Dancing with Myselfby Generation X

In March 1964, "Generation X" hit the bookstands. The paperback explored youth culture, giving a voice to teenagers through candid and revealing interviews, at a time when the actual opinions of the young were rarely aired. The book was a platform for them to voice their hopes, hates and fears. It became an unexpected bestseller, in part due to its pop art cover and punchy title.... November 1976, teenagers Billy Idol and Tony James left the then punk-cover outfit Chelsea and formed a new group, naming it after the book. : www.wow-vinyl.com -- The inspiration for the song occurred during a tour of Japan when vocalist/frontman Billy Idol and its bassist Tony James were struck by the sight of the young crowd in a Tokyo discotheque dancing with their own reflections in walled mirrors rather than with one another.

TGIRF! Thank God It's Remix Friday! Extended Version from 1981. The core members of Generation X were singer-songwriter Billy Idol (who has since maintained a remarkable 40+ year solo career) and bassist Tony James (later of Sigue Sigue Sputnik and for a spell Sisters of Mercy before settling in Carbon/Silicon). Generation X was formed in 1976 after guitarist Billy Idol (a.k.a William Broad) and bassist Tony James decided to go out on their own, leaving Gene October, the leader of their then band Chelsea. In December of 1976, they played the first punk gig at mecca club The Roxy in London's Covent Garden neighborhood with friends from "the Bromley contingent" Siouxsie & the Banshees, a band featuring a young Sid Vicious. www.last.fm

The inspiration for the song occurred during a tour of Japan by the English post-punk band Generation X in mid-1979, when its vocalist/frontman Billy Idol and its bassist Tony James were struck by the sight of the young crowd in a Tokyo discotheque dancing with their own reflections in walled mirrors rather than with one another. bit.ly It would become one of the group's most well-known songs, but had limited success in its initial release. It was remixed and re-released by the band's singer/frontman Billy Idol as a solo artist in the United States in 1981, where the song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. bit.ly

"Dancing with Myself" is a punk rock song written by singer Billy Idol and bassist Tony James, and first recorded by their band Generation X. The song was first released in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band's last album—1981's Kiss Me Deadly. It would become one of the group's most well-known songs, but had limited success in its initial release. It was remixed and re-released by the band's singer/frontman Billy Idol as a solo artist in the United States in 1981, where the song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. - bit.ly --- Dancing to the music of 1981 & celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - www.kexp.org

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"Dancing with Myself" is a punk rock song written by singer Billy Idol and bassist Tony James, and first recorded by their band Generation X. The song was first released in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band's last album—1981's Kiss Me Deadly. It would become one of the group's most well-known songs, but had limited success in its initial release. It was remixed and re-released by the band's singer/frontman Billy Idol as a solo artist in the United States in 1981, where the song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. - bit.ly --- Dancing to the music of 1981 & celebrating 50 years of KEXP! - www.kexp.org