White Wedding (song) "Ritual"; the song's chorus contains the line, "it's a nice night for a black wedding," an obvious homage to Idol's 1982 hit "White Wedding." Due to claimed scheduling difficulties, Rob Halford of Judas Priest was featured on the track instead. Notes: White Wedding (song) "White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album "Billy Idol" in 1982. It is often considered one of his most recognizable songs, although other Idol songs charted higher. In the US, it peaked at No. 110 on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart on 27 November 1982, then reached
White Wedding (song) the climax of a bigamous storyline involving the character Peter Barlow. Barlow, portrayed by Chris Gascoyne, was seated at a table, reflectively spinning his two wedding rings around. On "The Colbert Report", a couple who had been prevented from wedding at the Jefferson Memorial, by the 2013 government shutdown, were married. The couple's first dance was to Audra McDonald singing the song. A version sung in Greek by George Kostoglou appeared in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". The American metal band In This Moment was set to collaborate with Idol on the track "Black Wedding" off their sixth album