Toto

A recent article posted by UltimateClassicRock.com collected more than 40 different cover versions of the song, a list that was inspired by Weezer’s recent cover of the track. Weezer also covered “Rosanna,” both songs originally coming off of Toto’s 1981 album, Toto IV. Thanks to Mary Klym, a 15-year-old Clevelander, Weezer added their version to the list. She created a Twitter account, @weezerafrica, in December and spent months tweeting at the band, hoping that they would cover it, at one point saying, “@RiversCuomo, it’s about time you bless the rains down in Africa.” he got her wish, about a week after they had teased the situation with a separate Toto cover that was not the requested “Africa” but instead, a version of “Rosanna.” Were they trolling Klym? It certainly seemed like it. But a week later, they delivered the requested goods. Toto's Steve Lukather has said he was flattered by the move, although he admits that he thinks they got more than they were bargaining for when they went into record the song. He’s seen the effects of “Africa” being featured in so many different areas of pop culture in recent years, including the Netflix series Stranger Things, on which Klym first heard the song, carry over positively into the live shows that Toto is playing. in other words, expect some fans under the age of 40 to be at tonight's show. (Matt Wardlaw)