Billy Idol White Wedding Meaning
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Billy idol white wedding meaning. Then he sings take me back home there is nothin fair in this world there is nothin safe in this world and there s nothing sure in this world and there s nothin pure in this world. I don t know anything about the drug references but to me this is the feeling i get from it. Maria isabel from new london ct i don t know where the person saying this is about his girlfriend got this but billy idol himself says he wrote this song for his sister. That s all in my opinion though.
It s billy so who knows. It is often considered his most successful song although other idol songs charted higher. A white wedding is where the bride is still a virgin. The white wedding is a cover for the wedding of a young non virgin pregnant girl to a man to save face.
Susan from toronto canada billy idol said on an mtv special about the doors that white wedding was heavily inspired by the doors song l a. White wedding is a song by billy idol that appeared on his album billy idol 1982. This bride apparently isn t really and that s why he s mocking her. According to the big 80 s episode i of vh1 s pop up video trivia show idol claims it was written to show his displeasure with his sister s fiancé.
By jessica shelton published june 9 2019 updated june 9 2019. In white wedding billy idol is addressing the person he is singing to as little sister. He s against marriage and when he became rich and famous he kind of ditched his sister and then when he heard she was having a shotgun wedding he wrote this song for her. Although not idol s highest charting hit it is often considered one of his most recognizable songs.
White wedding is a song by billy idol that was released as the second single from his self titled second studio album in 1982. White wedding a wedding in which the bride can wear white for the traditional reason that she is a virgin. Extremely rare these days so much that it is often used ironically such as in the billy idol song.