After their participation in the fifth volume of the compilation Soniche avventure and the winning competition Gruppo soniche of 2000 called by Sony/Fridge Records and Rock FM radio, in June 2001, they published their first album entitled Job. The album gets an excellent agreements by the critic, carrying out the band among the promises of Italian indie rock.
After the entry of Fausto Ferrara the band leaves the most traditional indie rock and gets new influences marked by a more sophisticated use of electronics thanks to the use of samplers and drum machines as it is evident from the new compositions.
On October, 8th 2003 they take part in and win “Musical Box. Notturno Musicale Festival” presented in the famous festiva Frequenze disturbate in Urbino (Italy).
In October A Toys Orchestra take part in the Beatles' tribute promoted by Musicboom (a famous Italian magazine) still available on line.
In Autumn 2003 the band leaves Fridge Records and joins Urtovox, starting the new album which was recorded and mixed in alpha studios dept. by the skilled Giacomo Fiorenza and with the artistic production of Paolo Naselli Flores.
The release Cuckoo Boohoo is published in the first half of October 2004 and it was cheered unanimously as one of the most beautiful album of the season 2005/2006, getting a very favourable press review thank also to the successful video clip of Peter Pan Syndrome, written and directed by talented video maker Fabio Luongo.
The clip, besides the programming of MTV, All Music TV, RockTV, RAISAT-Extra and Match Music TV, is awarded two prizes in a famous Fandango-sponsored festival.
Besides the clip was inserted among the first ten clip in 2004 in the yearly hit parade organized by Musica di Repubblica, it wins MEI Clip Summer 2005,granted by CAPALBIO FILM FESTIVAL and it was selected in the INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM EXIBITION in Montecatini (italy) and in the short film O’Curt review by Santa Sofia Mediateca in Naples (Italy).
At the beginning of 2005 there is a change of line up and the drummer Fabrizio Verta leaves and he is replaced by the young and talented Andrea Perillo.
A wide series of reviews, interviews, radio and TV apparitions together with a continuous and qualified concerts activity in the best rock club and Italian summer festival (over 160 live gigs in the 2005/06 season) are making the band a real hope in the contemporary Italian musical panorama and they are ready to win comparison with the European and international market.
Dustin O’Halloran helped producing the latest album Technicolor Dreams.
Sunny Days
A Toys Orchestra Lyrics
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You were young
Anyway, anyway
They are gone, they are gone
Just today, just today
I've got a thought
Sunny days, sunny days
They are gone, they are gone
Who is ever faced the sun
will never understand
what's meant learn to cry
what will I start to cry
Yes or no,
but in particular today
Based on the lyrics of A Toys Orchestra's Sunny Days, it seems to be about nostalgia for past summers and how the memories of "sunny days" can bring back a sense of longing and loss. The repetition of "they are gone" emphasizes this theme. The lyrics also suggest that experiencing a lot of happiness and sunshine in younger years can make it difficult to understand or cope with sadness later in life ("who is ever faced the sun will never understand what's meant learn to cry"). The lines "what will I start to cry" and "yes or no, but in particular today" hint at some internal conflict or struggle in the present moment.
One interpretation of the lyrics could be that the singer is reflecting on a specific summer from their youth that was particularly joyful and carefree. They may be feeling a sense of sadness or longing for that time, and perhaps grappling with the complexities of growing up and facing different challenges. Alternatively, the lyrics could also be about the fleeting nature of happiness and how it can feel like it slips away too quickly. Overall, the song seems to have a wistful, melancholic tone that captures the bittersweet nature of looking back on the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Summer days, summer days
Reminiscing about the good times of summer
You were young
Nostalgia for one's own youth
Anyway, anyway
Despite everything else that's happened
They are gone, they are gone
Acknowledging that those days are in the past
Just today, just today
In the present moment
I've got a thought
Reflecting on a particular idea or memory
Sunny days, sunny days
Thinking back to happy, sun-filled days
smelling close
The sensation of those days is still vivid
They are gone, they are gone
But those days are still in the past
Who is ever faced the sun
Those who have experienced happiness
will never understand
Cannot fully appreciate the depths of sadness
what's meant learn to cry
The full emotional spectrum includes sadness and pain
what will I start to cry
Perhaps feeling sad in the present moment
Yes or no,
Considering a decision to make
but in particular today
The decision is particularly relevant in the present moment
Contributed by Riley G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.