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The Toyes
Band Formed 1982
The Toyes formed in 1982. The Toyes has 10 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2008. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Smoke Two Joints”, which appears on 10 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted The Toyes most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 8 appearances.
The Toyes are a reggae band from Grants Pass, Oregon, and they wrote "Smoke Two Joints". They first recorded it in 1982, and it resurfaced on their self-titled debut album in 1993. It's a goofy, easygoing stoner anthem, and you don't need anybody to explain what it's about.
Here's the twist: Sublime recorded a version that caught on so well that plenty of listeners have since credited the song to them, or even to Bob Marley. It's the Toyes' tune, though, and the countdowns know it, with the song turning up under both "Smoke Two Joints" and "Smoke 2 Joints". It also landed on the soundtrack of the 1998 comedy-thriller Homegrown.
Their style has been summed up as somewhere between Bob Marley and Barenaked Ladies, which fits a band that also wrote "Monster Hash", a send-up of "Monster Mash". Mawg sings lead and plays lead guitar, B-dub sings and handles rhythm guitar, John Trujillo sings and plays bass, and Brian Rogers keeps the beat.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Toyes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Two Joints | 10 | #22 | – | – |
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