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My issue with Weezer’s Africa cover is they don’t hit the harmony on the chorus at all and that’s the main appeal of Toto’s original version.

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Aug 26 '18, 17:34

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I like it for that. It’s odd I know -- nm - Epiphany Aug 26, 21:09
Jeffster! -- nm - Amoxy Aug 26, 18:13
It’s fine, it’s just lazy capitalizing on somebody else’s work. If you want todo a version that is different, go for it. But a note for note - pmb Aug 26, 17:46 2
- What Tim said. Their disdain for the song is obvious. But they’ll gladly cash the checks. -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 20:02
- I’m pretty sure it was just supposed to be fan service because of that tweet campaign. I don’t think anyone expected it to be a hit. -- nm - Tim Aug 26, 17:47
Also we could remember that Toto sucked the first time. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 17:41 8
- Rosanna is a terrible song. I don’t know anything else by them. -- nm - Tim Aug 26, 17:43
- burn in Hell -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 17:42 6
  - Play more Toto and I'm there. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 18:02 5
    - they have more than 1 song? -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 18:05 4
      - I dunno, you're the super fan apparently. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 18:13 3
        
        It's Africa! it's like someone attacked Laura Branigan (Gloria). The teeth get bared -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 18:15 2
        
        Laura Branigan is the hill you are going to die on? Huh. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 26, 18:49 1
        
        He needs some Self Control -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 19:46
(I am pleasantly surprised that Out of Order is still a radio show, though.) -- nm - Tim Aug 26, 17:39
That and the “As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti” line -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 17:38
agreed. heard it premiere at #11 on Rick Dees' countdown this afternoon; but I don't like it near as much as the original -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 17:38 1
- or even Jeffster's version for that matter -- nm - Beaker Aug 26, 17:39

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My issue with Weezer’s Africa cover is they don’t hit the harmony on the chorus at all and that’s the main appeal of Toto’s original version.

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