Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover ‘Yummy Yummy Yummy’ for ‘Sunday Lunch’
In the latest edition of their Sunday Lunch covers series, Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have performed a riotous rendition of the 1960s hit ‘Yummy Yummy Yummy’.
The rock star couple, who began their YouTube series five years ago, have gone viral various times previously with covers of hits such as ‘The Best’ by Tina Turner, ‘All My Life’ by Foo Fighters, and ‘Killing in the Name of’ by Rage Against the Machine.
For the most recent instalment on August 31st, the pair dressed up in some eye-catching punk attire and wigs to perform their version of the hit ‘Yummy Yummy Yummy’, first made famous by Ohio Express back in 1968.
The psychedelic rock song reached the top five in the singles charts of both the UK and US back in the time of its release, making it one of the most distinctive songs of the era, not only for its sound but also its largely nonsensical lyrics, making it the perfect track to cover for many artists over the years since.
Willcox and Fripp have now become the latest in that long line of stars, with the King Crimson guitarist taking on the iconic electric and backing vocals and the ‘Thunder in the Mountains’ singer belting out the zany lyrics of “Yummy yummy yummy, I’ve got love in my tummy,” in the 90-second video.
The couple’s Sunday Lunch series was originally born out of the coronavirus pandemic, during which time she would share videos of herself at home conducting question and answer sessions with fans and sharing archived performances, which then evolved into the weekly cover series with her husband Fripp.
Their latest cover comes three months after the prog rock guitarist revealed he had suffered a heart attack back in May, which he has since recovered from.
Willcox is shortly set to head on a UK tour named The Very Best of Toyah, beginning on October 28th at the Union Chapel in London.
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