Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 07:59:28 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2025 14:04:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=121 <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : I just noticed that the version...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=66663&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#66663 Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 121
Posted: 14 May 2025 at 2:04pm

I just noticed that the version currently used on the official YouTube "remaster" of the music video isn't the actual single mix. It appears to be the album version with the third verse cut out, which is pretty close (unless you notice that the second verse has different lyrics compared to the hit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI

The single mix can be currently found on a digital 2-track single from 2009.
]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 14:04:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=66663&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#66663 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : didn&#039;t listen to the 45 version,...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5810&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5810 Author: budaniel
Subject: 121
Posted: 23 June 2006 at 8:05am

didn't listen to the 45 version, but I did indeed notice the drastic mixing
around of parts of the song.]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:05:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5810&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5810 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : budaniel wrote:So the bottom...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5803&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5803 Author: aaronk
Subject: 121
Posted: 22 June 2006 at 4:38pm

Originally posted by budaniel budaniel wrote:

So the bottom line is, there is no ONE version that has all the lyrics!


Good info, budaniel. Did you also discover that in addition to cutting a verse, they moved a later section of the LP version to an earlier part of the 45?]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:38:53 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5803&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5803 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : wow. this is really crazy. This...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5797&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5797 Author: budaniel
Subject: 121
Posted: 22 June 2006 at 4:02pm

wow. this is really crazy. This is what I learned comparing the LP version (titled Part 1 on the CD) to the 12" version (titled Part 1&2) while following along with the lyrics.

This is the verse (2nd on the LP version) that is cut from the 12":

Hey little sister who is it your with
Hey little sister what's your vice and wish?
Hey little sister shot gun (oh yeah)
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister shot gun!

After the break, verses come in on the 12" that do not appear in the LP version at all. At 5:05 this verse comes in (simply an altered version of an existing verse):

Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister shotgun
Hey little sister shotgun oh-ho
Hey little sister shotgun

Then at 5:50 comes this verse, which begins with the same lyrics as the verse cut out of the 12", but never gets around to the "who's your superman" part:

Hey little sister who is it your with
Hey little sister what's your vice and wish?
Who have you sold yourself to
Who have you sold your soul to
Hey little sister shotgun

So the bottom line is, there is no ONE version that has all the lyrics!]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:02:45 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5797&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5797 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : budaniel wrote:I&#039;m wondering...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5789&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5789 Author: aaronk
Subject: 121
Posted: 21 June 2006 at 10:45pm

Originally posted by budaniel budaniel wrote:

I'm wondering if the 12" version has the verse missing from the 45, only later in the song...

Maybe the LP version is edited down from the 12" and the 45 is just an early fade of the 12", which would explain the missing verse.


Without going back and checking "part 2" from the 12" version, I can't say for sure if that verse shows up later in the song or not.

I can definitely say that the LP version is NOT edited down from the 12" version. I'd say it's the other way around. If you compare the LP and 45 versions side by side, you'll hear what I'm talking about. The 45 has noticeable (not necessarily bad) edits, whereas the LP version does not.

Also, the 45 rearranges some of the parts of the LP version. Going from memory, I believe a bridge and one of the verses is moved to an earlier part of the song for the 45.

This is only speculation, but here's what I would gather. There was one long take of the song that went on for 8+ minutes. For the LP, they faded that take out around 4:10. Then, for the 45, they made a few "rearrangements" and edits of the original take to get the song to 3 1/2 minutes. The 12" version is essentially the 45 version (with edits) but extended past the fade. If the parts that were chopped from the early part of the song show up in the second half of this mix, then my speculation would be totally wrong :)]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:45:42 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5789&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5789 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : I don&#039;t have any CD with...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5772&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5772 Author: budaniel
Subject: 121
Posted: 21 June 2006 at 9:17am

I don't have any CD with the 45 version, but I'll have to listen to the LP
version and 12" versions with the lyrics printed out in front of me. I'm
wondering if the 12" version has the verse missing from the 45, only later
in the song. Because it's actually called "Parts 1 & 2", so i always thought
of it as the full length version rather than an "extended" version. Maybe
the LP version is edited down from the 12" and the 45 is just an early fade
of the 12", which would explain the missing verse.]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:17:33 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5772&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5772 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : I have the &#034;Idol Songs&#034;...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5771&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5771 Author: elcoleccionista
Subject: 121
Posted: 21 June 2006 at 8:53am

I have the "Idol Songs" CD, if anybody needs an mp3 of the 45 version just let me know.]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:53:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5771&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5771 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : I read on another thread on the...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5770&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5770 Author: BillyDee203
Subject: 121
Posted: 21 June 2006 at 8:08am

I read on another thread on the board that the 45 was missing the second
verse, so I decided to try to make a edit. Not having the actual single as a
reference my edit came out to 3:30. Whether this is an accurate recreation is
only a guess, but by comparing the times it looks as it very well could be.]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:08:04 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5770&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5770 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : Not sure if I&#039;m following...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5767&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5767 Author: budaniel
Subject: 121
Posted: 21 June 2006 at 6:23am

Not sure if I'm following right. The 45 version is missing a verse that the

LP version has? Does that mean the 12" version is missing the same verse

since you're saying the 45 version is an early fade of the 12"?



Edited by budaniel - 23 April 2025 at 9:47am]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:23:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=5767&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#5767 <![CDATA[Billy Idol "White Wedding" 45 version : the 45 version of white wedding...]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=2930&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#2930 Author: edtop40
Subject: 121
Posted: 05 December 2005 at 1:37pm

the 45 version of white wedding is on his import cd "idol songs:11 of the best" which runs 3:30....hope this helps]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:37:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=121&PID=2930&title=billy-idol-white-wedding-45-version#2930