'Mony mony' was originally recorded in 1968 by Tommy James and the Shondells. The title was inspired by Tommy James' view of the...

I bought Billy Idol's ' Hot in the city ' a long time ago. I didn't know back then that there's also a promotional versi...

'White wedding' was originally released as the second single from Billy Idol's self-titled studio album in 1982. Although not Id...

It may seem like I am on a buying spree with regards to Billy Idol singles recently, but that's all because I discovered some very delic...

'Don't need a gun' is a single taken from Billy Idol's third album 'Whiplash smile'. The song was written by Billy I...

The re-release of Billy Idol's 'Catch my fall' in 1988 was aided by a special box set featuring 4 cards and a badge. Sets like t...

I have posted some duplicates on this blog since it started, and this is another one. I already owned the gatefold sleeve version of Rebel...

Billy Idol's 'Hot in the city' was originally released in 1982. This is a re-release from 1987. It features a remix of 'Catc...

'Cradle of love' is a good example of how a rather unremarkable song is brought to attention by an imaginative music video . The vid...

It was quite a brave move for Billy Idol to record a cover version of the Doors' famous track 'L.A. Woman', the title track of t...

Billy Idol's third studio album 'Whiplash smile', released in 1986, contained the midtempo ballad 'Sweet sixteen', which...

Although the rebel yell was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, Billy Idol reportedly refers to the whi...

Released in September 1984, 'Flesh for fantasy' was the third single from Billy Idol's third solo album 'Rebel Yell'. Af...

Coincidence or not? In 1960, a French horror movie called 'Les yeux sans visage' was released. Billy Idol came up with the song ...

'Catch my fall' is a track from Billy Idol's second solo album 'Rebel yell' (1983). On the sleeve of the single, Idol is...