Tin Roof Cats - White Wedding (Billy Idol Cover)

From '' Rooftop Bop ''
Label: Rhythm Bomb Records - RBR 5636
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2008
Tracklist
01. Hip Shakin' Mama
Written-By - Jackie Lee Cochran
02. Honky Tonkin'
03. The Devil Plays Chess
04. Crime Scene
05. Mess Around
Written-By - Ray Charles
06. Rock Me Baby
Written-By - B.B. King
07. A Six Pack To Go
Written-By - Hank Thompson
08. You Better Believe
Written-By - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
09. Up To Mars
10. Cat Talk
Written-By - Lew Williams
11. Sittin' On Top Of The Roof
Written By - Traditional
12. Big River
Written-By - Johnny Cash
13. White Wedding
Written-By - Billy Idol
14. Rooftop Bop
15. Thunder & Lightnin'
Written-By - Tooter Boatman
Vocals, Drums - Marc Mittelacher
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar - Faxe Lampe
Electric Guitar - Edgar Nerz
Double Bass, Vocals - Flo Meyer
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"White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album Billy Idol (1982).
Although "the Big 80's: Episode I" of VH1's Pop-up Video trivia show claims Idol wrote the song to voice his displeasure with his sister's fiance (who impregnated her before marrying her), this has turned out not to be the case.
On an episode of VH1 Storytellers, Idol claims that there was never any family resentment towards his sister, and that the song was simply heightened fantasy and nothing more.
It is often considered his most successful song, although other Idol songs charted higher.
It reached No.36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its original release, and reached No.6 in the UK upon its release there in 1985.
Other versions and appearances
The song has been covered by many bands including Australian 80's Revival band John West Experience and other bands including Murderdolls, Ten Masked Men, Ardor (of Tanzwut), Deathstars, Doro, Rowland S. Howard on his album Teenage Snuff Film, Sentenced, Aiden, The Way of All Flesh. Kayvon Zand, Whip, The House Jacks, and the band Queens of the Stone Age on their 2007 album Era Vulgaris as a B-Side. Additionally, the ska band Umbrella Bed covered it on their album "King Size."
Serbian punk rock band KBO! recorded a version on their 2001 cover album (Ne) Menjajte Stanicu ((Do Not) Change The Station).
Post-hardcore band Aiden recorded a version of White Wedding for Kerrang!s cover CD High Voltage!: A Brief History of Rock and on their EP Rain In Hell. Part of it is included in Franz Ferdinand's cover of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?".
The song has also been covered by Nightmare of the Elf. Also, the gothic rock/steampunk band Abney Park recorded a cover on their 2005 album Taxidermy.
The band Radio Cult released a cover of the song on their album "Mix Tape" in 2006.
"White Wedding" was featured on the fictional radio station K-DST in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
It has been featured in the 1998 film, The Wedding Singer, the TV series, My Name Is Earl and the British TV series, Blackpool (TV serial). It was also sung by Eva Avila, in the 2006 Canadian Idol show 80's Hits and by Toby Rand on the finale of the television show Rockstar: Supernova.
It was also featured in the skate video CKY.
The line, "It's a nice day to start again", was featured on the sticker on the front of Billy's 2005 comeback album, Devil's Playground.
The song was remixed as (Trashcan Jack vs Billy Idol) "Club Wedding" (Frenetic) under Digital Dog's Jack Rokka guise.
It has appeared on numerous dance compilations such as Wild Bassline (CD02 Mixed by Brooklyn Bounce) and Clubland 12.
The song is included in the video games Rock Band 2, Rock Band Unplugged, Guitar Hero Van Halen and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The Web site DustFilms.com features a "literal video" version of this song, with parody lyrics describing the actual events taking place in the video.
#rockabilly
#rockabillycover

[@ZomBradical]

This is why I like Billy Idol......he's totally a rockabilly greaser that grew up in a punk scene in the 80's lol.

[@Aloys049]

C'est juste incroyable

[@rockinroller59]

Superb and melodic too👌

[@Marek-oq9mq]

Luxus ! - Luxus ! - Luxus !

[@MangoGingerPepper]

I love this cover. I'm going to try it for my acoustic rockabilly channel :)

[@shrunkentemple]

echt een leuk nummer joh zit hier met m'n maatje. op dit nummer ben ik ontmaagd en dat was ook gelijk het moment waarop me vriendin zwanger werd van ons prachtige zoontje

[@DanielElia2036]

🤟🤟🤟

[@kurtspiano]

this is great

[@1960RBP]

This is great, but Rockabilly always is!

[@cristianmolina3412]

Bueniiisimooo!!

[@JaneJohnson1951]

It's Angelique and Julien's Wedding Day today! we're off to the town hall at 3 and the Church at 4! So an entirely appropriate tag from Inan Sitorus! :) Thanks! (on FB)

[@ceramicavallesoleado8530]

THE BESTTTTTTT!!!!!!

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Well, I'm stumped.

[@steves7896]

0:11 What was THAT???! 😆 Regardless, this was a fun take on this song.

[@Bluesrainbluesrainbow]

❤️!!!!!!!!!!

[@kvarntobben]

wow

[@TheKopyKatz]

I love this. We now cover this cover in our set. Here it is. White Wedding rockabilly style kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6uuc6ungrxkercm19s

[@masielee6071]

Hehehe