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Billy Idol — White Wedding
Album: Billy Idol
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Released: 1982
Length: 4:08
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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, shotgun!

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, who is it you're with? (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Hey, little sister, what's your vice or wish? (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Hey, little sister, shotgun, oh yeah
Hey, little sister, who's your Superman?
Hey, little sister, shotgun!

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, ow!

"Pick it up!
Take me back home, yeah!"

Hey, little sister, what have you done? (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Hey, little sister, who's the only one? (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
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
C'mon, it's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again, ow!

There is nothing fair in this world, baby
There is nothing safe in this world
And there's nothing sure in this world
And there's nothing pure in this world
Look for something left in this world

Start again
C'mon, it's a nice day for a white wedding, wow!
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again
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I didn't realize at the time I first heard this at age 10 that it would endure so well!
Posted 2 weeks ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
 Solanus wrote:


Filly Idol?

Irreverent.   To horses.
Posted 2 months ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
I once saw Billy Idol on a talk show, he commented that only he and the Queen had maintained the same hairstyles for over 50 years.
He wins.
Posted 2 months ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 joejennings wrote:



He  recently released an album called "Roadside".  It has a great tune called "Bitter Taste".   It is on the RP Playlist!


Thanks for posting this -- I'm a Billy fan.... saw him a million years ago when Rebel Yell was popular on a thing we called "the radio." Downloading his new album now.... He still rawks! Steve Stevens = underrated guitarist. 
Posted 9 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
 joejennings wrote:



He  recently released an album called "Roadside".  It has a great tune called "Bitter Taste".   It is on the RP Playlist!

 "Bitter Taste" deserves more airtime here...
Posted 10 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
Image result for fool billy idol lip


accurate
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:



Watched the video, thanks, but I believe that's Steve Stevens playing guitar not Slash...

Agreed, I think I found a clip from a year before or after the show I went to.
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 bc wrote:

What's Billy been up to lately?  Still recording?
Or has Billy been Idle?




He  recently released an album called "Roadside".  It has a great tune called "Bitter Taste".   It is on the RP Playlist!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
have a soft spot for Billy Idol as his music is fun and I remember dancing to this at my cousin's wedding with my older brother. Wedding music is traditionally difficult to dance to if one isn't drunk or a good dancer. I was neither...at least at this wedding
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
What's Billy been up to lately?  Still recording?
Or has Billy been Idle?
Posted 2 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

I've rated this awesome track at 9.  Probably really a 7 (to match the average RP rating) and +1 because my wife LOVED singing this on Rock Band and +1 because I got to see Billy Fucking Idol perform in August 2010 at Seattle area casino (oddly enough, at the Tu-la-lip tribe casino) and well all I can say is that show was freaking AWESOME.  Slash was a guest guitarist that day and that was a total bonus. 

And it felt like Billy Idol was in his prime still....and he got PLENTY of tits flashed at him.  So yeah...great show...love this track and THANKS BillG for playing it!

Long Live RP!!

PS - here's a YouTube clip from that show of Billy and Slash doing "Dancing with Myself" https://youtu.be/FjrcIvN9kdw   I haven't looked further yet and hoping to find a clip of "White Wedding" too.





Watched the video, thanks, but I believe that's Steve Stevens playing guitar not Slash...
Posted 2 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
Image result for fool billy idol lip


It's Bojak Idol! 
Posted 2 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:


Oh yeah, well Steve's guitar would have just been some generic hair metal without Billy's screams... maybe?



Somehow it's become some sort of connoisseur signaling to say that Steve Stevens is a great guitarist etc. Reminds me a bit of everyone suddenly 'loving' Johnny Cash. I'm not saying that Stevens or Cash are bad artists btw.
Posted 2 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
 maboleth wrote:

What's wrong, RP elitists? Too soft, cheesy for you? Don't worry, they also play Beatles & Radiohead quite often.



Must be a Floyd fan.
Wait, maybe not.
Not exactly clear.......
Posted 2 years ago by alain.brault    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:
totally agree, first few bars of that song made me physically cringe! now it not bad, even a bit nostalgic!
 

Posted 2 years ago by Mlott    [ Reply ]
The boss
Posted 2 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
When this came out, it was severely overplayed and I hated  it! Now, that I am older & getting senile, I LIKE it! ...go figure! ...Especially in FLAC w/ great studio phones, amp & DAC!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Stop making fun of my sneer, right meow!!
Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:

Nice reminiscence. But the song is not a wedding song. It is about starting again to take drugs. The "white wedding" is the ritual of going back to taking whatever white powder the girl tried to kick before. That's what he means by, "It's a nice day to start again".


Thanks for the insight. I had no idea, and the lyrics make much more sense now that I do. 
Posted 3 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Holy crap! It’s been 40 (almost) years! Probably explains my rating change: 9 -> 7. But still pretty good
Posted 3 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 tonyinnj wrote:
martinc wrote:
I drove my buddy to his wedding in my 69 Opel GT with this on repeat, over and over again at volume setting 11. It's was a nice day to start again!`

A buddy of mine had one of them...Looked like a Corvette Stingray washed in hot
water that shrunk...

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
 
Nice reminiscence. But the song is not a wedding song. It is about starting again to take drugs. The "white wedding" is the ritual of going back to taking whatever white powder the girl tried to kick before. That's what he means by, "It's a nice day to start again".
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
I drove my buddy to his wedding in my 69 Opel GT with this on repeat, over and over again at volume setting 11. It's was a nice day to start again!
 
The one sports car I always wanted to own.  There were two in my neighborhood growing up and I loved them.

Posted 3 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
 martinc wrote:
I drove my buddy to his wedding in my 69 Opel GT with this on repeat, over and over again at volume setting 11. It's was a nice day to start again!`

A buddy of mine had one of them...Looked like a Corvette Stingray washed in hot
water that shrunk...

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.
 

Posted 3 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
Stevie Stevens - guitar genius!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
I recall NPR playing an instrumental version of this after on a piece about Will & Kate's wedding.
Posted 4 years ago by forthbrdge    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
Image result for fool billy idol lip
 

Filly Idol?
Posted 4 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Billy Idols Greatest Hits!       Both of them on one record!
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
It's Steve Steven's guitar work that really makes this most excellent.  Billy is good, but he couldn't have made it without Steve's amazing prowess!
 

Oh yeah, well Steve's guitar would have just been some generic hair metal without Billy's screams... maybe?
Posted 4 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
Image result for fool billy idol lip
 
Too Funny! .....looks just like him!
Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP your My Faves option is a great way to build our own track of life! Thanks Bill & Rebecca
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Doesn’t get much better than this...what a great song in spite of coming from the 80s
Posted 4 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
o lábio é igual
Posted 4 years ago by Glória_Rocha    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by Gupradiotill    [ Reply ]
I was almost a teenager back in the '80s when my grandparents first got cable tv and I watched this song on the novelty channel called MTV.
Posted 4 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
A great song actually.  Always liked it even when I wasn't in the mood for hearing it.  In the car it was one of those songs where you are going faster when its over than when it started playing
Posted 5 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
First time I heard this was on radio the night I quit college. Out in the parking lot firing up the car. Didn't want to be an arc welder...
Posted 5 years ago by ToddyWoddy    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:

Image result for fool billy idol lip
 

Posted 5 years ago by zaebb    [ Reply ]
Just saw him earlier this month at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He's touring with Steve Stevens, and he's full of stories and great music. There's a video by Nate (my son) on YouTube of this show.  He is (as always) so good in concert. 
Posted 5 years ago by poetdancer    [ Reply ]
Some songs just 'take you back'. For me this is one of them. 
Posted 5 years ago by impactmobile    [ Reply ]
 Noé wrote:
{#Notworthy}

 
I so want to be him when I grow up!!


{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 5 years ago by xanda    [ Reply ]
the aggressive beat of Billy's music lends itself very well Spinning!
Posted 6 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
I grew up listening to this, that's why I never grew up (and I'm glad).
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
{#Notworthy}
Posted 6 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
The sneer
 

 
WOOOOOOOOO!!!    (PSD'ED POOR NICK DRAKE FOR SOME STOMPIN BILLY : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]

I've rated this awesome track at 9.  Probably really a 7 (to match the average RP rating) and +1 because my wife LOVED singing this on Rock Band and +1 because I got to see Billy Fucking Idol perform in August 2010 at Seattle area casino (oddly enough, at the Tu-la-lip tribe casino) and well all I can say is that show was freaking AWESOME.  Slash was a guest guitarist that day and that was a total bonus. 

And it felt like Billy Idol was in his prime still....and he got PLENTY of tits flashed at him.  So yeah...great show...love this track and THANKS BillG for playing it!

Long Live RP!!

Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
It's Steve Steven's guitar work that really makes this most excellent.  Billy is good, but he couldn't have made it without Steve's amazing prowess!

 
He is such a masterful guitarist {#Notworthy}
Posted 7 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
When I first heard this I was flipping thru used at Rasputin's in Berkeley, and they played this, loud. It was awesome. I didn't buy it then, or ever, for some reason. But the charm has worn off, with canned FM playing Billy right alongside Toto and the Eagles. That really takes the rebel yell out of a punk.
Posted 7 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
For manufactured angst, this holds up surprisingly well.
Posted 7 years ago by helloitsme    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}   {#Motor}
Posted 7 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
I love how Bill likes the Billy Idol.  Miley Cyrus also does a mean lip curl thing.
Posted 7 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
Billy Idol is now 60 years old.  My-oh-my!
Posted 8 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 maboleth wrote:
What's wrong, RP elitists? Too soft, cheesy for you? Don't worry, they also play Beatles & Radiohead quite often.

 
 chasech5 wrote:

Not the Beatles and Radiohead songs played on Clear Channel stations. Find me a deep album cut from a B.I. album and I'll think about it.

 
RP does play plenty of Clear Channel staples by The Beatles, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, and many others.  I guess it could be tiresome to some folks but it's not a crime.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 melzabutch wrote:
Image result for fool billy idol lip

 
Kiddo, that is one great picture! I could not help but laugh out loud! 

Yep, the mouth "I am ever so dangerous watch out" and then a song like "White Wedding"??

Already in the 80ties I was wondering about him, I find soooo  ridiculous!!!

IF there ever was a cheesy song, it must be this one!
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 maboleth wrote:
What's wrong, RP elitists? Too soft, cheesy for you? Don't worry, they also play Beatles & Radiohead quite often.

 
Not the Beatles and Radiohead songs played on Clear Channel stations. Find me a deep album cut from a B.I. album and I'll think about it.


Posted 8 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
The great guitar work saves it from a 1.

But really, if I wanted Clear Channel music, I'd just turn on Clear Channel stations.
Posted 8 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
It's Steve Steven's guitar work that really makes this most excellent.  Billy is good, but he couldn't have made it without Steve's amazing prowess!

 
Absolutely. For another example, listen to the solo in Rebel Yell. That's some virtuoso stuff.
Posted 8 years ago by ElCamoteLoco    [ Reply ]
Image result for fool billy idol lip
Posted 8 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
What's wrong, RP elitists? Too soft, cheesy for you? Don't worry, they also play Beatles & Radiohead quite often.
Posted 8 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
OMG, it's a young Der Trump. Sneer and everything. 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Can't control my face... it keeps breaking into a sneer.
Posted 8 years ago by jademon    [ Reply ]
The high point of the video was the bride dancing in the kitchen while the appliances exploded.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
First heard this in the basement of Leopold's Records in Berkeley. Thought it was awesome; filed it away to maybe buy next trip to Telegraph. 3 days later I was sick of it
Posted 8 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 AhhtheMusic wrote:
It's Steve Steven's guitar work that really makes this most excellent.  Billy is good, but he couldn't have made it without Steve's amazing prowess!

 
Absolutely! Like Mike Campbell or Brian May, the singer is great, but what a guitarist!

I heard this on the radio yesterday too and the theme of the lyrics finally hit me: his sister has made some major mistakes but START AGAIN! Wanting to be innocent (hey little sister, what have you done?) let's have a white wedding. Who's her Superman?
 
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
"Permanently engraved in your brain" by MTV. Ain't that the truth! And, really, it is just an okay song. Not great. But it got played so often we kind of assume it is great.
Posted 8 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
It's Steve Steven's guitar work that really makes this most excellent.  Billy is good, but he couldn't have made it without Steve's amazing prowess!
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
Guilty pleasure, this one.  Surprised to hear it on RP, but ok by me
 
Posted 8 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
Classic Idol!! Great tune to 'circuit train' to, especially 12" version, gets you sweating... {#Bananasplit} {#Bananajumprope}  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
This song ROCKS!!! Always has....8!!!
Posted 9 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
Screw the genre and era, this is a great rock'n'roll song.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Ha! This caught me off guard, it made me laugh and tap my foot along with it... in spite of cheese factor! I'm with an earlier commenter... a great voice that should have had better material.
Posted 9 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
our Rimbaud

 
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
The sneer
 
Posted 9 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
Happy 2015 Rockers!!! (gimmee another shot babe and peel off that short skirt now, atta girrrrl!  YaaaaHaaaaa!!!)
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
And in the unlikely pairing category: Billy Idol is touring with Cat Power.
Posted 11 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
I drove my buddy to his wedding in my 69 Opel GT with this on repeat, over and over again at volume setting 11. It's was a nice day to start again!
Posted 12 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite Idol song but a good '80s classic. {#Drummer}   "Eyes Without A Face" - love it!
Posted 12 years ago by dw    [ Reply ]
shock to the system.... please
Posted 16 years ago by zsoltzsolt    [ Reply ]
Wow- that was odd. Thanks for waking me up!
Posted 16 years ago by scubadave    [ Reply ]
'there nothing sure in this world, there is nothing pure in the world/' Billy the sneering poet
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Billy Idol has always been something of a disappointment to me. A voice like that shouldn't have been wasted on poppy 80's dance music.
Posted 16 years ago by rockasaurus    [ Reply ]
How... very..... unexpected on so many levels....
Posted 16 years ago by Gaylord_Meatface    [ Reply ]
"Shotgun"...."C-mown"
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Rate the music - 5 Rate the sneer - 12
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
Are you kidding me? This on RP? MUTE thatisall.
Posted 16 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
siandbeth wrote:
But Billy Idol was so cool in Generation X. Tell me that wasn't punk. and let's not get into a "what's punk" deal, because it's Pabst Blue Ribbon under the bridge.
Yep. The old discussion about 'what is punk' has never had any meaning due to different circumstances in Europe and USA. Btw: To mention 'Gen. X' pulls me on your side.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
The song is good, but I agree, pairing it w/the Reverend Green is an insult. C'mon Bill, fix the lineup please... Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Oh......... And he paired them twice. OK, what have you done with Bill G, podcreature? ed: Back to back again. Buzzkill
Posted 17 years ago by Ando    [ Reply ]
bigtwistee wrote:
His facial expression looks like he's thinking "Who farted?"
Have you ever noticed what he's been able to do with this face during his videos?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
C'mon this song is awesome.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
All I can picture is the coffin nails hit to the beat of the song in the video. Do 13 year old kids see MTV as cool now as I did back in 1984? Another 80's guilty pleasure for me.
Posted 17 years ago by blove    [ Reply ]
His facial expression looks like he's thinking "Who farted?"
Posted 17 years ago by bigtwistee    [ Reply ]
1982 @ The Capitol Theatre Passiac NJ Still great music! Brings back fun times.....Yeah Man!
Posted 17 years ago by rangersfan    [ Reply ]
All that bleach is terrible for the scalp
Posted 17 years ago by Jakeethan    [ Reply ]
prickelpit96 wrote:
Bill's never been a Punk.... His behaviour was just a ridiculous show. Though the song still rocks.
But Billy Idol was so cool in Generation X. Tell me that wasn't punk. and let's not get into a "what's punk" deal, because it's Pabst Blue Ribbon under the bridge.
Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
mmmm... not so much...
Posted 17 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
What have I done to offend the RP gods?
Posted 17 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
Bill's never been a Punk.... His behaviour was just a ridiculous show. Though the song still rocks.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Billy in his prime. Props to Steve Stevens - killer riffs.
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
1. Pairing this song with Al Green "Love and Happiness" is an insult.
Oh......... And he paired them twice. OK, what have you done with Bill G, podcreature? ed: Back to back again. Buzzkill
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Oh! I remember hitchiking in France 10 years a go, when my girlfriend and I got a ride from a lady who was driving from the south of France back to Paris. Her relationship just ended, her tiny car was filled with goods, there was hardly any place for us and the radio was playing this song.. It was indeed a nice day to start again.
Posted 17 years ago by winnetoe    [ Reply ]
federico wrote:
ok, it's 80's trash but one thing you have to concede: there is no electronic keyboard
Right. Also no xylophone or euphonium.
Posted 17 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
ok, it's 80's trash but one thing you have to concede: there is no electronic keyboard
Posted 17 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
I like this song and I don't care who knows it.
Me and you, bokey
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
YES! I wish he was touring again this summer. :-(
Posted 17 years ago by superflyLD    [ Reply ]
1.
Posted 17 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Why? Why this? Ugh... Oh yeah, God is not running RP, only mere mortals. All is forgiven.
Posted 17 years ago by Ja300Mes    [ Reply ]
Another GREAT song of the 80's!
Posted 17 years ago by biodiesel    [ Reply ]
YES
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Ack!! I had to check if I was still tuned to RP. No one (or no radio station) is perfect, I guess.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Personally, I think for the most part the 80's should stay there along with the cornballs who made it all so forgettable like this dude.
Posted 17 years ago by buddy0407    [ Reply ]
I give this song a higher rating for bringing back the memories of watching videos with my brothers when MTV was cool.
Posted 17 years ago by milehighYinzer    [ Reply ]
F***ing Rock out!
Posted 17 years ago by dewinter    [ Reply ]
You know, he stole his look from Spike (That being said, I adore this song.)
Posted 17 years ago by Biichan    [ Reply ]
I think that the "spaghetti western" guitar makes this tune. Thanks Steve.
Posted 17 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
I like this song and I don't care who knows it.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
The first time I heard this was as an aerobics tune. It still makes ya' move!
Posted 17 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
jubilantme wrote:
"see billy idol gets it, i don't know why she doesn't."
"The Wedding Singer" rules! So does this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
NewFee wrote:
In homage to all things 80's, I've taught my eight year old son to do a passable "Take me back home - mrarnh!"
Excellent!
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Eyes like pissholes in the snow... rock on, Billy!
Posted 17 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
Was a true rebel...would give the bird to anyone he wanted. Mr Stevens on guitar was awesome.
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]