# "Africa" by Toto **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656 "2019-12-10T18:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/1 "2019-12-10T18:07:11Z")
“Africa” by Toto [Covered by Weezer featuring Weird Al Yankovic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk5Dwg5zm2U) [Covered by PostModern Jukebox featuring Casey Abrams and Snuffy Walden](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUlRavyDP6o) [Covered by Robyn Adele Anderson featuring Carolyn Miller and Jen Kipley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsL9s4mZ0K8) [Covered by Leo Moracchioli featuring Rabea & Hannah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw) [Covered by Jonathan Young featuring Caleb Hyles and RichaadEB](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4DryKmrgE) [Covered by the Novelists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reFgEYewXDI) [Covered by Chaos Divine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQb9_-wNVG8) [Covered by Frog Leap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev9Sz-UJmD8) [Covered by Mike Masse and Jeff Hall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLrC7e3vSv8) [Covered by Tyler Ward and Lisa Cimorelli](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IYSGJ77OVY) [Covered by the Angel City Chorale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9-poC5HGw) [Covered by Perpetuum Jazzile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbpwlqp5Qw) [Covered by Acoustik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEeGG2srZM) [Covered by Jared Halley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmMrrQGtskI) [Covered by Bailey Pelkman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5_VYhVycw) [Covered by Dan Vasc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpUY2oEZx80) [Covered by Valtteri Nieminen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s36R0EBhtaU) [Covered by Denis Potenza and a group of Italian artists](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolDTn5Aoxo) [Covered by the Brooklyn Duo featuring the Dover Quartet as an instrumental on piano and strings](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP3NNef3FDU) [Covered by Peter Bence as an instrumental on piano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SywaUbg5wU) [Covered by Pupsi as an instrumental on two sweet potatoes and a butternut squash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLfGwQ7Nsw) [The original by Toto. With home videos by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgL3puDfuRg&t=120s) [The original by Toto. Edited so all the lyrics are in alphabetical order.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nqsksBH7M) [The original by Toto. Edited so the vocals are out of key and off the beat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNGR792Ifk) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/2 "2019-12-10T18:57:37Z")
Why would anything think the last two were even worth doing? Who likes that crap? Kids these days, And Dax and Kristin are too fucking twee for their own good. Plus, they can’t even get the words right lip syncing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/3 "2019-12-10T20:05:43Z")
Also amusingly spoofed here: [Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas (original from 1998) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/4 "2019-12-10T20:19:51Z")
I’m not a metal guy, but this guy (Leo/Frog Leap Studios) does amazing metal covers. Toto is pretty mild as far as metal goes, which is probably why it got so popular. [Here’s his version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw), check out the rest of his stuff too. If you like that girl, she’s in his Sultans Of Swing video as well. ETA, I see you already have it, not sure how I missed that. Probably just my excitement to mention it again. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/5 "2019-12-10T20:24:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “Africa” by Toto > [Covered by Pupsi as an instrumental on two sweet potatoes and a butternut squash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLfGwQ7Nsw) _MAN_, I wish youtube wasn’t blocked at work! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/6 "2019-12-10T20:30:40Z")
There’s the literal version as well which has lyrics based on the music video. Unfortunately, it looks like the video got taken down due to copyright reasons (you’d think this could fall under parody). The song without the video is below: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3W-dQpvHI7k/maxresdefault.jpg "Africa Literal Version MP3 only") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-dQpvHI7k) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/7 "2019-12-10T21:00:30Z")
Abed, Betty White & Troy on Community: ["Community" version of Toto's 'Africa' - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhR_JOmSVLA) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/8 "2019-12-10T21:03:32Z")
[Malinda singing a cover where all the lyrics were run through Google Translate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdYCIqCj7IE) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/9 "2019-12-10T21:30:01Z")
There should be a “Toto” by Africa video. Shows members of the Maasai re-enacting every scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy calls for her dog. ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/10 "2019-12-11T00:07:53Z")
The Denis Potenza version is phenomenal. I think better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/11 "2019-12-11T00:48:44Z")
A favorite: In Gaelic: ["Africa" le Toto as Gaeilge - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB7-5_FiZeU) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/12 "2019-12-11T00:49:38Z")
[Here’s a Minecraft parody my 9-year-old son introduced me to](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-E2bpaDlIus). Mcap (Mine Craft Awesome Parody’s (Minecraft is not spelled correctly) was a nine-year-old child who dodkt have the greatest voice, but is very well known and loved. Mostly for sticking it out there. His most famous song is Mine Diamonds. (Parody of Take on me). ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/13 "2019-12-11T01:38:48Z")
[Here’s a screaming metal style vocal over the original music.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHi84Ivh-Y) (Thanks again to Li’l Map) ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/14 "2019-12-11T03:13:41Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > _MAN_, I wish youtube wasn’t blocked at work! Eh, the left sweet potato needed tuning… (kidding, it was awesome!) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/15 "2019-12-11T03:41:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > [Malinda singing a cover where all the lyrics were run through Google Translate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdYCIqCj7IE) Oh man, thanks for introducing me to the funniest YouTube channel since Bad Lip Reading. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/16 "2019-12-11T18:02:41Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > There should be a “Toto” by Africa video. Shows members of the Maasai re-enacting every scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy calls for her dog. Hmmmm. Wikipedia lists bands named Asia, America, and Europe. But none named Africa or Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/17 "2019-12-11T20:38:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Also amusingly spoofed here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8) I opened the thread to post this, but got scooped! Check it out, it is to laugh!! ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/18 "2019-12-11T22:33:39Z")
I saw a good live performance of “Africa” in 2016 by Eoto, a side project of some of the String Cheese Incident members. Unfortunately I can’t find a recording. I think it’s partly because all the search engines insist on thinking that “Eoto” is a misspelling of “Toto”. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/19 "2019-12-11T22:50:14Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m not a metal guy, but this guy (Leo/Frog Leap Studios) does amazing metal covers. Toto is pretty mild as far as metal goes, which is probably why it got so popular. > [Here’s his version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw), check out the rest of his stuff too. If you like that girl, she’s in his Sultans Of Swing video as well. Actually, the woman who plays with Leo on [Sultans of Swing](https://youtu.be/x0RV0kgdqJU) is Mary Spender. Mary is [damn good on her own](https://youtu.be/AgcjfY66d-Y), too. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656/20 "2019-12-11T23:03:28Z")
> [@turner](#): > > The Denis Potenza version is phenomenal. I think better than the original. Quite nice, but I would still prefer it to be sung in the original Italian. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-by-toto/844656.md?page=2)