Little Wings - Eyes Without A Face (Folk/Acoustic, Billy Idol Cover)

Описание: The Lagniappe Sessions: Little Wings covers Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen & Beyond.
(Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus.)

Tracklist
Little Wings - Bobby Jean (Bruce Springsteen)
Little Wings - Eyes Without A Face (Billy Idol)
Little Wings - Promise (Lil’ Wayne)
Little Wings - When the Leaves Come Falling Down (Van Morrison)

Recorded for Aquarium Drunkard in an original pump house turned studio in Topanga Canyon California by Kyle Mullarky, with Neal Casal. March 2015.

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2015/...

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"Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell.
The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.

Song information

Released on 29 May 1984, this was the second single from the Rebel Yell album.
It reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Idol's first Top 10 hit in the USA.

In the liner notes for the Expanded Edition of Rebel Yell, Idol notes that this song was one of the first three written for the album (the other two being the title track and "(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows"). The original track was recorded in Studio A at Electric Lady Studios in New York, with a Linn drum machine and the bass parts played by Steve Webster.

The song is notable for the female voice of Perri Lister (who appeared in the banned video for "Hot in the City") that sings "Les yeux sans visage" (French for "Eyes without a face") as a background chorus.

The title of the song refers to French director Georges Franju's movie Les yeux sans visage (1960).

In a retrospective review of the single, AllMusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song. He wrote: "The music plays against the dark tone of the lyrics with a ballad-styled melody comprised of yearning verses that slowly build emotion and a quietly wrenching chorus that relieves the emotional tension in a cathartic manner."

Music video

The video was directed by David Mallet and begins with a close-up of Idol's sneering face, interspersed with three female singers. During the song's bridge, the scene changes to Steve Stevens soloing on guitar while Idol poses dancing in a flaming hexagon surrounded by hooded acolytes. The highly aggressive imagery of the video contrasts with the relative slowness and restraint of the song.

The video was released in June 1984 and subsequently nominated for MTV Video Music Awards for "Best Editing" and "Best Cinematography". It was shot over an exhausting three-day period on a set with fog machines, lighting, and fire sources. Immediately after the shoot, Idol flew to perform in Arizona, where he discovered that his contact lenses had fused to his eyeballs, attributing this to the harsh video shoot and dry plane air. He was taken to a hospital where the lenses were removed, his eyes bandaged for three days, and his scraped corneas grew back.

Charts
Chart (1984) / Peak Position

German Singles Chart / 10
Italian Singles Chart / 14
Swiss Singles Chart / 21
UK Singles Chart / 18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 / 4
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks / 5

Production

"Eyes Without a Face" was written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens and produced by Keith Forsey.
Credits on the song include:

Vocals - Billy Idol
Guitars - Steve Stevens
Bass - Sal Cuevas
Drums - Thommy Price
Keyboards - Judi Dozier
Background vocals - Perri Lister
Engineered by Dave Wittman

Cover versions

Trent Reznor has covered this song with the band The Urge.

Paul Anka covered the song on his 2005 album Rock Swings.

Scooter covered this song on their album No Time To Chill.

Ohio-based rapper Dylan Ross covered the song for his 2013 album The Castle of Depression.

Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux covered the song for their 2012 album E-bay Queen is Dead.

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