Toto - AFRICA | REACTION

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Jamel_AKA_Jamal

Jamel_AKA_Jamal

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@dannytse8767
@dannytse8767 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@oblivieon1567
@oblivieon1567 4 жыл бұрын
Yup and no one knows it. Most people dont know they wrote Human Nature
@dsc-nr5zy
@dsc-nr5zy 4 жыл бұрын
@ctguitarguy look up "Steve porcaro human nature" here in KZbin. It's a really good video
@JW-il5se
@JW-il5se 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! 😀
@schwarzwald6672
@schwarzwald6672 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@dannytse8767
@dannytse8767 4 жыл бұрын
@@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".
@danconklin1
@danconklin1 3 жыл бұрын
Impossible not to love this song.....
@evhleppard
@evhleppard 4 жыл бұрын
This is Totos Stairway to Heaven.
@jimfrederick3907
@jimfrederick3907 4 жыл бұрын
Well said! The same could be said for Bruce Hornsby - "The Way It Is"!
@joefirebug8717
@joefirebug8717 4 жыл бұрын
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........
@neolithiumproduction
@neolithiumproduction 4 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Something about this song is so soothing.
@Myles45-l2T
@Myles45-l2T 4 жыл бұрын
😎
@phantom7179
@phantom7179 3 жыл бұрын
you´re so kind
@grantkelbrick2554
@grantkelbrick2554 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@derekfreathy1078
@derekfreathy1078 2 жыл бұрын
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
@maryreilly5092
@maryreilly5092 Жыл бұрын
I always cry when I hear this song! It’s so beautiful!
@Nick-hm4si
@Nick-hm4si 7 ай бұрын
They are from Australia
@Kim-dm4yb
@Kim-dm4yb 6 ай бұрын
💛✨️💛✨️💛
@pearhams2
@pearhams2 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is one of those songs that never gets old and brings you back.
@spat727
@spat727 4 жыл бұрын
My high school students like it.
@redarmysoja
@redarmysoja 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs you never get tired of hearing.
@rabscots910
@rabscots910 3 жыл бұрын
I cried to this. The human family. You are amazing. ALL our lives matter.
@ButterCookie1984
@ButterCookie1984 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Thank you💖
@eagleal3
@eagleal3 4 жыл бұрын
Rosanna yeah. Meet you all the way.
@Bushanie24
@Bushanie24 4 жыл бұрын
yup incredible song all around lyrically and instrumentally
@lisazaccardimeunier8378
@lisazaccardimeunier8378 4 жыл бұрын
EagleAL3 yes!
@DeathBYDesign666
@DeathBYDesign666 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@gslucas21
@gslucas21 4 жыл бұрын
@@Bushanie24 Luke's solo in Rosanna is one of the GOAT
@poosala8821
@poosala8821 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@andrewcohen5030
@andrewcohen5030 3 жыл бұрын
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
@edamameedamame1202
@edamameedamame1202 2 жыл бұрын
What a great exchange! God bless you
@scottanderson2807
@scottanderson2807 4 жыл бұрын
Africa has been scientifically proven to be the greatest song ever.
@rubioblack
@rubioblack 4 жыл бұрын
I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE THAT!!!
@jimfrederick3907
@jimfrederick3907 4 жыл бұрын
Now we need those "Scientists" to go after the coronavirus.
@distantgalaxymusic1447
@distantgalaxymusic1447 4 жыл бұрын
Scott Anderson it’s also the best recorded and mixed song ever.
@notimportant3686
@notimportant3686 4 жыл бұрын
i think it's true, that's the universe keeping balance.... making up for the fact that Africa is the worst continent ever :(
@JoeinPNW
@JoeinPNW 4 жыл бұрын
A friend and I have come to this very same conclusion. AFRICA is by far the greatest song ever.
@NDemanuele1
@NDemanuele1 4 жыл бұрын
This is a classic! Not too many songs make you feel the passion of the music - this is one of them!
@Keith_KC8TCQ
@Keith_KC8TCQ 4 жыл бұрын
need to do Rosanna. the famous shuffle drum pattern by the late Jeff Porcaro one of the most influential drummers of all time
@eileendobbs8574
@eileendobbs8574 4 жыл бұрын
I just listened to Rosanna specifically for the great drumming.
@Stclairm1
@Stclairm1 4 жыл бұрын
Amen to that!!
@ronchrisman
@ronchrisman 4 жыл бұрын
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 !
@kevincarpenter8194
@kevincarpenter8194 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@dejan.stankovic
@dejan.stankovic 4 жыл бұрын
That one is great, too :)
@pambennett3390
@pambennett3390 Жыл бұрын
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.
@GameOfDepth
@GameOfDepth 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@pudermcgavin4462
@pudermcgavin4462 3 жыл бұрын
Geez I wish I could have been to that show, as a local of mn
@karireynolds4820
@karireynolds4820 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@JusticeForNicholeAlloway
@JusticeForNicholeAlloway 4 жыл бұрын
My daughter graduated in 2018 and they did the same! They played it at the end of graduation when everyone was leaving.
@joelschwartz8321
@joelschwartz8321 4 жыл бұрын
Asia - heat of the moment....only time will tell
@bethrem2240
@bethrem2240 4 жыл бұрын
HOLY MOLY, AMAZING TRACK!
@lukeholder2829
@lukeholder2829 4 жыл бұрын
That's a great album
@Jihavoh777
@Jihavoh777 4 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes!
@CaptainCaveman1170
@CaptainCaveman1170 4 жыл бұрын
Yes Only Time Will Tell is amazing!
@Jihavoh777
@Jihavoh777 4 жыл бұрын
J Garcia my gavotte by them! Everyone always plays the other two lol
@TomGreen-gi3tl
@TomGreen-gi3tl 10 ай бұрын
This was one of my favorite songs growing up. It's still an amazing song and I love every bit of it
@allendixon7700
@allendixon7700 9 ай бұрын
Yes, yes, I will end. Is this s o n g for erectile dysfunction question mark
@allendixon7700
@allendixon7700 9 ай бұрын
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😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
@cre8tivone
@cre8tivone 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@dannytse8767
@dannytse8767 3 жыл бұрын
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").
@ghadrackpotato960
@ghadrackpotato960 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@thegingergyrl455
@thegingergyrl455 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ButterCookie1984
@ButterCookie1984 3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. Somethin' bout that 80s' synth
@stebstebanesier6205
@stebstebanesier6205 4 жыл бұрын
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the Serengeti." that line hooks me every time, I don't know why.
@susanholly007
@susanholly007 4 жыл бұрын
I think it's "rises like Olympus"
@seraphimprince
@seraphimprince 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's "rises like Olympus"
@jeffmcleskey7685
@jeffmcleskey7685 4 жыл бұрын
Lepress, a female leopard.
@thepatriottz9205
@thepatriottz9205 4 жыл бұрын
Tallest mountain in Africa
@jbwhangarei4549
@jbwhangarei4549 4 жыл бұрын
I thought it was "rises like a Memphis"...I will keep sing that line too
@Marrhuggu
@Marrhuggu 4 жыл бұрын
The guy singing is the dude that wrote Boz Scaggs’ «Lowdown». David Paich, great pianist and songwriter
@janelledelaney4428
@janelledelaney4428 4 жыл бұрын
I love Boz!
@annieprince8730
@annieprince8730 4 жыл бұрын
Ooh, Jamel should do Box' We're All Alone.
@laurelhill3505
@laurelhill3505 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@christinehaworth7446
@christinehaworth7446 4 жыл бұрын
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
@djsilent01
@djsilent01 4 жыл бұрын
Quick fact: one of the members of the Group Toto wrote Michael Jackson’s Human Nature. Human Nature was originally meant for Toto.
@bunburychic9755
@bunburychic9755 4 жыл бұрын
Wow
@michelledorsey4887
@michelledorsey4887 4 жыл бұрын
It was Steve pacarro the only pacarro member left written for his daughter
@lordtazzman3140
@lordtazzman3140 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Myles45-l2T
@Myles45-l2T 4 жыл бұрын
Cool
@Lavastorm77
@Lavastorm77 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@vansongs
@vansongs 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of these guys were session players. Steely Dan among many, used them regularly on their albums
@davidbailey6397
@davidbailey6397 4 жыл бұрын
Bob Wright Steely Dan and Chicago did a lot .The horn players from Chicago are featured on Rosanna and in the video .
@patrickwebster3089
@patrickwebster3089 4 жыл бұрын
Coming from Africa I can confirm this song brings a tear and a feeling of being homesick to all fellow Africans!!
@BrakRulesAll
@BrakRulesAll 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@soterioncoil2163
@soterioncoil2163 4 жыл бұрын
I remember this song released 1982 same time as The Dark Crystal movie. I often had them in my head together. Wonderful memory.
@andyyyz9114
@andyyyz9114 4 жыл бұрын
Such a great song they named a continent after it ! ;)
@carlstokes9834
@carlstokes9834 4 жыл бұрын
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....
@gud2go50
@gud2go50 4 жыл бұрын
I was in different parts of Africa, when this song came out. Brings a lot of memories.
@fairgorn
@fairgorn 4 жыл бұрын
70's and 80's music is the best of all.
@therunawaykid6523
@therunawaykid6523 4 жыл бұрын
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
@brittanygidley1291
@brittanygidley1291 4 жыл бұрын
I love my 90’s too, and the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and the 80’s of course.
@kathycuster8219
@kathycuster8219 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I keep.telling my 14 year old granddaughter. Today's music sucks!
@carlajeangilliland70
@carlajeangilliland70 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@lythandrel
@lythandrel 3 жыл бұрын
@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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onOaXmiVe86Nm7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6DPdYekaqairtE
@ScramblesWorld2014
@ScramblesWorld2014 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you... was going to suggest he check out that version also!!
@kjsfl386
@kjsfl386 4 жыл бұрын
Check out Kansas “Carry on Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.”
@jamesboyd5305
@jamesboyd5305 4 жыл бұрын
Dust in the wind for sure
@nervouso1965
@nervouso1965 4 жыл бұрын
Carry on Wayward Son is much better in my opinion
@dunringill1747
@dunringill1747 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@wpochert
@wpochert 4 жыл бұрын
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
@deniseriley6622
@deniseriley6622 3 жыл бұрын
Bobby Kimball also.
@fmilton20
@fmilton20 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever recorded. It can take me out of a bad mood in an instant.
@roblawhorne1015
@roblawhorne1015 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@FallicIdol
@FallicIdol 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the truly timeless songs.
@allanerickson5053
@allanerickson5053 4 жыл бұрын
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...
@9ZERO6
@9ZERO6 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than solid state and vinyl. The 70's and 80's music flows off the grooves like butter.
@vonVile
@vonVile 4 жыл бұрын
Listen to "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes.
@kevingruenofficial
@kevingruenofficial 4 жыл бұрын
Yes' worst most sell out song is still amazing.
@DeathBYDesign666
@DeathBYDesign666 4 жыл бұрын
Me: Do you like this band? Random person: Yes! Me: Exactly!
@RecordStoreDeva
@RecordStoreDeva 4 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@karlsmith2570
@karlsmith2570 4 жыл бұрын
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
@kevingruenofficial
@kevingruenofficial 4 жыл бұрын
@@karlsmith2570 roundabout! Hell yeah! I think that would be a great place to start
@stevenm.6886
@stevenm.6886 4 жыл бұрын
Great musicians! Paich, Porcaro bros., and Lukather of course. All pros!
@stephenharper8935
@stephenharper8935 4 жыл бұрын
"Hold the Line" nuff said. Peace!
@sallytaylor8724
@sallytaylor8724 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@donsylvester2372
@donsylvester2372 4 жыл бұрын
"...Like hearing it for the first time..." That's what makes it such a timeless song.
@lghtngfan
@lghtngfan 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ToddEWalnuts
@ToddEWalnuts 4 жыл бұрын
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? 😁
@ToddEWalnuts
@ToddEWalnuts 4 жыл бұрын
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 🤞
@lisazaccardimeunier8378
@lisazaccardimeunier8378 4 жыл бұрын
Todd E Walnuts I love that song!
@ToddEWalnuts
@ToddEWalnuts 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jeromeodagreat6201
@jeromeodagreat6201 4 жыл бұрын
did steve die?
@ToddEWalnuts
@ToddEWalnuts 4 жыл бұрын
Jeromeo Dagreat no
@ls-kk4pq
@ls-kk4pq 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video - made my day!
@skmarrama
@skmarrama 4 жыл бұрын
This video was in the EARLY days of MTV. Speaking of MTV, you must listen to Dire Straits 'Money for Nothing"
@garrettmckinney7565
@garrettmckinney7565 4 жыл бұрын
the full version
@MrTech226
@MrTech226 4 жыл бұрын
I remember when MTV was music not crap TV! as is today!
@GISP
@GISP 3 жыл бұрын
Toto is a so called "super group". Its estimated that they have a hand in the production of close to 6000 albums.
@SweetThing
@SweetThing 4 жыл бұрын
Love Toto!! Have seen them in concert many times. Sadly, they retired last year. Hope they will reconsider and come back sometime.
@rubioblack
@rubioblack 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@BonnieHalfElven
@BonnieHalfElven 4 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@rubioblack
@rubioblack 4 жыл бұрын
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
@rubioblack 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@SweetThing
@SweetThing 4 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@L8dyAriel
@L8dyAriel 4 жыл бұрын
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!!
@rhiahlMT
@rhiahlMT 4 жыл бұрын
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".
@karenshaffer1265
@karenshaffer1265 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my.how interesting.
@suttonssuperstars7679
@suttonssuperstars7679 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@jacksonbrown5900
@jacksonbrown5900 4 жыл бұрын
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
@heathermclean-smith5893
@heathermclean-smith5893 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@davidgaines9892
@davidgaines9892 4 жыл бұрын
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’
@CamiMack5616
@CamiMack5616 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@danielchavez8005
@danielchavez8005 4 жыл бұрын
99 has to be next of he hasn't done it already.
@miVoYC5
@miVoYC5 4 жыл бұрын
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!!!!
@Relayer56
@Relayer56 4 жыл бұрын
JAMEL!!!!! take a listen to I'm Not In Love by 10CC. And Radar Love by Golden Earring! I think you may love it !!!
@MattBargain
@MattBargain 4 жыл бұрын
Relayer56 If we’re already going Dutch, let’s double down: Send Me A Postcard by Shocking Blue
@matthewdrake4385
@matthewdrake4385 4 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue Venus then.
@aer0724
@aer0724 4 жыл бұрын
Still makes me cry..... a bit!
@andrewgardner2018
@andrewgardner2018 4 жыл бұрын
Golden earing is the shit
@professionaljackass
@professionaljackass 4 жыл бұрын
Add "Twilight Zone" to that Golden Earring request
@trixier6505
@trixier6505 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@skmarrama
@skmarrama 4 жыл бұрын
This was one of the first great hits after the disco era. I loved it because I enjoyed rock over disco.
@cooksmary
@cooksmary 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@reedlarson302
@reedlarson302 4 жыл бұрын
Toto wrote the music for one of my favorite 80s sci-fi films, Dune.
@heidichristensen7919
@heidichristensen7919 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@TheFreezerGeezer
@TheFreezerGeezer 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@dannytse8767
@dannytse8767 4 жыл бұрын
Specifically, it was Toto guitarist Steve Lukather who thought the song was dumb.
@driller7714
@driller7714 4 жыл бұрын
This song! Absolutely timeless! Some songs are just beyond words.
@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance
@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@davidjohn6070
@davidjohn6070 4 жыл бұрын
Cheryl Lynn adds a lot of flavor to the song.
@itsmadfar
@itsmadfar 4 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing song! Also shared it with my kid who was immediately captivated. Good on Toto!
@RSPDiver
@RSPDiver 4 жыл бұрын
80’s videos were such an amazingly produced blend of random scenes. I dig the new “studio” by the way.
@planelvr07
@planelvr07 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@recordingwhiz
@recordingwhiz 4 жыл бұрын
Please do a reaction to Toto "Rosanna", you will thank me for it
@HiberniaeCor
@HiberniaeCor 4 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. It's a great song
@William-Ocean
@William-Ocean 4 жыл бұрын
Did you know that song is about Rosanna Arquette
@jenniferbaumgarden9293
@jenniferbaumgarden9293 4 жыл бұрын
@@William-Ocean Yup. Who left the guy who wrote it for Peter Gabriel. LOL. True story!
@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935
@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@crashburn2166
@crashburn2166 4 жыл бұрын
Toto, the band where every member looks like an avid toy train collector.
@Lavastorm77
@Lavastorm77 4 жыл бұрын
Hey-respect the music, Crash.
@jeanneerwin2263
@jeanneerwin2263 4 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@jodihertle5319
@jodihertle5319 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@tommymims1498
@tommymims1498 4 жыл бұрын
Lol...Mad respect..
@daveh777
@daveh777 4 жыл бұрын
You just made my day with that comment!
@deboraharellano4334
@deboraharellano4334 4 жыл бұрын
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!!
@etorawa9367
@etorawa9367 4 жыл бұрын
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!"
@timinglis340
@timinglis340 4 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the most perfect pop song of all time. The production, mixing, choice of instruments and performance are all so spot on. Brilliant!
@Jihavoh777
@Jihavoh777 4 жыл бұрын
Omg finally some Toto! These guys have so many great under appreciated songs .. you need to delve deep. I would recommend Better World
@laureladams6937
@laureladams6937 4 жыл бұрын
" You immediately go with the eyes closed, mouth wide open.." Exactly right.
@johneoff707
@johneoff707 4 жыл бұрын
"I'll Be Over You." Michael McDonald is on it.
@jetobey5656
@jetobey5656 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@GETole
@GETole 4 жыл бұрын
Alan Parson's Project--damn near any of their songs.
@flash1660
@flash1660 4 жыл бұрын
First two songs off of tales of mystery and imagination
@larryd4352
@larryd4352 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@ballyastrocade5672
@ballyastrocade5672 4 жыл бұрын
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. :-) )
@kaptinkronic8411
@kaptinkronic8411 4 жыл бұрын
I can tell you’ve listened to Toto a lot! No mention of rosanna or hold the line . Lol
@dibujarte45
@dibujarte45 4 жыл бұрын
Bally Astrocade what about Lorraine (my fav), 99, Hydra, Pamela, Child’s anthem, St George and the dragon...
@daishoga
@daishoga 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Hold The Line!
@mrfcauthen
@mrfcauthen 4 жыл бұрын
DAMN! Thank you for this recommendation. Girl Goodbye is incredible! I had no idea
@BonnieHalfElven
@BonnieHalfElven 4 жыл бұрын
I don't think there's a single video that has "Afraid of Love/Lovers in the Night," unless it's a live video.
@dalecross689
@dalecross689 4 жыл бұрын
Danced to this song in the school gym with my first girlfriend. Waitakere College, 1982. Than you brother. Great memories. Love your channel.
@xcellent-records
@xcellent-records 4 жыл бұрын
Please react to "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears
@alrivers2297
@alrivers2297 4 жыл бұрын
Shout and Head Over Heels too
@DeathBYDesign666
@DeathBYDesign666 4 жыл бұрын
Head over heels is my favorite and sowing the seeds of love is a great one too.
@AdrianDeVore
@AdrianDeVore 4 жыл бұрын
Break It Down Again, Mad World, and the entire "Songs from Big Chair" CD.
@alrivers2297
@alrivers2297 4 жыл бұрын
@@DeathBYDesign666 I like Sowing the Seeds of Love too. I'm a big Beatles fan and have always thought that one has a strong Beatles vibe to it.
@jenniferposey7975
@jenniferposey7975 4 жыл бұрын
The Working Hour.....my favorite song of all time! Love Tears for Fears!
@marknoble5495
@marknoble5495 4 жыл бұрын
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
@VBrown-vx4gi
@VBrown-vx4gi 4 жыл бұрын
"The Fez" - Steely Dan...you'll thank us later.
@ryanireland27
@ryanireland27 4 жыл бұрын
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..
@c4lderone649
@c4lderone649 4 жыл бұрын
Check out Georgy Porgy by Toto as well. It’s been sampled quite a few times and Eric Benet did kind of a cover a number of years ago. Fantastic, soulful tune. I know you’ll have heard it before.
@primeminister66
@primeminister66 4 жыл бұрын
Classic
@gesk
@gesk 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that Gorgy Porgy features Cheryl Lynn!
@primeminister66
@primeminister66 4 жыл бұрын
@@gesk Cheryl Lynn killed that cut
@rubencarrera2225
@rubencarrera2225 2 жыл бұрын
Toto is awesome! Lyric and different instruments playing was amazing.
@katylied24
@katylied24 4 жыл бұрын
Toto"s "Holyanna" is terrific
@f688xt6
@f688xt6 4 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. From a very underrated album.
@donaldpruitt6787
@donaldpruitt6787 4 жыл бұрын
Some of the best musician’s on the planet you have heard these guys play on hundreds of other artist songs .... Toto What can be said???? Awesome enough said
@Bsg7287
@Bsg7287 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@markefulton
@markefulton 3 жыл бұрын
When you hear it again, it's like hearing it for the first time. Truer words were never spoken. Peace brother Jamel.
@Schwabguitar
@Schwabguitar 4 жыл бұрын
Roseanna is a great one too 👍
@gdfggggg
@gdfggggg 4 жыл бұрын
Real catchy tune
@ruraladventurer1884
@ruraladventurer1884 4 жыл бұрын
Rosanna was even better imo.
@michaelcaplin8969
@michaelcaplin8969 4 жыл бұрын
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!
@calvaryapologetics
@calvaryapologetics 4 жыл бұрын
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 "
@fidelogos7098
@fidelogos7098 4 жыл бұрын
After all these years, this song still gives me cold chills. I sure wish I could sing...
@ninline2000
@ninline2000 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mr500RWHP
@Mr500RWHP 4 жыл бұрын
This song never gets skipped on my playlist...one the best songs ever
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