80sneverend
Posted in 1982, 1982 October, November, December, United Kingdom
Billy Idol – White Wedding
Every time I attend a wedding, which for obvious age reasons rarely happens anymore, even if a new generation will sooner or later follow the same steps, this song comes to my mind. An important song, because it determined the turning point in the career of one of the most original and creative performers of the 80s,
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80sneverend
Posted in 1984, 1984 July, August, September, United Kingdom
Billy Idol – Flesh for Fantasy
If I have to think of videos from the 80s that combine rhythm and sensuality, I would probably start the search from the universe of female artists. Surely there are very sensual songs by Madonna, like La Isla Bonita or Like a Virgin,
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Billy Idol – To be a lover
On September 22, 1986, a genius of the 80s released the first single from one of his most successful albums. He was able to play a very original character, aggressive only at first sight, with great intelligence, and with an excellent quality of music,
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80sneverend
Posted in 1984, 1984 April, May, June, United Kingdom
Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
We have said several times that the period between 1984 and 1985 was probably the purest and most intense of the 1980s. The protagonists of those months have all remained in history. And also for Billy Idol this was a very important period: after the success of the self-titled album,
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80sneverend
Posted in 1982, 1982 April, May, June, United Kingdom
Billy Idol – Hot In The City
So many songs literally had a double life. Some very famous songs like Take on me by a-ha, or Careless memories by Duran Duran. Among these, also Billy Idol’s Hot in the city,
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Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
October 24, 1983, a Monday, was one of those magical days when two or more songs that would make history came out at the same time (but in a completely unrelated way). One of them was “Relax,”
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Billy Idol – Sweet sixteen
“Sweet sixteen” is one of the sweetest song of an aggressive guy. Or maybe, aggressive just at a first glance, like Billy Idol.
We talked other times about him, and in mid June 1987 he was releasing this fantastic ballad, “Sweet Sixteen”,
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Billy Idol – Mony Mony
A song is forever, especially if someone releases it every two or three years, like “Mony Mony”. After all, a song of 1968, by the end of 1987 can be released at least 8 or 9 times! That’s exactly the story of this song, which is ultimately famous for Billy Idol’s version…
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Billy Idol – Don’t need a gun
You don’t need a gun to have success. Surely not, but I think that such things like having a great album like “Whiplash smile”, having plenty of personality and talent (still today), and performing with great artists like Stevie Stevens, well, this might definitely help,
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