Toyah - Danced (Live on Theatre Royal)

[robonaught]

absolutely, was the best line up she ever had : )

[Diamondsky66]

Thanks for uploading this, the best quality I've seen :)

[drro2020]

This takes me back. Saw Toyah many times in the early/mid 80's.

One of the best tracks of hers imo.

Thanks for posting this

[englishpointers]

Was there that night one of the best gigs of the whole 80's fucking awesome

[Kwinquark1]

Fecking superb



[WoodRatGirl]

I can't decide whether I like this or the "Urgh! A Music War" version. This version is much more rockier and exciting though, I admit.

[bunnybrownhere]

Amazing version ! Makes my hair stand on end.

Very underated lady !

[dali366]

'Friday night-Saturday morning' was the name of the show.

[dali366]

Has anyone got a copy to put on You Tube- when Toyah once hosted' Friday evening-Saturday morning' back in late 1980?

[18andreab]

Love the Drury Lane version of Danced. Truly amazing perfomer. Have been a fan since the early days. When I see this performance it's Toyah at her commercial best, back in the day. Of course, she is as wonderful today for her continuing diversity and longevity. Check her in Vampires Rock, still showing the youngsters how to do it. Danced and Ieya were the two show pleasers in any of Toyah's gigs and I'm sure everyone gets goosepimples just listening to them. Wonderful Wonderul Toyah. Love u

[cervusadfontes]

I roadied for her in 1979 - one of the best to work with - a truly lovely lady.

[WilfulDays]

best version I've heard! :)

[WackaJawacka]

Sorry PsychoSioux, Effed your name up!

[WackaJawacka]

Hiya Psychoiouix,

I've still got the last bonnet "Jungles of Jupiter" Where Toyah is on a large bird...

in the back garden.

The colours were as vivid as the day they were on the car.

But I thought I would "let it die"

It has been left out in the sun all Summer, and now is getting a bit faded.

The other 3, there were 4 (from Toyah) were destroyed in a fire at Toyah's publicity agents office.

Good days, eh!

[WackaJawacka]

Was with T after this gig (Christmas Day!)

after everyone else had gone. Gave her some designs. If I recall, the snow was settling quite well outside the Theatre Royal. Not so, out of London.

Got stopped by the Police when nearly home. I had a full blown mural of Toyah on the bonnet of my sports car.

"Where have you been?" They asked. "I've just been with the girl on the bonnet."

"OH, she's brilliant!" and wished me Merry Christmas!

Hic!

[PsychoSioux]

I've seen your car - fantastic!

[TheChangeling100]

The guatarist is fantastic in this track! i love the complete packadge, Toyah's great!

[pogleswood2]

Classic song from a classic lady, (good band too) i have seen TOYAH many many times at the Apollo in manchester back in the very early 80s £3.50 for ticket bloody ell that must have been expensive in those days surely. compared to todays gig ticket prices. the best concert was at the Rainbow theatre back in 81. if you havent heard it yet try the album called ...... MAYHEM its brilliant . THANKS TOYAH FOR  GIVING US GREAT MUSIC.

[2801xc]

simply GREAT ! like usually ! :D

[sdingrey]

I still have an original vinyl copy of her 'AP' (Alternative Play) Sheep Farming in Barnet. One of my favourite memory lane nick nacks!

[mari7891011]

the voice of toyah is excellent, as is the whole thing.

Thank you for posting for this

[harnois75]

2:46 Great

[RFFFC]

And I just love her expression on 3:42

[mari7891011]

indeed

[fransta]

@RFFFC Yeah.. lol.. me too

[harnois75]

Sadly the Warrior Rock tour was never filmed but if you want to watch Simon Phillips performing the War Boys rhythm in a drum solo from 1990 type this into a youtube search - The Best - Simon Phillips live in 1990 - and watch from 7:44

[Jaybrucken]

thank you, I have been looking for that for a long time, now I am grateful to have the cd and still it has been butchered, better than nothing at all! thanks mate!

[harnois75]

Yes, I think we're all hoping that Warrior Rock will eventually get a proper two CD release, after waiting years it's a tragedy that War Boys and Ieya were butchered to save a few minutes of running time. Along with the dialogue and audience chanting.

[marco33333]

Aaah but the few minutes of running time was the difference between one cd or two. Tough choice! Unless they can unearth some other rare stuff I think another release version is unlikely. I'd give my right arm for a live DVD though with stuff like The Packt on it.

[harnois75]

There is some rare audio. A Madrid concert with Stand Proud, Urban Tribesmen, Voodoo Doll and Victims of the Riddle amongst others. Plus the studio demos for The Changeling, where some tracks are without vocals and other tracks that never appeared on the aldbum.

[redfoozle]

I've heard Stand Proud and some of these others live. Simon Phillips and Phil Spalding are on top form and if a special edit of Warrior Rock - Toyah on tour - could be released with extra tracks from the same band line-up it would make a stunning double CD. There were also extra tracks recorded on 17th and 18th July 1982, notably Neon Womb, Victims of the Riddle and Street Creature.

[mari7891011]

how ols is tyhe singer mr jk-i-a and is it in the royal albert hall? ifkwim

[harnois75]

Drury Lane theatre

[leopoldhoob]

one of the greatest performers ever..her constant image change was astounding............

[foxfac007]

Toyah's Anthem.

[marco33333]

This is my take -

1) No one played Danced as well as Pete Bush. After 1980 the pixie dust had gone on that one.

2) The Rainbow gig - IMO a rough outing with little finesse. Doesn't AL start Victims in the wrong key on that?

3). Changeling Tour - an amazing live band with a MUCH better set to choose from. Wish there was footage of THAT tour. With Simon Phillips on board they became a supergroup almost overnight - and kept up! I saw the first two Sheff gigs in June 82. Unforgettable.

[robonaught]

You got any more tracks from this gig? I saw her on this tour and this was by far the best band she had! Excellent, gods knows what shes up to now though!

[purplgoo]

:( I know what you mean....

[mooseharris]

well, i'll be on the lookout...!

[mooseharris]

yeah, it's a mystery was his song and it certainly worked the way he did it. i guess it's just a matter of favourites. i was kind of shocked at seeing almost a whole new band after the surprising bush/bray/francis departure, but once i'd got used to the more accesible nature of what became the most successful line-up, i got over it.

[mooseharris]

the rainbow gig was a bit of a highlight for that line-up, and then along came simon phillips, who was a far better drummer than nigel glockler. i think that's why it probably peaked for me about then. i'd love to see more from those two shows though...a good glockler version of war boys opened the rainbow show i think, and i agree, phillips reinvented the song.

[harnois75]

I've just been listening to a CD of Toyah live in Milan, autumn 81, and I agree that Adrian Lee was excellent, the flourishes and nuances he adds live to Good Morning Universe, War boys, Jungles of Jupiter, Stand Proud, Urban Tribesmen, Danced, Ieya and Victims of the Riddle really stand out.

[mooseharris]

and where might one find such a CD?

[harnois75]

Got the CD off ebay a few years ago. Not seen it since. It's a bootleg, but good quality. It's from the same tour as the video above. Some rare tracks live like Voodoo Doll, Popstar, Elocution Lesson, Stand Proud and Urban Tribesmen. Plus Masai Boy, We are, War Boys (with Spalding playing brilliantly), Danced, Good Morning Universe, In the Fairground Ieya etc etc.

[mooseharris]

y'know, i'd say the changeling tour was just past their best, because i feel that adrian lee was quite a significant departure from the band, and keith hale was just a little lacking, particularly on songs such as ieya. i still enjoyed the gig i saw at the colston hall in bristol on that tour, but was disappointed that adrian lee wasn't in the band anymore.

phil spalding is a top man, one of the most gifted bass players i have ever seen.

[harnois75]

I think this version of Danced is the best, although I think Hale added a lot to "It's a Mystery" and Phillips reinvented the rhythm for War Boys during the Changeling tour and improved it immensely. I tend to think that Simon Phillips, having come directly from working with Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke and Pete Townshend upped everyone's game a bit and by the conclusion of the tour on July 18th 1982 they were all working almost instinctively. I was there that final night - it was immense.

[mooseharris]

i used to have the whole gig on tape...long gone now, along with the "live at the rainbow" gig. phil spalding is the mutt's nuts, as is simon phillips. probably the best line-up she ever had, it went downhill after this i'm afraid.

[harnois75]

Yes, it did go downhill after SP left, the high point was probably the Changeling tour in 82. Phil stayed around for a while but by the end of 83 he had left too. Toyah left Safari but then got mixed up with some pretty standard pop producers whereas with Steve Lillywhite the band sounded at their best. Toyah and Joel fell out and without him as a writing partner 'Toyah' just evaporated into mid 80's forgettable pop. In this clip they are all 24 and 25 and were amazing musicians.

[18andreab]

@mooseharris Totally agree with you. I had the 'Live at the Rainbow' gig too. I loved them both and this was one of the best performances of Danced from this Era. Wonderful.......xx

[cosmonaught1]

Outstanding. She's still just as good live now (if not better)

[barleymow9]

oh yes and thanks harnois75 for the info x

[barleymow9]

watching it makes you feel like your back there again its great thanks :-)

[SpankRamen2]

This is the song that got me hooked & I was only 2 years old when I first heard this song!

[micktubenow]

I was there that night,fab xmas eve!!!i'd love to see this song on the old grey whistle test and also she did this on the t v private eye show "shoestring"anyone remember that?

[wingmover]

It was Shoestring that started it all for me.

I actually " danced " with Toyah at the deMontford Hall before being ejected, it will stay forever

Cheers Toyah !

[ilsonrams]

class

[englishpointers]

What a find one of my favourite songs from one of the best live concerts Toyah performed. I remember sitting two rows from the front and pieces of her hair kept falling out

[ilsonrams]

Full of energy, classy lady, still my favourite artist of all time

[barleymow9]

happy happy memeories thanks

[barleymow9]

harnois75 do you know what happend to Joel the gituarist? or indeed does anyone els i used to have a big crush on him

[harnois75]

I don't personally know where Joel is but he's still about and is still best mates with Phil. IMO Toyah was needed thes guys around her to excel, the band in 81/82 were absolutely at their height. Phil went on to work with Simon on the Mike Oldfield album Crises, and lots of sessions since. Simon Phillips now lives in America where he has been resident drummer in Toto for the last fifteen years.

[mzzh]

anyone have clip of urgh version. to this day i remember her energy dancing ....blew me away. would love to see that.this is awesome too

[industrial82]

Just uploaded this version...checkout my videos

[hjaeroplane]

utterly brilliant....still gives me goosebumps!

[Columbo794]

Typical 80's isn't it, just look at that fucking hairstyle. If Toyah is looking back at this video right now, which I'm sure she has done in the past, not nessasarly on youtube but national television, she's thinking "What the fuck was I thinking in those days? Thank god they don't make them like that anymore."

[harnois75]

The hair was supposed to be OTT, not really typical 80's either, the eighties where typified by what came post 83.

Brilliant concert. Phil Spalding on Bass and Simon Phillips on Drums, still two of the most renowned musicians working today.

Sadly music isn't anywhere near as inventive or vibrant anymore. Timeless classic.

[Broatch6]

Toyah is the uncrowned Queen of the Power Ballads. Later she will metamorphosise into a sophisticated and sexy woman here's her power at its rawest.

[jj3462]

have the concert of this on video from The old grey whistle test" good morning universe " live at theatre royal,drury lane, christmas eve 1981. have enjoyed her music for years but never sadly got to see her live.

[psssyche]

One of the sadder memories of my childhood was Toyah selling out to the pre-teen market.

This is a pale shadow of the original. Strictly showbiz.

[ss777]

I first saw Toyah at the Bath Pavillion in jan 81 when very few people had heard of her. By the June tour she was a household name and by Christmas a top star. This was indeed Christmas Eve. The trains back to Bristol stopped running early evening and I had to hitch. Got to Slough by about 1.00am, then got a lift with some people who were delivering christmas presents back to Bristol.

[XTransit]

She already had a cult following in April 1979, when I saw her at the Music Machine, London (1st tour). There were hundreds there, and it was one of the best shows I ever saw of anyone.

[runner99]

anyone know what year this was? she's awesome...one of the best in Urgh! A music war.

[RFFFC]

As far as I know, this was recorded on 1981 Christmas Eve for BBC.

[coolyjojo]

@RFFFC It was 1984 0r 1985. The hair style gives it away. She had this style for her 'Warrior Rock Tour 'and 'Brave New World 'Single.

[XTransit]

I think "Urgh! A Music War" performance was recorded at the ICA summer 1980 (?) - same concert that was broadcast on Capital Radio at the time. A video of the complete show could still exist.

[leshell4flash]

i have been following this women since i was a kid now at the age of 40 still buy all the toyah gear and wish i still lived in the uk to see her

[ARTHURSTAR]

love it