Billy Idol, ‘All Summer Single’ – Depressing Summer Songs

Don't let his brave words (or that famous sneer) fool you, Billy Idol's gotten his heart broken pretty good on this hidden summertime gem from his 1986 album 'Whiplash Smile.'

We're not sure exactly how, but the punk rock legend "Lost my baby 'fore the summer sun was through." So while he tries to tell himself he's happy being "All Summer Single" and that all he wants is a good time, when he forces himself to tell the truth what he really wants is to have his girl "here, near to me." Oh well, at the very least he's got Steve Stevens' beautifully restrained song-ending guitar riff to keep him company.

Hear Billy Idol Perform 'All Summer Single'