She attended Edgbaston C of E College where she gained a GCE pass in music and trained as an actress at the Old Rep Drama School in her home town of Birmingham. Toyah's father ran successful joinery businesses.
She first became well-known during the punk rock era, her appearances in Derek Jarman's 1977 film Jubilee and 1979's Who album-inspired Quadrophenia launching her as a provocative and anti-establishment figure, an image she eventually abandoned.
Fronting a band known as Toyah, her singing career was slow to take off and the band released six singles in the UK before finally hitting the charts in 1981, with "It's A Mystery" and "I Want To Be Free". These singles were also successful on an international level. In 1982, she was voted Best Female Singer at the British Rock and Pop Awards — since restyled as The BRIT Awards, or "BRITs" — and in 1986 she married UK guitarist Robert Fripp. She was one of the first acts to score regularly in the UK Singles Chart with EPs. Also in 1986, Willcox sang lead on the Tony Banks track "Lion of Symmetry". In 1987 she made the top fifty with her version of "Echo Beach".
Since then, she has become a well-known (and more conventional) face on television and in the theatre. She has played straight roles, including in Quatermass (1979) and in Shakespeare plays, and appeared as a presenter of programmes such as Songs of Praise, Holiday (BBC), and Good Sex Guide Late. In 1999, she took the lead in the children's television series, Barmy Aunt Boomerang. She also provides the voiceover for the children's television programmes, the Teletubbies and Brum. More recently, she appeared in the reality television series I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and I'm Famous and Frightened!.
Following her 2000 autobiography Living Out Loud, Toyah had a further autobiographical book published in 2005 documenting her experience of cosmetic surgery, Diary of a Facelift.
She has appeared on radio including the 2002 BBC Radio 4 series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
She continues to perform with her band, releasing a live DVD in 2005, and has a busy schedule with theatre commitments, including appearing on stage in London's West End performing the title role of Calamity Jane at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2003.
She is currently appearing in the musical 'Vampire's Rock' in theatres across the UK.
Last Goodbye
Toyah Lyrics
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"Don't worry, love. I'll be your sight."
A smile appears, he's so polite
His mind's at work in the dark of night
But when the bullet hit his eyes
He never worried ? "Oh, you should've heard her cry"!
He's always ready to take in her lies
Goodbye.
He points the knife between her eyes
It's light reflects on the one he despises
Here's one for the pain, here's one for the lies
When blood flows out I watch her say "goodbye."
But when the bullet hit his eyes
He never worried ? "Oh, you should've heard her cry"!
He's always ready to take in her lies
But now the time has come, let's say goodbye
Goodbye
I love you
I want you dear
Goodbye, Goodbye,
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, I love you, Goodbye dear
I needed you and I've used you
Goodbye, dear
Goodbye
I love you
I want you dear
The song "Last Goodbye" by Toyah is a haunting ballad that tells a story of a troubled romance that ends in tragedy. The first verse of the song introduces us to a couple that is saying their final goodbyes. The woman tries to comfort the man, assuring him that she will always be there for him. However, the man is distant, lost in his own thoughts. The second verse takes a dark turn as we find out that the man has a violent streak. He holds a knife to the woman's head and takes revenge for the pain and lies she has caused him. In the chorus, we hear the man say a final farewell to the woman he loved, while confessing that he both loved and used her.
The song raises many questions about the nature of the relationship between the two characters. Are they both equally responsible for its failure, or did one person hurt the other beyond repair? Is the man a victim of his own demons, or is he a violent offender who needs to be punished? The ambiguity of the lyrics makes the listener ponder on the causes and effects of the tragic ending.
Line by Line Meaning
She reaches out to hold him tight
She tries to comfort him with a physical gesture.
"Don't worry, love. I'll be your sight."
She reassures him that she will be there for him no matter what.
A smile appears, he's so polite
He puts on a brave face and remains courteous despite his fear.
His mind's at work in the dark of night
He is thinking deeply about the dangerous situation he is in.
But when the bullet hit his eyes
The violence and chaos overtake him and he is unable to protect himself.
He never worried ? "Oh, you should've heard her cry"!
Despite his composure, he is aware of the impact his death will have on his loved ones.
He's always ready to take in her lies
He has a history of forgiving and accepting her dishonesty.
But now the time has come, let's say goodbye
They have reached the end of the road and it's time to part ways.
He points the knife between her eyes
He has become a danger to her and is poised to harm her.
It's light reflects on the one he despises
He hates her so much that he can't stand to look at her face.
Here's one for the pain, here's one for the lies
He feels justified in taking revenge for the hurt and betrayal he has experienced.
When blood flows out I watch her say "goodbye."
He commits the violent act and watches her die with a sense of detachment.
"Goodbye, Goodbye, / Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, I love you, Goodbye dear / I needed you and I've used you / Goodbye, dear"
The repetition of goodbye indicates finality and closure. She reflects on their complicated relationship and the ways she has both loved and taken advantage of him.
"Goodbye / I love you / I want you dear"
Her final words express her deep emotional attachment to him, even as they part ways.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
Written by: JOEL HAROLD BOGEN, PETER BUSH, TOYAH WILCOX
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@johnrosenbaum8730
excellent!!!
@mannyenviado137
released 1978, i will never forget as i was multiple operations all around my yes, all operations life or death. i did so , yes, without letting out a cry--i lost 2pints blood with both operations,, it part of my nature.
So yes i understandably played this over and over/ the she, of always believing her lies, goes back to my first Bride. i saw myself as hero against a world out to rub me out--but hell this life we are supposedly given is just really in order to be RUBBED OUT. And yeh i poured in writings Light on my worst enemy, what damned fool was i. So this song brings backs memories very real, but had one good point, i looked splendid in Punk Clubs with Frankentein Scars on my face, and my hai cutt to nothing