I'm crying uncontrollably right now. I was born 1971. This music (80's) is life. I watched my wife and mother pass away just a month apart from each other in 2013. Then my oldest brother lost his father, then his oldest son, and finally he himself. And now my own health is failing. I find comfort on coming on youtube to listen to the 80's music I grew up on, although it can make me tear up. I long for the old days when life was so much more simple and happy.
Two months ago i scape from death. Please dont give up. I remember every doctors treat me in hospital. And i ask to God to still live. Back to fight my friend. Dont stop to fight.
53 years old black male and i freaking loved this song. It took me back in another place in the 80's when i enjoyed Neverending Story, Dark Crystal, and other 80's fantasy moments. I wish i can go back and stay in the 80's forever!
59 years old this year 2023. Someone please take me back to the glorious 80s and just leave me there!! Miss this time and its musicians and their songs!!❤️
@@brandonmoore7497 Good for you young man. I was born in 1964 and my childhood and teenage years I wouldn't trade for anything in this world. It was a different world back then I'll tell you and music was first class!!
Man I miss the 80's. Growing up as a kid in the 80's I want to go back and stay there. Life was 1000x better then than it is now. Still had my mom and dad and all my brothers. And I had the absolute biggest crush on this girl. I would watch MTV for hours just waiting to see this video
Born in the 80s, grew up mostly in the early 90s, we did have the best childhood. The only “technology” we had was cable tv, and very early dial up “internet” which was locally run message boards and only text. My friends and I rode out bikes all summer, played with walkie-talkies, ran lemonade stands, climbed trees, make picnics, played outside til the street lights came on and mom was calling for us to come in. You couldn’t pay me to be a kid today.
@@bikeguyhd1035 you're right..I don't have kids and they are not in my plans but I'm a full-time uncle ;).. one of my sisters last year got another baby and to be truthfull? It's fuckn scary to think about the future about this wonderful child .. It's such a messed up world we live in and can't even imagine how confusing it must be to growing up
This song is proof that the 80s were the best time for music. 80s were the best! We may not have had cell phones, but we knew how to have fun. Good times, great memories. 80s forever!! Greetings from Saint Marys, Georgia. ❤80s❤
I can listen to this song many times and never stop crying. I've overcome addiction and this song helped me stay sober and keep winning. Thank you Martika for this masterpiece.
We were blessed to have grown up in the 80s. I was born in 69 so I was a teenager in the 80s and no decade will ever match the awesome music that we had
Amen to That Sista!!! Me Too. I was born in 70! So much Great Music Everywhere! What a Time it Was! So Much awesome music to reflect on and meditate and to be thankful for! Just like it says in philippians 4: 8! Whatever things are true, are of serious concern, are lovable, are well spoken of, are praiseworthy continue to consider and to be mindful of those things!!! Geez, you inspired a little Scripture to come out of me today! Thanks for That!!! See how powerful Music can be! Lots of love SisterinChrist! Stay Strong and continue to be the Light in all this darkness today! AND... Be The CHANGE You Want To See In The World!!!! 💯❤❤❤💪🎸👍😎
I graduated High School in 1989 and remember this song vividly. I didn't realize it then but the 80's was a magical decade and a certain innocence and simplicity has been lost since then. When I listen to these old songs I'm instantly transported back in time, and to be honest with you it depresses me somewhat because there is not going back.
Everyone thinks that of the years they were in high school. Nothing anymore special about the 80's than any other decade you just remember it more fondly.
This song has a lot of emotions for me….. my brother battled addiction for over 30 years and in 2021 weeks after he turned 50 lost the battle to drugs…. But I know he is at peace!!! Love you Matthew!
I just turned 50 and have battled addiction for those same 30 years.This song has so much meaning.I am sorry about your brother Mathew.I still have hope and been clean for almost 5years.I very well could have been Mathew.Just remember him for all the good he did in this world.God bless him and you.I am sympathetic to your struggle.
I'm thinking Depeche mode..Everything counts? The grabbing hands grab all they can, all for themselves, after all its a competitive world, everything counts in large amounts.
I agree the 70s and 80s was the good old days when we was all civil to each other and the bills and shopping was not expensive the beer was cheap everything was better 100%
Ecclesiastes 1:9 of the Bible. The verse reads, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun”.
It's my go to get serious about owning your story jam. It's too real but I'm ready. We ARE toy soldiers cause that's not real baby but you still love them. Happy Valentine's Day stranger. Stay sober
All 80's music is a treasure. I remember staying up late to watch Friday Night Videos. Then an underground music video showcase on a UHF channel in Chicago. I lived outside the country for 10 years. I always loved returning during Christmas and hearing new sounds. Living abroad exposed me to experiences my American peers couldn't imagine. It shaped me into a person that sees people as people not labels. Many Americans can benefit from that same experience today. Now, with that said. I believe Charli XCX's Boom Clap song borrowed from Toy Soldiers. They may not admit it. But the abstract lyrics and chorus timing are similar elements with a faster tempo. I wouldn't be surprised if she listened to Toy Soldiers and said. "Hey I want a to make a song like that." in her English accent. Of course this is my opinion. You say you don't know another song like this. It's likely you do but can't remember. Because I didn't recall Toy Soldiers until I happened upon it again. I want to share 2 songs that I think will have you feeling some intense emotions. Both are from the same artist. If you're not used to listening to this genre. Give it chance, and maybe it will be best to listen the first time with good headphones. Don't listen on your laptop speakers unless they are high quality. I'm not taking anything away from Toy Soldiers. I love music, any kind of music. Oh, and be careful with the first song. It might scare you at the beginning lol. Enjoy the musical genius of... 1. ua-cam.com/video/FWdNd4Pv-6o/v-deo.html 2. ua-cam.com/video/9snzTFzLEq0/v-deo.html
@@DJacksonAfter thanks for remembering Friday Night Videos. For all us kids who couldn't afford cable or satellite. Used to be luxury. Your family has CABLE? I've got chips and soda!
I think of this so often! I loved the '80s, it was magical to grow up then. Was it perfect? Nope. I struggle to look past my brain's normal-reflex to see only the best...& I do see the things I'd never want to experience again, like bullies & Dad's drinking. But God, how the GOOD overpowered the Bad! I will always miss that. Always.
Scranton Pennsylvania well Taylor Pennsylvania ruined my reputation by making false accusations about me when I'm actually a good person that cares about others
There's just this unique way that some 80s songs hit you, and this is one of them. I'm not sure whether it's the visuals or the way the songs were produced back then, but it just grips you in a way that no other era does.
This is a GREAT song, but if you really know what it’s about, it’s sad, yet powerful. It’s about addiction and depression. I was born in the 80’s, but this song came back to surface when I was facing my own problems as an adult. I hope anyone who listens to this can find the meaning and get back on their feet. 💕✨
Me too!! I'm a product of the early 70's and the best times of my life were the 80's . Please take me back. It's so ugly out there today and people parent the same anymore
Road Trip! No stopping until we see phone booths everywhere and our GPS turns in a roadmap! We will go ahead and pay extra for full service at the gas station. Girls will be girly and men will be men. If we catch some MTV on somewhere we can watch these kind of videos. It's gonna be a fun time...
Reminds me of my wife. She died October 22, 2018 at only the age of 46. So horribly sad after all she was battling in overcoming cancer, anemia, and epstein-barr diseases. This song reminds me of how we all fall down in grief of loved ones who have died and reminds us of our own mortality despite the vibrance and optimism of our youth. Life is precious. Loved ones and family are precious! Cherish the love before we all fall down like toy soldiers!
Wow man, sorry to hear that, man I feel your pain, she passed on my parents birthday, they were the same age, they were soul mates, lost Mom last year, and dad 4 years ago, hang in there man, God bless
This song is transcendent. It has a quality that lifts it above the run of the mill pop tune. The feeling that comes through in the lyrics, and the heart and soul Martika puts into it is really special. Thank you.
The most beautiful song I ever heard; written about something as dark as addiction and death. Only this artist could sing it with so much delicate harmony and sweetness. Long Live 80's awesome music and singers of that era.
Oh is that what it's about? My first impression when I looked up the lyrics was a relationship gone bad or abusive even, but I like this meaning better actually cuz it's more relatable (cuz addiction can be anything, doesn't automatically mean substance abuse)
You are not old; you are wisely experienced and graced with the best music since Alexander left Macedonia. You are only as old as you want to be. The turning of the earth on its axis does not rule you unless you want it to. Now get on your bike and get over here. Dad's cranking up the BBQ and we took the cover off the swimming pool. 😁😁😁😁😆😆😆
I think she had way more beautiful songs inside that never come out. In my opinion, she might as well be the greatest female singer with such a beautiful voice.
It can be both, but audio versions could be even stronger if you never watched a video version of a song, on the radio for example. (imagination is wilder)
I was born in 69 and the 80’s killed it man . Their is no decade even close. Things we’re simple and the music was the best ever. I wish I could go back forever.
The eightys were the best times of my life I was in my 20tys can't Complain about the 90tys when I had my two sons. But music was amazing then. Now every one really wants to rule the would😜"every body wants to rule the would" 80tys song by tears for fears. Amazing song..
Same minds bro-i am from 82 but 80s is gold era of music and movies!I wanna go back in this years for rest of my life!Peace from Russia and sorry for bad english hermano.. ;)
Yup. '89 was a strange year in music. It was transitioning to the 90s sound. Most of the music in '89 was awful. Then there were bright spots of good songs like this that used a different way to make good music.
Hello from a 68 year old NANA !! I watched this video on MTV with my teenagers back in the 80’s. I just happened to come across it..... I loved this song and the message it was sending out . I hope it saved some lives , from the world and destruction of drugs. The 80s music did sing to your soul , Chicago, journey, Foreigner , Air supply and so many more ❤️❤️ I still listen to these songs
@@carlosrosa4094 Thank you Carlos !!! In fact I purchased the song from I tunes store and blast it in my car 😂😂. It is a great song ....... I am old but I am not dead . God bless
I don't understand how some lesser hits are played a lot on the radio today, and others are forgotten. This was a #1 hit in 1989, yet I can't even remember the last time I heard it on the radio.
Me either...it just shows me how cookie cutter radio has become....the light rock station in St. Louis 102.5 literally plays the same stuff everyday when I take my daughter to school...if i hear Old Time Rock and Roll or Total Eclipse Of The Heart much more...i am gonna lose it!
George Workout Ⓥ Tell me about it. When is the last time they made a tv show about a functional family? Now every show seems to be 30-50something single people living in the city dealing with depressing problems and not appearing to be happy people. Where do people get the warm/fuzzy feeling of watching a family or close group of friends deal with life like in all the shows from the 80s?
I keep coming back to these songs from my younger days. Getting old sucks, but our music sure as hell didn’t. All genres back then were awesome. Rock, pop, r&b, you name it. True artistry lives on.
That was the era when artist used to sing and musicians will keep up with it. Now everything is made is pieces. The distributor will create hype and they all will only look at the numbers on social media.
You're 100% right man.. No one can go back to the past...Only God can do that . He lives in the past, Present , and Future at the same time. God created time too. In other words we are the only ones to live in the time past , present and future. It's hard to understand it ...but that's the truth👍👍
I remember being a child and waking up one morning, the soft sunlight dappled on my face through the tree just outside my bedroom window, with this song playing quietly on the small radio I kept next to my bed. It was the first time I ever heard it and there was something about it that immediately stood out to me. I don't remember ever hearing it again on the radio after that and it wasn't long before we moved across state and the 80s ended. In a way, this song symbolizes not just that moment but an entire era, lost to the sands of time and kept only in bittersweet memory.
phubans I heard it one day in 1996 on my radio when I woke up. It was when I lived in Montana. I only lived there 4 years, but I feel the same as you. It was the first time and last I heard it, but I never forgot it. There was something special about it.
phubans , I can relate. This song was popular in mid to late 1989 , about the time my parents moved me thousands of miles. I was 16. Not across the state, but across the country. So, yes it takes on a double meaning and a sadness. The end of the 80s and in essence, my childhood home. Thanks for sharing.
An absolutely soul touching song. Addiction is no game and all the pain that comes with it. To all the ones still fighting the addictions keep fighting and don't let it win.
I was born in 1980. I was a young kid when this song came out. My sister use to pop in a VHS tape and record MTV videos, hoping this song would play. When it did, that whole VHS tape was her and she would listen to this song over and over. I hated it but here I am, 32 years later, listening to this song, and going back to a happier time in life. Love the 80s.
Great story similar to mine. But in my story, I was sitting in front of the TV and had the tape. Now, many years later, I still feel that moment. The tape itself got lost, but whenever I have a bad moment. I use this "tape" so called internet and the sun comes back
She did. Everything now is just overblown and generic. Don't worry, we felt this at the time. There is just too much now. Over exposure and stimulation.
As a young teen in the mid 80s these songs stir such a deep emotional feeling within my heart and soul. Listening to this brings back all those lonely feelings of a teen trying to figure out life and all the emotions we experience as we grow up. Glad to have lived in a time when people lived and cared about each other.
I grew up in the 80s and when this song came out it was instantly a song you knew would last the eons of time. It was classic then and remains one of the most stirring songs of that period and is still so currently meaningful even now in late 2022,I find it amazing that it has never dated like so many others.
2025 and I still get a lump in my throat listening to this sad classic. The truth is still unbelieveable. I hope those days are a distant memory now. x
Sorry for your loss Chester, music is the balm for your soul and I'm glad you are getting solace from martika and other music, ❤ and peace pal take care,,,,,,,,,🙏🙏
Her vocals are just so beautiful. Its honestly mesmerizing. I feel like this was before audio enhancements made music easy too....its just raw soul and talent. Idunno how I never heard this growing up but wow. Im blown away
Christa Varrone Sorry 70s kid here, my first music was watching Partridge Family TV Show 1970 -1974. I was kinda a ladies man in grade school the girls loved my IRISH Freckels on my face. Some kids wernt very nice they said is your whole Family a bunch of DRUNKS. That is kinda True most people think all IRISH are DRUNKS. I guess us IRISH are a little weird some born with Red Hair & Freckels covering our whole Body. Its funny Freckels disappear from our face but not the body. IRISH FOLKLORE says we get our Freckels from the Sun. That makes no sense IRISH Skin Burns easily in the sun. Us O"GRADY boys most have been good looking, these girls kept coming to our house some times right after school. Too bad only 8-9 year olds. For some reason my girlfriends called me James instead of Jim or Jimmy. I really liked my Rock N Roll Music ROLLING Stones Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Doobie Brothers, Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynyrd. I liked how those 70s girls had the hots for those Long Hair Rock Stars. Heres a few corny IRISH sayings I AM A LEPRECHAUN I DONT DATE HUMANS, YOU DONT SCARE ME I WAS RAISED BY AN IRISH MOTHER. AN IRISH GIRL WITHOUT FRECKELS IS LIKE A SKY WITHOUT STARS. AN IRISH GIRL IS A GUYS BEST DRINKING BUDDY. WARNING I MAY BE PRONE TO SHENANIGANS & MALARKEY. REDHEAD IRISH GIRLS ARE EXTRA FIESTY IN THE BEDROOM. MAY THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH YOU. KISS ME IM IRISH NO REALLY IM IRISH. PARENTS were crazy having 10 IRISH Kids. Not only that Mom side gave us kids 16 first cousins. IRISH Familys are known for having lots of kids. Too Bad ST PATRICKS PARADE is cancelled because of that Corona Virus. My Family turned out all right we all new our limits with Alcohol. Kinda funny I took a liken to Partridge Family Music at 8 years old. Some of those 70s concerts were crazy because of very little Security, even indoor concerts were bad. Then again how do you control 75,000 fans. Freckels in IRELAND are called ANGEL KISSES. Sorry about all IRISH Stuff Im just Proud of my IRISH HEARITAGE. RIP DAVID CASSIDY
This song embodies pain and emotion plus the fact that the chorus is sung by children as well as some of the synth sounds add a very special atmosphere of innocence. It's sad that Martika didnt had much success after "Toy Soldiers" but she will be forever remembered for it. Truly a very special song.
@@starmnsixty1209Right? I guess they were right on the cusp of being too young to remember this and somehow only heard it a couple times. They had to at least of heard this Once, bri
The good ol' days for music and movies. The 80's and part of the 90's were THE best times of my life. We were young, healthy and full of life and life was GOOD. Today I have Parkinson's and my time is limited. Enjoy life while you have it.
Walter Velarde although I would give a couple of arms and legs to grow up in that same decade, having all these legendary tunes in my pocket is a true gift of technology. Wish I was born earlier but still proud to be a millennial! Seriously you're a lucky bastard never forget that buddy
Came out in 88, became super popular in 89. It was on the radio all the time! I was 17, hadn't had my license very long. I was driving my dad's 67 Ford truck all over Jacksonville FL, worked during the day for a lawn company. Some great memories!
Thanks for the details, Paul. Heard this often in my youth, but never knew who sung it until now. My husband is not a big help, seems British charts in the 80s had not all big american songs like we (Germany) did. We still find songs he's never heard of. So glad Google recognized my humming ;)
The 80's were no doubt a better time. I was in high school when this song came out, and I remember it flying up into the top 10 on the radio charts in no time. Martika..along with many other music groups..led our generation down one crazy road, but they made sure we didn't forget to stop and take in all the good memories we have of those awesome years. I wish the younger generations of today were able to go back and get a taste of those times.
Johnny Marlin A time when life was simple and free. A time when summertime you look out the window and see kids riding their bikes and playing hopscotch and neighbors would have weekend bbq...
Kenny Michael Alyana Explain what?... She's even said it was about drug addiction. 2:24... Guy buying drugs. Oh, and the lyrics, "How could I be blind to this addiction, if I don't stop the next one is gonna be me". Pretty obvious.
@@jim191185 Quite right. This was done on purpose. It's supposed to be creepy. The message is creepy. The beauty of the children singing is the irony. The song is about trajedy. How ppl are used and abused like soldiers. Like the original commenter said it is quite beautiful and when taking it into such consideration.. It is truly quite sad.. Many soldiers have struggled with addiction and mental issues for obvious reasons.
Ane Dijitak Me, too Ane !! :-) I was 17 when this song was released. It was my favorite song. I didn't know back then, that the song was about cocaine addiction, lol.
80's hits different, I have albums of Polaroids from when we were kids traveling all over the world, dad left the army and we lived the rest of the 80's and 90's in texas
Its February 2023 and i hope that Martika knows how relevant her song is still and that it still makes me tear up every time I hear her haunting vocals on it.
Post your comments tell our stories. The Power is Truth. Addiction is to cover and deny. I know it's a disease but it hurts everyone it touches. Stay strong
I do remember this from the late 80s! Could not recall who did it, life going on, but was great! The 80s definitely was the last great solid music decade!
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I'm crying uncontrollably right now. I was born 1971. This music (80's) is life. I watched my wife and mother pass away just a month apart from each other in 2013. Then my oldest brother lost his father, then his oldest son, and finally he himself. And now my own health is failing. I find comfort on coming on youtube to listen to the 80's music I grew up on, although it can make me tear up. I long for the old days when life was so much more simple and happy.
Two months ago i scape from death. Please dont give up. I remember every doctors treat me in hospital. And i ask to God to still live. Back to fight my friend. Dont stop to fight.
Feel your pain m a 70's kid n lost mom way to young from drinking😔
You are special.
❤️
Very true born 72 wish I could go back to the 80's and stay there. Oh just thinking about them old days Jesus why cant it be like back then
53 years old black male and i freaking loved this song. It took me back in another place in the 80's when i enjoyed Neverending Story, Dark Crystal, and other 80's fantasy moments. I wish i can go back and stay in the 80's forever!
You lived it 👏🏻 I was born 83 and I was raised on these song thanks to my mom pops was a rock kinda guy
Sir, I appreciate your thoughts but please understand that the only constant in life is CHANGE. We must embrace this. We all must progress with it.
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100%
Me too it was better then
59 years old this year 2023. Someone please take me back to the glorious 80s and just leave me there!! Miss this time and its musicians and their songs!!❤️
I’m 38 years old and I’m listening to Martika Toy Soldiers late October 2023
Dr. Brown and Marty can help you out.
59 yaşındayım 80 lerde olmak istiyorum aynı duyguları farklı coğrafyalarda yaşatan Martika ❤
@@brandonmoore7497 Good for you young man. I was born in 1964 and my childhood and teenage years I wouldn't trade for anything in this world. It was a different world back then I'll tell you and music was first class!!
@@tuldenbayata9014 YES I am with you here from the USA 🇺🇸
1989 this song is a masterpiece
2025 & beyond this song is a masterpiece
Esta si es musica y no las chingaderas que suenan hoy en día. Con su voz me atrapó. Cheers from México.
Man I miss the 80's. Growing up as a kid in the 80's I want to go back and stay there. Life was 1000x better then than it is now. Still had my mom and dad and all my brothers. And I had the absolute biggest crush on this girl. I would watch MTV for hours just waiting to see this video
Yeah...I feel the same ..was the best time...
Still have both my parents but my dad is in a very bad shape...
So scared of losing him ..
Born in the 80s, grew up mostly in the early 90s, we did have the best childhood. The only “technology” we had was cable tv, and very early dial up “internet” which was locally run message boards and only text. My friends and I rode out bikes all summer, played with walkie-talkies, ran lemonade stands, climbed trees, make picnics, played outside til the street lights came on and mom was calling for us to come in. You couldn’t pay me to be a kid today.
@@bikeguyhd1035 you're right..I don't have kids and they are not in my plans but I'm a full-time uncle ;).. one of my sisters last year got another baby and to be truthfull? It's fuckn scary to think about the future about this wonderful child ..
It's such a messed up world we live in and can't even imagine how confusing it must be to growing up
@@bikeguyhd1035 😢😢😢 I miss my childhood too. Was born in 81. We were so fortunate weren't we??
I agree, I loved my chidhood, growing up in the 80s. I had a blast. Wish I could go back to that era of time.
Damn ..we 80's kids really did grow up in a great era
you remember well how you used to be a toy soldier congratulations kid💪
Every single 35 year old says this about when they were 10. And that's fine
Yes we did we are so lucky because the music is shite now
And your kids listened to Eminem’s version.
80s to 90s best years
This song is proof that the 80s were the best time for music. 80s were the best! We may not have had cell phones, but we knew how to have fun. Good times, great memories. 80s forever!! Greetings from Saint Marys, Georgia. ❤80s❤
Comparto la idea fueron épocas muy bellas y no creo k c repitan
Aw, the 70s had some pretty hot tunes, too.
Oddly enough I did use a cell phone in the late 80s, and I don't own one now.
i'd say 90's and 2000s were better, no offence
At my station, the devs
I can listen to this song many times and never stop crying. I've overcome addiction and this song helped me stay sober and keep winning. Thank you Martika for this masterpiece.
We were blessed to have grown up in the 80s. I was born in 69 so I was a teenager in the 80s and no decade will ever match the awesome music that we had
Big time hunniebun. The music will never be the same.
Amen to That Sista!!! Me Too. I was born in 70! So much Great Music Everywhere! What a Time it Was! So Much awesome music to reflect on and meditate and to be thankful for! Just like it says in philippians 4: 8! Whatever things are true, are of serious concern, are lovable, are well spoken of, are praiseworthy continue to consider and to be mindful of those things!!! Geez, you inspired a little Scripture to come out of me today! Thanks for That!!! See how powerful Music can be! Lots of love SisterinChrist! Stay Strong and continue to be the Light in all this darkness today! AND... Be The CHANGE You Want To See In The World!!!!
💯❤❤❤💪🎸👍😎
I was born in 1969 as well sister it was the best decade for music hands down u have great taste in music 😃😃👍👍👌👌
1977☝️🙌
I was born in 1981 and I remember a lot of great songs from my childhood from the 80s...
I graduated High School in 1989 and remember this song vividly. I didn't realize it then but the 80's was a magical decade and a certain innocence and simplicity has been lost since then. When I listen to these old songs I'm instantly transported back in time, and to be honest with you it depresses me somewhat because there is not going back.
Its same 👍graduate 1986 Kielce, Poland
Class of '89 here. Ditto!
I want to go back so bad!
I am so jealous of you!!! And I am born in 2002. Wish I graduated high school in 1989.
Same 😢
Everyone thinks that of the years they were in high school. Nothing anymore special about the 80's than any other decade you just remember it more fondly.
This song has a lot of emotions for me….. my brother battled addiction for over 30 years and in 2021 weeks after he turned 50 lost the battle to drugs…. But I know he is at peace!!! Love you Matthew!
Sorry to hear mate, I hope you're doing well
I'm sorry for your loss, 😥
mucha fuerza
Sorry for your brother... O know who's this meaning
I just turned 50 and have battled addiction for those same 30 years.This song has so much meaning.I am sorry about your brother Mathew.I still have hope and been clean for almost 5years.I very well could have been Mathew.Just remember him for all the good he did in this world.God bless him and you.I am sympathetic to your struggle.
Nov 2024...It just never gets old.
Dec 2024...
This song probably has one of the best choruses ever written, it's up there with the best of them.
Written by Martika and her friend Michael Jay. The kids who sang it was Martika's friends from kids incorporated.
I'm thinking Depeche mode..Everything counts?
The grabbing hands grab all they can, all for themselves, after all its a competitive world, everything counts in large amounts.
*****
What's a cassette??
*****
Just to be clear, I know full well what a cassette is, and have a box full of them somewhere as well. Stupid kids.
This was later used in a Eminem song as choices
The 80s and even the 70s were timeless and will never be recalled
I agree the 70s and 80s was the good old days when we was all civil to each other and the bills and shopping was not expensive the beer was cheap everything was better 100%
My favorite two decades!!!
Recalling it right here. Never repeated.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 of the Bible. The verse reads, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun”.
One of the greatest classic's ever made, and one that'll never age, still hits the same after all these years. An unforgettable track
I’m 39 and was obsessed with this song when I was 5 or 6. Still so good!
I don't know any other song like this. The emotion is so intense. The chorus rips right through me. Incredible.
0:41 0:42
It's my go to get serious about owning your story jam. It's too real but I'm ready. We ARE toy soldiers cause that's not real baby but you still love them. Happy Valentine's Day stranger. Stay sober
All 80's music is a treasure. I remember staying up late to watch Friday Night Videos. Then an underground music video showcase on a UHF channel in Chicago. I lived outside the country for 10 years. I always loved returning during Christmas and hearing new sounds. Living abroad exposed me to experiences my American peers couldn't imagine. It shaped me into a person that sees people as people not labels. Many Americans can benefit from that same experience today.
Now, with that said. I believe Charli XCX's Boom Clap song borrowed from Toy Soldiers. They may not admit it. But the abstract lyrics and chorus timing are similar elements with a faster tempo. I wouldn't be surprised if she listened to Toy Soldiers and said. "Hey I want a to make a song like that." in her English accent. Of course this is my opinion. You say you don't know another song like this. It's likely you do but can't remember. Because I didn't recall Toy Soldiers until I happened upon it again. I want to share 2 songs that I think will have you feeling some intense emotions. Both are from the same artist.
If you're not used to listening to this genre. Give it chance, and maybe it will be best to listen the first time with good headphones. Don't listen on your laptop speakers unless they are high quality. I'm not taking anything away from Toy Soldiers. I love music, any kind of music. Oh, and be careful with the first song. It might scare you at the beginning lol. Enjoy the musical genius of...
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@@DJacksonAfter thanks for remembering Friday Night Videos. For all us kids who couldn't afford cable or satellite. Used to be luxury. Your family has CABLE? I've got chips and soda!
@@matthewscott5450 We had cable too. But I started watching free TV and had my regular shows Dr. WHO, Benny Hill, Monty Python, etc.
Somebody just said, "let me go back to the 80s, I promise I won't come back". I agree. It was magic.
Those days were Magic for sure. Wishing I would have appreciated them at the time.
I think of this so often! I loved the '80s, it was magical to grow up then. Was it perfect? Nope. I struggle to look past my brain's normal-reflex to see only the best...& I do see the things I'd never want to experience again, like bullies & Dad's drinking. But God, how the GOOD overpowered the Bad! I will always miss that. Always.
Amen 🙏 I was born October 25 1980
Scranton Pennsylvania well Taylor Pennsylvania ruined my reputation by making false accusations about me when I'm actually a good person that cares about others
@@taracollins5597 80s were the still the greatest times in history my father enjoyed life
There's just this unique way that some 80s songs hit you, and this is one of them. I'm not sure whether it's the visuals or the way the songs were produced back then, but it just grips you in a way that no other era does.
I agree 100! Love 80s music!
So Truth, since i was 14 the teen girl and the black and white effect always got me till this day!
***** was real!!! And authentic!!!
Absolutely!!!!
Amei em poder ouvi..la novamente foi uma explosão de cousas boas.. Amei de verdades de ouvir esse som com essa meiga voz❤
This is a GREAT song, but if you really know what it’s about, it’s sad, yet powerful. It’s about addiction and depression. I was born in the 80’s, but this song came back to surface when I was facing my own problems as an adult. I hope anyone who listens to this can find the meaning and get back on their feet. 💕✨
Please, let me go back to the 80's. I promise I won't come back.
I prefer going back to the 70's. I wouldn't come back either. : )
There's no internet back there.
Me too!! I'm a product of the early 70's and the best times of my life were the 80's . Please take me back. It's so ugly out there today and people parent the same anymore
Pick me up on the other side the pond 🇬🇧
Road Trip! No stopping until we see phone booths everywhere and our GPS turns in a roadmap! We will go ahead and pay extra for full service at the gas station. Girls will be girly and men will be men. If we catch some MTV on somewhere we can watch these kind of videos. It's gonna be a fun time...
Reminds me of my wife. She died October 22, 2018 at only the age of 46. So horribly sad after all she was battling in overcoming cancer, anemia, and epstein-barr diseases. This song reminds me of how we all fall down in grief of loved ones who have died and reminds us of our own mortality despite the vibrance and optimism of our youth. Life is precious. Loved ones and family are precious! Cherish the love before we all fall down like toy soldiers!
So sorry for your loss, Dave. I hope you find peace.
Your wife may be gone but the memories of her will never go away.
Wow man, sorry to hear that, man I feel your pain, she passed on my parents birthday, they were the same age, they were soul mates, lost Mom last year, and dad 4 years ago, hang in there man, God bless
Honest Conscience Dave I cry for your loss my friend.God bless you.Thinking of you.
😥😥😥 sorry for your lost
This song is transcendent. It has a quality that lifts it above the run of the mill pop tune. The feeling that comes through in the lyrics, and the heart and soul Martika puts into it is really special. Thank you.
I remember this on the radio, born in 1980. It was the feeling that everything we enjoyed had fulfilment and we lived in the moment
😭😭😭
Tengo 63 años soy driver y no me canso de escucharlo me motiva energía bello mi espaguetito cuando era niño bello
The most beautiful song I ever heard; written about something as dark as addiction and death.
Only this artist could sing it with so much delicate harmony and sweetness.
Long Live 80's awesome music and singers of that era.
Are those "Deutsche Bund-Mädels?
Most nostalgic song of the 80s
Didn’t even realise it was about that. Knew all the words though since I was a kid
Oh is that what it's about? My first impression when I looked up the lyrics was a relationship gone bad or abusive even, but I like this meaning better actually cuz it's more relatable (cuz addiction can be anything, doesn't automatically mean substance abuse)
@@tenshimoon In the video her boyfriend is paying a dealer money for drugs, so in this case the song is about drug addiction.
Another reason to love 80s music. This song Is a rare diamond. Still listening in 2024 and beyond.
Anyone suffering or recovering from addiction can relate to this song! I love it!
I agree with you, bro
I’m listening to Martika Toy Soldiers mid August 2023
Me too,she was my idol so I cut the hair like her,but it wasn't good for me🤣
Always loved this song. Met her in New Orleans
I'm old but so glad I was a teenager in the 1980's. To experience that decade in real time! Magical time!
You are not old; you are wisely experienced and graced with the best music since Alexander left Macedonia. You are only as old as you want to be. The turning of the earth on its axis does not rule you unless you want it to. Now get on your bike and get over here. Dad's cranking up the BBQ and we took the cover off the swimming pool. 😁😁😁😁😆😆😆
👍🙂 Привет ! Не пытайся состариться - в душе нам всегда 18 лет.
Сделай аэробику:
🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥 🚥
🔉 🔉 🎶 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕
🔊 🔊 🎵 🎶 💃🕺 🕺💃 💃🕺 🕺💃 💃🕺
Всего хорошего ! 👋😊
The 80s .. this decade has NO rival
It sure was. New pleasures like renting movies. Hell, I just liked tape songs off the radio.
me too
Thank you 80s for giving us these beautiful songs......
Lord thank you ❤
I think she had way more beautiful songs inside that never come out. In my opinion, she might as well be the greatest female singer with such a beautiful voice.
Even as a child, there hasn't been a single time I have listened to this without tears in my eyes. It hits you directly in the soul.
It can be both, but audio versions could be even stronger if you never watched a video version of a song, on the radio for example. (imagination is wilder)
so true
Dido
Child! You missed out baby 1971 born
Yeah man this was playing in Burger King earlier and I let my guard down, we are all like toy soldiers bro this is how I feel
I was born in 69 and the 80’s killed it man . Their is no decade even close. Things we’re simple and the music was the best ever. I wish I could go back forever.
👍
I just wanna go back
No weekend
Life was perfect
I felt free
The eightys were the best times of my life I was in my 20tys can't Complain about the 90tys when I had my two sons. But music was amazing then. Now every one really wants to rule the would😜"every body wants to rule the would" 80tys song by tears for fears. Amazing song..
Same minds bro-i am from 82 but 80s is gold era of music and movies!I wanna go back in this years for rest of my life!Peace from Russia and sorry for bad english hermano.. ;)
@@eustoliazaremba1438 the name of the song is " everybody wants to rule the world by Tears by fear 👍
The way MARTIKA expressed herself in the video is perfect and the body language made it that more meaningful !!! She ACED this video!!
Darn shame her husband held her back. This was the only real hit she had before he dominated everything about her life
I agree. She made me find these traits in girls after this.....lol
Yup. '89 was a strange year in music. It was transitioning to the 90s sound. Most of the music in '89 was awful. Then there were bright spots of good songs like this that used a different way to make good music.
She did
I agree. She also had a Spanish version of it.
A sound of a generation; if you listen closely. '80's forever!
This is a cracking 80's tune, i was lucky enough to be brought up through the 80's and without a doubt my favourite decade of music still to this day.
Hello from a 68 year old NANA !! I watched this video on MTV with my teenagers back in the 80’s. I just happened to come across it..... I loved this song and the message it was sending out . I hope it saved some lives , from the world and destruction of drugs. The 80s music did sing to your soul , Chicago, journey, Foreigner , Air supply and so many more ❤️❤️ I still listen to these songs
Thank you nanna...❤❤expert!!🎼🎤🎺🎻🎹🎶🎵🎼
This comment should have millions of likes come on. A NANA 🤘🏻 sending my love to. you.
@@carlosrosa4094
Thank you Carlos !!! In fact I purchased the song from I tunes store and blast it in my car 😂😂. It is a great song ....... I am old but I am not dead . God bless
@@ellenm.1337 god bless you too. I am all alone having some beers. Listening to some great music
memories you never forget
I don't understand how some lesser hits are played a lot on the radio today, and others are forgotten. This was a #1 hit in 1989, yet I can't even remember the last time I heard it on the radio.
Me either...it just shows me how cookie cutter radio has become....the light rock station in St. Louis 102.5 literally plays the same stuff everyday when I take my daughter to school...if i hear Old Time Rock and Roll or Total Eclipse Of The Heart much more...i am gonna lose it!
@@nostalgiajim I agree, 106.5 really needs to mix the music up and play different songs
I forgot about this song! Silver Sun Pickups did a cover and I looked it up. This is a masterpiece!!!
It's in a minor key and deals with a scary subject. Modern audiences are conditioned to bubblegum trash.
Gen Z ☕
W momencie debiutu zupełnie nie doceniałem tej piosenki. Dzisiaj dla niej kupiłem winyl Martiki na discogs. Wspaniała płyta.
I miss the time when songs like this came out great song.
+Sam Holden Me too. It was fun getting exciting about NEW music. Now music is only a nostalgic thing for me since most new stuff is bad or soulless.
Sadly it is also movies TV shows and everything else that is also soulless. Everything is standardized to make money not history :)
George Workout Ⓥ Tell me about it. When is the last time they made a tv show about a functional family? Now every show seems to be 30-50something single people living in the city dealing with depressing problems and not appearing to be happy people. Where do people get the warm/fuzzy feeling of watching a family or close group of friends deal with life like in all the shows from the 80s?
Stiff Wit One could say it simply reflects the reality of today(everyone single or divorced), another might speculate that it molds it to be this way.
amen
The 80's music was the best hands down!! Everybody had there own style in hair, clothes, and music!!
BIG THUMBS UP FOR YOU ....yessss
80s so real hope it was again.
No doubt
Agree, 1984-1985 best music years ever but all of the 80`s great
It was cool to be quirky then
I keep coming back to these songs from my younger days. Getting old sucks, but our music sure as hell didn’t. All genres back then were awesome. Rock, pop, r&b, you name it. True artistry lives on.
I agree
in what year were u born?
its times when life was good ...we all had hope .....
I second and third that
Damn right!
You are
The Golden Age of Music...60's, 70's, 80's, some 90's!!
90s..🔥🔥
I agree! I've been listening to music since 1958 when I was 5. Music brings the world together...
we need to bring our dreams back
That was the era when artist used to sing and musicians will keep up with it. Now everything is made is pieces. The distributor will create hype and they all will only look at the numbers on social media.
I couldn't agree more. I love me some 60s 70s 80s and some 90s music. The cacophony of today i can't listen to.
There will never be another 80s, EVER!
Well, there will be in sixty years.
You're 100% right man.. No one can go back to the past...Only God can do that . He lives in the past, Present , and Future at the same time. God created time too. In other words we are the only ones to live in the time past , present and future. It's hard to understand it ...but that's the truth👍👍
we knew what love was ,,we were real and powerful ...that never died ...
2080?
Not true, in less than 60 years there will be another 80s
What '80s pop felt like. I miss my old living room and home stereo where music seemed to play endlessly.
❤
j go Same! 🎶💜
Me too ... I miss everything from that period. #Nostalgia
Man for real!
Was a great time ,
Buenísimo tema!!!
I remember being a child and waking up one morning, the soft sunlight dappled on my face through the tree just outside my bedroom window, with this song playing quietly on the small radio I kept next to my bed. It was the first time I ever heard it and there was something about it that immediately stood out to me. I don't remember ever hearing it again on the radio after that and it wasn't long before we moved across state and the 80s ended. In a way, this song symbolizes not just that moment but an entire era, lost to the sands of time and kept only in bittersweet memory.
phubans you have a wonderful way with words. Are you a writer?
I am not a writer by profession but people have told me they enjoy reading what I write. Thank you for being one of those people!
phubans I heard it one day in 1996 on my radio when I woke up. It was when I lived in Montana. I only lived there 4 years, but I feel the same as you. It was the first time and last I heard it, but I never forgot it. There was something special about it.
phubans , I can relate. This song was popular in mid to late 1989 , about the time my parents moved me thousands of miles. I was 16. Not across the state, but across the country. So, yes it takes on a double meaning and a sadness. The end of the 80s and in essence, my childhood home. Thanks for sharing.
phubans you must an INFP
I will Always Remember the Awesome 80's Decade with Great Artist Musicians. ALL From The U.K. and the U.S.A.
The 80s was the best decade for music. PERIOD!!!
Respectfully disagree
@Pete Cham Respectfully AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!♥️♥️♥️
back then we thought those were the 60ies ;)
80's is still so timeless.. and 90's was pure greatness
70s has it on the 80s
An absolutely soul touching song. Addiction is no game and all the pain that comes with it. To all the ones still fighting the addictions keep fighting and don't let it win.
My daughter is an addict and I am at loss
Luckily it's only nicotine for me. But fetanyl is flooding our country every day killing everyone that touches it. Godspeed.
@@victorianicholson9389 😢😢😢
@@victorianicholson9389 I WILL PRAY 4 HER 2 RID THAT DISEASE OF ADDICTION!!
gonna make me cry, thank you
I was born in 1980. I was a young kid when this song came out. My sister use to pop in a VHS tape and record MTV videos, hoping this song would play. When it did, that whole VHS tape was her and she would listen to this song over and over. I hated it but here I am, 32 years later, listening to this song, and going back to a happier time in life. Love the 80s.
Back when MTV meant Music TeleVision...
Great story similar to mine. But in my story, I was sitting in front of the TV and had the tape. Now, many years later, I still feel that moment. The tape itself got lost, but whenever I have a bad moment. I use this "tape" so called internet and the sun comes back
me too, love this song.
Much happier time brother
Music can be moments in time.
In my opinion one of the most remarkable songs in the history of pop music.
Agreed 😎👍
How come this artist never got the recognition that she deserved? After all these years, I'm only discovering her now.
She did. Everything now is just overblown and generic. Don't worry, we felt this at the time. There is just too much now. Over exposure and stimulation.
Answer: MADONNA
Probably cos we were so utterly spoiled with incredible artists & now music is just rubbish remakes 🤷♀️
Latinas weren't a thing back then.
Because you have adhd like me and.....squirrel. ...
As a young teen in the mid 80s these songs stir such a deep emotional feeling within my heart and soul. Listening to this brings back all those lonely feelings of a teen trying to figure out life and all the emotions we experience as we grow up. Glad to have lived in a time when people lived and cared about each other.
So thrue this song is coming straight from the heart and soul they never make song like 80s and 90s what a great moment and feeling
Agreed 💯
I agree with you my friend totally 💯
My sentiments exactly! Could have not said that better myself! 👍🏼❤️
Amen 💯
I grew up in the 80s and when this song came out it was instantly a song you knew would last the eons of time.
It was classic then and remains one of the most stirring songs of that period and is still so currently meaningful even now in late 2022,I find it amazing that it has never dated like so many others.
2025 and I still get a lump in my throat listening to this sad classic. The truth is still unbelieveable. I hope those days are a distant memory now. x
My younger brother loved this song, he’s gone now, but he lives again whenever this song plays … 🌈🙏🏻💜. Long live the 80s❣️
Sorry for your loss. Long live the music. ❤️🎵🙏
Thank you.
Long live the 80!
Sorry for your loss Chester, music is the balm for your soul and I'm glad you are getting solace from martika and other music, ❤ and peace pal take care,,,,,,,,,🙏🙏
Why are you gay
Sorry for your loss. It's amazing cause listening to this song reminds me of my older brother. He's gone as well.
In the 1980s this was a masterpiece.
In the 2020s this is still a masterpiece.
True Dat!
I couldn't agree anymore!
Sublime Singers 80s💯🔥
This músic Is 90s 👍🏻
@@shaggyboom7 This song was released in 1988 Jamie. :)
80's are the best forever.
Her vocals are just so beautiful. Its honestly mesmerizing. I feel like this was before audio enhancements made music easy too....its just raw soul and talent. Idunno how I never heard this growing up but wow. Im blown away
Hi you may like the headless chickens ,taller than god ,or juice
@@adamchristoff4905 youre right i just checked out headless chickens and I do like it. thanks
Yes
Beautiful
AUTOTUNE DOES NOT MAGICALLY MAKE PEOPLE BETTER SINGERS. This is just as heavily effected as modern music. Stop being old and yeling at clouds.
I’m a child of the 80’s our generation had the best music so glad I can still listen to it 👍🏻❤️
Christa Varrone Sorry 70s kid here, my first music was watching Partridge Family TV Show 1970 -1974. I was kinda a ladies man in grade school the girls loved my IRISH Freckels on my face. Some kids wernt very nice they said is your whole Family a bunch of DRUNKS. That is kinda True most people think all IRISH are DRUNKS. I guess us IRISH are a little weird some born with Red Hair & Freckels covering our whole Body. Its funny Freckels disappear from our face but not the body. IRISH FOLKLORE says we get our Freckels from the Sun. That makes no sense IRISH Skin Burns easily in the sun. Us O"GRADY boys most have been good looking, these girls kept coming to our house some times right after school. Too bad only 8-9 year olds. For some reason my girlfriends called me James instead of Jim or Jimmy. I really liked my Rock N Roll Music ROLLING Stones Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Doobie Brothers, Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynyrd. I liked how those 70s girls had the hots for those Long Hair Rock Stars. Heres a few corny IRISH sayings I AM A LEPRECHAUN I DONT DATE HUMANS, YOU DONT SCARE ME I WAS RAISED BY AN IRISH MOTHER. AN IRISH GIRL WITHOUT FRECKELS IS LIKE A SKY WITHOUT STARS. AN IRISH GIRL IS A GUYS BEST DRINKING BUDDY. WARNING I MAY BE PRONE TO SHENANIGANS & MALARKEY. REDHEAD IRISH GIRLS ARE EXTRA FIESTY IN THE BEDROOM. MAY THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH YOU. KISS ME IM IRISH NO REALLY IM IRISH. PARENTS were crazy having 10 IRISH Kids. Not only that Mom side gave us kids 16 first cousins. IRISH Familys are known for having lots of kids. Too Bad ST PATRICKS PARADE is cancelled because of that Corona Virus. My Family turned out all right we all new our limits with Alcohol. Kinda funny I took a liken to Partridge Family Music at 8 years old. Some of those 70s concerts were crazy because of very little Security, even indoor concerts were bad. Then again how do you control 75,000 fans. Freckels in IRELAND are called ANGEL KISSES. Sorry about all IRISH Stuff Im just Proud of my IRISH HEARITAGE. RIP DAVID CASSIDY
Great decade of music
I agree totally.. It was great times with great music!
TV Show, Beverly Hills 90210, MTV, Fresh Prince, other music group: Phill Collins, Michael Jackson. I like the 80’s & 90’s
linda
This song embodies pain and emotion plus the fact that the chorus is sung by children as well as some of the synth sounds add a very special atmosphere of innocence.
It's sad that Martika didnt had much success after "Toy Soldiers" but she will be forever remembered for it. Truly a very special song.
Sometimes one hit is all we need to remember how good the 80s were especially this song, which gave eminem a platform through sampling.
@@aclayton231 that's true. Still i love both of Martika's albums.
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One of the young back up singers is a then- 14 year old Fergie
She chose not to proceed with her career in music, a decision we all are to accept...
Каждый раз мурашки при прослушивании, спасибо тебе Мартика
😭😭😭😭😭 This is such a power ballad! The singing is just SO beautiful!!!!
I'm 38 years old and today was the first time I ever heard this dope AF track, what a world!
How did you manage that, kid?!
what did you mean by this lol@@starmnsixty1209
It's never too late to learn something new ;-) There's a remix one with Eminem. Also Dope
I first heard this song in 1986 when I was 22. It was at a strip bar in Vancouver. The beautiful stripper was gyrating and slithering to this song.
@@starmnsixty1209Right? I guess they were right on the cusp of being too young to remember this and somehow only heard it a couple times. They had to at least of heard this Once, bri
Happy 50th Birthday Martika
same as me today i grew up with this music the 80s always
god rest her soul. she was amazing
@@breannabentley8105 Shes not dead
@@uniQueComb0 woah this song aint fully ded yet reeee
@@uniQueComb0 🤣 sorry that so funny .
Always loved this song
Me too 🔥🔥🔥
The 80s was a great decade for the music industry. 34 years later and this song still sounds great
дааа
And you would think the music industry would try to bring this sound back, instead of pushing all this ghetto trash rap they seem to love so well.
Всё так и есть!
Beautiful songs have no time
Your name is different, BB. Yes, 80's music stirs the heart. Stay close to the ways of God, it will keep your relationship strong.
The good ol' days for music and movies. The 80's and part of the 90's were THE best times of my life. We were young, healthy and full of life and life was GOOD. Today I have Parkinson's and my time is limited. Enjoy life while you have it.
Mike Hawk God bless you. I hate this disease.
Your a good man Mike Hawk.
I'm so sorry. I have to listen to some of this music to keep me going. My best to you.
blessings Mike. I am praying for you! the 80s and 90s our time...…..it never ends.
You are so right.. there was lots of feeling in the music and in people. Today there is too much hate. Wish you the best...
Her voice, this song 🥹 the meaning. So fricking powerful ♥️✨ Love you Martika and miss the 80"s and these songs.
Marli❤❤😂😂😂😮
@@clementine2001I think that was sort of done deliberately.
어렸을때 우연히 몇번 들은 이후로 가수도 제목도 모르고 가사도 몰라서 그냥 가끔씩 흥얼 거렸던 노래였었고 나이 먹고나서도 아주 가끔씩 흥얼거리던 노래였는데
이걸 구글 덕분에 다시 들어보게 되었네요
개인적으로 너무 감동입니다
I will never forget the 80's.
I'm blessed I grew up in this decade. The best...!
Walter Velarde yeah right. We were very fortunate💐🍻
@@jimjiminy1929 love it can't explain
Walter Velarde although I would give a couple of arms and legs to grow up in that same decade, having all these legendary tunes in my pocket is a true gift of technology. Wish I was born earlier but still proud to be a millennial!
Seriously you're a lucky bastard never forget that buddy
Best music ever and happy times how things have changed.😪
right there with you bro. great era. it wont be recaptured
Came out in 88, became super popular in 89. It was on the radio all the time! I was 17, hadn't had my license very long. I was driving my dad's 67 Ford truck all over Jacksonville FL, worked during the day for a lawn company. Some great memories!
😀 😄
I was 17 too at the time and would belt this song every time it played on the radio. What a great time to be alive!
Thanks for the details, Paul. Heard this often in my youth, but never knew who sung it until now. My husband is not a big help, seems British charts in the 80s had not all big american songs like we (Germany) did. We still find songs he's never heard of. So glad Google recognized my humming ;)
This song really gets me up. God bless the 80’s
I fucking love this song. Thank you for commenting this way. Instead of who is listening to this in.............
Amen
I fucking love this song too Zack.
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@@johnnyenglish9622 i fucking love this song three Johnny
Such a haunting and hard-hitting song.
The fact that Martika was 19 at the time is mindblowing. So young, yet so mature
80's music was literally made for the soul.
You can say that again
Now all we have is trash
@@reachinnirvana9076 its sad.
@Kelly Oberlander l was feelin old, but i feel a little younger listenin to this. Especially afta this crap year. Thank u😉👍
Tru
I am so happy to be an 80s child going into the 90s. When music was music. The memories.
And they had meaning & made sense, not just random words.
Juan Cano Except the 1990s had depressing grunge music and gangster Rap. The 90s were horrible.
Yeah
Loved the 80s as well music/fun/Films all great
Juan Cano me too
Midlife, broken dreams, tears in eyes, this song and memories of good old days.
Paweł I feel you
Senior, many dreams realized but still weepy at the beauty of this song and how it transports me back...to my 30's.
@@melinaweitering368 Greetings from Poland
Greetings from Canada!
Hi from trinidad. Aint this the truth.
The 80's were no doubt a better time. I was in high school when this song came out, and I remember it flying up into the top 10 on the radio charts in no time. Martika..along with many other music groups..led our generation down one crazy road, but they made sure we didn't forget to stop and take in all the good memories we have of those awesome years. I wish the younger generations of today were able to go back and get a taste of those times.
Timeless song created from an artist way ahead of her time! One of a kind song, that no one can never match.
She absolutely smashed it out of the park with this song. Loved it then and still do today
Exactly!!
Brings a tear to even a grown man always, remembering the classic magical time of the 80's, without cell phones and the internet !!
brilliant memorys.
Won't you come out and play with me? :-)
And people could survive/endure their lives?!
Johnny Marlin A time when life was simple and free. A time when summertime you look out the window and see kids riding their bikes and playing hopscotch and neighbors would have weekend bbq...
Johnny Marlin yes and dial up phones and you actually spoke to people face to face rather than texting
Sempre escuto essa obra prima!!!
There is something special about children singing in choir , so touching
The song is about drug addiction... so the kids singing makes it creepy.
@@jim191185 explain lol
Kenny Michael Alyana
Explain what?... She's even said it was about drug addiction. 2:24... Guy buying drugs.
Oh, and the lyrics, "How could I be blind to this addiction, if I don't stop the next one is gonna be me". Pretty obvious.
@@jim191185 Quite right. This was done on purpose. It's supposed to be creepy. The message is creepy. The beauty of the children singing is the irony. The song is about trajedy. How ppl are used and abused like soldiers. Like the original commenter said it is quite beautiful and when taking it into such consideration.. It is truly quite sad.. Many soldiers have struggled with addiction and mental issues for obvious reasons.
@@jim191185 read my comment again
This song gives me chills... everytime
Ane Dijitak Me, too Ane !! :-)
I was 17 when this song was released. It was my favorite song. I didn't know back then, that the song was about cocaine addiction, lol.
***** Ha! I wasn't even 3 when this came out!
***** more like 29 in November.
Ane Dijitak Its a powerful song.
+Ane Dijitak She has such powerful voice. That's why I also get chills.
This song deserves more than 93M views...I will make it my duty to elevate it by 1M. Still listening in 2023, love toy soldiers
2 weeks later, +4M views. Good in my book
@@im3phirebird81it’s a fall song
I’m listening to Martika Toy Soldiers mid December 2023 with 15 days left until 2024 and 7 days left until Christmas
2:29
It's at 100 million views my mane
@@mikkey246 101M and im sure it will keep rising
80's hits different, I have albums of Polaroids from when we were kids traveling all over the world, dad left the army and we lived the rest of the 80's and 90's in texas
Where are You today? Im from Poland 😊
Her voice soooo amazing
On a variance of two thirds. Agree she's marveled and angled. Definitely measures her reposes. Thanks!🙏
Its February 2023 and i hope that Martika knows how relevant her song is still and that it still makes me tear up every time I hear her haunting vocals on it.
Agreed!! Takes me right back to the summer of '89 and I'm now 50.
The 80'💖😍👍
I'm 56....step by step heart to heart we all fall like toy soldiers ...actually it's about her boyfriend who did drugs while there were together.
Post your comments tell our stories. The Power is Truth. Addiction is to cover and deny. I know it's a disease but it hurts everyone it touches. Stay strong
@@tracieramson9151 thanks from a survivor.
this song is like wine, time only makes it better
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More like wine-time eh? Eh?...😏 ... No but it is a good song in all honesty.
That's a beautiful analogy and sentiment.
You are right. I can't believe how long it has been!
@@kimberlyjameson7236 you know time seem to fly next thing you know you are an angle 🙏
NOW THIS GIRL CAN SING,,,,,,NO AUTO TUNE HERE....JUST TALENT AND PRACTICE....
Still listening this song to this day... the 80s and 90s are golden. soothing.
I'm listening to Martika Toy Soldiers near the end of February 2022
Toy Soldiers hit number one on the billboard top 100 on July 16th 1989
Wow... I was born 11th that month... Maybe one of the first songs I ever heard
I remember that well brings back memories that summer and a lot of good times
I remember... and I remember that summer well, too...(1989)
I do remember this from the late 80s! Could not recall who did it, life going on, but was great! The 80s definitely was the last great solid music decade!
I was 20 so young by then.
80's MUSIC NEVER DIES !
Preach 🙌
Definitely the 80,s awesome time and still is today
я с Украины привет
Absolutely precious memories the 80's
Gosh. I "Totally" miss the 80's.. "It was so rad, MTV was Heavy"
Her voice is amazing! Very unique & powerful.
Love this song
Forever getting chills from that “ALLLLL” note in the chorus
Whoever came up with that chord is a genius
Her voice just explodes there, love it too
Certainly great vocals, but don't forget about the sound engineer with a magic touch.
@@DevilSentryBox A flat minor 7th with flat 5.
@@miningbagsofgoldprospectin289 thanks!!
One of my most haunting songs as a teenager, never to be forgotten...now I am 50....
im 50 this year too , great time back then hey
@@theturtleprojecteu irei fazer 21 anos, e meu sonho era morar aí nos estados unidos na década de 1980
Estados Unidos é um país mágico
I danced, I kissed, I loved...Magical era 80's
she looks like Winona Ryder!! so beautiful!! love this song.
Gaby Le Bon Rhodes Taylor ft
Big D look like twin
Who is Winona?
Gaby Le Bon Rhodes Taylor m.
Reportero del Crimen The mom in Stranger Things or Veronica in Heathers.
58 years old 2024 ,I miss the 80's. Greetings from Camby Indiana.
50 years old 2024,l miss 80s too.Greetings from Athens Greece
52 years old 2024 from Scotland 🏴 loved the 80s hate the times were living in
Can't beat the good old days 👍
Same here, 58 years old, song hits different than it did in the 80’s…
ich auch 58 jahre alt
This came out in 1988 and I fell for Martika after watching this video on MTV. I hope Martika is doing well. Time goes by too damn fast.
I heard somewhere that she's now a housewife someplace in Ohio.
She's married and lives in Ohio.
@@gat2asp919 .. yes I know I said that a couple of days ago.
I was 11 when this dropped. 45 staring at 46 now. The movies, the music....what an epic time to grow up.
Prophecy?
80's music was the fucking best in every genre.
+jim jimjim You weren't there were you?
***** I've been everywhere in my time machine.
jim jimjim Hmm where were you born?
***** In a hospital.
jim jimjim
Damn I was hoping you would get I waws being joking around and say "Gallifrey". :)