Written by Jo Day and Jon Buckley, Silent Movie was and still is our best-known and well-loved track, so it's about time we made it legally available, Taken from the 2002 Album "Tender Loving Abuse", released by Legend Music.

Silent Movie

Written in 1996 by Jon Buckley, based on an article in a Magazine, and starting out like as an Acoustic protest song, this previously unheard version was the one used to open all of Toxic Shame's live shows

Shopping With A Shotgun

Officially the first brand-new Toxic Shame recording in over a decade, and masterfully produced by Jon Buckley, this cover of Talk Talk's minor 80's hit has been rocked-up and given that distinctive ballsy in-your-face Toxic treatment!

Such A Shame

Much more raw and powerful than the version released on "Kicking And Screaming", this emotionally-charged track remains a firm favourite amongst Toxic Shame fans. This version has been unheard since production of the final album began in February 2003.

Breakdown [rare 2002 demo version]

Newly unearthed! This is a lost song from the DETOX sessions, originally recorded in February 2005, and (inexplicably) left unfinished ...  lovingly remixed and remastered by Jon Buckley in June 2015 :) 

No Way

One devilishly amazing vocal performance from Deon du Toit, this version is the one on the "V" album - featuring Mike Dorea on Bass on Brendon van Rooyen on Drums. Originally written and recorded in 1997, this final version was completed in 2010.

So What

Written by Jon and Deon, with grooves borrowed (cough) from all sorts of places, this one did very well in 2002 as well. This is the recording as it is on the album. Pure, unadulterated indulgence in combining plug-ins and sample tricks with killer old-school timeless rock!

Our 1997 cover of the 1977 classic ABBA tune... 
This is the full band version, featuring Mike Dorea on bass on Brendon van Rooyen on drums
[Track composed by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulveas, published by Polar Music, original version on ABBA: The Album (c) 1977]

Eagle [ABBA cover]

One of our favourite Toxic Shame tracks, and unquestionably collaborated, this 1998 version (it was remixed and released at least two later times) is still "the" version ... When we performed it live a few years later, Deon put it best: "Does anybody remember how it feels?" 

How Does It Feel [original 1998 demo]

This is the version that was on the demo "Full Circle" album, different and still great! Jointly written by Jon & Deon, this also became Toxic's first single in 2000, when the "proper" version of Full Circle was released

Sittin [1999 demo version]

Another of a handful of covers Toxic Shame did!

Dissident Aggressor [1998 Judas Priest cover]

I've always secretly admired this one. This one's sung by Jon Buckley. Enjoy, comment and share!

The Chauffer [Duran Duran Cover 2016]

Toxic Shame was an exceptional songwriting team comprised of Jon Buckley and Deon DuToit. Having met in 1991, in 1996 they decided to get together "once a week and write a song". By the end of the century, the writing and production was starting to attract attention from major labels, and over the next few years, between 2000 and 2003, three albums were released and a band was formed in order to perform the music live. For more info, check out detailed bio on Facebook

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