Billy idol - 'Rebel Yell'! The Rock Icon Gives Us a Rebellious Anthem with that Iconic Lip Curl! 

I'm 60 Years old now, but I still love Billy Idol, and his Songs. The 80's were my Time 😎😏

I think the fact that this was the EARLY 80s demonstrates the reverse - rather than recycling other artists’ material, Billy Idol was one of the trendsetters that OTHER artists copied/were influenced by.

I still love this 40 years later. One of my favourites to dance to at discos in the early 80's.

As a musician and listener, this song is fire. The raw energy is enough to make anyone bob their head. If it doesn't make you move at least a finger, then you're probably suffering from some kind of nerve damage. But then again, this one's for us, the ancient ones. My second daughter was two when this came out. Long live the 80s.

Younger reviewer saying it's nothing but an average pop song is delusional. I sense some jealousy there for obvious reasons. This song and Billy himself are iconic in the best way possible.

Billy Idol - "Rock The Cradle Of Love" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Billy Idol is actually from England originally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ❤

His most iconic songs were probably White wedding, the beautiful Eyes without a face, Hot in the City...I was a teenager in the 80's, this was my music! Thanks for your reactions!

This was London in the 80’s when I was out there and in my own band. Great times.

Epic guitar playing by the legend, Steve Stevens.

80' golden age of music.Today nothing.

He appealed to a niche audience of Punk & New Wave. He was Huge in that scene. Billboard can kiss my backside

And 40 years later he's still putting out good music.

Id sell my soul for you babe, for money to burn with you. Thats one of the coldest lines ever.

Average, are you insane? This is one of my favorite songs. Definitely not average…..✌

This was a banger. Love the 80's

He sounds even better live. His performances are fantastic he give it his all.

I grew up in the 80’s and loved him and his music. All the ladies thought he was hot and the music was so awesomely punk!

The guitar player Steve Stevens played on Michael Jackson’s song “ Dirty Diana “ !!!! ❤😂

‘White Wedding’ and ‘Eyes Without A Face’ all by themselves put Billy in the pantheon of pop rock.

Handsome man I have to say

His guitar player doesn’t get enough credit.

People can worry a little too much about where a song rose to in the charts. Once upon a time you would walk into a record store and on the wall there were columns of albums below a number ranking. You could know nothing and walk out with your purchase, feeling like you were buying the most popular stuff that your friends also were listening to. I once asked my friend who worked at one of these stores "How do they decide what their rankings are for the wall?" and her illuminating answer was "Number one is the album we have the most stock of in the back of the store" There are lots of greats songs and albums that were never pushed in America or elsewhere. You can only push so much music on customers. If I have a backroom full of unsold albums, I'm not going to push a new artist's music instead, sacrificing sales on the old stuff unless I'm damned sure that the new artist has a bright future.

Got a free ticket to see him in an outdoor concert. He was 50 years old and absolutely shredded. And he killed it. He has a fun catalogue.

I LOVE Billy's voice

Rebel Yell is what we call a perfect song.

Billy !! 🤙🏻

What a powerful voice!

Edgy song of my youth. Gen X loves Billy Idol because he was the bad boy of our generation.

Yay!! Bill Idol is still touring huge venues, he's amazing. He's got a very deep catalogue, too, not a one hit wonder at all. He started out in the UK punk scene then evolved into his own thing. Yes, he was so good in The Wedding Singer!! His videos were on constant rotation on MTV in the 80s, was so fun.

How can you sit still listening to this man ??? Nothing average about it.

I don't think i ever met anyone not liking this song. No matter what genre they listen to primarily. But overall, White Wedding is still my favourite song by him.

I'm shocked it only got to 46 in the US? I was 19 when this came out and we LOVED this song! So fun and energetic!

My mom's currently 73, but back then...she LOVED Billie Idol! At first she wouldn't let my younger sisters get MTV, but between Lionel Ritchie, Neil Diamond and Billie Idol, she was lured into it ;0) Mom has the album this track is on. Too bad he didn't make it to ourvarea to take her to a concert. Oh, yea....we're black ;0)

This is up there with the great's ! Fire, wild energy, primal.💥

Thats still a Rockin Ass Kickin Banger!

Eyes without a face, one of my favourites of his

Still sounds great after all these years. Rebel Yell album was huge back then. All of Billy Idols videos were all over MTV. Majority of his songs from the 80’s still get major rotation and they hold up. Another artist that didn’t sound like anyone else. It’s a sound and voice all it’s own. I can’t think of single artist being played on the radio during the 80’s or after that sounded like Billy Idol. So not the same old formula. It was original. Just like The Police. No one sounded like them.

Average?? Absolutely not! Go for a drive and rip this up! And really listen to the lyrics, mannnn so hot 🥵 It's my fav 80s song.

Billy idol is pure genius

It’s a freaking jam bro! This is a driving song. When this comes on at night in the car watch The speedometer go up. Or if you were with your lady other things will go up because this song is a workout song in more ways than one! With a rebel yell she cried more more more! Hell yeah!

How can he say it's average, now there's a guy who doesn't know music and it wasn't pop it's Punk Rock get the genre right. THIS SONG IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN AVERAGE. 🤦🏻

I think hes always been underrated. And sexy.

What a performance! Wowza!!!!!❤

This song hit #9 on the Mainstream Rock list.

Billy Idol is a legend

Very iconic singer and song 🎵 💖💖💖

Years ago, I went to see Faith No More and ended up getting to see Billy Idol he was the second band here in Sacramento, CA. it was a very great surprise. So, I got to see Billy live in concert at the ARERO Arena Somebody from my day job gave me tickets. Thanks for the memories.

This is one of those perfect rock songs

My favorite in the 80s. Much appreciated fellas ❤❤❤

I still listen to him

Eyes without A face is my FAVORITE Billy Idol song.

That dude has stage presence.

Interesting thing about Billy Idol is that he was the real deal in his personal life. Drugs sex and Rock n Roll seriously. But he fell to the softer New Wave genre than the real punk world he came from. Made millions and slept with millions of girls did millions dollars worth of drugs and his body is paying for it now. My favorite song of his is "Dancin With Myself". Good reaction 😊...

Nice reaction, guys. That's the amazing Judy Dozier on keyboard. A few years later, she was in the show band for Legends in Concert and played behind me there several times. Fans would look for her at the Meet and Greet after each show!

Seen him live!! HE'S ICONIC💋💋💋💋😎😎😎 SEE "MONY MONY" LIVE...FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

All the punk awesome looks aside, his voice is AMAZING. He hits the lower register like butta,(Butter). He could be a crooner, you know like those old school Bing crosby if he wanted. Deal is...He's old now, AND STILL IS AMAZING. He is a Grampa...I mean check out his concerts with Iheart where he partners with Mylie Cyrus and they sing this song together. Perfect match and amazing. He's grown into a very awesome human being. His kids, grandkids changed his life for the better, I have much respect for this man.

Billy Idol with streaming STEVE STEVENS.

Billy Idol in 1983, with his spiked, blonde hair, and his Rebel attitude was fire…I graduated in 1985, and me and my friends would sing this song, cruising on the weekends…absolutely loved this punk rock genre. Another song I loved, is “Eyes Without A Face”, a lot different and slower. “White Wedding”, is another great one.

I looove Billy ❤

One of the best songs....see Billy Idol gets it

I used to listen to Casey Kasem's Top 40 on the radio every Sunday evening and this song was in the top 10 and in the top 40 for weeks. His top 40 included radio airplay from across the nation and it was definitely played a lot on the radio out here in Nebraska. I still have this record. When I was young it was Billboard who?

Love this song and Steve Stevens was awesome on guitar!!!

Eyes without a face… his best imo

That entire Rebel Yell album is fire, no cap.

Billy was Punk Rock then ss they say became commercialized and of course the punk rock community called him a sellout. He lasted longer than punk rock. 😎

Fun fact, Idol’s guitarist Steve Stevens played the solo on Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana.

CoreyRoy, loved your reaction especially, your energy. And I gotta say, you have one of THE finest beards EVER.

Early punk man cool tune

I'm going to see Billy AGAIN in Vegas next month. He's still great in concert, and we're both old farts now. 😂😂

It's still on rotation in my phone 😊

This song is a classic and your boy is tripping 🎉

80s was fun.

My mom would bleach and spike my hair for me. Such good times, may she rest in peace.

THIS song was HUGE in the day. Heavy rotation on radio & MTV. GREAT SONG!

While the single failed to break into the top 40, the album went to number six in the charts. I was in high school when it dropped and we used to crank up that album all the time in the car. "Rebel Yell" confirmed for us that his debut album wasn't a flash in the pan. Beyond this and "White Wedding", check out "Dancing with Myself", "Hot in the City", "Eyes Without a Face", and "Flesh For Fantasy" along with his other tunes. Beyond that, here's a list of songs from that era -- 82,83,84 -- that are more or less in the same sonic ballpark. YMMV. Missing Persons "Walking in L.A.", "Words", "Mental Hopscotch"; INXS "The One Thing", "Don't Change"; Big Country "In a Big Country"; U2 "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One", "I Will Follow (Live)"; The Fixx "One Thing Leads to Another", "Red Skies"; Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Rio"; Tears for Fears "Pale Shelter", "Mad World"; Oingo Boingo "Who Do You Want to Be", "Grey Matter"; Echo & the Bunnymen "Never Stop", "The Killing Moon"; Ratt "Round and Round"; Yes "Owner of a Lonely Heart"; ZZ Top "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man"; ...

Love Billy Idol ❤😊

Killer tune!!

Billy did an acoustic version of this tune that shreds...

such awesome guitar work too!!! I always thought the intro was a keyboard, but it's Steve. bad ass. oh yeah, and Billy is so under-rated.

If you don't feel that, you might be dead!

Saw him live twice. This video perfectly reflects what the shows were like.

This song was actually inspired by a night when Billy Idol was drinking at a bar in New City with The Rolling Stones and they were drinking the Whiskey Brand Rebel Yell and Billy had never heard of it,so they have a night of drinking Rebel Yell and Billy probably went home with a girl that night and then he wrote this song

Maybe Ollie hasn't had a girl in the midnight hour scream MORE MORE MORE! Just a thought. Or when in the car with a girl and this song comes on screams the course to you. Trust me, it changes things.

It is a groovy song for sure!! And Steve Stevens on the amazing guitar!!😍

Billy's lead guitar player worked with M.J too, he's the guitar player in the video for his song Dirty Diana.

Dancing With Myself, is my favorite

Steve Stevens on guitar🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😎😎😎🔥🔥

Great reaction! Billy idol is still perfect 80ies rock n roll!

Always loved Bill Idol.

This song caught on a bit late. Was a much bigger success 4 or 5 years after its initial release

Billy Idol was massively into cocaine when he recorded this song. I love this song!

Hes been my idol since 1987😍😍😍

"Average?" 😂 Billy Idol is a BAAAD dude and if this song doesn't get you moving, check your pulse!

This song was on constant rotation on MTV when it came out. 46? Nah. That had to have at least hit top 10.

The bridge to this song was ad-libbed, in the moment, when they recorded Rebel Yell. This is in Billy Idol’s autobiography.

He helped bring an end to the Disco era. Try "Cradle of Love" a later hit of his. Michael Jackson definitely shined bright and artists like Billy Idol got overlooked.

Truth .. guys on left and middle could do without negative vibes on most every reaction from the right.

The guitarist Steve Stevens is the same guitarist on Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana

Love Billy!