 80s sax EVARRRR
I suggested it too on a comment on Rebel Yell. I LOVE that song. Plus it was in a John Hughes movie, so you know it's got all the feeling of teen angst!
Please check out "Catch My Fall"! ❤
Great one!!
Surely one of the best voices in music. Julia Louis Dreyfus, in one of her comedy bits said, "Looks like Sting, sounds like Bing". The look, the leather, the snarl, all pure Billy. And that voice. Amazing
Never heard that! Great comment!! So True.
I remember that!! That was so funny. That was an SNL fake Billy Idol ad called "Right Voice, Wrong Face." That was funny as hell. 😅
Sweet Sixteen, White Wedding, Mony Mony, Hot in the city.......Billy Idol is super cool.
I forgot about Hot In The City!!!
Speed, Catch my Fall, Craddle of Love, and the number one REBEL YELLL
Flesh for Fantasy
@@alrivers2297 My absolute favorite
It shocked me when I discovered he wrote his own songs.
Billy did not write Mony Mony. It was written by Tommy James who also had a hit with it first.
@@angelaackerman8934 this blows mony mony away
@@lv67890 correct
This song is great on a dark midnight drive. The production was great and the sound wraps around you in the car. Love it.
Steve Stevens, the most underrated guitarist of our generation. Great song!
The song concept came from a French horror movie from the '60s' about a plastic surgeon who tried to restore his daughter's face who had been disfigured in an accidnet.
The name of the director is Georges Franju.
Whoo! Billy! This is my favourite song of his.
I've seen him twice live. Even recently in the past few years. He's awesome.
He came to Six Flags Over Ga when I was in hs back in early 80s
Whenever someone asks me how im doing I say:
"Just been reading murder books , trying to stay hip".
Hell Yeah!!! Billy is a LEGEND!! Check out "Cradle of Love" Damn, she was smokin hot!
That's right! Whoa, that girl......kept me up nights.
Another gem from Mr. Broad, his discography is loaded with them.
This guy was such a strange anomaly back the 80`s, but it worked, he was awesome!
I would rather have the strange of Billy Idol , then the non talent crap singers of today..lol I am still trying to figure out why Billie Fish or Elfish or Shellfish is such a big deal. Can’t sing worth of shit, yet she is a mega star.
The title is such 80’s words. “Eyes without a face”, “strangers eyes”, “eyes of a stranger” and “face of a stranger” are so 80’s. lol
There a reason the word EPIC exists, for songs like this
To Be A Lover - BI - you'll love it
This is my favorite song of his. He has a very nice voice. You want a fun video check out Rock the Cradle of Love haha 😛
It’s just called cradle of love, it was my first billy idol song I knew. My mom hated me watching the video cause I was so young, I was born in 82, but I still love it to this day. As I got older I learned more billy idol songs and loved them too but cradle of love will always be my fav 😂
Love this song, and how it incorporated ambient elements.
When you look at Idol’s catalog you realize how much of an influence he had, even into the 90’s. “Hot in the City”, “Flesh for Fantasy”, “To be a Lover” and on it goes. I saw him in concert a couple years back, he can still bring it.
“Eyes without a Face” is a classic Horror Movie
Absolutely .
@@antoniocarlin5026 Ah, hence the backup singers singing in French. I never knew that.
This is my favorite song of his, and one of the best of the 80s. Beautifully haunting
I remember a TV interview when this song came out. Billy said it's about people who have no soul.
My favorite Billy Idol song. He also does a really good live version where you can see Steve Stevens more.
All time favorite from the 80s, TY.
The bass line really makes this song groove, thanks for showing some love to the bass player @jamel!
Man, it was the 80's we didn't have computers and cell phones and videos like this had to be done in studios and it was all new to everyone. This was epic when it came out. Oh, and that 80's ass slap was in almost ever rock song.
Jamel you've got to do Hot in the City - great summer song.
Agreed!
Oooohh...top shelf 80's this. Those chords, that bass, all the subtle touches in production...perfect 80's tune.
“Cradle of Love.” That’s it, that’s the comment.
The girl in that vid, madonn'!
I'd forgotten all about that song. It was tight
@@kennethlatham3133Gabagool? Ovaaaa heeeeere
This era in my life was everything. The music, the freedoms...i really miss the 80s❤
This comes from the hay day of music videos, not a movie. His sneer made him very famous.
God I love this song. The bass is awesome here!
Still my suggestion: Thorn in my Pride- the Black Crowes.
This song brings me back!! Billy was a beautiful man, '80's style.
I saw Billy Idol about 10 years ago and it was the best and weirdest concerts I have ever been to, but damn he was amazing.
You should try Rebel Yell and White Wedding from Billy. I love him.
Oh man I've loved this song for ever. It's so beautiful. Thank you Jamal.
Billy Idol created a classic look for himself that withstands the trials of time. He still looks great!
He's had some awesome hits, but he didn't do it alone.
That's Mr. Steve Stevens on the guitar bringing us that searing solo. He's also partially responsible for the lovely and memorable theme song from Top Gun. Show this man some love and respect. He's an exemplary and outstanding performer and has played with numerous acts throughout his career.
“What he doing with his mouth?” Lol. It’s Billy Idol. That’s what he does
My mom actually liked this song (except for the bridge, which was too hard rock for her). She was from the Silent Generation (1938) and preferred crooners. She liked his voice. :)
For all his work to try & make punk fashionable back in the 80's, Billy Idol is ABSOLUTELY a talented "Crooner". Some of the best work put out in the 80's.
Fantastic voice.
This is a story of love, an obsessive love, and like the surgeon in the film of the same title, who would do anything to repair that love. He knows that when he looks at her that 'the love has gone from your eyes', and while he's away touring 'don't call me on the phone, to tell me you're alone' 'it's easy to deceive, and I just can't believe', he tries as best he can 'to keep the dream alive', he's torn apart by doubt. Eyes without a face, he can't tell from her expression whether she is being true or not.
I always thought it was a snarl, not a sneer that Billy does when he sings. I guess it's a matter of semantics. There was an intensity to him. It elevated his music. So many great songs he gave us.
"They slappin them cheeks?" 😆
That's Billy signature face expression if you check out all of his videos the raised upper lip lol...
I was never a big Idol fan, but this tune stood out for me. I'm still mesmerized when I hear it. Imo, one of the coolest 80's songs period.
Billy was was of the hottest, most popular rockers in the 80s. Can't listen to him without a trip down memory lane.
Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun. A hidden gem that only some really know about.
EXCELLENT SONG 🎵
My favourite Billy Idol song. Great bass and best played loudly whilst driving! 😎 “Flesh For Fantasy” is another brilliant one.
Steve Stevens very underrated guitarist ...... This is my favorite Idol tune
There’s that stupid term again.
Nobody who understands rock thinks Steve is underrated. He’s been considered one the very best by many music critics and industry experts
@@17golfstar U can go on any comments section in youtube and i'll defy u to not find someone say , 'literally ' and or 'underated ' .
Steve Stevens recently (currently?) was doing guitar for Deadland Ritual, with Geezer Butler on bass, Matt Sorum on drums, and Franky Perez on vocals. Pretty bad-ass, actually. If you haven't heard them, I'd recommend checking out their songs Down in Flames and Broken & Bruised. Good stuff. For sure.
In school Billy's teacher said he was idle. So he changed it.
This song is about drug addiction
Haven't heard this one in a while...faves by Billy Idol...Rebel Yell & White Wedding...
"Les Yeux Sans Visage" is a 1960 French movie.It's about a doctor trying to repair the face of his daughter disfigured in a car crash.So, the doctor will kill other girls to take parts of their face to repair his daughter's face. In Billy Idol song, the chorus is just the translation of the title: "Les Yeux sans visage...Eyes without a face" . Love that song and listened a lot to Billy Idol when I was a teenager! Still listen to him! Good vibes with your videos Jamal!
My favorite Billy Idol song. Billy Idol, Ian Astbury and Michael Hutchence. Three artists who have that RARE it factor. And Billy was GORGEOUS.
This video is from the heyday of MTV where every video was a movie in and of itself. Some of them were definitely better than others. I mean, Michael Jackson's Thriller set the standard on some level, but most of them had 3 to 5 minutes to tell their story. This video is definitely one of the better ones. BIlly Idol in general got the medium in a way a lot of his peers didn't.
I never looked into the lyrics but I always assumed it was talking about staring so deeply into someone's eyes that you don't even see their face anymore.
Yes, I was more in that vein, not the psycho-sexual splatterfest mode discussed elsewhere. I specifically thought it was an address of a partner's jealousy during unavoidable separation.
When these songs were new, I was a kid and heard the song on the radio without a video. Seeing the video years later tends to not be anything you would have imagined it to be.
The Professor of Rock channel just released an interview with Steve Stevens (guitar) this week about this song. These mentioned how he came up with the chord progression and how Billy came up with the lyrics and the French bits. Interesting stuff.
I think Professor and Jamel could do some great crossovers. It can't be just me that watches these two channels. (Rick Beato, too.)
Would recommend "On the Blue Highway" or "Crank Call" of the Rebel Yell album
Blue Highway is the jam
When we were younger we “renamed” this song “Thighs Around Your Face”. Good times.
When everyone would shout get laid get fucked during Mony Mony, I knew a girl who would shout drink milk, it’s good.
Heh heh us too:-)
I still today to this day (cuz I actually thought it was saying this as a kid), whenever, "Dirty Deeds," by ACDC comes on, I always sing, "Dirty Deeds, done to sheep."
@@tylermankins2960 that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.
We went with "Thighs Upon Your Face".
We are living in "Eyes Without A Face" so many have their faces covered the only thing you see is their eyes.
Nobody else checking out his earlier band, Generation X, one of the early punk bands from England. Excellent music. It was interesting to see how Billy's music evolved from Gen X to his solo career.
Les yeux sans visage
He also did an acoustic version of Dusty Springfield's "For What Its Worth" in the 90's I think on either MTV or VH1. Fantastic cover! Really showcases his talents in a different way and worth checking out.
You mean Buffalo Springfield
@@timgerke8714 THANK YOU yes!
Not from a movie. Just one of the greatest single artist albums from the 80's in a truly great period in history. Man I'd go back in a heartbeat. Compared to now? Shooooooot.
“Hot in the City” “Dancing with Myself” A true Rock Star...
remember when this come out. Idols first top ten in the U.S. he's still an 80's fav. doesn't it seem
like Miley has channeled Blondie, Jett and Idol. even does his lip thing.
She did a good duet with him
@@annawilliams7650 no kidding! what song and when. i need to see that. thx!
Hey Jamel love the content but could you do Hot rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and his lost planet airmen I would love to see you watch it
Billy Idol has a fantastic voice. I don’t think he gets enough credit for his unique vocals.
Yay, more Billy Idol! Cradle of Love is another must-hear!
If you haven’t reacted to it can you please react to 1979- Smashing Pumpkins
My ABSOLUTE FAVE song by Billy Idol!!!! Thank Jamel!! Sending love from Portland, OR!
My Mom always said: Billy Idol is the most beautiful man in the world...:-)
It’s a beautiful song. Billy had some depth to him!