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Subject: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Here's some of my favorite songs from Billy Idol:
"Rebel Yell"
"Hot In The City"
"Cradle Of Love"
"Dancing With Myself"
"Flesh For Fantasy"
"To Be A Lover"
"White Wedding"
"Mony, Mony"
"Eyes Without A Face"
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
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Here's some of my favorite songs from Billy Idol:
"Rebel Yell"
"Hot In The City"
"Cradle Of Love"
"Dancing With Myself"
"Flesh For Fantasy"
"To Be A Lover"
"White Wedding"
"Mony, Mony"
"Eyes Without A Face"
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You pretty much covered my faves in your list with the exception of "Mony Mony"...waaaay overrated and basically a terrible song, IMO.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Has Anti_Pop_Superstar undergone yet another personna change? You know, you really should see someone about that... :) :D ;)
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
I like a few of his songs but the best one has to be White Wedding without a doubt.
Cat
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
In the past few years, I have gone from loving the song "Mony Mony" to completely hating it (recently). It's too overrated and long. The best Idol song is Eyes Without A Face, IMO.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Not strictly a Billy Idol solo song, but relevant nonetheless, is "King Rocker" by his previous group Generation X...a 100mph belter with vague references to Elvis & John Lennon, naturally!
Also quite good was "Dancing With Myself" (as mentioned before, though I think you may be referring to a re-recording) which was released just before the band imploded...Billy, of course, going on to solo success, and Tony James indulging himself (and us!) with Sigue Sigue Sputnik later in the decade...
I don't really think Billy's solo stuff has aged all that well - give it another five years, I suppose...
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
I find it interesting that even though Billy Idol was a punk rocker, he seemed to have a 50s/60s influence (especially covering 'Mony Mony' by Tommy James and The Shondells).
I think the song that I like apart from the 'Mony Mony' cover (even though I prefer Tommy James's version) is 'Hot in the city'. I understand that was released in 1982/3 but I heard the second re-release back in 1987/8. It had a fifties edge along with a smooth groove.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
White Wedding is totally my favorite!
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White wedding,Dancing with myself etc and yes I agree King Rocker is a great track.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
White Wedding and Hot in the City.
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My fave songs from Billy would be the "Catch My Fall", "Sweet Sixteen" and "Blue Highway"! I love all of his stuff though, as Billy was quite the hard rocker back in the 80s!!! :)
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Do you know the meaning of White Wedding?
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Here's some of my favorite songs from Billy Idol:
"Rebel Yell"
"Hot In The City"
"Cradle Of Love"
"Dancing With Myself"
"Flesh For Fantasy"
"To Be A Lover"
"White Wedding"
"Mony, Mony"
"Eyes Without A Face"
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Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
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Do you know the meaning of White Wedding?
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Go on tvlizzie. Tell us the meaning of White Wedding. I must admit, I took the song pretty literally. :)
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
I LOVE Billy Idol
white wedding
rebel yell
eyes without a face
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Quoting:
Here's some of my favorite songs from Billy Idol:
"Rebel Yell"
"Hot In The City"
"Cradle Of Love"
"Dancing With Myself"
"Flesh For Fantasy"
"To Be A Lover"
"White Wedding"
"Mony, Mony"
"Eyes Without A Face"
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My top five would have to be -
1. Flesh For Fantasy
2. Rebel Yell
3. Mony Mony
4. Sweet Sixteen
5. Eyes Without A Face
"Idol Songs" is a fantastic album :)
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
My fav is "Eyes Without A Face"
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My fav is Eyes Without A Face. It's so pretty.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
I love all of his songs. My favorite is Rock The Cradle Of Love and Mony Mony.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
My favorite song from Billy Idol would be either White Wedding or Dancing with Myself..
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Rebel Yell and Eyes Without A Face most definitely.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
White wedding, rebel yell, dancing with myself, flesh for fantasy.
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
1. Rebel Yell
2. (Do not) Stand in the shadows
3. Blue Highway
4. Eyes without a face
5. LA Woman
6. White Wedding
7. Flesh for fantasy
8. Cradle of love
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
Sweet Sixteen
Subject: Re: Favorite song(s) from Billy Idol
eyes without a face
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This is very tough! I love Idol!
I think "Eyes w/o a Face" wins out.
I love all the real hits, except "Mony, Mony" - I didn't like the original and Idol's cover is better but still not good enuff. :-/
Funny, recently my head started pulling in that "Rock the Cradle of Love" phrase....but I haven't heard that in ages, so I don't really remember it well except that phrase!