Billy Idol - Bitter Taste (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024

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  • @josephgutierrez4440
    @josephgutierrez4440 3 роки тому +4100

    We need to appreciate Billy Idol more while he's here. He's a living legend and still making music.

    • @marshmangunnar9150
      @marshmangunnar9150 3 роки тому +85

      ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY

    • @adeliablack1020
      @adeliablack1020 3 роки тому +66

      Hell yeah....he's still got it man...

    • @adeliablack1020
      @adeliablack1020 3 роки тому +57

      F*ck yeah!!! I love this song!!!!!

    • @mikelara63
      @mikelara63 3 роки тому +40

      We actually apreciate Billy Idol...lol

    • @rdbeaz
      @rdbeaz 3 роки тому +75

      Should be in rock n roll hall of fame

  • @realcharlieams
    @realcharlieams 3 роки тому +1019

    Had the pleasure of creating the jacket Billy is wearing. Such a nice dude to work for and still such a badass
    BFI forever !! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
    XIII.

    • @GGiblet
      @GGiblet 3 роки тому +42

      The jacket looks swell on him, you did a fabulous job🌞

    • @tanbranwin6322
      @tanbranwin6322 3 роки тому +20

      So FREAKING Cool!!!

    • @loringrayslapgawd5022
      @loringrayslapgawd5022 3 роки тому +19

      Dude!!! The jacket is so sick!! Keep crushing it!

    • @stephencarter7266
      @stephencarter7266 3 роки тому +10

      The metal _zipper like spine_ in the back is badass , but what gives with the tassels at the sleeves?

    • @spencerjhiggins
      @spencerjhiggins 3 роки тому +11

      COOLEST JACKET EVER! Great Job Charles

  • @MrBananasquid
    @MrBananasquid 3 роки тому +700

    This is one of the best songs of his career.

  • @briangregory8223
    @briangregory8223 Рік тому +476

    I can't understand a world that doesn't see this song as an instant classic. Just jaw dropping.

    • @alanmalcheski8882
      @alanmalcheski8882 9 місяців тому +1

      their brains don't tell them what's good.
      I do.
      Move along...

    • @wraithstrongopark
      @wraithstrongopark 9 місяців тому +5

      he never lost it / / /

    • @ga_s6
      @ga_s6 9 місяців тому +3

      the true ones keep true forever

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 7 місяців тому +3

      Completely agree with you. The song is melodic and moving at the same time.

    • @gorangustavsson7716
      @gorangustavsson7716 7 місяців тому +2

      Take it easy, i just found it and i really like it. Didn’t think i’d like a new song from an old dinosaur like him so much.

  • @nocturnalsaint287
    @nocturnalsaint287 2 роки тому +460

    Billy has aged like a fine wine. This song is amazing!

    • @jeanettes.6541
      @jeanettes.6541 Рік тому +11

      Exactly what I’m saying heard for the first time today while I had a moment of clar I cried cuz it said all I had to say to myself I felt it was a sign

    • @СаняРопае
      @СаняРопае Рік тому

      adrenochome

    • @tiestodyk100
      @tiestodyk100 11 місяців тому +4

      El que sabe sabe. Es un maestro. Ya no hay artistas como él. Leyenda.

    • @carlwood184
      @carlwood184 10 місяців тому

      ​@@jeanettes.6541im picking up what youre laying down i could say the same for myself i made it thru the Lemmon 714 era Roche n Rorer anyone else know these old friends😅😅😅😅😂😂

    • @MisterRSG
      @MisterRSG 9 місяців тому

      ​@user-bq1sj4gc3m Trudeau yes. Billy no

  • @Colaris99
    @Colaris99 3 роки тому +672

    Love how his voice has matured like a fine wine. Sounding even better.

    • @briansytsma4130
      @briansytsma4130 3 роки тому +12

      Wow, I was thinking the same. He has a hint of Roy Orbison, in this song.

    • @rebeccafout6332
      @rebeccafout6332 3 роки тому +18

      Thought he sounded a bit like Johnny Cash near the end, too.

    • @tracybrown1567
      @tracybrown1567 3 роки тому +4

      So very true ,like u said just like a fine wine ,yeahhhh.

    • @CleverWheels
      @CleverWheels 3 роки тому +3

      Love it. Hope he keeps giving us more!

    • @dasnordlicht7069
      @dasnordlicht7069 3 роки тому +2

      Matured, yes, and it’s very appropriate. Still, I wonder if some autotune is shining through here and there (which, if so, would not take anything from this superb song, imho).

  • @DrCreepen
    @DrCreepen 3 роки тому +1267

    Well played, Billy Idol, well played.

    • @mimilini1
      @mimilini1 3 роки тому +36

      He never fails to bring it

    • @TheMasshypnosis2013
      @TheMasshypnosis2013 3 роки тому +26

      Indeed. Great song. Super cool video.

    • @noahholliday9761
      @noahholliday9761 3 роки тому +10

      Good to see you here Doc! Been a sub of yours for a few years now, and am going to be listening to your stuff shortly.

    • @tracyjackson2711
      @tracyjackson2711 3 роки тому +7

      I was surprised to see the Doc 🤣👍 after watching this it’s time for story 😉

    • @madamescarlette7895
      @madamescarlette7895 3 роки тому +2

      You said it before I could...nice. :)

  • @FalcoPunch_64
    @FalcoPunch_64 Рік тому +531

    This song is better that 99% of the shit they push out today. This should be in the top 10.

    • @cherylgibbs6644
      @cherylgibbs6644 Рік тому +2

      What? His voice is number one*x

    • @dominic2196
      @dominic2196 Рік тому

      It really isn't, and you are extremely deluded to think so. This is sub-par music at best. It's average, and hardly compares to the songs he put out in the 80s.

    • @lardy70s
      @lardy70s Рік тому +17

      ​@@dominic2196this is a great song you bellend. Trying to compare this song to his 80s stuff is like comparing a silent movie to a current film. 2 different things. This song compliments him.

    • @jemhadar5029
      @jemhadar5029 Рік тому +7

      Agreed. They don’t make music like this anymore. This chorus is so fHking catchy. Hello..,goodbye

    • @dominic2196
      @dominic2196 Рік тому

      @@lardy70s Nah. It's just utter garbage plain and simple. Paired with a cringe-inducing video it's a recipe for disaster. Billy Idol fell off, hard. Now piss off.

  • @pedropena880
    @pedropena880 Рік тому +603

    I'm sad this song didn't receive more exposure. I just heard it a few days ago and right away fell in love with it. Way to go Billy! one of the best songs I have heard in years. Hopefully, the best is yet to come!

    • @lardy70s
      @lardy70s Рік тому +18

      Hi there. You're absolutely right. Best song of the year. Puts these so called "artists" of today's generation to shame.

    • @ivettrzepielova6566
      @ivettrzepielova6566 Рік тому +5

      @Pedro Pena
      I agree, I feel that way too 🤨♥️

    • @ExposingTheLies360
      @ExposingTheLies360 Рік тому +2

      Yeh. Media just wants to blast all that violent bullshit with 16+ producers on one song. Its pathetic

    • @nathanharris7815
      @nathanharris7815 Рік тому +3

      He is the best

    • @Indigo11Love
      @Indigo11Love Рік тому +4

      You're absolutely right....just heard it last week, and I can't stop listening to it, and the video is Iconic...wow..the White Angel Wings at the end...I Love it...Thank You Billy!!!

  • @0Paronomasia0
    @0Paronomasia0 2 роки тому +623

    I heard this song in The Umbrella Academy and I immediately fell in love with it. I need to revisit Billy Idol’s work!

  • @RobBeatdownBrown
    @RobBeatdownBrown 3 роки тому +876

    Just wanna take a sec and thank the 80's & 90s for giving us the opportunity to watch all of our Icons develop 🙏🏽❤️

    • @BobandLesliesPage
      @BobandLesliesPage 3 роки тому +5

      YES!

    • @stephanieredden8861
      @stephanieredden8861 3 роки тому +12

      Idol made a name for himself in the 70s with Generation X.

    • @TheEzio999
      @TheEzio999 3 роки тому +1

      @@harry554 said every generation/civilisation ever since 3000 years basically

    • @LetsChillPage
      @LetsChillPage 3 роки тому +4

      Yes, I started to know Billy by a friend of mine whose big brother was a drummer in a small rock band (punk-rock) who played in youth centers in France in the suburbs of Paris at the time (I'm French). I was 16 years old. At the time Billy Idol was still part of the "Gen X" band. To say that it was a really long time ago, I also remember Killing Joke, The Clash, etc. (At the time in France, in the same kind of music we had "Les garçons bouchers", "Trust", Téléphone, etc. and a little later "La Mano Negra", "Les Négresses Vertes", etc.)

    • @karinab.1894
      @karinab.1894 3 роки тому +1

      Up!!

  • @davidsmith9795
    @davidsmith9795 7 місяців тому +169

    I'm 53 years old. I have never left a comment on any platform like UA-cam etc... I felt compelled to do so after hearing this. For 4:50 i felt hopeful again for modern music. I can not remember the last time i heard new music and wanted to hear it again and again. This hit me like the music i listened to in my youth. So well written and performed. Excellent job Billy and the band. Bravo!

    • @KonstantinosPApostolakidis
      @KonstantinosPApostolakidis 7 місяців тому +12

      I'm 55 , and this is song is pure 100% diamond. Listening again...again...and again.... This kind of songs I always baptize "on the road". Listening and driving....

    • @DrAdams-fx6gy
      @DrAdams-fx6gy 7 місяців тому +6

      I'm 65 and still enjoy his music to this day. I usually can't listen to the samething over and over. I grow tired of it and move on. In the 90 and even now their isn't much music that I really find appealing. I don't listen to the radio anymore. It was nice when MTV played videos. You could get a feel for what was out there. Billy Idol always had great videos. I like this video and also where he's playing at hover dam. His music is one that I've never became tired of listening to.

    • @michelleshea1351
      @michelleshea1351 6 місяців тому +2

      Yes! Keep playing this over and over! Hope he hears that we all all just finding it now! Maybe he should rerelease it! I heard it at a coffee shop and thought, wait this sounds familiar. So I shazamed it and wow! It was Billy! Awesome song!

    • @napolitano915
      @napolitano915 6 місяців тому +1

      I recommend Kaleo, and Ben Howard... they have songs with good lyrics and a touch similar to this...

    • @ACM4231
      @ACM4231 4 місяці тому

      Best comment

  • @jimpatrick5918
    @jimpatrick5918 3 роки тому +288

    This sounds like classic Idol. He’s still got it

    • @Choqtaw
      @Choqtaw 3 роки тому +10

      He was good but not this good. Now he's better. Time has taught him.

    • @UserUser-qt7mb
      @UserUser-qt7mb 3 роки тому +2

      God daaaaamn he's still got it...one of the many many great bands that came out of the 80's .

  • @yoshi4721
    @yoshi4721 3 роки тому +746

    This man is a legend, that’s all I got to say….he’s never ever disappointed, not even once. He deserves all the success and love anyone could ever receive. Just so talented!😌👑

    • @matiasromero328
      @matiasromero328 3 роки тому +18

      Kings and Queens of the Underground was a fantastic record! One of his best ever. I can't wait to listen to more off this new one.

    • @claudiaorsini6367
      @claudiaorsini6367 3 роки тому +11

      Very well said

    • @mihaisirbu1
      @mihaisirbu1 3 роки тому +12

      He is very very underrated, indeed I love this new song!

    • @denisemcdaniel2265
      @denisemcdaniel2265 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed!

    • @russellgentile4719
      @russellgentile4719 3 роки тому

      He's one of my favorites but his late 80's and 90's stuff like Money Money was really disappointing to me. Rebel Yell was a masterpiece then he started doing run of the mill music.
      I do like this new one though.

  • @PerryNight-gc3fp
    @PerryNight-gc3fp 4 місяці тому +102

    I'm 60 years old still listening to Billy idol since the early 80s and I'm still here September2024.

    • @glopez900
      @glopez900 2 місяці тому +6

      Fuck Yea!

    • @mosriteminioncause7741
      @mosriteminioncause7741 2 місяці тому +5

      Me too, (60)... Me, You and Billy....Still KIckin'...2024 and many more (hopefuly).....God's Speed to you my friend ☮✝

    • @totall2952
      @totall2952 2 місяці тому +4

      Me to the big 60 and still loving his music lol

    • @mosriteminioncause7741
      @mosriteminioncause7741 2 місяці тому +4

      @@totall2952 60 in 2024....... and many more to you too! ☮✝

    • @kellyjohnson4274
      @kellyjohnson4274 Місяць тому +2

      Used to have his poster on my wall 😊

  • @juanstenico-ev7wx
    @juanstenico-ev7wx 3 місяці тому +40

    This guy still hasn't lost his characteristic touch in his music.

  • @petertate5741
    @petertate5741 3 роки тому +454

    A brilliant song with hints of Chris Izaak and Johnny Cashs' later work. Best work from Billy.👍

    • @noname0705
      @noname0705 3 роки тому +11

      Also reminded me of Chris Isaac. And of course you are right, there's also something of Johnny Cash.
      A great song.

    • @theroman886
      @theroman886 3 роки тому +10

      I sense the Johnny cash. But also a Hint of of Bowie as well. They. We're friends but never got to tour together

    • @ClickToPreview
      @ClickToPreview 3 роки тому +12

      Yep, my first thought within 10 seconds was Johnny Cash, then that background track... totally Chris Isaak. It's GREAT!

    • @Алексей-ю5х3ь
      @Алексей-ю5х3ь 3 роки тому

      Dave Vanian also

    • @gerardschmitt755
      @gerardschmitt755 3 роки тому +1

      I believe I can hear a bit of Lord Huron in there too.

  • @MrOnceinside
    @MrOnceinside 3 роки тому +320

    When he’s 100 and he’s still singing.. I’ll still be listening.

    • @maryroode2331
      @maryroode2331 3 роки тому +9

      Me too 😊 let's hope he's still alive fingers crossed

    • @helenakatic1690
      @helenakatic1690 3 роки тому +5

      I like your comment very much

    • @the80sfanatic13
      @the80sfanatic13 3 роки тому +3

      Same here.

    • @HangSolo1975
      @HangSolo1975 3 роки тому +3

      I will be 80 then (perhaps). And still rockin on...

    • @tipple58
      @tipple58 3 роки тому +3

      Class is permanent!

  • @tysonhawk5437
    @tysonhawk5437 2 роки тому +591

    I rarely love a song the first time I hear it...but I loved this one immediately. I think I've listened to it literally over 20 times today.

    • @fischuuu
      @fischuuu 2 роки тому +17

      same. It's crazy. It felt like i have known this song forever when i first heard it.

    • @mafiametalhead161
      @mafiametalhead161 2 роки тому +11

      I literally just stumbled across this album a few days ago...my god this is the best album I have heard in last 15 years period! Wow..where has this been hiding!?

    • @maryvolker6049
      @maryvolker6049 2 роки тому +10

      Same, but oder 50 times every Day!!!

    • @luciaalmeida5925
      @luciaalmeida5925 2 роки тому +3

      👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷😘😘😘💯❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘❤️

    • @simlev1972
      @simlev1972 2 роки тому +9

      Me too, just heard it on the radio and looked it up on YT to listen again.

  • @JuanJFermin
    @JuanJFermin 5 місяців тому +62

    He's not an idol. He's a LEGEND.

    • @Airon79
      @Airon79 11 днів тому +2

      Lol , the name John Legend is already taken !

    • @Stanleys975
      @Stanleys975 7 днів тому

      no nudity, no strong language, just pure blissful music that touches your heart. Indeed a true legend with remarkable quality that is not seen these days.

  • @rachelcampbell5633
    @rachelcampbell5633 3 роки тому +252

    We totally disregard any person making music over the age of 35 and let 20 year old's tell us how to think and feel. This is a great song from someone who has lived life and seen some crazy shit go down. Billy is a fucking legend!!

    • @anthonysalvaro2979
      @anthonysalvaro2979 3 роки тому +6

      totally agree!

    • @sirsmarty274
      @sirsmarty274 3 роки тому +5

    • @klimtklavier
      @klimtklavier 3 роки тому +5

      He sounds better than ever, seriously. And I was not a fan of his back in the heyday. But this is excellent.

    • @billyidol6899
      @billyidol6899 3 роки тому +6

      Thank you so much for your beautiful comment, I sincerely appreciate 🙏🏻, where are you watching from?

    • @sirsmarty274
      @sirsmarty274 3 роки тому +2

      @@billyidol6899 Well for me, Its Oregon, But who knows if its the real you. So many imposters these days. And no one under 35 knows anything about music, Its about the ART BABY!!!!!!

  • @manuelcaravaca5773
    @manuelcaravaca5773 3 роки тому +427

    Brilliant Billy Idol. Reinventing himself. Not like other old rockers, which look like parody. You are still the Idol

    • @howieduwit2551
      @howieduwit2551 3 роки тому +14

      I’m not so sure he reinvented himself. He’s a true musician. He just keeps going forward. But I understand your sentiment.

    • @manuelcaravaca5773
      @manuelcaravaca5773 3 роки тому +14

      @@howieduwit2551 I think we agree. What I mean is that he's not a parody of himself, like others

    • @howieduwit2551
      @howieduwit2551 3 роки тому +8

      @@manuelcaravaca5773 You are absolutely correct!

    • @glideconsulting6797
      @glideconsulting6797 3 роки тому +12

      He is one of the last of the true rockers... what you see is what you get. Im old enough to remember. Still sounds awesome.

    • @ryananthony4840
      @ryananthony4840 3 роки тому

      @@glideconsulting6797 I agree.... But if you're not familiar with them u should check out an Iron Maiden show......😉

  • @stemcellactivationguy
    @stemcellactivationguy 2 роки тому +372

    Billy is a survivor. I’ve been a fan of his since the early 80’s and finally saw him live in ‘03. The guy simply gets better with age. I just love him!

    • @a.pviivi8235
      @a.pviivi8235 2 роки тому +5

      Same here, i saw him in Helsinki after accident.that tour

    • @mach8147
      @mach8147 2 роки тому +1

      I wonder sir, if this song is a nod to Warrant - The Bitter Pill, just a notion

    • @Huppy1234567
      @Huppy1234567 2 роки тому +4

      lucky bastard been dying to see him live.

    • @jasonshirrillmusic
      @jasonshirrillmusic 2 роки тому

      really? he looks like crap, get some plastic surgery

    • @heesanoice7637
      @heesanoice7637 2 роки тому +4

      @@jasonshirrillmusic He’s aged well and is still rocking it.

  • @WTCHYSTACE
    @WTCHYSTACE 5 місяців тому +22

    BILLY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE BITTER SWEET REBEL

  • @alexandersimmons3350
    @alexandersimmons3350 3 роки тому +281

    Not only is the songwriting as good as ever, but it seems like his voice hasn't changed much at all either, there's a slight rasp that wasn't there before and the lower notes are more gravely than he used to be but it actually sounds pretty cool, not like his voice is strained or shot like some artists when they get old. Glad this dude is still around and putting out good music. I was born just in time to see a lot of my favorite artists die off so I cherish the ones we have left.

    • @johnjenks8710
      @johnjenks8710 3 роки тому +9

      right? I'm loving what time has done to his voice, that gravelly, wizened sound is really genuine now.

    • @RosePetal17
      @RosePetal17 3 роки тому +9

      You're right! Billy's voice sounds very rich and resonant. In fact, it sounds better now than when I'd first heard him many years ago with "White Wedding!" There is something about this that reminds me of Nick Cave, a little "goth," but also very rootsy :)

    • @riskromer9773
      @riskromer9773 3 роки тому +10

      same thing happened to Jhonny Cash's voice, the older the better

    • @batphink2655
      @batphink2655 3 роки тому +1

      @Haily Rodriguez Take your 'talking song' and get lost pal. You shameless opportunist!

    • @staygold902
      @staygold902 3 роки тому

      @@riskromer9773 John prine like fine wine

  • @BriangjohnsonTv
    @BriangjohnsonTv 3 роки тому +371

    Legend. Icon. Idol.

    • @a.pviivi8235
      @a.pviivi8235 2 роки тому +2

      37years with his music.paras tyylissään

    • @DeeNimmin
      @DeeNimmin 2 роки тому +1

      Fancy seeing you here, Mr. Johnson. 😎

  • @mistarogerz911
    @mistarogerz911 2 роки тому +408

    It's like Billy took Chris Isaak and Johnny Cash and mashed them into this epic song. Great job guys! I'm impressed!

    • @Samanthanewark
      @Samanthanewark 2 роки тому +7

      I’ve been saying Chris Isaak such a cool vibe love!!!,

    • @LordViktor-fr1kg
      @LordViktor-fr1kg 2 роки тому +2

      Be Jonny sta su un altro pianeta

    • @luckysmith8275
      @luckysmith8275 2 роки тому +7

      Great comment! I was thinking of Chris Isaak and Chris Rea though myself.

    • @phriedokra6158
      @phriedokra6158 2 роки тому +6

      Exactly...my friend thought Tom Waits also for a second.....all Flesh for fantasy gone 21st century

    • @Morten_Nielsen1979
      @Morten_Nielsen1979 2 роки тому +11

      50% Billy Idol
      25% Chris Isaak
      25% Johnny Cash

  • @AgingPunk
    @AgingPunk Рік тому +156

    Billy is everything to me, has been my entire life…I honestly didn’t think he had something like this still in him. I’m in tears. What a gift. This is peak stuff here. Unreal. We love you Billy!

    • @johnyang1420
      @johnyang1420 Рік тому +8

      Amen buddy!!!!

    • @ingeotto6532
      @ingeotto6532 Рік тому

      Schönes Lied wunderbar höre ihn auch gerne lange nicht mehr im Radio gehört schade

    • @josephpence6938
      @josephpence6938 9 місяців тому

      Amen. We've been gifted

  • @azeers1975
    @azeers1975 3 роки тому +383

    I loved this guy as a teenager 30+ years ago, still lovin' him He's like a fine wine, better with age 💜

    • @pedropimenta896
      @pedropimenta896 3 роки тому +13

      Ikr? The wrinkles and voice and attitude, everything, there's so much beauty in getting old.... No, maturing!

    • @daniellehesselmans4392
      @daniellehesselmans4392 3 роки тому +7

      Same!! Turning 51 in 2 weeks and listening to this I’m having a throwback to my teens, hubba hubba yum yum!! 😇😇

    • @morrighanpendragon1995
      @morrighanpendragon1995 3 роки тому +2

      Entièrement d'accord avec vous 😉

    • @JulioCesar-oe7lg
      @JulioCesar-oe7lg 3 роки тому +2

      De acuerdo, completamente, tiene algo especial....nunca defrauda

    • @kimmydee8347
      @kimmydee8347 3 роки тому +1

      You said it perfectly!!

  • @marklozano8734
    @marklozano8734 3 роки тому +180

    Looks like billy is signing about his motorcycle accident that almost killed him 6 of February of 1990. I'm glad he his still with us love billy idol he's still a rebel.

    • @rayschaap3318
      @rayschaap3318 3 роки тому +3

      i was thinking the same thing!!!

    • @comradebot
      @comradebot 3 роки тому +18

      It's 100% that, Billy said as much himself at the concert in Wisconsin last week. Outside of that, it also seems to touch generally on Billy's more self-destructive decisions in life. Glad he came out the other side, world is a better place with him in it.

    • @jibberjabberr
      @jibberjabberr 3 роки тому +2

      My thoughts exactly

    • @retrigger6612
      @retrigger6612 3 роки тому +6

      He said that's exactly what inspired this song last night in Washington

    • @xylezentry7354
      @xylezentry7354 3 роки тому +1

      Didn't know that.

  • @RockPunkFloyd
    @RockPunkFloyd 3 роки тому +147

    Damn, all these years later he puts out the best song of his career.

    • @nathanc282
      @nathanc282 2 роки тому +6

      To bad chris issac wrote wicked games first 😂

    • @crazydee1955
      @crazydee1955 2 роки тому

      @@nathanc282 they are both wicked good!!!

    • @LCc4fam
      @LCc4fam 2 роки тому +1

      @@nathanc282 I love you c4♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @utubewillyman
      @utubewillyman 2 роки тому

      ​@@nathanc282 Was thinking the same thing. Dorian mode with the major IV chord in a minor key, same chord progression in the verse. The chorus is a little different though. Still enjoyed hearing Wicked Games again, and his performance is good.

  • @thesting6820
    @thesting6820 9 місяців тому +32

    At almost 70 Billy Idol is still a rock star. I wonder how many people know that he was BORN to be a rock star.

  • @veliborb
    @veliborb 3 роки тому +250

    Of course, only legends like him keep today's music alive.

    • @tom_stephen
      @tom_stephen 3 роки тому

      Not only, but they too.

    • @shirleydrury
      @shirleydrury 3 роки тому +2

      That is so true

    • @emilmikaelkjrvik2151
      @emilmikaelkjrvik2151 3 роки тому +1

      @@connorallen4973 kayne West 😂😂😂

    • @emilmikaelkjrvik2151
      @emilmikaelkjrvik2151 3 роки тому

      🥳

    • @veliborb
      @veliborb 3 роки тому +1

      @@connorallen4973 Arianna Grande, Kanye West?? Those clowns? And someone suppose to take you seriously?? What a looser

  • @JT_WARCRIME
    @JT_WARCRIME 3 роки тому +183

    Songs like this once in a while make us realize how timeless Billy's music is

    • @karlc2869
      @karlc2869 2 роки тому +1

      If he had recorded this back in the '80s, this song would have a strong rotation on MTV (when that channel was good of course).

    • @heesanoice7637
      @heesanoice7637 2 роки тому +1

      I’ve always loved that he just sounds like Billy Idol and nobody else. He has his own style andrhythm and always seems to tie it all together in a neatly wrapped whiplash smile sort of package.

  • @eydie57
    @eydie57 3 роки тому +239

    My God. How? How does he consistently stay so good and get even better? His voice is still good, clear and strong. He just gets better. No wonder he's my favorite male singer.

    • @MATTA74
      @MATTA74 3 роки тому +9

      I just saw him in concert and the guy still has it!

    • @24666dem
      @24666dem 3 роки тому +12

      Some artists age like wine.

    • @paulkruger491
      @paulkruger491 3 роки тому

      And who's your favorite singer ?

    • @nimhard
      @nimhard 3 роки тому +8

      He has a godly voice. The right amount of raspiness and very melodic as well

    • @1...MusicVideo
      @1...MusicVideo 3 роки тому

      ▶️🅰️

  • @IvrioBermen
    @IvrioBermen Рік тому +65

    Instant classic!!! I love the way old-school singers are showing that music is a never-ending journey to inspire others.

  • @MaestroDrake
    @MaestroDrake 3 роки тому +102

    Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Joe Jackson, Billy Idol, these artists span my entire life and childhood. During these Dark 20s and my personal life ordeal, this was the exact song I needed right now.

    • @peartfaldo
      @peartfaldo 3 роки тому +2

      what do you think about durans new songs? new album oct 22nd;-)

    • @Roamr1720
      @Roamr1720 3 роки тому +4

      Hang in there, pal. As long as you're breathing, there's hope.

    • @franksp7292
      @franksp7292 3 роки тому +1

      Das ist meine Zeit woh ich mit groß geworden bin

    • @kathywheeler34
      @kathywheeler34 3 роки тому +3

      Totally can relate a lot of us need this….

    • @blak1lyte
      @blak1lyte 3 роки тому

      Music my friends... real Music like this will always save those in need a will or Lord and savior... all you have to do is seek it.

  • @randolphouimet9428
    @randolphouimet9428 2 роки тому +321

    Amazing artist who never sold out, incredible vocalist and this is one of the best songs ever written by anyone in years.

    • @danjakobsson2425
      @danjakobsson2425 2 роки тому +2

      I Agree!

    • @fionablackcatkitty
      @fionablackcatkitty 2 роки тому +2

      Totally agree with that!

    • @michaelmace924
      @michaelmace924 2 роки тому +1

      Define Sellout. I agree with your statement but I don't agree with a lot of other so called sellouts

    • @ottomatic3123
      @ottomatic3123 2 роки тому +2

      I agree on both points. I can't think of a better written song going back a ways.

    • @TEN-ve8mp
      @TEN-ve8mp 2 роки тому +1

      Such a triumphant song. At least that's how I hear it. There will be countless covers of it.

  • @kuupanaama7899
    @kuupanaama7899 3 роки тому +229

    Holy Shit! Billy did it again. What a strong song and his voice is like not so young boys anymore, sounds like adult man. And the song sounds like real music, not a crapsong whit samples and digisounds. Thanks Billy. You are Legend!

    • @Add_Account485
      @Add_Account485 3 роки тому +6

      TRUE

    • @1...MusicVideo
      @1...MusicVideo 3 роки тому +1

      ▶️🅰️⚀

    • @mimilini1
      @mimilini1 3 роки тому +8

      He defines rockstar

    • @bilhamcobbly2957
      @bilhamcobbly2957 3 роки тому +4

      That’s an okay assessment.But he hasn’t sounded like a boy since Generation x respectively.That was 1977

    • @Add_Account485
      @Add_Account485 3 роки тому

      @@bilhamcobbly2957
      i was born in 77! ..
      is that the musical conscioussness of the world I chose to enter into at that time ?..
      Lol ..
      ( Generation X 1977!.. )
      IT all makes sense now!!.
      ..
      Billy IDOL is a legend..
      So is the other guy.
      ( The real him!..😜👁️💐 )

  • @DelH555
    @DelH555 6 місяців тому +16

    Been listening to Billy for over 40 long years. This is a brilliant track.

  • @bilinasmini3480
    @bilinasmini3480 3 роки тому +125

    Such a wonderful surprise when you see your childhood music idols putting out brand new music!! You still got it Billy idol!! Keep the music coming!! Been a fan since the 80'

    • @ellajenkins2100
      @ellajenkins2100 3 роки тому

      Hey dear thanks for the comment love and support keep it coming
      I'd like us to talk more on a more private space

    • @erad67
      @erad67 3 роки тому

      Sooo many favorite groups from 20-30+ years ago have released new music the last 2 years. And much of it has been pretty good.

    • @cockyburritos4507
      @cockyburritos4507 3 роки тому

      @@ellajenkins2100 are you pretending to be Billy Idol?

    • @ellajenkins2100
      @ellajenkins2100 3 роки тому +1

      @@cockyburritos4507 it's me Billy, I've been replying a few fans lately, to thank you all for the love, there's no Billy without you guys..

    • @cockyburritos4507
      @cockyburritos4507 3 роки тому

      @@ellajenkins2100 It's only on pretty ladies comments though clearly bs.

  • @jackphelan9480
    @jackphelan9480 2 роки тому +652

    Your fans are growing older right along with you, Billy. We’re all in this together. Thank you for your timeless songs and videos. You are part of our collective history of great music

    • @mayhembeading3737
      @mayhembeading3737 2 роки тому +17

      This is certainly a bittersweet journey, isn't it?

    • @peterhoare3219
      @peterhoare3219 2 роки тому

      Well said sir. I mean I'm 59 FFS, and simply don't believe in this 'growing up' thing.
      No wife, no kids, no mortgage, live in a cheap motel
      Lots of cash and shares (thanks mum and dad for dying! I do miss you both though 😟. Wish you didn't have my two older arsehole bros)

    • @SkidrokyoDrift
      @SkidrokyoDrift 2 роки тому +9

      agreed

    • @creativebotanicalsdepot453
      @creativebotanicalsdepot453 2 роки тому +6

      It's a difficult ride for us all.

    • @peterhoare3219
      @peterhoare3219 2 роки тому +19

      @@creativebotanicalsdepot453 Sure is. Back goes, bags under your eyes, friends parents are dying (mine died years ago) or having serious medical probs. And people wonder why I drink beer with whiskey chasers at 0533 on a Friday. Watching the friggin news, it's all a horror show.

  • @Chickensanddrones
    @Chickensanddrones 2 роки тому +95

    Who else is here after hearing this on Umbrella Academy? 55yo and long time Billy Idol fan and I had no idea he was still making some kick-ass music.

    • @peterhoare3219
      @peterhoare3219 2 роки тому +3

      Hmmmm...I've got two years on you and followed him since his Gen X days.
      Saw him live in the 90s, drug, alcohol fucked days in Brisbane, Australia.
      I'm not kidding he couldn't stand up. Kept falling over. Couldn't remember lyrics.
      I was front row. Half the 15,000 crowd left it was so BAD.
      I just loved it cause it was old skool rock n roll.
      He STILL had the fist pumping, sneer attitude through the chaos.
      It was fucking great but dreadful
      I can't believe he's still alive and putting out great shit
      Gutsy bastard

    • @brettcooper3893
      @brettcooper3893 2 роки тому

      Weird.

    • @janetfisher1880
      @janetfisher1880 2 роки тому +4

      Yes. Just heard it on U A! Awesome song.

  • @sylviav.787
    @sylviav.787 Рік тому +25

    Billy, you have written my hymn !! Exactly four years ago, I got sick and had to stay in hospital and rehab for 3 months. I had doubted whether I was to come out of this alive. Since then, nothing has been the same. the bitter taste remains no matter how I try to stay positive and move on. You express exactly how hurt I feel inside and how it still feels... THANK YOU SO MUCH !!

  • @themartianpariah6985
    @themartianpariah6985 2 роки тому +127

    You can't write and perform a song as soulful as this without experiencing the darkness Billy went through with his motorcycle accident. Such beauty from such suffering.

    • @hawkstone60
      @hawkstone60 2 роки тому +5

      Billy is a true survivor , some of us go through dark times , its a hard time , but we keep going

    • @nickiemartin1426
      @nickiemartin1426 2 роки тому +6

      Yes, I believe you hit the nail on the head. When a person can take his/her suffering and transform it into a song so that you also feel it. A true artist and I have so much respect for him.

    • @RebeccaPGarza
      @RebeccaPGarza 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, beauty from ashes …

    • @brockautry8680
      @brockautry8680 2 роки тому +6

      I was a passenger on the back of a road bike in 90 and forced into the oncoming traffic leaving deer Creek reservoir just east of salt Lake City. One of my best friends driving "Dennis W Nash miss you my brother "did not survive the accident. It really seems the coolest of the cool ,the people I look up to ,the people I want to hang out with .those that I don't want to go,go too soon. Perhaps that's just perspective I don't know but I'm 52 years old now and I sure do get lonely for the old days sometimes.. I'd like to think I've learned some valuable lessons along the way and I have the hard way of course. I have more than just hope I have faith that I will see my friend again someday sometime somewhere as well as my family and you're a grateful for my limited knowledge and Christianity. I do believe Jesus Christ is my savior .I do believe he died for my sins and I do believe he came back that we may all be forgiven. It's in this belief that I have faith to see my friends and family again and to be with them forever. No matter how alone or lost I feel I know that God likes me and for that I am truly grateful.
      It seems when I watch the news it's very easy to develop a negative perspective. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the news feeds on the negative energy and that's what drives the madness. When I stop take a deep breath look around me and think about it from a real perspective there's still a lot of beautiful in the world a lot of good and a lot of cool. I'm going to try and focus on those parts and leave the rest alone. Nobody ever got ahead one a war or became successful by worrying themselves into it. What will be will be and things out of my control are things I try not to worry about. Not to the point of ignorance for many of these things good potentially change my life as well as yours and everyone else but that hasn't happened yet. So I choose to live into here and now I'm going to try harder to turn off the negative because life really is all about perspective in my opinion.
      Anyway I hope anyone that reads this has a great day know that someone somewhere has it better than you and always will have someone somewhere has it worse than you and they can change that so can you so can I.
      I tried to edit this ramble but kept having to start over so I'm just going to leave it alone. Please forgive me. It's late for me and I'm tired and running short on patience. 😁
      Thanks,
      Just Brock😎😎

    • @dr.brucebanner7931
      @dr.brucebanner7931 2 роки тому

      @Rena Gi Meus sentimentos.
      Ela está bem.
      Espero que você esteja bem.
      Força, sempre.
      Abraços de Caucaia - Ceará - Brasil

  • @annellington2134
    @annellington2134 3 роки тому +111

    This was one of my Dad's favorite singers. He has since passed, but he would've totally dug this song.

    • @JA-io8nx
      @JA-io8nx 3 роки тому +11

      Shout out to your father!! Bless his soul!!!!

    • @frankk8018
      @frankk8018 3 роки тому +8

      Betcha your pop was a cool guy ! My sympathies

    • @abbynormal2401
      @abbynormal2401 3 роки тому +6

      Your pop had great taste......RIP....50's here, and still love this guy.

    • @Raaxshas
      @Raaxshas 3 роки тому +4

      You are so lucky to have had an amazing father and am sure he raised a great child

    • @chadmiller4601
      @chadmiller4601 3 роки тому +3

      High five to your pops in heaven!! My deepest condolences and respect to your father and his memory. It's a great song. I know he would love it too

  • @idolwild1828
    @idolwild1828 3 роки тому +90

    When is this legend going to get the recognition he deserves? Absolutely love him BILLY FUCKING IDOL 😍 ❤

    • @timsanderson5572
      @timsanderson5572 3 роки тому +2

      What are you talking about? He’s super famous. How did he “not get recognition? “

    • @Deeznuts84356
      @Deeznuts84356 3 роки тому +3

      Thats what we call him too. Billy fucking idol. Also have a friend named billy fucking adams. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😎

  • @danielcifuentes7198
    @danielcifuentes7198 Рік тому +59

    Billy is master of the old school of rock......yet he still thrives, creating masterpieces like this one. He is what he was and he will be......One of the greatest rockstars ever.

  • @AnyRoadAnyTime
    @AnyRoadAnyTime 3 роки тому +236

    As good as anything he's ever written. Hats off to this legend. Ride on, brother!

    • @seanodonnell2508
      @seanodonnell2508 3 роки тому +7

      Really sounds fresh like back in the day....Eyes Without a Face Era

  • @jaxlex99
    @jaxlex99 3 роки тому +84

    This is fucking brilliant. Welcome back, Billy.

    • @MJ100k
      @MJ100k 2 роки тому +3

      FACT 👍

  • @smokinsnake3443
    @smokinsnake3443 3 роки тому +106

    Billy idol is a badass and always will be...so many memories cruising around in fast cars listening to rebel yell and white wedding back in the day and still today.

    • @russellgentile4719
      @russellgentile4719 3 роки тому +3

      His best stuff by far! Rebel Yell album that is and the one before it.

    • @Theophoby
      @Theophoby 3 роки тому

      My camaro is gonna pump that

    • @johngeorge5624
      @johngeorge5624 3 роки тому

      I fell you friend. Keep Cruzin till you can't cruz no more,
      Blasting Billy in the stang🐍.

    • @lillypicadilly4048
      @lillypicadilly4048 3 роки тому +2

      Forgot to be a Lover..best video ever!

  • @acert625vortex7
    @acert625vortex7 26 днів тому +4

    Masterful as always Billy Idol, at 48 years old I will continue listening to his music until my last day on this planet

  • @ES-aussie68
    @ES-aussie68 3 роки тому +177

    I won't say he's still got it because in my opinion he never lost it! This ticks all my boxes, great guitar, lyrics and that awesome gritty Billy Idol sound.

  • @worksofodd2210
    @worksofodd2210 3 роки тому +90

    Honestly, his voice sounds exactly as it did in the 80s, and not a bad song at all actually.

    • @xiyx9748
      @xiyx9748 3 роки тому +15

      This is one of his best songs

    • @avenginggoddess
      @avenginggoddess 3 роки тому +5

      It's bloody fantastic! I feel like he just earfucked me.

    • @tonato17
      @tonato17 3 роки тому +1

      @@xiyx9748 Agree! Such a deep deep song

  • @evilbliz
    @evilbliz 3 роки тому +93

    I just celebrated my 49th birthday a few days ago and I’m not ashamed to admit I felt a bit numb and teary eyed as I worked my way through this amazing song. Instant classic! Well done!

    • @xdreampcs8554
      @xdreampcs8554 3 роки тому +6

      I hear ya! 50 in November but I'm holding on to every day lol

    • @lauracasey830
      @lauracasey830 3 роки тому +10

      I am 74 and had the exact same reaction. I swear Bitter Taste is his best yet! Of course I say that about every song of his!

    • @jessecuster5877
      @jessecuster5877 3 роки тому +7

      Happy Birthday

    • @leon3589
      @leon3589 3 роки тому +5

      Fuck yeah man, nothing to be ashamed of; happy birthday

    • @koolaidacidkilla179
      @koolaidacidkilla179 3 роки тому +1

      Hopefully it was a good one bud.
      🍻many more for both of us.

  • @yumedan
    @yumedan Рік тому +59

    Just can't help but comment again. To me this seems like Billie's absolute magnum opus. It sounds so sincere (in it's literal term) that together with his ripened voice make this an absolute gem. Thank you thank you thank you Billy!

    • @brettcooper3893
      @brettcooper3893 Рік тому +2

      *magnum

    • @yumedan
      @yumedan Рік тому +1

      @@brettcooper3893 yeah silly. I was a bit tired I guess 😉

    • @brettcooper3893
      @brettcooper3893 Рік тому

      @@yumedan it happens.

    • @CNSProfessor
      @CNSProfessor Рік тому

      I know right!!! I want to comment every time I watch it. The best and should have went Viral!!!

  • @bradfordbee5089
    @bradfordbee5089 3 роки тому +67

    I saw him live on tour just yesterday in Washington. The guys chords are phenomenal, it’s like he hasn’t aged at all. Running back-and-forth on stage, jumping up on speakers, screaming his heart out, it’s truly amazing to see in person. Not to mention Steve Stevens just absolutely shredding on the guitar!!

    • @chrispile3878
      @chrispile3878 3 роки тому +5

      Love Steve, great player.

    • @hillbillybeerdranker6678
      @hillbillybeerdranker6678 3 роки тому +1

      He better be careful touring right now, with Covit 19 sneaking around. I wouldn't want to be in a stadium full of people right now.

    • @chrispile3878
      @chrispile3878 3 роки тому +6

      @@hillbillybeerdranker6678 - Oh, you mean the one that 99.8% of the people who get it survive?

    • @hillbillybeerdranker6678
      @hillbillybeerdranker6678 3 роки тому +2

      @@chrispile3878 Billys almost 90 year old, so the 99.8 don't apply

    • @chrispile3878
      @chrispile3878 3 роки тому +3

      @@hillbillybeerdranker6678 Billy is same age as me - 65. Back into your bottle.

  • @cosmicduality1341
    @cosmicduality1341 3 роки тому +30

    Eyes without a face is in my opinion hideously underrated.

    • @gregoryrizzer3455
      @gregoryrizzer3455 3 роки тому +1

      WTF are you talking about? It made it number 4 on the BILLBOARD 100 and was his first top 10 hit in the States. You must be young, the song was HUGE.

    • @malcolmsmith3590
      @malcolmsmith3590 3 роки тому +2

      Ehhhh that’s one of his most popular songs. Still an amazing song but i wouldnt say it’s hideously underrated.

    • @gregoryrizzer3455
      @gregoryrizzer3455 3 роки тому +1

      @@malcolmsmith3590 I just posted the same. It literally was his first top 10 hit in the USA and made it to number 4. I was in high school at the time and you heard it everywhere.

  • @jaffijunior9427
    @jaffijunior9427 3 роки тому +68

    This is, for sure, my favorite Billy Idol's song. The history behind this song makes it meaninful, a Billy's maturity melody.

    • @jonathangammond3019
      @jonathangammond3019 3 роки тому +4

      Feel like digging out those Billy Idol singles I bought back in the 80s with my pocket money and dusting off the record player in the loft...

  • @gmo9023
    @gmo9023 10 місяців тому +13

    I cannot believe this song didn’t get more attention, unreal man, I have no words except that he’s still got it

  • @ClinicalAnatomyExplained
    @ClinicalAnatomyExplained 3 роки тому +48

    I love that he's never been afraid to go all-in. He takes big swings. Do they always connect? No. But when they do? Awesome.

    • @markberryhill2715
      @markberryhill2715 3 роки тому +2

      Well said. His concert on PBS a few years ago rocked the house. Watched it 4 or 5 times.

    • @brettcooper3893
      @brettcooper3893 3 роки тому +2

      Cyberpunk. Lolz

  • @calvinaustin81
    @calvinaustin81 3 роки тому +62

    The last man standing! The 80s torchbearer! Proudly flying that flag high! Still cool, still creative, still rocking! Only Respect! 🙏❤️

    • @erad67
      @erad67 3 роки тому +3

      Psychedelic Furs released new music recently. As did Gary Numan, Danny Elfman, Dinosaur Jr, Robert Smith (with Chvrches), Counting Crows, Travis, Bush, The Offspring, Ministry, and others. I know, a lot of those are 90s, not 80s acts. Still, a lot of older groups putting stuff out recently. Pretty cool.

    • @jamessabol8397
      @jamessabol8397 3 роки тому +1

      @@erad67 Johnny F*cking Marr!

    • @erad67
      @erad67 3 роки тому

      @@jamessabol8397 Have to look that up, thanks.

    • @v4v777
      @v4v777 3 роки тому

      @@erad67 ...add the new Stranglers song in that (This Song) which is Great too.

    • @calvinaustin81
      @calvinaustin81 2 роки тому

      Joyous Wolf, Dirty Honey, Whitesnake, Slash putting out new music!

  • @GaylordWinchester77
    @GaylordWinchester77 3 роки тому +91

    A living legend absolutely delivering once again. I don't just hear this song I *feel* it.

  • @garthok6224
    @garthok6224 Рік тому +50

    This song touched me deeply. Sometimes an artist doesn't know how much he make an impact on others. This song certainly do. Billy Idol for ever!!!

  • @purpleman1974
    @purpleman1974 3 роки тому +59

    Man, this song is a hit. After all these years, he managed to put out a track that could rise any career.
    The vocal interpretation is fabulous. I´d love to see a Rick Rubin/Idol collaboration in the way the first did with Johnny Cash, with simple instrumentation and the voice as the main protagonist.

  • @djacevici1161
    @djacevici1161 2 роки тому +286

    Great music for a new day❤️❤️❤️

  • @gregdessaint9455
    @gregdessaint9455 3 роки тому +39

    I have 48 years old, listen Billy since 35 years : He is Always the Best of the Best💪

    • @ricksuddarth7200
      @ricksuddarth7200 3 роки тому

      What now?

    • @gregdessaint9455
      @gregdessaint9455 3 роки тому +1

      @@ricksuddarth7200 ?🤔?

    • @ricksuddarth7200
      @ricksuddarth7200 3 роки тому

      @@gregdessaint9455 just trying to figure out what you were saying here

    • @raygonzalez8254
      @raygonzalez8254 3 роки тому +6

      @@ricksuddarth7200 , ok his English is not as "perfect" as yours but c'mon dude, don't play genius now, just chillax and enjoy the music. BTW, I was able to figure out what @Greg Dessaint meant.

    • @marshmangunnar9150
      @marshmangunnar9150 3 роки тому +1

      @@raygonzalez8254 Right on!

  • @julierowe1732
    @julierowe1732 Рік тому +25

    Billy is one of my favorite live acts of all time and this song is phenomenal.

  • @iza7701
    @iza7701 2 роки тому +179

    Just like many other people here, I also discovered this song while watching season 3 of The Umbrella Academy and immediately fell deeply in love with it. It's brilliant. I will definitely take a closer look at Billy Idol's newest work. The show used it excellently. It's also incredible how perfect this song is for the character of Klaus; the repeated "hello" and "goodbye" in the chorus is a great reference to his unique tattoos on the palms of his hands, and the mentions of death, darkness and the afterlife perfectly correspond with his powers to communicate with the dead and immortality (he did die an uncountable number of times). These parallels really amazed me.

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick 2 роки тому +4

      They ahould use "Bitter Taste" by Billy Idol in a Bond film. It should be called "A million ways to die".

    • @pothead0420
      @pothead0420 2 роки тому +3

      I ran into this song by accident...i have loved it the first time i ever heard it. one of his best for sure...been a billy idol fan since the beginning

    • @foureyedchick
      @foureyedchick 2 роки тому +1

      @@pothead0420 You have been an idol of Idol.

    • @pothead0420
      @pothead0420 2 роки тому +1

      @@foureyedchick is that good or bad..lol

    • @roybatty9955
      @roybatty9955 Рік тому

      Look into all of his work. Dude has been brillz since 81.
      Earlier if you like a raw punk sound.

  • @allison.guy6673
    @allison.guy6673 3 роки тому +62

    His voice has just gotten better with age. And unlike most male singers who can’t sing in their old octave, he is great. He probably has a portrait in his attic somewhere that ages for him.

    • @CaptainFordo21
      @CaptainFordo21 3 роки тому +1

      @@wordwizard3912 imagine being this fragile, get lost snowflake.

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 3 роки тому

      @@wordwizard3912 Too much analysis for a simple four sentence comment. You would have made a good assistant to Freud.

    • @m.jaggerhalleberryscarlett5807
      @m.jaggerhalleberryscarlett5807 3 роки тому

      Hello , Return to the 80s ?? Sounds excellent, is it really a new album ?? From billy idol studio? my favorites are : whisplase smile charmed life cyberpunk & the one with black cover also the christmas tracks and others except his beginnings with Generation X billy idol needed to mature in his music lyrics & other things this track is excellent

    • @JDC76
      @JDC76 3 роки тому

      Dorian grey

    • @MelodyFox
      @MelodyFox 3 роки тому

      @Quirky Kiwi Queen (;o)* Extended play...

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno 3 роки тому +251

    Reminds me of “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak in parts.

    • @traceyk4531
      @traceyk4531 3 роки тому +13

      This song came to mind for me too. I had to tell my mom that it was a new Billy Idol song. She thought she knew it. I told her, "It's new but it sounds familiar."

    • @mattleo911
      @mattleo911 3 роки тому +4

      That’s what I just said!

    • @minibetty
      @minibetty 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly what came to mind

    • @hifismiffy
      @hifismiffy 3 роки тому +4

      Yes, a similar time signature and feel to it !

    • @michaeldelaveris3322
      @michaeldelaveris3322 3 роки тому +2

      As soon as the song started i was thinking this has got a Chris Isaak feel 2 it.

  • @willegan3744
    @willegan3744 3 роки тому +40

    Anyone else feeling hella throwback vibes from this song with the theme of his almost fatal motorcycle crash in 1990?

    • @Pulse2AM
      @Pulse2AM 3 роки тому +1

      Yep, there's a picture somewhere on the web of his leg with the wound wide open it's pretty shocking to see the injury.

    • @michellerenee3891
      @michellerenee3891 3 роки тому +1

      That's exactly what i was thinking!!

  • @MelindaHenderson
    @MelindaHenderson 3 роки тому +59

    Wow - he carries the sound and life of the 70’s and 80’s and places it in a tune. This song is dope af.

    • @jorgefernandez7053
      @jorgefernandez7053 3 роки тому +1

      You got to go to Billy's bar, where they fucked women and there was sex and rock and roll?

    • @MelindaHenderson
      @MelindaHenderson 3 роки тому

      @@jorgefernandez7053 I was born in 92', I wasn't even created yet but wish I could have!

    • @jorgefernandez7053
      @jorgefernandez7053 3 роки тому

      @@MelindaHendersonI was born in '91, imagine you and me there at Billy's bar, don't you think about it?

    • @LynnCochran71
      @LynnCochran71 3 роки тому

      I have to ask. What's your middle name?? 🤔

    • @MelindaHenderson
      @MelindaHenderson 3 роки тому

      @@LynnCochran71 Bobbi !!

  • @benjames4492
    @benjames4492 3 роки тому +102

    I'm 25, my dad's a huge billy fan, been to see all my dad's favourites with him but Billy is by far the best, old Billy is still exactly the same as young Billy and still sounds great and has his crazy side, I've had Billy drilled into me since I can remember and this tune is brilliant and as good as his prime 80s music the chorus is amazing

    • @TheRealSlendane
      @TheRealSlendane 3 роки тому +5

      I'm 26 and I feel the exact same way you do, been listening throughout my whole life because my dad loves him, even seem him live a few times.

    • @Drnaynay
      @Drnaynay 3 роки тому +2

      I don't want to sound like "that" old lady, but I love it when my 20-something kids listen to, and appreciate, the same music that I do. And vice versa. Loved, loved, loved seeing him and Miley performing together!!

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 3 роки тому

      Funnily enough I prefer Older Billy to young Billy. I just prefer his rough raspy older voice.

  • @maxfilimonov5264
    @maxfilimonov5264 Рік тому +12

    I’m returning right now from his gig at Wembley Arena where he did this song, “Cage” and of course the classics, Rebel Yell, etc. Steve Stevens and Billy were unbelievable!

  • @MelodyFox
    @MelodyFox 3 роки тому +113

    That *Bitter Taste* is so sweet to my ears with its melancholic lyrics, and Billy Idol taking me back to the eighties... I just love it! Video is on *loop* and I'm listening to it over and over again, while watching his whiplash smile and his sexy strides...
    (thank you, Billy Idol and Steve Stevens!)
    LovePeaceMusic

    • @mickbitta
      @mickbitta 3 роки тому +3

      Don’t forget that fatal charm 😉👌

    • @MelodyFox
      @MelodyFox 3 роки тому +2

      @@mickbitta Absolutely!

    • @jayderunelore2617
      @jayderunelore2617 3 роки тому +4

      Hell yeah, this just recharged my 80s battery

  • @amyamurrell7561
    @amyamurrell7561 3 роки тому +84

    I just love that he never wanted to stop making music. He’s rock n roll for life ❤️

    • @jorgefernandez7053
      @jorgefernandez7053 3 роки тому

      You got to go to Billy's bar, where they fucked women and there was sex and rock and roll?

    • @rabbimaddaugvlll9079
      @rabbimaddaugvlll9079 3 роки тому +1

      Yep! The Real FREAKING Deal.

  • @metatrontf
    @metatrontf 3 роки тому +55

    He's still got it!!!!! This is amazing! He sounds even better than before.

    • @ellajenkins2100
      @ellajenkins2100 3 роки тому +1

      Hey dear thanks for the comment love and support keep it coming

    • @hoibsh21
      @hoibsh21 3 роки тому

      Great song. My fave is when he pumps his fist and sings Flesh for Fantasy.

  • @kalebphillips9281
    @kalebphillips9281 Рік тому +15

    Obsessed with this song. I love seeing these icons come back and just drop tracks that blow us away.

  • @karlhinkelstein6130
    @karlhinkelstein6130 3 роки тому +43

    Billy is still hungry. What a man!!! Much respect.

  • @stewrosster
    @stewrosster 3 роки тому +35

    I am impressed that Billy Idol is just who he is. I can't imagine fame is easy, but Billy Idol has remained true to himself. As interesting today as he was in the 80s.

  • @ZIMBY66
    @ZIMBY66 3 роки тому +42

    Billy Idol a great one with a heart of gold I still remember the concert where he got his old father on stage ...

  • @albertico911
    @albertico911 3 місяці тому +4

    Bro! Amazing song makes me believe rock is not dead and is only cruising on a different channel to avoid the corruption of modern music industry

  • @batz.hall0ween95
    @batz.hall0ween95 3 роки тому +82

    Over the years you never disappoint Billie I always love your music

  • @dorisshea5702
    @dorisshea5702 3 роки тому +42

    This song is absolutely awesome. Should be a #1.

    • @j.reveille6815
      @j.reveille6815 3 роки тому +1

      I think it was when it was called wicked game . Maybe not.

    • @jasonk9779
      @jasonk9779 3 роки тому +1

      @@j.reveille6815 If you think this sounds like Wicked Game, well, there's no hope for you.

    • @xiyx9748
      @xiyx9748 3 роки тому

      @@jasonk9779 There's a Wicked Game vibe in this song for sure

    • @ellajenkins2100
      @ellajenkins2100 3 роки тому

      Hey dear, thanks for the love and support keep it coming, can we talk on a more private space

  • @johnnycoleslaw3773
    @johnnycoleslaw3773 Рік тому +32

    This song came on randomly on Spotify. Never heard it before, but I love it. Such a brilliant chorus! I only know Billy Idol from his 80s hits, so this was a nice surprise. Can't stop listening.

  • @mirjanavukas2942
    @mirjanavukas2942 3 роки тому +45

    Bravo Billy!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💞

  • @1997cjt
    @1997cjt 3 роки тому +43

    Seen him in concert last week, him and Steve Steven's still rock!!! He sang this song sounded great live

  • @PetaL72
    @PetaL72 2 роки тому +102

    So many of Billy’s lyrics are incredibly clever. I think Billy is a very eloquent and intelligent man. Just started reading his book…wow! Bitter Taste is an example of his creativity, honesty and humility after coming out the other side of the near death experience he talks about in this song. Love the song, love too how Steve Stevens is still working with Billy. Another legend!

    • @morgansdoor
      @morgansdoor 2 роки тому

      🤘🤘

    • @no1nestandsalone387
      @no1nestandsalone387 2 роки тому

      What’s the near death experience? What’s the book called?

    • @juliawallin4729
      @juliawallin4729 2 роки тому +2

      ​@@no1nestandsalone387 He had a motorcycle accident in 1990 and he almost lost his leg. I think the book is called "dancing with myself", that is the swedish name on the book at least.

    • @crescentwalker
      @crescentwalker 2 роки тому

      I'm at the exact same place as what you've expressed. I got "Dancing With Myself" about 5-6 months ago and have read it twice. He just keeps getting better.

  • @KarenEng
    @KarenEng 7 місяців тому +4

    Billy, this song is 'Brilliant'! I love all your songs! You are a modern day Mozart!

  • @derekbrennan9281
    @derekbrennan9281 2 роки тому +75

    Heard this on Umbrella Academy and knew it was Billy Idol's voice. What an incredible song!!

  • @CeresKLee
    @CeresKLee 3 роки тому +25

    I'm so glad that Billy wasn't left by the roadside I'm so glad that Billy is Still rocking

  • @darcycampbell6240
    @darcycampbell6240 3 роки тому +96

    I'm just glad Billy is still with us and producing fantastic music. His Kings and Queens Of The Underground is an absolutely amazing album I'm sure his newest album will be a great follow it up.

    • @jojoheartspaypay
      @jojoheartspaypay 3 роки тому +3

      This has hit written all over it.

    • @joegi6431
      @joegi6431 3 роки тому +2

      his last album was as good as any album he ever done

    • @mcmycee
      @mcmycee 3 роки тому

      Yes, classic and classy album, because it was Billy in full flow and produced by Trevor Horn, the last album produced at SARM Basing Street.

  • @knitterscheidt
    @knitterscheidt Рік тому +21

    Billy all grown up and his voice is better than ever, so much soul and depth...love it!

  • @Who-r9h
    @Who-r9h 2 роки тому +12

    I just finished the umbrella academy and I heard this heaven😩😩😩

    • @WELIXFF
      @WELIXFF 2 роки тому +1

      here after finish TUA3 too 🤭🤭🤭 I'm completely addicted to that song and that scene

  • @TheoIam
    @TheoIam 3 роки тому +18

    He looks like an older version of the lost boys vampire when he scowls now. I love it. This song is awesome!

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 3 роки тому

      David! (Kiefer Sutherland) I always thought Billy looked like him.

    • @danielle4andrew85
      @danielle4andrew85 3 роки тому

      I always thought he would make a great vampire lestat

  • @tizianocaliendo9229
    @tizianocaliendo9229 3 роки тому +61

    A superb masterpiece. I'm totally addicted to this out-of-this-world recording. Stellar voice, excellent songwriting, a musical dimension stuck between dark and light as always. The KING OF THE POST-MODERN PUNK ROCK is back. You cannot top Billy Idol. Thank you, Billy, for delivering 45 years of astonishing music, the best.

  • @LiAmani
    @LiAmani 10 місяців тому +3

    So annoyed by the people saying his 80s hits were better. A few songs were, many weren't. Just because you were young and it was your jam back then doesn't mean they were better. This stupid nostalgia is toxic and demotivating artists doing great music for decades. Great one Billy, keep it up!

  • @kingbyouchoob2488
    @kingbyouchoob2488 3 роки тому +31

    Damn what a great song....Billy's still got it. 80's forever.

  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon 2 роки тому +20

    I like it how the guy is in his sixties and still keeping it Real. No Facelifts or hiding, just him and his Song. I salute you , Sir. RH DSD