Thursday, September 27, 2007

Quiz #94 - Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"

This video quiz ends next Thursday, October the 4th. More than enough time anyone should need...

UPDATED:

Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a then brand-new U.S. television network, MTV. Mixing his bad-boy good looks with an appealing blend of pop hooks, punk attitude, and a dance beats, Idol quickly rocketed to stardom, before hard living derailed his career and almost proved fatal.

Around the time of Idol's 1990's release,Charmed Life, the singer was involved in a serious motorcycle accident (in which he almost lost his leg), forcing the singer to walk with a cane for a period of time; the video for the album's lead-off single, "Cradle of Love," featured the singer filmed from the waist up. The ploy worked, as the single (which was also used as the theme song in the failed Andrew "Dice" Clay movie, Ford Fairlane) was another smash hit, making Charmed Life the fourth Idol album in a row to achieve at least reach platinum sales.

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Billy Idol "Cradle of Love"
Album "Charmed life" - 1990




















2 comments:

Gareth said...

Billy Idol - Cradle of Love

Tina said...

Gareth, I have a good news, and a bad news...

Good news: you gathered another 30 points.

Bad news: you and I might be the only old timers to have caught this first hand on television...