OT: Toto's best song, Africa or Rosanna?
Ok. I've been in some serious debate with my close friends regarding the best Toto song. While I think Africa is a fantastic song, I'm squarely in the camp that Rosanna is better. I get that these are up to opinion, but I'm getting some serious push back from my friends who think Africa is clearly better. One friend goes so far as to say, "there are two people in this world: one who likes Africa, and one who likes Rosanna"
My general thought is that even though these two songs are off the same Toto album (Toto IV), they are vastly different in style and meaning. In my opinion, Rosanna sticks with Toto's roots as a progressive rock group that uses varying and unique degrees of tones and stanzas. For Africa, they simply injected a pop sensibility to the song that was meant to appeal to a wider range of audiences, and worked. Nothing wrong with that, but I just better like the basis in progressive rock that is true to song Rosanna, while Africa comes off as a "sell-out" to make money.
MgoBlog. What say you?
We're not covering Kansas songs anymore, Toto.
Rosanna and it isn't even close.
Weezer's Africa
Are Weezer's Africa and Toto's Africa really that different?
I loved Africa more when I was a kid. But as a grownup who thinks he is a totally awesome singer (especially when the rockstar I have really always been shows forth, aka belting it out in the shower), Rosanna is the winner hands down for me.
Rosanna. Because it's about a real Rosanna. Rosanna Arquette. Plus I dated a Rosanna at the time, and that was cool too.
Yes Indeedy.
Africa. Definitely Africa.
Africa.