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@emmahowells8334

3 жыл бұрын

Martika songs this is one of my faves, awesome beats.🎶👌😎

@heatherterra7387

3 жыл бұрын

The 80s music is the best.

@sivabhakta

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to her other song "I feel the earth move (under my feet)"

@laurenbeaudoin7138

3 жыл бұрын

This is always on my playlist 😉 great choice

@deannamarin318

3 жыл бұрын

Also try out Martika Love Thy Will Be Done.

The song is about drug addiction. Her friend was deeply in the throes of heavy drug addiction. Fortunately, the friend in question conquered the habit.

@mimic493

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@silvertongue3003

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t conquer addiction, you just learn to go through life with it in the background.. therefore step by step

@zap_sigma1

3 жыл бұрын

@@silvertongue3003 with God, anything is possible. If you disagree, move on.

@nashkita77

2 жыл бұрын

11 years ago my wifes pain ended.. she lost the battle.

@tildag.9809

2 жыл бұрын

But at the end of the video she goes to the cemetery. It's very brief...

Fun fact: the backing vocals on this are provided by some castmates from Kids Incorporated, including Fergie from Black Eyed Peas

@Remoteflpr

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I knew she was from Kids Incorporated but I didn’t know that the cast mates were part of it too😎

@verucaboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@Remoteflpr castrates? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@denniswatson6932

2 жыл бұрын

Jennifer love Hewitt also

@spyretto

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Fergie was in Kids Incorporated, was kinda young and not assured of her vocal abilities and the older and much more confident Martika was running the floor with her every time.

@Pattyboybx

2 жыл бұрын

Kids incorporated☹️ now I feel old

I performed is a musical with Martika. She's a very down to earth artist

@saikichan3277

3 жыл бұрын

Brings back memories of my youth! ❤️😊🇸🇪

@dystar112

3 жыл бұрын

One if my friends way back called her daughter Martika. I myself absolutely loved her music. 😄

@dalee72

3 жыл бұрын

Where was this musical?

@Bysanthus

3 жыл бұрын

I interviewed her a few times and I must agree. Really down to earth.

@nicolette2866

3 жыл бұрын

Love, love this song 💕

There was nothing better than being alive for the music from the 60's to the 80's

Oh jeez I'm having a Junior High flashback. Check out T'Pau - Heart and Soul. It feels around the same time to me.

@angelcharms7297

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@albertpringle4918

3 жыл бұрын

FOESHOW

@davidellis7786

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a awesome song

@2009socalgal

3 жыл бұрын

I love that song!

@keithmacnab5894

3 жыл бұрын

Huge yes on that.

It's been a while since I've heard this. It does scream 80s, doesn't it 😂

@rullmourn1142

2 жыл бұрын

89.

She gets called a one-hit wonder, for this song that went to number 1 for two weeks, but she had several other top 40 hits as well in the 80s. Before she went solo as a musician, she was on an 80s show called Kids Incorporated that was on the Disney Channel, sort of a like the Mickey Mouse Club before the 90s MMC of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and other stars. It gave her a built in audience of fans like myself. Kids Inc launced a lot of stars besides Martika, including Fergie, Mario Lopez, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Her good friend was intensely addicted to cocaine like so many in the eighties. So many were falling to the way side, so she correlated it to all the toy soldiers falling down, like when you were a child playing.

@penderyn8794

3 жыл бұрын

Their hedonism fueled vast suffering and violence in 1980s South America

@celinahatton2653

3 жыл бұрын

Cocaine addiction is once again killing a lot of people in Australia. I guess the price must have gone down, because it was a 'rich person's' drug for a while.

@aimeewoodham6417

Жыл бұрын

LESS THAN ZERO ...

This was a huge song it got massive airplay

@xanajak

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't get enough of it.

The other hit by her was written by Prince "Love Thy Will Be Done".

@albertpringle4918

3 жыл бұрын

FOESHOW FOESHOW FOESHOW

@sexysadie2901

3 жыл бұрын

And Martika's Kitchen.

@thesolitaryadventurer

3 жыл бұрын

Love Thy Will Be Done is an absolutely spellbinding song. Her best song and one of the Purple One's hidden gems. Martika's Kitchen is an often derided song but once you've heard it, you'll never forget it I assure you.

@brigittehuard4902

3 жыл бұрын

YES

@coffeetimewithdad1113

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a reaction on that hit is a must..

I watched your Luka reaction this morning. That made me think "JAYVEETV needs to watch Toy Soldiers" and here we are! 👍🏼

@albertpringle4918

3 жыл бұрын

FOESHOW

@DannX68

2 жыл бұрын

The exact same train of thought for me.

Great song by her. Takes me back to 1989. Another one by her is "Love Thy Will Be Done" written by the late Prince.

@333mystic

2 жыл бұрын

That song was actually a prayer written by Martika which Prince then produced and co wrote into the song we know

@jeremiahcooko7580

Жыл бұрын

I love that song as well

Gorgeous song and gorgeous voice! She wrote this song about a friend who was going through a cocaine addiction. This was the 3rd song she ever wrote. Check out K's Choice Not an Addict

@delicatepeony

3 жыл бұрын

Great song!

@silvertongue3003

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was about his heroine addiction.. suppose it don’t really matter what it is, addiction is a horrible mountain to climb

@therealmbassy

3 жыл бұрын

Butterflies instead is another good song of a tough topic

@aimeewoodham6417

Жыл бұрын

K's choice is an amazing artist/band , they focus on relating to ppl with common everyday issues that ppl cast-out because of what society says one must be like ....EVERYTHING FOR FREE.... CHECK IT OUT

What a special channel where there is so much love and peace here.I mean 456 likes and ZERO dislikes....Dont know of another channel where this happens so often.This guy is always such a happy loving inspiring dude and I'm a 47 yr old guy.

I loved Martika so much as a kid 😭 You should check out her song ‘Love Thy Will Be Done’. It was written by Martika and PRINCE! 🥰

@badkitty4922

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I grew up in the 80s and remember really liking this song but, at the time I was mostly into Punk and New Wave (The OG of Emo kids, lol!) so I didn't follow her career. I understood back then what the song was about but I'm glad her friend beat their addiction and went on to live a life .

@teddyboef2821

3 жыл бұрын

I love that song it triggers something deep inside me. Universal love.

@JP5683

3 жыл бұрын

love thy will be done is her best song

@rayshawnlamarbutler120

9 ай бұрын

Martika’s Kitchen is a extremely underrated album

I actually remember seeing her in the show "Kids Incorporated" and having had a massive crush on her back in those days and the fact that the show originally aired in syndication it aired on WCOV Channel 20 in Montgomery Alabama and I had wanted to watch the show so badly that I'd literally stayed up all night on Friday night just so I'd be able to watch "Kids Incorporated" at 6AM on Saturday morning because of the fact that I didn't get up that early during the week, let alone on a Saturday and I didn't even have a working VCR Suffice to say, all of my friends and family thought I'd lost my marbles because of this

@MavenCree

3 жыл бұрын

Literally my only memory of this show is her singing "I'm Walking on Sunshine" after being released from the hospital for some reason. (I could swear she was walking on a big ball that was supposed to be the sun...) I remember nothing else from this show.

@karlsmith2570

3 жыл бұрын

@@MavenCree she also sang covers of other artists songs, such as: Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid by Hall And Oates Much Too Late For Goodbyes by Julian Lennon And Things Can Only Get Better by Howard Jones

@ScottieContact

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Kids Incorporated

@SherriLyle80s

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I remember auditioning for Kids Inc. Didn't know this. TY

@karlsmith2570

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottieContact so did I Especially considering that I'd had a huge crush on Martika in those days And kinda still do

Same era, similar theme: Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety

There are few songs that give me full body chills the entire song. This one still hits me in my whole being.

@kaffeice7

2 жыл бұрын

same , and Live To Tell by Madonna

Martika wrote the song about a friend who was battling a cocaine addiction. That’s where the line “How could I be so blind to this addiction, one falling star, the next one’s gonna be me” fits in to the lyrics. By the way, Martika’s friend conquered their cocaine addiction in an interview she did later.

@BillGraper

3 жыл бұрын

She says "If I don't stop , the next one's gonna be me." It always made me think she was also addicted.

@john_thorpe

Жыл бұрын

@@BillGraper Actually with the opening line I think that she was the addict that got her friend addicted ... this is just my guess based on the opening "It wasn't my intention to mislead you, it never should have been this way, what can I say ... It's true I did extend the invitation ....." and with the line "If I don't stop, the next one's gonna be me." makes me think they both were addicts and that she introduced the drugs to her friend. But of course all songs can be left up to interpretation.

Phenomenal song. Sorely underplayed artist. Must have been something special for Purple One to want a collab💜

Always liked this song. Never knew it was about addiction before.

This song hits me straight in the feels! Misty eyed too.

Great song and she has a lovely voice. Check out her classic 'Love, Thy Will Be Done' which she co-wrote with Prince....about her belief in God and which she describes as a hymn

Martika wrote this song about a friend who was battling a cocaine addiction.

Loved Martika back in the day. Such an underrated artist!

Oh goose bumps! :) "Martika - Love... thy will be done" is another must listen to.

Listen to Martika "Love Your Will Be Done"...great song...

Even though I’m 45 I love the 80’s and other genres

@DW3010

3 жыл бұрын

I’m the same age. We were just hitting out teens in the late 80s-ish. No surprise you love the 80s like most people our age do 👍🏻

@cinnimonpannos4405

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 53 and grew up during the early 80's, I love this song and "Luka"they always make me sad.

Just wanted to say that she was on Kids, Inc. and that this song is about a friend of hers that had a drug addiction. I didn’t think enough people had said these things already.

I loved this song. One of my favorites from the 80's

oh shiiiiiiiiiit.. you takin it back to when I was a kid. I was a huge fan of the tv show Kids incorporated when I was lil and she was on that show, then put out her own album so of course I loved it.

For another song with great female vocals, check out "Wild Horses" by The Sundays. It's great

@dalepetersen1166

3 жыл бұрын

Heres Where the Story Ends is another good Sundays Song

@jedislap8726

3 жыл бұрын

Anything by The Sundays. An incredibly underrated band.

@amlgandolfo

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t particularly like the Rolling Stones until the Sunday’s covered “Wild Horses”. Great song. Both versions are fantastic.

This brings me back to singing along with this song on this bus in 8th grade

Such a powerful song. I had immediately family that were affected by drug addiction. The song always touches my heart.

You nailed it. It’s 100% about addiction.

I listened to this song every morning to keep my day going that there is a better day

Prince wrote her a song called "Love Thy Will Be Done". It's AMAZING. Great video, too. You should check it out.

I love how much you love 80s music. Makes this gen xer very happy 😊

This song came out my senior year in 1988. This song touched me so deeply. Such a hauntingly beautiful song!

Absolutely wonderful 80s song! I remember when it came out and it's on my 80s music playlist.

I’ve been listening this song for 30+ years and never once have I ever thought it was about drugs. Definitely puts a whole new spin to this song.

KIDS INCORPORATED!!!!! Her other hit "More than you know" was a dance hit.

I hope you'll react to her performing "Love Thy Will Be Done".

@jeshkam

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song.

Prince wrote and produced a song for Martika that you would like "Love, Thy Will Be Done" by Martika

It's been a long time since I've heard this song. I never realized how similar it sounds to some Belinda Carlisle's songs, like Circle In The Sand. This song was definitely very 80s.

This hits hard... I’ve had family who struggled with addiction, and they were able to overcome it. However, this past week I lost a friend to a drug addiction. The lyrics in this song are powerful, and I think the metaphor is a strong one... especially “never win, but the battle wages on...” addiction in a nutshell. Even if you overcome, the thoughts of fulfilling that addiction are always in the back of your mind. It really is a war!

This is the ONE Jay!!!!!

@albertpringle4918

3 жыл бұрын

FOESHOW

@sukioki6983

3 жыл бұрын

I wad obsessed with this song when it came out... Still so good!

This song has earmarks of the 80s but it is truly timeless! I never tire of hearing it.

I still love this song so much. Another artist and song that would fit nicely between this and Enya is a singer named Basia, who had a huge hit with Time and Tide.

@fitzgivesfits1

3 жыл бұрын

"Cruising for Bruising" and "New day for you". Not many people bring up Basia, but she could sing. I've been suggesting her to every channel for over a year now.

Great reaction Jay! This song reminds me of my senior year of high school/first summer session of college. I’ve always thought this was a deep song. I love Martika’s voice and the music is great. Yes, what a great metaphor! Thank Jay!!

Oh yeah, I forgot about this classic! I definitely need to listen to this again, it’s so 80’s and I love it.

Im in love with this woman!!😍😍🥰🥰

Always loved this song 😍!! Only emptyness remains...Struck me from the first time. Deep...Great reaction Jovaughn ✌🏻💜

I loved this song when I was so young.

Shout out to all my 80's babies, 90's teens & _Kids Incorporated_ fans like myself.... Until a year ago or so, I always thought this was the title track to 1991's _Toy Soldiers_ film, I was about to be 11yrs young.... I hit 40yrs young, then it clicked in my mind, "what, wait a minute", then I heard the true meaning listening to _Toy Soldiers_ song....

Took me back. Great reaction😉

While you're listening to late 80's female artists STOP by Sam Brown is still a fave of mine. Amazing vocals, wonderful song 🎵

@louisef1861

3 жыл бұрын

I had forgotten about Sam Brown. You are right, Stop is as great song.

@tebindack

2 жыл бұрын

“Stop” is my fave pop song of all time. Sam Brown is amazing. When that song came on in the late ‘80s in a Chicago department store (Marshall Fields), I dropped everything in disbelief at her incredible voice singing that masterpiece.

She was on a kids show in the 80s called Kids incorporated and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas was on it as well

@albertpringle4918

3 жыл бұрын

I gotta look into that FOESHOW

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

3 жыл бұрын

Albert Pringle I just checked & they have a couple episodes on KZread. I think it ran for a couple years in the mid 80’s. 84-85.

@vipnick191

3 жыл бұрын

check out the 1984 theme song and she was the first one credited

@mortalnightwolf666

3 жыл бұрын

And Beyonce Knowles too?

@vipnick191

3 жыл бұрын

@@mortalnightwolf666 No, But Jennifer Love Hewitt was on it and on the opening credits was listed as Love Hewitt

this takes me back ....This song, 'Move Closer' by Phylis Nelson and 'Drive' by the Cars were always played at the end of the evening for the slow dances at the Discos back in the 80's

Eminem sampled this song for his song, “Toy Soldier.” If you haven't reacted to it, please check it out.

@angelika_munkastrap4634

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he mentions Like Toy Soldiers at the end of the video

Great song. Relevant. Didn't we all know someone - a friend, a relative, maybe ourselves - who went through some kind of addiction? Whomever it is, I hope they were able to overcome their addiction, and remain in your life.

She also has a great song called Love Thy Will be Done, which was written by Prince

Martika was so good! She was on a show called K.I.D.S. Incorporated in the 80's (so was Fergie from Black Eyed Peas!), but they wouldn't keep her once she hit 18. This was her solo attempt after the show. They sang song covers in every episode. You can find some clips on YT. Renee Sands was also fantastic. She was in the kids chorus (along with a few other cast mates) of this song.

@pastorofmuppets22

3 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jennifer Lopez were in the chorus as well as Fergie

It's always fun to watch that lightbulb go off when you get the meaning of a song. Like this switch. You had a similar reaction with "I Don't Like Mondays."

One of the best 80's songs! And one of the best first lines: "It wasn't my intention to mislead you..."

Everything seems 48 degrees and breezy when I watch these mid 80’s videos. I get that same vibe from Heart - These Dreams, from that same time period. So chilly and breezy on a cold and lost landscape

Love your channel....haven't heard this song in decades

Always been one of my faves, love the beats, Martika does have a good voice.👌🎶

She was a favorite of mine on the musical show called Kids Incorporated, like Glee but better. It also gave us Fergie, they produced some of my favorite covers ever, I think I still have their LP too. Martika should have been a bigger name, the industry did her dirty.

@sukioki6983

3 жыл бұрын

K-I-D-S Kids Incorporated! Loved that show when I was a kid.

@roxiepearl1

3 жыл бұрын

I often wondered what happened to her and where is she now🤔

Check out Tanita Tikaram "Twist in my sobriety". Classic of late 80s.

@AdrianDeVore

3 жыл бұрын

We Almost Got It Together is another banger!

Also another song by Martika that is awesome is : " Love thy will be done" written by Prince...❤❤❤❤

fun fact, Martika was on a show back in the early 80's called Kids Incorporated.

@vipnick191

3 жыл бұрын

With Fergi from the Blacked Eyed Peas

@jennpenn5

3 жыл бұрын

You’re only the 68th person to post this.

Love this song “& her voice

I remember when I was a kid and this song was played in my mom's CD and I loved it ❤

For some crazy reason, they're always playing this around Christmas

Always loved this song....takes me back.

Can see on your face the moment you realise what the song is about. Great reaction video 👍

This song .. as an addict .. Right. In. My. Feels. A couple of years ago I was playing this in middle of night sitting at the table and my 2 roommates / best friends walked in .. we were all singing along ... All of us drug addicts .. THAT was eerie

Tx so much for going in deeper and understanding and appreciating this song. it is brilliant, I think but of course, as a Cuban-born American, I am biased. Your reaction makes me proud of our contribution to the world's musical landscape.

Another old 80's song i havent heard in forever, good job

Hi from Mexico, I love this song since I heard it when a I was a teenager on 80s

Used to watch her on Kids Inc.

She co-wrote this; great vocals, captivating presence, I'd forgotten about her after over 3 decades. Yes, great beat and guitar too!

@TucBroder

3 жыл бұрын

Her first attempt at a non-pop song. Turned out very well :)

For me, this song is about battling depression/mental illness and the unhealthy methods used to cope to the point they become addiction. I always imagine a Civil War battle when I hear this as a metaphor for you and your problem battling it out.

Martika's Kids Incorporated co-stars Stacy Ferguson (aka Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas), Rahsaan Patterson and Renee Sands sang backup vocals in this song.

She had some one of the vocals of all time

As someone here already mentioned, it's about addiction. Martika's friend was addicted to cocaine. So you got it, good job, man.

The children signify how using will inevitably rob them of their childhood/youth. ALSO there is a movie that is rare but also named TOY SOLDIERS, amazing movie !

Martika created this at 19. She is incredible

She's from my hometown Whittier California! This is about her friend dealing with drug addiction.

Oh man I love this song!

I find it funny that when we're younger, a lot of us don't really interpret the lyrics even though we know them word for word. It's not until we're older that we do a deep dive into the songs meaning. For example, "Paradise" by Phil Collins ... I knew the lyrics word for word when I was younger, but it wasn't till I was older that I caught what the song was about.

This takes me way back, lol. I remember watching Martika and Fergie on the tv show Kids Incorporated.

When I was like 5 my mom was in a bowling league, and I remember them playing her Album on loop.

Love the variety of music on this channel good job

@JayveeTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Check out her other amazing song Love Thy Will Be Done, written by Prince.

This song is from the movie Toy Soldiers (1991) that starred Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton. I found this online: This song is about drug addiction and how drugs can control you like children control their toys - Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" has a similar theme. In an interview that aired on VH1, Martika said that she wrote this song about a friend who was hooked on cocaine.

@sexysadie2901

3 жыл бұрын

The song is older than the movie. And the song is about cocaine addiction.

Love your take on this --- So True

I was really into Martika as a teen, She is beautiful to me, and she reminded me of the actress Phoebe Cates who I was head over heals for back then. I like this song and wish I could find more music by her. A little fun tidbit Martika is at least part Cuban, one or both of her parents came to America at some point. I just can't remember for sure if she is full Cuban or Half, not that it matters just some of my useless trivia knowledge lol.