Billy Idol

So you think New Jersey, US is an unlikely launch pad for a music star? How about Bromley, UK, then?



William Michael Albert Broad, a.k.a. Billy Idol, was born 1955 in Stanmore, England, deriving his stage name Idol from a schoolteacher's description of him as 'idle'.
Billy went on to join the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans. He first joined the punk rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (before the band had decided on that name) in 1976, but soon quit and joined Chelsea in 1977 as a guitarist. But him and bandmate Tony James soon quit and co-founded Generation X, with Billy switching from guitarist to lead singer. Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records, released three albums and performed in the 1980 film, D.O.A., before disbanding.
The year after Billy moved to New York to start his solo career, which began with the EP titled Don't Stop. This included the Generation X song 'Dancing with Myself', originally recorded for their last album Kiss Me Deadly, and a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells' song 'Mony Mony'. In 1982 Idol instantly became an MTV staple with 'White Wedding'. In an effort to introduce himself to American audiences not yet as familiar with him as those in England, Billy's label re-released 'Dancing with Myself' in the US in conjunction with a music video (directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams) that played in heavy rotation on MTV for six months. That video sparked a new era of feature film directors trying their hand at music videos, which helped make Idol a household name.
My favourite Billy Idol tracks are 'Eyes Without A Face' and 'Flesh For Fantasy'.

Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (1981 & 1983)
1981 - UK#62, US#102
1983 - NZ#9, AUS#42



Billy Idol - Mony Mony (1981)
1981 - US#1, CAN#1, NZ#2, UK#7, CH#13, DE#38, NL#89



Billy Idol - Hot In The City (1982 & 1988)
1982 - AT#5, NZ#5, AUS#18, CH#19, US#23, NL#40, UK#58
1988 - UK#13, CH#13, US#48



Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982 & 1985)
NZ#5, AUS#9, US#36



Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1984 & 1985)
NZ#3, AUS#7, US#46, UK#64 in 1984 and UK#6 in 1985



Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1984)
NZ#4, US#4, DE#10, NL#13, IT#14, UK#18, CH#21, FR#50



Billy Idol - Flesh For Fantasy (1984)
NZ#5, DE#11, CH#20, AUS#28, US#29, IT#30, UK#54



Billy Idol - Catch My Fall (1985)
DE#11, NZ#42, US#50, AUS#61



Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (1986)
NZ#2, FIN#3, AUS#3, US#6, CH#7, SWE#8, IT#16, UK#22, DE#28



Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun (1987)
FIN#8, AUS#22, UK#26, NZ#27, CH#29, DE#36, US#37



Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (1987)
DE#2, NZ#3, AUS#9, CH#12, FIN#16, UK#17, US#20, IT#30



Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (1990)
US#2, FIN#8, IT#8, AUS#10, CH#11, NZ#16, UK#34, DE#38

Mylène Farmer - Je Te Rends Ton Amour (1999)


Mylène Farmer - Je Te Rends Ton Amour (1999)
FR#10, BE#18


Mylène Farmer - Je te rends ton amour by leebil
Lyrics - incl. English translation:

M'extraire du cadre
Ma vie suspendue
Je rêvais mieux
Je voyais l'âtre
Tous ces inconnus
Toi parmi eux

Extracting myself from the frame
My life, suspended
I dreamt of better.
I saw the hearth
All those unknowns,
You among them


Toile,
Fibre qui suinte
Des meurtrissures
Tu voyais l'âme
Mais j'ai vu ta main
Choisir Gauguin
Canvas,
Fibre that oozes
Bruises
You saw the soul,
But I saw your hand
Choosing Gaugin


Et je te rends ton amour
Redeviens les contours
Je te rends ton amour
C'est mon dernier recours
Je te rends ton amour
Au moins pour toujours
Redeviens les contours
" la femme nue debout "

And I return your love,
Become once more the contours,
I return your love
It's my last resort
I return your love
At least, forever
Become once more the contours
"The naked woman standing"


M'extraire du cadre
La vie étriquée
D'une écorchée
J'ai cru la fable
D'un mortel aimé
Tu m'as trompé

Extracting myself from the frame,
The skewed life
Of a butchered woman
I believed the fable,
Of a beloved mortal
[But] you betrayed me


Toi
Tu m'as laissé
Me compromettre
Je serai " l'Unique "
Pour des milliers d'yeux
Un nu de maître

You,
You allowed me
To compromise myself.
I will be the "unique"
For thousands of eyes
A master's nude


Et je te rends ton amour
Au moins pour toujours
Je te rends ton amour
Le miens est trop lourd
Et je te rends ton amour
C'est plus flagrant le jour
Ses couleurs se sont diluées
Et je reprends mon amour
Redeviens le contour
De mon seul maître : EGON SHIELE et...

And I return your love,
At least forever
I return your love
Mine is too heavy
And I return your love
It is more obvious in the day,
[that] it's colors are diluted
And I return your love,
Become once more the frame
Of my only master: egon shiele and ....

And I return your love,
At least forever
I return your love
Mine is too heavy
And I return your love
It is more obvious in the day,
[that] it's colors are diluted
And I return your love,
Become once more the frame
Of my only master: egon shiele and ....

Haim - If I Could Change Your Mind - Knocks Remix (2014)