Weezer’s cover of Toto’s perennial favorite “Africa” undoubtedly became one of the band’s biggest successes, but Toto guitarist Steve Lukather isn’t sure the reasons behind the cover were genuine. 
	The cover first arrived in May 2018 following a months-long campaign in which a then-14-year-old social media user urged Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo to cover the song. As a result, Weezer released their own rendition of Toto’s “Rosanna” as a way to troll t…

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Toto’s Steve Lukather Questions the Intentions Behind Weezer’s ‘Africa’ Cover

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has claimed the band have a "weird" relationship with Weezer after Rivers Cuomo's reaction to their 'Africa' cover becoming a hit.

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"I don’t know about him loving the song, man," said Steve Lukather of Toto about Cuomo's feelings toward the 1982 classicSergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Steve Lukather of Toto in March 2018; Rivers Cuomo of Weezer in February 2023How does Weezer's Rivers Cuomo feel about "Africa" by Toto?Over six years after the "Island in the Sun" band released a cover of "Africa" in response to an internet campaign and subsequently ear…

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Toto's Steve Lukather hits out at Weezer's Rivers Cuomo's “weird” 'Africa' cover: “I think he did it to take the piss… and it blew up in his face"

Toto‘s Steve Lukather has criticised Weezer for their ‘Africa’ cover, calling the circumstances surrounding it “weird”.Weezer’s take on the karaoke classic came in 2018, following a fan-driven campaign beginning in December 2017, urging them to cover the track. After briefly trolling fans with a version of Toto’s ‘Roseanna’ instead, they eventually shared their cover – even releasing it on vinyl.Returning the favour the same year, Toto then shar…

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Toto’s Steve Lukather hits out at Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo’s “weird” ‘Africa’ cover: “I think he did it to take the piss… and it blew up in his face”

In 2018, in response to months of campaigning by an Ohio teenager named Mary, Weezer famously covered Toto’s 1983 chart-topping hit “Africa,” yielding a fun music video with Weird Al Yankovic and becoming Weezer’s biggest hit in years. It did not lead to a friendship between Weezer and Toto.

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Toto Guitarist Wasn't Thrilled With Weezer's "Africa" Cover, Says "It Just Got Weird" With Rivers Cuomo

I love Weezer so freaking much. They are a band that spoke to me the moment I saw Rivers Cuomo singing with the Muppets. Due to my later discovery, I'm not someone who will tell you the group stopped making...
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Rivers Cuomo Made Things ‘Weird’ With Toto’s Guitarist Over Africa Because of Course He Did

It went well for both bands, but do they feel the same about the song? Weezer had a great success with his version of "Africa" by Toto. One of which also brought benefits to the band that owned the single in question. Previously, the member of Weezer, Rivers Cuomo, expressed that he loved the song. However and as stated during his appearance on Matt Pinfield's New & Approved radio show, Toto's guitarist would not agree with that. Steve Lukather'…

Salió bien para ambas agrupaciones, ¿pero se sienten igual respecto de la canción? Weezer tuvo un gran éxito con su versión de «Africa» de Toto. Una la cual también trajo beneficios a la agrupación dueña del sencillo en cuestión. Anteriormente, el integrante de Weezer, Rivers Cuomo, expresó que le encantaba la canción. Sin embargo y según lo declarado durante su aparición en el programa de radio New & Approved de Matt Pinfield, el guitarrista de…

Esto es lo que realmente opina Steve Lukather del cover de "Africa" de Weezer

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This is what Steve Lukather really thinks of Weezer's "Africa" cover.

The “Africa” version of Toto by Weezer and published in 2018 quickly became a viral phenomenon and one of the band’s greatest successes led by Rivers Cuomo. However, Toto’s guitarist Steve Lukather recently expressed doubts about the honesty behind this tribute, suggesting that Weezer’s intentions might not have been so affectionate. The cover of “Africa” originated from a viral campaign on social networks, in which a 14-year-old user challenged…

La versión de “Africa” de Toto realizada por Weezer y publicada en 2018 rápidamente se convirtió en un fenómeno viral y uno de los mayores éxitos de la banda liderada por Rivers Cuomo. Sin embargo, el guitarrista de Toto, Steve Lukather, recientemente expresó dudas sobre la honestidad detrás de este homenaje, sugiriendo que las intenciones de Weezer podrían no haber sido tan afectuosas. El cover de “Africa” se originó a partir de una campaña vir…

Toto’s Steve Lukather Questions the Intentions Behind Weezer’s ‘Africa’ Cover

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