A NEW FAVORITE!.| FIRST TIME HEARING Billy Idol - Mony Mony REACTION

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  • @andrewshanaghan797
    @andrewshanaghan797 2 года назад +524

    I feel sorry for people who missed the seventies and eighties....you have no idea how much fun and how cool the music was... awesome in every way.

    • @Ydnic7481
      @Ydnic7481 Год назад +21

      We We're so lucky!

    • @RobertSmith-iw2kb
      @RobertSmith-iw2kb Год назад +18

      If we tried to explain the way it was,and how good.no one would or could believe us anyway since f they were not there.

    • @JohnHill-bn5kn
      @JohnHill-bn5kn Год назад +10

      Born 1971 here and YES~!!!!! Ive partied with everyone from The Ramones to Green Day (before musicians felt they were too good for their fans)

    • @clo2333
      @clo2333 Год назад +9

      So true, 53 years old now, so you do the math, as a teenager listening to his songs when they first came out, nothing like it, Billy was the man.

    • @atrainace114
      @atrainace114 Год назад +10

      Bro my son was born 2013 and was Billy idol for Halloween if you don't teach um they don't know about the older stuff that still hits today.

  • @ElectroT0y
    @ElectroT0y 3 года назад +888

    The guitarist is Steve Stevens and he's amazing. This song was a huge hit for Tommy James and the Shondells in 1968 and again for Billy.

    • @richardkralick3062
      @richardkralick3062 3 года назад +39

      Even better... This was a US number 1 song, and the previous number one was Tiffany, "I Think We're Alone Now", which was also a Tommy James and the Shondells hit. I went to see that band in Toronto back in the late 1980s.

    • @johndalley1288
      @johndalley1288 3 года назад +45

      Yes, you guys need to listen to the orginal by Tommy James and the Shondells.

    • @dustinsdesertheirloomgarde5999
      @dustinsdesertheirloomgarde5999 3 года назад +28

      The name Billy Idol comes from a play on words from his school days. One of his teachers used to say, "There's Billy sitting idle again" (not doing his work). It stuck and he became Billy Idol in later years.

    • @squirrley01
      @squirrley01 3 года назад +28

      Please check out Tommy James and the shondels version.

    • @kathywetherington3766
      @kathywetherington3766 3 года назад +24

      I love love TommyvJames and the Shondells

  • @nanawalks
    @nanawalks 3 года назад +42

    Duuude. Have you not seen The Wedding Singer?? Everyone loves Billy Idol.

  • @dawnpilkington
    @dawnpilkington Год назад +66

    Billy Idol was hopping around the stage, fell off, and landed on top of me at a college show. He hopped up and lifted me up back up to my feet, took my hand, and hopped around on floor with us. We lifted him back to the stage. I don't think he ever missed a beat or stopped performing.

    • @lealand423
      @lealand423 8 месяцев назад +7

      That is a awesome story, hope you were not hurt.
      I was so in love with him as a teen in the 80s here in Australia, my sister had boy George posters on her wall and I had Billy posters.

    • @ratagris21
      @ratagris21 4 месяца назад

      A real performer who doesn't stop the show.

    • @ronvonbon
      @ronvonbon 3 месяца назад +1

      omg yes, hes awesome

  • @calismith5777
    @calismith5777 Год назад +100

    Anybody remember people chanting “Hey everybody, get laid, get fucked!” during the silence in the song’s verses whenever this version was played to a crowd?

    • @alleycat5061
      @alleycat5061 9 месяцев назад

      Absolutely! Except depending on where we were we said hey motherf*cker, get laid, get fucked 😉

    • @nerdcamel
      @nerdcamel 9 месяцев назад +7

      I came here to say this

    • @muddbug1
      @muddbug1 8 месяцев назад +2

      For damn shore!!!

    • @mindihunt1930
      @mindihunt1930 8 месяцев назад +7

      They banned this song at our school dances for this reason lol

    • @dawnhall2400
      @dawnhall2400 7 месяцев назад

  • @librarylady13
    @librarylady13 3 года назад +260

    Amber, NEVER apologize for feeling the music. Billy Idol brings it out every time.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 3 года назад +2

      But I wish they wouldn't talk so much....

  • @sf0tacticalguy
    @sf0tacticalguy 3 года назад +266

    Never, EVER, restrain yourselves, Jordan and Amber! It's that energy that you two have, that embraces Life, that's what brings me back, day after day! I love how excited you both get.

    • @johnwoodworth9127
      @johnwoodworth9127 3 года назад +5

      I agree. I love watching them explore such great music and seeing how it impacts them.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 3 года назад +1

      But I wish they wouldn't talk so much thruout the songs!

    • @kimberlinibambini1988
      @kimberlinibambini1988 3 года назад +1

      Agree!!! 💯

  • @bradsullivan2495
    @bradsullivan2495 3 года назад +123

    "Dancing With Myself" "Cradle of Love" and his cover of The Doors' "L.A. Woman" are three more of his reaction-worthy songs.

    • @larrysawdey5598
      @larrysawdey5598 3 года назад +3

      You nailed it.

    • @jeni111569
      @jeni111569 3 года назад +2

      Yes!!! Listen to both of these suggestions. So cool like someone else said to see someone for the first time hear an artist we grew up with and we keep saying we had the best music in high school. The 80'!!!

    • @vanyadolly
      @vanyadolly 3 года назад +4

      Not enough people react to Cradle of Love and LA woman. The latter is one of the best covers ever

    • @Purplenaut
      @Purplenaut 3 года назад +5

      YES - please react to the music video version of "Cradle of Love"!

    • @rebekahvillon4245
      @rebekahvillon4245 3 года назад +2

      Cradle of Love is a banger. I also like Sweet Sixteen for showing a different side of his voice.

  • @elizabethmayhand3941
    @elizabethmayhand3941 2 года назад +142

    Living through the 80s was just pure awesomeness! The older I get, the more I just appreciate being born in the late 60s.

    • @elizabethchapman9523
      @elizabethchapman9523 Год назад +7

      Totally agree. I was born in the early 60s. Even kids today recognize how good the music was back in the 70s and 80s. I am glad I was around in both decades and witnessed it first hand.

    • @Pete391
      @Pete391 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@elizabethchapman9523 1960 here....Back then you would have a favorite song, and at least once a week a great song would be released and be your new favorite....

    • @RobertBreedon-c3b
      @RobertBreedon-c3b 11 месяцев назад +1

      1967 here for me

  • @christybell9587
    @christybell9587 Год назад +85

    I was just lucky enough to go see this man in concert a week ago. At 67, he still rocks like crazy! The whole auditorium went NUTS when he started this one. He is a true inspiration for us GenX'ers who are only old in years... not in mindset! Love you Billy!!!!

  • @kenttaylor9238
    @kenttaylor9238 3 года назад +102

    Steve Stevens on guitar. Great axeman. He also does a killer solo on Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana"

  • @kimcutts424
    @kimcutts424 3 года назад +107

    This was a HUGE hit for Billy. Then again, all Billy's records were hits. This one was released in 1981.

    • @Teletran35
      @Teletran35 3 года назад

      1991

    • @brucew7062
      @brucew7062 3 года назад +2

      No, it was indeed released in 1981 and not 1991.

    • @richardgazinia5482
      @richardgazinia5482 3 года назад +6

      @@Teletran35 It was released in 1987. Google has it being released in 1981 but it's a typo.

    • @poppad331
      @poppad331 3 года назад +4

      @@brucew7062 1st released n 1968 by Tommy James and the Shondells, Billy covered it

    • @jenniferfoster1692
      @jenniferfoster1692 3 года назад +2

      And we were still partying to it in college in late 80s! His music aged very well

  • @sharrontaylor5448
    @sharrontaylor5448 3 года назад +85

    Billy is amazing! This is a cover but it is great! Honestly like it better than original. But I like the original too Tommy James and the Shondells

  • @windwoman3549
    @windwoman3549 2 года назад +194

    Mandatory in clubs back in the ‘80s! The crowd would go nuts on the dance floor - jumping up and down, screaming “YEAH!!! at the appropriate times. ‘Mony, Mony’ was one of those songs that made everyone euphoric.

    • @FixedVariable
      @FixedVariable 2 года назад +2

      At his big venue concerts too

    • @danieldoucette212
      @danieldoucette212 Год назад +2

      YEAH!

    • @OgreProgrammer
      @OgreProgrammer Год назад +3

      It was still huge like that when I worked in a club around 2000. I am certain it still is, if and when it gets played.

    • @JaneWalters-ni7se
      @JaneWalters-ni7se Год назад +2

      Miss my 80s

    • @Carnakr1
      @Carnakr1 Год назад

      Get laid,,,, get ffffdddd

  • @tamaraandrew2507
    @tamaraandrew2507 3 года назад +5

    This is an old classic. I had never heard Billy Idol sing it and he done did it up GOOD! Do not contain yourselves....I think that anyone watching this is dancing!!!!

    • @dawnhall2400
      @dawnhall2400 7 месяцев назад

      I'm crying
      I miss the good days

  • @vdoudna
    @vdoudna 3 года назад +65

    This is a cover of the Tommy James & the Shondells' hit. If you want to explore them... Mony Mony, Crystal Blue Persuasion, and Crimson and Clover are all very good.

    • @johnszostowski767
      @johnszostowski767 3 года назад +6

      also hanky panky

    • @billdecat855
      @billdecat855 3 года назад +8

      ...and they could do the Joan Jett version of Crimson and Clover for a Female Friday

    • @tombeyerlein3813
      @tombeyerlein3813 3 года назад +6

      Also "I Think We're Alone Now." And Tommy's solo tune " Draggin' The Line. "

    • @traci4187
      @traci4187 3 года назад +3

      And then Joan Jett went and covered Crimson and Clover...

  • @trespatines8698
    @trespatines8698 3 года назад +20

    Steve Stevens on the guitar is someone to keep your ears and eyes on. Him and Billy are great together.

  • @davedalbini7670
    @davedalbini7670 3 года назад +51

    This gets played at pretty much any wedding with a DJ. The crowd reply that you can't hear in the video is required at all gatherings this song is played at.

    • @markbailey431
      @markbailey431 3 года назад +9

      I use to do DJ and KJ and this is one of a couple of songs that are banned at school dances

    • @sallyh5413
      @sallyh5413 3 года назад +8

      ‘Hey say what get laid get f*cked!’ I’ll never forget it🤣🤣🤣

    • @richardgazinia5482
      @richardgazinia5482 3 года назад +4

      @@sallyh5413 In every club I heard this song at in the late 80s the crowd would scream the "get laid, get f*cked!" part in case you missed it. I worked for a local band at the time and in between sets club DJs played the hell out of this song. The band and the crew would stop everything and shout out the phrase every time it came up. Heard the song at least 3 times every night in 1987 at the clubs we played at.

    • @keithmacnab5894
      @keithmacnab5894 3 года назад +2

      @@sallyh5413 In Montreal we always said " Hey motherfucker, get laid get fucked"

    • @dipsydoodle7988
      @dipsydoodle7988 3 года назад +3

      I was looking for this comment. The obligatory drunken R rated call and response.

  • @denatokaya5510
    @denatokaya5510 Год назад +4

    This song was written by; Tommy James (Tommy James and the Shondells), Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom, Bo Gentry, way back in 1968.

  • @donpaxton8381
    @donpaxton8381 2 года назад +43

    Guys, and gals I have NEVER EVER seen any reactors get so heavily involved and so INTO a song they are reacting to as these 2 our boy Jay and our girl Amber. My hats off to you both this is quite the treat watching you hear for the first time music I grew up with and especially Billy Idol

    • @MrNaturalhigh72
      @MrNaturalhigh72 10 месяцев назад +2

      I am jamming just watching them jamming in the studio! LOL!

  • @kimcutts424
    @kimcutts424 3 года назад +67

    This is definitely a great cover of this song. The original by Tommy James & the Shondells is fabulous.

    • @LoriF25403
      @LoriF25403 3 года назад +3

      @Willow B Yes they should listen to the original

    • @johnszostowski767
      @johnszostowski767 3 года назад +3

      Tommy James also did "I Think We're Alone Now" that Tiffany later covered

    • @alanlittle9352
      @alanlittle9352 3 года назад +2

      Tommy James wrote this on his first ever trip th N.Y.C. His is THE version of this song.

    • @BGNOLA
      @BGNOLA 3 года назад +1

      Tommy James was outselling the Beatles for awhile and never got a royalty check.

  • @KayeWhye
    @KayeWhye 3 года назад +144

    If you love this, you'll definitely love the original by Tommy James and the Shondells. (Circa 1968)
    P. S. I've been waiting for it since I started with this channel, and she finally did it! Amber did The Swim! 😁

    • @charleslatora5750
      @charleslatora5750 3 года назад +5

      Yes.

    • @dianefiske-foy4717
      @dianefiske-foy4717 3 года назад +4

      Yes‼️

    • @steviekc9057
      @steviekc9057 3 года назад +9

      ANYTHING by Tommy James!!

    • @1177kc
      @1177kc 3 года назад +9

      She’s got the right idea with the swim since Tommy James and the Shondells released it in 1968, but this song was just made for doing the pony to.

    • @donaldlove9195
      @donaldlove9195 3 года назад +6

      By far the best Reaction i can remember from Amber & Rob ..

  • @candicantsleep
    @candicantsleep 3 года назад +114

    Steve Stevens, the guitarist, is amazing! He played lead on Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana". My favourite song/video by MJ. The two of them together are wild! It's a side of MJ I'd never seen before. Highly recommend! Make sure to watch the official video!

    • @jrasak
      @jrasak 3 года назад

      He was also in the movie Crossroads with Ralph Machio he was the “Devil” guitarist.

    • @incantation521
      @incantation521 3 года назад +3

      @@jrasak that was steve vai your thinking about.

    • @angieacapella1847
      @angieacapella1847 3 года назад +2

      Yes! My favorite MJ song too! I think I’ll go watch the video NOW, in fact! Lol

    • @jrasak
      @jrasak 3 года назад +2

      @@incantation521 yes!! You’re right! I had Steve correct though! 😂

    • @incantation521
      @incantation521 3 года назад +2

      @@jrasak both kick ass on guitar. Can't wait for vai"s new album next month.

  • @paulmargett9360
    @paulmargett9360 3 года назад +55

    The original version by Tommy James and the Shondells was the number one record here in the UK on the day I was born (July 1968) 😊
    Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @jasonallen9144
      @jasonallen9144 Год назад +1

      The Shondells were great but at the same time they were a bit of a manufactured band that used songwriters.
      A bit like the monkees.
      The songs would of gone to on to other artists until they found a home.

    • @cleanslate9623
      @cleanslate9623 Год назад

      I love Tommy James and The Shondells...My baby does the hanky panky...towin'the Line etc.

    • @Spiritual294
      @Spiritual294 Год назад +2

      I was trying to remember who did it first! Still, great job by Billy Idol!

    • @cattewest
      @cattewest Год назад +1

      Tommy James and the Shondells!
      Wow, back sitting in Bobby's Volkswagen in the parking lot at Art School. Chips and onion dip for lunch with my best friend. Great memories!

    • @markcourson3151
      @markcourson3151 9 месяцев назад +1

      had it on a 45!

  • @robertbridges3596
    @robertbridges3596 9 месяцев назад +4

    Billy Idol guitarist is Steve Stevens he’s a great guitarist and he’s done many other things. He also did the guitar anthem for Top Gun!

  • @kayteeemm9551
    @kayteeemm9551 3 года назад +70

    I was a bouncer in a bar when this song was out. One of our jobs was to go down into the basement and fetch beer cases out of the cooler and throw them up through the trap door behind the bar to the bartender. The dance floor was right above there, and when this song came on everyone in the bar jammed onto the dance floor and did a kind of hop dance that would make the whole floor above your head flex in a terrifying manner! Also, there was a point in the chorus that everyone would shout "HEY! Get la*d, get fu**ed!" No idea when or where that started but everyone in the bar shouted it.

    • @julielynn10
      @julielynn10 3 года назад +2

      The DJs would egg us on.

    • @agresticumbra
      @agresticumbra 3 года назад +3

      Ya, the crowd was always “Get laid! Get Phucked!” along with the song.😆

    • @boomer63
      @boomer63 3 года назад +3

      At 5:10, you can see him mouthing the words.

    • @redcaddiedaddie
      @redcaddiedaddie 3 года назад +4

      The complete chant in the club I frequented back in the day was " Hey, say what- get laid, get f*cked "...

    • @eddavis9704
      @eddavis9704 3 года назад +2

      In the club's in Germany it was "Hey motherphuker, get laid get phuked. " Those were some great times and the best music.

  • @johnspikes8102
    @johnspikes8102 3 года назад +173

    This is a crowd response song. Whenever he says "Here He Comes Now Sayin' Mony Mony", the crowd responds "Hey, Get La*d, Get F*cked". Always listen for the crowd response. This is a big wedding reception song and the crowd at the party will still respond the same way.

    • @scoutman777
      @scoutman777 2 года назад +20

      Yeah, that got it banned at our high school dances

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 2 года назад +3

      I've never heard that.

    • @mibesto8039
      @mibesto8039 2 года назад +6

      The crowd response I always heard was “Hey everybody, get laid, get drunk!” LOL

    • @tinajustvig5921
      @tinajustvig5921 2 года назад +10

      Danced to this many times in the dance clubs and say that part!!!

    • @daviddavison6391
      @daviddavison6391 2 года назад +6

      Every school dance we would get scolded for saying the response...lol

  • @chasingbirds3073
    @chasingbirds3073 3 года назад +36

    This song was a staple of bars and dance clubs in the 80's. Guaranteed the dance floor was packed and you couldn't hear yourself from everyone singing in unison. Absolute fire song.

    • @boomer63
      @boomer63 3 года назад

      It still is a bar favorite 😍

    • @debbiedebster5806
      @debbiedebster5806 3 года назад +4

      And when people are sauced, they scream that naughty addition to it😂 Billy is the best!!♥️✌

  • @GALACTUS-WORLD-EATER
    @GALACTUS-WORLD-EATER 9 месяцев назад +3

    When someone says how sad it is that one's these days missed the 70s... You didn't. it's still with us

  • @mikehigbee2320
    @mikehigbee2320 Год назад +2

    If this song doesn't get you out of your chair, punching your fist, bobbing your head and shouting, "Yeah!" then you have to be dead. Nobody does that better than Billy Idol.

  • @mollyprice1485
    @mollyprice1485 3 года назад +23

    I’m so proud to have been a teenager in the 80s! If you’ve never seen it, I hope you watch the movie The Wedding Singer. It’s hilarious and Billy Idol is in it at the end!

  • @donnadunn9608
    @donnadunn9608 3 года назад +57

    Love this version. The original is by Tommy James and the Shondells from the 60's and it's great too

    • @boki1693
      @boki1693 3 года назад +1

      I actually saw Tommy James in a local rock club on Long Island I think right after this version of his song came out. Dude, he was so drunk he kept falling of the stage. LOL. but that just made it more fun. His other song that was a big cover hit was Clemson and Clover by Joan Jett.

  • @jamesfalato4305
    @jamesfalato4305 3 года назад +96

    "Mony Mony" was first done by Tommy James & the Shondells in 1968, and the lyrics and beat are the same, but this Billy Idol's cover in 1981 takes the song to another level... Great Stuff!!!

  • @Tank4Life
    @Tank4Life 2 года назад +2

    Watching this one for the 4th time! I love love love this video!!!

  • @anthonyfieldhouse9691
    @anthonyfieldhouse9691 2 года назад

    Love the appreciation of Mr idol. He's just the best rocker ever

  • @shanemcconnell358
    @shanemcconnell358 3 года назад +55

    "Dancing With Myself" "Cradle of Love" and "Fatal Charm" are all great Billy Idol hits to react to.🎧👍

    • @louis18utd9
      @louis18utd9 3 года назад +2

      Fatal charm great man 👍👍

    • @leeannrorex1509
      @leeannrorex1509 3 года назад +2

      Dancing with Myself is the first Billy Idol song I heard back in the day. Great suggestion!

    • @AscendedXSaiyan
      @AscendedXSaiyan 3 года назад +3

      "White Wedding" & "Rebel Yell" are two other good ones

    • @dinozzo97
      @dinozzo97 3 года назад +1

      “Dont Need a Gun” is a underrated Billy Idol song as well definitely deserves a reaction.

    • @ruthparker9756
      @ruthparker9756 2 года назад +2

      I was just going to suggest "Dancing with Myself" too. Many years ago, a friend and I were the only ones on the dance floor for a local band. They broke into that song 😅

  • @frankbustamante6833
    @frankbustamante6833 3 года назад +18

    I remember dancing to this song at the clubs. Of course we added the extra uncut lyrics to the song. You guys know what I'm talking about....lol

    • @georgianajones2346
      @georgianajones2346 3 года назад +3

      That’s all I could hear when listening to this song, but don’t want to say what was said… Glad it wasn’t just me

    • @michelerosevear7466
      @michelerosevear7466 3 года назад +5

      I certainly know what you're talking about; I, to this day, STILL say the "uncut lyrics" whenever I hear this song on the radio! My daughter thinks it's so hilarious-- "did u really sing that on the dance floor?"; yes, I did...

    • @snipchick
      @snipchick 3 года назад +2

      We went crazy at the club dancing & singing the "alternate" lyrics at the top of our lungs! What a great time it was lol

    • @Ellen.G
      @Ellen.G 3 года назад +2

      Yup! We know! Ha!

    • @alleycat5061
      @alleycat5061 9 месяцев назад

      💯

  • @pystrykerstaff5378
    @pystrykerstaff5378 3 года назад +102

    It does my heart good to see people younger than me enjoying the music I was blessed to grow up with. I’m so glad I’m a subscriber to your channel, and thank you for your vast appreciation of music from days gone by. God bless you guys and your family!

    • @steveemerson5507
      @steveemerson5507 3 года назад

      Steve Steven's is the guitarist very underestimated.

  • @murraychadwick9362
    @murraychadwick9362 Год назад +15

    This song was actually a hit back in the 60's done by a group called "Tommy James and the Shandels" who had a lot of popular songs in the 60's. Crimson and Clover was a big hit by them also. Billy Idol took Mony Mony to a whole new level with his verson. 👍

    • @mkrezanski6606
      @mkrezanski6606 Год назад

      And Joan Jett took Crimson and clover back to the top again

  • @PennyLane1
    @PennyLane1 Год назад +1

    A Billy Idol gig is NEVER time wasted.... he is a legend...

  • @josephklimchock5412
    @josephklimchock5412 3 года назад +80

    One of the best party, jump songs ever. We danced or really jumped to this when played in the clubs, we called it "jump rock".........Billy always performs with immense energy......crazy......nothing like being in a club and the whole place is literally jumping.

    • @andyanderson3628
      @andyanderson3628 3 года назад +2

      Yep and Van Halen singing "Jump".

    • @mariannematus6703
      @mariannematus6703 2 года назад +3

      We yelled a lot more than "hey" during this song.... LOL

    • @meggiles6848
      @meggiles6848 2 года назад +1

      Me & my girlfriends danced & yelled to this song in 1989 in NYC clubs.

  • @Islendingar
    @Islendingar 3 года назад +29

    The guitarist is Steve Stevens…… he’s a really monstrous player and is regarded as a brilliant artist in his own right as well as the stuff he did for Billy for a lot of years and then did an album with Vince Neil (his first solo album) and a lot of other things too ….

    • @richardkralick3062
      @richardkralick3062 3 года назад +2

      One of my favourites is his solo on MJ's "Dirty Diana".

    • @Islendingar
      @Islendingar 3 года назад +2

      @@richardkralick3062 That’s a killer too ….. he has a stunning tone and can change it to suit the song and take it from there ……

    • @prodigal71
      @prodigal71 3 года назад

      I loved that Atomic Playboys album....just listened to it again over the holidays

  • @laurakali6522
    @laurakali6522 3 года назад +41

    Billy is a proud grandpa now….Poppy Rebel has her own social media page on Instagram…..super cute watching them together.

  • @chrisdrury9723
    @chrisdrury9723 Месяц назад +1

    Music will never be this fun and enjoyable again!!!

  • @billsmith8873
    @billsmith8873 6 месяцев назад +2

    This song was a highlight during high school dances in my teen years in the 80s and this live video embodies the vibe of the crowd dancing and singing along.

  • @Darkhuntersrule
    @Darkhuntersrule 3 года назад +32

    Tommy James's Mony Mony was MY JAM....I can't dance but let this drop and I was a dancing fool! !st time I heard Billy Idol's version was downtown in my city for an annul summer event and at the time DJ from local station was playing, and he dropped Billy's version and I immediately start rocking out but as I am listening I knew it wasn't Tommy...and I was like WTF is this, but it WAS GOOD! Really Good. So after the song is done, I go ask the DJ who that was, and he said Billy Idol. And I was like the "Eyes Without A Face" guy?? Cause that was all I really knew of him and "Dancing With Myself" and I was like MEH about him but boy I started paying attention after this! I am now a fan LOL

  • @marcsylvester7824
    @marcsylvester7824 3 года назад +14

    Every high school dance in the late 80’s played this song at least 3 times. Great memories.

    • @tonyfontinel272
      @tonyfontinel272 3 года назад

      This was banned at my high school dances because of the whole "Hey What" part.

  • @Todd170
    @Todd170 3 года назад +114

    You guys are the best so far of the others I've seen.... your style is unique and you compliment each other very well such good chemistry unseen in others.... your reactions are very sincere and Amber is absolutely brilliant.
    Good luck to you both and here's to another 193k subscribers. Cheers!! 💯🔥🎧

    • @JustaGuy2.0
      @JustaGuy2.0 3 года назад +2

      100% legit
      And Amber is a babe....just putting it out there.
      They were the first music reactor i subscribed to.

    • @rousefire
      @rousefire 3 года назад +4

      Yeah , Amber is sharp .

    • @jamesblack9059
      @jamesblack9059 Год назад

      🎉❤

  • @PhoenixRisen63
    @PhoenixRisen63 3 года назад

    Billy Idol was still kick-ass on stage as of 11 years ago. Strutted out on the stage and bellowed "Hello, Oregon, I'm BILLY F***ING IDOL!!"
    For a different side of him, try "Sweet Sixteen".

  • @anniek55112
    @anniek55112 2 года назад +5

    I am an 80’s girl. Saw him in concert when was 16. (1986) He was so bad ass. So much energy

  • @stevenhuber6404
    @stevenhuber6404 3 года назад +6

    He really has changed over the years, young was wilder, now he older, slowing down

  • @cnatview
    @cnatview 3 года назад +35

    You can pronounce it ANYway you want cause once the song starts, we all know what song this is. This song will get anyone up on their feet. I would really enjoy watching you guys out on the town dancing. It'd be so enjoyable. Thanks for your reaction, guys....love your enthusiasm. Take care and be well. Peace.

  • @susancosnick3852
    @susancosnick3852 3 года назад +5

    One of my high school bops!!!!

  • @pearlsaphier3458
    @pearlsaphier3458 3 года назад +1

    He played the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, MI 3 summers ago held on the beach. The placed rocked out.
    Another good one is White Wedding

  • @alieant
    @alieant 2 года назад

    Imagine this at a clubs today…all his hits rocking the floor!

  • @RhondaRose5
    @RhondaRose5 3 года назад +68

    Yes, love it, also like the original version but I like Billy Idols version better guess because his energy 💖💖💖 I think your right this has been my favorite so far.
    If your feeling sluggish or depressed listen to this and you'll definitely have renewed energy, thanks guys💞💞💞

  • @quinny6920
    @quinny6920 3 года назад +16

    Love me some Billy with the mean lip!!! Originally a Tommy James and the shondells song I believe but who can’t resist a billy rendition!!

    • @RobSquadReactions
      @RobSquadReactions  3 года назад +9

      Mean lip!

    • @josephdolman
      @josephdolman 3 года назад +1

      @@RobSquadReactions hey Rob checkout Billy's later songs can't break me down and save me now.

    • @evacovault2880
      @evacovault2880 3 года назад +2

      @@RobSquadReactions Mean lip and fist pump!! Billy will definitely get you hype!!

  • @jerseystrong3424
    @jerseystrong3424 3 года назад +47

    If you hold yourself back from reacting to how the music actually moves you, you miss the purpose of doing a genuine and natural reaction. Never hold back!! I was excited right alongside the both of you. The music was hyped and seeing how it got you both hyped just made it that much more enjoyable to watch. Just let the music move you however it moves you!!! Best reaction to this song 👍🏽💖😆

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 2 года назад

      But you've got to keep your face on camera. It you get up from the chair you may not.

  • @jkeene58
    @jkeene58 2 года назад +1

    During the early 70s, this song was played on the radio quite a bit, but the version i always knew was done by Tommy James and the Shondells! I like this better by them!

  • @joannedungan8381
    @joannedungan8381 Год назад +1

    Billy Idol is my modern day Elvis. Those lips, that pout, the voice and pure entertainment as well as charisma. Very Elvis for sure

  • @barbarafrazier3242
    @barbarafrazier3242 3 года назад +57

    Was this a hit???? YES! Played in dance clubs often, when the crowd is kinda slow.... put on this tune... everyone’s on their feet jumping up and down! It will bring life to the party every time!

    • @calismith5777
      @calismith5777 Год назад +1

      Billy Idol’s original 1981 remake of this 1968 chart-topper by Tommy James & the Shondells made little impact on US radio, reaching #7 on the US Bubbling Under Chart.
      In late 1987, Idol’s live performance of the song shot the song all the way back to #1 in the US. It also reached #2 in New Zealand and #13 in Switzerland.
      That year, a trend began in dance clubs around the US where the crowd would shout back obscenities during the silence in the song’s verses, differing in various regions. One popular variation of the callback is: “Hey everybody, get laid, get fucked!”

  • @Vadershake
    @Vadershake 3 года назад +6

    Who knows what gets chanted by the crowed after the Mony, Mony part lol.

    • @redmaynard
      @redmaynard 3 года назад +1

      Exactly what I was looking for 😉

    • @tinakeith5822
      @tinakeith5822 3 года назад +1

      Hey hey what get laid get f’d!!!!!

    • @itsmedino
      @itsmedino 3 года назад

      Ok I ain't the only one who remembers

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 3 года назад +7

    EVERYONE SHOULD START OUT THEIR DAY WITH THIS UPLIFTING CLASSIC,, BOB MARLEY "THREE LITTLE BIRDS"..R.I.P. Bob..Thanks For All You Gave Us..Gone But Definitely Not Forgotten..One Love For True..Rastafari 🙏 ❤

  • @pphillips9347
    @pphillips9347 2 года назад

    I LOVE that you enjoy Billy Idol, I have loved him for years!!

  • @MarciaVandergriff
    @MarciaVandergriff 3 года назад +1

    Dancing with myself is another classic mr. Idol

  • @angieacapella1847
    @angieacapella1847 3 года назад +50

    My favorite Billy song is “Rock the Cradle of Love.” And I love the video. And if you love Billy, you’ve got to watch “The Wedding Singer.” Billy saves the day!

    • @RobertSmith-iw2kb
      @RobertSmith-iw2kb Год назад

      Try eyes without a face,a different bily.shows you his versatility.

    • @Ricothunder
      @Ricothunder Год назад

      Omg cradle of love is def one of my favorites but like I love all his songs so

  • @eloisapompa5048
    @eloisapompa5048 3 года назад +14

    Billy Idol is a beast! Yes, this was all over the radio in the 80's. I had so much fun dancing to his music. Glad you both got back to his songs. Happy New Year.

  • @KellyOuburg
    @KellyOuburg 3 года назад +6

    I have always said Billy Idol is my favorite bad boy! He is amazing!!

  • @angelabowman1614
    @angelabowman1614 2 года назад

    Lol....I LOVED Billy Idol as a teenager! Into my twenties too. I got to see him in Concert! Love the English accent! Had several records....his pictures all over my Lime green bedroom walls! Lol....My parents would roll their eyes when he came on MTV and I would see him and say "Oh! Can we Please watch this!!"
    White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Eyes Without a Face, Dancing with Myself, Flesh for Fantasy, Catch my fall, Hot in the City, Cradle of Love, Sweet Sixteen, Blue Highway, are all songs that I liked. Lol

  • @randall5076
    @randall5076 6 месяцев назад +2

    THAT SONG ABSOLUTELY ROCKS!!👍💯

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare 3 года назад +10

    The guitarist is Steve Stevens, whom you may remember from the Rebel Yell video. He's been with Billy since the beginning, and is STILL part of his band! Billy actually recorded this in 1981 on his first album, BEFORE he hit the big time with "White Wedding". He re-released it in 1987, and it hit #1. At some point, you should check out the original version by Tommy James and the Shondells. For more Billy, I recommend "To Be a Lover" next. Other bangers include "Hot in the City", "Dancing With Myself", "Flesh For Fantasy", "Don't Need a Gun", and his cover of The Doors' song, "L.A. Woman". He also put out a four song EP in 2021, and the video for "Bitter Taste" is tremendous. Love me some Billy!

  • @FreedomsRealm
    @FreedomsRealm 3 года назад +11

    Everyone wanted to be part of the Billy Idol Tribe. You are singing the song even part way through the first listen. He has some kind of charisma that makes us all belong. Suggesting Wedding Singer again, he has a couple of brief appearances. And he is still rocking today, travelling with a guitar player. I wonder if it is the same one. Another wake up song is "I don't Wanna Stop," _ Ozzy Osborne.

  • @MiguelLopez-is9te
    @MiguelLopez-is9te 3 года назад +10

    LOVED your reactions! Billy Idol was one of the top dogs throughout the '80s. In February of 1990, he got into a motorcycle accident that nearly cost him one of his legs.

  • @ANDREW-j7l6n
    @ANDREW-j7l6n 18 дней назад

    went to college in the mid 80's billy idol songs were played all bars and parties. Bucket night with your buddies and dancing with the ladies to his music was awesome. Saw him live too. 10 k people going nuts to this song. Oh and down on spring break in Daytona Beach cruising the strip at night with window down and feeling the ocean breeze and listening to eyes without a face was like floating down the road. Memories of a lifetime.

  • @kriswoods7051
    @kriswoods7051 2 года назад

    This reminds me of hanging out at one of the beach clubs in Rosario, Mexico in the eighties ,DJ blaring Billy Idol & fish tacos & drinking rum in the sun. Loved those weekends across the border in the 80’s!

  • @bradfooks4485
    @bradfooks4485 3 года назад +7

    This is a cover of tommy james and the shondells original and it's a classic

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 3 года назад +11

    Originally done by Tommy James and the Shondells

    • @tracyr627
      @tracyr627 Месяц назад

      Sure was and very good too. Idol did rock it out

  • @mysteriousmysticalmoments2023
    @mysteriousmysticalmoments2023 3 года назад +7

    this song was played at every wedding reception .

  • @peterzukowski
    @peterzukowski 3 месяца назад

    I have seen Billy 5 times live, including his first tour solo after he left Generation X. You think you get hyped up watching a video? Live you lose your ever loving mind during a Billy Idol concert. The man does not disappoint.

  • @Zealdave2223
    @Zealdave2223 2 года назад

    It was huge in the clubs and got everyone up and it did it for years after it was a hit. FYI the girl's loved that Billy Idol sneer

  • @toots19
    @toots19 3 года назад +10

    Love Billy Idol....Rebel Yell!! Great cover of Tommy James and the Shondells

  • @bradleyspear167
    @bradleyspear167 3 года назад +68

    "Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell and Bobby Bloom.[1] The song's title was inspired by Tommy James' view of the "M.O.N.Y." sign atop the Mutual of New York Building on the New York City skyline from his Manhattan apartment.[1] As James said in a 1995 interview in Hitch magazine:
    True story: I had the track done before I had a title. I wanted something catchy like "Sloopy" or "Bony Maroney," but everything sounded so stupid. So Ritchie Cordell and I were writing it in New York City, and we were about to throw in the towel when I went out onto the terrace, looked up and saw the Mutual of New York building (which has its initials illuminated in red at its top). I said, "That's gotta be it! Ritchie, come here, you've gotta see this!" It's almost as if God Himself had said, "Here's the title." I've always thought that if I had looked the other way, it might have been called "Hotel Taft".[4]
    "Mony Mony" was the only song by the group to reach the top 20 in the United Kingdom; it reached No. 1 in the UK,[1] No. 3 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on WLS, two years to the day after the similarly sounding title "Monday, Monday" reached No. 1 there. A music video was made featuring the band performing the song amidst psychedelic backgrounds. A decade and a half later, it would receive some play on MTV.[4]

    • @melaniejohnson8530
      @melaniejohnson8530 3 года назад +4

      I have so many things in my head from music (because I had a wonderful mom). So many stories and tid bits. And without going too far into my age lol I was able to see Tommy James at The Love and Feelings concert in Houston TX twice. I was very young and there were multiple groups but they were my favorite and started my love for live music. But I didn't even know some of this ... I love it!

    • @michaeltaylor8835
      @michaeltaylor8835 Год назад

      Thanks.for the back story

  • @allieren
    @allieren 3 года назад +12

    “Mony Mony” was definitely a radio hit, but it was also like, standard repertoire for high school pep bands to play in the stands during football games. Since it’s been over 20 years since I was in marching band, I have no idea what pep music they’re playing now but this was definitely one that everyoneee played to get the crowd hyped at games. Idk if that’s where the “Yeah” part is familiar to Amber, but that could be it.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 7 месяцев назад +3

    Billy never disappoints!!! ❤❤❤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸

  • @dinataylor1031
    @dinataylor1031 Год назад +1

    My first concert in 1986 white wedding!!!! Soooooo awesome!!!!

  • @petem3627
    @petem3627 3 года назад +42

    Steve Stevens was one of the more well known guitarists. Considered to be really good. Played guitar on a Michael Jackson rock hit like Eddie Van Halen did in Beat It on a previous MJ album. Need to do Dancing with Myself next. In the breaks in the verse of Mony Mony everybody would yell ‘get laid get f#@ked’ when this would play in the clubs in ‘87. You guys have to get tickets for Journey and Billy in concert. On sale now I think. In late spring at the zoo I think.

    • @avilomah3392
      @avilomah3392 3 года назад +1

      Yup!! The chant was "Hey - Hey what - Get Laid Get Phucked". Ah, those were the days!!

    • @jamison8185
      @jamison8185 3 года назад +1

      And people still yell that when it's played

  • @kevincaulder9001
    @kevincaulder9001 3 года назад +13

    I keep telling you the Billy Idol song you need to react to is TO BE A LOVER. IT has all the energy you need. A piano player with a stogie. Background singers swiveling their hips and tossing their 8o's hair to the ruthless pulse as Billy and Steven throw down in the ring. Nothing better. And Billy has said it gave him a chance to do his best Elvis lipcurl as he pleads for your love. Do yourselves a favor and react to this Vital Idol song before anyone else finds this perfect encapsulation of 8o's magic.
    One more thing. Tommy James says the title of this song comes from the Mutual Of New York sign he saw outside his window when he got the idea for the song. Tbe initials MONY MONY wrapped around the corner of the top of the building.

    • @michele1491
      @michele1491 3 года назад

      I dare you not to dance to this one 🕺

  • @octoberguy
    @octoberguy 3 года назад +4

    "To Be a Lover" is total fire! I'm always speeding by the end if it comes on in the car. Billy gives serious face in the official music video. 🤨 😛 And that honky tonk piano!

  • @mikeyates7931
    @mikeyates7931 3 года назад +7

    Every once in a while , an Artist comes along that really personifies and embodies their era , and Billy Idol is the 80's ! ! !

  • @RichardSnow-h2e
    @RichardSnow-h2e 4 месяца назад +2

    If you wanted to get everyone on the dancefloor in the 80s, you put this on.

  • @mikedauplaise7477
    @mikedauplaise7477 3 года назад +6

    Saw Billy Idol and his band twice -- even though he was past his prime -- and I still list them as two of the most fun concerts I've ever attended. Smiled through the whole show.

  • @stephenulmer3781
    @stephenulmer3781 3 года назад +33

    This is a great cover version but please react to the original eventually too. Tommy James and the Shondells(1968) please and thank you 😁

    • @daveowens9849
      @daveowens9849 3 года назад +3

      I hate Billy Idol's version, but the wife likes it. So, I'm behind the 8 ball. Tommy James and the Shondells original version charted higher than this cover did.

  • @John-tn7nm
    @John-tn7nm 3 года назад +8

    7:13 Amber. Never, ever apologize for vibing to good music. That's the main reason why we watch your reactions. To watch you two vibe the same way we vibed when we first heard these songs. So keep feeding and vibing to the music. We still are vibing.

  • @Bluesbabesrv
    @Bluesbabesrv 2 года назад +1

    I worked security for a Billy Idol show in 2019 and he was in amazing shape and voice. He was high energy, had the crowd p dancing all night. His son was also there and looks just like his dad. Great night 🎶🎶. I really do enjoy my job.

  • @jdpaddon
    @jdpaddon 4 месяца назад +1

    That was one hell of a tour. That energy you feel in this video? That's exactly how it felt to be at his shows that summer. Holy shit, it was such a time to be alive!

  • @jamil2447
    @jamil2447 3 года назад +7

    Billy wastes no time getting right into it. Pure rock from beginning to end!

  • @juliapernicka2698
    @juliapernicka2698 3 года назад +7

    Yes this was a radio hit… Along with being played every weekend in bars and at wedding receptions. When the band started playing this, the dance floor was packed.

  • @lisalockhart5407
    @lisalockhart5407 2 года назад +4

    AMBER, don't check yourself. I LOVE to see you guys excited and you dancing makes us happy! Great song, the quintessential Billy Idol song IMO

  • @ChristineSolazzo
    @ChristineSolazzo Год назад

    I met Billy Idol walking down the street of NY city back in the 80s and he was dressed the exact same way. He is so cool and awesome.

  • @robertasirgutz8800
    @robertasirgutz8800 Год назад +1

    Steve Stevens on guitar. Amazing.