Toto was, essentially, the band behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. Just look at the credits for "Thriller". The members of Toto were what the industry called "first call" studio musicians. If you want the best musicians on your album, you call the Toto guys. From Olivia Newton-John to Van Halen....from the band Chicago to Michael McDonald, the members of Toto are on thousands of recordings. Which is also why they can call in favors....have Linda Ronstadt on background vocals? No problem. Get Miles Davis to come in for a jam? Done!
Really holy s*&^% I had no clue thank you for informing me of that Danny. I could tell from Hold The Line and ofc Africa that they were something special. However I had no clue that special/talented.
@@schwarzwald6672 Unfortunately, I think Toto has reached the end of the line as a band in 2019. While not officially disbanded, Toto is on "extended hiatus".
When my daughter was little and couldn't go to sleep, I would play this song at low volume and sing it to her.... she drifted off to sleep with a smile........
I am a 45 year old South African male. Who would of thought, that when I hear a song about the continent I live on, sung by an American band, I would get so choked up. This song is without a doubt something special. For most South Africans, when you here this song play, the pride and longing for African soil calls us home, wherever we are.
My mother left SA in 1932 as a 15 year old she doed age 89 and nver saw South Africa again.Every time I listen to this it reminds me of her and I feel so sad she never saw SA again
I was his tech in the early 70s. I did his Dads percussion and drums for the 25 years before he retired. I was doing Jeffs drums back to the Sonny and Cher show !
Roger that Keith KC8TCQ! What a versatile, talented session drummer. His work with Tommy Bolin was outstanding. We lost him way too soon. Not sure if it's still available to view here, but I watched a 7/8 part drumming seminar of his several years ago. He was very forthright about his influences on specific songs and how he used them to create patterns and syncopations.
You can't do Toto without getting into that one. But for a more slightly obscure song by them, I would go with the Dune opening theme soundtrack. A lot of people forget that was Toto too.
Jamel, I'm in an electric wheelchair and I've listened to a lot of you reactions. The song came out just before my ship made port in Mombasa, Africa. Yes I was in the Navy for 20 years. Every time I hear this song I remember my visit there, it was awesome.
Poosala, how right you are shipmate! Mombasa was fantastic. As were the people. Been back several times. Africa just has a powerful draw to her you just cant explain
I was a local stagehand running spotlight for their show in Minneapolis. Toto put on a great show and turned Africa into a 30 minute percussion exploration.
My daughter graduated high school 2019 and this was voted to be the class song and was played at the ceremony. I love that it was Toto’s version. As a kid from the 80’s I was proud of them.
This song is all about the 80's.... If you grew up in the 80's, it doesn't need to be explained....... Big sigh.... and when I hear these classics, my whole youth COMES UP from my stomach like an overwhelming memory....
In the same year in which Toto's "IV" album swept the Grammy Awards, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather also won a Grammy on his own for co-writing the Best R&B Song - - George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around". The song was co-written with Jay Graydon and Bill Champlin (the band Chicago's keyboard player and vocalist, who shared lead vocals on "Hard Habit To Break").
And Toto's guitarist, Steve Lukather, played guitar and bass on Beat It(Eddie Van Halen did the lead solo). Their drummer, Jeff Porcaro, also played drums on it and Human Nature and Baby Be Mine. Steve Porcaro and bandmate David Paich also played on Human Nature and a few other tracks. Toto was basically MJ's studio band on Human Nature, Beat It and Baby Be Mine. They also did the musical arrangement for Beat It.
Chillmode My trick for my colicky baby was to sit down with her on a pillow, move my knees while patting her back and playing Don’t Worry Baby. Worked like a charm.
The Toto members made SO much great music. As a band first, and as session players on hundreds of songs. Without these guys, it's hard to imagine the 70s-80s musical landscape. They are the cats!
David C. Yeah I agree I particularly love: power of love Huey Lewis and the news, beat it Michael Jackson, my Sharona by the knack, take on me by aha there are so many
This was always my favorite song from Toto. It is well structured. I'm not sure if I'm using the proper terms to describe it but : It has a smooth melody that builds on itself. Then that great chorus hook steepens the melody climb only to come back down for another round of melody building.
Thank you for listening to this song! I rocked both of my sons to sleep every night to this song. I still love it! When my youngest son got married, he picked this song for our dance, I cried.
One of the best songs ever. A shame about the Porcaro brothers and the short lives they lived. RIP Mike and Jeff Edit: Can you do Rubberband Man by Detroit Spinners (1976) plz? 😁
I hope we can hear The Rubberband Man by the Detroit Spinners (1976) it’s a smooth jam with several hooks. It’s a feel good song for a time like this. I requested it twice but I know he’s very busy with many comments. Fingers crossed though 🤞
Lisa Meunier it’s so good Lisa. I’ve been playing some old school R&B jams during this isolation. It really helps. Music helps soothe the soul. I hope you are well.
Hey it's the 77 year old grandma, since you love this song so much, I am begging you to listen to and view "Africa" The angel city chorale, I guarantee you will love it, it's one of those experiences like Heart singing Stairway to heaven. Looking forward to your reaction on it, you will not be sorry.
@Carla Jean Gilliland - here are two versions of Africa you will absolutely LOVE if you like Angel City - these are better IMO, but your mileage may vary, different people have different tastes.. Don't worry, neither is the weezer version (which IMO is an abomination) One is in another language. th-cam.com/video/lB7-5_FiZeU/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/uolDTn5Aoxo/w-d-xo.html
Imagine a time when MTV was blasting out quality content like this, 24/7/365. No smartphones, no Facebook, no social media, no "angry Twitter mob". The world was a much better place for all.
For us Africans, this song will always strike a chord. Mother Africa is magnificent and would approve of this song. Her diversity is breathtaking; the languages, the people, the different cultures, and of course the flora and fauna. To hear a lion roar in its natural environment at close range is a sound that rumbles through you - never to be forgotten.
Unfortunately, that's a wrap for Toto. Bobby, who occasionally plays with them, may be suffering from dementia. Luke is touring with Ringo, and everyone admits that without a Porcaro, it's just not Toto, and is done for good, he only came back to to honor Mike.
@@rubioblack they've played for years since Jeff passed, and made two albums since Mike got sick and passed. Steve Porcaro is back with them. However, there was a lawsuit that they lost that will make future tours financially stressful. You can find limited information on that, but it was a real clusterf**k. They are taking a break after touring for nearly three years. Hard telling if they will be back. David Paich can't tour - he has health issues. And Bobby hasn't been with the band since 2008. Joseph Williams was their vocalist of late. He sang on the last two albums they made. Speaking of albums, they actually just released Old Is New, with some brand new tracks and some where they found old tracks featuring Jeff and Mike/David Hungate and re-purposed them. This was part of a box set they released a couple of years ago, but now it's available as a stand-alone purchase.
Bonnie Half-Elven, that was a reference to Steve Lukather’s statement from 2008. You can find it on Wikipedia; “When Dave [Paich] retired that was REAL hard for me 'cause we started the band together. Hell, it's 35 years if you count High School where the core all met. When Mike [Porcaro] fell ill and had to leave that was it for me. If there isn't Paich or at least one Porcaro how can we even call it Toto? ... Honestly, I have just had enough. This is NOT a break. It is over. I really can't go out and play Hold The Line with a straight face anymore.”
@@rubioblack - never say never. Luke's whole world is touring. There is always hope they will return. Steve Porcaro - who gave me my nickname IS A Porcaro!
Was driving with a friend when I first heard this. She had heard it. Said there is something odd at the end. 4 years after I got out of the Army I still had it. Morse code intercept while I was in. There was Morse in the song. Said "Think global, Act local".
Jeff Porcaro the drummer and David Paich the singer wrote this gem. The band lineup here is Jeff Porcaro - drums, Mike Porcaro -Bass, Steve Porcaro - synths, Steve Lukather - Guitar, David Paich - piano. The 3 brother's father Joe Porcaro did additional percussion as well. GREAT GREAT GREAT band and criminally underrated
I just found your channel today, and I wanted to thank you for taking a trip through my lifetime of music (I was born in 1974). Watching you watch all these videos lets me rediscover them for the first time. The laughter (Weird Al), the tears (Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald), and all the music appreciation is what brings us all together. I'm sick of people telling us how much we're supposed to hate in this world. Then I come across your channel and I'm reminder how close we all really are.
Thank You! You hit it on the head about every time you hear it, you stop and rehear it for the first time in life and recall where you were as a child and how amazing this song has been in our lives. Each time. From those long car drives from being on repeat from kisses on a night long ago. Thank You!!
Whenever I would play one of their songs, my step-dad would run in saying "Hey, Dorothy. Where's toto?" He liked them too and was hinting he knew the band
Jamel, I absolutely agree with you, whenever I hear this song at the store or somewhere else, it’s such a great feeling! Thanks for your great reaction video’s! You do a terrific job!
I remember reading somewhere that the rest of the band weren't keen on the song when songwriter and keyboard player David Paitch presented it to them in raw form initially.
Jeff Porcaro, the drummer in this (and leader/founder of the band together with the keyboardist) is also the drummer for a lot of the Steely Dan stuff! When doing his first work with Steely Dan (Night By Night, which is a super funky tune you should react to one day, and I've seen it be mentioned quite a bit in previous videos) he was 16 years old. And when doing the entire Katy Lied album, he was 19. What a monster of a prodigy!
Check out the Toto hits “99” (stunning ballad with great piano parts), “Georgy Porgy” (pure groove and a R&B hit as well), and “I’ll Supply The Love” (more rock leaning with a big hook). Enjoy your channel! Keep ‘em comin’
99 is beautiful, especially the long version, but its meaning is unclear, though I've heard it's based on a dystopia where people are numbers and no emotion is allowed. Weird.
An artist created a set up of speakers powered by solar energy in the middle of an African desert with this song playing on repeat....so cool that literally in the middle of nowhere this song is playing right now and will be for eternity..
If you want to dive deeper into Toto's catalog, give these a spin: "Girl Goodbye" "Rockmaker" "Afraid of Love / Lovers in the Night"(*) "Stranger in Town" "Only the Children" "Last Night" "Mindfields" (* technically, these are two separate songs, but on the album they're right up against each other with no gap at all in between them, so I always think of them as a set. :-) )
You are so right!! I luv Toto!! All their music is so interesting and full and involved!!! They seem to take you on a short journey and you feel good with something to say afterwards!! So engaging!!! Giddeeup!!!!
I never really appreciated this song until i saw this choir on AGT "Angel City Chorale Choir with “AFRICA” AWESOME America's Got Talent 2018 Audition AGT "
Listening in June, 2020, in Africa. Ok, North Africa, Egypt, but this is one of my most favorite songs of all time. Yessssssss. It makes you feel excited and energized, to hear it. Thanks, Jamel.
Oh, hell yeah, especially if reacts to the full-length video instead of the shorter version There's a few other Yes songs that he should too: Leave it Changes Starship Troopers Roundabout
This band brings back so many memories. The 80 has some of the best music. I was in my 20s then and whenever I need some uplifting I will play this song.
In this vein, you should react to Men at Work - Land Down Under. It's fun. Also thank you, this is my new favorite channel, this is that wholesome content I need during this quarantine.
Toto was, essentially, the band behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. Just look at the credits for "Thriller". The members of Toto were what the industry called "first call" studio musicians. If you want the best musicians on your album, you call the Toto guys. From Olivia Newton-John to Van Halen....from the band Chicago to Michael McDonald, the members of Toto are on thousands of recordings. Which is also why they can call in favors....have Linda Ronstadt on background vocals? No problem. Get Miles Davis to come in for a jam? Done!
Yup and no one knows it. Most people dont know they wrote Human Nature
@ctguitarguy look up "Steve porcaro human nature" here in TH-cam. It's a really good video
Thanks for sharing! 😀
Really holy s*&^% I had no clue thank you for informing me of that Danny. I could tell from Hold The Line and ofc Africa that they were something special. However I had no clue that special/talented.
@@schwarzwald6672 Unfortunately, I think Toto has reached the end of the line as a band in 2019. While not officially disbanded, Toto is on "extended hiatus".
When my daughter was little and couldn't go to sleep, I would play this song at low volume and sing it to her.... she drifted off to sleep with a smile........
Makes sense. Something about this song is so soothing.
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you´re so kind
This is Totos Stairway to Heaven.
Well said! The same could be said for Bruce Hornsby - "The Way It Is"!
Yeah, this is one of those songs that never gets old and brings you back.
My high school students like it.
This is one of those songs you never get tired of hearing.
I am a 45 year old South African male. Who would of thought, that when I hear a song about the continent I live on, sung by an American band, I would get so choked up. This song is without a doubt something special. For most South Africans, when you here this song play, the pride and longing for African soil calls us home, wherever we are.
My mother left SA in 1932 as a 15 year old she doed age 89 and nver saw South Africa again.Every time I listen to this it reminds me of her and I feel so sad she never saw SA again
I always cry when I hear this song! It’s so beautiful!
They are from Australia
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Africa has been scientifically proven to be the greatest song ever.
I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE THAT!!!
Now we need those "Scientists" to go after the coronavirus.
Scott Anderson it’s also the best recorded and mixed song ever.
i think it's true, that's the universe keeping balance.... making up for the fact that Africa is the worst continent ever :(
A friend and I have come to this very same conclusion. AFRICA is by far the greatest song ever.
Impossible not to love this song.....
need to do Rosanna. the famous shuffle drum pattern by the late Jeff Porcaro one of the most influential drummers of all time
I just listened to Rosanna specifically for the great drumming.
Amen to that!!
I was his tech in the early 70s. I did his Dads percussion and drums for the 25 years before he retired. I was doing Jeffs drums back to the Sonny and Cher show !
Roger that Keith KC8TCQ! What a versatile, talented session drummer. His work with Tommy Bolin was outstanding. We lost him way too soon. Not sure if it's still available to view here, but I watched a 7/8 part drumming seminar of his several years ago. He was very forthright about his influences on specific songs and how he used them to create patterns and syncopations.
That one is great, too :)
This song is being played on a loop in a desert in Africa forever. It’s that special. One of the greatest songs ever made. A perfect song.
Rosanna yeah. Meet you all the way.
yup incredible song all around lyrically and instrumentally
EagleAL3 yes!
You can't do Toto without getting into that one. But for a more slightly obscure song by them, I would go with the Dune opening theme soundtrack. A lot of people forget that was Toto too.
@@Bushanie24 Luke's solo in Rosanna is one of the GOAT
I cried to this. The human family. You are amazing. ALL our lives matter.
Yes. Thank you💖
This is a classic!
Not too many songs make you feel the passion of the music - this is one of them!
Jamel, I'm in an electric wheelchair and I've listened to a lot of you reactions. The song came out just before my ship made port in Mombasa, Africa. Yes I was in the Navy for 20 years. Every time I hear this song I remember my visit there, it was awesome.
Poosala, how right you are shipmate! Mombasa was fantastic. As were the people. Been back several times. Africa just has a powerful draw to her you just cant explain
What a great exchange! God bless you
I was a local stagehand running spotlight for their show in Minneapolis. Toto put on a great show and turned Africa into a 30 minute percussion exploration.
Geez I wish I could have been to that show, as a local of mn
My daughter graduated high school 2019 and this was voted to be the class song and was played at the ceremony. I love that it was Toto’s version. As a kid from the 80’s I was proud of them.
My daughter graduated in 2018 and they did the same! They played it at the end of graduation when everyone was leaving.
Asia - heat of the moment....only time will tell
HOLY MOLY, AMAZING TRACK!
That's a great album
Yes yes yes!
Yes Only Time Will Tell is amazing!
J Garcia my gavotte by them! Everyone always plays the other two lol
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti." that line hooks me every time, I don't know why.
I think it's "rises like Olympus"
Yes, it's "rises like Olympus"
Lepress, a female leopard.
Tallest mountain in Africa
I thought it was "rises like a Memphis"...I will keep sing that line too
Oh man, one of my favorite songs. 1983 was a great year for me, that time in your life where your music fixes in your brain, I was 13/14 at the time.
LaurelHill 1983 is like that for me too! It stands out as my favorite year for music (in the 80’s), and I was 14 turning 15
This song is all about the 80's.... If you grew up in the 80's, it doesn't need to be explained.......
Big sigh.... and when I hear these classics, my whole youth COMES UP from my stomach like an overwhelming memory....
Toto’s one of the best bands their is as far as musicianship goes! Each band member is a star in his own right, brilliant song!
In the same year in which Toto's "IV" album swept the Grammy Awards, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather also won a Grammy on his own for co-writing the Best R&B Song - - George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around". The song was co-written with Jay Graydon and Bill Champlin (the band Chicago's keyboard player and vocalist, who shared lead vocals on "Hard Habit To Break").
There was a little magic in that 80's synthesizer rock when it was done well. It's a signature of th he period that just hits you in a special place.
Ghadrack Potato my house is full of synthesizers. My husband is s a musician and I love when he plays. I sing and we jam. Reliving our 80’s past.
Yes indeed. Somethin' bout that 80s' synth
Quick fact: one of the members of the Group Toto wrote Michael Jackson’s Human Nature. Human Nature was originally meant for Toto.
Wow
It was Steve pacarro the only pacarro member left written for his daughter
And Toto's guitarist, Steve Lukather, played guitar and bass on Beat It(Eddie Van Halen did the lead solo). Their drummer, Jeff Porcaro, also played drums on it and Human Nature and Baby Be Mine. Steve Porcaro and bandmate David Paich also played on Human Nature and a few other tracks. Toto was basically MJ's studio band on Human Nature, Beat It and Baby Be Mine. They also did the musical arrangement for Beat It.
Cool
Chillmode My trick for my colicky baby was to sit down with her on a pillow, move my knees while patting her back and playing Don’t Worry Baby. Worked like a charm.
The guy singing is the dude that wrote Boz Scaggs’ «Lowdown». David Paich, great pianist and songwriter
I love Boz!
Ooh, Jamel should do Box' We're All Alone.
A lot of these guys were session players. Steely Dan among many, used them regularly on their albums
Bob Wright Steely Dan and Chicago did a lot .The horn players from Chicago are featured on Rosanna and in the video .
Coming from Africa I can confirm this song brings a tear and a feeling of being homesick to all fellow Africans!!
I was in different parts of Africa, when this song came out. Brings a lot of memories.
I remember this song released 1982 same time as The Dark Crystal movie. I often had them in my head together. Wonderful memory.
Such a great song they named a continent after it ! ;)
This was one of my favorite songs growing up. It's still an amazing song and I love every bit of it
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What I'm talking about is I have a Tom a VAR y Tom. TIMA. This song comes on y a p there it is I'll get a steffy😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
One of the best songs ever recorded. It can take me out of a bad mood in an instant.
The Toto members made SO much great music. As a band first, and as session players on hundreds of songs.
Without these guys, it's hard to imagine the 70s-80s musical landscape. They are the cats!
This is one of the truly timeless songs.
70's and 80's music is the best of all.
David C. Yeah I agree I particularly love: power of love Huey Lewis and the news, beat it Michael Jackson, my Sharona by the knack, take on me by aha there are so many
I love my 90’s too, and the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and the 80’s of course.
That's what I keep.telling my 14 year old granddaughter. Today's music sucks!
This was always my favorite song from Toto. It is well structured. I'm not sure if I'm using the proper terms to describe it but : It has a smooth melody that builds on itself. Then that great chorus hook steepens the melody climb only to come back down for another round of melody building.
my daughter's father-in-law was Toto's sound guy... and he's still a sound techie with a fondness for solid state, vinyl...
Nothing better than solid state and vinyl. The 70's and 80's music flows off the grooves like butter.
"...Like hearing it for the first time..." That's what makes it such a timeless song.
Thank you for listening to this song! I rocked both of my sons to sleep every night to this song. I still love it! When my youngest son got married, he picked this song for our dance, I cried.
One of the best songs ever. A shame about the Porcaro brothers and the short lives they lived. RIP Mike and Jeff Edit: Can you do Rubberband Man by Detroit Spinners (1976) plz? 😁
I hope we can hear The Rubberband Man by the Detroit Spinners (1976) it’s a smooth jam with several hooks. It’s a feel good song for a time like this. I requested it twice but I know he’s very busy with many comments. Fingers crossed though 🤞
Todd E Walnuts I love that song!
Lisa Meunier it’s so good Lisa. I’ve been playing some old school R&B jams during this isolation. It really helps. Music helps soothe the soul. I hope you are well.
did steve die?
Jeromeo Dagreat no
I have loved this song since it came out back in 1982, when I was a young college whippersnapper. So glad people still appreciate it!
Hey it's the 77 year old grandma, since you love this song so much, I am begging you to listen to and view "Africa" The angel city chorale, I guarantee you will love it, it's one of those experiences like Heart singing Stairway to heaven. Looking forward to your reaction on it, you will not be sorry.
@Carla Jean Gilliland - here are two versions of Africa you will absolutely LOVE if you like Angel City - these are better IMO, but your mileage may vary, different people have different tastes.. Don't worry, neither is the weezer version (which IMO is an abomination) One is in another language. th-cam.com/video/lB7-5_FiZeU/w-d-xo.html
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I agree with you... was going to suggest he check out that version also!!
This song is so universally loved. So true that you here it and think .. this song is really good and keep listening to it. Never gets old.
Imagine a time when MTV was blasting out quality content like this, 24/7/365. No smartphones, no Facebook, no social media, no "angry Twitter mob". The world was a much better place for all.
For us Africans, this song will always strike a chord. Mother Africa is magnificent and would approve of this song. Her diversity is breathtaking; the languages, the people, the different cultures, and of course the flora and fauna. To hear a lion roar in its natural environment at close range is a sound that rumbles through you - never to be forgotten.
This was one of the first great hits after the disco era. I loved it because I enjoyed rock over disco.
One of my favorite songs EVER!! My daughter who was born in 2000 also admits this is one of her favorites ever! GOD IM OLD!!
Love Toto!! Have seen them in concert many times. Sadly, they retired last year. Hope they will reconsider and come back sometime.
Unfortunately, that's a wrap for Toto. Bobby, who occasionally plays with them, may be suffering from dementia. Luke is touring with Ringo, and everyone admits that without a Porcaro, it's just not Toto, and is done for good, he only came back to to honor Mike.
@@rubioblack they've played for years since Jeff passed, and made two albums since Mike got sick and passed. Steve Porcaro is back with them.
However, there was a lawsuit that they lost that will make future tours financially stressful. You can find limited information on that, but it was a real clusterf**k. They are taking a break after touring for nearly three years. Hard telling if they will be back. David Paich can't tour - he has health issues.
And Bobby hasn't been with the band since 2008. Joseph Williams was their vocalist of late. He sang on the last two albums they made.
Speaking of albums, they actually just released Old Is New, with some brand new tracks and some where they found old tracks featuring Jeff and Mike/David Hungate and re-purposed them. This was part of a box set they released a couple of years ago, but now it's available as a stand-alone purchase.
Bonnie Half-Elven, that was a reference to Steve Lukather’s statement from 2008. You can find it on Wikipedia; “When Dave [Paich] retired that was REAL hard for me 'cause we started the band together. Hell, it's 35 years if you count High School where the core all met. When Mike [Porcaro] fell ill and had to leave that was it for me. If there isn't Paich or at least one Porcaro how can we even call it Toto? ... Honestly, I have just had enough. This is NOT a break. It is over. I really can't go out and play Hold The Line with a straight face anymore.”
Bonnie Half-Elven, I’ve always said that Toto was born with me in 1978, so much so that the first album cover is tattooed on my back.
@@rubioblack - never say never. Luke's whole world is touring. There is always hope they will return. Steve Porcaro - who gave me my nickname IS A Porcaro!
After all these years, this song still gives me cold chills. I sure wish I could sing...
Was driving with a friend when I first heard this. She had heard it. Said there is something odd at the end. 4 years after I got out of the Army I still had it. Morse code intercept while I was in. There was Morse in the song. Said "Think global, Act local".
Oh my.how interesting.
Jeff Porcaro the drummer and David Paich the singer wrote this gem. The band lineup here is Jeff Porcaro - drums, Mike Porcaro -Bass, Steve Porcaro - synths, Steve Lukather - Guitar, David Paich - piano. The 3 brother's father Joe Porcaro did additional percussion as well. GREAT GREAT GREAT band and criminally underrated
Bobby Kimball also.
Check out Kansas “Carry on Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.”
Dust in the wind for sure
Carry on Wayward Son is much better in my opinion
I just found your channel today, and I wanted to thank you for taking a trip through my lifetime of music (I was born in 1974). Watching you watch all these videos lets me rediscover them for the first time. The laughter (Weird Al), the tears (Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald), and all the music appreciation is what brings us all together. I'm sick of people telling us how much we're supposed to hate in this world. Then I come across your channel and I'm reminder how close we all really are.
Toto wrote the music for one of my favorite 80s sci-fi films, Dune.
Thank You! You hit it on the head about every time you hear it, you stop and rehear it for the first time in life and recall where you were as a child and how amazing this song has been in our lives. Each time. From those long car drives from being on repeat from kisses on a night long ago. Thank You!!
This video was in the EARLY days of MTV. Speaking of MTV, you must listen to Dire Straits 'Money for Nothing"
the full version
I remember when MTV was music not crap TV! as is today!
" You immediately go with the eyes closed, mouth wide open.." Exactly right.
Whenever I would play one of their songs, my step-dad would run in saying "Hey, Dorothy. Where's toto?" He liked them too and was hinting he knew the band
Jamel, I absolutely agree with you, whenever I hear this song at the store or somewhere else, it’s such a great feeling! Thanks for your great reaction video’s! You do a terrific job!
"Hold the Line" nuff said. Peace!
This song! Absolutely timeless! Some songs are just beyond words.
I remember reading somewhere that the rest of the band weren't keen on the song when songwriter and keyboard player David Paitch presented it to them in raw form initially.
Specifically, it was Toto guitarist Steve Lukather who thought the song was dumb.
You are right. I always pause when I hear this song and it immediately takes me back to 10 years old in the Spring of ‘83
80’s videos were such an amazingly produced blend of random scenes. I dig the new “studio” by the way.
Jeff Porcaro, the drummer in this (and leader/founder of the band together with the keyboardist) is also the drummer for a lot of the Steely Dan stuff! When doing his first work with Steely Dan (Night By Night, which is a super funky tune you should react to one day, and I've seen it be mentioned quite a bit in previous videos) he was 16 years old. And when doing the entire Katy Lied album, he was 19. What a monster of a prodigy!
Toto, the band where every member looks like an avid toy train collector.
Hey-respect the music, Crash.
Love it!
Lol
Lol...Mad respect..
You just made my day with that comment!
Toto is a so called "super group". Its estimated that they have a hand in the production of close to 6000 albums.
Check out the Toto hits “99” (stunning ballad with great piano parts), “Georgy Porgy” (pure groove and a R&B hit as well), and “I’ll Supply The Love” (more rock leaning with a big hook). Enjoy your channel! Keep ‘em comin’
99 is beautiful, especially the long version, but its meaning is unclear, though I've heard it's based on a dystopia where people are numbers and no emotion is allowed. Weird.
99 has to be next of he hasn't done it already.
I absolutely love this song. Thanks! It gets into your skin and goes to the soul. Love the rhythm, harmony, and instruments. I want to go there.
JAMEL!!!!!
take a listen to I'm Not In Love by 10CC. And Radar Love by Golden Earring! I think you may love it !!!
Relayer56 If we’re already going Dutch, let’s double down: Send Me A Postcard by Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue Venus then.
Still makes me cry..... a bit!
Golden earing is the shit
Add "Twilight Zone" to that Golden Earring request
This song never gets skipped on my playlist...one the best songs ever
You got to react to Toto's "Georgy Porgy". Very soulful, and if you get the right version, you get Cheryl Lynn as vocalist during the hook.
Cheryl Lynn adds a lot of flavor to the song.
An artist created a set up of speakers powered by solar energy in the middle of an African desert with this song playing on repeat....so cool that literally in the middle of nowhere this song is playing right now and will be for eternity..
Omg finally some Toto! These guys have so many great under appreciated songs .. you need to delve deep. I would recommend Better World
One of my favorite songs of Toto. I heard it playing in the grocery store the other day..and I started singing it while I was shopping!
When I was a kid, I asked my White unc why he married my moms sister. His reply was epic "cause I love black women!"
Danced to this song in the school gym with my first girlfriend.
Waitakere College, 1982.
Than you brother. Great memories.
Love your channel.
If you want to dive deeper into Toto's catalog, give these a spin:
"Girl Goodbye"
"Rockmaker"
"Afraid of Love / Lovers in the Night"(*)
"Stranger in Town"
"Only the Children"
"Last Night"
"Mindfields"
(* technically, these are two separate songs, but on the album they're right up against each other with no gap at all in between them, so I always think of them as a set. :-) )
I can tell you’ve listened to Toto a lot! No mention of rosanna or hold the line . Lol
Bally Astrocade what about Lorraine (my fav), 99, Hydra, Pamela, Child’s anthem, St George and the dragon...
Don't forget Hold The Line!
DAMN! Thank you for this recommendation. Girl Goodbye is incredible! I had no idea
I don't think there's a single video that has "Afraid of Love/Lovers in the Night," unless it's a live video.
You are so right!! I luv Toto!! All their music is so interesting and full and involved!!! They seem to take you on a short journey and you feel good with something to say afterwards!! So engaging!!! Giddeeup!!!!
Please do a reaction to Toto "Rosanna", you will thank me for it
I was thinking the same thing. It's a great song
Did you know that song is about Rosanna Arquette
@@William-Ocean Yup. Who left the guy who wrote it for Peter Gabriel. LOL. True story!
I had to replay it. Classic 80's MTV rock, but at its highest level. The song is sophisticated but is not ever really forgotten.
I never really appreciated this song until i saw this choir on AGT "Angel City Chorale Choir with “AFRICA” AWESOME America's Got Talent 2018 Audition AGT
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Listening in June, 2020, in Africa. Ok, North Africa, Egypt, but this is one of my most favorite songs of all time. Yessssssss. It makes you feel excited and energized, to hear it. Thanks, Jamel.
Listen to "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes.
Yes' worst most sell out song is still amazing.
Me: Do you like this band?
Random person: Yes!
Me: Exactly!
Good one.
Oh, hell yeah, especially if reacts to the full-length video instead of the shorter version
There's a few other Yes songs that he should too:
Leave it
Changes
Starship Troopers
Roundabout
@@karlsmith2570 roundabout! Hell yeah! I think that would be a great place to start
Always been one of my favorite songs since the 80's..never gets old..thanks for this reaction vid..👍💪👊💖
"I'll Be Over You." Michael McDonald is on it.
I've hung out with die-hard country fans, metal heads and rap fanatics and ALL love this song! It is truly worthy of "epic" status!
Alan Parson's Project--damn near any of their songs.
First two songs off of tales of mystery and imagination
Such an amazing song! Also shared it with my kid who was immediately captivated. Good on Toto!
"The Fez" - Steely Dan...you'll thank us later.
I saw them last year..amazing. they still sound like this..
Listen to ALL of toto...ill be over you, Spanish sea,
Toto"s "Holyanna" is terrific
Yes it is. From a very underrated album.
One of my all time favorite bands and songs. It is absolutely timeless.
I never really cared for Toto with the exception of this song. It's hard to explain how it makes me feel but it is really relaxing.
This band brings back so many memories. The 80 has some of the best music. I was in my 20s then and whenever I need some uplifting I will play this song.
Roseanna is a great one too 👍
Real catchy tune
Rosanna was even better imo.
Quite possibly the most perfect pop song of all time. The production, mixing, choice of instruments and performance are all so spot on. Brilliant!
Who else gets excited to see a new reaction pop up?! 🙋🏼
We all bleed the same type of blood. And our organs are 100% identical. I love all my American citizen brothers and sisters. God is great!
In this vein, you should react to Men at Work - Land Down Under. It's fun.
Also thank you, this is my new favorite channel, this is that wholesome content I need during this quarantine.
Saw Toto in concert last year. All these years later and it was like hearing them for the first time. It was an incredible experience.