The woman dancing in the video is Cynthia Rhodes. She was married to Richard Marx and played the main female dance instructor, Penny Johnson, in Dirty Dancing.
These were the absolute cream of the crop as far as session musicians. At one point it was estimated that 50% of the entire worlds population listened to music with members of this band.
In a Songfacts interview with David Paich, he explained: "'Rosanna' was about a high school love, one of my first loves, but I just tagged another Rosanna's (Rosanna Arquette) name on there because she was going at the time with Steve Porcaro, my best friend. He had just met her and was looking to title a song with her name, and it just fit perfectly for that song right there.
Thanks for the truth awesome down here iñ Australia we were told he and Rosanna were in a relationship and were always on the coke. Now we really know. Love your work
For me all about Jeff Porcaro playing that classic shuffle on the drums. It’s a master class on how it’s done. Mr Porcaro was such a great drummer and a big drumming influence on me as a young knucklehead back in the day
The Rosanna Shuffle, developed by the Toto's drummer Jeff Porcaro, is one of best-known, well-loved drum beats of modern times. All you have to say is, "Rosanna Shuffle," and every drummer will smile 🙂
Heavily influenced by Bernard Purdie, drummer for the greats like Aretha Franklin and Steely Dan, and the G.O.A.T JOHN BONHAM ... combined with a Bo Didley style bass drum pattern
It's the Purdie Shuffle first played by legendary drummer Bernard Purdie on Steely Dan's Haitian Divorce. Both Jeff Jeff Pocaro & John Bonham on " Fool in the Rain" both took inspiration from Purdie. It's a little disrespectful to not call if the Purdie Shuffle
I wouldn't say it is disrespectful at all to call it The Rosanna Shuffle. It's technically Jeff Porcaro's unique combination of The Half Time Shuffle (Purdie's Shuffle), John Bonham's Fool In The Rain Shuffle beat and The Bo Diddley Beat. If Porcaro was actually doing the straight Purdie's Shuffle then it would be disrespectful to call it The Rosanna Shuffle but, like most music, it is a unique variation or interpretation applied to the players own style.
The song was supposed to end on "Rosanna oh yeah".. but Jeff continued on drums and Steven went in to an improv guitar solo .. after it they said "did anyone record that?" and kept it on record
You really understand what talent exists when they take the time to layer all of those instruments along with the outstanding vocals to create something unique. You want to listen to it over and over and each time you do, you find a nugget in the layers.
Love Toto! They opened for Starship Pensacola Beach FL outside free concert. Camped out overnight, spent the day at the beach until concert at 4pm ♥️. Great Memory.
I saw this drop but told myself I'd have to wait and watch it after I finished a scheduled grocery pick up. I jumped in the car and "Rosanna" started playing on the radio. I hadn't heard it in quite a while and smiled at the coincidence. I'm enjoying your reactions.
The sheer talent of all of the members of Toto was amazing. Almost all of them were top-notch high in demand studio musicians in LA at the time. For example, the drummer Jeff Porcaro as well as being one of the most recorded drummers of that era with multiple artists he also play with Steely Dan for years and the lead guitarist Steve Lukather is one the most recorded studio guitarists ever with having played on over 3,000 recordings over the years. Just incredible.
The unmistakable 1/2 time "Rosanna Shuffle" on drums. RIP Jeff Porcaro. What an absolute legend! The whole band can almost do nothing wrong. Check out "99" as well
The Rosanna in this song is inspired by the actress Rosanna Arquette who was actually dating the keyboardist for Toto at the time, Steve Porcaro. She looked a lot like Cynthia Rhodes, who is the girl dancing in this video. Both Cynthia Rhodes and Rosanna Arquette would become much more famous in the mid 80s for other movie roles. Cynthia Rhodes played Patrick Swayze's character's original partner in the movie 'Dirty Dancing' (1987) and Rosanna Arquette played along with Madonna in the movie "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985). From what I read, Rosanna Arquette was very high maintenance which is pretty much reiterated in the line of the song, "Rosanna, Rosanna I didn't know you were looking for more than I could ever be". She later dated Peter Gabriel and is believed to have inspired his song "In Your Eyes". The video is inspired from not only Rosanna Arquette, but also the musical "West Side Story" (1961). Thus you get the gang rumble over the dancing girl at the end.
Toto is a deep dive so worth taking...they have some tunes that will bring tears, they were and are always coming up with new ideas and so very good in concert live! Great react!!! More Toto!
Toto founder David Paich is the son of Marty Paich, a top notch jazz arranger who arranged and orchestrated for numerous jazz and pop artists from Mel Torme to Neil Diamond. So, son David grew up around top music talent. Also, the backup musicians on this recording included "session" musicians like jazz saxophonists Tom Scott and James (Jimmy) Pankow, a founding member of the band Chicago.
Rosanna doesn’t even have to meet him halfway, he’ll meet her all the way - she’s the fantasy. In appreciation, they made a song to watch her dance to.
Toto did a LOT of great music. I personally think this is their best effort. Jeff Porcaro is amazing. He is one of the most prolific studio percussionists ever. The drum line in this song boggles my mind. Great reaction, as always!
Nicely done! You nailed one great point - Toto are able to deliver superb musicianship while keeping it catchy and radio-friendly at the same time. The drummer Jeff Porcaro (RIP) gave us an iconic shuffle beat that sounds simpler than it actually is. I think they are just showing off their chops a bit in the outro though, after the radio-friendly first part of the song.
Actually, they won 6 Grammy's that year, including album of the year for Toto IV and record of the year for Rosanna. Great band, and enjoyed your reaction!
Truly a highly underrated band. They are very dynamic and play many genres of music! Look deeper into this group. Their talent is far beyond what most of us are familiar with.
Steve Lukather was the original guitarist and stayed with the band during its entire history. In 2012 Ringo Starr invited him to play and tour with his All Starr Band and he has since, and they play 3 Toto songs nightly...Hold the Line, Africa and Rosanna. Steve also did some studio session work playing guitar on a couple of Boz Scaggs albums and Michael Jackson's Thriller album.
"Some session work" doesn't begin to describe his career... Luke has been one of the most sought after session guitarists since the 1970's. Every member of the band is a monster musician with years of studio session experience.
Rosanna and Africa are from the TOTO IV album, and there's at least 4 more tracks from it that are worth checking out, even if they are but mere "deep cuts" and not charting hits : - We Made It - Lovers In The Night - Afraid Of Love - Make Believe
This song and Peter Gabriel's IN YOUR EYES, were both written for the actress Rosanna Arquette. Her brother was Dewey in Scream, and her sister was NBC's star of MEDIUM.
It always puts a big smile on my face when younger people discover new old music and have an appreciation of the musicians talent, these are some crack musicians, I should know. Turns out, I went to high school with Toto, Paich, Porcaros, Lukather. It was quite a scene, music was everwhere. 50 years ago this month, Jeff started playing with Steely Dan and touring, lucky me, I was there! What a band. It's a great time to still be alive!
Cynthia Rhodes was the Hollywood dancer in the 80's. She was featured in Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Stayin' Alive, and even Pee Wee's Big Adventure. She retired at around age 35 to raise her children and was married to Richard Marx for 25 years, also appearing in two of his videos.
4 original members, actually - Jeff and Steve Porcaro, David Paich, and Steve Lukather. 5 if you count Greg Phillinganes - current piano player with Toto and previously with them from 2003-2008.
Now you know why a lot of people say you can't go wrong with Toto. They have a lotta Bruce Dickerson records ( gold records ) and not even any cowbell ! Thanks you 2 for another nice reaction and the knowledge.
Genuinely enjoying you guys. Just recently discovered you. It's been a while since I listened to music reactions almost every day. Which means I also like your content. Which is really rare for me. 👍 👍
Wow, I never realized just how much of a 1950s greaser/Sha-Na-Na (maybe West Side Story?) vibe was in this song til seeing this video in its entirety. Really cool. Also kinda reminded me of the "gang fight" in Michael Jackson's Beat It video.
I remember this song most in real time when I was 10 yrs old at the skating rink, a year before I REALLY got into music. I was so spoiled in the early 80's having all these banger songs--taking for granted all those greats like this one, Centerfold & Freeze Frame by J. Geils' Band, Keep On Loving You by REO, Eye Of the Tiger by Survivor, Physical by Olivia, Don't You Want Me by Human League, I love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett, Hurt So Good by Mellencamp, Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran. List goes on and on. Very lucky to grow up with so many.
TOTO were so amazing, so many talented musicians in that group, they were on Fire 🔥 I also just realised Cynthia Rhodes from Dirty Dancing was in this video, wow !
Great Band, Cynthia Rhodes, wonderful dancer, who was also one of the main characters in Dirty Dancing along side Patrick Swayze and if you look really close at around 4 minutes 26 seconds you will catch a glimpse of Patrick. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧🕺🏻💃🎸☘️
Roseanna - hands down, one of the very best songs ever recorded. I've seen live performances done later, including the "revival" tours, but this is the CLASSIC. There is so much going on musically that it's almost impossible to know where to start, or to try and get it all in. The "trivia list" for Roseanna is likewise as long as your arm - there are so many side stories and nuances wrapped up in this. Funnily enough, I did not see this video for many, many years after the song first came out. Somehow, the video fits perfectly. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. It's really difficult to play the "if I had to pick just one" game with Toto's music, but the top two, for me, were this and Africa. And I think this still really stands out as extra special. And that red dress? That's the "heart attack" dress with this lovely lady wearing it in this video. Absolutely jaw-dropping. But that isn't what made the song great - it's just another wonderful part of the story.
The video reminds me a bit of West Side Story with the street gangs , always a great sound from TOTO . I miss the 80's so much where talent ruled and great bands were not fighting to be solo only artist. Great reaction love your channel . :)
TOTO - " GEORGY PORGY " and " 99 " both released in 1978 from their debut album and became hugely popular, and I know youguys will definitely like these two songs 🎸
The woman dancing in the video is Cynthia Rhodes. She was married to Richard Marx and played the main female dance instructor, Penny Johnson, in Dirty Dancing.
Doesn't seem like anyone ever brings up Patrick Swayze dancing in the video. Oops. sorry one comment did. Usually it just slides by.
Really? I didn’t notice that that was her and I never saw Patrick Swayze in the video.
Nobody puts Patrick in a corner
she was also in Flashdance
@@keetahbrough oh that’s right.
Toto won 7 grammys in 1983, including Album of the Year for Toto IV and Record of the Year for Rosanna.
These were the absolute cream of the crop as far as session musicians. At one point it was estimated that 50% of the entire worlds population listened to music with members of this band.
They once asked Eddie Van Halen what is was like to be the greatest guitarist....his answer was "I don't know, you better ask Sreve Lukather"!!
That is paraphrasing. It was Albert Einstein who got the question. Not regarding guitar-playing though...🙂
yeah ive heard that attributed to people from guitarists to soccer players
Actually both played in Michael Jackson's Thriller album in the song Beat It.
In a Songfacts interview with David Paich, he explained: "'Rosanna' was about a high school love, one of my first loves, but I just tagged another Rosanna's (Rosanna Arquette) name on there because she was going at the time with Steve Porcaro, my best friend. He had just met her and was looking to title a song with her name, and it just fit perfectly for that song right there.
Thanks for the truth awesome down here iñ Australia we were told he and Rosanna were in a relationship and were always on the coke.
Now we really know.
Love your work
Don't believe anything Paitch or Luke tell you...
Wow.
In your eyes by Peter Gabriel was also about Rosanna Arquette
For me all about Jeff Porcaro playing that classic shuffle on the drums. It’s a master class on how it’s done. Mr Porcaro was such a great drummer and a big drumming influence on me as a young knucklehead back in the day
The Rosanna Shuffle, developed by the Toto's drummer Jeff Porcaro, is one of best-known, well-loved drum beats of modern times. All you have to say is, "Rosanna Shuffle," and every drummer will smile 🙂
Heavily influenced by Bernard Purdie, drummer for the greats like Aretha Franklin and Steely Dan, and the G.O.A.T JOHN BONHAM ... combined with a Bo Didley style bass drum pattern
@@karstenbursak8083 Absolutely. And Jeff even said as much.
And 8 out of 10 drummers (including myself) still can't truly master it.
It's the Purdie Shuffle first played by legendary drummer Bernard Purdie on Steely Dan's Haitian Divorce.
Both Jeff Jeff Pocaro & John Bonham on " Fool in the Rain" both took inspiration from Purdie.
It's a little disrespectful to not call if the Purdie Shuffle
I wouldn't say it is disrespectful at all to call it The Rosanna Shuffle. It's technically Jeff Porcaro's unique combination of The Half Time Shuffle (Purdie's Shuffle), John Bonham's Fool In The Rain Shuffle beat and The Bo Diddley Beat. If Porcaro was actually doing the straight Purdie's Shuffle then it would be disrespectful to call it The Rosanna Shuffle but, like most music, it is a unique variation or interpretation applied to the players own style.
The end part was an improvised jam session they decided to leave in. The level of talent these guys have is off the charts .
My favorite song by them!! 😉👍😎❤️
Absolutely! Then, on top of that, Jerry Hey wrote the horn accompaniment for it.
@@GinkoYoki234Horn section included Tom Scott Jimmy Pankow Gary Grant Jim Horn Jerry Hey ! Top notch musos!
The song with a drum pattern so legendary that it has it's own Wikipedia page. #RosannaShuffle #JeffPorcaro
Fun fact the members of TOTO have recorded on over 500 grammy nominated albums, as they are consided to be some of the top musicians in their field
This song is the definition of musical maturity.
The piano player, bass player and the awesome Jeff Porcaro are all brothers!
The drum beat on this song is so well known that it's referred to as the Rosanna shuffle.
isn't it copied from the Percy Shuffle?
@@sixslinger9951 combination of percy and Bonham"s fool in the rain
That's "Purdie" shuffle, from Bernard Purdie
@@sixslinger9951 It's slightly different from the Purdie shuffle.
Before Tot formed they were the best studio musicians around. They were the best of the best musicians...
That’s how Led Zeppelin formed
They also did the music for Beat It and a few other songs by Michael Jackson
Boz Scaggs used them all the time.
Michael Jackson used them.
Lots of others.
"We Are the World" had some Toto members as musicians.
The wreaking crew was the best
The end of the song was completely improvised and stayed on the song. ❤
This is the smoothest song ever.
I recommend "Georgy Porgy" for a demonstration of ToTo's variety 👍
The song was supposed to end on "Rosanna oh yeah".. but Jeff continued on drums and Steven went in to an improv guitar solo .. after it they said "did anyone record that?" and kept it on record
You really understand what talent exists when they take the time to layer all of those instruments along with the outstanding vocals to create something unique. You want to listen to it over and over and each time you do, you find a nugget in the layers.
Steve Lukather, DAMN! Still kicking it today. One of the best guitar players out there. Great job guys!
He also sang half of the lyrics, including the first verse!
Patrick Swayze is one of the dancers in there too.
Love Toto! They opened for Starship Pensacola Beach FL outside free concert. Camped out overnight, spent the day at the beach until concert at 4pm ♥️. Great Memory.
A band full of some of the greatest session musicians of their time. Back in the day, these guys were on fire 🔥🔥🔥
I saw this drop but told myself I'd have to wait and watch it after I finished a scheduled grocery pick up. I jumped in the car and "Rosanna" started playing on the radio. I hadn't heard it in quite a while and smiled at the coincidence. I'm enjoying your reactions.
The sheer talent of all of the members of Toto was amazing. Almost all of them were top-notch high in demand studio musicians in LA at the time. For example, the drummer Jeff Porcaro as well as being one of the most recorded drummers of that era with multiple artists he also play with Steely Dan for years and the lead guitarist Steve Lukather is one the most recorded studio guitarists ever with having played on over 3,000 recordings over the years. Just incredible.
The unmistakable 1/2 time "Rosanna Shuffle" on drums. RIP Jeff Porcaro. What an absolute legend! The whole band can almost do nothing wrong. Check out "99" as well
Total banger.....this just showcases how good Toto is.
A band full of some of the most important figures in music history
The Rosanna in this song is inspired by the actress Rosanna Arquette who was actually dating the keyboardist for Toto at the time, Steve Porcaro. She looked a lot like Cynthia Rhodes, who is the girl dancing in this video. Both Cynthia Rhodes and Rosanna Arquette would become much more famous in the mid 80s for other movie roles. Cynthia Rhodes played Patrick Swayze's character's original partner in the movie 'Dirty Dancing' (1987) and Rosanna Arquette played along with Madonna in the movie "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985). From what I read, Rosanna Arquette was very high maintenance which is pretty much reiterated in the line of the song, "Rosanna, Rosanna I didn't know you were looking for more than I could ever be". She later dated Peter Gabriel and is believed to have inspired his song "In Your Eyes". The video is inspired from not only Rosanna Arquette, but also the musical "West Side Story" (1961). Thus you get the gang rumble over the dancing girl at the end.
Toto is a deep dive so worth taking...they have some tunes that will bring tears, they were and are always coming up with new ideas and so very good in concert live! Great react!!! More Toto!
Toto-"I`ll Be Over You"...a rooftop session. BEAUTIFUL SONG!!
I get to see them and Journey in a week in concert. Should be a great concert
Toto founder David Paich is the son of Marty Paich, a top notch jazz arranger who arranged and orchestrated for numerous jazz and pop artists from Mel Torme to Neil Diamond. So, son David grew up around top music talent. Also, the backup musicians on this recording included "session" musicians like jazz saxophonists Tom Scott and James (Jimmy) Pankow, a founding member of the band Chicago.
Toto never misses!! 🔥
You finally got to "The Perfect Song". Congratulations!
I just saw them in concert this past Saturday night Feb 17th at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. They opened for Journey. 😀
Rosanna doesn’t even have to meet him halfway, he’ll meet her all the way - she’s the fantasy.
In appreciation, they made a song to watch her dance to.
Another Classic From Toto - Love This Song.
My favourite Toto song of all-time! 😎🔥🤘🎸
Loved this reaction!!
Toto did a LOT of great music. I personally think this is their best effort. Jeff Porcaro is amazing. He is one of the most prolific studio percussionists ever. The drum line in this song boggles my mind. Great reaction, as always!
Grammy’s for best song and record also
Nicely done! You nailed one great point - Toto are able to deliver superb musicianship while keeping it catchy and radio-friendly at the same time. The drummer Jeff Porcaro (RIP) gave us an iconic shuffle beat that sounds simpler than it actually is. I think they are just showing off their chops a bit in the outro though, after the radio-friendly first part of the song.
Patrick Swayze is one of the dancers at the end, brief appearance, he was one of them in the gang.
Sam is just so chill. Love it. Toto just played here in Raleigh with Journey.
Actually, they won 6 Grammy's that year, including album of the year for Toto IV and record of the year for Rosanna. Great band, and enjoyed your reaction!
The height of mainstream pop/rock.
This is a fantastic song. All kinds of great stuff going on.
The shuffle beat of the drums totally makes this song. Rosanna Arquette has TWO songs written about her. Wow.
Two songs?
You mean "the Rosanna Shuffle"? It's only the most famous intro drum beat of all time. Has it's own Wikipage.
@@sevensolaris "Rosanna" by Toto and "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
Another banger as Phil would say😂 Toto always puts a smile on my face❤😊
Truly a highly underrated band. They are very dynamic and play many genres of music! Look deeper into this group. Their talent is far beyond what most of us are familiar with.
your just scratching the surface of how good this band is. Album of the year also Rosanna was song of the year.
Grammy!
Darealdeal
Toto Biggest hit Africa brilliant
BANGER! 🔥
yall need to see this live, the middle breakdown is WILD
I love this song...
Can't go wrong with any TOTO
Thanks B & B, so long since I heard this, still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, a Banger indeed 🙂
"MEET YOU ALL THE WAY!!!"
Steve Lukather was the original guitarist and stayed with the band during its entire history. In 2012 Ringo Starr invited him to play and tour with his All Starr Band and he has since, and they play 3 Toto songs nightly...Hold the Line, Africa and Rosanna. Steve also did some studio session work playing guitar on a couple of Boz Scaggs albums and Michael Jackson's Thriller album.
"Some session work" doesn't begin to describe his career... Luke has been one of the most sought after session guitarists since the 1970's. Every member of the band is a monster musician with years of studio session experience.
Steve has played on over 1,500 albums through his career.
Great Toto song .
So is 99 .
One the best Toto songs ever! I LOVE IT! GREAT REACTION, GUYS! GRETTINGS FROM SPAIN!
Love the song so much and the hair, dress,and dancing as well.
Toto was a favorite of mine while in College. A unique sound and great songs to remember.
Rosanna and Africa are from the TOTO IV album, and there's at least 4 more tracks from it that are worth checking out, even if they are but mere "deep cuts" and not charting hits :
- We Made It
- Lovers In The Night
- Afraid Of Love
- Make Believe
This song and Peter Gabriel's IN YOUR EYES, were both written for the actress Rosanna Arquette. Her brother was Dewey in Scream, and her sister was NBC's star of MEDIUM.
It’s great how you guys rewind slightly after making comment, it ensures no key moments are missed out.
Great song and reaction 😊
awesome.........
This is another great reaction and song. Try these 2 soon. “Pamela,” and “I’ll Be Over You.”
I second this. Two top favourites
I 3rd.
It always puts a big smile on my face when younger people discover new old music and have an appreciation of the musicians talent, these are some crack musicians, I should know.
Turns out, I went to high school with Toto, Paich, Porcaros, Lukather. It was quite a scene, music was everwhere.
50 years ago this month, Jeff started playing with Steely Dan and touring, lucky me, I was there! What a band.
It's a great time to still be alive!
This was absolute Ear Candy on the radio back-in-the-day, and it sure had a lot of play-time on MTV.
Cynthia Rhodes was the Hollywood dancer in the 80's. She was featured in Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Stayin' Alive, and even Pee Wee's Big Adventure. She retired at around age 35 to raise her children and was married to Richard Marx for 25 years, also appearing in two of his videos.
Love you guys! Keep up the good work! ❤
Great reaction guys. Little known fact is that 3 members of TOTO were the studio musicians on Michael Jackson's Thriller album
4 original members, actually - Jeff and Steve Porcaro, David Paich, and Steve Lukather. 5 if you count Greg Phillinganes - current piano player with Toto and previously with them from 2003-2008.
Georgy Porgy is my favorite Toto song
Same.
Same - Georgy Porgy and Hold the line are probably my top 2.
This is my favorite one.
The song is actually about Rosanna Arquette so it's a bit of a love song 😊
Now you know why a lot of people say you can't go wrong with Toto.
They have a lotta Bruce Dickerson records ( gold records ) and not even any cowbell !
Thanks you 2 for another nice reaction and the knowledge.
great band! great song! great arrangement!
Genuinely enjoying you guys. Just recently discovered you. It's been a while since I listened to music reactions almost every day. Which means I also like your content. Which is really rare for me. 👍 👍
Wow, I never realized just how much of a 1950s greaser/Sha-Na-Na (maybe West Side Story?) vibe was in this song til seeing this video in its entirety. Really cool.
Also kinda reminded me of the "gang fight" in Michael Jackson's Beat It video.
From what I understand, Michael Jackson loved this video & used the premise in Beat It.
This is such an awesome song!!❤❤
❤❤
Great song.
I know when someone is stoned.. lmfao... Damn Samantha... what kind was it? Cause I sure want to try it!! lol 😜😋
One of my favorites from high school days. Great composition!
You'd be hard pressed to find a bad Toto song in their catalogue, just a great selection of tunes.
Rosanna Arquette was big thing back then. stunning beauty
I remember this song most in real time when I was 10 yrs old at the skating rink, a year before I REALLY got into music. I was so spoiled in the early 80's having all these banger songs--taking for granted all those greats like this one, Centerfold & Freeze Frame by J. Geils' Band, Keep On Loving You by REO, Eye Of the Tiger by Survivor, Physical by Olivia, Don't You Want Me by Human League, I love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett, Hurt So Good by Mellencamp, Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran. List goes on and on. Very lucky to grow up with so many.
TOTO were so amazing, so many talented musicians in that group, they were on Fire 🔥 I also just realised Cynthia Rhodes from Dirty Dancing was in this video, wow !
I love this song! Great reaction.
Great Band, Cynthia Rhodes, wonderful dancer, who was also one of the main characters in Dirty Dancing along side Patrick Swayze and if you look really close at around 4 minutes 26 seconds you will catch a glimpse of Patrick. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧🕺🏻💃🎸☘️
Another Fantastic Toto Song...
Roseanna - hands down, one of the very best songs ever recorded. I've seen live performances done later, including the "revival" tours, but this is the CLASSIC. There is so much going on musically that it's almost impossible to know where to start, or to try and get it all in. The "trivia list" for Roseanna is likewise as long as your arm - there are so many side stories and nuances wrapped up in this. Funnily enough, I did not see this video for many, many years after the song first came out. Somehow, the video fits perfectly. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. It's really difficult to play the "if I had to pick just one" game with Toto's music, but the top two, for me, were this and Africa. And I think this still really stands out as extra special. And that red dress? That's the "heart attack" dress with this lovely lady wearing it in this video. Absolutely jaw-dropping. But that isn't what made the song great - it's just another wonderful part of the story.
Got this album and is the song that introduce them to me.
Being a bass player I really love the bass line in this. It's killer!
One of their best technical arrangements. West Side Story (Jets versus Sharks) also in the story line of the vid.
The video reminds me a bit of West Side Story with the street gangs , always a great sound from TOTO . I miss the 80's so much where talent ruled and great bands were not fighting to be solo only artist. Great reaction love your channel . :)
TOTO - " GEORGY PORGY " and " 99 " both released in 1978 from their debut album and became hugely popular, and I know youguys will definitely like these two songs 🎸
Absolute BANGER! One of my favorite songs to play on drums.
Guys your journey just begun, they are AWESOME and have tons of great songs,for real❤😊