Billy Idol: Rebel Yell Meaning

Song Released: 1984

Covered By: Black Veil Brides

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Last night a little dancer came dancin' to my door
Last night a little angel Came pumping cross my floor
She said "Come on baby I got a licence for love
And if it expires pray help from above"

In the midnight hour she cried- "more, more,...

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   anonymous

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   Feb 24th, 2:01pm report

   
   

   Whisky and whore. When Billy Idol wrote it he was drinking Rebel Yell bourbon the a whore came to his door... Song explained

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Feb 24th, 2:58pm report

   
   

   Whisky and whores.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Oct 24th, 2017 10:47am report

   
   

   The song is about a heroin addicted girl that comes to him while high. She dances into his life with an addiction. He falls for her and he does whatever he can to feed her addiction. It’s very sad if you think about it.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Dec 28th, 2016 12:29pm report

   
   

   It's about the purdy pervert fucking a fan or slut, or both. I believe that this was written by bvb and the Purdy man himself wrote it. That is my opinion and reasoning.

   
   
   
   

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   frost

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   Mar 6th, 2016 3:07pm report

   
   

   Well this song is origanally by billy idol, I think what they're trying to say is that they love us and we should all feel equal

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Feb 27th, 2016 2:57pm report

   
   

   This song is totally about sex. Billy Idol had a sexual encounter with a beautiful woman, so he had a very sexual attraction to her. And, it's about Billy Idol lusting over the fact that the woman is gorgeous that he just wants to make love to her.

   
   
   
   

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   Feb 16th, 2016 2:30am report

   
   

   To be blunt, Rebel Yell is a Billy Idol song about sex.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Dec 12th, 2015 12:57am report

   
   

   The songs about simultaneously battling a drug and sex addiction.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Oct 2nd, 2015 10:36pm report

   
   

   This is a song about Heroin Addiction and Heroin Addicts. Billy had a serious Smack problem, it historic fact.
   
   Analog to O.D.:
   "Come on baby I got a license for love
   And if it expires pray help from above"
   Analog to Heroin:
   But when I'm tired and lonely she sees me to bed
   Analog to Gay Prostitute working for smack he gets at 7-11:
   He lives in his own heaven
   Collects it to go from the seven eleven
   Well he's out all night to collect a fare
   Just so long, just so long it don't mess up his hair.
   Addiction:
   I'd sell my soul for you babe
   For money to burn with you
   I'd give you all, and have none, babe
   Just to, just to, just to, to have you here by me
   Because

   
   
   
   

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    Feb 6th, 2015 2:47pm report

    
    

    Its about drugs, maybe bourbon, maybe his little angel is PCP. After all, he'd sell his soul for her.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Dec 31st, 2014 12:48pm report

    
    

    It's a cover. The original artist was Billy Idol. But, It's about sex, plain and simple.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Dec 29th, 2014 12:33pm report

    
    

    It is I'm mean "but when I'm tired and lonely she gives me head" that's definitely about sex.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Jun 25th, 2014 6:00am report

    
    

    Sex but i think this song is a cover so dont worry bvb didnt write it :P

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    May 31st, 2014 5:48pm report

    
    

    yes it does sound like sex but is it really in bvb's nature to write songs about that? I could be wrong but that's my opinion.

    This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    May 18th, 2014 5:08pm report

    
    

    I think its about fucking a fan. IDK why it just seems like it would be a fan but either way I love this song.