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Subject: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: woops on 04/30/04 at 3:29 pm
My choice: Rebel Yell 8)
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/30/04 at 3:30 pm
Without a doubt-WHITE WEDDING!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: rubixgirl on 04/30/04 at 3:31 pm
Dancing with myself....aaaawww, yeah! 8)
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: RockandRollFan on 04/30/04 at 5:33 pm
I picked "Eyes Without A Face" followed by "Rock The Cradle Of Love"....man, the girl in that video was cute!
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Lanie on 04/30/04 at 5:35 pm
Eyes Without A Face
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Dagwood on 04/30/04 at 5:50 pm
Hot In The City
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Hairspray on 05/01/04 at 12:33 am
Eyes Without A Face
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: NbC on 05/01/04 at 6:53 am
Eyes Without A Face
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 05/01/04 at 7:01 am
Eyes Without A Face
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: jaytee on 05/01/04 at 8:07 am
White Wedding
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Vapor Trails on 05/01/04 at 8:13 am
It was a toss up between "Catch My Fall" and "Eyes Without A Face" so I gave the first vote of the poll to "Catch My Fall" 8)
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: mandamoo on 05/01/04 at 9:22 am
I quite like all of these, but my favourite has always been 'Eyes Without A Face'
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: wagonman76 on 05/10/04 at 9:38 pm
I picked "Eyes Without A Face" followed by "Rock The Cradle Of Love"....man, the girl in that video was cute!
I second every word of this post.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: krakboi on 05/11/04 at 1:11 am
Danicing With Myself, but Eyes Without a Face is a close second. Isn't Dancing With Myself in Can't Buy Me Love?
Kevin
www.krakboi.com
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/11/04 at 2:08 am
DANCING WITH MYSELF
Billy claims it really is about a guy, at home, by himself, dancing to his own records, and NOT what everybody thinks it's about!
They said the same thing about Was Not Was' Walk the Dinosaur. :-X
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: pennsygirl on 05/11/04 at 6:39 am
This was really hard, I like all his stuff, but I chose Dancing With Myself.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Cheetara on 05/11/04 at 12:45 pm
EYES WITHOUT A FACE
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: rubixgirl on 05/11/04 at 1:13 pm
DANCING WITH MYSELF
Billy claims it really is about a guy, at home, by himself, dancing to his own records, and NOT what everybody thinks it's about!
They said the same thing about Was Not Was' Walk the Dinosaur. :-X
Also, She Bop and Turning JApanese
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/11/04 at 1:54 pm
This is hard, as Billy has done so many great songs! I went with "Rebel Yell", followed by "Eyes Without A Face". :)
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: SmithsGirl on 05/13/04 at 9:51 pm
Billy Idol F***in Rocks! I chose Eyes Without A Face but I love White Wedding and Rebel Yell , heck I love them all. He can't go wrong in my eyes :)
SmithsGirl
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Tanya1976 on 07/31/04 at 1:07 pm
Cradle of Love, even though it came out in 91
Tanya
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Southern Image on 09/29/05 at 12:30 pm
Flesh For Fanstasy
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: BCRichrocker on 09/29/05 at 1:55 pm
I am a big Steve Stevens fan so that makes me know quite a few Idol songs. But my fav would probably be "Blue Highway", "Man For All Seasons", or "Don't Need A Gun". "Rebel Yell" isn't bad either.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: GREEN67 on 09/29/05 at 11:06 pm
8) White Wedding...Then Rebel Yell
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: rip_jeans on 09/30/05 at 4:43 am
Cradle of Love. Funny video.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: TC1970 on 09/30/05 at 6:25 am
Cradle Of Love
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: JohnTaylorsHeart on 09/30/05 at 6:35 am
I like more then one.
White Wedding
Dancing With Myself
Rebel Yell
Eyes Without A Face
Mony Mony
Cradle Of Love
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: drewbru on 09/30/05 at 1:49 pm
I picked "Eyes Without A Face" followed by "Rock The Cradle Of Love"....man, the girl in that video was cute!
Amen, brother! I'll bet that girl really could rock the cradle of love!
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Sarah G on 10/01/05 at 8:30 pm
All of his music is AWESOME!! But my pick is 'To be a lover'.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: whistledog on 04/06/07 at 1:51 am
'Dancing With Myself' was a popular video hit, but did you know it never charted as a single in the US Hot 100 or the UK Top 75? It did reach the Canadian Top 40, which makes it somewhat confusing how we got it, but other markets didn't?
Here's Billy's full singles chartography for the UK and North America ...
YEAR 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 19871987198819901990 1990 1993 1994
SONG TITLE Hot in the City White Wedding Dancing With Myself Rebel Yell Eyes Without A Face Flesh For Fantasy Catch My Fall To Be A Lover Don't Need A Gun Sweet Sixteen Mony Mony Hot in the City <remix> Cradle of Love L.A. Woman Prodigal Blues Shock to the System Speed
UK #58 #6 -- #62 #18 #54 #63 #22 #26#17#7#13#34#70 #47 #30 #47
CAN #34 #1 #24 #11 #11 #10 #22 #5 #56#23#1#30#10#40 -- #42 --
US #23 #36 --#46#4#29#50#6#37#20#1#48#2#52 -- -- --
TOTAL HITS
UK - 16
CAN - 15
US - 13
TOP 40 HITS
CAN - 13
US - 9
UK - 9
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Windbreaker05 on 04/06/07 at 2:32 am
The original release of "Dancing with Myself" (credited to Generation X) was a UK hit in 1980 ('81?) but I'm too lazy to look up the peak at the moment.
The '83 re-release (which is still the Generation X version but now credited only to Idol) made the Bubbling Under chart in the US, but ditto the laziness.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Badfinger-fan on 04/06/07 at 2:46 am
probably the 2 most popular songs played at our wedding reception in 1984 were Billie Jean and Dancing With Myself, everybody had a good champagne buzz going and were dancing to Dancing With Myself, it was fun. That's an excellent song to use if you wanna dance by yourself .
My favorite video of Billy Idol's is Cradle of Love I love that song and the chick in the video is so hot and the nerdy neighbor is so geeked out, but he's funny and did I say the girl that dances in his house is hot?
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: whistledog on 04/06/07 at 3:07 am
The original release of "Dancing with Myself" (credited to Generation X) was a UK hit in 1980 ('81?) but I'm too lazy to look up the peak at the moment.
The '83 re-release (which is still the Generation X version but now credited only to Idol) made the Bubbling Under chart in the US, but ditto the laziness.
I always thought Billy re-recorded it when he went solo. With Gen X, it reached UK #60 in 1980
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: Windbreaker05 on 04/06/07 at 3:29 am
I always thought Billy re-recorded it when he went solo. With Gen X, it reached UK #60 in 1980
I didn't think so but I've been wrong before.
Billy on the Bubbling Under chart:
1981 - studio version of "Mony Mony" - #7
1982 - "White Wedding" - #8 (re-release of same version is the one that made the top 40)
1983 - "Dancing with Myself" - #2
1993 - "Shock to the System" - #5
The other non-charters made appearances on the Album Rock chart:
1990 - "Prodigal Blues" - #35
1993 - "Shock to the System" - #7
1994 - "Speed" - #38
2005 - "Scream" - #26
Oh, and re: the poll, I chose "Catch My Fall" but it really could be that or "Dancing with Myself." I love them both. Really, Idol was/is pretty awesome.
Subject: Re: Billy Idol Song Poll
Written By: 80sTrivMeister on 04/06/07 at 4:45 am
Billy had so many great songs, it's hard to chose a favorite, but my vote ultimately went to "Catch My Fall"... great song and the video is cool as well, with Bad Boy Billy at his baddest best! ;D
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