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* ShoutOut: The stop-motion BodyHorror scene in the "Shock To The System" music video is an apparent {{Homage}} to Film/TetsuoTheIronMan.
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* GutturalGrowler: Billy's speaking voice has become this nowadays.
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* MrFanservice: Billy never needed much excuse to wear tight leather pants, or to take off his shirt -- in fact, there's always been a certain carnal appeal to him as a live performer. Perhaps Tom Breihan from Stereogum said it best:
-->'''[[https://www.stereogum.com/2122043/the-number-ones-billy-idols-mony-mony/columns/the-number-ones/ Tom:]]''' Billy Idol comes off as a man perfectly willing to stand as a symbol for all forms of hormonal excitement. That rules. I salute him for it.
-->'''[[https://www.stereogum.com/2122043/the-number-ones-billy-idols-mony-mony/columns/the-number-ones/ Tom:]]''' Billy Idol comes off as a man perfectly willing to stand as a symbol for all forms of hormonal excitement. That rules. I salute him for it.
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To coincide with his 2014 album ''Kings & Queens Of The Underground,'' Billy put out an autobiography, titled, of course, ''Dancing With Myself.'' Billy continues to tour to this day, still with longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, and he popped up again in late 2018 with a remix album, ''Vital Idol: Revitalized,'' designed to add a more contemporary touch to his sound. Since then he has released two extended plays and appeared on Music/MileyCyrus' 2020 album "Plastic Hearts".
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To coincide with his 2014 album ''Kings & Queens Of The Underground,'' Billy put out an autobiography, titled, of course, ''Dancing With Myself.'' Billy continues to tour to this day, still with longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, and he popped up again in late 2018 with a remix album, ''Vital Idol: Revitalized,'' designed to add a more contemporary touch to his sound. Since then he has released two extended plays and appeared on Music/MileyCyrus' 2020 album "Plastic Hearts".
''Plastic Hearts''.
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To coincide with his 2014 album ''Kings & Queens Of The Underground,'' Billy put out an autobiography, titled, of course, ''Dancing With Myself.'' Billy continues to tour to this day, still with longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, and he popped up again in late 2018 with a remix album, ''Vital Idol: Revitalized,'' designed to add a more contemporary touch to his sound.
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To coincide with his 2014 album ''Kings & Queens Of The Underground,'' Billy put out an autobiography, titled, of course, ''Dancing With Myself.'' Billy continues to tour to this day, still with longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, and he popped up again in late 2018 with a remix album, ''Vital Idol: Revitalized,'' designed to add a more contemporary touch to his sound.
sound. Since then he has released two extended plays and appeared on Music/MileyCyrus' 2020 album "Plastic Hearts".
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* ''The Cage'' (2022) (EP)
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* CoolOldGuy: Fills arenas even as he reaches his 70s.
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And I'm dancing with myself''
-->--'''"Dancing With Myself"'''
Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, November 30, 1955) is a rock musician most commonly associated with his heyday in TheEighties, where he was a huge star on Creator/{{MTV}}. He is most famous for the songs "White Wedding", "Rebel Yell" and "Dancing With Myself", which are radio staples to this day.
-->--'''"Dancing With Myself"'''
Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, November 30, 1955) is a rock musician most commonly associated with his heyday in TheEighties, where he was a huge star on Creator/{{MTV}}. He is most famous for the songs "White Wedding", "Rebel Yell" and "Dancing With Myself", which are radio staples to this day.
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And I'm dancing with myself''
-->--'''"Dancingmyself.''
-->-- "Dancing WithMyself"'''
Myself"
Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, November 30, 1955) is a rock musician most commonly associated with his heyday in TheEighties, where he was a huge star on Creator/{{MTV}}. He is most famous for the songs "White Wedding", "RebelYell" Yell", and "Dancing With Myself", which are radio staples to this day.
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-->-- "Dancing With
Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, November 30, 1955) is a rock musician most commonly associated with his heyday in TheEighties, where he was a huge star on Creator/{{MTV}}. He is most famous for the songs "White Wedding", "Rebel
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* BritishRockstar: ''And how!''
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->''In the midnight hour, she cried- "more, more, more",\\
With a rebel yell, she cried- "more, more, more",\\
In the midnight hour babe, "more, more, more",\\
With a rebel yell, "more, more, more",\\
More, more, more.''
-->"Rebel Yell"
With a rebel yell, she cried- "more, more, more",\\
In the midnight hour babe, "more, more, more",\\
With a rebel yell, "more, more, more",\\
More, more, more.''
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Or down in London town to go, go\\
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I'm dancing with myself\\
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Well, I wait so long for my love vibration\\
And I'm dancing with myself''
-->'''"Dancing With
More, more, more.''
-->"Rebel Yell"
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%%%%* BreakupSong: "Eyes Without a Face", which also takes some cues from the eponymous film.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Billy Idol, now ''that's'' a classic rock star name.
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After surviving a drug overdose, Billy cleaned himself up, but didn't release another album during the decade due to label disputes, though he and Steve Stevens reunited to put out the single "Speed" from the soundtrack to [[Film/{{Speed}} the movie of the same name]]. Billy got back in the public eye once again with a memorable cameo in ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'' ("You don't talk to Billy Idol that way!!!") Finally, in 2005, Billy made his comeback with ''Devil's Playground,'' which was an undeniable return to form, musically. A Christmas album soon followed (produced as an old vocal pop album) simply titled ''Happy Holidays.''
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After surviving a drug overdose, Billy cleaned himself up, but didn't release another album during the decade due to label disputes, though he and Steve Stevens reunited to put out the single "Speed" from the soundtrack to [[Film/{{Speed}} the movie of the same name]]. Billy got back in the public eye once again with a memorable cameo in ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'' ("You don't ("Don't you talk to Billy Idol that way!!!") Finally, in 2005, Billy made his comeback with ''Devil's Playground,'' which was an undeniable return to form, musically. A Christmas album soon followed (produced as an old vocal pop album) simply titled ''Happy Holidays.''
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* AsHimself: His role in ''The Wedding Singer''.
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* GenreMashup: A minor example, but still worthy of note. Billy's music was a bit of a mishmash of GlamRock, [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] and PunkRock, with occasional elements of {{Blues}} and SynthPop.
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: A minor example, but still worthy of note. Billy's music was a bit of a mishmash of GlamRock, [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] and PunkRock, with occasional elements of {{Blues}} and SynthPop.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: [[https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/l/e50a618030b21709f93307ed65e73b3c/1808612.jpg The original cover]] of his self-titled debut, on which Billy, as opposed to his signature punk rock look, is instead wearing a very gaudy shirt.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: [[https://e.snmc.io/lk/l/l/e50a618030b21709f93307ed65e73b3c/1808612.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol_(album)#/media/File:Billy_Idol_1982.jpg The original cover]] of his self-titled debut, on which Billy, as opposed to his signature punk rock look, is instead wearing a very gaudy shirt.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Cyberpunk'' was recorded with an Apple computer and was his first [[DorkAge (and last)]] attempt at a ConceptAlbum.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Cyberpunk'' was recorded with an Apple computer and was his first [[DorkAge (and last)]] last) attempt at a ConceptAlbum.
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* EyelessFace: Inverted in FacelessEye: Invoked by the title and chorus of "Eyes Without A Face".Face", named for the French film ''Film/EyesWithoutAFace''. In the song the eyes are a metaphor for the coldness and distance of modern relationships, seeing each other from afar, trying to [[LovingAShadow recreate the memory of a love]] that has fallen to DeadSparks.
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* GratuitousFrench: In "Eyes without a Face", before the TitleDrop the same phrase is said in French, possibly as a ShoutOut to [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053459/referencethe eponymous French movie.]]
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* GratuitousFrench: In "Eyes without a Face", Billy sings the TitleDrop before the TitleDrop female background singer responds with the same phrase is said in French, possibly as a ShoutOut to [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053459/referencethe [[Film/EyesWithoutAFace eponymous French movie.]]horror/thriller]] -- Billy was on a classic horror kick at the time.
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* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Billy looks like he should be in an underground punk band. Instead, he was a teen idol, top 40 mainstay on MTV during TheEighties.
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* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: Billy looks like he should be in an underground punk band. Instead, he was a teen idol, a top 40 mainstay on MTV during TheEighties.