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I'm all out of hope (Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face I spend so much time When you hear the music you make a dip Now I close my eyes (Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Billy Idol
A little something about Billy Idol
In 1981 William Broad - by now under the pseudonym Billy Idol - left the struggling Generation X and released his first solo work. He also left the UK for the greener (as in the color of money) pastures of the US, where he had lived for a spell as a child. In the States Idol found a ripe market for his punk-inspired pop, as his 1983 album "Rebel Yell" made the top ten and he made a name for himself as MTV's bad boy. But by turning his attention to the US, Idol largely allienated his countrymen, who (correctly?) dismissed him as a rather pathetic shell of his former punk self.
The hits kept rolling in, from 1983's "White Wedding" to his 1987 cover of the Shondell's "Mony Mony" to 1990's "Cradle of Love," by which time any hint of his punk origins had been discarded like a pair of legwarmers. In the late '80s tough-guy Idol displayed a passion for motorcycles, and a nasty fall cost him a role in Oliver Stone's miserably slow 1991 film "The Doors" (not to be confused with Oliver Stone's miserably slow film Nixon). More recently Mr. Idol has been trying to revive his rebel image by becoming a cyber-punk, an image which was passé long before he ever tried to achieve it.
Lyrics featured below: "White Wedding", "Eyes without a Face", "Hot in the City"
"Sweet Sixteen", "Dancing with myself", "Mony Mony", "Rebel Yell", "Cradle of Love",
White Wedding
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun!
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
I've been away for so long (so long)
I've been away for so long (so long)
I let you go for so long
It's a nice day to start again (come on)
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
(Pick it up)
Take me back home
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
Start again
Come on
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
Eyes without a Face
One more bad dream could bring a fall
When I'm far from home
Don't call me on the phone
To tell me you're alone
It's easy to deceive
It's easy to tease
But hard to get release
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace your eyes without a face
Believing all the lies
To keep the dream alive
Now it makes me sad
It makes me mad at truth
For loving what was you
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace your eyes without a face
Into someone else's pocket then make a slip
Steal a car and go to Las Vegas oh, the gigolo pool
I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip
Reading murder books tryin' to stay hip
I'm thinkin' of you you're out there so
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
And I wonder why
I don't despise
Now all I can do
Is love what was once
So alive and new
But it's gone from your eyes
I'd better realise
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace your eyes without a face
Such a human waste your eyes without a face
And now it's getting worse
Hot in the City
Stranger, stranger, stranger, stranger
It's hot here at night, lonely, black and quiet
On a hot summer night
Don't be afraid of the world we made
On a hot summer night
'Cause when a long-legged lovely walks by
Yeah you can see the look in her eye
Then you know that it's
{Refrain}
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight
Hot in the city, hot in the city tonight, tonight
Stranger, stranger
For all the dreams and schemes,
people are as they seem
On a hot summer night
Don't be no fun, don't forget you're young
On a hot summer night
A sometime someone you're not
Don't wait to see what you got
'Cause you know that you're
{Refrain}
We'll walk until my feet drop
I'm a train when I'm hateful
Yeah, lay right down now
And ride until your head breaks
I'm a-walkin' 'til my brain pops
I will move with the beat now
I'm a chain 'round an A-bomb
I'm a ribbon in the heat now
New York!
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.
Dancing with myself
On the floors of Tokyo
Down in London town's a go-go
With the record selection
And the mirror's reflection
I'm a-dancing with myself
Oh, when there's no one else in sight
In the crowded, lonely night
Well, I wait so long for my love vibration
And I'm dancing with myself
{Refrain}
Oh, oh, oh dancing with myself
Oh, oh, oh dancing with myself
Well there's nothing to lose
And there's nothing to prove
And I'm dancing with myself
Oh, oh, oh, oh
If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
And leave me dancing with myself
So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had a chance, I'd ask one to dance
And I'd be dancing with myself
{Refrain}
Oh, oh, oh, oh (4x)
Well, if I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
And leave me dancing with myself
So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had a chance, I'd ask one to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself
{As refrain}
Oh, oh, oh dancing with myself
Oh, oh, oh dancing with myself
If I had a chance, I'd ask one to dance
If I had a chance, I'd ask one to dance
If I had a chance, I'd ask one to dance
Oh, oh, oh, oh (4x)
Oh, oh, oh, dancing with myself Oh, world's all wet
Oh, oh, oh, dancing with myself I'm gonna sweat
Oh, oh, oh, dancing with myself I'm gonna sweat
Oh, oh, oh, dancing with myself sweat (18x)
Oh, oh, oh, dancing with myself (repeat to fade)
Mony Mony
Here she come down, say "Mony, Mony"
Well, shoot 'em down, turn around, come home, honey
Hey!, she gimme love an' I feel alright now
Everybody! You got me tossin' turnin' in the night, make me
feel alright
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah
Well you make me feel Mony, Mony
So Mony, Mony
Good Mony, Mony
Yeah! Mony, Mony
So good! Mony, Mony
Oh, yeah! Mony, Mony
Come on! Mony, Mony
All right, baby! Mony, Mony
Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah
Break 'dis, shake 'dis, Mony, Mony
Shot gun, get it done, come on, honey
Don't stop cookin', it feels so good, yeah
Hey! Well don't stop now, hey, come on Mony, well come on,
Mony
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah
Well you make me feel Mony, Mony
So Mony, Mony
Good Mony, Mony
Yeah! Mony, Mony
So good! Mony, Mony
Oh, yeah! Mony, Mony
Come on! Mony, Mony
All right, baby! Mony, Mony
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah
Oo, I love your Mony, moan, moan, Mony
Oo, I love your Mony, moan, moan, Mony
Oo, I love your Mony, moan, moan, Mony
Oo, I love your Mony, moan, moan, Mony
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on! Mony, Mony
Come on! Mony, Mony
Come on! Mony, Mony
Mony, Mony
Mony, Mony
Mony, Mony
Mony, Mony
Rebel Yell
Last night a little dancer
Came dancin' to my door
Last night a little angel
Came pumpin cross my floor
She said honey baby
You got a license for love
And if it expires
Bring hell from above because
In the midnight our she cried more more more
With a rebel yell more more more, etc
She don't like slavery
She wont sit and beg
But when you tied her open
She's near to being
What set you free
Brought you to me, babe
What set you free
I need you hear by me, because chorus
I walk the walls for you babe
10,000 miles for you
I dried your tears of pain
A thousand times, for
I'd sell my soul for you babe
For money to burn with you
I'd give you all
And have none, babe
Just a Just a Justa Justa to have you here by me....
chorus out
Cradle of Love
Well rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Yes the cradle of love don't rock easily it's true
Well rock the cradle of love
I rocked the cradle of love
Yes the cradle of love don't rock easily it's true
Well now
It burned like a ball of fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease yeah so go easy yeah
Cause love cuts a million ways
Shakes the devil when he misbehaves
I aint nobody's fool
Come on shake it up
Whatever I do
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Yes the cradle of love don't rock easily it's true
Sent from Heaven above that's right
To rob the cradle of love
Yes the pages of love don't talk decently it's true
Yeah flesh for your romeo
Ah yeah baby
I hear you moan
It's easy y' know how to please me yeah
This love starts my rollin train
You can't stop it
It aint in vain
I aint nobody's fool
Come on shake it up
Whatever you do
These are the wages of love
Rock the cradle of love
These are the wages of love
Ooh yeah
Rock the cradle
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Well it burned like a ball on fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease yeah I know how to please you yeah
Well my love starts a rollin train
You can't stop it
It aint in vain
I aint nobody's fool
Come on shake it up
Whatever I do
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Sent from Heaven above
That's right
To rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Yeah cradle of love
That's me mama
I robbed the devil of love
All right
Cradle of love
If you teaze me tonight
If you sleaze me all right
If you appeaze me tonight
And let me ease you
Cradle of love