FIRST TIME HEARING Billy Idol - Rebel Yell | REACTION! OMG!

[@Altman1953]

If you're not pumping your fist and screaming "More, more, more" there's something wrong with you.

[@laurarodriguz1141]

Yes!!!!!!

[@Jerry-dn5yw]

There's a LOT wrong with ya'll!

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 This song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Nobody screams like Billy Idol. "White Wedding" "Mony Mony" "Hot In The City" "Dancing With Myself" are BANGERS too. And for a whole different side to Billy "Eyes Without A Face"❤👌🎶🎼

[@martinsv9183]

"Flesh for Fantasy".

[@subwaygoddess1]

White Wedding is my favorite!! 🤘

[@traceyleeherrera5247]

all incredible! catch my fall is my favorite billy idol song ❤

[@tim362]

This song and all these in the suggestions are still in my playlist.

[@donnakavanagh8386]

"Sweet Sixteen" is poignant and based on a true story. "Forgot to be a Lover" is great too. Side note: I still have all my BI vinyl albums from the 80s. :)

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

40 years later and this song still kicks ass.

[@Butterfly9173-j7z]

Yes, it does l listen to every day , and share with anyone who will listen , and they get blown away 💯🔥

[@markh.7650]

This song was an '80s anthem, right up there with "we're not gonna take it".

[@krash2fast99]

Shout out to Steve Stevens. He’s been Billy’s guitarist from day one and his riffs helped make Billy what he is today. One of the most criminally underrated guitarists out there.

[@patrick3926]

100%

[@suzanneklaren4936]

💯

[@richcarrCCC]

ABSOLUTELY

[@nsteve71]

Could not agree more! 🎸👍🏻

[@trufflesrheaven]

No. Billy’s voice and style made him a star

[@Sideshownicful]

My friends gave me the greatest birthday gifts this summer. One gave me tickets to Billy idol in Montreal, and the other gave me tickets for Quebec City. They told me I could chose the city/date that was more convenient, and they would resell the other tickets. I said "screw that plan. We are going to both concerts" Great shows. Steve Stevens (the guitarist from the clip) was there. Billy Idol finished his sets with Rebel Yell, getting people pumped for the encores.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

That's awesome I'm jealous, lol. Wish you and those close to you nothing but the best.

[@algregory6597]

Billy Idol was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 6, 2023

[@danrumble74]

The keyboard player's makeup is everything! #GenX 😎

[@patrickbrannen2887]

"what set you free brought you to me babe..."

[@anthonyblakely399]

and when I went to his concert in 1985 at the Whiskey-Go-Go in L.A. My friends and I were just like this crowd in the video. Yelling and Screaming and Dancing and punching. We WENT WILD!!! lol....Billy Idol really made Punk and Rock relevant and relatable!!!

[@reneeroxanneabeln2202]

Yeah Billy's charisma is off the charts - and he's a great singer, really great! Elvis is one of his big influences, and I think he carries it well. This song is SO HARD to resist, it like taps into your lizard brain or something! 😆Thanks, Sal - and thanks to Regina, too. What a delight!!

[@lynnhaller1521]

Such an energetic performance! Loved this in HS. White Wedding next Sal ❤

[@houseofsledge6891]

Billy Idol is a POWERHOUSE and has a slew of sensational hits. "Eyes Without a Face" is my fave, personally.

[@albertscanlon2005]

It's a banger!!..Billy Idol still rocking today...the 80s were something else. The music was fantastic. So many different artists and looks. Lucky to grow up then.

[@Lokisdottir1964]

I saw Billy Idol (Steve Steven is still his guitar player) a couple of years ago and even in his 60s, he still rocked harder than anyone else. His voice, his energy, his charisma, his personality, his sex appeal - all still there. Billy Idol is an icon!

[@Mario-it3po]

Billy is still at it today. He just came out with a new album earlier this year. Still great.

[@jimmywilmore1881]

This one takes me back! Love me some Rebel Yell!! I kinda miss the hair back in the 80s. So Much HAIRSPRAY! 😉

[@Melly01]

Aquanet, to be exact. You had to chisel the overspray off the bathroom wall. Lol. I was thinking of how careful I had to be slow-dancing with someone with my big-hair. It was sprayed so hard it could have poked an eye out! 😂

[@jimmywilmore1881]

@ yes Aquanet Extra Super Hold. My lungs are probably lined with it.🤣

[@markh.7650]

@@Melly01 My mom used Aquanet, So did I (as a makeshift flamethrower, LOL).

[@Jedi_Mistress]

Final Net was better. It was non-aerosol so no "clouds" of hairspray to inhale. ;-) I loved the '80s. One word to describe the decade is "fun." Fun hair styles, fun fashion, fun music, fun clubs, fun "party favors", just plain FUN! Best decade ever!

[@Melly01]

@Jedi_Mistress I'm not familiar with that hairspray, but it was probably. concrete in a can like most were. I mean, come on, that hair didn't stay 6+ inches in the air by itself! Lol. And I 100% agree about the 80s! The big hair, big shoulder pads, high heels and frilly ankle socks, straight lines of blush, neon colors, high tops with two or three colorful sets of shoe strings, Madonna, Heart, Billy Idol, Wham!, Foreigner, Miami Vice, Dallas, my Firebird with the obligatory t-top ... I did love the 80s so very much. I think a lot of older people look at younger people and wish they were that age, but I don't. I'm glad I was young when I was - we had the perfect situation of growing up with no technology but a TV and a Beta VCR (or VHS, depending on where you fell in the demographic. The last of the feral kids. Yet when tech hit the scene, we were in a perfect position to learn it from the ground up. If you remember the sound of the AOL dial-up, let's take a moment to appreciate wi-fi! Lolol. Yep, the 80s were the best! 💜🩵💚💛🤎🩷

[@joemachine4714]

This song was everywhere,i can't believe it didn't hit the Top 40. I always thought it was a #1

[@robja19]

Because the 80s was loaded with great songs. So this banger didn't reach top 40

[@JackBarlow-m3e]

It peaked on the Billboard hot 100 at #44. It charted on cash box top 100 at #30.

[@tlucas9798]

Steve Stevens is soooo underrated, such a unique style. He played on Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana. You hear his style

[@Lokisdottir1964]

He's one of my favorite guitarists. I saw him solo in the 90s in Philly and he was awesome. I have all his solo cds and they are first rate.

[@tskend8502]

Dirty Diana ! Still can’t believe it’s Michael Jackson. Steve Stevens is perfect for that song!

[@lclark6854]

Billy was great playing himself in the film The Wedding Singer.

[@sarablack2547]

Yes and he still looked good.

[@penelopehornswaggle102]

Love that movie.❤

[@mayLibertyprevail1a]

I still think of that scene on the plane at random moments. "See, Billy Idol gets it..."

[@jtf2dan]

Being in my 20s when this came out and it playing in the bars and clubs......it was a crowd pleaser! got everyone going on the dancefloor!

[@robjohnson5872]

One of the best performance videos ever. Like you said, it just draws you in and when it ends - it's WOW!

[@karenmanemeit7803]

He’s so fun live, my favorite Billy Idol songs are Hot in the City and To be a Lover

[@erickent3557]

Nice picks

[@nvsteveg]

White Wedding must be next! And his ULTIMATE live performance video....his cover of MONY MONY. It's BRILLIANT!

[@maryotoole7389]

I put that up but spelt wrong so good

[@johndef5075]

Billy has always rocked and seems to be a genuine nice guy.

[@barryjurgensen9396]

Billy Idol - guitar, vocals Steve Stevens - lead guitar, bass guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, keyboards Steve Webster - bass guitar Judi Dozier - keyboards Thommy Price - drums Sal Cuevas - bass guitar on "Eyes Without a Face" Jack Waldman - additional keyboards Gregg Gerson - drums on "(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows", "Rebel Yell" (Session Take), "Motorbikin'" (Session Take) and "Flesh for Fantasy" (Session Take) Mars Williams - saxophone on "Catch My Fall" Perri Lister - backing vocals on "Eyes Without a Face" Phil Feit - bass guitar on "Rebel Yell" (Session Take), "Motorbikin'" (Session Take), and "Flesh for Fantasy" (Session Take) Keith Forsey - drum programming

[@StephenRoss-pj9ih]

I had a major crush on Billy Idol when I was a kid back in the 80s. 😍🔥Lisa Ross

[@reneeroxanneabeln2202]

Still do. I am not immune to his many charms. 😆 Thou DEFinitely only from afar. 😆

[@pettifogger0712]

First heard this as an 11yo in 1983...just turned 53 and it still ROCKS...HARD!

[@adamcampbell8794]

Nothing beats the 80s for music. I can't even turn the radio on these days.

[@antarcticorb9197]

One of the better songs to come out of the 80s.

[@MySnottyattaC]

Awww...great days! Great music. Love it 💚✌️

[@sandragray4598]

Music can be a great connection among the generations. I can never get over how infectiously great this song is. And his performance, who'd have thought simple hand and arm movements could make the whole video great.

[@patriciabanks4816]

White Wedding has always been my favorite, with Rebel Yell a very very close second.

[@AdamHodges-o6x]

This song really is an absolute masterpiece. Nobody can convince me otherwise. I am a big time Rush fan but Billy Idol is just amazing. So much soul and power and emotional energy.

[@zivo24]

That ‘Eyes without a face’ is on the same album as this blows my mind. For some reason I thought it was on a later album -probably because it has a tenderness and poetry that is so different from Rebel Yell. It was cool to find out that he’s actually a nice guy. He really threw everything he had into his art, vocals, writing, persona, etc.

[@spawn4582]

Billy Idol is pop rock with elements of punk rock, the main thing I like about his music is the wonderful musical arrangements and transitions. He was able to combine what no one had in the early 80s when the new wave and pop music just started to develop.

[@sherryheim5504]

I love Billy Idol and this song. What a talent...sort of an elevated punk from rock transition. He was so unique.

[@lotusladylotus6159]

I can't believe you've never seen Billy Idol before, but better late than never I guess LOL. Yeah, he had charisma and energy, and a powerful delivery. Other tracks to check out: "White Wedding" (1982), "Flesh for Fantasy" (1984), "To be a Lover" (1986), "Mony Mony" (1987) and "Dancing With Myself" (originally recorded by his band Gen X in 1980).

[@angelado3]

yes !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 never get tired of watching him

[@DazzleMonroe]

I've never seen Billy solo, but I managed to catch Generation X at The Lyceum in London in 1979

[@mickem4322]

Dang , I`m jealous now.. although, I saw Billy here in Stockholm , 16th November 1990. Those were the Days.. :D

[@wickedmirage]

I remember watching this premier on MTV. One look, I was hooked and then the guitar kicked in and I was sold. Flesh for Fantasy is my favorite Billy song, think you'd like it too.

[@geetarman]

Great song from a great album by the great Billy Idol

[@robertbunker817]

Hey Hey My My Rock n Roll will Never Die🤘 Thank you for participating in that endeavor with reactions like this🤘

[@MicheleReece]

😃 It is so fun to see someone as young as you, enjoying one of my teenage heartthrobs, and his music. Yes, Billy Idol is that good. I still blare his music in my car to this day.

[@Texas_Corgis]

Love, love Billy Idol! Punk rock in the 80s and early 90s, yes! You need to listen to some of his other hits. Eyes Without a Face, White Wedding, Dancing With Myself…

[@saucyempress9803]

My favourite ❤❤❤ got to love Billy

[@MrCome4numb]

One of my favorite rockers from the 80's also good are "Dancing with Myself" "Eyes Without a Face" "White Wedding" & "Hot in the City"

[@paulvh5893]

Ohhhh I remember it (his show) so well. What a show it was (way back). Talking to people between the songs and signing autogragh to people in the front row while singing !!! Such energy

[@laurarodriguz1141]

I have Generation X albums on vinyl and original Billy Idol vinyl albums with original art before they were released with new cover art. LOVE Billy Idol!!!!!!

[@FinallyTuned]

One of THE songs of the 80s.

[@ch8989-dk6jd]

Salvo bro I am so sad no such artists in our times ... I am old guy.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Such fun! You definitely need to check out White Wedding, Dancing With Myself, Mony Mony, Hot in the City, and Eyes Without a Face. All great songs and big hits!

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Oh yeah, so many headbanging weekends, jammin out to this while cruisin' the strip in my 72 Barracuda!! 🔥🤘😎🔥 Billy has some serious rockin tunes, gotta do more!

[@PhillyGirl64]

He's an amazing performer; I've seen him in concert three times...love him❤

[@karenglenn6707]

Great memories of this spectacular song of a time when life was easy and free in Australia, no responsibilities, partying every weekend and getting into mischief. Was a very happy time in my life. Who doesn’t love Billy? And Steve!!

[@martinsv9183]

I would recommend "Flesh for Fantasy" also.

[@nebidiaswift5200]

Steve Steven’s on guitar is one of the unsung unnamed amazing guitarists to see him live is magic he arguably changed the game with his sound work he gets from his solos

[@beckiramsey9561]

Billy Idol is awesome, you should definitely do more!!❤❤❤

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

😊🔥😊 Give me Billy Idol anytime. I just love his music and voice. Great rocker of the 80's for sure. He put out alot of bangers. ❤❤

[@russlanders6518]

The Goat! Seen him numerous times. Still puts on a great show

[@cranken72]

I love that you do a little background on the singer/song. 👍. You're the first one I've seen do that instead of just asking questions. 😂. Thank you!

[@anglosaxon5874]

Follwed Billy since Generation X days. Great group, exceptional singer with Billy and lead guitarist Steve Stevens [who even played with Michael Jackson on 'Dirty Diana'.

[@MixedMediaArtByTrina]

Billy is 🔥 I saw him and The Cult in concert in KC in 1987! 😬

[@AmyW-qo4se]

Yes, attitude, power and was strong the entire time. Billy is in part of the Wedding Singer. Check out if haven't. Have a happy New Year!

[@TerryFoster-cr2cp]

This song was playing in every dance bar..in the 80 s and still today.

[@lisalovemc717]

This song was everything in the 80s. Saw Billy Idol in like 84 and it blew my teenage mind.. Snuck my way down to the floor, insane!

[@taylorshelp5046]

The 80's were a blast!

[@deannajones3849]

Love Billy!

[@tanyaweathersby9393]

More Billy❤❤❤❤

[@susanclement4068]

Great song!!! Timeless!!!!

[@kathyjam2482]

I love Billy! 👊👊

[@donnasmith5942]

Love Billy Idol and his music.

[@buckcherrygirl]

I met Billy during this tour and he is quite rememberable!! Love his music style!

[@TheOGJLaw]

he's so good. white wedding is my favorite.

[@drogna3905]

Loved Billy ! Can I suggest Adam and the Ants 'Antmusic' to start with..Don't think you've covered them yet. Fantastic drumming. Just great pop music!

[@chuckwright8540]

White Wedding and Eyes Without a Face are excellent as well...

[@sharonellis8776]

Billy is such a cool vibe. The girl on the keyboard is Cyndi Lauper ! xx

[@stephenpublicover8818]

Hey SalvoG I was 20yrs old when this song came out! Brings back great memory's! 😀👌👍✌

[@Braedensground]

Great reaction, Guy! Bill is classic 80s rocker. My fave video is Eyes Without A Face but face dance rocker song and video is ' Dancing With Myself' both great vibes. Enjoy😊

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

Guitarist was magnificent in this❤

[@SuzA8110]

What's even better? To see him in person! Such a great time!!!

[@crowleybo]

Great reaction.....Gotta love Billy Idol

[@alainsegarini568]

If you liked that one you should watch "Don't need a gun" my personal favorite from Billy Idol.

[@kimzwolinski9919]

My favorite too!!!!

[@erickent3557]

Cool choice!

[@Sunshine123x]

Fond memories on the back of a motorbike with this blasting out ! 👏

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Billy.in the house! Talk about good energy.

[@j_clarkson]

Of all the subject matter to write a hit song about, Billy chose to write one about being unable to satisfy his lover! Always makes me chuckle to think of that.

[@abigailjohnson4270]

Love me a bit of Billy Idol… these were absolutely cracking songs and a welcome break from the formulaic synth pop… Absolutely got played loud. And if you’re not yelling This out in the car, banging the steering wheel then u ain’t doing it right! ;-) Rock on…

[@03maja03]

Listen to I got to be a lover. Its the best.❤

[@andreakear97]

Fun reaction! Cradle of Love is great, too.

[@bobbolan4672]

Yep. There's always more. More. More.

[@thenannymoh]

those keyboards...THOSE KEYBOARDS!!

[@preesi1403]

Nothing to be intimidated by, Billy is a really nice man, inspite of his fierce stage persona

[@Calmontheoutside]

Saw him at a small club when he was just starting to pop, so was only a few feet from him all night. Dear god . . . 😊

[@Butterfly9173-j7z]

Right on pure 🔥wow , you were the lucky one

[@realLow-Key]

He's still going to, making awesome music.

[@wordygirlandco]

❤Mony Mony video is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Billy Idol at his best

[@bonnielee78]

I second this :)

[@AllShadesAreGray]

Billy Idol is so good! Try White Wedding, To Be A Lover, Eyes Without a Face, and Dancing With Myself. Shout out to Steve Stevens, too. Excellent guitarist. Also, try Adam Ant if you haven’t checked him out. He evolved in a somewhat different direction from Billy Idol, even though they were both part of the same movement. He’s a pirouetting, high kicking, thigh slapping cruiser (Friend or Foe), but you will probably want to start with Goody Two Shoes or Strip, his more accessible tunes.

[@helenpeterson]

Love me some Billy. Hot In The City and Mony Mony so good.

[@ThatGirl-ku5dq]

He’s a seriously great entertainer. 😊

[@Rhiannon011]

If you loved this one, then you will also love Billy Idol's "Dancing with myself"(with the music video, got to watch the video also), it's just as wild, his energy is wild!!

[@susanpolice8465]

TOO HOT!!!!🔥🧨🎆