Martika
American singer and actress
Marta Marrero (born 18 May 1969), most famous as Martika, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, who became widely famous with her hit song "Toy Soldiers".
Quotes edit
Martika (1988) edit
- Step by step
Heart to heart
Left, right, left
We all fall down
Like toy soldiers.
Bit by bit
Torn apart
We never win
But the battle wages on
For toy soldiers.- "Toy Soldiers", (co-written with Michael Jay) · Official video, at YouTube
Martika's Kitchen (1991) edit
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
No longer can I resist Your guiding light
That gives me the power 2 keep up the fight.
- Love... Thy will be done
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
No longer can I resist Your guiding light
That gives me the power 2 keep up the fight.
Oh Lord, Love... Thy will be done
Since I have found you, my life has just begun
And I see all of Your creations as one perfect complex
No one less beautiful or more special than the next
We are all blessed and so wise 2 accept
Thy will, Love, be done.- "Love... Thy Will Be Done", co-written with Prince; Martika's version was first released as a single (25 July 1991), for her album Martika's Kitchen (26 August 1991); Prince's original demo version sent to her, based on a prayer poem and lyric ideas she had given to him was released on Originals (2019) · Martika's 1991 video · Martika in a 2016 performance in Adelaide, Australia · Official audio of Prince version at YouTube
