Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 8 бер 2009
  • REMASTERED IN HD!
    Official video of Billy Idol performing Sweet Sixteen from the album Whiplash Smile.
    Buy It Here: smarturl.it/rqr28q
    Like Billy Idol on Facebook: / billyidol
    Follow Billy Idol on Twitter: #!/billyidol
    Official Website: billyidol.net/
    #BillyIdol #SweetSixteen #Remastered

КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @carrerahlb
    @carrerahlb 4 роки тому +7830

    Who's listening this masterpiece in 2024?

  • @NEnigma777
    @NEnigma777 2 роки тому +975

    I don’t think people truly appreciate how damn talented this man is

    • @NEnigma777
      @NEnigma777 2 роки тому +5

      @Dan Dugan I love Scotland!

    • @isabel1983
      @isabel1983 2 роки тому +15

      I know right! Definitely one of the best artists of all time ❤️ under appreciated vocalist too!

    • @derbigpr500
      @derbigpr500 2 роки тому +13

      Yes, Natalie, you're the only one in the world genius and enlightened enough to realize that this man, who happens to be famous and has been famous for the past 40 years, and has several billion views on his songs, is actually a talented man.
      We're all in awe at your ability to recognize talent and we all wish we could do the same.

    • @barryramage2272
      @barryramage2272 2 роки тому +2

      I do from glasgow Scotland

    • @dirtygirlof76
      @dirtygirlof76 Рік тому +9

      I have to concur with you Natalie. I like BI back in his GenX days too. Always have, he was and is, special. I could never understand why his whiplash smile cassette was always to be seen in the bargain bins. I guess most people did not appreciate him. I do.

  • @kristinorthcutt111
    @kristinorthcutt111 4 місяці тому +133

    The most beautiful Billy Idol song, hands down

  • @lilygraybaird
    @lilygraybaird Рік тому +1037

    I used to hear my dad sing along to this in the living room when I was a kid. 5 months ago, he passed away and I played all the Billy Idol songs he loved at his funeral. Rest in peace, Dad 🙏🏼

    • @aximusroh6453
      @aximusroh6453 Рік тому +13

      RIP 🙏

    • @d_tyros5282
      @d_tyros5282 Рік тому +28

      YOUR DAD HAD GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC LILLY ALWAYS CHERISH HIS MEMORIES BILLY IDOL WAS OUR ROCK AS KIDS AND AN AMAZING SINGER KEEP THAT LEGEND GOING SWEETHEART BLESSINGS TO YOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    • @cornflakegirl1718
      @cornflakegirl1718 Рік тому +33

      Sorry for loss, Lily. My dad passed away 6 months ago 😢.
      God bless your dad and mine too.

    • @peterjones4621
      @peterjones4621 Рік тому +16

      I'm sorry you lost your dad, it's one of the most difficult things we have to experience in our lives, losing our dear parents, all the memories, the Christmases and birthdays, so many special moments all left to our memories. You will see your dad again.

    • @kennethjanczak4900
      @kennethjanczak4900 Рік тому +6

      He had a really really good taste in music.....sorry for your loss

  • @tonytremonti9296
    @tonytremonti9296 3 роки тому +1733

    I don't understand how this song is never on his top 10 lists. It tells a story, paints a picture, and his vocals are on point. Its my personal favorite.

    • @Jon-zg8bw
      @Jon-zg8bw 3 роки тому +21

      I never understood it until now, love it as i love Him

    • @Schmidtelpunkt
      @Schmidtelpunkt 2 роки тому +27

      I never really got Idol's image. They tried desperately to market him as some kind of punk but his hits were pretty much pop. So it might have been this attempt of covering too many bases at once and some schtick getting in the way of doing things the rational way, ending up with a romantic song with him in the video showing the middlefinger.

    • @kamilaziarnik6578
      @kamilaziarnik6578 2 роки тому +4

      @@Jon-zg8bw fd3

    • @reggiekrager5411
      @reggiekrager5411 2 роки тому +80

      @@Schmidtelpunkt He was originally a punk though. He started his career playing in a Punk band called Generation X, which was part of the early British Punk scene alongside the likes of the Sex Pistols and the Clash, and were the first Punk band to ever appear on the BBC show Top of the Pops, altough they were looked down upon and hated by many of the early punks who saw Billy and Gen X as "posers", because ever since then they were leaning towards a more "pop punk" sound, (altough the term hadn't been coined yet at the time), singing mostly about love and relationships and sex and other stuff like that, and they eschewed the nihilism, militant attitude and radical politics of the early Punk scene (they had a couple of attempts at political commentary on their first album, and played some concerts for "Rock against Racism", but other than that they never got into that stuff, and decided early on that they didn't want to get very political) . And also because they were never afraid to admit who influenced them ( the Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Elvis, Bowie, Gary Glitter, T-Rex, Slade etc.), which were acts that most punk bands were influenced by, but they wouldn't admit it because they didn't want to break "the Punk code", which meant that they were supposed to be opposed to all the "rock dinosaurs" that came before them. John Lydon from the Sex Pistols once famously called Billy Idol "the Perry Como of Punk". From what I understand Billy's image after he went solo was entirely his creation. He carefully crafted every detail, from his clothes to his hair and his stage moves. From what I understand he was trying to combine his earlier Punk style and persona with elements of Elvis, Gary Glitter and Bill Fury in their prime. Also, one of his first solo hits "Dancing with myself", was actually a re-recording of an earlier song of his from his time in Generation X, and was very much Punk, and a lot of his solo music did have a certain punk influence in it. Billy is just a very versatile musician that likes to experiment with a lot of different genres like Pop, New Wave, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Electronica etc.

    • @ScrawnyRonnie89
      @ScrawnyRonnie89 2 роки тому +25

      Because almost every song Billy does is AMAZING

  • @seanlennyking802
    @seanlennyking802 Рік тому +110

    RIP Ed-
    Edward Leedskalnin was born in Riga, Latvia on August 10th, 1887. When Ed was 26 years old, he became engaged Ed to marry his one true love Agnes Scuffs. Agnes was ten years younger than Ed and he affectionately referred to her as his “Sweet Sixteen.” Agnes canceled the wedding just one day before the ceremony.
    Heartbroken and deeply saddened by this tragic loss, Ed set out on a lifelong quest to create a monument to his lost love that has become one of the world’s most remarkable accomplishments, originally called Rock Gate Park but now known as the Coral Castle. With no outside assistance or large machinery Ed single-handedly built the Coral Castle, carving and sculpting over 1,100 tons of coral rock, as a testimony to his lost love, Agnes.
    Billy Idol saw this documentary on the popular TV show: "In Search Of" with Leonard Nimoy. Billy was so moved by this story that he wrote a song about it. The rest is history...

  • @Purple-nv9wk
    @Purple-nv9wk 6 місяців тому +119

    I am sixteen years old and I searched sweet sixteen just to see that anything can make me nostalgic in future. 😅
    And I found this masterpiece 🖤

    • @lisandroromero6919
      @lisandroromero6919 5 місяців тому

      temasoooooo

    • @annaturek1226
      @annaturek1226 5 місяців тому

      😢😢😮😮😮😮 1:57

    • @alexandersokolov6684
      @alexandersokolov6684 4 місяці тому +1

      Do a little research on the crazy story about Agnes's 16 and Coral Castle in Homestead, FLORIDA. Trust me that Latvian guy was special!

    • @krisstopher8259
      @krisstopher8259 3 місяці тому

      i wish i was 16 and not 42 lol. and poor billy is 68 now

    • @Purple-nv9wk
      @Purple-nv9wk 3 місяці тому

      @@alexandersokolov6684 Yeah sure🤍

  • @beerlover7460
    @beerlover7460 11 місяців тому +110

    This song will never age and still sounds as good nowadays

  • @teodora3
    @teodora3 5 років тому +2050

    Today is my 16th birthday and my dad sent me this
    Update: It's my 20th Birthday today. I am a Vet student now, first year of Vet school. I found love again. Life has been much better lately, it really feels worth living.

    • @MrLiviooo
      @MrLiviooo 5 років тому +87

      best gift for a sixteen birthday, imagine it was composed for you...on your father request

    • @monsieurDAG
      @monsieurDAG 5 років тому +48

      My dad did the same thing with me when I turned 18, he sent me Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen"

    • @monique2644
      @monique2644 5 років тому +13

      That's awesome

    • @gilbertleigh7071
      @gilbertleigh7071 5 років тому +33

      Your dad is one cool dude !

    • @bridgetholmes3329
      @bridgetholmes3329 5 років тому +25

      Lol am sixteen too but I don't have a dad 😢

  • @bleep77
    @bleep77 3 роки тому +675

    There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them

    • @djciko999
      @djciko999 2 роки тому +13

      I feel you. Another one is Don't cry tonight by Savage

    • @eroloden5611
      @eroloden5611 2 роки тому +6

      @@djciko999 Yes! "Don't cry Tonight" is a masterpiece. Italian classic Italo-Electro.

    • @Timothycpollock
      @Timothycpollock Рік тому +1

      Agree.

    • @elenarossi1979
      @elenarossi1979 Рік тому +2

      ♥️

    • @neilmcgrory39
      @neilmcgrory39 Рік тому +2

      Totally agree...

  • @kevinkeilmam2961
    @kevinkeilmam2961 10 місяців тому +89

    Such a mysterious, somewhat unsettling, otherworldly melody but it is beautiful in a melancholic sort of way. Hard to put your finger on it.
    Like the soundtrack of a dream state..

    • @therobinmasterstheory1636
      @therobinmasterstheory1636 9 місяців тому +2

      I agree

    • @krisstopher8259
      @krisstopher8259 9 місяців тому +2

      a surreal song

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 6 місяців тому +1

      Like ripping off other people's comments, eh?

    • @wpbjet8771
      @wpbjet8771 2 місяці тому

      ITs dedicated to a man who built Coral Castle. The mans girlfriend never saw it even though he dedicated it to her.

  • @frankiedeleon6795
    @frankiedeleon6795 5 місяців тому +22

    Listening in 2024!!!🎉

  • @markbrian7179
    @markbrian7179 6 років тому +2317

    Billy Idol was my brother's favorite singer. He was killed in a car accident in 1985 so He didn't get to hear all of his songs. I miss my brother very much!

    • @sanja12
      @sanja12 5 років тому +27

      :(

    • @miriam_in_wonderland
      @miriam_in_wonderland 5 років тому +19

      :'(

    • @carlosacuna2658
      @carlosacuna2658 5 років тому +19

      :(

    • @MrCelibate
      @MrCelibate 5 років тому +77

      my condoleances
      maybe Billy Idols music helps him remember how he liked it...your brother lives forever in your heart, take care from Holland

    • @jeffivey1786
      @jeffivey1786 5 років тому +27

      sorry to hear your loss, love his voice as well!!

  • @cristinaquintana7190
    @cristinaquintana7190 4 роки тому +1373

    I WAS 13 YEARS OLD WHEN I LISTENED THIS SONG, NOW I'M 46 AND STILL I LIKE IT SO MUCH!!!

  • @carriehradecki8435
    @carriehradecki8435 29 днів тому +7

    This song came out when I turned 16, I loved it. The masculine voice and the words - was so romantic... what a beautiful song.

  • @aleda2189
    @aleda2189 10 місяців тому +47

    What a song, what a singer. So many feelings. This is pure magic. Billy Idol, one of the best rocker of all time.

  • @m_b5891
    @m_b5891 5 років тому +565

    Masterpiece yesterday ;
    Masterpiece today ;
    Masterpiece tomorrow!

  • @allisonberringer4283
    @allisonberringer4283 2 роки тому +188

    This song really showcases how good his voice really is. He has a beautiful voice.

    • @mandysampieri5720
      @mandysampieri5720 11 місяців тому +2

      I will always love Billy.❤️his voice is so beautiful.❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @susanr6850
      @susanr6850 10 місяців тому

      YESSSS. 😇🎉❤

    • @TWF17069
      @TWF17069 8 місяців тому +6

      I love his voice in this song, it sounds raw,deep and raspy

    • @Cricket-bf7yw
      @Cricket-bf7yw 8 місяців тому +4

      Yes he does. It's hauntingly good.

  • @carloshing673
    @carloshing673 Рік тому +96

    This is a masterpiece frm Billy Idol .Nothing can beat the 80,s

  • @user-lj9eh6dw2p
    @user-lj9eh6dw2p 13 днів тому +3

    My beloved granddaughter is 16 today!
    From Russia with love ❤️

  • @klaragabersek7292
    @klaragabersek7292 3 роки тому +484

    I am turning 16 today and this song just makes it better.

  • @2nais4ever
    @2nais4ever 2 роки тому +352

    this song makes me cry for some reason. its so beautiful, i love his vocals and this will probably be one of my forever favorite songs

    • @yankeeladee02
      @yankeeladee02 2 роки тому +12

      Me too… Strangely enough it kind of gives me the same feels as “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak. Haunting, intoxicating, incredibly sultry yet it also feels like heartache…💔❤️‍🩹

    • @NEnigma777
      @NEnigma777 2 роки тому +3

      @@yankeeladee02 Ahh I was going to say the same thing! I always think of wicked games when I hear this song!

    • @acecrowncat1439
      @acecrowncat1439 2 роки тому +4

      Well this song is based on real people. Real person that is

    • @LoveUaspect
      @LoveUaspect 2 роки тому

      @@NEnigma777 FR THO

    • @PNSHR
      @PNSHR Рік тому +3

      @@acecrowncat1439
      Edward Leedskalnin and his love Agnes "Sweet Sixteen" Skuvst.

  • @valerielevy4545
    @valerielevy4545 Рік тому +57

    Cette chanson est un chef-d'œuvre. J'ai 58 ans et je l'adore. Merci Billy❤️

    • @marcelavega4557
      @marcelavega4557 Рік тому

      Ohl oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh..............!!!!!!!

    • @valerielevy4545
      @valerielevy4545 Рік тому

      @@marcelavega4557 oui! Oui oui oui oui oui oui?

  • @MissJoDee
    @MissJoDee 6 місяців тому +5

    Who WILL NEVER STOP listening to this Masterpiece?.

  • @arseniolupin8851
    @arseniolupin8851 3 роки тому +77

    one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and i am grateful !!!

  • @hondac7028
    @hondac7028 3 роки тому +300

    Love the way Billy could go from a headbanging song like rebal yell and pull a beautiful ballad like this and eyes without a face off .genius 😃

    • @SofiaCastro-hx1ed
      @SofiaCastro-hx1ed 3 роки тому +19

      Completely agree.... He’s rude and tender at the same time !!! 😘

    • @poully4876
      @poully4876 2 роки тому +5

      Love you

    • @hopenavajo1391
      @hopenavajo1391 2 роки тому +11

      This song reminds me of the way Elvis Presley used to sing.

    • @nadegegracia6106
      @nadegegracia6106 2 роки тому

      Gaby bashun

    • @jerry3738
      @jerry3738 Рік тому +7

      i couldnt have said it better. Perfect way to describe him

  • @BillieBailey-th3lc
    @BillieBailey-th3lc 8 місяців тому +13

    He was SO GORGEOUS!! I was SO caught up in his music I actually didn't notice how good-looking he was back in the 80's!🔥🔥🔥But, I do NOW!

  • @pattaylor1817
    @pattaylor1817 8 місяців тому +24

    Saw Billy Idol in 2019, he was so awesome, full of energy and played all my old favorites . Billy you are an amazing Rock Idol 💞

    • @Bruno-ck4hl
      @Bruno-ck4hl 8 місяців тому +3

      How lucky you are ! Where was this gig ? I can cry all my tears , but no show in France ... Here are my favorites :"Rebel yell " " Eyes without a face " " Blue Highway " . Not very original , sorry ...

  • @1981CrueHead
    @1981CrueHead 6 років тому +490

    He should be in the hall of fame. Who is more iconic than Billy Idol?

    • @thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328
      @thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 5 років тому +7

      No, who is this guy? Jay Zee and Beyonce deserve to be in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame!

    • @feelmyzz6583
      @feelmyzz6583 5 років тому +50

      @@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 Stop just stop..

    • @Zumpster
      @Zumpster 4 роки тому +14

      @@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 You are ironic, right?

    • @steviejohn9502
      @steviejohn9502 4 роки тому +6

      @@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 trollboy lol

    • @user-rs9ru4ku9w
      @user-rs9ru4ku9w 4 роки тому +13

      Thomas Kwiatkowski, Esq.
      you're kidding right?

  • @cubstercubman6158
    @cubstercubman6158 2 роки тому +59

    Absolutely! Billy Idol is a genius, he is still playing the best music. He is still around at the age of 66. Should be in Rock n Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow morning when they open. 🐻👍👍

  • @jaysonb.6669
    @jaysonb.6669 Рік тому +3

    Billy Idol's best song.

  • @frantzymerisaer6836
    @frantzymerisaer6836 6 місяців тому +16

    Absolutely a masterpiece 💪

  • @AL_YZ
    @AL_YZ 2 роки тому +243

    Such a mysterious, somewhat unsettling, other-worldly melody but it is beautiful in a melancholic sort of way. Hard to put your finger on it.
    Like the soundtrack of a dream state.

    • @exionem
      @exionem 2 роки тому +10

      Great description!

    • @pac-sjwepnic8131
      @pac-sjwepnic8131 2 роки тому +12

      Totally agree. When I was young I didn't like hearing this song, because it gave me uncomfortable feeling. Like becoming sad or something like that. But as I grew older I started to value the feeling from this song, because actually it's the only song that's able to give me this unique feeling.

    • @zz424
      @zz424 2 роки тому +8

      Look up voral cadtle homestead florida the song has to do w that

    • @clarity1056
      @clarity1056 Рік тому +3

      It's about the love story of the guy that built Coral Castle. He was engaged to marry a 16 year old girl who pulled out of the engagement. He ran to America and built Coral Castle in her memory.

    • @gretarobinson1142
      @gretarobinson1142 Рік тому

      It's about the creator of Coral Castle, Florida

  • @rossscalise6100
    @rossscalise6100 2 роки тому +55

    he doesn't get enough credit for his understated songs, this and eyes without a face are such great songs

  • @patriot6567
    @patriot6567 9 місяців тому +20

    This is my final hour of beeing 16 years old... Damn, time goes really fast... 16 years old were the best years of my life... First love, first kiss, we had a really funny evenings with my friends... Tomorrow I'll be 17 years old, and man, I'm nearly crying, while listening this song... I won't be able to repeat these years... Good luck everyone...

    • @koobsy
      @koobsy 8 місяців тому +4

      happy first day of being 17!! live it up 🩷. currently listening rn but i’m 15 gonna be turning 16 in october, but i feel you. why does time have to pass by so quickly i remember just turning 13 now three yrs later i’m already almost done with my teen years 😞 but we will be okay !! take care ❤️

    • @PasserMontanus
      @PasserMontanus 7 місяців тому

      This song is not about being 16. :)

    • @AlejandroSattak
      @AlejandroSattak Місяць тому

      Disfrutalo, el tiempo pasa volando

  • @DeadBlonde_80
    @DeadBlonde_80 Рік тому +16

    My favorite Idol song out of them all.

  • @sammi4644
    @sammi4644 3 роки тому +100

    Oh my God. His voice this song his beautiful face!!!
    This video crushes my heart!!

  • @s.d.haddock7838
    @s.d.haddock7838 2 роки тому +74

    Definitly one of the greatest songs of the fabulous 80's....🎶💕🎉

  • @JLHcave
    @JLHcave Рік тому +4

    This song was written about Edward Leedskalnin and the Coral Castle he built in Homestead Florida. His 16 year old girlfriend turned him down, he was heartbroken. He left Latvia. he settled in Homestead and built the Castle (pictured at the start of the video) as a monument to her. He worked at night ,no one ever saw him working.

  • @stuwilson68sw
    @stuwilson68sw 4 роки тому +229

    My favourite song of Billy. He will always be a legend. A really nice guy.

  • @Pulse2AM
    @Pulse2AM 3 роки тому +136

    Looking back Billy was the Elvis of my generation.

  • @user-xg8ig6zx5r
    @user-xg8ig6zx5r 2 місяці тому +2

    Almost 40 years later still have to hear these songs, the hidden gems are not the popular radio songs!

  • @genghis_connie
    @genghis_connie Рік тому +12

    It is a shame this wasn't re-released a couple of years later when people caught up.
    Such a gorgeous song.
    Criminally under-heard.

  • @undead_warlock9
    @undead_warlock9 2 роки тому +21

    I wish the new generation has artists like Billy Idol :( I'm 20 and just recently found Billy and I'm in love

  • @alexadamson1633
    @alexadamson1633 3 роки тому +59

    my grandad used to sing this to my granny because they met when they were sixteen.... he died a few days ago and this song just reminds me of him so much

    • @kp4588
      @kp4588 3 роки тому +1

      Bull shit. No grandad is that cool. :)

  • @laalaa4562
    @laalaa4562 11 місяців тому +9

    Saw him sang this live a few years ago..his voice was very mesmerizing ...Yes! listening to this in July 2023...got it on repeat in the car..

  • @user-mn4zp1yg4g
    @user-mn4zp1yg4g 6 днів тому +2

    1972 - 2024 !!!❤

  • @shirleybiscuits5635
    @shirleybiscuits5635 2 роки тому +36

    I love how deep and sexy his voice sounds on this record. It's tantalizing

  • @trytocalmmenow2473
    @trytocalmmenow2473 2 роки тому +163

    I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    And I'll do anything
    For little run away child
    Gave my heart an engagement ring
    She took everything
    Everything I gave her
    Oh, sweet sixteen
    Built a moon for a rocking chair
    I never guessed it would rock her far from here
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy brain
    And filled it in
    Well, I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh, I'll do anything
    For little runaway child
    Well, memories will burn you
    Memories grow older as people can
    They just get colder
    Like sweet sixteen
    Oh, I see it's clear
    Baby, that you are all through here
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy house
    To house her in, oh-oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy brain
    And filled it in
    And I do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh, I do anything
    For little run away girl
    Yeah, sad alone and blue
    Hey, gettin' over you
    How, how do you think it feels?
    To get up in the morning, get over you
    Up in the morning, get over you
    Wipe away the tears, get over you
    Get over, get over
    My sweet sixteen
    Oh, runaway child
    Oh, sweet sixteen
    Little runaway girl
    Gave my heart an engagement ring
    She left everything
    Everything I gave her
    Sweet sixteen
    Built a moon for a rocking chair
    I never guessed it would rock her far from here
    Oh, oh, oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy house
    And house her in
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy house
    To house her in
    And I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh, I'll do anything
    For little runaway child
    Do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    I'll do anything
    For little runaway girl
    Little runaway girl
    Oh, sweet sixteen
    Oh sweet sixteen
    Oh-oh

    • @platinumare
      @platinumare 2 роки тому +8

      What does he mean, by "Someone's built a candy brain and filled it in"?

    • @leviitriste
      @leviitriste Рік тому +12

      @@platinumare I really don't know, but I can assume that he means someone has put a lot of sweet ideas into her mind, to "convince her, make her fall in love"... but referring to that as a more "poetically derogatory" way, I would think... I don't know xd

    • @nielszindel1151
      @nielszindel1151 Рік тому +4

      @@platinumare candy castle, meaning illusions. Delia Morris

    • @raymonddement5983
      @raymonddement5983 Рік тому +2

      I'm going back to you and show you the first time I have been with someone who has probably had the tendency to get in touch with the guy who this was in the lobby to be in my office for sure

    • @cedricliggins7528
      @cedricliggins7528 Рік тому +2

      @@platinumare It emphasizes her youth, vulnerability and immaturity.

  • @Iram_Ali
    @Iram_Ali Рік тому +9

    The music is wonderful, but his vocals are AMAZING in this song. Love it.

  • @andresacastro7096
    @andresacastro7096 Рік тому +82

    Amo todas as músicas do Billy, mas essa é a minha preferida! 😍🥰❤

  • @robertcronin6603
    @robertcronin6603 2 роки тому +229

    Holy crap... I haven't heard this song in 35 years... It's far better than I remember it being on Mtv when I was a kid...his vocals are damn amazing and he's just beautiful to look at 🔥

    • @ZekromReshiramVolt
      @ZekromReshiramVolt 2 роки тому +5

      Especially balanced against the current ugliness of the covid 'event'

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 2 роки тому +3

      @@ZekromReshiramVolt yes... definitely

    • @Cyph3rHaxPalm
      @Cyph3rHaxPalm 2 роки тому +2

      i've never heard it period but it sounds cool and catchy :)

    • @kittyroars8758
      @kittyroars8758 2 роки тому +2

      Love this song so much and yes, he is so before to look at 😍🔥

    • @tonionninen219
      @tonionninen219 2 роки тому +1

      but did u get it

  • @pogainielv7218
    @pogainielv7218 7 років тому +79

    I love this song in my sweet sixteen in 1987. Billy Idol claims in live performances that his song "Sweet Sixteen" was inspired by the story of the Coral Castle, Author of Coral Castle was born ir Latvia. Unhappy love story had reason to emigrate to USA and
    built Coral Castle consist of 1,100 short tons (1,000 mettric tons) of stones in the form of walls, carvings, furniture and a castle tower. He built castle for her unhappy love.

    • @2dawgsmiked684
      @2dawgsmiked684 5 років тому +3

      That story is awesome and really spooky. I recognized Coral Castle in the opening photo, but never realised the relationship. Love this song even more now.
      To anyone else interested in a little supernatural Americana; look into Coral Castle. Dude may have harnessed a certain power...

  • @petersearle6535
    @petersearle6535 Рік тому +4

    I can’t adequately describe this Beautiful song. Suffice to say: Steve’s lines are absurdly underrated, and Wiplash Smile is just as underrated.

  • @rq8327
    @rq8327 7 місяців тому +4

    This IS m'y must song

  • @linexi
    @linexi 2 роки тому +37

    as a 16 y/o who’s in love with billy idol this is pure heaven

  • @user-ln4rl8tc7g
    @user-ln4rl8tc7g 2 роки тому +249

    Шедевр! Слушаю и вспоминаю, что когда-то я был молод, полон сил и вся жизнь была впереди! Прекрасная песня!

    • @user-ww8fg7lk6c
      @user-ww8fg7lk6c 2 роки тому +18

      Легенда! Лучшая песня всех времён!

    • @domdel1870
      @domdel1870 2 роки тому +4

      👌

    • @yuliandronov8334
      @yuliandronov8334 2 роки тому +10

      отличный посыл. нечего добавить

    • @aideka2
      @aideka2 Рік тому

      да ряльна тож самое

    • @charzlenin4067
      @charzlenin4067 11 місяців тому +2

      Rusia fuerza Moscú

  • @nibobo
    @nibobo Рік тому +5

    The nostalgia is oozing from this song

  • @sterling6347
    @sterling6347 Рік тому +19

    Обожаемый на 1000%. Всегда плохой хороший парень. Лучшим был и на всегда остаёшься. Это любовь на всю жизнь ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @malcontent7976
    @malcontent7976 7 років тому +500

    Listening to my youth now at 40 makes me cry a little. Where did it all go so quick?

    • @eniturrahman8057
      @eniturrahman8057 6 років тому +11

      I am also. Feeling the same like you brother

    • @sigischolz5023
      @sigischolz5023 6 років тому +5

      Malcontent Yes- I feel the same..🤔✌💞

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 5 років тому +24

      40 is young.

    • @scottspriggs3386
      @scottspriggs3386 5 років тому +23

      I'm 50 and it's always been the 80s. I get ridiculed about it but it works for me.. It's easy if ya try.

    • @robertshaw4553
      @robertshaw4553 5 років тому +6

      hearing you bring on time travel

  • @Purple1984Rain
    @Purple1984Rain 8 років тому +776

    I like how Billy was always channeling Elvis with that angry snarl of his. Love this song with his melancholy raspy vocals and that great atmospheric melody. I think it's one of his very best tracks and still holds up almost 30 years later

    • @estherkobussen9677
      @estherkobussen9677 8 років тому +14

      +Shane Anthony I couldn't agree more! I love this song.

    • @boehlahz
      @boehlahz 8 років тому +17

      +Shane Anthony Right on - I am a lover of women and will B to my last breath but I envy his good looks. He is awesome :) This song here is amazing. His best song IMHO :D ....Chris Isaak comes 2 mind but he can't touch this masterpiece....

    • @Verithiell
      @Verithiell 8 років тому +8

      +Shane Anthony talk about holding up. Me not being much or at all into music, I don't know alot of songs. I've heard it in the radio recantly and initially thought its a brand new song. It really sound very contemporary..

    • @Purple1984Rain
      @Purple1984Rain 8 років тому +6

      +Verithiell
      That's true. It doesn't have your typical synthesizer sound or a great sax/guitar solo which was a trademark in so many 80's songs. It's stripped down to a basic acoustic vibe and non specific to a particular decade.

    • @marionjones7725
      @marionjones7725 8 років тому +14

      +honeycat535 She might have been his sweet 16 back when they were both much younger. He might be looking back down the years. He might have written it when he was 18.... many explanations.

  • @greatscott1175
    @greatscott1175 Рік тому +4

    I had long suspected he was as much a soul singer as a rock singer. This song proved it. Great song. Great vocalist.

  • @johnwiseman918
    @johnwiseman918 Рік тому +5

    Billy idol is so underrated he's a great song writer and storyteller to me he had some of the best songs of the 80s and 90s he's a true rock legend

  • @ruffian5472
    @ruffian5472 2 роки тому +7

    Billy Idol was the realest person in history, he is not faking, his facial expressions tells you exactly what's he feeling. There's no tv person, youtuber, thwtch streamer or whatever more perfectly connected with the camera than Billy Idol, and this was 1985!

  • @Sean-me4fv
    @Sean-me4fv 4 роки тому +73

    This is song is on another level

  • @donna3808
    @donna3808 Рік тому +5

    one of my all time favorite songs as a 16 year old in the 80's on MTV. I had a huge crush on Billy Idol.

  • @michaeljohnlawrence4262
    @michaeljohnlawrence4262 Рік тому +11

    A classic tune and a real musical masterpiece from the lyrics to the heavenly backing track.

  • @isabel1983
    @isabel1983 2 роки тому +34

    This song is very touching to me… the way Billy delivers the lyrics creates this beautiful emotional feeling. I just love this song. ❤️

  • @danumartinez1854
    @danumartinez1854 Рік тому +15

    Talento puro.

  • @giuseppeflorio5656
    @giuseppeflorio5656 Рік тому +2

    This is not a song, is paradise.

  • @spudgun83
    @spudgun83 2 роки тому +31

    2022!! And still an amazing TUNE!!

  • @MusicSkyHigh
    @MusicSkyHigh 2 роки тому +19

    I feel like crying listening to this song , so pure, so grateful to have known this song since when it was playing on the radio followed upon its release, 80's Power. In Those days, decade, No Smart Phone s, No Xboxes, No Playstations, just, , Vinyl and and Cassette. and the Music was so good.

  • @princessoffire1107
    @princessoffire1107 Рік тому +9

    I'm ashamed I've never heard it, and only found out about this song 10 minutes ago when I was reading up on the Coral Castle. I love this song and his vocals and delivery are great for this.

  • @p_sthundergamer6750
    @p_sthundergamer6750 Рік тому +5

    What a talent!!.He can also sing an emotional song as a rock singer.

  • @ladygrinningsoul357
    @ladygrinningsoul357 3 роки тому +167

    "Sweet Sixteen"
    I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen,
    And I'll do anything
    For little run away child
    Gave my heart an engagement ring.
    She took ev'rything.
    Ev'rything I gave her,
    Oh sweet sixteen.
    Built a moon
    For a rocking chair.
    I never guessed it would
    Rock her far from here
    Oh, oh, oh, oh.
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen.
    Someone's built a candy brain
    And filled it in.
    Well I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh I'll do anything
    For little runaway child
    Well, memories will burn you.
    Memories grow older as people can
    They just get colder
    Like sweet sixteen
    Oh, I see it's clear
    Baby, that you are
    All through here
    Oh, oh, oh, oh.
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen,
    Someone's built a candy house
    To house her in.
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen.
    Someone's built a candy brain
    And filled it in.
    And I do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh, I do anything
    For little run away girl.
    Yeah, sad and lonely and blue.
    Yeah, gettin' over you.
    How, how do you think it feels
    Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you.
    Up in the morning, get over you.
    Wipe away the tears, get over you,
    get over, get over...
    My sweet sixteen
    Oh runaway child
    Oh sweet sixteen
    Little runaway girl.
    Gave my heart an engagement ring
    She left everything
    Everything I gave her
    Sweet sixteen
    Built a moon
    For a rocking chair,
    Never guessed it would
    Rock her far from here
    Oh, oh, oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen.
    Someone's built a candy house
    To house her in.
    Someone's built a candy castle
    For my sweet sixteen
    Someone's built a candy house
    To house her in.
    And I'll do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    Oh, I'll do anything
    For little runaway child.
    Do anything
    For my sweet sixteen
    I'll do anything
    For little runaway girl
    Little runaway girl
    Oh sweet sixteen
    Oh sweet sixteen
    Oh

    • @mushfiq5854
      @mushfiq5854 3 роки тому +8

      Thank you

    • @margaretbuckley9309
      @margaretbuckley9309 3 роки тому +4

      Thanks for the words to this great song
      Iconic tune 🤩

    • @elsajardin5750
      @elsajardin5750 3 роки тому

      Rolling stones you're sweet siexteen

    • @johnrae5098
      @johnrae5098 2 роки тому +2

      Weird I randomly clicked this post first...I was actually looking for lyrics...

  • @arsenjaho8069
    @arsenjaho8069 2 роки тому +7

    Not only the best ballad from "whiplash smile", but the best Billy's ballad from all.

  • @liesdamnliesandstatsweird1934
    @liesdamnliesandstatsweird1934 7 місяців тому +3

    I just remembered this amazing song and pulled up the video. Thanks for the memories!!!

  • @darkparadise5301
    @darkparadise5301 Рік тому +9

    Here I am after not being a good person to my family. Even my mom don't want to talk with me and hang up on me. I don't have guts to confess my love to my crush and other problems. And this song makes me even cry more. I hope I'll come here after being away from my problems and see this comment here and remember how depressed I was...

  • @adam.s.1838
    @adam.s.1838 4 місяці тому +3

    One of the most underrated songs ever made. A true masterpiece

  • @lucianoloya5215
    @lucianoloya5215 7 років тому +37

    So thankful this music was part of my life growing up, 80's baby!

  • @kostimyllymaa9527
    @kostimyllymaa9527 8 років тому +68

    This is honey for my ears...

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 8 років тому +2

      Do you want me to give you some ear buds, I think it isn't honey but pure earwax

  • @Derriayers
    @Derriayers Рік тому +4

    His voice is so deep and raspy and beautiful in this song ❤❤❤❤

  • @bradozarko2443
    @bradozarko2443 9 років тому +14

    Billy Idol was the Perfect 80's Rockstar ! Over the Top, the Look , the Name , and he Walked the Walk. His Music was Great ! I miss him Dearly !

    • @rocknrollpartymusic4315
      @rocknrollpartymusic4315 9 років тому +2

      He just made an excellent new album

    • @Radiofred
      @Radiofred 6 років тому +1

      He's not dead hahaha

    • @annekevankemenade1628
      @annekevankemenade1628 6 років тому

      Brad Ozarko i go to a concert of him this summer. He is going to perform in the Netherlands 2018

  • @lisenoli8351
    @lisenoli8351 2 роки тому +16

    Knowing the story behind this song makes it even more epic and this guy even more genius.

    • @torrvic1156
      @torrvic1156 7 місяців тому +4

      What is the story behind this song sir?

    • @thaddeusroberts2393
      @thaddeusroberts2393 6 місяців тому +1

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Sixteen_(song)

  • @HarveyDada-mo3yj
    @HarveyDada-mo3yj 11 місяців тому +4

    This song is soooo well written

  • @spoke747
    @spoke747 Рік тому +4

    This is a song that makes me sad. But I love it.

  • @MegaFireInTheSky
    @MegaFireInTheSky 5 років тому +735

    listening to this in 2019!!

    • @tahitoa5999
      @tahitoa5999 5 років тому +1

      are you gonna post then?????

    • @jeffivey1786
      @jeffivey1786 5 років тому +9

      been listening since the 80's!! still love the voice

    • @SuperPauliano
      @SuperPauliano 5 років тому +2

      Aqui é Paulianinho meus queridos!!! ;-)

    • @yukimaru2733
      @yukimaru2733 4 роки тому +1

      me too.

    • @zephyrus9852
      @zephyrus9852 4 роки тому +1

      russian?

  • @RokerSMisisipi
    @RokerSMisisipi 5 років тому +602

    Billy wrote this song inspired by the amazing story behind the Coral Castle near Miami that was build by Ed Leedskalnin, Latvian engineer who built the whole park by himself in order to prove his worth to his "sweet sixteen" how he called his runaway girl that he proposed to while still living in Latvia.

    • @slavkocosic5553
      @slavkocosic5553 4 роки тому +7

      Da li znas da je Billy I. u illuminatima... : (

    • @observer6294
      @observer6294 4 роки тому +20

      No, it was the name of the electrical thing, that made the sawing of the stones possible.
      Older thing had 8 points, and the "sweet sixteen" had 16 points.
      During the day He run a car to recharge the accumulators,
      and during the night, he used to saw the stones.
      As song tells "I could do anything" And so He did.
      Whole castle, that bufles even today.

    • @TheAxeman9
      @TheAxeman9 4 роки тому +7

      @@observer6294 like the history lesson💯👍🇮🇪

    • @Barigongju
      @Barigongju 4 роки тому +3

      абвгдђежзијклљмнњопрстћуфхцчџш been there 3 times . It's also on a key line

    • @OriginalSciGirl
      @OriginalSciGirl 4 роки тому +41

      @@observer6294 Really, then why does he show a picture of the Coral Castle with Ed in it at the beginning of the video? I've been to the Coral Castle. There is a signed picture of Billy there because he did visit, and he was so taken with the story, that he wrote a song about it.

  • @brewster84067
    @brewster84067 4 місяці тому +2

    On my playlist now for about 40 years now.

  • @wolfmantiptip6218
    @wolfmantiptip6218 8 місяців тому +2

    One of the Best songs from the 80s ....................

  • @azerty5335
    @azerty5335 9 років тому +13

    Another timeless classic ! The more you listen to this song the better it gets...

  • @phhuynh9881
    @phhuynh9881 8 років тому +59

    I love this song! It reminds me my youth in the eighties!

  • @PetraReinhard-oc1rf
    @PetraReinhard-oc1rf 8 днів тому +1

    My granddaughter is 16 today i love this song

  • @davidhands5696
    @davidhands5696 5 місяців тому +4

    I'm listening

  • @coralstarr671
    @coralstarr671 4 роки тому +12

    This is probably my favorite Billy Idol song. I can listen to it over and over and still not get tired of hearing it.

  • @jj.daSmoka
    @jj.daSmoka 3 роки тому +18

    Dont say who's listening we will always listen to this song

  • @erikaschvant3372
    @erikaschvant3372 11 місяців тому +5

    I listen this song in my birthday 16 in year 1987, i love you billy, we are old now, kisses from argentina.

  • @lucydinning8602
    @lucydinning8602 11 місяців тому +2

    If I was 16 again I would never board the rocket ship I would spend my life with the handsome talented man (Billy idol) forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sohailinjham6243
    @sohailinjham6243 7 років тому +64

    This is what real music is not the cap that is on today! bring bk real music.

  • @danielmalmgren8959
    @danielmalmgren8959 7 років тому +27

    Best of the 80's. Billy Idol❤