Saturday, October 17, 2020

Gen X hits UK charts with "Dancing With Myself", a social distancing classic


Gen X : Dancing With Myself


In October of 1980 Gen X released the UK#62 "Dancing With Myself". Former Rich Kids guitarist Steve New, former Sex Pistol Steve Jones and former Tom Robinson Band guitarist Danny Kustow all play guitar on the single which was remixed by Billy Idol after Gen X broke up. In 1981, the new Billy Idol single, heavy on vocals and percussion, became a hit on the US dance floor. A music video for that single earned heavy rotation on MTV for Idol's performance as an Omega Man character fighting off mutants on the roof of a skyscraper. From punk rocker, Idol became a

The song has taken on new meaning during these times of social distancing. 






 

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