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05-30-2018, 12:16 AM
Weezer finally covers Toto's 'Africa,' bringing closure to teen fan
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On Tuesday morning, Weezer dropped a cover of Toto's epic 1980s anthem (and top 10 karaoke jam) "Africa" to stream across a variety of places or to buy on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/africa/1388055465?i=1388058245).*
SEE ALSO: It's gonna take a lot to drag you away from this Shiba Inu dancing to 'Africa' (https://mashable.com/2015/11/06/toto-africa-dog-vine/)
But this goes beyond just a tidy cover of a popular '80s tune. No, this particular song brings to a close a nearly six-month-long campaign by an Ohio teen (https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/pazg3g/meet-the-hero-teen-determined-to-convince-weezer-to-cover-totos-africa) to get the band to cover "Africa." The online drive picked up a cult following (https://twitter.com/weezerafrica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fweezerafrica%2 Fstatus%2F938406456302489600), and now it's all culminated in Tuesday's release.
The band had a little fun along the way, too. Just last week, the band dropped a cover of another (https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-cover-totos-rosanna-trolling-viral-campaign-for-africa-cover/) Toto hit, "Rosanna," in what seemed was an epic troll of the ongoing "Africa" campaign. In hindsight, it now feels much more like a tease, and we now have two Toto covers by Weezer to enjoy. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/weezer-africa-cover-toto/)
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On Tuesday morning, Weezer dropped a cover of Toto's epic 1980s anthem (and top 10 karaoke jam) "Africa" to stream across a variety of places or to buy on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/africa/1388055465?i=1388058245).*
SEE ALSO: It's gonna take a lot to drag you away from this Shiba Inu dancing to 'Africa' (https://mashable.com/2015/11/06/toto-africa-dog-vine/)
But this goes beyond just a tidy cover of a popular '80s tune. No, this particular song brings to a close a nearly six-month-long campaign by an Ohio teen (https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/pazg3g/meet-the-hero-teen-determined-to-convince-weezer-to-cover-totos-africa) to get the band to cover "Africa." The online drive picked up a cult following (https://twitter.com/weezerafrica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fweezerafrica%2 Fstatus%2F938406456302489600), and now it's all culminated in Tuesday's release.
The band had a little fun along the way, too. Just last week, the band dropped a cover of another (https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-cover-totos-rosanna-trolling-viral-campaign-for-africa-cover/) Toto hit, "Rosanna," in what seemed was an epic troll of the ongoing "Africa" campaign. In hindsight, it now feels much more like a tease, and we now have two Toto covers by Weezer to enjoy. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/weezer-africa-cover-toto/)
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