In 2015, David Paich said " Africa" is about a man's love of the continent of Africa,rather than a personal romance.David also said it was like God giving him the music and lyrics because he said he wasn't that smart. Jeff Porcaro, Toto's famous drummer also is credited with the writing of " Africa." I'm GEN X, 1965 and a TOTO FAN since 1978! I just saw " Toto & Journey" together in concert March 19, 2022 Simmons Bank Arena North Little Rock , Arkansas. My dream come true to see them together after 44+years. Toto has always had the most INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS: David Paich, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Bobby Kimball, Lenny Castro, David Hungate And the amazing Joseph Williams lead vocals after Bobby in and out of the band. All these guys were SESSION MUSICIANS IN LA long before TOTO was formed. They have all played on numerous 70s and 80s songs and albums and decided to form their own band. After the tragedy and loss of Jeff Porcaro in August, 1992 ....the band was faced with moving forward without their fearless drummer and leader. Enter Simon Phillips in 1992. Thank you " Toto" for staying on the yellow brick road."

@time2chill121

Жыл бұрын

This guy never did any research

Rosanna is the first song on this same album, another one of my absolute favs. Toto IV was a great album all around.

You're just my favorite. Your sweet soul and huge heart for God, your wife and family, for humanity. You make hearts smile, please don't ever ever stop! God be with you. Always!

For genuine reactions, this is the channel to be, wonderfull job my friend

this is a song I desperately want Home Free to cover....with their harmonies, they would absolutely kill this. One of my favorite songs of all time....it was something I danced to with my late wife at out our wedding in June 1982....God Bless ya Devin, get back on Home Free brother !!!

❤I love ToTo Pamela ❤ Africa ❤ Rosanna ❤ Hold the line❤ Goergie porgie❤,love toto, I'm from Africa 🌍 these guys r beautiful and pure❤

Africa is stunning and brutal at the safe time. It has amazing places and people, it is a contradiction of rich and poor, peace and war, but the land scapes and places are all special. There are so many good hearted people out here ......

Brilliant

I've had the pleasure and honor of seeing them twice in concert and each time was AMAZING!!! Any Toto song is pure gold!! Steve Lukather is a guitar god!! Their music will always stand against anything else that comes out, before or since!

I have watched SOOO many reactors reacting to "Africa" I now LOVE this song. Where I was eh-ehh, before. I di believe it's the reactors love of and for the song that has swayed me.

Bruh...this was 35 yrs ago..they were pioneers! Fuck what you see in a video..just appreciate the vibe! You said it at then. U never been. They described it better than u could..lol

Hey Devin! I don't know if Toto ever went to Africa, but I hope they all had a great time if they did! 😂 I have listened to this song for years and still love it today! "Rosanna " and another beautiful song of theirs you might want to give a listen to is " I won't hold you back" this is sooo genuine 😊 love your channel and your reactions!

Thank you for sharing! God bless you, my Brother! Peace be with you!

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!! I've been waiting for this!

Best Toto song ...hands down

Born and raised an African. Most beautiful continent in the world. Put this on your bucket list.

Amazing song the notes they hit fill me with love of music

My favorite TOTO song is I’ll be over you it’s an awesome song!!!!

Hey what a sweet heart, God bless you!👍

Toto 99, very hypnotic.

You’re right on the money with this interpretation. The song is basically telling those who only read and don’t experience to experience while it’s waiting there for you! Once you do you’ll understand what teachings could never substitute! Many think it’s a personal romance, when in reality it’s a message to go travel and live and learn about world while we still have its riches. Many thanks for your reaction 😊

That modified Purde shuffle has a GROOVE to it!

Hi Devin. Please react to Elvis singing LIFE. Another beautiful gospel song with inspirational words. Enjoying your reactions. From South Africa⚡👍👏🇿🇦

Yes Rosanna please

😘😘😘😘😘😘😘PERFECT for soul.

I did go to Africa for missions work for the Gospel sake and when I came back home I realized how spoiled we are here in America. We better appreciate what we have. I got stories...anyway. be blessed Devin

Great band! From the same album, please react to "Rosanna". Classic!

This song is 40 years old now! God I’m old! That being said, I still love it, my 27 year old daughter loves it and my ten year old son found that it’s all over TikTok so he threw me off guard the other day when it came on the radio and he started singing it like it was nothing! Timeless song!

My top 3 favorite songs when play GTA😊😊😊

Oh man love them!! They are on tour now with Journey.

@NoCanDu

2 жыл бұрын

I had to miss that show, but a friend went just for Journey. I told him I wanted an honest review of Toto! He told me he was amazed and “didn’t think he’d have to go to Toto for serious guitar solos.” 🤦‍♀️ Hello? Steve Lukather?!

There are ao many good songs by Toto. *Gypsy Train *Caught in the Balance *Home of the Brave *Angel *Mushanga And l can go on and on and because they are over 40 years in the music industry and l have seen them 7 times live. I love them❤

Weezer and Weird Al did a cover of this that was amazing!! Also, the famous composer John Williams' son is a member of this group.

Also, you spoke rightly about our LORD. God bless you!

The vocals on this piece are stunning! 👏💜👏 I love the hypnotic effect of this song.

I was in high school in 1982 when this album was released. The opening drum shuffle groove of Rosanna grabbed my attention, and by the end of the song I was a fan. Make Believe and Africa solidified my Fandom, but then I Won't Hold You Back stole my soul. It was written and sung by their awesome but wild guitarist, Steve Lukather. Give it a go too. No official video, so do the studio audio. There are great live versions, but you need to know the studio version first.

Love your genuine reactions; you make the same silly faces I do... You 'get' music.

In Europe they always had problems with vampires. I often wondered why they didn't have issues with vampires in Africa, then I remembered... They blessed the rains down in Africa.

(Gerry Rafferty - baker Street ) is a gdgd one

Hey Devin, What's up with the cat he was chilling on such a great song? And a great reaction!

You have to do "Rosanna" to complete the trifecta of Toto's biggest hits. After that, if you want more, you can go slow with ballads like "I Won't Hold You Back" or "I'll Be Over You". If you want to go hard in the other direction, do "Animal" or "Pamela". P.S. Your kitty is adorable. :)😹

@Shrykespeare

2 жыл бұрын

Regarding the lyrics, per Wiki: In 2015, Paich explained that the song is about a man's love of a continent, Africa, rather than just a personal romance. 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." Jeff Porcaro elaborates further, explaining: "A white boy is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past."

from here you have to go to frog leap studio's mean killer cover off this

your reactions have always been some of my favourites, and this is one of my favourite songs ever, great reaction!!

The video is about them researching to find where the torn piece of paper is from so they can find the treasure map The native does not want them to find this and attacks them, causing the fire to destroy the books a nd the map

"Rosanna " and " Georgy Porgy " are 2 other brilliant hits of theirs ❤️❤️

Classic!

This a definite great song of Toto's. I have never heard a bad song. They can successfully write about anything. My favorite is I Won't Hold You Back and the best version is live from Paris. You should also take a look at the video 99. The early music videos are crazy!

Your inspiration is heavenly 🙏I think you would really enjoy Kenny Rogers’s Lady

He wasn't researching Africa. He was trying to find the book that corner of a page he was holding was torn out of so he could see the whole map. Maybe it led to a treasure or something. Too bad the book he was looking for was the one the oil lamp set on fire after the stack of books fell over.

shalom bro

I also read that David Paich saw a documentary on Africa and dreamed what the continent would like like. Years later David said he finally got to visit Africa and it wasn't what he wrote about.

Love your interpretation of this great song. You're absolutely right, book learning is no substitute for experience. Please give a listen to "I Won't Hold You Back."

@jamesmoffett526

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite

@thebyrd433

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmoffett526 I played this song until my parents wanted to kick my butt. The entire album is solid, too, but this song is the best, IMHO.

Listen to the music and voices. Don’t miss the song by overthinking this.

Do the video for Toto - Georgy Porgy. That groove is ridiculous

I think Bobby Kimball wants the beautiful librarian to "Stamp His Book" if you know what I mean 😉

Hey I got a suggestion for ya. Mike Love - Permanent Holiday. If you want to see a display of musical mastery and also a man of faith, that's it right there.

You should react to their song Georgy Porgy live in Paris 1990 is a MASTERPIECE. Great reaction Devin🙌🏻

Hi Devin 🙂 - I think you might appreciate an 80s band called "The Call," which had a Christian subtext to their music. Maybe try "Let the Day Begin" or "I Think of You Everywhere I Go."

Please "BURN" Deep Purple thank you!

Devin, as always love your reaction vids! I think you are a lot like me in your taste of music. I don't think you care what genre it's from as long as it's good music. And if it tells a story people can relate to, then even better. I would like you to check out a couple of songs in the country genre that I think you would really like. These two songs are from the group called Sawyer Brown. The first song I think you should listen to is "800 Pound Jesus". It's about a statue of Jesus that a man purchases at a garage sale. The statue ends up saving his life and giving him even greater appreciation of Jesus. If this song isn't right up your alley, then I don't really know what would be. The second song I would like you check out is "Treat Her Right". Basically a love song about how and why you should treat your woman right. Again, if this isn't up your alley, then I have read you wrong. And I don't think that is the case. Whenever you get around to it is fine. I'm sure you have a long list of requests to get through. If nothing else, have a listen to these songs on your own time and just let me know what you think. I will still be an avid follower no matter what. Thanks for considering my request. Tim Sparks

If you love this song, watch Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes” live. Amazing❤️

Excellent!! 😎 Hi Devin thanks for your great outlook in life, rare to see nowadays. If by some chance you ever get some time, could you please do a reaction to the band: ((Earth, Wind, & Fire??)) The name of the song is:: "THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD 🌎!!)) The instrumental is beautiful!! Again thank you for bringing us all the great music 🎶🎶🎶 of yesteryear ❤️💛❤️💛

Not a thing wrong with the video. The girl dancing is a phenomenal dancer. It's a beautiful video. JMHO

Roseanna from Toto

Rosanna next please

El kilymanyaro

was toto really in africa, or was it all just a dream?

Great reaction! I highly recommend 'Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (Secret World Live) ' (youtube video name). It is so good and the vibes are unbelievable. I can't say enough good things about it, you won't regret it!

When are you doing some more Steve Perry reactions?

Its abput Africa

Weezer with Weird Al makes a version of this.

Rosanna nxt

Where were you in 1982??

@DevinReacts

2 жыл бұрын

Not born..... Til 95' lol

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! You Need To React To "Rosanna" By Toto... There's Nothing Wrong With That Song!!! I Believe You're Probably Confusing It With "Roxanne" By The Police... They're Both Different Songs...

I loved this song but the video never made sense of it. Nonetheless, it's a beautiful song

Symbolic man. Enjoy the song. No need to get that deep. Use your own interpretation.

Apartheid video

Nice reaction, but please, buy something to cut this horrible barb... Most of men critise woman as objects to be perfect, but this barb is horrible, cut it before becoming the monster you deserve to be treated !!! As long as I will hear horrible things against women, I will ask the same for men.... I think it's just fair and this barb is horrible! By the way, the song is very nice, as usual, but we all know that, no surprise!