i just bought this on cd and blast it in my car - i adored her then and now - i named one of my cats after her back in the early 80's - a beautiful blue eyed siamese
remember dancing to this great tune in 1980 at Glusburn friday night disco great times got all the early singles well done toyah thanx 4 great memories
Best Album she ever made was "Sheep Farming in Barnett". I saw the cover in my local vinyl store and bought it for a laugh and god did I make a mistake it was awesome.
Toyah Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry and possibly Tony Basil are the four nicest Goths you could meet. Or my interpretation of what Goth people are, regarding the latter two ladies.
I lived near her, damn if only! .. gawd what an interesting, fun life that would have been. Yes, even though I am far from home, I have Toyah in my Car, (Cougar) and play it loud over here to unsuspecting Americans.. :) Works for me :P
What Toyah was doing was actually far closer to prog metal than the punk that everyone assumed. She even worked with drummer Simon Phillips who had worked with Jeff Beck and who went on to produce and play with Mike Oldfield.
Not a songI knew, but it has the classic Toyah elements we expect - a punchy vocal, atmospheric keyboards and an interesting chord structure. I'm off to find the picture disk...
Got to say, having owned the original EP, I do so love the clever "sheepfarminginternet" name! Ieya was better on the album I thought, but then again, maybe just 'cos I'm used to that version.
Thank you for your reply. The only problem is I only have the one version so I don't know if it's the '80 darker goth version of the '82 lighter poppier one... lol
The version I have is between 5 & 6 minutes long so it must be the older goth version. When I listen to this one I can't tell the difference. Maybe I'm just getting old... lol
6.55 Special was filmed at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham wasn't it? Would have thought the location of the Dome isn't too far away. Not the studio roof is it...
I wish I hadn't thrown out that book I had where it had a great pic of her with an interview about what it's like to be the only female in a band. Toyah said it didn't bother her since she's always been abit of a tomboy lol.
@klaus8700 ^^, ich war damals voll der toyahfan und hab mich sogar ihren namen tätowieren lassen, ´was in den 80ern dann peinlich war, wegen la toyah jackson. ich find die musik immer noch geil und die frau hat ihren weg ja noch sehr konsequent durchgezogen^^
Okay, I now have two versions. One is 6:11 long & has more of a guitar backing & one that is 5:08 that has more of a keyboard backing. They are both just called "Ieya" but does it sound like those two different versions to you?
Someone gave me a tape with "Ieya" on in it but I have no idea of telling whether it's "Iyea" or "Iyea '82". Can someone please tell me if there's anything I can listen out for or way to tell which version it is?
I don't think religion came into it. Ignorance yes but not religion. Anyway Toyah broke new ground for female artistes. The sound, the power, the image and the hair were a welcome change at the time.
U should appreciate what was mainstream when it came out. Trust me it was american corporate engineered shit being rammed down our British throats and we hated it so punk was born. Toyah pushed the boundaries of female music. "It's a mystery" & "I want to be free" where here iconic songs. The hair, image, & sound were all ground breaking. If you like more modern stuff remember all artists take influence from what went before them. Bear that in mind before you are so vitriolic next time.
Stephen Clarke from Loughborough got Garry whiting from Leicester has is gay partner with Steve strange and bon Jovi and guns n roses and all music too and proper type stuff together with Liam Dee and Stephen Clarke and Garry whiting together properly
