("Rebel Yell")
(crowd cheering) ♪ Last night a little dancer
came dancin' to my door ♪ ♪ Last night a little angel
came pumping on the floor ♪ ♪ She said, come on baby,
I got a license for love ♪ ♪ And if it expires,
pray help from above ♪ ♪ Because ♪ ♪ In the midnight hour she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ Wow ♪ ♪ The midnight hour,
babe, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell, more, more, more ♪ ♪ More, more, more ♪ ♪ She don't like slavery,
she won't sit and beg ♪ ♪ But, when I'm tired and
lonely she sees me to bed ♪ ♪ What set you free and
brought you to me, babe ♪ ♪ What sets you free,
I need you hear by me ♪ ♪ Because ♪ ♪ In the midnight hour she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ Wow ♪ ♪ In the midnight hour,
babe, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell, more, more, more ♪ ♪ He lives in his own heaven ♪ ♪ Collects it to go from the seven 11 ♪ ♪ Well he's out all
night to collect a fare ♪ ♪ Just so long, just so long,
it don't mess up his hair ♪ ♪ Ow, ow ♪ ♪ I walked the ward with you, babe ♪ ♪ A thousand miles with you ♪ ♪ I dried your tears of pain, babe ♪ ♪ A million times for you ♪ ♪ I'd sell my soul for you, babe ♪ ♪ For money to burn for you ♪ ♪ I'd give you all, and have none, babe ♪ ♪ Justa, justa, justa, justa
to have you here by me ♪ ♪ Because ♪ ♪ In the midnight hour she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ Wow ♪ ♪ In the midnight hour,
babe, more, more, more ♪ ♪ With a rebel yell she
cried, more, more, more ♪ ♪ More, more, more ♪ ♪ Oh yeah little baby ♪ ♪ She want more ♪ ♪ More, more, more, more, more ♪ ♪ Oh yeah little angel ♪ ♪ She want more ♪ ♪ More, more, more, more, more ♪
Things I liked:
All clutch stuff
This entire album is masterful. Seriously.
Amazing how well those fashions held up.
Idol has albums where EVERY song is good, which is highly unusual, his videos were always good, he was interesting, and lyrics were typically meaningful. This song is simple, but the music was awesome.
Him and Steve Stevens the guitars were great. Stevens made interesting sounds in a genre that wasn't rock, but they still rocked out. At the time many people liked New Wave which was synth based and didn't like rock, which was like druggie/hippie, but Stevens managed to make his sound novel.
I wish these people still continued playing.
I'm sure Idol is still at it. I've seen him sing songs from completely different genres and they are great.
He is famous but really underutilized in his career.
I too just watched ahs 1984
The. Best. Karaoke. Song.
Anywhere in the world this song will be played at least 5 times on a radio or streaming station in a day. Still kicks ass!
The lip singing threw me, still love Billy and all that punk swagger!!
Billy Fuckin' Idol is still totally badass.
I saw him last Aug (2019) in San Francisco at VMworld. If any of you were there, SHOUT OUT with a REBEL YELL!!
I really like his VH1 Story Tellers album which has a great acoustic version of Sweet Sixteen.