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Check out the official video for this song too! It’s fire! I’ve been a fan since Billy Idol first released a video on MTV, I was 6 or 7 years old and fell in love with the bands music immediately. I literally grew up as a little kid jamming Billy Idol on cassette and watching videos on MTV. Tracks you have to hear are Flesh for Fantasy, Eyes without a Face, White Wedding, Dancin’ with Myself, Catch my Fall, Crank Call, Do not Stand in the Shadows, Blue Highway, Rock the Cradle of Love, Hot in the City, Save me Now, Can’t Break Me, Kings and Queens of the Underground and more!
Under 50 (but over 40) and I've been screaming "More! More! More! More! More'uhh!" since I first heard this on the radio as a lil kid who had no idea what he was shouting about
I'd just turned 16 and got my driver's license. When this song came on the radio, I'd lose my mind! I got so pumped up and I would roll the windows down blasting the radio and pumping my fist going down the street. I'm 57 and it still winds me up.😊😊
Not me. I recall asking a relative who that was. I was about 18 and they looked at me as if I was crazy when I said who TF is that. They were a few years younger than me. I was still listening to Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin.
I can’t believe that it’s possible not to know him! His songs were played in Radio till today. But - ok - only older people here radio any more. It’s a question of early music-education; my son is 18 years old and here this song for example to push himself for a important football match. 🤗
Nobody sounds like Bill Idol. He is wonderfully unique and has a strong and powerful voice and songs that stay with you. And lets not forget his strong presence on stage and great to look at. He sure doesn't need any backup dancers and all of the distractions so many performers use on stage these days.
All of these Billy Idol songs are fire: DANCING WITH MYSELF, MONY MONY, HOT IN THE CITY, WHITE WEDDING, REBEL YELL, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, FLESH FOR FANTASY, CATCH MY FALL, TO BE A LOVER, DON'T NEED A GUN, SWEET SIXTEEN, CRADLE OF LOVE, AND L.A. WOMAN.
Thanks for mentioning Hot in the City, Flesh for Fantasy and To be a Lover! Everyone is going to say White Wedding and Mony Mony, which are great, but these (little bit) lesser known songs are, as the kids say these days, bangers! Hot in the City may be my favorite Billy Idol song...
@@kellylostaglia40absolutely ! Flesh for fantasy was my fave, as i was a kid born in 75, in France who doesnt understand the lyrics but the videos helps to understand the main idea 🤣😁🤘🏼🤘🏼 Great song and first from a long journey with Billy and Steve
Good lord…it blows my mind that there are people on the planet who have never heard of legendary artists like Billy Idol. This guy is ageless and still touring today. His catalogue is impressive and spans 4 decades. Check out his more recent stuff, too. Incredible!
The 80s were the balls-to-the-wall, live life to the fullest, damn the consequences, rebel just because, era. Nothing like it before or since. So grateful to have been a teenager for most of it.
@@christopherone1Yes, but he was never critically respected. Of course, the critics have almost universally panned every great band and artist whose music has managed to last; see what they had to say about Queen, Led Zeppelin, etc. But it meant that some of his later work didn't get the support it should have, and he wasn't given the lattitude to branch out beyond the pop-punk genre. IMO, for example, Cyberpunk, which was both a critical and commercial flop, is well worth a revisit. (It's worth listening to on the strength of Doug Wimbish's bass work alone, but it's a really solid album, in general.)
Billy Idol was an ex Punk Rocker from the UK during the late 70's and as the New Wave craze grew in the early 80's many Punk Rockers jumped across into the mainstream to remain relevant. Billy Idol was one of them, his career exploded and he became one of the greatest entertainers of the 80's. I know because I was there growing up listening to him and many many others like him. Adam Ant is another...
Generation X!!! I still have my albums of GenX! And then Billy Idol once he went solo! I just dug my albums out the other day and played them on the record player my husband brought home for me! Brought me right back to the age of 16!!!
Flesh for Fantasy, Blue Highway, Catch my Fall, Do not Stand in the Shadows, Rock the Cradle of Love, Hot in the City, Dancin’ with Myself, all the ones you listed and more. Billy Idol has hit after hit! Dude is a beast and the guitarist is phenomenal. Both are monsters of rock in my opinion.
Billy Idol is a great artist! ❤ There was definitely something in the water in England in the 1940’s and 50’s when these amazing musicians were born into this world!
Oooh, my favorite! Any song that has Steve Stevens solo's are the best. Love that guitarist's raw sound. He was so innovative creating the lazer sound you hear in Rebel Yell.
@@gracieb.3054 I often play that song on repeat. I was listening to it on the car radio one day when the DJ said "That's so good I have to play it again" and he did. Epic.
I've heard this song at least 5000 times over the last 20 years and still can't get enough of it. The way that Stevens composed his guitar parts is unbelievable, every second of this track is more exciting than the one before.
You have to watch some of his music videos from the early 80s! Billy Idol was one of the most dynamic and visually creative rock stars of that era. He made MTV a must-watch cultural experience. Miss those days.
I'm 58 and been listening to Billy Idol since I was 15!! First heard him in Generation X bought their albums and then followed him when he went solo. Still have all my albums from when I was 15 and 16!
I saw Billy Idol perform this song live in Houston at Astroworld in 1984. It was summer time and the temperature was about 110 degrees and you could hardly breathe because the crowd was so packed. No one cared though. It's one of those memorable moments that I'll never forget.
Saw this tour as well,diff show obviously...but billy was one hard working man...one of the best shows I ever went too,he gave you your money's worth and then some
The industry and the fans needed Billy when he came along. He was long overdue and left a lasting impression with some of the very best pure rock songs ever recorded. his ballads aren't too dusty, either.
Love Billy, but his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens is primo! Extremely talented....seen Billy & Steve many times, and Steve is always the highlight for me.
Aging myself here, but I saw Billy Idol in 1983 at the Warner Theater in Washington DC. They DEFINITELY didn't know who they were booking because for the first song or two, ushers were telling people that they couldn't get up and dance and had to stay in their seats. NO LIE! But that ended when Billy said at the end of a song that he would be really disappointed in Washington DC if everyone didn't get up and dance. It was OVER after that!!! Anyway, here are some more of his songs that you should react to: Starting with: 1) White Wedding 2) Dancing with Myself Then in any particular order: Eyes Without A Face Flesh For Fantasy Mony Mony Cradle of Love
I was 19 in 1983 in NYC at the clubs yelling that add on line to Mony Mony with my girls: the Brooklyn Broads was our nickname. . I still can't help saying it now & I'm 60
You have all of us old people because you are playing our music. So glad you are introduced to it. Eyes Without a Face, Mony Mony and Dancing With Myself all good Billy Idol classics.
I remember listening to an interview with Billy Idol talking about their early years and playing a show with Elvis Costello. He realized immediately that he and his band were just kids pretending to be a band. Elvis Costello was a true musician, holding down a job, providing for a family, and still out there on stage chasing a dream. If you haven't spent a little time with EC yet, please, please do so.
There's a reason this stuff is still on multiple radio stations in every city. You never hear expressive vocals like this anymore. I grew up in the best time to be alive.
A wise commenter (is that a word) below suggested The Cult as a good follow up to the Great Billy Idol - I think She Sells Sanctuary would be a good one to start with….glad I found you!
Lights flashing, tidal wave of sweat, bouncing around the mirror ball - fab memories- thanks mate - meanwhile, old chook 64 in pj’s boppin around the tv, lather of sweat 😂
The original atomic blond guy! I was a punk rocker, I’m now 62! The attitude never leaves you, had a motorbike too! Ahhh those were the days. MORE MORE MORE! 🫶🏻✨
Although I was although quite old and was not a fan of punk, I couldn't help noticing the energy of Billy Idol. Just when you thought you've heard it all, this arrived on our doorstep.
I was at The Limelight one night in the early 90's and he was in one of the back hallways with his people waiting for his car to come around and pick him up. He was clearly intoxicated. He turned and looked right at me and said in his sexy British accent "Why can't I just take a yellow car. Look, there are so many yellow cars!" He of course was referring to the taxi cabs. Man, he is just so sexy.
Billy was in a punk band in the 70s, Generation X, then went solo in the 80s. He pushed punk to the pop boundaries at the time and found commercial success. Adam Ant had a similar path. This man is almost 70 and still rocking
U know it's a great song when you don't realize that ur dancing, sitting down, to the whole piece, especially when it's 1 minute in. Steve "screaming " Stevens on the guitar adds a whole another layer to this 💎 gem. Love Billy's multi- layered voice. He can put out a mean scream & then go smooth almost in an Elvis, low keyed tone.
His longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, performed that soaring guitar anthem from Top Gun (not Danger Zone lol) and won an Grammy for it. Dude is a beast. 🔥
I was a teenager when this song came out . I still have my Billy Idol albums . I had a 71 Mustang as my first car, and I would roll the windows down and blast this song in the cassette player I had installed. Good times for sure . God bless!
He even has a smooth song called, Eyes Without a Face, but he’s known for his fierce voice. White Wedding. He is cool as ice. The guitarist is awesome.
Definitely one of my favorite songs back in the 80s. When you played this at any club or party in hawaii. The dance floor would be lit. The energy was always amazing.
Video is great too-his guitarist is insane-dude took the music world by storm-tailor made for a young MTV back when MTV was cool and actually played music videos
As someone else here has said , you need to see the video. He's got a gorgeous phenomenal "lip curl" that's a perfect match for that snarly powerful voice
Billy still looks the same & still sounds amazing. My brother rip picked him up in manhattan long story. He overcame his demons thx 🙏 God much love to him & u ❤️ MORE MORE 😢
Sad how the world has forgotton about Billy Idol. I was only a kid in the 80s but he left quite an impression on me. He could've been easily a Masters of the Universe character! What A GUY!!!!
I had posters of Billy Idol all over my room in the early 80’s. My dad walked in shook his head and said who is that? LOL. I am 53 and we still laugh about it today. I still love and listen to his music today! Great reaction.
Dude is still touring! He has a show in Portland, OR in July. I saw him about 13 years ago, and he was still putting on a KILLER show. Really, really good....high energy....lots of pumping up the crowd. If anyone gets the chance to hit one of his shows, DO IT!
Billy idol is one of the original Bromley contignent who always stod in the front row at punk gigs in the 70’s. He is punk in its original fashion and his music and songs are immortal.
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Check out the official video for this song too! It’s fire! I’ve been a fan since Billy Idol first released a video on MTV, I was 6 or 7 years old and fell in love with the bands music immediately. I literally grew up as a little kid jamming Billy Idol on cassette and watching videos on MTV. Tracks you have to hear are Flesh for Fantasy, Eyes without a Face, White Wedding, Dancin’ with Myself, Catch my Fall, Crank Call, Do not Stand in the Shadows, Blue Highway, Rock the Cradle of Love, Hot in the City, Save me Now, Can’t Break Me, Kings and Queens of the Underground and more!
I always report those idiots spammers!!
Folks need to get a life of no scams! Eeesh.
You have to watch the video. The energy is so intense and billy is great
Great reaction. There's one from Billy called Man For All Seasons that's hard.
Everybody over 50 out here is screaming "MORE, MORE, MORE" and pumping their fist. Thank you.
Me 🖐🏻
😂
💯
Under 50 (but over 40) and I've been screaming "More! More! More! More! More'uhh!" since I first heard this on the radio as a lil kid who had no idea what he was shouting about
YES WE ARE!!
I'd just turned 16 and got my driver's license. When this song came on the radio, I'd lose my mind! I got so pumped up and I would roll the windows down blasting the radio and pumping my fist going down the street. I'm 57 and it still winds me up.😊😊
We’re going to be the coolest pensioners rocking up to the post office Billy Idol, the Stones Paint it Black 😂😂😂
Absolutely!
Yesss!!!
57 also lovedhis songs even though mostly liked metal at the time
@@Katya-zj7ni paint it black still great
Women went crazy for Billy Idol. He has an amazing amount of charisma. He's like Punk Rock and Elvis had a baby.
Nah man. THAT'S Brian Setzer. Billy Idol is like if punk rock and Jim Morrison had a baby.
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mix in a little metal snarl too... somewhere between disco and destruction lol....
Lol
Not me. I recall asking a relative who that was. I was about 18 and they looked at me as if I was crazy when I said who TF is that. They were a few years younger than me. I was still listening to Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin.
I’m 63 and love Billy. You need to see the video as his personality is something to behold. He’s a great performer!
Was a great performer. Saw him a few years back & his voice is shot to bits.
Where can I see this video? On RUclips? After which titel I must look for
Just search RUclips for Billy Idol Rebel Yell.
@@Vlc506 Thank you 🙏🏻
I love his sneer. He was so cool. I'm 66.
White Wedding, Dancing with Myself, Mony Mony
Mony Mony is a remake of the Tommy James and the Shondelles song.
Billy's version is great though.
Forgot about "Dancing with Myself." Excellent tune.
Don't forget Cradle of Love
Eyes without a face has to go on that list...
You can add "To be a Lover" to his list of many awesome songs...
Can't believe people don't know Billy Idol. Damn I'm old 😂😂😂
Me too😂😂😂
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Yea, I’m old also, but I’ve was a teenager at this time and to grow up at this time with this music is absolutely unpaid! LOVE THIS MUSIC FOREVER!
I can’t believe that it’s possible not to know him! His songs were played in Radio till today. But - ok - only older people here radio any more. It’s a question of early music-education; my son is 18 years old and here this song for example to push himself for a important football match. 🤗
no , you arent old , those people never listened to the right radio station ......we did !
Billy F'n Idol
White Wedding was such a big hit
The best MTV ad is Billy Idol sneering into the camera & saying “Too much, is never enough”
Let's hear it for the guitarist Steve Stevens !!!!
great guy!
Later played guitar for Michael Jackson
Ray gun!! Love Steve! So underrated
Amen
Hell yes he's carrying. Billy is in the front of the mix, but Steve screaming across the fretboard is what makes the song.
"Eyes without a face" is an amazing, haunting Billy Idol song....
Now you're ready for the "White Wedding."
He needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ahhh - His lip curl - Never gets old
Elvis lip
Best lip curl since Elvis
Like Elvis..love both.
❤
Got married listening to White Wedding. We’re still listening 40 years later❤
My wife and I just saw him live last summer...still kickin ass at 68 yrs old! He was amazing!
Wow, 68. No one escapes time! Saw him at his height.
Omg how lucky!!!!
Las Vegas ? We just seen him in October 2023 on shrooms!! 🍄
Just saw him AGAIN last October in Vegas. More, more, more!
Nobody sounds like Bill Idol. He is wonderfully unique and has a strong and powerful voice and songs that stay with you. And lets not forget his strong presence on stage and great to look at. He sure doesn't need any backup dancers and all of the distractions so many performers use on stage these days.
All of these Billy Idol songs are fire: DANCING WITH MYSELF, MONY MONY, HOT IN THE CITY, WHITE WEDDING, REBEL YELL, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, FLESH FOR FANTASY, CATCH MY FALL, TO BE A LOVER, DON'T NEED A GUN, SWEET SIXTEEN, CRADLE OF LOVE, AND L.A. WOMAN.
Thanks for mentioning Hot in the City, Flesh for Fantasy and To be a Lover! Everyone is going to say White Wedding and Mony Mony, which are great, but these (little bit) lesser known songs are, as the kids say these days, bangers! Hot in the City may be my favorite Billy Idol song...
@@kellylostaglia40absolutely ! Flesh for fantasy was my fave, as i was a kid born in 75, in France who doesnt understand the lyrics but the videos helps to understand the main idea 🤣😁🤘🏼🤘🏼
Great song and first from a long journey with Billy and Steve
I am loving that I can hear each song as a I read their titles.
Eyes without a face!
And don’t forget all the greats pre-solo period with Generation X…
Good lord…it blows my mind that there are people on the planet who have never heard of legendary artists like Billy Idol. This guy is ageless and still touring today. His catalogue is impressive and spans 4 decades. Check out his more recent stuff, too. Incredible!
Another gift from the 80's.
Billy=Pure Rock n Roll!
Facts!!✨💫😎
The 80s were the balls-to-the-wall, live life to the fullest, damn the consequences, rebel just because, era. Nothing like it before or since. So grateful to have been a teenager for most of it.
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Punks met Rockabilly and a touch of the Gothicism creeping around in the shadows 😎💥
He was one of those actually very talented artists that NEVER got the credit he deserved.
He's always been high on MY list ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Billy is very talented, his problem was he didn’t play the games record executives wanted him to.
BillyIdol was probably the most under- rated singer of his time. “ White Wedding “ is also a phenomenal track . I’m so pleased you enjoyed this .
And his voice has aged like fine wine. It's crazy, with how he sings.
White Wedding will have him going fast in the 4-Runner
underrated...by whom? Like, what does that even mean. Billy Idol was huge...huge hits
Billy has a very good baritone. He can sing smooth too without yelling.
@@christopherone1Yes, but he was never critically respected. Of course, the critics have almost universally panned every great band and artist whose music has managed to last; see what they had to say about Queen, Led Zeppelin, etc. But it meant that some of his later work didn't get the support it should have, and he wasn't given the lattitude to branch out beyond the pop-punk genre. IMO, for example, Cyberpunk, which was both a critical and commercial flop, is well worth a revisit. (It's worth listening to on the strength of Doug Wimbish's bass work alone, but it's a really solid album, in general.)
Who is Billy Idol???😮 I am shooketh😂 highly recommend...driving on long, open roads, windows down, & Billy on full blast!! ❤
While singing along as loud as possible. Been there.
Billy Idol (along with a few others - Adam Ant, for example) brought punk to the mainstream as pop-punk. It was a fun time. :)
Stand and Deliver 😮
I agree and Stray Cats as well.... He should check out Stray Cats by the Stray Cats... lol...
Throw in some Firestarter by Prodigy!!
@TexasTigressDesigns surly you jest. Stray cats is swing.
@@barbaramatthews4735 I grew up in the 80's.... No they weren't! 😂
Billy Idol was an ex Punk Rocker from the UK during the late 70's and as the New Wave craze grew in the early 80's many Punk Rockers jumped across into the mainstream to remain relevant. Billy Idol was one of them, his career exploded and he became one of the greatest entertainers of the 80's. I know because I was there growing up listening to him and many many others like him. Adam Ant is another...
Was just telling my 30 year old daughter about the New Wave scene. Short but sweet :)
Generation X!!! I still have my albums of GenX! And then Billy Idol once he went solo! I just dug my albums out the other day and played them on the record player my husband brought home for me! Brought me right back to the age of 16!!!
Mony Mony, Eyes Without A Face, and White Wedding are Billy's other massive hits. All super catchy and just as good as Rebel Yell.
Oh yeah, any of those are great!
Eyes Without A Face is my favorite Billy Idol song.
Flesh for Fantasy, Blue Highway, Catch my Fall, Do not Stand in the Shadows, Rock the Cradle of Love, Hot in the City, Dancin’ with Myself, all the ones you listed and more. Billy Idol has hit after hit! Dude is a beast and the guitarist is phenomenal. Both are monsters of rock in my opinion.
@@charlesm9929 Agree, mine too
And if you're gonna do Mony, Mony....do the live version! So much better that the studio
Billy Idol is a great artist! ❤ There was definitely something in the water in England in the 1940’s and 50’s when these amazing musicians were born into this world!
Eyes Without a Face. Has one of the most iconic guitar riffs in rock history. And just an overall great song.
Oooh, my favorite! Any song that has Steve Stevens solo's are the best. Love that guitarist's raw sound. He was so innovative creating the lazer sound you hear in Rebel Yell.
@@gracieb.3054 I often play that song on repeat. I was listening to it on the car radio one day when the DJ said "That's so good I have to play it again" and he did. Epic.
I can't agree more. Polo, get this one, please! You will love it.
Billy Idol is the sexiest thing that ever walked the earth.
This song is a BANGER!! Absolute dance food! An MTV staple 👍
It takes me back to my club days.
Been listening to Billy Idol for 40 years. Awesome voice and Steve Stevens is an Incredible Guitar Virtuoso. Lot's of great music from this Duo.
I've heard this song at least 5000 times over the last 20 years and still can't get enough of it. The way that Stevens composed his guitar parts is unbelievable, every second of this track is more exciting than the one before.
YOU GOTTA SEE HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES ON VIDEO ARE SPECTACULAR!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
White Wedding Day & Eyes Without A Face are good ones
And sweet sixteen.
You have to watch some of his music videos from the early 80s! Billy Idol was one of the most dynamic and visually creative rock stars of that era. He made MTV a must-watch cultural experience. Miss those days.
Back in the 80's I must have danced to Billy Idols songs in the clubs hundreds of times. He had so many great songs. White Wedding next please!
I'm 58 and been listening to Billy Idol since I was 15!! First heard him in Generation X bought their albums and then followed him when he went solo. Still have all my albums from when I was 15 and 16!
I saw Billy Idol perform this song live in Houston at Astroworld in 1984. It was summer time and the temperature was about 110 degrees and you could hardly breathe because the crowd was so packed. No one cared though. It's one of those memorable moments that I'll never forget.
Lucky.
I was at that show!!! Senior Night!! I was completely soaking wet from Thunder River. Haha
Saw this tour as well,diff show obviously...but billy was one hard working man...one of the best shows I ever went too,he gave you your money's worth and then some
GOTTA SEE BILY IDOL PERFORM!!!"MONY MONY" GREAT LIVE VIDEO.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤
This and White Wedding were his biggest hits. Both have videos that were in regular rotation on MTV before they stopped playing videos
The industry and the fans needed Billy when he came along. He was long overdue and left a lasting impression with some of the very best pure rock songs ever recorded. his ballads aren't too dusty, either.
Love Billy, but his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens is primo! Extremely talented....seen Billy & Steve many times, and Steve is always the highlight for me.
Yes indeed...Steve is a monster!
You’ve GOT to see the video. Billy’s amazing.
I love the fact that you enjoyed the song so much without seeing the video. But trust me, the video will enhance the song 🔥
Aging myself here, but I saw Billy Idol in 1983 at the Warner Theater in Washington DC. They DEFINITELY didn't know who they were booking because for the first song or two, ushers were telling people that they couldn't get up and dance and had to stay in their seats. NO LIE! But that ended when Billy said at the end of a song that he would be really disappointed in Washington DC if everyone didn't get up and dance. It was OVER after that!!!
Anyway, here are some more of his songs that you should react to:
Starting with:
1) White Wedding
2) Dancing with Myself
Then in any particular order:
Eyes Without A Face
Flesh For Fantasy
Mony Mony
Cradle of Love
Dating yourself? I was 24 in 83 and was working in Corporate America, but hitting Boston dance clubs for the GREAT pop rock of that era!!
Don’t forget Hot in the City and his cover of LA Woman! Oh! And Forgot to be a Lover!
I was 19 in 1983 in NYC at the clubs yelling that add on line to Mony Mony with my girls: the Brooklyn Broads was our nickname. . I still can't help saying it now & I'm 60
I love ‘Eyes without a face’, just as powerful with that Billy Idol je ne sais quoi snarl-esque beautifulness that he is.
Billy Idol is legendary. This is just one of many absolutely amazing hits you have to look forward to.
Yeah, we were spoiled with great music in the 80s!
In the '80's, this song in the club would turbocharge energy through closing...
Definitely reminds me of $0.25 draft on Wednesday nights at Bonneau's in Florence SC during college!!!
❤more Billy please
- Eyes Without a face
- Dancing with myself
- White Wedding
- Mony Mony
- Sweet Sixteen
And more...
You have all of us old people because you are playing our music. So glad you are introduced to it.
Eyes Without a Face, Mony Mony and Dancing With Myself all good Billy Idol classics.
Dammit, we're middle aged!
Back in the day I loved loved loved Billy Idol - in those days I spent so much time in nightclubs dancing. Billy Idol is the best to dance to.
I remember listening to an interview with Billy Idol talking about their early years and playing a show with Elvis Costello. He realized immediately that he and his band were just kids pretending to be a band. Elvis Costello was a true musician, holding down a job, providing for a family, and still out there on stage chasing a dream. If you haven't spent a little time with EC yet, please, please do so.
Cradle of love with Billy Idol ❤
1984 what a Great year in music!
Went and seen him last summer and he’s still rocking.❤
Billy Idol's Idol's were Jim Morrison and Elvis and you get Billy Idol !!! Fricken awesome !!! 🤘🎸🔥💯...
This was me dancing in our local disco, Billy idol what a champion. Many a great night on the dance floor 🕺👯👯♀️💃🕺
Definitely White Wedding - that one ALWAYS got me up dancing!!
Aaaah my youth, I really don’t feel this old lol 😮
so glad I LIVED this era!
As one reactor said "Every second, he's just dripping with swag".
There's a reason this stuff is still on multiple radio stations in every city. You never hear expressive vocals like this anymore. I grew up in the best time to be alive.
Omg I had Billy’s poster on my wall in 85 when I graduated high school. ❤❤❤❤
A wise commenter (is that a word) below suggested The Cult as a good follow up to the Great Billy Idol - I think She Sells Sanctuary would be a good one to start with….glad I found you!
Lights flashing, tidal wave of sweat, bouncing around the mirror ball - fab memories- thanks mate - meanwhile, old chook 64 in pj’s boppin around the tv, lather of sweat
😂
The original atomic blond guy! I was a punk rocker, I’m now 62! The attitude never leaves you, had a motorbike too! Ahhh those were the days. MORE MORE MORE! 🫶🏻✨
More, more, MORE!!!!!!! ROCK ON
Although I was although quite old and was not a fan of punk, I couldn't help noticing the energy of Billy Idol. Just when you thought you've heard it all, this arrived on our doorstep.
1980s will always be awesome !!!!!
Billy Idol is one of the greats.
Love Billy Idol.
I was at The Limelight one night in the early 90's and he was in one of the back hallways with his people waiting for his car to come around and pick him up. He was clearly intoxicated. He turned and looked right at me and said in his sexy British accent "Why can't I just take a yellow car. Look, there are so many yellow cars!" He of course was referring to the taxi cabs. Man, he is just so sexy.
The Limelight! Yes!
Billy was in a punk band in the 70s, Generation X, then went solo in the 80s. He pushed punk to the pop boundaries at the time and found commercial success. Adam Ant had a similar path. This man is almost 70 and still rocking
U know it's a great song when you don't realize that ur dancing, sitting down, to the whole piece, especially when it's 1 minute in.
Steve "screaming " Stevens on the guitar adds a whole another layer to this 💎 gem. Love Billy's multi- layered voice. He can put out a mean scream & then go smooth almost in an Elvis, low keyed tone.
‘To be a lover’ is one of his best, so fun and just classic Billy Idol.
Have mercy baby!! 😂❤
I used to have such a crush on Billy Idol! Love this song.
I love this... discovering Billy Idol!
His longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, performed that soaring guitar anthem from Top Gun (not Danger Zone lol) and won an Grammy for it. Dude is a beast. 🔥
I was a teenager when this song came out . I still have my Billy Idol albums . I had a 71 Mustang as my first car, and I would roll the windows down and blast this song in the cassette player I had installed. Good times for sure . God bless!
Ive been a fan of Billys for 40 years . I never get sick of his music . Love . He also is still releasing stuff today
You should play the video while reacting - Billy's performance and presence is a huge part of the song... HUGE - he was amazing. His sneer wow!!
He even has a smooth song called, Eyes Without a Face, but he’s known for his fierce voice. White Wedding. He is cool as ice. The guitarist is awesome.
Definitely one of my favorite songs back in the 80s. When you played this at any club or party in hawaii. The dance floor would be lit. The energy was always amazing.
Eyes Without A Face is prime Billy Idol.
The lyrics are exceptional and make the song. The man's devotion to his woman in the lyrics is phenomenal.
Nobody is more chill than Polo. Nobody.
The best. Whole of 80s crazy good though.
62 now and still remember seeing him live in my 20s
Video is great too-his guitarist is insane-dude took the music world by storm-tailor made for a young MTV back when MTV was cool and actually played music videos
He's the SH#T !❤❤❤❤❤
As someone else here has said , you need to see the video. He's got a gorgeous phenomenal "lip curl" that's a perfect match for that snarly powerful voice
The video is even better!! Billy Idol is, simply put, a total guilty pleasure!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🎤🥁🎧🎹🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Billy still looks the same & still sounds amazing. My brother rip picked him up in manhattan long story. He overcame his demons thx 🙏 God much love to him & u ❤️ MORE MORE 😢
Sad how the world has forgotton about Billy Idol.
I was only a kid in the 80s but he left quite an impression on me.
He could've been easily a Masters of the Universe character!
What A GUY!!!!
I had posters of Billy Idol all over my room in the early 80’s. My dad walked in shook his head and said who is that? LOL. I am 53 and we still laugh about it today. I still love and listen to his music today! Great reaction.
😅🤣😂 I had a poster of Robert Plant in my room, and my Mom had the same reaction!
Lol my dad made me put him on the back of my door so he didn't have to look at him😂
Dude is still touring! He has a show in Portland, OR in July.
I saw him about 13 years ago, and he was still putting on a KILLER show. Really, really good....high energy....lots of pumping up the crowd.
If anyone gets the chance to hit one of his shows, DO IT!
Billy idol is one of the original Bromley contignent who always stod in the front row at punk gigs in the 70’s. He is punk in its original fashion and his music and songs are immortal.
Billy rocks!!! I’m taking my 3 daughters to his concert in August - I’m so excited!!! 😍😬👍🎉🇨🇦
Back in the day, I wanted to bear this man’s children. Listen to Blue Highway next! It’s awesome!
I'm 68 years old and I have watched a lot of your videos. I love seeing you enjoy my music. Led Zep. doors, Billy Idol.
He still sounds and looks pretty great, too!