Billy Idol had it all: looks, sex appeal, voice, charisma. Man is 🔥. Great reaction!
@homernoy
3 жыл бұрын
His sister had a 'shotgun' wedding, and that is what the song is based on.
@karlsmith2570
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's true It's basically Billy's giving the "Universal Middle Finger Salute" to the institution of marriage Basically, his sister got married because she had gotten pregnant, which Billy thought was rather stupid
@sunsungoaway
3 жыл бұрын
My aunt was married to an A-hole who got a girl pregnant. When her parents told him he was going to marry her, he said "haha, I'm already married!". Out came the shotguns and my aunt was happy to provide the divorce papers, so he got married again real quick
@the_dropbear4392
3 жыл бұрын
No it's not, he has stated as much in an interview. He was inspired to write a song when at his sisters wedding but the lyrics of the sing have nothing to do with his sister
@karlsmith2570
3 жыл бұрын
@@the_dropbear4392 really??? If so, then you should provide links to the interview in question Because I'd always heard, especially from VH1, that he'd written this song as a slap in the face to getting married simply because you got pregnant
@darkalice650
3 жыл бұрын
I've always thought that this song about suicide or overdose.
@reality1958
3 жыл бұрын
Just watched the Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler and Billy Idol was in it. Wasn't expecting that!
@Bozers24
3 жыл бұрын
Jayy should do a reaction to that scene on the airplane where Adam Sandler serenades Drew Barrymore.
@jennifera7651
3 жыл бұрын
"See, Billy Idol gets it, I don't know why she doesnt" 😂
@keymack2477
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol was a force back in the 80's, absolutely impossible to ignore! Glad to see you are getting into him - his best song, the one you absolutely need to react to is "Eyes Without A Face"! Enjoy!
@MrAitraining
3 жыл бұрын
Billy's albums always had the best musicians and production.
@sonofthesea3298
3 жыл бұрын
Billy said early on in his career,that he was actually very shy as a person. He somehow learned to escape it all once he stepped onto the stage and he heard the music start to play. You wouldnt think so by watching his music videos lol
@maryhuhnke8496
3 жыл бұрын
"Forgot to be a Lover" "LA Woman: (A Jim Morrison of the Doors cover) Yeah.. You will need water and maybe a fan!!
@nineinchallan
3 жыл бұрын
Pounding nails into coffins. Sings 'start again', over and over again.
@MrAnamchara
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol is a very intelligent guy . Just looking back at his old interviews you can see. Though born in England he spent a few years in New York State when he was a little kid before returning home to England . He had a career in the mid 70s with punk band Generation X but he never really made it big until he moved to the states and went solo. I loved listening to him when I was about 8 or 9 , my old man played the albums religiously. He looks a bit weird now with the plastic surgery on his lips. Bit duck face but my sister was crazy for him in the 80s
@roguealien
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol's cameo in "The Wedding Singer" is most memorable!
@DoppelgangerShockwave
3 жыл бұрын
Trust, you're not the only woman who swoons over Billy Idol, lol! Anyway, you should seek out these songs by Billy Idol too. 5. Eyes Without A Face 4. Hot In The City 3. Dancing With Myself 2. Flesh For Fantasy 1. Catch My Fall
@nicholashunt9522
Жыл бұрын
Hot in the city - video, music, lyrics. One of his very best.
@tchristianfuhriman5177
3 жыл бұрын
Saw Billy back in 1986. Amazing energy - don't forget the great guitar action from Steve Stevens.
@loisr3970
2 жыл бұрын
we had neighbors who played sappy country stuff. When I got tired of it... it was white wedding time ...... He was a cutty....
@sonialopezprieto5362
3 жыл бұрын
Billy is so cool....hot in the city next time please 😉
@Moon_samurai128
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: My mom is black and my dad is white. When they got married back in the late 80s this song was on their wedding playlist. Because of this song and the fact that they got married on April 1st unsupportive racist family members thought it was an April fools joke. Jokes on them. My parents are still happily married now, all these years later
@frankrizzo4460
3 жыл бұрын
Wow this brings back memories of the 80s and watching MTV all day long, such fun times back then. By the way Jayy I'm really loving your hair. Your such a sweetheart a blessed man is in your future. Take care and stay safe 🤗
@mikecaetano
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jayy! Happy Easter! I hope all is well with you. The give away in the lyrics that all may not be what it seems in this song is the line "Hey little sister, shotgun". In other words, he's singing about a shotgun wedding "arranged in order to avoid embarrassment due to premarital sex which can possibly lead to an unintended pregnancy." Back in the day, when this song was new and I was too, my buddies and I used to speculate that he was singing about a white powder wedding, that is, a cocaine wedding hosted by some Wall Street master of the universe or Florida drug lord, a la the Al Pacino movie "Scarface".
@johnjohn37371
2 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol was one of the few punk rock holdovers with any credibility in the early MTV eighties. His work with Generation X established his credentials... but his sexiness never really occured to me. I saw this and called my 78 year old mom and asked her if Billy Idol was all that sexy and she said, " Oh God, yes!" Nuff said...
@tammycenter8757
3 жыл бұрын
Do dancing with myself and Eyes without a face. Also, Rock the Cradle of Love.
@jameswatson5358
3 жыл бұрын
Add Hot In The City
@jimilemons3437
3 жыл бұрын
You’ve got to see ‘Fire Woman’ by the Cult, it’s right up your alley
@gilhodges2025
3 жыл бұрын
Saw Billy in concert on the tour for this Lp. He was as drunk as could be. In between songs he'd stumble around talk to the crowd. BUT when the music hit he was dead on. Great show
@jbranum3087
3 жыл бұрын
Fun. Check out "a quick one while he's away" live version by the who.
@LOAFEMB
3 жыл бұрын
Look at your smile yes the ladies loved Billy Idol Punk Lite but so groovy. He had hits.
@brandimodrak461
3 жыл бұрын
Billy does do his own stunts including going through the windows its a old abandoned church that was about to be torn down
@gregorytaylor3146
3 жыл бұрын
Great song. It does have a Flowers in the Attic thing going.
@ericmanzo5069
3 жыл бұрын
You hear cradle of love that is a very good.
@michaelcantwell711
3 жыл бұрын
Forgot to be a lover, L.A. woman, Catch my fall, eyes without a face, the dead next door
@Butch_Breaker
3 жыл бұрын
Check out prodigal blues , shock to the system and eyes without a face by him .
@sweett8351
3 жыл бұрын
Why has no one done this Ike and Tina song?? River deep Mountain high: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1qBm3YSoh5GKkmk. It’s fantastic, you won’t regret it! ❤️🎼🙏🏼🤷🏻♀️ The Tina Turner Documentary on HBO right now is amazing. 🤩🤩
@mariatimmins8846
3 жыл бұрын
A good one to react to... forgot to be a lover by billy... 😁
@timlamb6196
3 жыл бұрын
He wrote this song for his sister his little sister when she was getting married. He was concerned that she was too young and naive for marriage. The good news is that she is still married to the same guy to today.
@gabrielbarron4702
3 жыл бұрын
Billy thought it was funny as hell writing that song his sister got knocked up out of wedlock 😋I love your reactions check out rock the cradle of love...
@johnsrensen3366
3 жыл бұрын
I was a fan back in the 80s
@elegantirony78
3 жыл бұрын
You will like Flesh for Fantasy & Dancing with Myself
@melizavenegas8789
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you...there is something sexy about him.❤
@pennyrollings267
3 жыл бұрын
Can anyone explain this song to me?i like it but the words what is he trying to say.
@julienielsen4462
3 жыл бұрын
Elvis said that line in his song lil sister dont you do what your big sister done. maybe he took the lil sis line from him.
@Mistilou
3 жыл бұрын
Eyes Without a Face is a good song
@brandimodrak461
3 жыл бұрын
I been a fan of your videos and I like that you explain the videos but you need to make your videos screens bigger Thanks love you and the girl is his wife they started out as friends
@robertreichle1
3 жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever taken off their scarf as dramatically as Billy Idol? I guess it helps when you wrap that cloth around your whole body about 10 times.
@ecoffey71
3 жыл бұрын
Dancing with myself...yes Billy is a perv....lol
@paulWalker-zh7nk
3 жыл бұрын
The girl in the video, playing the bride was actually Billy's girlfriend at the time ,🇬🇧💞🌹🌹
@xanajak
3 жыл бұрын
'80s and MTV all rolled into one.
@denicerenee1970
3 жыл бұрын
My fav song! 🐰👯❤❤
@LG-kx8xl
3 жыл бұрын
React to Dancing With Myself!!!
@jpdotcom23
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol - To Be a Lover
@room2180
3 жыл бұрын
this was a subtle threat, to the fiancee of his real life sister
@richarddoran4217
3 жыл бұрын
You played the regular one
@brandimodrak461
3 жыл бұрын
Is wife plays in a lot of his videos and she plays the keyboards you will see her in some of the videos
@PUNKinDRUBLIC72
2 жыл бұрын
You like your old punks then 🏴🇺🇸♥️
@Mistilou
3 жыл бұрын
@Jayy, I'm NOT wanting to be the bearer of BAD news, BUT the meaning of "white wedding" he's speaking about IS NOT AT ALL WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!!!😱😭😰
@lexydabbs1597
3 жыл бұрын
EYES WITHOUT A FACE BILLY IDOL THANKS
@joannedungan8381
3 жыл бұрын
You did this before. Are you recycling the videos from your older channel?
@THEJAYYSHOW
3 жыл бұрын
I never did this one at all I recently did rebel yell if that’s what your referring to if not then you may have me confused with another reactor ( which is fine people make that mistake all the time ) . But If I ever reupload anything in the title it would say re upload at the end
@georgeberry9860
3 жыл бұрын
Flesh for fantasy. You will love
@dropzonegolfSC
3 жыл бұрын
Eyes without a face! Please!
@nicobelic2420
3 жыл бұрын
can u react to sweet sixten by billy idol? thx in advance and keep it up!
@MamaNaeNae
3 жыл бұрын
Love Billy, so good! @thejayyshow Cradle of Love is a sick 90s jam I think you'd love of his :)
@Kill_Em_Corleone
2 жыл бұрын
I definitely 💯 agree Billy Idol is very attractive.I love his sexy Blonde Spikey hair,yes indeed he is very sexy
@paulj978
3 жыл бұрын
Your face when you see him says everything. 😂
@shadaxe
3 жыл бұрын
It isn't really surprising that you'd find Billy Idol attractive. He does the Elvis Presley lip curl and he exudes confidence.
@clairerussell1391
3 жыл бұрын
He's a dorty, dorty boy
@Johonnac
3 жыл бұрын
Cheekbones for days (and I always thought he had the most perfect nose).
@vanyadolly
3 жыл бұрын
He is fiiiine. And with that voice to boot
@doreen9293
3 жыл бұрын
Actually he mimicked Sid Vicious of the sex pistols
@sopdox
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol’s look was the inspiration for Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
@sandrablouin7673
3 жыл бұрын
Well, Spike did say that Billy Idol stole his look...
@johnjohn37371
2 жыл бұрын
Now I believe that, one of them things that has to be...
@Gerard-yt3dz
11 ай бұрын
Really!!??? The movie and tv series were in the '90s This song was released in 1982!
@shellymarquez9320
3 жыл бұрын
Many years ago, my cousin actually walked down the aisle to this song and got married!🤣🤣🤣
@janetagro3713
3 жыл бұрын
He’s still fine and ripped at 65 keeps himself in prime shape!❤️
@nanner3200
3 жыл бұрын
Looks like he had a little too much work done on his face though. That look where it's just a bit over the line to look great.
@kathleensmith3555
3 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard when he popped up in the movie The Wedding Singer --- It was great
@barbarachieppo8290
3 жыл бұрын
@@kathleensmith3555 Yes, I love that scene so much where he helps to block the aisle.😀
@allisonjae3152
3 жыл бұрын
This song is about his sister who got pregnant at 15 and decided to get married and he disapproved. Please do Cradle of Love.
@pennyrollings267
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou always wanted to know.
@allisonjae3152
3 жыл бұрын
@@pennyrollings267 Billy Idol was always one of my favorites. Saw him in concert in the mid 80s when I was a teenager.
@jkronen1000
3 жыл бұрын
As stated in an interview on VH1's "Storytellers", Billy specifically states that the song is NOT about his little sister like everyone believes. "Little Sister" in England, is slang for girlfriend, similar to "Bae". He continued to say the song is about a guy seeing a girl he was once in a relationship with marry someone else. He's still deeply in love with her, but she's not. Additionally she's pregnant by the guy she's about to marry. He later went on to say his sister getting married gave him the inspiration to the song, but reiterated that it is not specifically about her. Only that his little sister gave him inspiration.
@allisonjae3152
3 жыл бұрын
@@nineinchallan No, I'm not. I saw the documentary years ago and that is what the song is about.
@WizardPandora
3 жыл бұрын
@@nineinchallan it is about his younger sister, and what many would consider a shotgun wedding because she was 15 and pregnant. She still married to the same man to this day
@davidfrankaaa
3 жыл бұрын
He wrote this song in 20 minutes, He was little bit angry when his sister was pregnant and will be marriage. U must check video's Cradle Of Love (nr 2 in bilboard 90) and Mony Mony Live official video ( nr 1 in charts)
@Retnoob
3 жыл бұрын
You and every girl alive in the 80s.
@footballlover9207
3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR SHIRT!!! Edit: yes he's very good looking especially at the beginning when he's taking the scarf off his head! This is the video that made me develop a crush on him lol
@tlucas9798
3 жыл бұрын
In the 80s he was so fine, he was 💯 committed to his persona, and you believed every minute of it. A total rock star and performer. None compare, even today.
@speedy692
3 жыл бұрын
I use to like him until he done a duet with Miley Cyrus.
@speedy692
Жыл бұрын
@BlubberBrother I had a friend who listened to him at School in 1986 & I started to like him. He's the epitome of cool. Miley Cyrus isn't. Being tough doesn't suit her. Don't know what Billy was thinking?
@PhoenixRisen63
3 жыл бұрын
Saw him perform live, about 10 years ago, and he still put on a great show. 😊
@denicerenee1970
3 жыл бұрын
Totally and he got such a kick at having a multi generation following. And still hot! ❤👯
@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel9549
3 жыл бұрын
Eyes Without a Face, Mony Mony, flesh for fantasy
@ronaldcardinali2809
3 жыл бұрын
Jayy next you must react to these others Great songs from him: "Flesh for fantasy" , "Hot in the City", "Cradle of love", "Rebel Yell" & "Dancing with myself" , trust me you're gonna love them all . Ronny
@chriswildhaber35
3 жыл бұрын
Yes you will.
@LaptopLarry330
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol was a handsome man then, and he is a handsome man now, even in his sixties.
@slaytanic777
3 жыл бұрын
Cradle of love is another great one. Grest reaction
@MamaNaeNae
3 жыл бұрын
Love Cradle, such a good 90s jam!
@karlsmith2570
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol wrote this song in response to his sister getting married because you'd gotten pregnant Billy thought that it was stupid that his sister got married after having gotten pregnant Ironically, this song has been used at a lot of wedding receptions, despite the fact that it's an anti-marriage song
@normandavidtidiman9918
3 жыл бұрын
That's cos people are dumb
@karlsmith2570
3 жыл бұрын
@@normandavidtidiman9918 you're not wrong about that
@soniab8109
3 жыл бұрын
He's now in his 60s and he's still sexy
@gerryweed7697
3 жыл бұрын
next one from Billy Idol - Mony Mony 😎👍
@bodies2magenta
3 жыл бұрын
Love your reactions to Billy Idol, he is wickedly talented - and your reactions/reviews are 🔥 as usual!
@stews9
3 жыл бұрын
It was indeed written to and for his actual sister, as he drove across London to attend her shot-gun wedding. (She was preggers.)
@gl15col
3 жыл бұрын
His sister married a guy who got her pregnant ("white wedding"). He wrote this to show his opinion of the situation and that he was sorry he had left her alone so she married the first guy that showed an interest.
@mangerinegirl
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Now it makes sense!
@dexterkitty22
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you did this one! I was madly in love with him in the 80s. Do yourself a favor and watch video for To Be A Lover, you won't be disappointed 😉 Also can you do Generation X Kiss Me Deadly and Shakin all over.
@walkofnails2923
3 жыл бұрын
Spike on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show is one of my all time favorite characters. They modeled his look after Billy. Although on the show, Spike mentions that Billy copied his look (as Spike is a vampire from the 1800’s) 😄
@ingridfong-daley5899
3 жыл бұрын
Oh girl, you're so right!! He had a sexy voice AND that beautiful face and all that passion/intensity... I feel you!! On a side note, I do spontaneous-but-'unusual' piano/vocal covers sometimes and your reaction got me 'feeling' this song. I feel an impromptu 'cover' coming on--I'll dedicate it to you if I end up posting it! :) (It won't be 'sexy' necessarily, but we can't all be Billy Idol!!) :)
@ingridfong-daley5899
3 жыл бұрын
PS I love your GNR shirt!!!
@MadMattInc1
Жыл бұрын
In old school rock lingo, very often "Little Sister" could also stand as a nick name for a lover, but on this one this was in fact apparently about his actual sister, and he's questioning her about this guy she's with, as she was being forced to marry him as the apparently the guy and her had eloped and she turned out pregnant. To which a "shotgun" wedding was planned. The old time joke being that you better marry her boy, or the girl's father is going to coming after you, to the point that they jokingly would have the shotgun ready at the wedding in case the boy would still try to run out on the wedding. I believe the move of 7 brides for 7 brothers ended on the same joke, with 7 fathers with shot guns. And 7 country boys very quickly saying "I do."
@Tennessee968
3 жыл бұрын
Jayy in a GNR shirt? Good lord I'm in love. 😍😄👍
@sunsungoaway
3 жыл бұрын
Love this song, but man, does it make me feel old. I was pregnant with my son when it came out
@wellitsjustG
Жыл бұрын
i can't not watch this, you all in a tizzy... but you also process it very quickly after the fact.
@HiddenCharmhome
3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel! How about atomic by Blondie or my kinda lover by billy squire?
@paulwalsh2344
3 жыл бұрын
Man, I was a teen in the 80's... and I can't believe all the videos of songs that I loved as they came out, that I NEVER saw the official videos of ! This is the FIRST time I saw the official video of "White Wedding" ! 39 YEARS after it came out ! ! Holy Fiddlesticks !
@UnderTheMillkyWay
3 жыл бұрын
He is most definitely fine. I love his voice even better than his look though. I traveled across country in the 80's following his tours. I ended up living in so many states. He's still one of my favorites from the 80's. I love Sweet Sixteen. It was a true story about a man who built a castle for the women he loved and Billy did a song about it and it's awesome too.
@Happyheretic2308
3 жыл бұрын
Spike, from Buffy The Vampire Slayer....
@extracaliber432
3 жыл бұрын
Dancing With Myself, oh oh oh.
@CaptainTass
3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to be Billy Idol SO bad back in high school. :)
@pennydaytreasures8173
3 жыл бұрын
Oh trust me WE ALL SAID HE IS SEXY!!!!
@Zebred2001
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face, Blue Highway, Catch My Fall and Dancin' With Myself!
@TexasMagnolia
3 жыл бұрын
You notice his Elvis lip-curl?
@Dragon373
3 жыл бұрын
Do speed, its from the movie speed.
@kaycee4357
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao! You crack me up! I saw that you had Billy Idol up again and I HAD to view. I was totally into him in the 80s, so I get it
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