Song White Wedding By Billy Idol

6 in the uk singles chart upon its re release there in 198.

Song white wedding by billy idol. In the us it peaked at no. The real plot of this track is that the singer s ex has just engaged in a shotgun wedding. However this is the title he has given to his former lover and not a reference to an actual sibling although he did get the original idea for this song from his actual sister s wedding.

Although not idol s highest charting hit it is often considered one of his most recognizable songs. 10 on the billboard bubbling under the hot 100 chart on 27 november 1982 then reached no. In the uk it reached no.

Billy idol s recording of white wedding brings a heavy dose of power to this atmospheric song with a guitar driven arrangement that contrasts moody jangle styled riffs with heavy power chords over a dance friendly backbeat powered by a relentlessly churning bass line. I love this song one of the best by billy idol. Hey little sister who s.

In white wedding billy idol is addressing the person he is singing to as little sister. White wedding is a song by billy idol that was released as the second single from his self titled second studio album in 1982. White wedding is a song by billy idol that appeared on his album billy idol 1982.

According to the big 80 s episode i of vh1 s pop up video trivia show idol claims it was written to show his displeasure with his sister s fiancé. Hey little sister who s the only one. Maria isabel from new london ct i don t know where the person saying this is about his girlfriend got this but billy idol himself says he wrote this song for his sister.

36 on the billboard hot 100 on 2 july 1983 after it was re issued. White wedding is the second track on billy idol s self titled album billy idol. Released as a single on october 23 1982 the song reached 6 on uk s singles chart and 36 on the us billboard.