Dancing With Myself by Billy Idol
Billy Idol, what an amazing artist.
Love him
I had heard his songs before on the radio, but when I first became a fan of his and obsessed with his music was after:
Not only does Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) gush over him:
But he has the best bit part:
This got me interested in listening to him more..and more is exactly what I did.
And one of my favorites (beside Rebel Yell), is the song Dancing With Myself. The song was written by Billy Idol and Tony James for their group, Generation X, after they visited a Tokyo Dance Club and witnessed people preferring to dance with their images in the mirror, rather than with each other. It didn’t do very well and the band later broke up.
In 1981, Billy Idol, as a solo artist, made a few changes and rereleased it. It quickly grew popular and remains one of his most loved songs to date.
I think the reason the song does so well is first the music as it makes you want to dance
And secondly the personal connection. Most people don’t feel like they dance very well.
And it isn’t fun when you are rejected because of your lack of talents in that area.
And there is something so freeing about dancing by yourself. You know no one will judge you, you are free to do whatever dance move you want, to whatever song you want.
Well there’s nothing to lose
And there’s nothing to prove
It just makes you feel great!
I’m great
Like this song.
Plus you gotta love this ’80s music video. Oh Billy, only you could pull off an outfit like that and bleach blonde hair.
On the floor of Tokyo
Or down in London town to go, go
With the record selection
And the mirror’s reflection
I’m dancing with myselfWhen there’s no-one else in sight
In the crowded lonely night
Well I wait so long
For my love vibration
And I’m dancing with myselfOh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there’s nothing to lose
And there’s nothing to prove
I’ll be dancing with myselfIf I looked all over the world
And there’s every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myselfSo let’s sink another drink
‘Cause it’ll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
And I’ll be dancing with myselfOh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
Well there’s nothing to lose
And there’s nothing to prove
I’ll be dancing with myselfIf I looked all over the world
And there’s every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myselfSo let’s sink another drink
‘Cause it’ll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
And I’ll be dancing with myselfOh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance[Scat]
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myself
Dancing with myselfIf I looked all over the world
And there’s every type of girl
But your empty eyes
Seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myselfSo let’s sink another drink
‘Cause it’ll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
And I’ll be dancing with myselfOh dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
If I had the chance
I’d ask the world to dance
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