Here Are the Lyrics to Toto’s (And Weezer’s!) ‘Africa’ "Africa," Toto's No. 1 hit from 1983, has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 this week with Weezer's cover of the classic currently ...

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Toto guitarist Steve Lukather opened up about the band's controversial hit "Africa," explaining why it's both "a blessing and a curse" and why listeners shouldn't pay too much attention to the lyrics.

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Toto accused of racism over "Africa" Had Paich written the song about a place that has been oppressed physically and financially for centuries, and claimed the people were bad and the place was ...

Toto's beloved 80s jam "Africa" inspires universal adoration like few others - a beautiful, sincere, unironic love. There's a bot that tweets the lyrics on a regular basis .

Following Weezer’s release of their cover of Toto’s 1982 hit “Africa,” Toto returned the favor — or returned fire, ... Check out Toto’s take on “Hash Pipe” in the video below.

Weezer covered Toto's "Africa" in 2018, but Steve Lukather thinks the song's unexpected success "blew up" in the band's face.

Toto Guitarist Says He Tried to 'Be Friendly' with Rivers Cuomo After Weezer Covered 'Africa' but 'It Just Got Weird' "I don’t know about him loving the song, man," said Steve Lukather of Toto ...

About Weezer's Cover of "Africa" Weezer's cover of "Africa" came about after some social media interplay. When a fan reached out to Rivers Cuomo on Twitter telling him it was "about time you bless ...

The Toto member added, "I don’t want to get into it, but — peace and love. It was good for them, it was good for us." Related: 'Africa' by Toto Will Play 'for All Eternity' in the Namib Desert ...

“For some reason, this ‘Africa’ thing has been a blessing and a curse,” he said. “First off, it's the least Toto song out of our whole bunch, but that's the one everybody thinks that's ...