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Toto-ly Stranded

What long-forgotten words and ancient melodies do you choose?

Hold the Line	4 votes
99	0 votes
Rosanna	1 votes
Africa	8 votes
I'll Be Over You	0 votes

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 14 2007 08:42 AM

Yes, you must take the band the Adult Contempory radio format was invented for. And your little dog too! Hold the Line (with orchestral/choral accompaniment!) 99 Rosanna Africa I'll Be Over You

metirish Dec 14 2007 09:18 AM

It's got to be Africa, great song, those videos are fun to watch.

Edgy DC Dec 14 2007 09:34 AM

Toto is full of guys with funny head twitches. It's like the band nerds who grew up and became art-rock nerds --- sticking it to the jocks who used to beat them up by appearing with perms in videos as a sexy Nairobi libarian slips out of her cool reserve to peek over her glasses at their meatless band nerd asses. Somewhere their jock tormentors were listening to "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and saying, "So what, those guys still suck." They put enough into the arrangements --- what with their 11-man lineup --- that each of the songs has its saving graces. I'll pull for Africa. Why not?

Willets Point Dec 14 2007 09:54 AM

I like the rains down in Africa.

seawolf17 Dec 14 2007 10:10 AM

No, it's "I left my brains down in Africa."

Edgy DC Dec 14 2007 10:18 AM

I remember seeing that "99" clip, I think, on Don Kirschner's Rock Concert. Could be wrong.

sharpie Dec 14 2007 12:42 PM

A friend of mine went to highschool with the members of Toto. He thought they were arrogant jerks who got to miss school to play gigs. They also pretty much sucked.

seawolf17 Dec 14 2007 12:49 PM

Is your friend Valadius's dad?

HahnSolo Dec 14 2007 01:16 PM

"Gonna take some time to do the things we never had." That'll get you an F in High School English.

sharpie Dec 14 2007 01:18 PM

]Is your friend Valadius's dad? From what I know of Valadius, no. Why? Did his dad go to school with my friend... and Toto too?

DocTee Dec 14 2007 01:22 PM

]I like the rains down in Africa. ]No, it's "I left my brains down in Africa." You're both wrong: "I had the runs down in Africa."

Edgy DC Dec 14 2007 01:24 PM

That "Hold the Line" is just orchestral wanking. They're just playing symphonic chords.

metirish Dec 14 2007 01:34 PM

Africa hasn't had this much love since "Band Aid"

seawolf17 Dec 14 2007 02:06 PM

BUT TONIGHT THANK GOD IT'S THEM INSTEEEEEAD OF YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

cooby Dec 14 2007 04:40 PM

Hold the Line, their first and finest, though they are all fine

TransMonk Dec 14 2007 05:31 PM

The unrated "story" behind Rosanna courtesy of Yacht Rock:

Centerfield Dec 14 2007 09:39 PM

Holy guilty pleasure.

Edgy DC Dec 14 2007 10:18 PM

The original SCTV sketch:

Gwreck Dec 15 2007 12:35 AM

Toto IV was the Album of the Year in 1982, somehow. Beat out these nominees: John Cougar - American Fool Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain Paul McCartney - Tug Of War

Edgy DC Dec 15 2007 07:22 AM

Of the nominees, I vote Fagan. Tug of War is pretty good, though.

Frayed Knot Dec 15 2007 09:26 PM

Wasn't the deal with Toto that they were a bunch of crack studio musicians who teamed up to see what they could do on their own ... and in doing so found out that that something was to put down tracks that, while technically good, were ultimatley mediocre middle of the road stuff? Africa was their best tune.