Listen to New World by Nas! He sampled this song. It’s phenomenal. I am just a white woman but old school hip hop lover. What do I know? Lol Y’all give me your feedback on the song in a react. 😊 I love when young folks react to older songs. Also, think of the times and how “Nastradamous” this was… and why he didn’t blow up. Put the puzzle pieces together. It’s even got a choir… any song is better with a choir! Also I think this Toto song is about him, learning about prejudices, and when he finally had a relationship with a black woman, it changed his entire thinking about the prejudices he was taught. Him feeling rains down in Africa I think is a sexual connotation that’s why her glasses were on the ground at the end and they were burning the history book.
Toto was made up of some of the best studio musicians in Southern California. They formed their own band and made some great songs. "Africa" is a great song in my opinion - however, I think "Rosanna" is probably their best. You guys need to hear that one. They are a lot like Chicago in many ways - transitions in rhythm, use of a wide variety of instruments, etc.
Well, they're Afrostraighteners so they're going to analyze the absolute 💩 out of any song called Africa. Especially one recorded by White people and especially in today's CNN-torn world.
It's not that this song went unnoticed in the 80s, it had a moment. There was just so much to hear. The music scene was so huge and diverse, record labels were signing everyone. It was an amazing time, we listened to everything disco, rap, rock, new wave, grunge, heavy metal, punk.....the 80s was a musical explosion.
Something you have to know about Toto is that, they weren't just a band, but they also were a studio group, and used to work with lot of big superstars like Michael Jackson... As an example, - guitar riffs on "Beat it" were played by Steve Lukather(with red guitar on the Africa video clip). while the solo was recorded by Eddie Van Halen(from the rock band Van Halen). - "Human Nature" was composed by Steve Porcaro(keybordist of Toto) for his group, but was refused by the lead singer(Bobby Kimball), so they offered it to Quincy Jones for MJ... - Jeff Porcaro(drummer and brother of Steve) played drums on MJ's "Beat it", "Human Nature", "The Girl is mine", "the lady in my life" and "Heal the World"
Yes! Toto is so underrated in America. They sell out stadiums in Europe. They have some of the best musicians in the business. Like you are saying they are on so many artists albums, people have no idea how many iconic songs they have played on.
Wow! Thank you for sharing this. Africa and Human Nature were two of my favorite songs when I was about 5, and now I understand it's because they are related. They both have a cool breeze vibe.
He said in the beginning it was just a guess as to what Africa was like since he'd never been there. He wasn't trying to be accurate. He just thought it was a beautiful country from what he had seen on TV
Someone may have already said this, but he’s saying “I bless the rains” not “I miss the rains”. According to Wikipedia on the song - “He based the lyrics on a late night documentary with depictions of African plight and suffering. The viewing experience made a lasting impact on Paich: "It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head. I tried to imagine how I'd feel about it if I was there and what I'd do." Hope that helps! You guys are great!
You don’t hear this song, you feel it.. Brock looks like he felt it and Brandon coming in on the high notes, look like he felt it.. Always been a unique vibe, Toto’s Africa 🙌🏻
Keep going with TOTO, great songs, Roseanna, Hold the line, I'll be over you, Without your love . All great songs that you guys might like. You guys are doing a great job, thank you for everything
Can you believe this band is not in the hall of fame? Steve Lukather is not in the Hall of fame when he's arguably one of the greatest guitarists of all time! Travesty!
Hi, I’m a 65 year old white woman but I enjoy watching your family dynamic,it’s awesome,you have some of the best smiles, people need to love who they love! Keep up the family togetherness! It contagious!
Africa is thought to be the origin of mankind. Mother country to all. To me it's a spiritual quest. He's learning what he can from books, and feels the need to go there. It almost feels like he's been there before ... there's a connection that he's missing and desires it. I'm saying this clumsily off the cuff, but that's how I interpret it. Great song❣️
No, it's the melancholy wistful musing of an ex slave trader at the outset of abolition. He laments the source of his custom, and has misty eyed dreams of sailing the middle passage with his cargo of livestock. Therefore "Africa" by Toto is RACIS
I was fortunate enough to have met TOTO in 1979 back stage at a 3 day event at the L.A. Coliseum. They are one of most talented bands of all time. Each member is a master at their craft of producing great music. Steve’s guitar playing is among the best ever.
Steve Lukather has played on so many songs besides being on Toto. He’s played with Michael Jackson, Cher, Elton John, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Tubes, Stevie Nicks, George Benson, Olivia Newton John, Asia, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs and check out Lionel Riches Running With the Night. He has a two minute solo at the end of the song that is phenomenal! And he was just warming up and they recorded him. When he told them he was ready to record, they said no were done. He played it in one take…awesome
I’ve been to Kenya and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever traveled to. My daughter lived in Malawi for a year and loved it. If you ever get the opportunity to go you won’t regret it🥰 Every time I hear the song Africa it takes me back there.
If I ever decide on going to Africa with the rest of my Nigerian family this is the song I want playing when our plane touches down on the Motherland. It's a very white but very sincere and honor-laden that makes a regal feeling of what it must be like to see Africa for the first time in one's life. Classic and original
Having gotten infatuated with Africa, the black beauty in the video is a representation of Africa itself. When an object or place is thought of as beautiful, the feminine example is used to describe it. He can't get enough as he explores all Africa holds. A compliment to the Country and Cultures of a beauty he wishes he could see in person but must look at through books and materials tv and imagination. He can even miss what he has seen on film because it was so beautiful. Inspired and Intellectual plus sophisticated , this song is special. ToTo was Dorothy's dog in the Wizaed of Oz , thus ToTo. ToTo is a great band.
My wife is South African, and every time we get off the plane and into the hire car, this is the first song I play as I am driving on the highway through the rural African villages. This song is magical!
I don’t understand how you all listen to this good music and talk all the way through it. Please listen with your ears and talk after the song goes off.😳🙄🥺🙃
Met 2 of my best friends deployed in Africa. This is our song and every time we hear it we remember the rainy season and everything we went through together. Absolutely a banger!
I have laughed until my head hurt at you guys in this reaction …. Especially “ we don’t touch yours , you don’t touch mine “ funniest thing I have ever heard in your videos !!!! Love it all !!!
That was my favorite too. They are hilarious- that poor guy seems like he's apologizing in half the videos and them ripping on him is funny every time.
One of my favorites ever. Absolute perfection by some of the greatest studio musicians of the 20th century. How could anyone not love it? Sort of a theme song for people like me who live to travel.
This is an 80's Classic & Fun Fact; the song "New World" by Nas from the "Nastradamus" Album contains samples from this song & he made a classic out of it,Ya'll should peep it out as well it sounds Amazing
I Love that you guys are giving the other side of music a chance. You guys are AWESOME!!! TOTO has another really great song called GORGY PORGY that in my opinion is so dope. I would love to see you guys watch that. Keep doing what you are doing. ❤
I grew up w/this song (I'm 53yo) & it just represented as a love song to me. ❤ I always interpreted that the man would go as far as Africa to find/save their love. Kinda like he would go anywhere & do whatever it took to save their love. I only saw the mv much later. This is one of my aunt's fav songs of all time & she's 73, I can guarantee she's never seen the mv. I'll have to ask her sometime why she loves it so much.
You guys can really see Toto's musical talents on the "Rosanna" and "Hold the Line" videos. Amazing musicians that have played with Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald and many more.. Good reactions from all. Funny watching you let each other have it too. Keep up the good work!
Been sick in bed for a few days and today is the first day I felt like opening my phone. So glad you guys delivered some laughs - you each bring the perfect element to a reaction and I love watching all you young men grown and learn and flourish. And fyi it’s “bless the rains down in Africa”, not miss the rains 😉
The song you heard at the gas sation might have been the Africa cover that Weezer did a couple of years ago. It got and still gets a fair amount of radio play. As for other Weezer songs, I know you guys liked ''Say it Ain't So''. One of my favorites is ''The Sweather Song'', it's just fun and ridiculous.
Toto was comprised of some of the best musicians in the business. Jeff Porcaro alone was one of the most sought after session drummers in California. Toto was a genius band on the level of Steely Dan. I love you guys...even when you question an artists motive you make me laugh because you leave all possibilities open for a change of heart. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for making me laugh and getting through my cancer and radiation treatments is really make me laugh. Your mom and dad should be very proud of what amazing sons they raised. Keep me laughing here in the steel city 🌆
Hey, listen to you guys reactions all the time, i am a 77 yr old white dude, played music for 30 yrs, this song was a tribute to Africa, my best friends daughter, a great musician, played this song at her recent wedding, her husband play the drums and she played the guitar with a Beatle tribute band, as a muscian myself I was blown away, it's great song, you should be proud of this compliment to your heritage...we are not all racist..music can bring us together...surfinroy
I’m new here and you guys are awesome, make me laugh and I love the way you research your songs. I was watching some of the ones that are a little older and would like to put in a request for you to react to “The Devil went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniel’s Band. I think you’ll enjoy it.
I was about 20 when this song came out, (62 now). It's my fav by Toto. The Cleveland show had him and his family travel to Africa , but ended up in Hawaii. This song played over the montage.
The drummer was Jeff Porcaro. He died in August 5, 1992 (aged 38), after falling ill while spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home. The coroner ruled out an accident and determined a heart attack due to occlusive coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis resulting from cocaine use. A Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman (and some doctors who treated Porcaro) attributed his death to a heart attack caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled pesticide. Bandmate Steve Lukather and Porcaro's wife stated they believed that Porcaro had also been suffering from a long-standing heart condition, and a smoking habit, both of which contributed to his death. The bass player was Mike Porcaro, who retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He died as a result of ALS, on March 15, 2015 (aged 59), The original piano player for Toto was Steve Porcaro, who left the band in 1987, but continued to work with them in various capacities and returned to tour with them in 2010, but stopped touring in 2019 when the band dissolved. He also played keyboard in this video. The lead singer in this video is David Paiche, who is now age 70. He's a phenomenal keyboard player, and pretty decent vocalist.
So there's this guy Leo Moracchioli who does metal covers to all kinds of music and he's done a cover of this song Toto. He also covered Adele's Hello. Absolutely awesome 😎😎
It's a great song and there's zero disrespect in it. There's no "jungle fever" vibe -- it's a song and the brother who read the write up about it -- is correct. It still is cool to watch you lads free form chat and interact. I really enjoy your channel.❤
Total banger, yes. Also, that American Dad ep is the one where Stan mistakenly-sent Steve to a refugee camp("Camp Refugee"). It was a total classic. Cool to see you're a fan of the show:)
You guys are wonderful. "Hold the Line" and "Rosanna" are also great songs. You should check them out. Heartfelt lyrics of love to "Africa" and much suffering.
I "used" to love this song growing up in the 80's. I always interpreted it as someone leaving a loved one for Africa and finding himself there. We were kind of naive in the 80's. We thought we could fix everything with a beautiful song and we were so unaware of the darkness in our own souls. Looking at it now I can see how silly we were. Better days are coming eventually.
Aww I;m so happy to see you guys do this song. It has such a deep meaning for me in a special time in my life. Thanks for doing this one. You got me in my feels. Much love.
😂😂😂😂 I have literally laughed until I cried @ y’all in this video. The conversation had me weak! 💀 Great way to wind down on a Monday evening along w/smoking a bowl 😜
One interesting side note is all these guys played on Michael Jackson's Thriller songs like beat it and they wrote the song Human nature..these guys were on hundreds of hit records
Look up the members in Toto. You will be shocked at how influential they were. They may be the most successful musician/ songwriters that most people don’t know about. Research them.
My Husband's Grandfather was in a Navy ship in WWII. He said when they had to go to the bathroom, they said "Going to Toto." Toto was the name of the company that produced the toilets for the Navy ships.
Toto is 🔥🔥🔥!!!! They're extraordinary musicians!! Their song, "Africa" is a classic, it's great...but their hit, "Hold The Line" is such a BANGER & so FIRE🔥🔥, it will melt your faces off!!! HOLD THE LINE. Word. To prevent the video from being blocked, pause the video & comment more. If you play artist's music & music videos too long without pausing, you'll get dinged for copyrights. Just fyi. Also, when you talk over a video, we CAN'T HEAR A THING YOU'RE SAYING!! All you're doing is making annoying noise over the video...we CAN'T hear YOU or THE VIDEO. Super frustrating. So you need to either pause & talk, or talk afterwards. No hate, just trying to help.
The line is "I bless the Rains down in Africa." It means that after the monsoon, the land floods; harsh at first but leaves much needed water. The trials God has us go through, blessing at the end.
Toto has some great hits. Hold the line is another good one. Please React to JOURNEY Steve Perry voice is truly amazing. He was given the name (the voice) by bon jovi. Wheel in the sky, mother father live will definitely show how angelic and powerful his voice is.
FYI....Toto, in Latin definition, is defined as "All-encompassing"...Fell in love w/this band, when first heard "Hold the Line"-1977. FFWD few years & further t learned that band members were Top of the List of First Call L.A. studio musicians. In fact, they comprised majority of Boz Scaggs/Steely Dan...
They're saying "I bless the rains down in Africa" what I think he's essentially saying is, is that he wishes blessings upon the great continent and its beauty.
“We don’t touch yours, don’t touch mine!” I’m dead, man! But ebonies are such beauties and ebonies are my usual preferences. They’re way cooler and funnier. 😂 That’s why Bill Burr marry one, bruh. Let us in please! Give us our passes! 😂
TOTO = all encompassing in Spanish. These super talented dudes rolled with the placeholder name because they were so intertwined with other huge named acts from the 70’s. They started their own thing and we’re essentially a power group. The drummer and keyboard player came up with the song Africa and it was really just their love for the continent. The drummer has been on video talking about how he still his drum part for Rosanna. The Purdie shuffle. His biggest influence for drums was one of R&B/soul/funk earliest drummers. I doubt we’ll ever see another group of musicians like this in our lifetime.
Please react to Flight Of Icarus by Iron Maiden. Bruce's vocals are unbelievable in this song, well with any Maiden song. The band is incredible and I think they will blow you away. Hallowed be the name is another song to check out, but live! Bruce will blow you away with those hang times on vocals. Love your channel ✌️
The lyrics say, "I BLESS the rains down in Africa". And , rain also means to sustain life. Everything needs air and water to survive. Also, the beauty of the black woman being a reflection of the BEAUTY of Africa.
They are some of the best with harmonies, and the technology back then meant layering tracks, or what they did do, Do it right the first time together. Some of the best studio musicians ever. A lot of records are recorded with members of Toto.
Reupload from 2022 it got blocked hopefully this one won’t 🔥
Liv the reactions...you guys should check out Hardy/ Lainey Wilson ~ wait in the truck*
please react to michael jackson - they don’t care about us
May we please get some Little Simz on the channel probably the best rap artist outta of the UK right now.
You guys should check out separate ways by Journey
Listen to New World by Nas! He sampled this song. It’s phenomenal. I am just a white woman but old school hip hop lover. What do I know? Lol Y’all give me your feedback on the song in a react. 😊 I love when young folks react to older songs. Also, think of the times and how “Nastradamous” this was… and why he didn’t blow up. Put the puzzle pieces together. It’s even got a choir… any song is better with a choir!
Also I think this Toto song is about him, learning about prejudices, and when he finally had a relationship with a black woman, it changed his entire thinking about the prejudices he was taught. Him feeling rains down in Africa I think is a sexual connotation that’s why her glasses were on the ground at the end and they were burning the history book.
Toto was made up of some of the best studio musicians in Southern California. They formed their own band and made some great songs. "Africa" is a great song in my opinion - however, I think "Rosanna" is probably their best. You guys need to hear that one. They are a lot like Chicago in many ways - transitions in rhythm, use of a wide variety of instruments, etc.
Rosanna is so underrated. I agree it is their best.
I think Pamela and Rosanna are underrated
Their whole repertoire is underrated
Toto also produced, wrote & composed 5 songs on the Thriller album. Including "Beat it" & "Human Nature."
Rosanna was also written about Rosanna Arquette.
As an old white dude you guys crack me up. This was out when i was a teenager and it was just a good song. No one read any kind of meaning in it.
Well, they're Afrostraighteners so they're going to analyze the absolute 💩 out of any song called Africa. Especially one recorded by White people and especially in today's CNN-torn world.
This group of men are yelling and screaming and jumping around without an crumb of sense between them. Like they're all in a special class at school.
@@margaretwaite7226 Get off this channel with that kind of commentary.
@@margaretwaite7226If you'd look around you'd see that you're in that class
@@margaretwaite7226 um ok...karen
It's not that this song went unnoticed in the 80s, it had a moment. There was just so much to hear. The music scene was so huge and diverse, record labels were signing everyone. It was an amazing time, we listened to everything disco, rap, rock, new wave, grunge, heavy metal, punk.....the 80s was a musical explosion.
It totally was. I feel blessed to have lived in such a great era!
The 80’s was the peak of music, movies, television and all other forms of entertainment. Absolutely the greatest time ever to grow up.
Something you have to know about Toto is that, they weren't just a band, but they also were a studio group, and used to work with lot of big superstars like Michael Jackson...
As an example,
- guitar riffs on "Beat it" were played by Steve Lukather(with red guitar on the Africa video clip). while the solo was recorded by Eddie Van Halen(from the rock band Van Halen).
- "Human Nature" was composed by Steve Porcaro(keybordist of Toto) for his group, but was refused by the lead singer(Bobby Kimball), so they offered it to Quincy Jones for MJ...
- Jeff Porcaro(drummer and brother of Steve) played drums on MJ's "Beat it", "Human Nature", "The Girl is mine", "the lady in my life" and "Heal the World"
Yes! Toto is so underrated in America. They sell out stadiums in Europe. They have some of the best musicians in the business. Like you are saying they are on so many artists albums, people have no idea how many iconic songs they have played on.
Wow!
Wow! Thank you for sharing this. Africa and Human Nature were two of my favorite songs when I was about 5, and now I understand it's because they are related. They both have a cool breeze vibe.
Amazing!!❤
Another BANGER from Toto is "Hold the Line" . It will not disappoint!
I agree!
YES!!!❤️
Steve Lukather on guitar is awesome on Hold the Line!
Amen
As an African....inaccuracies aside, it is one of my fav songs
Yeah... it's a great song, but I feel your dissonance. 😜
I think it’s supposed to have inaccuracies, because the person is trying to envision a world that he has never experienced himself.
He said in the beginning it was just a guess as to what Africa was like since he'd never been there. He wasn't trying to be accurate. He just thought it was a beautiful country from what he had seen on TV
It’s one of the greatest songs of history
Someone may have already said this, but he’s saying “I bless the rains” not “I miss the rains”. According to Wikipedia on the song - “He based the lyrics on a late night documentary with depictions of African plight and suffering. The viewing experience made a lasting impact on Paich: "It both moved and appalled me, and the pictures just wouldn't leave my head. I tried to imagine how I'd feel about it if I was there and what I'd do." Hope that helps! You guys are great!
Kiss 💋
I always thought it was “I guess it rains”
exactly...i just replied almost the same...i didnt see this comment
You don’t hear this song, you feel it.. Brock looks like he felt it and Brandon coming in on the high notes, look like he felt it.. Always been a unique vibe, Toto’s Africa 🙌🏻
Keep going with TOTO, great songs, Roseanna, Hold the line, I'll be over you, Without your love . All great songs that you guys might like. You guys are doing a great job, thank you for everything
Omg Roseanna !!! Such a great song I agree they’d like !!! ❤
You need to hear some of their stuff that never made the radio. It get's so much better
Hold the line is 🔥🔥
Can you believe this band is not in the hall of fame? Steve Lukather is not in the Hall of fame when he's arguably one of the greatest guitarists of all time! Travesty!
Man "Hold the Line" is my other favorite Toto track. Loved it even more when I heard it on GTA San Andreas. ... J
Hi, I’m a 65 year old white woman but I enjoy watching your family dynamic,it’s awesome,you have some of the best smiles, people need to love who they love! Keep up the family togetherness! It contagious!
Africa is thought to be the origin of mankind. Mother country to all. To me it's a spiritual quest. He's learning what he can from books, and feels the need to go there. It almost feels like he's been there before ... there's a connection that he's missing and desires it. I'm saying this clumsily off the cuff, but that's how I interpret it. Great song❣️
No, it's the melancholy wistful musing of an ex slave trader at the outset of abolition.
He laments the source of his custom, and has misty eyed dreams of sailing the middle passage with his cargo of livestock.
Therefore "Africa" by Toto is RACIS
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It's one of the best songs to listen to on acid
@@KC-ni5gw Gullible respondent🤣
Thats true
If you are discovering Toto you have to listen to Hold The Line. Such an addictive hook.
I love that song it’s my favorite ❤
@@vondamiles5470 Mine, too.
I don't care where I am when I hear that song I'm singing it LOUDLY! Love it! ... J
I was fortunate enough to have met TOTO in 1979 back stage at a 3 day event at the L.A. Coliseum. They are one of most talented bands of all time. Each member is a master at their craft of producing great music. Steve’s guitar playing is among the best ever.
Steve Lukather has played on so many songs besides being on Toto. He’s played with Michael Jackson, Cher, Elton John, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Tubes, Stevie Nicks, George Benson, Olivia Newton John, Asia, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs and check out Lionel Riches Running With the Night. He has a two minute solo at the end of the song that is phenomenal! And he was just warming up and they recorded him. When he told them he was ready to record, they said no were done. He played it in one take…awesome
I’ve been to Kenya and it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever traveled to. My daughter lived in Malawi for a year and loved it. If you ever get the opportunity to go you won’t regret it🥰 Every time I hear the song Africa it takes me back there.
If I ever decide on going to Africa with the rest of my Nigerian family this is the song I want playing when our plane touches down on the Motherland. It's a very white but very sincere and honor-laden that makes a regal feeling of what it must be like to see Africa for the first time in one's life. Classic and original
An amazing masterpiece no doubt. Transcends continents and peoples. Thanks for your beautiful thoughts!
What’s white about it?
Having gotten infatuated with Africa, the black beauty in the video is a representation of Africa itself. When an object or place is thought of as beautiful, the feminine example is used to describe it. He can't get enough as he explores all Africa holds. A compliment to the Country and Cultures of a beauty he wishes he could see in person but must look at through books and materials tv and imagination. He can even miss what he has seen on film because it was so beautiful. Inspired and Intellectual plus sophisticated , this song is special. ToTo was Dorothy's dog in the Wizaed of Oz , thus ToTo.
ToTo is a great band.
Great comment... 👏😏
What a great interpretation. I feel the same
You guys remind me of me and my family….all laughing and talking over one another. Love your channel….just found it!
My wife is South African, and every time we get off the plane and into the hire car, this is the first song I play as I am driving on the highway through the rural African villages. This song is magical!
Seen them live can't wait to see them again they're totally awesome live!
I don't think they have a bad song!!
Canada Is Rocking with you brothers!🔥
I don’t understand how you all listen to this good music and talk all the way through it. Please listen with your ears and talk after the song goes off.😳🙄🥺🙃
Exactly
A FAVORITE from my childhood!!!! Still a top 10 in my 40s!!
Met 2 of my best friends deployed in Africa. This is our song and every time we hear it we remember the rainy season and everything we went through together. Absolutely a banger!
“You can’t put the tooth paste back in the tube once it’s out.” 😂😂
I have laughed until my head hurt at you guys in this reaction …. Especially “ we don’t touch yours , you don’t touch mine “ funniest thing I have ever heard in your videos !!!! Love it all !!!
I didn't understand what he was exactly saying in his reaction ... Can you explain that to me ? Thank you !
@@DashcamTourismeFrance- He was talking about White Men and African or Black Women. Interracial couples. It was a joke though.
@@ravenzyblack Ok Thank you ! My eldest son mother is a black girl 😉 this is why I feel concerned ...
That was my favorite too. They are hilarious- that poor guy seems like he's apologizing in half the videos and them ripping on him is funny every time.
One of my favorites ever. Absolute perfection by some of the greatest studio musicians of the 20th century. How could anyone not love it? Sort of a theme song for people like me who live to travel.
This is an 80's Classic & Fun Fact; the song "New World" by Nas from the "Nastradamus" Album contains samples from this song & he made a classic out of it,Ya'll should peep it out as well it sounds Amazing
I Love that you guys are giving the other side of music a chance. You guys are AWESOME!!!
TOTO has another really great song called GORGY PORGY that in my opinion is so dope. I would love to see you guys watch that. Keep doing what you are doing. ❤
One of my favorite songs ever. Much love to y'all from Florida. 🥀🌹🍁💐❤️🌷💜🌻🌼
You guys are all
Over the music spectrum with your videos. Mad respect! (The lyric is I bless the rain….)
If you want to get blown away by lyrics, please do 'Dust in the Wind' by Kansas. The lyrics will give you shivers!!!
Great song 😁🇨🇦
Yes!!!
This songs hella depressing
I agree, great song
They must listen to that song!!!!!!
I grew up w/this song (I'm 53yo) & it just represented as a love song to me. ❤ I always interpreted that the man would go as far as Africa to find/save their love. Kinda like he would go anywhere & do whatever it took to save their love. I only saw the mv much later.
This is one of my aunt's fav songs of all time & she's 73, I can guarantee she's never seen the mv. I'll have to ask her sometime why she loves it so much.
You guys can really see Toto's musical talents on the "Rosanna" and "Hold the Line" videos. Amazing musicians that have played with Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald and many more.. Good reactions from all. Funny watching you let each other have it too. Keep up the good work!
Been sick in bed for a few days and today is the first day I felt like opening my phone. So glad you guys delivered some laughs - you each bring the perfect element to a reaction and I love watching all you young men grown and learn and flourish. And fyi it’s “bless the rains down in Africa”, not miss the rains 😉
This is my favourite song EVER....All the way sending Love from South Africa xx
I appreciate when y'all react to these classic songs
It’s BLESS the rains in Africa...LOL! It’s a great song...listen through without pausing! 🙂
Boys, you have to listen Georgy Porgy. It's from their first album with also Hold the line, Angela and other great songs. Ome of my fav band 💗
Agree 100% used to jam to that when I was younger I love the funk that it had those guys had range.
“I don’t touch Sally, you don’t touch Shaneequa” I’m dead brooo 😂😂😂
One of the best band of all times ! Bobby Kimbal’s voice, Steve Lukather guitar , the Polkaros bothers and David Paich!! Best musicians ever!
The song you heard at the gas sation might have been the Africa cover that Weezer did a couple of years ago. It got and still gets a fair amount of radio play. As for other Weezer songs, I know you guys liked ''Say it Ain't So''. One of my favorites is ''The Sweather Song'', it's just fun and ridiculous.
Toto was comprised of some of the best musicians in the business. Jeff Porcaro alone was one of the most sought after session drummers in California.
Toto was a genius band on the level of Steely Dan.
I love you guys...even when you question an artists motive you make me laugh because you leave all possibilities open for a change of heart. Keep up the great work!
I’m pretty sure he said, “I bless the rains down in Africa”
well yes! thats in fact what he/they said in the lyrics
Y’all have reminded me of some tunes I need in my playlist…I can walk 10 miles to this beat…love it!👏🏽
Thanks for making me laugh and getting through my cancer and radiation treatments is really make me laugh. Your mom and dad should be very proud of what amazing sons they raised. Keep me laughing here in the steel city 🌆
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The words are “I bless the rain down in Africa.” I love you guys!
Y'all gotta do a reaction to "Hold The Line". By far their best song, and one of the most played songs in Grand Theft Auto.
Hey, listen to you guys reactions all the time, i am a 77 yr old white dude, played music for 30 yrs, this song was a tribute to Africa, my best friends daughter, a great musician, played this song at her recent wedding, her husband play the drums and she played the guitar with a Beatle tribute band, as a muscian myself I was blown away, it's great song, you should be proud of this compliment to your heritage...we are not all racist..music can bring us together...surfinroy
I’m new here and you guys are awesome, make me laugh and I love the way you research your songs. I was watching some of the ones that are a little older and would like to put in a request for you to react to “The Devil went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniel’s Band. I think you’ll enjoy it.
I was about 20 when this song came out, (62 now). It's my fav by Toto. The Cleveland show had him and his family travel to Africa , but ended up in Hawaii. This song played over the montage.
"Leave the weave to ME" 😆😂🤣😅 LMAO That was hilarious
Timothy B. Schmidt from the Eagles played the 12-string and sang backup vocals on the recording.
Toto has a lot of hits to check out: Hold The Line, Rosanna!
Love your reactions, but this has GOT to be one of my faves!!! You are all hilarious!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤣♥️
Bro you guys are funny as hell 😂
Also you guys should react to brain damage or evil deeds by em
The drummer was Jeff Porcaro. He died in August 5, 1992 (aged 38), after falling ill while spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home. The coroner ruled out an accident and determined a heart attack due to occlusive coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis resulting from cocaine use. A Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman (and some doctors who treated Porcaro) attributed his death to a heart attack caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled pesticide. Bandmate Steve Lukather and Porcaro's wife stated they believed that Porcaro had also been suffering from a long-standing heart condition, and a smoking habit, both of which contributed to his death.
The bass player was Mike Porcaro, who retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He died as a result of ALS, on March 15, 2015 (aged 59),
The original piano player for Toto was Steve Porcaro, who left the band in 1987, but continued to work with them in various capacities and returned to tour with them in 2010, but stopped touring in 2019 when the band dissolved. He also played keyboard in this video.
The lead singer in this video is David Paiche, who is now age 70. He's a phenomenal keyboard player, and pretty decent vocalist.
So there's this guy Leo Moracchioli who does metal covers to all kinds of music and he's done a cover of this song Toto. He also covered Adele's Hello. Absolutely awesome 😎😎
YES!!! They've gotta hear Leo's version with Hannah on the accompanying vocals, an awesome take on this song. Frog leap covers are off the chain!
It's a great song and there's zero disrespect in it. There's no "jungle fever" vibe -- it's a song and the brother who read the write up about it -- is correct. It still is cool to watch you lads free form chat and interact. I really enjoy your channel.❤
Yes, the live experience in Johannesburg, South Africa following "Baba Mnumzane" is pure bliss.
Toto Was a Real Brave Band For This SONG..!, ESPECIALLY back Then When RACIAL TENSION in the WORLD, was 100 times HIGHER...
Gotta check the live version where Mike Porcaro plays a groovy bass solo at the end ❤ RIP Porcaro brothers ❤
Total banger, yes. Also, that American Dad ep is the one where Stan mistakenly-sent Steve to a refugee camp("Camp Refugee"). It was a total classic. Cool to see you're a fan of the show:)
You guys are wonderful. "Hold the Line" and "Rosanna" are also great songs. You should check them out. Heartfelt lyrics of love to "Africa" and much suffering.
Their drummer, Jeff Porcaro, was an incredible drummer. Broke my heart when he passed away. Gone too soon.
It's actually, "I bless the rains down in Africa."
Is it? I always thought it was i miss the rains
I "used" to love this song growing up in the 80's. I always interpreted it as someone leaving a loved one for Africa and finding himself there. We were kind of naive in the 80's. We thought we could fix everything with a beautiful song and we were so unaware of the darkness in our own souls. Looking at it now I can see how silly we were. Better days are coming eventually.
You guys are just too funny. I love it.
To show how much this song is loved, it was listened to on You Tube over 1 Billion times!
Aww I;m so happy to see you guys do this song. It has such a deep meaning for me in a special time in my life. Thanks for doing this one. You got me in my feels. Much love.
Same here!! All in my feels now after this one!!
this is a banger. I bless the rains down in Africaaaaaa 🔥🔥
It is, was, and always will be, and UNDENIABLE BANGER!! 💯😎
😂😂😂😂 I have literally laughed until I cried @ y’all in this video. The conversation had me weak! 💀 Great way to wind down on a Monday evening along w/smoking a bowl 😜
You guys are fun. Thanks for sharing. I'm a 51 year old white man and I didn't take it personal. Thanks for giving it a chance. God bless you all!
One interesting side note is all these guys played on Michael Jackson's Thriller songs like beat it and they wrote the song Human nature..these guys were on hundreds of hit records
Look up the members in Toto. You will be shocked at how influential they were. They may be the most successful musician/ songwriters that most people don’t know about. Research them.
Crazy talented group of musicians. Many groups used them in the studio to help them record their albums.
My Husband's Grandfather was in a Navy ship in WWII. He said when they had to go to the bathroom, they said "Going to Toto." Toto was the name of the company that produced the toilets for the Navy ships.
Toto is 🔥🔥🔥!!!!
They're extraordinary musicians!! Their song, "Africa" is a classic, it's great...but their hit, "Hold The Line" is such a BANGER & so FIRE🔥🔥, it will melt your faces off!!!
HOLD THE LINE. Word.
To prevent the video from being blocked, pause the video & comment more. If you play artist's music & music videos too long without pausing, you'll get dinged for copyrights. Just fyi.
Also, when you talk over a video, we CAN'T HEAR A THING YOU'RE SAYING!! All you're doing is making annoying noise over the video...we CAN'T hear YOU or THE VIDEO. Super frustrating. So you need to either pause & talk, or talk afterwards. No hate, just trying to help.
Lov listening to your laughter fun makes us want to watch videos but mature with understanding of each one good u explain it to each other God bless
You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, once it's out. That was hilarious. Yes!
The line is "I bless the Rains down in Africa." It means that after the monsoon, the land floods; harsh at first but leaves much needed water. The trials God has us go through, blessing at the end.
what a Classic 🎶🎧🎶
He doesn't' miss the rain, he blesses the rain down in Africa.
Toto has some great hits. Hold the line is another good one. Please React to JOURNEY Steve Perry voice is truly amazing. He was given the name (the voice) by bon jovi. Wheel in the sky, mother father live will definitely show how angelic and powerful his voice is.
Beautiful song. You guys should also check out Hold The Line & Rosanna
"Leave the weave to me!" Now that's hysterical.
FYI....Toto, in Latin definition, is defined as "All-encompassing"...Fell in love w/this band, when first heard "Hold the Line"-1977. FFWD few years & further t learned that band members were Top of the List of First Call L.A. studio musicians. In fact, they comprised majority of Boz Scaggs/Steely Dan...
Huge Hit for them!!!
They're saying "I bless the rains down in Africa" what I think he's essentially saying is, is that he wishes blessings upon the great continent and its beauty.
Beautiful! There are some amazing choir versions of this song...just voices...acapella and they snap their fingers to simulate the sound of rain 🙏
Love you guys, love from Portugal, I’m from the 80’s!!!
"You got brains the size of walnuts." hahahahahah Brandon's funny
My fave Toto song! SUCH a talented band! Thanks for your reaction.
Awesome reaction... This record never gets old... I laughed so hard here: 6:43. :D
So cute you young'uns lovin Toto.. sooo many many more tunes you will b amazed with
“We don’t touch yours, don’t touch mine!” I’m dead, man! But ebonies are such beauties and ebonies are my usual preferences. They’re way cooler and funnier. 😂 That’s why Bill Burr marry one, bruh. Let us in please! Give us our passes! 😂
I didn't understand what he was exactly saying in his reaction ... Can you explain that to me ? Thank you !
TOTO = all encompassing in Spanish. These super talented dudes rolled with the placeholder name because they were so intertwined with other huge named acts from the 70’s. They started their own thing and we’re essentially a power group. The drummer and keyboard player came up with the song Africa and it was really just their love for the continent. The drummer has been on video talking about how he still his drum part for Rosanna. The Purdie shuffle. His biggest influence for drums was one of R&B/soul/funk earliest drummers. I doubt we’ll ever see another group of musicians like this in our lifetime.
Please react to Flight Of Icarus by Iron Maiden. Bruce's vocals are unbelievable in this song, well with any Maiden song. The band is incredible and I think they will blow you away. Hallowed be the name is another song to check out, but live! Bruce will blow you away with those hang times on vocals. Love your channel ✌️
The lyrics say, "I BLESS the rains down in Africa". And , rain also means to sustain life. Everything needs air and water to survive.
Also, the beauty of the black woman being a reflection of the BEAUTY of Africa.
broooo green shirt is so funny. In multiple vids this man has me dying. Sorry, i don't know your guys' names.
I agree! Stay with your own! God bless the African, and European people!
They are some of the best with harmonies, and the technology back then meant layering tracks, or what they did do, Do it right the first time together. Some of the best studio musicians ever. A lot of records are recorded with members of Toto.