Arizona DJ Guy Zapoleon played UB40's "Red Red Wine" four years after it was released as part of a feature on songs that should have been hits. There weren't a lot of places to show music videos in 1968, but James thought it was important to have one. 189 - A; Matrix / Runout (Runout area side B): 300 . Veuillez choisir une adresse différente. It was 13 years before MTV. "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote a parody of this song from his album Even Worse, entitled "Alimony" (based on the live Idol version, complete with a live audience). We can't show you this lyrics snippet right now. "Love Is A Battlefield" was written as a ballad, but Pat Benatar's guitarist/husband turned it into an uptempo song. Notre garantie couvre à la fois le respect des délais de livraison et l'état de vos articles. "Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by American pop rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, which reached No. Listeners started requesting the tune and within weeks it was topping the Hot 100. Where Did the Special Lyrics in Billy Idol's Version of "Mony Mony" Come From? Les auditeurs sont enthousiastes et veulent se procurer le disque. We were very flattered, but they all sounded like 'Mony Mony.' Pour profiter de la musique Prime, allez sur votre Bibliothèque musicale et transférez votre compte à Amazon.fr (FR). Lorsque Tommy quitte le groupe pour une carrière solo en 1970, le bassiste Mike Vale et le batteur Pete Lucie forment le groupe "Hog Heaven", et enregistrent un album de leur côté. Tommy James et les Shondells ont décliné une invitation à jouer au festival de Woodstock , sur les conseils de leur manager, qui pensait que ce serait un suicide pour la carrière du groupe. I said, "That's gotta be it! Tommy clears this up: "What happened was 'Mony Mony' became the biggest-selling single in Britain up to that point. Ritchie, come here, you've gotta see this!" TV would not play video made by musicians, they just wouldn't do it. Tommy continue une carrière solo, et a atteint les charts à nouveau avec Draggin' the Line (en) (4e en 1971 ) et Three Times In Love (19e place en 1980). When Idol's version of "Mony Mony" hit #1 in the US, it knocked off another Tommy James cover - Tiffany's version of ", Weird Al Yankovic wrote a parody based on Billy Idol's 1987 recording called "Alimony," about a guy who gets divorced and has to pay his ex alimony payments, but is broke from it. [11] A live recording of the song became a hit for Idol in 1987 as well, while promoting his then-forthcoming compilation work Vital Idol. I have also found the lyrics for you too! The song is also a part of the NHL 12 video game soundtrack. Désolé, un problème s'est produit lors de l'enregistrement de vos préférences en matière de cookies. En novembre 1987, Tiffany et Billy Idol atteignent la première place des charts avec respectivement "I Think We're Alone Now" et "Mony Mony." U.S. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.