Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch: More ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ Press
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp continue to take everyone’s mind off everything else: The latest cover in Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s catalogue of chaos is the Ramones’ classic Blitzkrieg Bop – As sure as Tuesday follows Monday, Toyah Willcox and King Crimson leader Robert Fripp used Sunday as an opportunity to remind everyone that the world isn’t always the miserable place the headlines make it appear. So while North Korea launches its biggest missile test in five years, while tensions mount in Ukraine, while vaccine mandate protests block the streets of Ottawa, and while Jamie Oliver reveals he’s not a fan of Bake Off, the Fripp-Willcoxes are once again lightening humanity’s load. This week it’s a cover of the Ramones’ 1976 classic Blitzkrieg Bop that receives the Willcox-Fripp treatment. Robert fixes the lens with his steely glare and chops out the riff, Toyah leaps around the kitchen with the enthusiasm of an adrenalised puppy, and all is right with the world. Just like last week. And the week before. – Continue reading…
• Guitar.Com: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp Continue Punk Streak with Cover of Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop: Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox have brought their Sunday Lunch covers sessions back to the world of punk, following their Clash cover with a cover of the Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop – Willcox wrote in the video’s description: “Hey Ho – Let’s go to the most famous kitchen on YouTube!!! The Frippcox household have really outdone themselves this week!!”. The performance features the typical exuberance we’ve come to expect from Wilcox, offset by the iron gaze of the King Crimson guitarist hammering away at his Les Paul – Continue reading…
• Ultimate Guitar: Watch: Here’s King Crimson Mastermind Robert Fripp Covering Ramones With Wife Toyah: The duo continues their traditional “Sunday Lunch” series – When this whole awful thing started in 2020, one of our favorite guitar masters, the almighty Robert Fripp, decided to try out something new. The artist who we all remember for his unique approach to music and guitar teamed up with his wife Toyah Willcox and began covering some of the greatest rock songs of all time. One thing led to another and we saw them covering some of the most unexpected songs, including “Enter Sandman,” “Chop Suey!,” and many others. And all this came with some of the most extravagant intricately choreographed videos, even causing some controversies along the way – Continue reading…
