William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is a Brit… Read Full Bio ↴William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He also holds United States citizenship. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in the US. The name "Billy Idol" was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as "idle".

Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. However, he soon left the group. With his former bandmate Tony James, Idol formed Generation X. With Idol as lead singer, the band achieved success in the United Kingdom and released three studio albums on Chrysalis Records, then disbanded. In 1981, Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens. His debut studio album, Billy Idol (1982), was a commercial success. With music videos for singles "Dancing with Myself" and "White Wedding" Idol soon became a staple of then newly-established MTV.

Idol's second studio album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles "Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without a Face". The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of two million copies in the US. In 1986, he released Whiplash Smile. Having accumulated three UK top 10 singles ("Rebel Yell", "White Wedding" and "Mony Mony"), Idol released a 1988 greatest hits album titled Idol Songs: 11 of the Best; the album went platinum in the United Kingdom. Idol then released Charmed Life (1990) and the concept album Cyberpunk (1993).

Idol spent the second half of the 1990s focusing on his personal life out of the public eye. He made a musical comeback with the release of Devil's Playground (2005) and again with Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014).

Sweet 16
Billy Idol Lyrics

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Ill do anything
For my sweet sixteen,
And Ill do anything
For little run away child

Gave my heart an engagement ring.
She took evrything.
Evrything I gave her,

Oh sweet sixteen.

Built a moon
For a rocking chair.
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someones built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someones built a candy brain
And filled it in.

Well Ill do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh Ill do anything
For little runaway child

Well, memories will burn you.
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen

Oh, I see its clear
Baby, that you are
All through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someones built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen,
Someones built a candy house
To house her in.
Someones built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someones built a candy brain
And filled it in.

And I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For little run away girl.

Yeah, sad and lonely and blue.
Yeah, gettin over you.
How, how do you think it feels
Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you.
Up in the morning, get over you.
Wipe away the tears, get over you,
Get over, get over...

My sweet sixteen
Oh runaway child
Oh sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl.

Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair,
Never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh

Someones built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someones built a candy house
To house her in.
Someones built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someones built a candy house
To house her in.

And Ill do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, Ill do anything
For little runaway child.

Do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Ill do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh sweet sixteen

Oh sweet sixteen
Oh.

Overall Meaning

The song "Sweet Sixteen" by Billy Idol is a lamentation of a man who has lost his beloved sixteen-year-old girl. The man seems to be in deep pain and anguish at the thought of the girl leaving him, and he expresses his willingness to do anything, anything at all, for her to come back. The opening lines of the song are a clear indication of how far he is willing to go to get her back. He says, "I'll do anything for my sweet sixteen/And I'll do anything for little runaway child."

The pain and heartbreak that the man feels are also evident in the lyrics, "Gave my heart an engagement ring/She took everything/Everything I gave her, oh sweet sixteen." He had given her his heart, and she had taken it and left him empty. The built moon for her, hoping it would keep her close, but it ended up rocking her away from him. The man also seems to be in denial, refusing to believe that she has left him for good. He mentions that someone has built a candy castle and a candy house for her, indicating that he still holds on to the hope that she will return.

Overall, the lyrics to "Sweet Sixteen" by Billy Idol are emotive and capture the pain that comes with lost love. It is a song that anyone who has loved and lost can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

Ill do anything For my sweet sixteen, And Ill do anything For little run away child
The singer is willing to do anything for their beloved and for a lost child.

Gave my heart an engagement ring. She took evrything. Evrything I gave her, Oh sweet sixteen.
The singer gave everything to their beloved, including their heart, but was abandoned.

Built a moon For a rocking chair. I never guessed it would Rock her far from here Oh, oh, oh, oh.
The singer built something special for their beloved to keep them close, but it ended up taking them away instead.

Someones built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen. Someones built a candy brain And filled it in.
Someone else has constructed idyllic things for the artist's beloved but filled them with empty sweetness.

Well Ill do anything For my sweet sixteen Oh Ill do anything For little runaway child
The artist's love is unconditional and transcends the circumstance of their beloved being a runaway.

Well, memories will burn you. Memories grow older as people can They just get colder Like sweet sixteen
Memories can be painful and lose their charm over time like the singer's memories of their beloved's youth and innocence.

Oh, I see its clear Baby, that you are All through here Oh, oh, oh, oh.
The singer has come to the realization that their relationship with their beloved is over.

Yeah, sad and lonely and blue. Yeah, gettin over you. How, how do you think it feels Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you. Up in the morning, get over you. Wipe away the tears, get over you, Get over, get over...
The artist is heartbroken and struggling to move on from their failed relationship with their beloved.

My sweet sixteen Oh runaway child Oh sweet sixteen Little runaway girl.
The artist describes their beloved as both innocent and youthful, as well as troubled and lost.

Someones built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen. Someones built a candy house To house her in. Someones built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen Someones built a candy house To house her in.
The artist repeats the sentiment of someone else creating an empty and false place for their beloved.

And Ill do anything For my sweet sixteen Oh, Ill do anything For little runaway child.
The singer repeats their willingness to do whatever it takes for their beloved, despite the difficulties of their situation.

Do anything For my sweet sixteen Ill do anything For little runaway girl Little runaway girl Oh sweet sixteen Oh sweet sixteen Oh.
The artist reaffirms their devotion to their beloved and their unchanging feelings for them while also acknowledging their difficult and complex circumstances.

Writer(s): Billy Idol Copyright: Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@trytocalmmenow2473

2y↑158

I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
And I'll do anything
For little run away child
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She took everything
Everything I gave her
Oh, sweet sixteen
Built a moon for a rocking chair
I never guessed it would rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
Well, I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
For little runaway child
Well, memories will burn you
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen
Oh, I see it's clear
Baby, that you are all through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in, oh-oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in
And I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For little run away girl
Yeah, sad alone and blue
Hey, gettin' over you
How, how do you think it feels?
To get up in the morning, get over you
Up in the morning, get over you
Wipe away the tears, get over you
Get over, get over
My sweet sixteen
Oh, runaway child
Oh, sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl
Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon for a rocking chair
I never guessed it would rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
And house her in
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in
And I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
For little runaway child
Do anything
For my sweet sixteen
I'll do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh, sweet sixteen
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh-oh

@justin-fs8hf

25w↑3

When first I saw the love-light in your eye
I thought the world held naught but joy for me
And even though we drifted far apart
I never dream but what I dreamt of thee
I loved you as I've never loved before
Since first I saw you on the village green
Come to me ere my dream of love is o'er
I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen
I loved you as I've never loved before
Since first I saw you on the village green
Come to me ere my dream of love is o'er
I love you as I loved you, when you were sweet
When you were sweet sixteen

@ladygrinningsoul357

4y↑167

"Sweet Sixteen"

I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen,
And I'll do anything
For little run away child

Gave my heart an engagement ring.
She took ev'rything.
Ev'rything I gave her,
Oh sweet sixteen.

Built a moon
For a rocking chair.
I never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in.

Well I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh I'll do anything
For little runaway child

Well, memories will burn you.
Memories grow older as people can
They just get colder
Like sweet sixteen

Oh, I see it's clear
Baby, that you are
All through here
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen,
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy brain
And filled it in.

And I do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I do anything
For little run away girl.

Yeah, sad and lonely and blue.
Yeah, gettin' over you.
How, how do you think it feels
Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you.
Up in the morning, get over you.
Wipe away the tears, get over you,
get over, get over...

My sweet sixteen
Oh runaway child
Oh sweet sixteen
Little runaway girl.

Gave my heart an engagement ring
She left everything
Everything I gave her
Sweet sixteen
Built a moon
For a rocking chair,
Never guessed it would
Rock her far from here
Oh, oh, oh

Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen.
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.
Someone's built a candy castle
For my sweet sixteen
Someone's built a candy house
To house her in.

And I'll do anything
For my sweet sixteen
Oh, I'll do anything
For little runaway child.

Do anything
For my sweet sixteen
I'll do anything
For little runaway girl
Little runaway girl
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh sweet sixteen
Oh

All comments from YouTube:

@carrerahlb

4y↑7.5K

Who's listening this masterpiece in 2024?

@justwalkwithme1102

4y↑117

From 14 till 49 y.o.

@babss44

4y↑17

❤❤❤

@ralphwinchester7135

4y↑55

Never stopped listening to this masterpiece. Find Coral Castle a fascinating story that goes unsolved

@mskfrutoz

4y↑21

Right now

@Luziemagick

4y↑18

I do!

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@NEnigma777

2y↑878

I don’t think people truly appreciate how damn talented this man is

@NEnigma777

2y↑5

@Dan Dugan I love Scotland!

@isabel1983

2y↑12

I know right! Definitely one of the best artists of all time ❤️ under appreciated vocalist too!

@derbigpr500

2y↑11

Yes, Natalie, you're the only one in the world genius and enlightened enough to realize that this man, who happens to be famous and has been famous for the past 40 years, and has several billion views on his songs, is actually a talented man.

We're all in awe at your ability to recognize talent and we all wish we could do the same.

@barryramage2272

2y↑2

I do from glasgow Scotland

@dirtygirlof76

2y↑7

I have to concur with you Natalie. I like BI back in his GenX days too. Always have, he was and is, special. I could never understand why his whiplash smile cassette was always to be seen in the bargain bins. I guess most people did not appreciate him. I do.

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@lilygraybaird

2y↑964

I used to hear my dad sing along to this in the living room when I was a kid. 5 months ago, he passed away and I played all the Billy Idol songs he loved at his funeral. Rest in peace, Dad 🙏🏼

@aximusroh6453

2y↑11

RIP 🙏

@d_tyros5282

2y↑26

YOUR DAD HAD GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC LILLY ALWAYS CHERISH HIS MEMORIES BILLY IDOL WAS OUR ROCK AS KIDS AND AN AMAZING SINGER KEEP THAT LEGEND GOING SWEETHEART BLESSINGS TO YOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

@cornflakegirl1718

2y↑32

Sorry for loss, Lily. My dad passed away 6 months ago 😢.
God bless your dad and mine too.

@peterjones4621

2y↑16

I'm sorry you lost your dad, it's one of the most difficult things we have to experience in our lives, losing our dear parents, all the memories, the Christmases and birthdays, so many special moments all left to our memories. You will see your dad again.

@kennethjanczak4900

2y↑5

He had a really really good taste in music.....sorry for your loss

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@kristinorthcutt111

12w↑31

The most beautiful Billy Idol song, hands down

@kamilebrahimoff3589

9w↑1

Good point

@tonytremonti9296

3y↑1.7K

I don't understand how this song is never on his top 10 lists. It tells a story, paints a picture, and his vocals are on point. Its my personal favorite.

@Jon-zg8bw

3y↑21

I never understood it until now, love it as i love Him

@Schmidtelpunkt

3y↑26

I never really got Idol's image. They tried desperately to market him as some kind of punk but his hits were pretty much pop. So it might have been this attempt of covering too many bases at once and some schtick getting in the way of doing things the rational way, ending up with a romantic song with him in the video showing the middlefinger.

@kamilaziarnik6578

3y↑4

@@Jon-zg8bw fd3

@reggiekrager5411

3y↑78

@@Schmidtelpunkt He was originally a punk though. He started his career playing in a Punk band called Generation X, which was part of the early British Punk scene alongside the likes of the Sex Pistols and the Clash, and were the first Punk band to ever appear on the BBC show Top of the Pops, altough they were looked down upon and hated by many of the early punks who saw Billy and Gen X as "posers", because ever since then they were leaning towards a more "pop punk" sound, (altough the term hadn't been coined yet at the time), singing mostly about love and relationships and sex and other stuff like that, and they eschewed the nihilism, militant attitude and radical politics of the early Punk scene (they had a couple of attempts at political commentary on their first album, and played some concerts for "Rock against Racism", but other than that they never got into that stuff, and decided early on that they didn't want to get very political) . And also because they were never afraid to admit who influenced them ( the Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Elvis, Bowie, Gary Glitter, T-Rex, Slade etc.), which were acts that most punk bands were influenced by, but they wouldn't admit it because they didn't want to break "the Punk code", which meant that they were supposed to be opposed to all the "rock dinosaurs" that came before them. John Lydon from the Sex Pistols once famously called Billy Idol "the Perry Como of Punk". From what I understand Billy's image after he went solo was entirely his creation. He carefully crafted every detail, from his clothes to his hair and his stage moves. From what I understand he was trying to combine his earlier Punk style and persona with elements of Elvis, Gary Glitter and Bill Fury in their prime. Also, one of his first solo hits "Dancing with myself", was actually a re-recording of an earlier song of his from his time in Generation X, and was very much Punk, and a lot of his solo music did have a certain punk influence in it. Billy is just a very versatile musician that likes to experiment with a lot of different genres like Pop, New Wave, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Electronica etc.

@ScrawnyRonnie89

3y↑25

Because almost every song Billy does is AMAZING

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@bleep77

3y↑650

There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them

@djciko999

2y↑13

I feel you. Another one is Don't cry tonight by Savage

@eroloden5611

2y↑6

@@djciko999 Yes! "Don't cry Tonight" is a masterpiece. Italian classic Italo-Electro.

@Timothycpollock

2y↑1

Agree.

@elenarossi1979

2y↑2

♥️

@neilmcgrory39

2y↑2

Totally agree...

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@seanlennyking802

1y↑28

RIP Ed-
Edward Leedskalnin was born in Riga, Latvia on August 10th, 1887. When Ed was 26 years old, he became engaged Ed to marry his one true love Agnes Scuffs. Agnes was ten years younger than Ed and he affectionately referred to her as his “Sweet Sixteen.” Agnes canceled the wedding just one day before the ceremony.

Heartbroken and deeply saddened by this tragic loss, Ed set out on a lifelong quest to create a monument to his lost love that has become one of the world’s most remarkable accomplishments, originally called Rock Gate Park but now known as the Coral Castle. With no outside assistance or large machinery Ed single-handedly built the Coral Castle, carving and sculpting over 1,100 tons of coral rock, as a testimony to his lost love, Agnes.

Billy Idol saw this documentary on the popular TV show: "In Search Of" with Leonard Nimoy. Billy was so moved by this story that he wrote a song about it. The rest is history...

@marie-christopheleboucher7200

1y↑1

Thanks

@Purple-nv9wk

19w↑79

I am sixteen years old and I searched sweet sixteen just for see that anything can make me nostalgic in future. 😅
And I found this masterpiece 🖤

@lisandroromero6919

16w

temasoooooo

@annaturek1226

15w

😢😢😮😮😮😮 1:57

@alexandersokolov6684

11w↑1

Do a little research on the crazy story about Agnes's 16 and Coral Castle in Homestead, FLORIDA. Trust me that Latvian guy was special!

@krisstopher8259

10w

i wish i was 16 and not 42 lol. and poor billy is 68 now

@Purple-nv9wk

10w

@@alexandersokolov6684 Yeah sure🤍

@markbrian7179

7y↑2.3K

Billy Idol was my brother's favorite singer. He was killed in a car accident in 1985 so He didn't get to hear all of his songs. I miss my brother very much!

@sanja12

5y↑27

@miriam2080

5y↑19

:'(

@carlosacuna2658

5y↑19

@MrCelibate

5y↑77

my condoleances
maybe Billy Idols music helps him remember how he liked it...your brother lives forever in your heart, take care from Holland

@jeffivey1786

5y↑27

sorry to hear your loss, love his voice as well!!

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@teodora3

5y↑2K

Today is my 16th birthday and my dad sent me this

Update: It's my 20th Birthday today. I am a Vet student now, first year of Vet school. I found love again. Life has been much better lately, it really feels worth living.

@MrLiviooo

5y↑85

best gift for a sixteen birthday, imagine it was composed for you...on your father request

@monsieurDAG

5y↑48

My dad did the same thing with me when I turned 18, he sent me Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen"

@monique2644

5y↑13

That's awesome

@gilbertleigh7071

5y↑33

Your dad is one cool dude !

@bridgetholmes3329

5y↑25

Lol am sixteen too but I don't have a dad 😢

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@kevinkeilmam2961

39w↑75

Such a mysterious, somewhat unsettling, otherworldly melody but it is beautiful in a melancholic sort of way. Hard to put your finger on it.
Like the soundtrack of a dream state..

@therobinmasterstheory1636

34w↑2

I agree

@krisstopher8259

33w↑2

a surreal song

@robertcronin6603

19w↑1

Like ripping off other people's comments, eh?

@wpbjet8771

ITs dedicated to a man who built Coral Castle. The mans girlfriend never saw it even though he dedicated it to her.

@beerlover7460

43w↑94

This song will never age and still sounds as good nowadays

@klaragabersek7292

3y↑480

I am turning 16 today and this song just makes it better.

@brookreich8775

3y↑10

happy birthday and me too!

@klaragabersek7292

3y↑4

@@brookreich8775 happy bdayy

@stormcorrosion176

3y↑3

Bro you look 25

@cloroxbleach8661

3y↑8

me too!! i’m 16 today!!!

@klaragabersek7292

3y↑2

@@cloroxbleach8661 happy bdayy! I hope you have an amazing one!

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@cristinaquintana7190

4y↑1.4K

I WAS 13 YEARS OLD WHEN I LISTENED THIS SONG, NOW I'M 46 AND STILL I LIKE IT SO MUCH!!!

@user-oy8gu6fw6h

4y↑14

I have the similar story.

@justwalkwithme1102

4y↑10

Same ...

@watchmanschannelofdespair

4y↑14

Yes, times sure flies by, unfortunately; I remember buying this cassette (Whiplash Smile) back in 1987.

@jimmywhispers7385

4y↑5

I Know exactly what you're talking about !

@englishbull1949

4y↑12

Me to and am 46 will be 47 on Saturday. He still great.

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@patriot6567

32w↑16

This is my final hour of beeing 16 years old... Damn, time goes really fast... 16 years old were the best years of my life... First love, first kiss, we had a really funny evenings with my friends... Tomorrow I'll be 17 years old, and man, I'm nearly crying, while listening this song... I won't be able to repeat these years... Good luck everyone...

@koobsy

32w↑4

happy first day of being 17!! live it up 🩷. currently listening rn but i’m 15 gonna be turning 16 in october, but i feel you. why does time have to pass by so quickly i remember just turning 13 now three yrs later i’m already almost done with my teen years 😞 but we will be okay !! take care ❤️

@PasserMontanus

24w

This song is not about being 16. :)

@sterling6347

1y↑16

Обожаемый на 1000%. Всегда плохой хороший парень. Лучшим был и на всегда остаёшься. Это любовь на всю жизнь ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@allisonberringer4283

2y↑182

This song really showcases how good his voice really is. He has a beautiful voice.

@mandysampieri5720

44w↑2

I will always love Billy.❤️his voice is so beautiful.❤️❤️❤️❤️

@susanr6850

39w

YESSSS. 😇🎉❤

@TWF17069

28w↑6

I love his voice in this song, it sounds raw,deep and raspy

@Cricket-bf7yw

28w↑4

Yes he does. It's hauntingly good.

@2nais4ever

2y↑344

this song makes me cry for some reason. its so beautiful, i love his vocals and this will probably be one of my forever favorite songs

@yankeeladee02

2y↑11

Me too… Strangely enough it kind of gives me the same feels as “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak. Haunting, intoxicating, incredibly sultry yet it also feels like heartache…💔❤️‍🩹

@NEnigma777

2y↑3

@@yankeeladee02 Ahh I was going to say the same thing! I always think of wicked games when I hear this song!

@acecrowncat1439

2y↑4

Well this song is based on real people. Real person that is

@LoveUaspect

@@NEnigma777 FR THO

@PNSHR

2y↑3

@@acecrowncat1439
Edward Leedskalnin and his love Agnes "Sweet Sixteen" Skuvst.

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@pattaylor1817

32w↑21

Saw Billy Idol in 2019, he was so awesome, full of energy and played all my old favorites . Billy you are an amazing Rock Idol 💞

@Bruno-ck4hl

30w↑3

How lucky you are ! Where was this gig ? I can cry all my tears , but no show in France ... Here are my favorites :"Rebel yell " " Eyes without a face " " Blue Highway " . Not very original , sorry ...

@user-xg8ig6zx5r

Almost 40 years later still have to hear these songs, the hidden gems are not the popular radio songs!

@m_b5891

5y↑556

Masterpiece yesterday ;
Masterpiece today ;
Masterpiece tomorrow!

@adrianaherrera8539

4y↑4

🙌

@femme-mirage

4y↑1

Masterpiece now, today, tomorrow and always!

@1981CrueHead

6y↑488

He should be in the hall of fame. Who is more iconic than Billy Idol?

@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328

5y↑7

No, who is this guy? Jay Zee and Beyonce deserve to be in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame!

@feelmyzz6583

5y↑50

@@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 Stop just stop..

@Zumpster

5y↑14

@@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 You are ironic, right?

@steviejohn9502

5y↑6

@@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328 trollboy lol

@user-rs9ru4ku9w

5y↑13

Thomas Kwiatkowski, Esq.
you're kidding right?

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@BillieBailey-th3lc

30w↑10

He was SO GORGEOUS!! I was SO caught up in his music I actually didn't notice how good-looking he was back in the 80's!🔥🔥🔥But, I do NOW!

@carloshing673

2y↑89

This is a masterpiece frm Billy Idol .Nothing can beat the 80,s

@hondac7028

4y↑296

Love the way Billy could go from a headbanging song like rebal yell and pull a beautiful ballad like this and eyes without a face off .genius 😃

@SofiaCastro-hx1ed

3y↑18

Completely agree.... He’s rude and tender at the same time !!! 😘

@poully4876

2y↑5

Love you

@hopenavajo1391

2y↑10

This song reminds me of the way Elvis Presley used to sing.

@nadegegracia6106

Gaby bashun

@jerry3738

2y↑6

i couldnt have said it better. Perfect way to describe him

@AL_YZ

3y↑239

Such a mysterious, somewhat unsettling, other-worldly melody but it is beautiful in a melancholic sort of way. Hard to put your finger on it.
Like the soundtrack of a dream state.

@exionem

3y↑10

Great description!

@pac-sjwepnic8131

3y↑12

Totally agree. When I was young I didn't like hearing this song, because it gave me uncomfortable feeling. Like becoming sad or something like that. But as I grew older I started to value the feeling from this song, because actually it's the only song that's able to give me this unique feeling.

@zz424

2y↑8

Look up voral cadtle homestead florida the song has to do w that

@clarity1056

1y↑3

It's about the love story of the guy that built Coral Castle. He was engaged to marry a 16 year old girl who pulled out of the engagement. He ran to America and built Coral Castle in her memory.

@gretarobinson1142

It's about the creator of Coral Castle, Florida

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@aleda2189

38w↑45

What a song, what a singer. So many feelings. This is pure magic. Billy Idol, one of the best rocker of all time.

@DeadBlonde_80

1y↑14

My favorite Idol song out of them all.

@chrisrey8964

1y↑1

Unrated as hell

@LongdistanceRider22

51w

I love stranger

@robertcronin6603

3y↑230

Holy crap... I haven't heard this song in 35 years... It's far better than I remember it being on Mtv when I was a kid...his vocals are damn amazing and he's just beautiful to look at 🔥

@ZekromReshiramVolt

3y↑5

Especially balanced against the current ugliness of the covid 'event'

@robertcronin6603

3y↑3

@@ZekromReshiramVolt yes... definitely

@Cyph3rHaxPalm

2y↑2

i've never heard it period but it sounds cool and catchy :)

@kittyroars8758

2y↑2

Love this song so much and yes, he is so before to look at 😍🔥

@tonionninen219

2y↑1

but did u get it

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@arseniolupin8851

4y↑69

one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and i am grateful !!!

@SLR-hn5yy

3y↑1

I'm so glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s to

@antonellagatt8807

2y↑1

its true

@MissJoDee

19w↑3

Who WILL NEVER STOP listening to this Masterpiece?.

@righteousranger8856

29w↑2

I listen to Billy every morning getting ready 🎶💙🎶💙

@sammi4644

3y↑98

Oh my God. His voice this song his beautiful face!!!
This video crushes my heart!!

@shirleybiscuits5635

2y↑35

I love how deep and sexy his voice sounds on this record. It's tantalizing

@valerielevy4545

2y↑54

Cette chanson est un chef-d'œuvre. J'ai 58 ans et je l'adore. Merci Billy❤️

@marcelavega4557

Ohl oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh..............!!!!!!!

@valerielevy4545

@@marcelavega4557 oui! Oui oui oui oui oui oui?

@cubstercubman6158

2y↑58

Absolutely! Billy Idol is a genius, he is still playing the best music. He is still around at the age of 66. Should be in Rock n Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow morning when they open. 🐻👍👍

@trytocalmmenow2473

2y↑158

@platinumare

2y↑8

What does he mean, by "Someone's built a candy brain and filled it in"?

@leviitriste

2y↑12

@@platinumare I really don't know, but I can assume that he means someone has put a lot of sweet ideas into her mind, to "convince her, make her fall in love"... but referring to that as a more "poetically derogatory" way, I would think... I don't know xd

@nielszindel1151

2y↑4

@@platinumare candy castle, meaning illusions. Delia Morris

@raymonddement5983

2y↑2

I'm going back to you and show you the first time I have been with someone who has probably had the tendency to get in touch with the guy who this was in the lobby to be in my office for sure

@cedricliggins7528

1y↑2

@@platinumare It emphasizes her youth, vulnerability and immaturity.

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@mayachan5295

9w↑4

It's my 16 birthday ❤

@HarkePloegstra

Happy birthday!

@frantzymerisaer6836

19w↑13

Absolutely a masterpiece 💪

@ruffian5472

3y↑7

Billy Idol was the realest person in history, he is not faking, his facial expressions tells you exactly what's he feeling. There's no tv person, youtuber, thwtch streamer or whatever more perfectly connected with the camera than Billy Idol, and this was 1985!

@s.d.haddock7838

2y↑73

Definitly one of the greatest songs of the fabulous 80's....🎶💕🎉

@justin-fs8hf

25w↑3

@princessoffire1107

1y↑9

I'm ashamed I've never heard it, and only found out about this song 10 minutes ago when I was reading up on the Coral Castle. I love this song and his vocals and delivery are great for this.

@wendynoto1923

❤️💥

@Pulse2AM

4y↑134

Looking back Billy was the Elvis of my generation.

@kerryhoward5254

9y↑19

Oh my... Billy Idol the ultimate punk rocker. Sorry music like the 80's is few and far between now. They just dont make them like they used to.

@azerty5335

9y↑2

Kerry Howard Now we have to deal with shaking black asses and mambo jambo crap; sick era now lol

@BayviewFinch

Kerry Howard He's hardly punk with this song. He gave up punk way before this came out. Please don't do that lame age thing either. If you actually tried to remember clearly, there was just as much crap music back then as there is now. The 80s was full of garbage music.

@lucianoramos1971

9y↑1

Kerry Howard amo você você é linda

@erikaschvant3372

43w↑5

I listen this song in my birthday 16 in year 1987, i love you billy, we are old now, kisses from argentina.

@greatscott1175

1y↑4

I had long suspected he was as much a soul singer as a rock singer. This song proved it. Great song. Great vocalist.

@user-ln4rl8tc7g

2y↑249

Шедевр! Слушаю и вспоминаю, что когда-то я был молод, полон сил и вся жизнь была впереди! Прекрасная песня!

@user-ww8fg7lk6c

2y↑18

Легенда! Лучшая песня всех времён!

@domdel1870

2y↑4

👌

@yuliandronov8334

2y↑10

отличный посыл. нечего добавить

@aideka2

52w

да ряльна тож самое

@charzlenin4067

42w↑2

Rusia fuerza Moscú

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@undead_warlock9

2y↑20

I wish the new generation has artists like Billy Idol :( I'm 20 and just recently found Billy and I'm in love

@NicolSnow-le7dj

26w↑2

One Love , my sweet sixteen.

@bradozarko2443

9y↑13

Billy Idol was the Perfect 80's Rockstar ! Over the Top, the Look , the Name , and he Walked the Walk. His Music was Great ! I miss him Dearly !

@rocknrollpartymusic4315

9y↑2

He just made an excellent new album

@Radiofred

6y↑1

He's not dead hahaha

@annekevankemenade1628

Brad Ozarko i go to a concert of him this summer. He is going to perform in the Netherlands 2018

@stuwilson68sw

5y↑229

My favourite song of Billy. He will always be a legend. A really nice guy.

@user-ip9zs5mk1y

4y↑9

true

@victorpaz2046

37w↑2

I came here for the first time. I’m staying with Awe. WOW.

@jaysonb.6669

1y↑1

Billy Idol's best song.

@lisenoli8351

2y↑16

Knowing the story behind this song makes it even more epic and this guy even more genius.

@torrvic1156

24w↑4

What is the story behind this song sir?

@thaddeusroberts2393

21w↑1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Sixteen_(song)

@rossscalise6100

2y↑54

he doesn't get enough credit for his understated songs, this and eyes without a face are such great songs

@giuseppeflorio5656

2y↑2

This is not a song, is paradise.

@isabel1983

2y↑34

This song is very touching to me… the way Billy delivers the lyrics creates this beautiful emotional feeling. I just love this song. ❤️

@malcontent7976

8y↑500

Listening to my youth now at 40 makes me cry a little. Where did it all go so quick?

@eniturrahman8057

6y↑11

I am also. Feeling the same like you brother

@sigischolz5023

6y↑5

Malcontent Yes- I feel the same..🤔✌💞

@desertrose1226

6y↑24

40 is young.

@scottspriggs3386

6y↑23

I'm 50 and it's always been the 80s. I get ridiculed about it but it works for me.. It's easy if ya try.

@robertshaw4553

6y↑6

hearing you bring on time travel

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@linexi

3y↑36

as a 16 y/o who’s in love with billy idol this is pure heaven

@martingremm1178

1y↑1

Rest in peace uncle Gerald. Thank you for showing me Billy Idol when I was a four year old Child.

@daviddaly4382

40w↑5

A really epic 80s song from Billy Idol. It featured on an equally epic Miami Vice episode too of the era as I remember. 80s were the best. 😊

@jimbo6693

2y↑19

This song always reminds me of a carefree holiday in ibiza when I was 24. Lots of booze, girls, great laughs and memories that will remain with me forever. I'm 60 now and wonder where all the years have gone. However every time I hear this song I'm back in those sun kissed, carefree days in San Antonio sitting with my good mates surrounded by beautiful people and gorgeous young women. Enjoy yourselves young people, youths over in the blink of an eye.

@UCUp6qFuIRTsbI7QMf7R

Thx for the advice, im 24 now

@dlm4501

39w

Time really does go by like a flash. I'm 50 and seems like the years fly by even faster the older we get! I miss the days of my youth 😞. Life was so much better then.

@ladygrinningsoul357

4y↑167

@mushfiq5854

4y↑8

Thank you

@margaretbuckley9309

3y↑4

Thanks for the words to this great song
Iconic tune 🤩

@elsajardin5750

Rolling stones you're sweet siexteen

@johnrae5098

3y↑2

Weird I randomly clicked this post first...I was actually looking for lyrics...

@davidg.9932

Steve Stevens.. A very Happy 63rd Birthday Steven Bruce Schneider May 5, 1959 New York... You brought a very heavy guitar sound to Billy's music..Thanks.. Many, many more Steve Stevens...

@petersearle6535

2y↑3

I can’t adequately describe this Beautiful song. Suffice to say: Steve’s lines are absurdly underrated, and Wiplash Smile is just as underrated.

@alexadamson1633

4y↑59

my grandad used to sing this to my granny because they met when they were sixteen.... he died a few days ago and this song just reminds me of him so much

@kp4588

4y↑1

Bull shit. No grandad is that cool. :)

@RokerSMisisipi

5y↑602

Billy wrote this song inspired by the amazing story behind the Coral Castle near Miami that was build by Ed Leedskalnin, Latvian engineer who built the whole park by himself in order to prove his worth to his "sweet sixteen" how he called his runaway girl that he proposed to while still living in Latvia.

@slavkocosic5553

5y↑7

Da li znas da je Billy I. u illuminatima... : (

@observer6294

5y↑20

No, it was the name of the electrical thing, that made the sawing of the stones possible.
Older thing had 8 points, and the "sweet sixteen" had 16 points.

During the day He run a car to recharge the accumulators,

and during the night, he used to saw the stones.
As song tells "I could do anything" And so He did.
Whole castle, that bufles even today.

@TheAxeman9

5y↑7

@@observer6294 like the history lesson💯👍🇮🇪

@Barigongju

5y↑3

абвгдђежзијклљмнњопрстћуфхцчџш been there 3 times . It's also on a key line

@OriginalSciGirl

5y↑41

@@observer6294 Really, then why does he show a picture of the Coral Castle with Ed in it at the beginning of the video? I've been to the Coral Castle. There is a signed picture of Billy there because he did visit, and he was so taken with the story, that he wrote a song about it.

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@darkparadise5301

1y↑8

Here I am after not being a good person to my family. Even my mom don't want to talk with me and hang up on me. I don't have guts to confess my love to my crush and other problems. And this song makes me even cry more. I hope I'll come here after being away from my problems and see this comment here and remember how depressed I was...

@micramies

6w↑2

Just turned sixteen, thought about this song, happy birthday to me 😁

@MusicSkyHigh

3y↑18

I feel like crying listening to this song , so pure, so grateful to have known this song since when it was playing on the radio followed upon its release, 80's Power. In Those days, decade, No Smart Phone s, No Xboxes, No Playstations, just, , Vinyl and and Cassette. and the Music was so good.

@kaiasmith5210

3y↑282

I was 16 when this was on the charts. My first serious boyfriend looked just like Billy, I was so in love with him and this song. He wanted to marry me, my mum told him to bugger off. I ran into him when I was in my 20"s and was thankful I hadn't married him, but etched in my memory is the beauty of this song and my first love in 1986...

@Vampire_Nightshade

3y↑5

that sounds great, frankly

@vilhjalmrwt

3y↑3

What wa your boyfriends name?

@nnelson7529

3y↑9

You're 51 now?Like me...I want to be 16ans 😪😪😪

@nnelson7529

3y↑3

Who thankful Kaia?
Oh like Kaia Gerber?

@cleopatris2163

3y↑3

@@vilhjalmrwt His name was Dean 🥰

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@adam.s.1838

13w↑2

One of the most underrated songs ever made. A true masterpiece

@laalaa4562

41w↑9

Saw him sang this live a few years ago..his voice was very mesmerizing ...Yes! listening to this in July 2023...got it on repeat in the car..

@ericangelooo

46w↑3

Born in 94' ... This song is a masterpiece! 💎

@pogainielv7218

7y↑79

I love this song in my sweet sixteen in 1987. Billy Idol claims in live performances that his song "Sweet Sixteen" was inspired by the story of the Coral Castle, Author of Coral Castle was born ir Latvia. Unhappy love story had reason to emigrate to USA and
built Coral Castle consist of 1,100 short tons (1,000 mettric tons) of stones in the form of walls, carvings, furniture and a castle tower. He built castle for her unhappy love.

@2dawgsmiked684

5y↑3

That story is awesome and really spooky. I recognized Coral Castle in the opening photo, but never realised the relationship. Love this song even more now.

To anyone else interested in a little supernatural Americana; look into Coral Castle. Dude may have harnessed a certain power...

@akivayrynen7946

35w↑3

Billy the Great. what a performer and singer. What will we do when these stars are gone. well, we'll be listening to their music for a long time. It cannot be replaced with a new one.

@brewster84067

11w↑2

On my playlist now for about 40 years now.

@Purple1984Rain

9y↑777

I like how Billy was always channeling Elvis with that angry snarl of his. Love this song with his melancholy raspy vocals and that great atmospheric melody. I think it's one of his very best tracks and still holds up almost 30 years later

@estherkobussen9677

8y↑14

+Shane Anthony I couldn't agree more! I love this song.

@boehlahz

8y↑17

+Shane Anthony Right on - I am a lover of women and will B to my last breath but I envy his good looks. He is awesome :) This song here is amazing. His best song IMHO :D ....Chris Isaak comes 2 mind but he can't touch this masterpiece....

@Verithiell

8y↑8

+Shane Anthony talk about holding up. Me not being much or at all into music, I don't know alot of songs. I've heard it in the radio recantly and initially thought its a brand new song. It really sound very contemporary..

@Purple1984Rain

8y↑6

+Verithiell
That's true. It doesn't have your typical synthesizer sound or a great sax/guitar solo which was a trademark in so many 80's songs. It's stripped down to a basic acoustic vibe and non specific to a particular decade.

@marionjones7725

8y↑14

+honeycat535 She might have been his sweet 16 back when they were both much younger. He might be looking back down the years. He might have written it when he was 18.... many explanations.

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@yaronkl

3y↑16

When you know the story behind this song, you appreciate it even more.

@seanpen3688

3y↑4

Edward leedskalnin

@Roxy-ch4gv

3y↑4

The Coral Castle is beautiful

@angelika4450

1y↑1

Greetings from Germany 💖

@fredhominal5029

.. de France.. aussi ! . 👏💙

@michaelnyklitpetersen3416

43w↑1

uncut gem
Love from Denmark

@arsenjaho8069

2y↑7

Not only the best ballad from "whiplash smile", but the best Billy's ballad from all.

@kostimyllymaa9527

8y↑68

This is honey for my ears...

@mikekaraoke

8y↑2

Do you want me to give you some ear buds, I think it isn't honey but pure earwax

@melissa3099

28w↑4

Billy is sooooooo underated ❤❤❤❤

@alexandrarusu6230

1y↑1

From Romania all the best to everyone listening

@user-bb3or2dt7g

3y↑35

Билли - чудо! Все восьмидесятые прошли с его песнями. Спасибо огромное!

@user-mu4ss9nf8u

3y↑3

Точняк Бро, юность вспоминается и мураши по коже🍺🚬🎸🏴‍☠️

@panitruskawka3497

3y↑22

No matter what's the meaning this "sixteen", I will be dancing to this for next few days till i I'll be 17. I don't want to grow, the 16 is so perfect...

@lene3667

3y↑1

Oh yeah I can feel you on that

@Statek63

3y↑2

But grow you will ! Time waits for no one ;-)

@system3008

3y↑1

When you get older you'll think where did that time go. It's perfectly natural.

@jesusdelpinochacon7295

27w↑2

Now I understand that life has a meaning, it continues until I achieve happiness!!

@mutercimcime

1y↑2

today is my sweet sixteen and i searched for this. ♡

@Aecentric

2y↑10

Masterpiece song & video. He looks so cool in this.

Always wished Billy Idol & Joan Jett would have performed together, they would have been great on stage together.

@Iram_Ali

51w↑9

The music is wonderful, but his vocals are AMAZING in this song. Love it.

@spoke747

2y↑4

This is a song that makes me sad. But I love it.

@texasgirl3706

7y↑79

Oh how I loved this song in high school! 1987. Still love Billy Idol!

@Bizzeplayn

6y↑2

Amen Texas Girl. :)

@phhuynh9881

8y↑59

I love this song! It reminds me my youth in the eighties!

@sthersilvaedudu3478

5y↑1

Brasil 2019

@andybrown9804

50w↑2

We saw him in concert in October 2023 in the UK 🇬🇧 and he was brilliant, and we had a fantastic time

@johnwiseman918

1y↑5

Billy idol is so underrated he's a great song writer and storyteller to me he had some of the best songs of the 80s and 90s he's a true rock legend

@apolloolympos824

3y↑6

This music is one of the examples, why people say, the 80 were the Golden Age of Music!
Masterpiece

@Sean-me4fv

4y↑73

This is song is on another level

@quanashiab.9620

46w↑2

What an amazing song from the best album (Whiplash Smile)

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