I was asked to listen to Billy Idol - Rebel Yell | First Reaction!! OMG

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[@BradLeroy]

Check out the official video for this song too! It’s fire! I’ve been a fan since Billy Idol first released a video on MTV, I was 6 or 7 years old and fell in love with the bands music immediately. I literally grew up as a little kid jamming Billy Idol on cassette and watching videos on MTV. Tracks you have to hear are Flesh for Fantasy, Eyes without a Face, White Wedding, Dancin’ with Myself, Catch my Fall, Crank Call, Do not Stand in the Shadows, Blue Highway, Rock the Cradle of Love, Hot in the City, Save me Now, Can’t Break Me, Kings and Queens of the Underground and more!

[@farrenrohana]

I always report those idiots spammers!!

[@tjrivers]

Folks need to get a life of no scams! Eeesh.

[@pdwilson69]

You have to watch the video. The energy is so intense and billy is great

[@user-es8zp7wu2n]

Great reaction. There's one from Billy called Man For All Seasons that's hard.

[@bhutchin1996]

White Wedding, Dancing with Myself, Mony Mony

[@MrVvulf]

Mony Mony is a remake of the Tommy James and the Shondelles song. Billy's version is great though.

[@caracoidwren944]

Forgot about "Dancing with Myself." Excellent tune.

[@dennisroyse8222]

Don't forget Cradle of Love

[@Embur12]

Eyes without a face has to go on that list...

[@robchiappe9253]

You can add "To be a Lover" to his list of many awesome songs...

[@Altman1953]

Everybody over 50 out here is screaming "MORE, MORE, MORE" and pumping their fist. Thank you.

[@teresahall4247]

Me 🖐🏻

[@003333333333]

😂

[@Shagrath71]

💯

[@KidChummy]

Under 50 (but over 40) and I've been screaming "More! More! More! More! More'uhh!" since I first heard this on the radio as a lil kid who had no idea what he was shouting about

[@LisaMT1218]

YES WE ARE!!

[@rexracer3221]

Women went crazy for Billy Idol. He has an amazing amount of charisma. He's like punk rock and Elvis had a baby.

[@peterworth9403]

Nah man. THAT'S Brian Setzer. Billy Idol is like if punk rock and Jim Morrison had a baby.

[@captainshadow3756]

​@@peterworth94031000%

[@billholder1330]

mix in a little metal snarl too... somewhere between disco and destruction lol....

[@franksullivan1873]

Lol

[@ew4932]

Not me. I recall asking a relative who that was. I was about 18 and they looked at me as if I was crazy when I said who TF is that. They were a few years younger than me. I was still listening to Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin.

[@Vlc506]

I’m 63 and love Billy. You need to see the video as his personality is something to behold. He’s a great performer!

[@JohnWilson-cs7iq]

Was a great performer. Saw him a few years back & his voice is shot to bits.

[@tatjanabrand3517]

Where can I see this video? On KZbin? After which titel I must look for

[@Vlc506]

Just search KZbin for Billy Idol Rebel Yell.

[@tatjanabrand3517]

@@Vlc506 Thank you 🙏🏻

[@danielleshay1972]

I love his sneer. He was so cool. I'm 66.

[@ThatandCo]

Let's hear it for the guitarist Steve Stevens !!!!

[@JohnHazelwood58]

great guy!

[@ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher]

Later played guitar for Michael Jackson

[@girs666]

Ray gun!! Love Steve! So underrated

[@jeanettecameron7530]

Amen

[@d112cons]

Hell yes he's carrying. Billy is in the front of the mix, but Steve screaming across the fretboard is what makes the song.

[@Christoph5455]

My wife and I just saw him live last summer...still kickin ass at 68 yrs old! He was amazing!

[@sandrazed6089]

Wow, 68. No one escapes time! Saw him at his height.

[@carlamarlene2927]

Omg how lucky!!!!

[@daendiznigh]

Las Vegas ? We just seen him in October 2023 on shrooms!! 🍄

[@janmorrill9184]

Just saw him AGAIN last October in Vegas. More, more, more!

[@Cifer77]

Billy F'n Idol White Wedding was such a big hit

[@ironchef66]

The best MTV ad is Billy Idol sneering into the camera & saying “Too much, is never enough”

[@vickioldfield3203]

Ahhh - His lip curl - Never gets old

[@mammuchan8923]

Elvis lip

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Best lip curl since Elvis

[@anneseay4905]

Like Elvis..love both.

[@micheledegroot2247]

❤

[@Kernewik101]

Who is Billy Idol???😮 I am shooketh😂 highly recommend...driving on long, open roads, windows down, & Billy on full blast!! ❤

[@AnotherAgnostic]

While singing along as loud as possible. Been there.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

Another gift from the 80's. Billy=Pure Rock n Roll!

[@andibay3736]

Facts!!✨💫😎

[@brianmurphy811]

The 80s were the balls-to-the-wall, live life to the fullest, damn the consequences, rebel just because, era. Nothing like it before or since. So grateful to have been a teenager for most of it.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@@brianmurphy811 Punks met Rockabilly and a touch of the Gothicism creeping around in the shadows 😎💥

[@stemcellactivationguy]

Good lord…it blows my mind that there are people on the planet who have never heard of legendary artists like Billy Idol. This guy is ageless and still touring today. His catalogue is impressive and spans 4 decades. Check out his more recent stuff, too. Incredible!

[@epongeverte]

All of these Billy Idol songs are fire: DANCING WITH MYSELF, MONY MONY, HOT IN THE CITY, WHITE WEDDING, REBEL YELL, EYES WITHOUT A FACE, FLESH FOR FANTASY, CATCH MY FALL, TO BE A LOVER, DON'T NEED A GUN, SWEET SIXTEEN, CRADLE OF LOVE, AND L.A. WOMAN.

[@kellylostaglia40]

Thanks for mentioning Hot in the City, Flesh for Fantasy and To be a Lover! Everyone is going to say White Wedding and Mony Mony, which are great, but these (little bit) lesser known songs are, as the kids say these days, bangers! Hot in the City may be my favorite Billy Idol song...

[@girs666]

@@kellylostaglia40absolutely ! Flesh for fantasy was my fave, as i was a kid born in 75, in France who doesnt understand the lyrics but the videos helps to understand the main idea 🤣😁🤘🏼🤘🏼 Great song and first from a long journey with Billy and Steve

[@ruufusdeleon1264]

I am loving that I can hear each song as a I read their titles.

[@joannmcculley8253]

Eyes without a face!

[@lextual]

And don’t forget all the greats pre-solo period with Generation X…

[@stephenstrudwick8095]

"Eyes without a face" is an amazing, haunting Billy Idol song....

[@paulpenix8198]

Now you're ready for the "White Wedding."

[@Wendy-l4g]

He needs to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephenhickman304]

BillyIdol was probably the most under- rated singer of his time. “ White Wedding “ is also a phenomenal track . I’m so pleased you enjoyed this .

[@peterworth9403]

And his voice has aged like fine wine. It's crazy, with how he sings.

[@3generboiler]

White Wedding will have him going fast in the 4-Runner

[@christopherone1]

underrated...by whom? Like, what does that even mean. Billy Idol was huge...huge hits

[@spaceghost8995]

Billy has a very good baritone. He can sing smooth too without yelling.

[@BadgersInTheAttic]

​@@christopherone1Yes, but he was never critically respected. Of course, the critics have almost universally panned every great band and artist whose music has managed to last; see what they had to say about Queen, Led Zeppelin, etc. But it meant that some of his later work didn't get the support it should have, and he wasn't given the lattitude to branch out beyond the pop-punk genre. IMO, for example, Cyberpunk, which was both a critical and commercial flop, is well worth a revisit. (It's worth listening to on the strength of Doug Wimbish's bass work alone, but it's a really solid album, in general.)

[@lynettenasseri753]

Nobody sounds like Bill Idol. He is wonderfully unique and has a strong and powerful voice and songs that stay with you. And lets not forget his strong presence on stage and great to look at. He sure doesn't need any backup dancers and all of the distractions so many performers use on stage these days.

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

Billy Idol (along with a few others - Adam Ant, for example) brought punk to the mainstream as pop-punk. It was a fun time. :)

[@myview5840]

Stand and Deliver 😮

[@TexasTigressDesigns]

I agree and Stray Cats as well.... He should check out Stray Cats by the Stray Cats... lol...

[@tammymartin7017]

Throw in some Firestarter by Prodigy!!

[@barbaramatthews4735]

​@TexasTigressDesigns surly you jest. Stray cats is swing.

[@TexasTigressDesigns]

@@barbaramatthews4735 I grew up in the 80's.... No they weren't! 😂

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

YOU GOTTA SEE HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES ON VIDEO ARE SPECTACULAR!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@maryenglish1534]

You’ve GOT to see the video. Billy’s amazing.

[@mikelfox1543]

Billy Idol is the sexiest thing that ever walked the earth.

[@BoskoCubrilo]

I've heard this song at least 5000 times over the last 20 years and still can't get enough of it. The way that Stevens composed his guitar parts is unbelievable, every second of this track is more exciting than the one before.

[@hobgoblyn1202]

Been listening to Billy Idol for 40 years. Awesome voice and Steve Stevens is an Incredible Guitar Virtuoso. Lot's of great music from this Duo.

[@raytull3922]

I saw Billy Idol perform this song live in Houston at Astroworld in 1984. It was summer time and the temperature was about 110 degrees and you could hardly breathe because the crowd was so packed. No one cared though. It's one of those memorable moments that I'll never forget.

[@jeanettecameron7530]

Lucky.

[@brisblondie]

I was at that show!!! Senior Night!! I was completely soaking wet from Thunder River. Haha

[@CrashAndBurnProductions]

Saw this tour as well,diff show obviously...but billy was one hard working man...one of the best shows I ever went too,he gave you your money's worth and then some

[@sdev2749]

Billy Idol was an ex Punk Rocker from the UK during the late 70's and as the New Wave craze grew in the early 80's many Punk Rockers jumped across into the mainstream to remain relevant. Billy Idol was one of them, his career exploded and he became one of the greatest entertainers of the 80's. I know because I was there growing up listening to him and many many others like him. Adam Ant is another...

[@catherinemallette7490]

Was just telling my 30 year old daughter about the New Wave scene. Short but sweet :)

[@jaydellgregory1134]

Back in the 80's I must have danced to Billy Idols songs in the clubs hundreds of times. He had so many great songs. White Wedding next please!

[@PhoenixRisen63]

Dude is still touring! He has a show in Portland, OR in July. I saw him about 13 years ago, and he was still putting on a KILLER show. Really, really good....high energy....lots of pumping up the crowd. If anyone gets the chance to hit one of his shows, DO IT!

[@Ron808Y]

White Wedding Day & Eyes Without A Face are good ones

[@jackgunn1480]

And sweet sixteen.

[@EastCoastGal66]

Billy Idol is a great artist! ❤ There was definitely something in the water in England in the 1940’s and 50’s when these amazing musicians were born into this world!

[@CherryBombBlonde]

Love Billy, but his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens is primo! Extremely talented....seen Billy & Steve many times, and Steve is always the highlight for me.

[@SteveCooley-w3y]

Yes indeed...Steve is a monster!

[@StingrayMk1]

Yeah, we were spoiled with great music in the 80s!

[@bruceschultz3121]

In the '80's, this song in the club would turbocharge energy through closing...

[@Pix2GoStudios]

Definitely reminds me of $0.25 draft on Wednesday nights at Bonneau's in Florence SC during college!!!

[@JB-Deadskins]

This and White Wedding were his biggest hits. Both have videos that were in regular rotation on MTV before they stopped playing videos

[@Susan-nm3sx]

The original atomic blond guy! I was a punk rocker, I’m now 62! The attitude never leaves you, had a motorbike too! Ahhh those were the days. MORE MORE MORE! 🫶🏻✨

[@Kim-hc5si]

His longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, performed that soaring guitar anthem from Top Gun (not Danger Zone lol) and won an Grammy for it. Dude is a beast. 🔥

[@ToddPro]

so glad I LIVED this era!

[@ZabeTruesdell]

Billy Idol is legendary. This is just one of many absolutely amazing hits you have to look forward to.

[@WThomas66]

1984 what a Great year in music!

[@sashabertold3731]

Sad how the world has forgotton about Billy Idol. I was only a kid in the 80s but he left quite an impression on me. He could've been easily a Masters of the Universe character! What A GUY!!!!

[@jimmyaye4204]

You have to watch some of his music videos from the early 80s! Billy Idol was one of the most dynamic and visually creative rock stars of that era. He made MTV a must-watch cultural experience. Miss those days.

[@charlenegodbee1202]

U know it's a great song when you don't realize that ur dancing, sitting down, to the whole piece, especially when it's 1 minute in. Steve "screaming " Stevens on the guitar adds a whole another layer to this 💎 gem. Love Billy's multi- layered voice. He can put out a mean scream & then go smooth almost in an Elvis, low keyed tone.

[@jackgunn1480]

Billy Idol is one of the greats.

[@Mojo19692]

Billy Idol's Idol's were Jim Morrison and Elvis and you get Billy Idol !!! Fricken awesome !!! 🤘🎸🔥💯...

[@DanishTina]

‘To be a lover’ is one of his best, so fun and just classic Billy Idol.

[@monicamad1285]

Have mercy baby!! 😂❤

[@Joni-521]

Billy still looks the same & still sounds amazing. My brother rip picked him up in manhattan long story. He overcame his demons thx 🙏 God much love to him & u ❤️ MORE MORE 😢

[@georgedepalma429]

As one reactor said "Every second, he's just dripping with swag".

[@eddiedallas7014]

Nobody is more chill than Polo. Nobody.

[@annamariam1077]

The best. Whole of 80s crazy good though.

[@adamtwilkins]

I remember listening to an interview with Billy Idol talking about their early years and playing a show with Elvis Costello. He realized immediately that he and his band were just kids pretending to be a band. Elvis Costello was a true musician, holding down a job, providing for a family, and still out there on stage chasing a dream. If you haven't spent a little time with EC yet, please, please do so.

[@jamesscura7122]

Eyes Without A Face is prime Billy Idol.

[@JS-ss6ig]

After all these years, that song still pumps me up

[@RoloDacat]

Video is great too-his guitarist is insane-dude took the music world by storm-tailor made for a young MTV back when MTV was cool and actually played music videos

[@caitrina19]

Billy Idol has always been amazing. And take a deep listen to his guitarist, the absolutely incredibly Steve Stevenson. Just listen to him on this track. Between Steve's magic fingers and Billy's grab-you-by-the-throat singing, these two are in two words...THE BEST!

[@vagaickie]

Definitely White Wedding - that one ALWAYS got me up dancing!!

[@masudashizue777]

Although I was although quite old and was not a fan of punk, I couldn't help noticing the energy of Billy Idol. Just when you thought you've heard it all, this arrived on our doorstep.

[@bar5radass]

EyesWithout a Face is a really good example of his incredible vocals.

[@skinwalker_]

This was me dancing in our local disco, Billy idol what a champion. Many a great night on the dance floor 🕺👯👯‍♀️💃🕺

[@mthai66]

Fun fact: Generation X is named after Billy's first band. Try reacting to Generation X's Kiss Me Deadly next ;)

[@bridgittetirman2645]

I just said that! But I put 100 Punks Rule one rung above it. 😝

[@mthai66]

@@bridgittetirman2645 Sure, but 100 Punks doesn't have a movie performance that functions as a music video. Also, don't count out Promises Promises

[@AncientActivist]

OMG! I thought that was a Lita Ford song!

[@mthai66]

@@AncientActivist Different song, same title

[@AncientActivist]

@mthai66 I see. I listened to the version you mentioned, and it didn't sound anything like the Lita Ford song I knew of. Every day I learn something new!

[@pagantalks5993]

I was a child when this came out. billy idol was / is jarringly great.

[@yoursoulknows6444]

You should play the video while reacting - Billy's performance and presence is a huge part of the song... HUGE - he was amazing. His sneer wow!!

[@stephenpaxman6180]

1980s will always be awesome !!!!!

[@tbnobs]

Eyes without a face shows his voice purity the best

[@andre.gorley]

Billy is still putting out records and rocking hard. His first group was Generation X in the early 80's. He was a huge seller in that decade and the album Rebel Yell had 6 major hits on it including Flesh For Fantasy, Eyes Without A Face, Rebel Yell and Catch My Fall. Steve Tevens his guitarist is a guitar hero and so influential. He actually plays on Michel Jackson's Dirty Diana and has a fantastic solo on it.

[@GDNichol]

His Mony Mony is a complete banger party classic - a MUST watch/listen.

[@martileah]

As someone else here has said , you need to see the video. He's got a gorgeous phenomenal "lip curl" that's a perfect match for that snarly powerful voice

[@cheyennemarley1928]

Cradle of love with Billy Idol ❤

[@saucyempress9803]

Ive been a fan of Billys for 40 years . I never get sick of his music . Love . He also is still releasing stuff today

[@zwierzchnik]

My knees hurt so bad from jumping up-and-down to this song! 💙 you William Michael Albert Broad.

[@jamescornwell246]

Eyes without a face is must listen 🎶

[@lidiaforgacs3169]

Back in the day, I wanted to bear this man’s children. Listen to Blue Highway next! It’s awesome!

[@moniquesewell2670]

Love Billy. White Wedding next please

[@JoCopner-l5p]

Went to a Billy Idol concert last year..he was brilliant

[@wreckingballmedia]

Cradle of Love, White Wedding, Forgot to be a Lover, Flesh for Fantasy - so many

[@TyanWyss-Lockner]

So many great songs by Billy Idol! My favorite is called 'Eyes without a Face' but this is dancing fire!

[@duncanny5848]

White Wedding is a supersonic track from Billy Idol

[@ashleygray4769]

Eyes Without A Face is my favorite Billy Idol song ❤

[@stelpa66]

Sitting in my 78 Dodge Challenger windows róleg down blowing my speakers on California Highway listening to Bílly through the 80´s and to this day. Sadly My Challenger is dust but Billy still makes my skin get goosebumps and the need to roll down my car windows and blow the speakers.

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

I was all in the first time I heard him. I also love the scene he had a cameo in for The Wedding Singer. (Only Sandler movie I can tolerate)

[@loribrooks7273]

He's the SH#T !❤❤❤❤❤

[@ronaldbolton7338]

My favorite is "Eyes without a Face" and equally as good as rebel yell is "White Wedding". Great stuff man. I loved this stuff because great rock songs seemed to be going away but Billy put out some great tunes. His vocals on Eyes without a Face are haunting and on White Wedding are similar to Rebel Yell. But my favorite is still Eyes without a Face, Love your reactions!

[@amya7850]

He was everything… still is!

[@toobrafter]

Did not expect Billy Idol

[@carolescobar2190]

Billy!! Saw him in person a couple of years ago still fantastic!

[@maryanngee2698]

This is a great hole to go down so many good ones white wedding,dancing with myself etc , keep going !

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

GOTTA SEE BILY IDOL PERFORM!!!"MONY MONY" GREAT LIVE VIDEO.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤

[@BigBadWolf1st]

By far my favorite Billy Idol track, the energy this song exudes is untouchable. And your reaction is by far the best I've watched. That transition you mentioned is something I too love about it. The track has so many nuances you miss even after listening to it 100 times. Bravo dude!

[@suzie4417]

‘Hot in the City’ Dancing With Myself, ‘Mony,Mony’ & especially’White Wedding’ a few of his incredible hits ! He is still performing at 68 🥰🔥💎🎸🥁🎸. Glad you’re enjoying it, another fantastic rocker from my rocking happy times !! Thanks for this one, it makes you sing More, More, More & gets you moving 🔥🔥😻

[@joewilliams3919]

A wise commenter (is that a word) below suggested The Cult as a good follow up to the Great Billy Idol - I think She Sells Sanctuary would be a good one to start with….glad I found you!

[@joohoneybun]

this was my mum's era. she was born in 1960 and grew up on rock and metal, she was obsessed with billy idol. naturally i grew up loving billy too. i can't wait to see him live this august! it's going to be insane. thanks for the reaction. he's truly iconic. and they weren't lying when they said women go crazy for him. my mum said every woman was lusting for him lol.

[@ZacCostilla]

Polomars: “I’ve never heard anyone howl like that before” There’s an old blues artist literally named Howlin’ Wolf, and you should check out his stuff, beginning with “Smokestack Lightning”. Lots of great Billy Idol stuff already recommended, so I won’t rehash that except to add Cradle of Love after you’ve heard his earlier stuff. But a lot of these Aussie artists got their inspiration from classic rock, rockabilly, and blues guys. You should hear the guys from AC/DC talk about how much Chuck Berry meant to them. And the guy who said Billy Idol was like Jim Morrison and punk rock had a baby is spot on. But seriously, check out “Smokestack Lightning”.

[@Traslan]

Omg!! ❤ This pulled me back to the best of times 😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Dios67]

He also re-released the song for Christmas with the lyrics changed about Santa... "In the midnight hour he cried ho, ho, ho!".

[@andywatts8654]

As long as it was for charity I will forgive him

[@Christines_World1966]

Class of 1985 love you billy!

[@kimberlykovach6236]

I seen Billy Idol in Cleveland Ohio. So amazing! Incredible experience.

[@lisah7729]

Love, love love Billy Idol. So glad you got to hear him. This particular song reminds me of aerobics class. It was always played. Anyhow listen to White Wedding. He wrote it in the back of a car while being driven to his sister's wedding.

[@angelinamarina8992]

Billy Idol Mania in my time ,, loved it 😍

[@kathyjam2482]

I still love Billy! ❤️ 🫶

[@LisaMT1218]

God I was in love with Billy Idol back in the day!!😊😊😊

[@Jaglilpill75]

He has been my Idol since i first heard his voice 1986 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Don’t need a gun Cradle of love And also his new Album Kings & Queen of the underground ❤️