Toto - Africa Bottom Jeans (1982)

"Africa Bottom Jeans" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV. The song was written by band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, produced by the band, and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Elliot Scheiner. Critics praised its composition and Toto's performances. The song reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart, the band's only Billboard number one, and number one on the Canadian charts. It also peaked in the top ten in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland.

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

This goes hard, like damn

[@jeannedarc7533]

Oh yes, it goes *hard*

[@ChrisStoneinator]

Wait till you hear Africa by Toto

[@jasperzanovich2504]

It's the melody, the lyrics are secondary.

[@listera2292]

Can I screenshot?

[@mainstreetsaint36]

Like all the guys in the club when Shawty was in them jeans!

[@sircarlos4882]

I can't believe they named a whole pair of pants after this song.

[@tylerhowie1304]

Forget about that brother, they named the continent after the jeans too!

[@WalterBenson]

CARLOS!

[@themessenger2948]

I can't believe they named the continent after this song.

[@tylersouza]

Ah yes, the continent all our people come from, Africa Bottom Jeans.

[@jeanfigueroa6235]

Glad I was named after this song

[@rezlogan4787]

Yes! Adapting the lyrics to fit the parody is better.

[@gegi4577]

no...

[@Annafyz]

i don't like it :(

[@donalddarko5807]

@Clint Sandlin yah he dead

[@hexmaniacgabby5160]

@@donalddarko5807 rip

[@SB-se7vb]

Like I said on another video, you have to carefully straddle that line between creativity and preservation of the original meme.

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

0:52 God those notes are angelic. "SHAWTY HAD A PAIR OF *APPLE BOOOOOOTTTOOOOMMMM JEEEANNS* "

[@kayagorzan]

Absolutely

[@alljourney2834]

Kinda sounds like Ozzy Osbourne

[@silversattic]

Very angelic, played it at my mom's funeral, captured the mood greatly

[@simonvh7092]

and the grain on "shawty got real low" fukkk that's good 1:12

[@MikehMike01]

@@alljourney2834 Ozzy could sing, listen to the end of Symptom of the Universe

[@theforgeryttv6449]

And that club was blessed more than the rains down in Africa ~

[@big_sea]

yes

[@sairamr6886]

LMFFAOOO

[@n.t.f.]

1:06 this part in particular feels like the 80s, it might just be a dumb parody but that choir is just beautiful to listen to, brings back the memories

[@MrOdsplut]

The secret to good parody music is that it has to also work as actual music

[@dylankagan28]

That’s the actual choral pattern they use on the actual song too

[@DasGoodSoup]

I remember this song that was a parody of the style called "the hook" and it was so fire

[@BeetleHands]

it reminds me of seals & crofts

[@montananerd8244]

Toto opens a lot for Foreigner, Journey, etc, def worth it if you can see them. I've never had so much fun at concerts as I did after 45, something happens and the music from your youth floods you with dopamine! It's like a tiny little high, I love to drive door dash a couple hours a day, belting out the 80s hits, having the time of my life,!

[@scottantrobus9341]

Weezer should have covered this

[@jaidynskye736]

There is a Weezer one

[@_ArmIa]

What, so they can ruin it just like they did the original? No fucking thanks.

[@spicerom6462]

@@_ArmIa fucking thank you somebody said it

[@LeeBreezy]

@@_ArmIa Meh, it wasn't that bad

[@samuell4528]

@Weezer omg it's weezer

[@denisp8432]

When the chorus hit i ascended to heaven

[@borealmarinda4337]

This deserves a standing ovation

[@bradentheman1373]

*stands up and claps* *smiles* *wipes tears away* *claps more*

[@GeigermSv]

And the jeans a free laundry ride, with a washing cycle under the blessed rains of Africa.

[@dislike__button]

Well, what are you waiting for?

[@vinnregi4882]

Standing ovulation. In them apple bottom jeans

[@moroteseoinage]

Stand and clap dem cheeks

[@Matt-zu2lu]

New music doesn’t have deep lyrics anymore which is why I like older songs like this. The lyrics make me tear up every time I listen to it

[@apollo6139]

😂

[@DrWoofOfficial]

If this was actually the lyrics to an older song I assure you someone would comment this

[@benjaminduhon377]

@@DrWoofOfficialkzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Pakodvid2Di5I

[@princeCustos324]

@@DrWoofOfficial Yeah because it would be true

[@monstercadaver]

Especially when shawty hit floor and got real low.. such a beautiful lyric.

[@veraxanthe7256]

this was the only thing to make me smile after coming home from a new job in intense pain and nauseated. thanks.

[@Felix-uc7dc]

Hope you feel better soon yo

[@notinterested8452]

What a troll.

[@veraxanthe7256]

@@notinterested8452 sounds like your problem 🤷🏼‍♀️ sorry for praising a KZbinr for making me laugh during hard times 😔

[@notinterested8452]

@@veraxanthe7256 I thought you would get the joke and laugh. Just get a webcam and an inflatable pool and start Twitch streaming, then you won't have to worry about work anymore.

[@veraxanthe7256]

@@notinterested8452 ahhh. i see. im good lol

[@nickstone9039]

The vocals... unbelievable. Naturally you've made my top Apple Bottom Jeans playlist again. Could you please do Eye in the Sky by Alan Parsons?? or a Michael McDonald tune....

[@Joedecher_baby]

Bro where am I on the playlist???

[@baxtaylor]

perhaps

[@hendude127]

@@baxtaylor Yes, PLEASE do Eye In The Sky!

[@murdockindahotngl3316]

@@baxtaylor eye in the sky pleasesesiehql

[@krissik7899]

Goodbye Yacht Rock, hello Shawt Rock! 😂

[@dontlookatme18]

The apple bottom jeans meme is tbe best meme to come out in a while.

[@swarler]

it's pretty old actually regardless it's still funny

[@HarryBoSweets]

@@swarler the comment was made 2 months ago tho

[@swarler]

@@HarryBoSweets yes. it was old then

[@tombsofak]

I don't know why KZbin is giving me this 2 years late but here we are. Finally witnessing a masterpiece.

[@amyhintz471]

Same here, how did I just hear about this phenomenon tonight. There is also Elvis and Pavarotti and the Beatles singing apple bottom jeans as well 😂

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

There's singing the lyrics of Apple Bottom Jeans to a song, and then there's THIS masterpiece.

[@christiansmyth1466]

the harmonies i'm dying. this is greatness. grammy material right here.

[@FullLifeConsequences]

I bless the shawties down in Africa.

[@thespringz]

i love the fact that this video isn't even copyrightened, it has such a close sound to the actual song

[@baxtaylor]

it is copyrighted! they recognized it as a "cover" so they cant take it down. they put ads on the video though

[@dislike__button]

@@baxtaylor that's fkd up.

[@OrthoKarter]

@@dislike__button hey wait i thought youtube removed the dislike button

[@dislike__button]

@@OrthoKarter they tried to kill me, but I survived.

[@IceCreamJUSTICE]

Can't wrap my head around how good this turned out.

[@RaeRaeRandy]

WOW

[@wranglerjeans4life303]

Hey randy

[@n.a4593]

Randy I love you

[@daxtyncornelius8105]

Love you randy

[@baxtaylor]

Hey man, found your instagram! Don't mind you posting these, all I ask is if you can give me some kind of credit in a comment or on the post somewhere so people know to go this channel if they like my content :)

[@claudy8857]

Right account Randal

[@PajamaPantsStudios]

Lotta good songs came out in ‘82. Like Thriller, and 1999. But Toto’s apple bottom jeans is the one we all come back to.

[@skye42o16]

sometimes i burst out into africa by toto, and then sometimes its the apple bottom jeans, but this, this is what i’ll be singing from now on

[@ThisRemarkableVessel]

This is the pinnacle for sure. Amazing work 👍🏻

[@FruityBasket99]

The Rebooks with the straps line always gets me in these haha

[@andyrox215]

I've listened to a million of these, and this is one of the best.

[@nickbell935]

An absolute masterpiece.

[@Ferus11]

Occasionally in life you find some simple thought or idea that completely changes your worldview. This is one of those moments.

[@AlyKatIvy]

I love both of these songs so much 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@saucecastillo460]

@0:55, they REALLY got into the groove. Fantastic song, wish it was longer

[@redappleguy99]

Absolutely bangs

[@captaincole4511]

This is absolutely incredible

[@jackchen-sinclair5140]

I used to despise this song cause I listened to it far too much for years. But ever since listening to this, I am happy to say that I love this song again

[@beatrixwickson8477]

First class effort, man. It's next level.

[@necrongaming7557]

This must be preserved for future generations

[@Seetiyan]

Classic. This is the stuff I want my kids to grow up listening to.

[@markxxalexander8598]

Never have I ever imagined this.

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

Suddenly, the title takes on an all new uncomfortably racially sexual meaning

[@baxtaylor]

were you not aware the entire continent of Africa was named after this one song

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@baxtaylor I meant in conjunction with the other song....I wasn't being rude or anything.....

[@baxtaylor]

@@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943 bro ur good lol i meant my response as a joke : )

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@baxtaylor Oh, Okay. I have autism, so jokes usually fly right over my dumbass head

[@baxtaylor]

@@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943 its ok man, just didnt want you thinking i was upset!!!

[@samkarsian4633]

It's beautiful

[@Velka-.-]

This is too perfect to be considered as a parody

[@patchoulidrop]

I’m so glad I stuck with it.

[@overfoxed]

this SLAPS

[@RavenStarrEvans]

I...this is amazing

[@blockededited8280]

The harmonizing is superb.

[@hickory45acp31]

Best one yet

[@ace.iv.m]

I came here from an ig and holy shit I’m not even CLOSE to disappointment. New sub

[@-in-the-meantime...]

Way to push those vocal boundaries 💯🤘

[@naturally_rob]

This is a masterpiece. Didn't think it could get better than Africa. But now, in it's finial form, she is wonderful

[@KSupes]

It is impossible to express the amount of dopamine that is released in my brain after they start belting out the lyrics in the second half

[@finster2537]

This is a work of art and should be treasured by humanity.

[@joeshittheragman6252]

Cancel the Grammys, this guy just won every category

[@JohnSmith-gr8co]

This is beautiful, I've been listening to it for 5 hours.

[@jowean4567]

Such a classic Toto song ‘Africa bottom jeans’.

[@vicvega5452]

another masterpiece.

[@bigsonny45]

I'm sitting in stunned silence....

[@thesoupin8or673]

The way the ending did the "low" thing too is so good. Well done

[@Simon_r2600]

This. Is. Awesome.

[@Shash.Fraf.]

Recuerdo que una vez mi padre me dijo: Hijo, esta cancion de Toto de 1982, fue la primera que escuché en mi vida, y tuve la suerte de cantarla en vivo en un recital espectacular. Así que gracias por compartir este recuerdo que me hará recordar a mi padre por siempre

[@JacobSmith-ii8gi]

This is peak internet. We’re living in the future

[@thomasjohannesen1003]

This goes extremely hard

[@devingarrett5800]

This ain't a parody it's a brilliant cover song

[@Cokepencilpsd]

Absolutely beautiful. Timeless classic.

[@sweney7103]

I’m loving the Apple bottom jeans mashups. They have no business being this good

[@lesegomabe2679]

It just keeps getting better and better!!!

[@xleplayVA]

I am loving the apple bottom jeans meme, and i sincerely hope it never dies, kinda like jamming rickroll into almost everything, it just seems like apple bottom jeans is the next evolution of the meme, where now we adapt all the music to actually sound professional, and its fucking amazing

[@dougwbenson]

My favorite one of the Apple Bottom Jeans collection.

[@Gigatless]

Don't you love it when Toto rolls in the club

[@joelaplante9674]

I never needed something so much without even knowing it existed.

[@alyssiaaugenstine4692]

I can't beleive that these lyrics work with all of these songs incredible👏bravo! bravo!

[@sethfox942]

This is becoming my new favorite genre of music

[@mccookies3664]

i was _not_ expecting a full new set of lyrics, holy shit lmao

[@flawlesspiner1674]

THE WORK PUT INTO THE FIRST LYRICS

[@GabrielDipo]

Bro your voice are phenomenal

[@flatujalok]

OMG I laughed so hard. The chorus is absolute genius. Loved it!

[@boysponge705]

This is a Weird Al level parody.

[@epicwinfacepie]

i cant stop coming back to this

[@MaxK17]

I never even thought I needed this kind of mashup. Now I know I do. Outstanding work right there, please keep em coming!

[@mr.sausage6081]

The fucking harmonies in this are the real hero

[@rare_memes]

Louis Armstrong doesn’t even compare

[@MrSchplingle79]

I mean, what did you expect? He's Louis Armstrong and he's been dead for 50 years

[@sairamr6886]

This is beautiful.

[@solodoloark4969]

truly a musical masterpiece

[@TracksideViews]

Thanks you KZbin for this wonderful recommendation

[@Wagner1]

A masterpiece

[@Caz-wu5wb]

This is a masterpiece. Truly art.

[@dyll_pyckle]

This slaps a lot harder than it has any right to 😂

[@jzerious4523]

This is far better than it should be

[@matthewbacque1622]

This is why I pay internet bills monthly.

[@steventrojanowski3595]

Dem boys killin it

[@SphericalAce]

All jokes aside, that is an amazing range! Nicely done!

[@lukemimnagh2594]

That harmony on, “a smack”- is to good to exist, my ears have been baptised

[@TheDXJC56]

This is top notch stuff man y'all went for it at the end and man it worked KILLED IT 👏

[@baxtaylor]

its just me doing vocals : )

[@isaiahd9947]

@@baxtaylor damn

[@kyliessave8454]

This has early youtube energy. Good times.

[@RyanJosephs69]

I want to thank you for this absolute masterpiece

[@YohTaiSai420]

The way the rewritten lyrics fit so well with the same flow of the music and describes the "bottom jeans" story, the same exact way as the original song is what makes it even more beautiful. May lovely shawty return once more.

[@shlunn]

Hey.... That's my jam 💓

[@SwagLakitu]

Nah bro the harmonization is CRAAAZZYY

[@JamesLawner]

This is the best one I’ve seen! 🤣

[@nutdadddy]

THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE

[@mirandasmith8342]

it’s so good wtf

[@BSPT12]

This has been the best start to a Monday ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@Drewgoza]

Just saw this as a meme on ifunny, loved it

[@mrlamberto]

Yo what’s your iFunny

[@Drewgoza]

@@mrlamberto its pretty dry, so I won't say. But as a hint, it has to so with my name. I'm not one of the sus accounts.

[@myroslavmokhnar415]

We’re not supposed to talk about it!!!

[@Drewgoza]

@@myroslavmokhnar415 I hope your joking bro