# Billy Idol renames and re-records Rebel Yell...now Kettle Yell

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 2, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idol-renames-and-re-records-rebel-yell-now-kettle-yell/724063 "2015-07-02T17:16:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idol-renames-and-re-records-rebel-yell-now-kettle-yell/724063/21 "2015-07-03T15:41:02Z")

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I heard Billy Idol in an interview saying that he got the name of the song from the whiskey - he was sat drinking it with the Rolling Stones (as you do) and the idea came to him.

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**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idol-renames-and-re-records-rebel-yell-now-kettle-yell/724063/22 "2015-07-03T15:49:42Z")

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> [@scabpicker](#):
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> If rising up in arms against the country is not a traitorous act, the word has lost all meaning.

I guess you won’t be celebrating tomorrow then?

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idol-renames-and-re-records-rebel-yell-now-kettle-yell/724063/23 "2015-07-03T16:54:33Z")

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> [@RobDog](#):
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> You have clearly not watched the specific version linked to by the OP.

I don’t “watch” songs.

Excuse me, a herd of diplodocus just ran by and I have to go catch my lunch.

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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idol-renames-and-re-records-rebel-yell-now-kettle-yell/724063/24 "2015-07-03T18:22:34Z")

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And he should have re-recorded it as Clittal Yell. 😃

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