Africa
Weezer * Track #1 On Weezer (The Teal Album)
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Africa by Weezer
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Performed by
WeezerProduced by
Mark Rankin & Patrick WilsonWrited by
David Paich & Jeff PorcaroAbout
Four days after releasing an unannounced cover of “Rosanna” by Toto and supposedly trolling the viral Twitter campaign requesting Weezer to cover “Africa” by the same band, Weezer officially released the real thing, also unannounced.
The cover art contains the original tweet from Mary Klym, a teena...
Africa Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"
[Chorus]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have
[Verse 2]
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that I've become
[Chorus]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you
[Chorus]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have
Africa Q&A
Who wrote Africa's ?
Africa was written by David Paich & Jeff Porcaro.
Who produced Africa's ?
Africa was produced by Mark Rankin & Patrick Wilson.
Why do people like this song?
According to David Paich, the song’s co-writer:
I think the hypnotic beat that Jeff Porcaro put together on it was just incredible. It’s just this tribal, primal hypnosis thing that goes on with this heartbeat that keeps counting. I think that when a song is story-driven, it’s interesting to follow...
What do the members of Toto think about this cover?
According to Toto guitarist Steve Lukather in 2018:
No one is laughing harder than ME! And nobody appreciates it more than all of us at Toto. But, on the other hand, this one is really hard to do. Harder than it sounds. I am out with Ringo right now and we play ‘Africa’ live and I go for a lot hard...
What did Weezer say about "Africa"?
Although the story surrounding the song is made that the band covered the song due to the demand, Karl Koch, Weezer’s historian, wrote on a fan club email that drummer Patrick Wilson actually pushed forward the idea of covering the song.
Somewhere around February or March, Pat and then the rest of...
Now that the song is a surprise hit, how does the band feel about it?
According to Scott Shriner:
I think Rivers said as much: “OK, now we get to play this for the rest of our career. Ready? Go.” How can you be mad? The whole amphitheater lights up and sings along. No matter what I think about a particular song, to see everyone have such a great time, you can’t help...