What can I say? She seems such a nice girl when she's on the box or talking in these pages. You can't help but admire her energy and utter professionalism. But as soon as she sings I get this awful feeling that she's somehow, er, exaggerating. All her songs have to be about some grand matter and sung with talent competition gusto. Knock 'em in the aisles, sock 'em in the back row of the balcony, grab 'em and shake 'em. My first instinct is to duck. That said, this is relatively restrained and should get on fewer nerves than the likes of "It's A Mystery". (David Hepworth, Smash Hits, May 27, 1982)
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Friday, November 25, 2016
Toyah - The Vow (Safari)
Half of this song is actually pretty as Toyah proves that she can really sing on this folksy little ballad. But you just know it's going to build up into a great big epic, and as it does so all pretensions of being nice or even good disappear. Oh Toyah, promises, promises. (Paul Bursche, No 1, November 19, 1983)
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