Younger reviewer saying it's nothing but an average pop song is delusional. I sense some jealousy there for obvious reasons. This song and Billy himself are iconic in the best way possible.
@jmjohnson567 ай бұрын
Agree 100%
@intelligentfringe7 ай бұрын
The guy has a point. Billy Idol’s image is an industry take-off from London punk, which was much more brash and noisy. It’s pop in that way, but it’s still a damn good song.
@Darling_Nicci7 ай бұрын
"you're just jealous" is the most immature response ever 😄
@Mk1Male7 ай бұрын
@@Darling_Nicci Who posted that?
@Darling_Nicci7 ай бұрын
@@Mk1Male it's in the original comment, "I sense some jealousy"...
@67mtm11 ай бұрын
His most iconic songs were probably White wedding, the beautiful Eyes without a face, Hot in the City...I was a teenager in the 80's, this was my music! Thanks for your reactions!
@Elizabethselby11 ай бұрын
Gen x yes!
@Another_User_Name_11 ай бұрын
I think you forgot about Dancing With Myself, which was one of his biggest hits. I'm an 80's guy also, and Billy Idol was a staple of the 80's.
@GodLovesComics11 ай бұрын
I grew up with Billy Idol and I'd say Rebel Yell is as iconic as it gets. Also you left out Dancing with Myself which, along with White Wedding, is probably his most famous song.
@ChrisAndCats10 ай бұрын
Rebel Yell & Mony Mony are the most catchy.
@canceltheapocalypse819011 ай бұрын
Epic guitar playing by the legend, Steve Stevens.
@bossfan4911 ай бұрын
He's on my list of favorite underrated guitarists, along with Elliot Easton (The Cars), Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), Neil Giraldo (Pat Benatar), Glenn Buxton (Alice Cooper) and Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot).
@janmorrill918411 ай бұрын
Steve is great live too.
@angelcharms729711 ай бұрын
Is he the guitarist in MJ video Dirty Diana?
@janmorrill918411 ай бұрын
@@angelcharms7297 I believe he did.
@angelcharms729711 ай бұрын
@@janmorrill9184 I thought so. Thanks
@t0dd00013 күн бұрын
Got a free ticket to see him in an outdoor concert. He was 50 years old and absolutely shredded. And he killed it. He has a fun catalogue.
@shadaxe3 күн бұрын
I saw him with Platinum Blonde last week. It was an awesome show.
@michaelwayne19776 ай бұрын
His guitar player doesn’t get enough credit.
@gracieb.30542 ай бұрын
Legendary Steve Stevens. He notably thought of using a 60's space laser as a guitar tool. I've been listening to it since it came out when I was 10, and I still love that laser sound. He also has a raw, sexy solo in 'Eyes without a face'.
@penname576611 ай бұрын
I think the fact that this was the EARLY 80s demonstrates the reverse - rather than recycling other artists’ material, Billy Idol was one of the trendsetters that OTHER artists copied/were influenced by.
@robinschulze93411 ай бұрын
The guitar player Steve Stevens played on Michael Jackson’s song “ Dirty Diana “ !!!! ❤😂
@bdmention11 ай бұрын
And 40 years later he's still putting out good music.
@bossfan4911 ай бұрын
He collaborated on a Miley Cyrus song called "Night Crawling" from her 2020 Plastic Hearts album. It's pretty good.
@penname576611 ай бұрын
Billy Idol is actually from England originally 🏴 ❤
@jenniferfoster169211 ай бұрын
Yay!! Bill Idol is still touring huge venues, he's amazing. He's got a very deep catalogue, too, not a one hit wonder at all. He started out in the UK punk scene then evolved into his own thing. Yes, he was so good in The Wedding Singer!! His videos were on constant rotation on MTV in the 80s, was so fun.
@MountainMan.3 күн бұрын
This was a banger. Love the 80's
@dcaseng11 ай бұрын
That dude has stage presence.
@alexakl644511 ай бұрын
I'm shocked it only got to 46 in the US? I was 19 when this came out and we LOVED this song! So fun and energetic!
@robertvysther113810 ай бұрын
But, it has staying power. It looks great after over 40 years.
@nessareynard84438 ай бұрын
Back then (and maybe still) the US did it differently than most countries. They counted radio plays, for instance, and the record companies manipulated the radio play. I remember wandering the US in the 80s and most commercial stations only played a few songs - the same ones over and over and over and over. My country, and probably most back then, counted actual sales. Period.
@Emma-og2jt5 ай бұрын
I still love this 40 years later. One of my favourites to dance to at discos in the early 80's.
@melissayost48886 ай бұрын
He appealed to a niche audience of Punk & New Wave. He was Huge in that scene. Billboard can kiss my backside
@LarryEColeman5 ай бұрын
As a musician and listener, this song is fire. The raw energy is enough to make anyone bob their head. If it doesn't make you move at least a finger, then you're probably suffering from some kind of nerve damage. But then again, this one's for us, the ancient ones. My second daughter was two when this came out. Long live the 80s.
@grendelz11 ай бұрын
Id sell my soul for you babe, for money to burn with you. Thats one of the coldest lines ever.
@mary.e6457 ай бұрын
How can you sit still listening to this man ??? Nothing average about it.
@Paula-zo5cgАй бұрын
The younger one has no idea a about real good music. Not surprised his reaction and jealous too secretly of sexy Billie Idol!!
@yvetteadshead421211 ай бұрын
Eyes without a face, one of my favourites of his
@MEGATRON10698 ай бұрын
I love eyes without a face!!!
@mikeb362408 ай бұрын
Billy Idol - "Rock The Cradle Of Love" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@veiron18 ай бұрын
Handsome man I have to say
@masaniazura213111 ай бұрын
My mom's currently 73, but back then...she LOVED Billie Idol! At first she wouldn't let my younger sisters get MTV, but between Lionel Ritchie, Neil Diamond and Billie Idol, she was lured into it ;0) Mom has the album this track is on. Too bad he didn't make it to ourvarea to take her to a concert. Oh, yea....we're black ;0)
@klipkultur368011 ай бұрын
Rebel Yell is what we call a perfect song.
@charlesshonat82958 ай бұрын
‘White Wedding’ and ‘Eyes Without A Face’ all by themselves put Billy in the pantheon of pop rock.
@WorldSpectator705Ай бұрын
What a powerful voice!
@brianmccullough576411 ай бұрын
Nice reaction, guys. That's the amazing Judy Dozier on keyboard. A few years later, she was in the show band for Legends in Concert and played behind me there several times. Fans would look for her at the Meet and Greet after each show!
@candiniedzielski726316 күн бұрын
Very iconic singer and song 🎵 💖💖💖
@DKLGalactus56 ай бұрын
He sounds even better live. His performances are fantastic he give it his all.
@sharkbites54725 ай бұрын
Average, are you insane? This is one of my favorite songs. Definitely not average…..✌
@clasmaster14716 ай бұрын
It’s a freaking jam bro! This is a driving song. When this comes on at night in the car watch The speedometer go up. Or if you were with your lady other things will go up because this song is a workout song in more ways than one! With a rebel yell she cried more more more! Hell yeah!
@Don-lg3oy10 ай бұрын
Still sounds great after all these years. Rebel Yell album was huge back then. All of Billy Idols videos were all over MTV. Majority of his songs from the 80’s still get major rotation and they hold up. Another artist that didn’t sound like anyone else. It’s a sound and voice all it’s own. I can’t think of single artist being played on the radio during the 80’s or after that sounded like Billy Idol. So not the same old formula. It was original. Just like The Police. No one sounded like them.
@darleneatkinson3906Ай бұрын
Years ago, I went to see Faith No More and ended up getting to see Billy Idol he was the second band here in Sacramento, CA. it was a very great surprise. So, I got to see Billy live in concert at the ARERO Arena Somebody from my day job gave me tickets. Thanks for the memories.
@mikecaetano11 ай бұрын
While the single failed to break into the top 40, the album went to number six in the charts. I was in high school when it dropped and we used to crank up that album all the time in the car. "Rebel Yell" confirmed for us that his debut album wasn't a flash in the pan. Beyond this and "White Wedding", check out "Dancing with Myself", "Hot in the City", "Eyes Without a Face", and "Flesh For Fantasy" along with his other tunes. Beyond that, here's a list of songs from that era -- 82,83,84 -- that are more or less in the same sonic ballpark. YMMV. Missing Persons "Walking in L.A.", "Words", "Mental Hopscotch"; INXS "The One Thing", "Don't Change"; Big Country "In a Big Country"; U2 "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One", "I Will Follow (Live)"; The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another", "Red Skies"; Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Rio"; Tears for Fears "Pale Shelter", "Mad World"; Oingo Boingo "Who Do You Want to Be", "Grey Matter"; Echo & the Bunnymen "Never Stop", "The Killing Moon"; Ratt "Round and Round"; Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart"; ZZ Top "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man"; ...
@hahatoldyouso11 ай бұрын
LOVE Flesh for Fantasy,
@micheleevans496020 күн бұрын
I grew up in the 80’s and loved him and his music. All the ladies thought he was hot and the music was so awesomely punk!
@dloo15796 ай бұрын
Billy !! 🤙🏻
@StacyLym11 ай бұрын
Edgy song of my youth. Gen X loves Billy Idol because he was the bad boy of our generation.
@958298bordeaux6 ай бұрын
I LOVE Billy's voice
@luliefrye95534 ай бұрын
All the punk awesome looks aside, his voice is AMAZING. He hits the lower register like butta,(Butter). He could be a crooner, you know like those old school Bing crosby if he wanted. Deal is...He's old now, AND STILL IS AMAZING. He is a Grampa...I mean check out his concerts with Iheart where he partners with Mylie Cyrus and they sing this song together. Perfect match and amazing. He's grown into a very awesome human being. His kids, grandkids changed his life for the better, I have much respect for this man.
@quasiscorner258911 ай бұрын
This is one of those perfect rock songs
@sherriblack536 ай бұрын
I think hes always been underrated. And sexy.
@DarkAngel1985Mike11 ай бұрын
The guitarist Steve Stevens is the same guitarist on Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana
@mary.e6458 ай бұрын
This is up there with the great's ! Fire, wild energy, primal.💥
@shadaxe3 күн бұрын
People can worry a little too much about where a song rose to in the charts. Once upon a time you would walk into a record store and on the wall there were columns of albums below a number ranking. You could know nothing and walk out with your purchase, feeling like you were buying the most popular stuff that your friends also were listening to. I once asked my friend who worked at one of these stores "How do they decide what their rankings are for the wall?" and her illuminating answer was "Number one is the album we have the most stock of in the back of the store" There are lots of greats songs and albums that were never pushed in America or elsewhere. You can only push so much music on customers. If I have a backroom full of unsold albums, I'm not going to push a new artist's music instead, sacrificing sales on the old stuff unless I'm damned sure that the new artist has a bright future.
@jernejulcar83257 ай бұрын
I don't think i ever met anyone not liking this song. No matter what genre they listen to primarily. But overall, White Wedding is still my favourite song by him.
@siemonebeach408311 ай бұрын
Billy Idol in 1983, with his spiked, blonde hair, and his Rebel attitude was fire…I graduated in 1985, and me and my friends would sing this song, cruising on the weekends…absolutely loved this punk rock genre. Another song I loved, is “Eyes Without A Face”, a lot different and slower. “White Wedding”, is another great one.
@gizzy240311 ай бұрын
Man, don't you miss cruising?? Having a car/truck full of booze with the windows down & the music up. Those were the days...
@mikecaetano11 ай бұрын
"Hey little sister, shotgun!"... 😆 I graduated in 1985 too.
@trappenweisseguy2711 ай бұрын
He came up with that song after seeing the classic French horror movie “Eyes without a face” . It’s a creepy movie that everyone should see at least once.
@michaelsmith502111 ай бұрын
Thats still a Rockin Ass Kickin Banger!
@user-so4yq2br3l5 ай бұрын
80' golden age of music.Today nothing.
@tinanickerson100611 ай бұрын
Interesting thing about Billy Idol is that he was the real deal in his personal life. Drugs sex and Rock n Roll seriously. But he fell to the softer New Wave genre than the real punk world he came from. Made millions and slept with millions of girls did millions dollars worth of drugs and his body is paying for it now. My favorite song of his is "Dancin With Myself". Good reaction 😊...
@NewcatmoneyАй бұрын
He’s almost 70 and still looks pretty good
@gesundheit60211 ай бұрын
That entire Rebel Yell album is fire, no cap.
@jeffreystone2211 ай бұрын
I used to listen to Casey Kasem's Top 40 on the radio every Sunday evening and this song was in the top 10 and in the top 40 for weeks. His top 40 included radio airplay from across the nation and it was definitely played a lot on the radio out here in Nebraska. I still have this record. When I was young it was Billboard who?
@Ednerd7 ай бұрын
such awesome guitar work too!!! I always thought the intro was a keyboard, but it's Steve. bad ass. oh yeah, and Billy is so under-rated.
@Patti-sg1fv9 ай бұрын
My favorite in the 80s. Much appreciated fellas ❤❤❤
@DarkAngel1985Mike11 ай бұрын
This song was actually inspired by a night when Billy Idol was drinking at a bar in New City with The Rolling Stones and they were drinking the Whiskey Brand Rebel Yell and Billy had never heard of it,so they have a night of drinking Rebel Yell and Billy probably went home with a girl that night and then he wrote this song
@4CabinАй бұрын
Killer tune!!
@IceManTX694 ай бұрын
My mom would bleach and spike my hair for me. Such good times, may she rest in peace.
@TheDivayenta6 ай бұрын
What a performance! Wowza!!!!!❤
@kriswoods705111 ай бұрын
Love this song and Steve Stevens was awesome on guitar!!!
@jasperstreak786511 ай бұрын
THIS song was HUGE in the day. Heavy rotation on radio & MTV. GREAT SONG!
@zedkanata649511 ай бұрын
Saw him live twice. This video perfectly reflects what the shows were like.
@Hornsfan645 ай бұрын
This song hit #9 on the Mainstream Rock list.
@chrisjarvis228711 ай бұрын
Billy's lead guitar player worked with M.J too, he's the guitar player in the video for his song Dirty Diana.
@calvin2087711 ай бұрын
This song is a classic and your boy is tripping 🎉
@drainmonkeys3856 ай бұрын
Billy idol is pure genius
@barbarachieppo960325 күн бұрын
Love me some Billy Idol.❤
@Baddiesc7gn11 ай бұрын
Eyes without A face is my FAVORITE Billy Idol song.
@janmorrill918411 ай бұрын
I'm going to see Billy AGAIN in Vegas next month. He's still great in concert, and we're both old farts now. 😂😂
@nauseantrock5327 ай бұрын
Early punk man cool tune
@kellyhoward69415 ай бұрын
CoreyRoy, loved your reaction especially, your energy. And I gotta say, you have one of THE finest beards EVER.
@clueless2044 ай бұрын
Average?? Absolutely not! Go for a drive and rip this up! And really listen to the lyrics, mannnn so hot 🥵 It's my fav 80s song.
@savage_skirt53866 ай бұрын
Billy Idol is a legend
@maxbrazil371210 ай бұрын
Billy did an acoustic version of this tune that shreds...
@andersgranstrom712811 ай бұрын
It is a groovy song for sure!! And Steve Stevens on the amazing guitar!!😍
@timjenkins40656 ай бұрын
Eyes without a face… his best imo
@mamany6524Ай бұрын
One of the best songs....see Billy Idol gets it
@charlenegodbee12029 ай бұрын
Billy Idol with streaming STEVE STEVENS.
@jennhurl9 ай бұрын
So I dont see this fact added yet.... Steve Stephens 🎸 LOVES old classic toys. He would go through all the shops & buy the classics. He found an oldtime "alien ray gun" that made that sound. HE USED IT in this track 👏 thats the sound you hear! Cool as shit! Also, the "breakdown" you called it in the song is 32 bars built in for dance mixes. Billy knew his music was used in clubs & purposely used that many bars so DJ could mix.
@thisisitreactions9 ай бұрын
Dope
@philliplewis80066 ай бұрын
what you on about Alien Ray Gun, its synths sizer pushed through an electric guitar , clever.
@donnagreen362610 ай бұрын
80s was fun.
@paulashanks312911 ай бұрын
Love Billy Idol ❤😊
@GryLi10 ай бұрын
I still listen to him
@janihensley53062 ай бұрын
Loved watching this with you guys
@christopherglock72394 ай бұрын
He never played the local clubs in New York but yeah he can sing live. He had swag! We Metal Heads accepted him even though he was more punkish. He bent gundrers punk metal and rock even pop.
@3generboiler11 ай бұрын
Truth .. guys on left and middle could do without negative vibes on most every reaction from the right.
@frenchnomaamer190911 ай бұрын
Steve Stevens ( guitar ) also played with Vince Neil ( Mötley Crüe ) on his solo album " EXPOSED ". ;)
@liverush2411 ай бұрын
His 1987 "live" version of Mony Mony, is his most FIRE 🔥 song.
@jennhurl9 ай бұрын
You know what we all yell back in the chorus 😉
@badhabitbabbitt765511 ай бұрын
He helped bring an end to the Disco era. Try "Cradle of Love" a later hit of his. Michael Jackson definitely shined bright and artists like Billy Idol got overlooked.
@joebrown512011 ай бұрын
Fun fact, Idol’s guitarist Steve Stevens played the solo on Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana.
@swurvegirl19789 ай бұрын
It's still on rotation in my phone 😊
@beverlycoulston805811 ай бұрын
I was 17 when this song came out, and I still love this song
@stevehorn46807 ай бұрын
Billy was Punk Rock then ss they say became commercialized and of course the punk rock community called him a sellout. He lasted longer than punk rock. 😎
@JohnHazelwood5811 ай бұрын
The first time I heard this song was in den 90s, but it wasn't the version of Billy Idol, but from the german techno band "Scooter" ... later I found out, that this is a BI song as I saw him performing this song at "VH1 Storytellers". It was an epic version as the VH1 series in "Unplugged" and so it was only him and his guitar player! Imagine this solo on an acoustic guitar! Outstanding! It's actually the version of the song I like most as the original has these 80s vibes, kind of. Anyway - BI is great! :)
@The_Jasonian0111 ай бұрын
This song was on constant rotation on MTV when it came out. 46? Nah. That had to have at least hit top 10.
@donnagreen362610 ай бұрын
The clash
@monikabeki683810 ай бұрын
Great reaction! Billy idol is still perfect 80ies rock n roll!
@Hollingsworth27816 ай бұрын
It charted at number 9 on Billboard Rock Charts. This song was huge during a time when there were a million incredible songs all vying for top 40 slots on various US pop and rock charts. Australia (Kent Music Report)[6][7] 7 Canada Top 50 Singles (RPM) 10 New Zealand Singles Chart[8] 3 UK Singles Chart 62 US Billboard Hot 100 46 US Cashbox Top 100 29 US Billboard Top Rock Tracks 9
@michaelhrivnak946311 ай бұрын
Always loved Bill Idol.
@Anarchist_Noir10 ай бұрын
Man bringing back all those High School memories...the music from the 70s & 80s were & still is the best.
@OldMusicFan8311 ай бұрын
This song is best played in your car, all windows down, stereo cranked, on the interstate, going 90+ at 2am…
@andrewgarrett355511 ай бұрын
I'd love to see you react to a group that had connections to Billy Idol and the Sex Pistols (of Anarchy in the UK fame), namely Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Spellbound video would be a good start, or maybe the live versions of Eve White/Eve Black or Sin in My Heart from their Nocturne album.
@alexblue69914 ай бұрын
Billy was drinking in a bar with the rolling stones and drinking Rebel yell whisky went back to the hotel and wrote the song
@gracieb.30542 ай бұрын
It didn't recycle anything from the 80's. They were setting the trends that you saw later from others in the 80's. At least that's what I remember as a young person in the 80's.