Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains

[@emiscand]

As a young girl, Toyah fascinated me. So different, so striking..and she still is!

[@sallyjoan]

but why the shower of Maltesers at 2.13?

[@emiscand]

@@sallyjoan mmmh looks good I guess? :-)

[@stevethompson1858]

I had the privilege to meet Toyah she was on my auntie’s farm in Salisbury she is such a lovely person so down to earth and friendly to talk to as I say it was a privilege to meet her she’s not like the rest of the popstars who wouldn’t even give you the time of day and it’s good to see that her and Robert are so happy together

[@lotsoffun4108]

😮 you lucky thing 😮 she always seemed nice on things I saw as a child 😊 like on tizzwazz. I loved her as a little girl basically and still do. Have all my life. 😊

[@iannumanfanwright1743]

Met her about 5 times now,she's always lovely

[@kenrowland7864]

Nothing like it...NOTHING Comes even Close to This Era in Music, Fashion...and Innovation!!!!!

[@PL-fk2pu]

Absolutely…so glad I grew up either this music…kids today missing out..

[@cquilty1]

@@PL-fk2pu Ha! The old people waxing lyrical section:)

[@jamesswindley9599]

Best song from toyah ever ❤❤

[@trudyharding4277]

She pulled me thru my last year of school. Hate every moment in boring school. Yet I Want to be FREE became my mantra❤

[@lancelotvonschrameck3520]

Forever Monumentality! Unforgettable!!!

[@derekantoine4396]

I worked at Waterloo Station, (1885/1988),for 3 years, and imagined all I saw at cardboard city each day i thought was the future. 🙄. Toyah made me so happy, and accepted, and thankful, and grateful for the music /memories /sound. Derek. ❤️. Xxx.

[@adrianbrowne7874]

The West Midlands Answer To " Queen Boudica " Has Been " Transported Into The " 20th Century " And " Beyond " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@phoebsc5993]

Toyah is a Kate Bush fan and the two are friends. I was crazy about anything Toyah and still am. First saw her on uk tv show Shoestring, where I was hooked when she sang the track Danced, one of my all time favourites. Saw her as my first gig ever in Bristol Colston Hall, Changeling tour...mesmerized. Live no one can come close to her. Love and hugs to Toyah.

[@DaveBeaven-tx2tp]

I always thought Toyah sounded a bit like Kate Bush but more rougher. I like both Kate Bush and Toyah.

[@chorleystar]

Kate Bush doesn't have a lisp

[@darrelwalker8558]

Going to see her in June can't wait

[@robtyman4281]

Ah, the early days of pop videos......when they REALLY were imaginative - if abit leftfield and slightly bonkers at times. At least they were original. Those were the days when everyone wanted a 'surreal' pop video.....from Toyah to early Eurythmics.......and Adam Ant to Ultravox. I suppose looking back, the 80's was the decade for the 'surreal' pop video. After this groups became more interested in making more realistic videos....and the magic as gone. 1980's videos are escapist and fantastical. Best of all they're still great to watch today.

[@ian_b]

Any new medium goes through an early explosion of novelty and experimentation, but then settles down to those forms that make the most money and gets rather samey. Computer games is another great example.

[@Brandon-cv9uh]

there's a good reason the style of the 80s was left behind so staunchly and quickly. nothing about it is timeless.

[@robtyman4281]

@@Brandon-cv9uh I disagree with you, but then I remember the 80's as I was around then. I'm assuming you weren't? Anyway, the best 80's music is from the first half of that decade (1980 to 1984). After this the music got blander, less innovative and more forgettable. Some of the music from the early years of the 80's is absolutely timeless! ...and could be written today.

[@dinospumoni5611]

There's still a lot of stuff like that made today if you know where to look, see e.g. Tommy Cash and Little Big.

[@richardrickford3028]

Toyah here is like a punk Boudiccea - absolutely brilliant. I think this was her greatest hit but she did some other wonderful songs too - like good morning universe and brave new world.

[@Zephaniah3verse17]

Yes! I can see the similarity. Wonder what Boudicca would do to Colchester if she could see the mess they've made of it today.

[@scrimblenib]

Was this ever a hit . Load of shit

[@GARCOOPY]

we need Toyah back in the charts the UK needs more TOYAH!!!

[@Danno1983]

@Gareth Cooper if Kate Bush can do it so can Toyah

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

The great Toyah Wilcox! Loved her music and always will.

[@georgetsougarakis4388]

I've just discovered her! She's a breath of fresh air, I regret not knowing about her in the 80s!!! I blame my single mindedness pursuing metal and only metal in my youth. Oh well, hopefully, God willing, I've got many more years to be delighted by her.

[@MaggieTheCat01]

I was a Toyah fan back then, and now I’m cursing myself for overlooking metal. Funny old world.

[@paulmason6474]

She does podcasts on YT with her husband. She is 65 and still touring. Enjoy😊😊

[@amandaallen1898]

Toyah's hair is epic in this video, like the sun

[@KosmicKaren]

That was too on the nose. Be prepared for the secret society poo poos to SB your ass to hell😂

[@MrPielips]

if only i could go back to 1981

[@mschippendales]

Ian Phillips me too!!!!

[@johnrosenbaum8730]

God this transports me back to my school days, epic song and video from queen of Alternative rock punk music ❤.

[@l3nny47]

I always get chills with I hear the line "where the mountains meet the sea" a fantastic song from a great Toyah era and a real song of it's time. Toyah and Robert make such a lovely couple, such deeply interesting, intelligent and spiritual people.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Study a little kabbalah, and you might change your opinion.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 I don't think anyone is going to study kabbalah in order to realise the song is good. The number of people undertaking study of any kind in order to reappraise Toyah songs is likely to be zero.

[@Camille_Anderson]

@@JC-fs6xr if this is true, im so sorry for your friend. It must be terrible knowing this. We should always help when we can. I don't think an opportunity to do something to help others should be missed.

[@jameschavez6400]

Nothin wrong with a little horse and dune buggy action😎🥰 go toyah be xena warrior princess 🤓❤️🇲🇨

[@meltedliquefied]

I remember being mesmerised watching this video as child. Absolutely loved it and still do. I really wanted her hair as well.

[@johnbanks4761]

love the song and video...great memories

[@bp6329]

but why the shower of Maltesers at 2.13?

[@tonysimister4825]

Saw her just a few days ago. Fantastic gig!

[@BetterTheDevilYouKnow]

Thank you Toyah for the song and the incredible orange hair, I loved both as a small child!

[@sat39b]

With time Toyah has shown consistency with her music and creativity, definitely bonkers video. Please don't change anything

[@bp6329]

why the shower of Maltesers at 2.13?

[@davidbell9815]

Toyah meets Mad Max in an exciting and rather dangerous-looking video! She must have been the darling of Elnett, back in the day! Somehow, this amazing song passed me by in the '80s, and I only got to know it in later years. It's a brilliant, thought-provoking song with a great beat and production, and I would've been converted to the cult of Toyah alot earlier on, had I have heard this amazing offering when it was released/ unleashed.👌🎶

[@christopherwest4580]

A bit of boudica about the video as well.

[@peterfrend5360]

Toyah has a great voice, & I have alway's liked her.

[@petekelsall4299]

As a long time fan of Toyah, I had the great pleasure of doing personal security for Her at one of Her concerts some years ago. Despite being full on in Her videos and having a huge stage presence, I found Toyah to be quite a shy person, who did not seem to relish the attention She received while signing various pieces of merchandise thrust in front of Her. Eventually this stopped and She took My arm and quietly asked if I could return Her backstage to collect a few belongings, then escort her to Her car parked outside the venue, We chatted briefly, She thanked Me, gave Me a hug then got into Her car and drove off, I had expected Her to be whisked away by someone else, but this just proved Toyah is is an independent woman. Great memories. Thankyou Toyah.

[@johnoneill5661]

I absolutely loved this when I first heard it and now many years later I still love it every bit as much.💘💓💘

[@timothysmith8300]

Oh toyah it's good to hear that awesome voice again Oh the 80s .what music .

[@jonberry1243]

To this day...still enlivening....thank you Toyah

[@debbycoley]

Brilliant!

[@grahamgardiner7947]

From the days when pop was fun.

[@davidworden5115]

What a true legend Toyah is!

[@ickleshouse]

like the fact fact you said IS not was....

[@sallyjoan]

@@ickleshouse actually the real word is was.

[@juliepatterson-wc3vq]

Toyah & Siouxsie Sioux are The Queens of Punk.Toyah is still as utterly beautiful as she was back then.She had the punkest hair imaginable.I always wanted her hair but my mum wouldn’t let me! I love the words of the end of the song,‘I’m breaking through,yeah’ it gives me shivers!.And is this amazing woman real?. Cos’ she’s still got that beautiful body now and even better boobs than back in the day!.Keep the rock&joy alive Toyah.And big shout to all Toyah fan’s& Punks out there I LOVE U TOYAH!. X

[@simonmonty]

Glad I can say I lived through the Classic Toyah punk era

[@jimmyriddles]

Love Toyah and all the theatrical videos and the songs.... takes me back... doesn't seem that long ago but it is.... She was a big breath of fresh air coming into the music scene in te 80s.... we need more YT views... she was so big then.... tell the next generation.

[@karlwalker8123]

Wow I love this song and video

[@andycuthbert2763]

Takes me back to my youth-great song n Toyah still a fantastic character-need to see her live sometime!

[@GrahamEdwards-kq4fx]

This is so incredible .Toyah voice is power itself

[@Sol-Cutta]

Just listen , this could have been released this week..definition of timeless.

[@wilhub2804]

by far her best song. her hair/outfit was amazing in that video.

[@peterneed6283]

What a fantastic yet beautiful song,which brings,and keeps many lovely memories for me,thankyou Toyah ❤️❤️

[@Shuggie656]

bring back the 80's ...classic.

[@thomasheylen6830]

When I were young , this was my favourite song! I remember having it on repeat for at least two hours! Can't say I knew any of the words and I still don't but I think it was the tune that I loved!

[@markgladstone6588]

this was the first single i ever bought - we did not have a record player so i had to play this on my grandads radiogram - needless to say - when he heard this HE WAS HORRIFIED !!! HA HA HA HA

[@julianfoot8748]

First single I ever bought with my own money.

[@barrymcmanus8233]

Toyah is queen of punk and the best thank you Toyah❤

[@SXTZ1]

Godley & Creme directed the video! Absolutely brilliant. Her albums always gave solace comfort and the sharp little edge I needed to be me!

[@ianmansfield68]

Watching this during a heavy lightning storm in Guangzhou, China, and reminiscing when this was in the charts, and Toyah was one of the coolest ladies around. Funnily enough, she still is.

[@derekantoine4396]

Pure genius, toyah reawakened me from my memories of the 1970s,(post punk), with her own sound, and image, and vision from that decade, and onwards, I believed this was the future, (what happened?). Memorable/important music /writing. I want to go back to those times. 😭.

[@Theresa-y4b]

Toyah I'm chilling out with your sounds. Thanks and have a great day and ❤❤❤❤❤

[@markgladstone6588]

love this video - very mad max.

[@JDKelleherMusic]

+MARK GLADSTONE VERY Mad Max, yes!!

[@BahstX]

This needs to be adapted into a post apocalyptic musical.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Mad Max, yes, but a very English version, the chariot has hazard lights. Can't be too careful when rampaging through a post apocalyptic fantasy realm

[@krisscanlon4051]

Godley and Creme!

[@hawkeyepierce12]

i always loved that song.... great stuff.

[@jezedwards190]

2nd single I bought.... Brilliant!!!! Good Times 👍

[@jonlong42]

What was the first single you bought

[@DaveBeaven-tx2tp]

The song is brilliant and the video is brilliant. It must have cost a lot of money to put this video together. Still remember the first time I seen this in 1982.

[@conradmadden9107]

What an amazing track

[@Wolvesofthecrossroads]

She is amazing i just learned of her today this is everything i wanted she could write for music film scores this is amazing

[@e30316]

Cracking song, this - I was nine when it came out - I loved it then and I love it now. Cheers for posting

[@nickdombkowski6765]

Saw Toyah on Friday at Frome Memorial Theatre Up close and personal Acoustic show . Boy Can she move , has lost none of her Energy at 60 ! ( you couldn't tell ) and her voice is Insanely Sublime. Down to Earth and the stories she Told were Gold .

[@angieburton3993]

I have seen Toyah twice, she is still as captivating, no change xx

[@sallyjoan]

but why the shower of Maltesers at 2.13?

[@simonedgbaston]

🔥 Always loved this song 👍

[@MerkinMuffly]

Goddamn, I miss the 80s.

[@alanbrett2174]

Me too, but we still have great songs like these to remember them by

[@simonedgbaston]

@@alanbrett2174 🦋 & Toyah ⭐

[@alanryan7994]

Amazing years never to be repeated

[@aislingkeogh9348]

What a Great tune .. I hope she releases it again

[@Graelwyn33]

Now this brings back memories because on it's release, I was at a tv studio for an old tv show called CBTV channel 14 where my brother was a guest, I was only 6 years old but I remember this song so clearly, it has never left me.

[@Hocuspocus209]

A big big part of my life thank you Toyah xxLush

[@alanarmstrong7512]

i grew up on toyahs music i share the same birthday and iam the same age of her she was born 18 05 58. love u toyah i still have yor greatest hit and still play to this dayxxx

[@tallnotmuchhair]

toyah the conqueror, brilliant

[@astranova67]

So many memory's. Takes me right back me right back to my youth. My room was covered with pic's of Toyah. My first crush and she's still hot now.

[@heisenberg460]

Memories. Pics.

[@lucyhogan7172]

Ive met Toyah at the NEC with my daughter we love her so much shes a good friend I idolise her

[@robertmagaly2549]

J'ai le vinil... J'attends tjrs un nouveau vinil ou C.D. ????????????????????? J'adore le vinil... GENIAL... (Moi, j'ai tjrs été comme toi, un peu hors norme... Entre le punk, le métal et autre...)...

[@suzannejones5473]

it is so ahead of its time toyah wilcox you're ace. seen you in concert in brighton it was awesome xxx fantastic now still

[@juleshammond5652]

Best use of a Fiat I've ever seen. Nice one Toyah.

[@clivechilvers112]

Most horse power its ever had

[@maxprivate3805]

Fiat Mustang

[@triturussalamandra7363]

@@maxprivate3805 ahah

[@glennmorris371]

I love my fiat.. Sorry guys, but I do

[@wandering_armadillo]

One of my favourite songs when I was a teenager! I think I wore out a stylus of three playing it over and over. Toyah you are mighty ❤ Also very thrilling chariot work!

[@therealcaldini]

Thank you for reminding me just how brilliant Toyah was - this is excellent.

[@missvati]

Great.... childhood memory .. I Am 46 now, I Remember that i bougt the single Rebel Run When i was around 16 years i think... Wass forgotten how Great this Music and Singer is....

[@kevinharrison4909]

Thishas to be up there with the biggest hairdo award of the 80's.

[@sallyjoan]

why the shower of Maltesers at 2.13?

[@Creighton-Jones]

Great song & Great video. My favourite Toyah record. The early eighties had some great artists & video directors. I miss the eighties !

[@maxinehayes7721]

saw her play live in Bristol, last year. Bloody excellent! If you get the chance, do it

[@maxinehayes7721]

She tours every year…

[@nickdombkowski6765]

YEP saw her Friday at Frome Memorial Theatre on her Up close and personal acoustic show. Wow is all I can say ....lost none of her Energy at 60 , no way does she look it ! and her voice is insanely Sublime. The Stories she tells are absolute Gold

[@robertmagaly2549]

Moi, j'attends tjrs depuis..... Pour avoir un nouvel album de TOYAH ...

[@TONEBHURT]

This is the first 45-single I bought of Toyah's. It's so cool to see the video for the first time also. She truly was a unique talent and vision. I loved her albums, image and concepts. The Greatest!

[@rogerhoward7498]

In Modern British Pop Music by Female Artists, 'Thunder In the Mountains' by Toyah is one of the most passionate songs I have ever heard by an English Pop Singer. Not just the song, but also the music video. It shouldn't really be that way because the video looks quite cheap in what they could have spent for a music video at the time, but with her voice, these particular visuals and Toyah's 150% passion; the whole bloody thing just works.Even though the music video looks cheap, you can see there was complete design innovation in how this music video came across for the public. The thing about Toyah is that she always gave 150% in everything she recorded and showed on music video.That's why her songs and visual images are just so moving to watch even by the advancement of today's industry music standards.

[@TONEBHURT]

***** Agreed

[@wayneandres5886]

thank you Toyah you are such a part of my life.

[@agfagaevart]

Great track... 1981. Great year... Take me back...

[@jeffagar4761]

My favorite female artist from my youth still thier 36 years later love you Toyah xxx

[@sabbithablood5219]

Awesome! I'd forgotten just how much I loved your music back in the day. 😊👍

[@simonedgbaston]

🎸 All of it's amazing through the decades I agree 🎵

[@scopex2749]

OMG i STILL love this girl! Toyah was and is soooooo gorgeous!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🤟🏻🇬🇧

[@nickbaldeagle01]

I can't believe this is 30 years old. Jesus. I'm getting old.

[@sallee7577]

Hello Toyah .Awesome singer and video my favourite song ❤😊🎉

[@MonoLith2049]

…& we're breakin thru, yeeah! Breakin thru, woah! Oh I loved this song when I was a kid! And I loved Toyah, in fact, I still do xxx

[@nickdombkowski6765]

Go and see her in her up close and personal acoustic show. Lost none of her Energy and her voice is insanely Sublime. Saw her Friday at Frome Memorial Theatre:)

[@traceywestwood]

Sting taught me at St Pauls Catholic school in Cramlington Northumberland too. He taught my brother & older sister alot more though. He left not long after he got there to get married & join a band. Not The Police though. I remember him quite well. Beard & moustache with unbleached hair & we called him Mr Sumner. Gordon Sumner. That's my claim to fame but my dream is to see you 💖

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

1981 ! A brilliant year for music from various countries in my opinion. Just brilliant music in '81 I think!

[@franksidebottom3645]

Yep one of my fave years in music. I left school in 81

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

My fave Toyah cut. LOVE the chorus! So uplifting and soaring. She has such a unique voice. Hazel O'Connor is another similar singer.

[@David-uf8ex]

Still sounds great

[@xxwendyx]

Seen this lovely lady in concert in the 80s she climbed scaffolding on stage in high heeled boots what a legend 😜

[@djstief8190]

The first steampunk idol

[@richardignatowicz8532]

Love this song

[@hayabusabart]

Toyah Wilcox had total original talent. She copied no one. Vibrant music and the videos were spectacular too! She once thanked me, and called me a gentleman, because I held a door open for her many years ago (Marks and Spencers Birmingham city centre 1977) she was tiny!! but nice though.. A good Birmingham girl. (wonder if she remembers me?)

[@frankgoodall6885]

No doubt she remembers you...You were in the nude at the time....LOL. X :)

[@robinbrum]

Toyah shopped at Marks and Sparks😲? What a sell out!

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@@robinbrum Don't be disheartened. She was probably going in to swap the sizes around on the clothes hangars. Urban Retail Rebellion!

[@ladyrider260]

That’s because the only attention she was shown by men is when they were pawing at her. The fact that you showed her kindness was probably gratefully received and appreciated. I’ve heard many a story where she’s clouted guys for grabbing at her!

[@lynnwise1856]

I understand so much, after just watching this.

[@vickytoriat295]

seen her 3 times now, fabulous. loved her from the beginning of her career

[@silverphoenix1418]

What a beautiful song. I loved it back in the 80's when I heard it first time and now recently re-discovered it. This is my favourited song of yours. I enjoy listening to it more and more. Honestly, Toyah is one my all-time pop idols. Thanks Toyah for all the lovely music. So nice to see you are still going as strong as ever. GOD BLESS YOU. I am enjoying your new videos with Robert. Really lovely. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH AND YOUR LOVE. XX.

[@helensmith669]

Amazing video