How I missed this when it originally came out, I'll never know.
BTW -- get me drunk sometime and I'll tell you a very amusing Billy Idol story about when we both lived in Greenwich Village in the early '80s.
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11 comments:
Yikes! I was expecting the snarling Gen X punk version, not this jaunty, almost Sting-like version.
- Paul in DK
As one reviewer said, "Looks like Sting, sings like Bing."
I dated a girl in the early 80's who was a Billy Idol fanatic. She and her cousin would camp out at all hours of the night, in various door ways and cellars around Jones Street and Sheridan Square, hoping to get a photo of Billy carrying a grocery bag or dry cleaning. She lived in Flushing and tell me the night before, "I'll be on Jones Street tomorrow if you want to hang." I'd asked what time, and she'd say, "4AM!" Last I heard, she is born again and living in an Amish town in Pennsylvania. True story.
Wow. That's sort of similar to mine, except without the Amish thing.
I had a brilliant idea for a Xmas novelty single -- doing a Police-style version of "White Christmas" and billing the artist as Der Stingle.
OK, now you have to tell us your story Steve. Nobody likes a tease.
(Not strictly true, but in this instance…)
Jai Guru Dave
It's not as good as Sal's. Let's just say it involves the outdoor ATM on Sheridan Square (one of the few in the Village at the time) and leave it at that.
I’m guessing he took out some cash, and you robbed him?
Something like that?
Jai Guru Dave
YOU FOUND ME OUT!!!!!!
That was actually a parody of "Eyes without a Face" on SNL.
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