Rosanna - TOTO | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!
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Happy to be back digging into some Toto!! What’s the next thing we gotta hit from them?! Get ready for The Who on Friday!! 🙌🏻🔥
This better be good damit i just turned off Dazed and Confused just to watch this lol.... lets rock.
Don't do anything from them
Andy & Alex ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..................
99
Did y'all do "99" yet? If not, that's the one, I think.
Also, in another vein, maybe check out Joe Jackson, "Steppin' Out" and "Breaking Us in Two". He's got kind of a Steely Dan vibe to him in these songs.
Just realized this song is a hell of a lot better than I remembered it.
Thanks to Andy and Alex.
Much better with headphones, that's for sure!
The drums are so good.
The radio edit sucked.
Always been my favorite Toto song.
They won a Grammy for best arrangement with this masterpiece.
And Best record and Album of the year. They swept the Grammy's that year.
Toto was the band behind Michael Jackson's entire Thriller Album, so it goes to show how amazing they are
The drummer was Jeff Porcaro and he was one of the greatest drummers EVER! He laid down the fattest grooves, his timing was impeccable, and his level of creativity was second to none! He passed away in the early 90s and as you can tell he's my personal favorite 😃
Jeff Pocaro ..BEST DRUMMER EVER .
His Dad has an incredible interview about Jeff..on UA-cam ...he truly was a GENIUS !!
Mine too. Check out recording of 20 drum salute to Porcano sometime that was played at his funeral. It impossibly swings, grooves & entrances all at once.
the best drummer of the world
Some people dismiss this song as “pop” but the musicianship is off the charts. Look at the resumes of Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro
I've always been a fan of Steve Lukather he's one of my favorites who in one shape another has been on 1,500 albums
Steve Lukather not only sang half the lead vocals in this song, he also laid down not one, but TWO of the nastiest guitar solos of the 1980s.
Fun fact: a lot of people know that Eddie Van Halen played the famous guitar solo in "Beat It," but Steve Lukather played the rhythm guitar hook - that guitar line at the beginning that runs throughout the song, the part you're singing to yourself right now because I mentioned the song.
Pop is just a genre, like any other. There's good pop and bad pop. This is some of the best pop ever made. :)
You can hear the quality when you listen to Toto, even if you're not a fan.
I met Steve Lukather in the late naughts. Was on a work trip to Utah, turned out my hotel room was right next door to one of Toto's roadies, and they held the after concert show there. I got myself into the party. I think he was the only band member there. He reeked of pot but was nice enough.
Drummer is Jeff Porcaro - a very talented drummer. Unfortunately died from an allergic reaction to insecticide whilst sorting his back garden, caused a massive heart attack around about 1992 or 1993. Was a tragic loss to music - like you noticed, his shuffle on Rosanna was lauded as one of the best shuffles of all time.
Really enjoyed this vid lads. Love from Ireland as always x
Cocaine is a hell of an insecticide.
@@Wombatzu Don't be so disrespectful, it was well documented at the time what happened and coroners reports etc confirmed it. Why do people like you always have to try and be clever and make out like everything is a conspiracy theory or something that it's not? Does it make it you feel better?
@@dominiccrimmings6925 From the LA Times:
"However, an autopsy released Thursday determined that Porcaro died of occlusive coronary artery disease caused by hardening of the arteries due to cocaine use, coroner’s spokesman Bob Dambacher said"
@@Wombatzu Yeah, you believe what you want, that's your prerogative.
Dominic Crimmings Hes right, it was cocaine.
Jeff Porcaro is the most sampled drummer of the 80's. His beats are everywhere. The players who would become Toto played with Boz Scaggs on his Silk Degrees album.
This song is a great example of how a shuffle can sound complex, because it kind of is because of how he played it. He was one of the best.
Apart from Phil Collins.
@@SvenTviking This guy may have them both beat. ua-cam.com/video/OOS18vi7WLc/v-deo.html
Great Album. They need to do some Boz.
And tons of movie , commercial, recordings , His first band was with Sonny and Cher when he was still in High school he was referred to them for an audition
This was the first time I’ve listened to this song with headphones. Makes me feel like I’ve never heard it before.
Oh god i haven't done that. It's already crazy complex without headphones.
Headphones make ALL the difference!
Makes the that filthy baseline really pop!
Toto “Africa” , probably one of their most widely recognized. Last song on this album. They were surprised at the legendary status it achieved.
Considering that "Rosanna" won ALL THE GRAMMYS in 1982, I am too.
If memory serves, they almost didn't put it on the album.
And that one is garbage from a super sub par band
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Welp, you're entitled to be wrong. It's a free country.
That is a song that all you have to hear is the first couple of notes to know what song it is.
"Rosanna" won the Grammy in 1983 for Record of the Year, it was also nominated for Song of the Year. The song was written by David Paich, who has said that the song is based on numerous girls he had known. As a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Rosanna Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time and coincidentally had the same name. Arquette herself played along with the joke, commenting in an interview that the song was about "my showing up at 4 a.m., bringing them juice and beer at their sessions." The drum pattern is known as a "half-time shuffle", and shows "definite jazz influence", featuring ghost notes and derived from the combination of the Purdie shuffle, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's shuffle on "Fool in the Rain", and the Bo Diddley beat. The Purdie shuffle can be prominently heard on Steely Dan's track "Home at Last" from Aja, which Jeff Porcaro cited as an influence. This song is regarded as Jeff Porcaro's "Rosanna Shuffle".
Wow I always thought it WAS about Arquette LOL -
How could it have won record of the year 1983 if the Album the song was on is called: "Toto IV"? and came out in April 1982?
@@Quotenwagnerianer Because of the timing of the Grammy Awards. It always goes back a few months of the previous year. Look it up: Google the song "Rosanna".
Disregard everything I said except the part about the Boss. Now do 99. Not Barbara Feldon, the song by TOTO, also a dog from Kansas not the group.
@@Quotenwagnerianer The awards were in 1983
And this is one of the reasons why I adore Toto. Their musicianship is top notch and full of depth that you listen over and over to hear it again but also to hear everything.
You want some SAUCE with that? It’s so good every time.
Steve Lukather is a _BEAST_ !!! If you look him up, you'll see he's been in the sessions of a lot of amazing records. And all those records are amazing because of Steve's guitar work.
Don’t forget Jeff Porcano on drums - most sampled drummer in the industry, and ranked 13th best of all time
Wrote and played guitar on The Tubes Talk To Ya Later and She's A Beauty.
Simply consider Steve Lukather guitar AND bass playing with EVH on Beat It!!!!!! playa
@@tallisonrausch5719and if I recall correctly they went to high school together
Before forming Toto, they helped out Boz Scaggs on his album Silk Degrees. You need to check out Lowdown and Lido Shuffle.
Lido Shuffle a must!
Yes! Definitely give Boz a listen. Lido Suffle & Lowdown are great but Loan Me A Dime is a masterpiece.
That whole album, Silk Degrees, is freakin AWESOME!! 💜💜
Dave Cummings incredible song! With the great Duane Allman playing slide guitar!
Ledo Shuffle, please!
Toto were session men. Toto was the studio band for Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs and Michael Jackson. Members also wrote and played in many other artist's songs. These are the professional guys, no kidding here.
Actually, only Jeff Porcaro played with Steely Dan
@@bennyman1622 David Paich also played on one or two Steely Dan albums.
Point being that they are session men, and Toto was them as individual professionals under a band name, and individually went and provided their skills to others in the field.
no drum machines, no sequencing, no auto tune, no Pro Tools... Talent, Practice, Chops, Skill, PRoduction, Live recorning...dedication... MUSIC!
There was sequencer used in the keyboard solo. The part right after the trumpet sound at the beginning is a roland mc hardware sequencer . After that descending synth sequence both David and Steve traded synthesizer lins
@@jeffcappelletti1986 well go figure..lol i guess for that time period it does kinda sound like that.
This song actually won 3 well deserved Grammy Awards. Great song obviously and Toto is a severely underated band.
Guitarist is Steve lukather. He played on Michael Jackson’s thriller album, with other members of toto
They wrote some of the songs too.
Dirk Huylebroeck Yeah, Steve Porcaro wrote Human Nature, I’m pretty sure.
And he’s been with Ringo’s All Starr band for awhile now.
He's playing on Beat It (aside from the Eddie Van Halen solo)
The band were session players on a lot of albums. Just great musicians all around.
I once told my drum teacher that i thought this song was hard to play! He said "congrats, you're a better drummer than me! You think it's hard, i think it's impossible!!"
I sometimes feel kinda lame for listening to these songs as a 26yr old because all my peers are listening to complete different genres so I can't relate but you guys reaction make me feel like im in the right about my taste in music and everyone is missing out, thank you for that.
My kids are 27, 25 and 21 and love this genre.
Today's music is lame compared to the talent these bands had in that Era.
Everyone had their own sound and you had no auto tune,no digital recording tricks...Its amazing stuff.
gale, trust me, you're in the right and everyone IS missing out.
Ditto Geoff B
I’m 14 bro Toto is the shit.
I've heard Rosanna a million times but never heard this full version. Those horns are definitely influenced by Chicago horns. Great great record! I'm glad you guys point out the difference between this timeless stuff and new music. There is no comparison.
Funny you mentioned Chicago, 'cause one of their members (James/Jimmy Pankow on trombone) plays on this song!
@@andriealinsangao613 Really! No wonder why it sounds like Chicago. I never knew that. Great to know, thanks!
@@AutomatikSystematik And another thing that's great with Rosanna, is that (if I remember correctly) there's two trumpets and two trombones for the horn parts, whereas most songs only use one of each!
Many of the members of Toto played a lot on Steely Dan albums.
Jeff Porcaro (the drummer) played on most of the tracks on Katy Lied, but I don't recall any of the other guys ever recording with the Dan
@@bennyman1622 You are correct. Wikipedia said many of the band members played with Steely Dan and a bunch of other artists. Jeff was the only one that played with the Dan. The others played with other artists including Box Scaggs and Sonny and Cher.
Boz Skags Silk Degrees album also.
That would explain a lot. I didn't know that. Fascinating stuff.
Ah...only Pocarro (sp?). You can still a huge Steely Dan influence in this band... especially with this song.
I love the channel because it makes me listen to music that I tended to tune out due to over-familiarity with new ears. It reminds you what made it worth listening to in the first place. Thanks.
I agree, I know I've 'heard' all of the songs they react to, but I've only 'listened' to a small percentage on purpose. So it's fun to actually pay attention to details, instead of something that happens in the background
David Upton, excellent comment. 👍😁 you put the first reaction channels for us Elders into perfect context.
Same here! I dismissed many of them for being too popular or uncool. Thanks to A&A, I'm learning that I never really heard them.
Well said!
This song is music for musicians, nothing let behind, so much elements perfectly running together.
Horn arrangement was done by James Pankow, the trombonist for Chicago.
hey...didn't know that! the GREAT jimmy pankow
Wow.
James Pankow did play on the song but it was session legend Jerry Hey who arranged the horns as well as play the trumpet.
No one ever recommends "99" from their 2nd album. Too pop? I like it!
That and "Georgy Porgy", from their first album, are awesome... both are worthy of reactions.
99 is my favorite track.
@@jwgregory1969
Roger that Jason... my all-time favorite Toto track.
I met Bobby Kimball at a festival in the 90s after he performed with the Classic Rock All Stars. I asked him who that song was about, and he said the character Agent 99 Barbara Feldon played on Get Smart. It's in my Top 3 favorite Toto tracks.
Original Toto bassist David Hungate was also at that festival with another artist, and he came over and joined in with Bobby for a couple of songs. It was unexpected and awesome!
@@sallyphillips9175
Great story!!
Alex... you may never go back to listen to this song, but you will hear it often for the rest of your life. Good call and rationale on your rating. It's why your channel rises above most.... your ability, both of you, and willingness to actually think about what you heard, digest it, let the song stand alone for 15 minutes, and analyze it musically and emotionally. The lyric-check was a key addition to your videos (and I like that you don't read them to us).
Agreed, love the lyric check!
i like the honesty when you say you will not be going back to listening to it more. may not get that reaction else where. but how is a song a S and not have the desire to listen to it more? at 58 i have heard it so much i do turn it when i hear it on the radio.
i will say that the live, extended version is OUTRAGEOUSLY good! So much mammoth guitar work at the end by STEVE LUKATHER, pretty much in any compilation of twenty top guitarists. That fade out at the end was a spontaneous jam btw. Superb. This is the radio version. The drums were played by JEFF POCARO, a legendary session/studio player who died in his thirties in 1992. Keyboards Mike POCARO. Bass on the album was played by Steve POCARO. Yes, all brothers. This album won a Grammy for album of the year in 1983. LEELAND SKLAR, the legendary bassist, was brought in to take the place of Steve POCARO during a tour when Steve was diagnosed with ALS and had to leave the tour. Tragic. Lee has toured at least twice with Toto, I believe, and when he and Steve and Jeff got going together on a jam it was amazing. For those of you who are interested, and have 10 minutes, the following is a link to Lee Sklar on his channel talking about Jeff POCARO and his place in the tight community of session/touring musicians. The last three minutes is chit-chat but the first 10 is gold to those who are interested in the world of session musicians. ua-cam.com/video/PfT9fqte6X0/v-deo.html
It's actually about the beautiful actress Rosanna Arquette, who had a brief relationship with a band member right before this came out.. This is ridiculously well produced, and played.
One of the most perfectly executed and produced pop songs in history.
I didn't appreciate this song when it was popular, but have come to love it over the years due to the impeccable musicianship. 👍🔥🎹🎸😎
Same. It was so overplayed on the radio back in the day but it really is a great showcase of talent.
Same here
Ditto!
It’s amazing how 80s “pop rock” embarrasses the music of the last 20 years.
Yes when every player mastered their instruments
this track is Exceptional! And I mean it outstands plenty of its 1980 class, not unlike the rare contemporary BLAST 😉
Well said!
I wouldn't say this is entirely true. Every era has their hits and their stinkers. Unfortunately the deregulation of the late nineties saw a near monopoly of radio that homogenized most of the airwaves of America. Good music is still being made, but you have to dig for it.
Spoken like somebody who still expects the music he enjoys to fall into his lap magically. There hasn't been a time where more music has been produced, of course you're going to have to sift through some crap to find whats good, that does not mean 80s music embarrasses anything.
For your next Toto song, check out “I’ll Supply The Love” you won’t be disappointed.
Yes, absolutely! I was just about to suggest this!
Jeff Pocaro was an absolutely AMAZING drummer. The legendary Steve Lukather is the guitarist. All the members of Toto are highly regarded musicians who have played on a ton of songs for a wide range of artists.
Fleetwood Mac’s Hypnotized!!!!
100%
Bob Walsh very underrated
@@willtyler5094 Sentimental Lady is a gem!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!
Rosanna Arquette will forever have a great song literally written for her. Pretty cool
Rosanna Arquette... just watch “Desperately Seeking Susan”... great song.
She is also the inspiration for the song "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
Yeah, the two dudes were in love with her. Not sure if either won her heart.
Congratulations guys - you just witnessed the best group of studio musicians of that era unleash & flex their musical muscle. The drummer Jeff Porcaro is a legend - the most recorded drummer perhaps in music history - has performed with everybody live/ studio for a reason - his style was the smoothest, yet so technical - but not overplaying - which made him the most sought after drummer on the pro circuit - he could play everything effortlessly & made the magic of the 70's through '92 happen - the entire group of Toto are just legends. The soundtrack of my generation - Thanks for appreciating this!
Bingo!
did you forget steely dan?
@@beerman2383 Steely D is great, but Toto had more hits as a group/more airplay - and better songwriting - Toto's skills/technicality is just on another level - they get huge respect from other pro musicians - incredible talent at each instrument.
Many people feel this is a perfectly crafted song.
Guys, I'm 49 and have heard all the songs you guys review a million times but this channel is so refreshing to hear a younger generations point of view on all of them. I love the breakdowns and making me see the songs in a different light. Keep on keepin on because your channel rocks!
The fact that Steve (guitar) and Jeff (drums) are on the entire Thriller album. They wrote the guitar, bass and drum parts for the songs. The amount of Albums Steve has been on is insane.
"Georgy Porgy" is another great song by Toto. So smooth.
It's a great song until she starts singing
100.
k wayne yeah my thoughts exactly
A few more suggestions: .38 Special, Alan Parsons Project, Guess Who
Guess Who is way overdue....
Hold on Loosely!!
I agree more Guess Who.
38 special chain lightnin' is a real banger!
After Guess Who, the next natural progression is BTO
(Bachman Turner Overdrive). " Let it Ride" is a good start, a great banger they should appreciate.
Their masterpiece is "Africa," IMO. Something inexpressibly sweet and moving in that song.
Try "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc for a real clever twist on love song lyrics.
They need to delve into 10cc’s body of work. Clever songwriting, talentd musicianship & ahead if its time sound production.
Susan Klasinski
The making of I'm Not In Love is a story in itself. There's a UA-cam interview on it. Very interesting from a production point of view.
Hamilton Burger I’ve seen it. It’s great. They’re one of my all time favorite bands. I really love their album Sheet Music too. They were clever and quirky in the best possible way.
Susan Klasinski
Ah, to be 19 again.....
Now I'm retired and watching my alter-ego listening to this music for the first time.
And so is the circle of life...
Hamilton Burger I’m glad these kids are continuing to listen to and appreciate our music.
Steve Lukather and Joe Walsh rock solos on Don Henley's Dirty Laundry, another 80s classic.
Is Don Henley gonna allow the song to be used without blocking?
Davin Saderholm fun fact I didn’t know. Thx
@@meganparsons9106 Not likely.
@@meganparsons9106 🤔🤔🤔
@@meganparsons9106 Rick Beato even made a video with an excerpt from Don Henley complaining about UA-cam and not making any money from the videos. He blocks everything.
A lot of us had a serious crush on Rosanna Arquette. This guy had the real thing (at least for a little while). Awesome song.
I loved her in " The Executioner's Song" with Tommy Lee Jones.
Or After Hours
She was the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes.
Kimberly Quintanilla yes! GREAT movie! And Tommy Lee Jones is phenomenal too- also in “coal miners daughter.” Another excellent movie with Sissy Spacek!
I think her name was Rosann and they added the a saying it sounded better in the song
Toto is such an underrated band. I usually don't see them mentioned when people rattle off the usual classic rock staples. But they really deserve to be in there. Really great musicians and song writers that knew how to write really tight songs that could be really poppy but were still really satisfying to listen to from a musicians standpoint as well.
The look on Andy's face when the funky breakdown that ends the song began, priceless. Jeff Porcaro was one of the all-time greats. I always thought of Poco as a harder rocking Steely Dan.
Not really a big fan of Toto, but I'm such a big fan of you guys that I will listen to it with you! Have a great day 🤘❤
I concur 😉👍🏼🎶🎤🎸
Toto's best music is in the Dune soundtrack .... disappointing movie but amazing soundtrack
Same 💜
Me too!
@@JamesDatWork I love that movie
Check out Rick Beato’s “What Makes This Song Great” segment he did on this song.
1982 HS Graduate…..we had it made in every way back then and didn’t even know it!!
Rosanna, Hold the Line and Africa gets all the love. But "I will remember" is by far my Toto-favorite song!
Watch Rick Beato’s What Makes This Song Great about this tune... I always liked this song but had a new found appreciation after watching that. Insane.
Loved the Beatles album review and am still waiting for a Genesis reaction. Hook us up fellas.
“George Porgy” sung by Steve Lukather. ( although you’ll hate the ending)
That’s the only Toto song I’d put on a playlist. Great tune.
Hate the ending of Georgy Porgy because there no fade out? I love the sudden ending…
You guys need to do some Prince! He's an amazing musician!
Yes! When Doves Cry and Little Red Corvette. and many more!
Raspberry Burret!
One of my favourites. Thanks for covering it. There are comments here saying it’s too soft for the channel. Some upset with Meatloaf being covered too.Well there are many of us who like both. There have been songs covered in the past that I really dislike but had their fans. I don’t tend to say that in comments criticizing the channel though. Because we will all take turns when it comes to liking or disliking all manner of songs that get reacted to. I like that you have variety. Thanks for that and a great reaction. Andy, this is a great song to listen to with your girlfriend!🙂🙂
Not my fave but I agree that they should try them all. They mentioned Paradise By The Dashboard Lights and I'm hoping they go there
Amen!
My music library has everything from Barry Manilow to Slayer. It really is ok to like more than one genre of music. And I just love the fact that A & A are listening to stuff that most of their peers would probably dismiss.
@@zevongrie1402 Exactly! And what wonderful variety there is!
@@bokononbokomaru8156 Heck yeah, Paradise is a great song and a very fun romp. I love that Meatloaf is more theatrical in his music/ storytelling.
The guitar player is Steve Lukather. You've heard him a million times, whether you know it or not. If you want some fun check out the "No Substitutions" album he did with Larry Carlton. (He did a lot of stuff with Steely Dan.) It's frightening how good those guys are.
April 8, 1982 Release date, I was 24. Thanks for sharing guys, getting caught up on some older videos - Awesome!
Legend has it that the guitar solo at the end was an improvisation from Lukather. These guys in Toto are musician's musicians, not to mention Jeff Porcaro, he's up there with Colaiuta and Gadd
Ten years After .. I'd love to change the world.. one of the best guitarists ever .. underrated .. this song is a classic .
Yes... the great Alvin Lee.
You should do Telegraph Road by Dire Straits. It’s 14 minutes long but it’s completely worth it. It’s a masterpiece.
YESSS
Yessss Alchemy live. Real masterpiece. Mark is a Genius
Add SkateAway, Romeo and Juliet ( Killers did a good version, but love the original) and Walk of Life , too.
Grew up with that one😁
My favorite Dire Straits song!
DAYUMM! That Jeff Pocarro, ripping those jazz/ rocks directing that delicious overproduced Pop rock wUndersauce!!
Rosanna Arquette ! Listen to them.
THEN... at 808 N. Yakima, Rosanna was in the house.
And then the windows coming down. At Julianne Moore.
I walked by in Rosanna in sweat suit. At 808 N. Yakima. ;-)
I was a working musician for many years. When this song came out I was in a "Hotel" band - we would play a hotel bar for a few weeks, then do one night stands for a week while moving on to the next hotel. We were always, of course, having to learn new material to stay current with the charts. Every time a Toto song rose high up on the charts we would have the "Oh sh1t!" moment, especially me. As the keyboard player I would have to cover the horns, etc. as well as the keyboard parts. Toto songs always made me work my butt off, especially as, in addition to keyboard and production parts I would also have to sing BG vox. I had to work really hard, but it made me a better musician.
Can’t imagine how your poor drummer felt having to learn the Rosanna shuffle groove!
Please bring back the Police for more GREAT drumming
Message in a bottle would be top of my list :)
So lonely or Can't Stand Losing You or Every Little Thing She Does
Fawzy Simon yeah I’d say they should cover the earlier stuff first before stuff from ghost in the machine or synchronicity
@@willtyler5094 I agree with you. Their early stuff is great. Even some of the obscure ones like No Time This Time for Stewart Copeland's drumming..
Voices in My Head, Shadows in the Rain, Driven To Tears.
I watched this review from y’all a few years ago. I think that this group, Jeff Picaro and his brothers, David Paice and his brothers, Steve Lucather were the inheritors of the studio musicians from the 60s, the Wrecking Crew. Absolutely love the history behind this music.
This song was written by one of the band guys that was dating actress Rosanna Arquette at the time.
I almost passed on this one, it was all over AM back in the almost always in the car with other people so to me all I remembered was the hook. I’d never heard it on headphones tho so I jumped in - so very glad I did - totally changed my opinion of it.
Turns out, I get to learn something too... awesome well done!
Rock on :-)
You have to understand, this song was a monster hit in the 80's. You couldn't avoid it. It sold millions of copies, Millions! Steve Lukather on guitar and songwriter. Jeff Porcaro on drums. Stellar pop hit with rock and other stylings infused in it. Production doesn't get much better than this. S Tier without question. All around great song anyway you slice it.
The band members of Toto were primarily session musicians. They may not have had the stage presence of some of the most popular groups but their musical abilities is unmatchef
I was 16 years old and I was working as a dishwasher at a dinner. Boy do I remember this album. They played this over and over again.
Do you know why I love this channel? I learn so much from the comments about the musicians you profile. Great stuff! Thanks.
Love this song. As great as 'Africa' is I've heard it so many times in my life that I prefer Rosanna. Fun fact: Toto wrote and played on the song Human Nature by Michael Jackson on his album Thriller
My favorite Toto song of all time, and it's so underrated. Loved it from the moment it came out.
I saw a documentary. They were all in love with Rosanna Arquette. She was really young and new to the LA scene and was leaving a trail of broken hearts everywhere she went is what I've been told. The song seems to agree.
The Toto drummer (Jeff Porcaro) was influenced by the Purdie Shuffle played on Steely Dan's Home at Last.
UFO is way overdue
And Steely Dan's Katy Lied. Jeff was only 20 years old at the time!
Jeff Porcaro played drums on the Steely Dan albums Pretzel Logic(1974) at the age of 21, Katy Lied(1975) and Gaucho(1980).
If you haven’t done “Africa” yet, it is must. Probably one of their best produced songs and a chart topper in the early 1980s.
There's a live version of "Africa" on UA-cam that's absolutely astounding.
Africa is Fire!!!
"The wild dogs cry out at night longing for some solitary company." Solitary company! Now there's an oxymoron. But still ... great lyrics. "Frightened of this thing that I've become." and lastly. "I'll bless the rains down in Africa." Rinse and repeat 12 times. Maybe the best jam of the 80s. Right up there with Can't Go For That and Der Kommisar. And Little Red Corvette, of course.
Absolutely gorgeous song. Hope they pick up on this one.
Buty it sounds like 70s Hold the line
Glad to see you young guys are getting acquainted with some of the fabulous music we old geezers grew up with. TOTO are a group of superior musicians who came together and made the world a better place with their incredible music. This particular song is an absolute masterpiece. It is timeless, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Written about actress Rosanna Arquette whom was dating Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro in the 1980s. Rosanna was highly known for dating musicians and breaking their hearts in a big way. Many songs were written about her including Peter Gabriel who wrote all the songs on his “Steam” album about his relationship and breakup with Rosanne.
Andy & Alex you NAILED this reaction. The analysis is freakin' spot-on!!
You boys nailed this song, many elements by a pro’s pro band. This was one of their big ones along with Africa
the Keyboards and Bass sounded really Proggy lol.
One of the best songs created In the 80's. Looove this song!
I love this because Toto were inspired as teens after seeing Emerson Lake and Palmer in concert live to start a band , reference the big keyboard influence re Keith Emerson. It’s a fact!
That's funny Alex. I feel the same way when I hear Rosanna. I'm a Sunday school teacher and love Christian music, but most of the week it's ROCK!
Yes, these are grade A session guys. You here these same guys on Michael Jackson, Steely Dan, tons of pop hits, etc
Jeff Porcaro was the drummer for Steely Dan for the album "Katy Lied" Porcaro is a protege of Bernard Purdie's shuffle style(Purdie was also on Steely Dan "Aja". He was also the studio drummer for Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Jackson Browne's "Pretender", Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees", the list is endless...hundreds of chart hits.
Love drummer Jeff Pocaro’s shuffle throughout this song: combo of John Bonham on Fool in the Rain and Bernard Purtie’s shuffle!
You're recognizing the songs out in the real world after you listen in the channel because your reticular cortex has been activated. Neurophysiology 101.
Eye roll 🙄
keep his nutz out of this
Ah so thaaat's what it's called.
Thanks Peter Quinones, was tryin to remember what it was
Come on! You know it’s called a flashback!
Usually Andy is brutally honest with the, "too long, it got boring." This is maybe the first time I ever heard, "could have used another chorus or two," but I'm with you guys on Rosanna: This song could go 30 mins, with a round-robin of solos. Especially Lukather's tasty, understated guitar.
I'm not sure I've heard this (somewhat longer) version. I've never owned a Toto album and only heard this on the radio, etc
Oh, Andy has complained about several songs being too short! Mostly from 60s I think, when it was rarer to get a long song..
@@loosilu Heh, now that you mention it, yeah, now I do recall him saying, "nooo, you really gonna just pull me out of the sauce like that?"
@@andyball8379 I think that was Behind Blue Eyes!
This is the Purdie shuffle with a bo didley beat ,Jeff admits he combined the 2 together to create this amazing sound 👍
Such a beauty!!! I've always loved this song and band. The transitions are so clean, vocals and beyond exactly how I remember. Thanks guys!! There are so many gems by this band and the individual members.
I'm at work, but I'll shuffle on home and listen later.
Funny thing is, it's playing on the overheads here at work right now!
Happy Wednesday everyone. Girl Goodbye is the best song. It is their best banger. Girl Goodbye for sure. ✌ Peace ✌
Agreed. Best song Toto has ever done.
Rip The Ripper agree!! Love this song!! ❤️
Putting the BASS in da baseline. Love it! I love singing the low baseline too. Hard to find in music.
Certainly hope someone else has already said that this song took the 1982 Grammy for Record Of The Year and the album it's on "Toto IV" took the Grammy for Album Of The Year and Producer of the year, everyone listening to FM all of a sudden was paying attention to Toto and rightfully so. Jeff Porcaro was one of the best drummers ever, RIP.
There's just so much going on in this song - at the time it was mesmerizing! This song will always take me back to high school and is always on my playlist. The Pocaro Brothers, Steve Lukather, David Paisch and Bobby Kimball are pure heaven to me! Thanks!
Toto was one of those bands back in my youth that wasn't "everywhere", but everyone seemed to like them. Their guitarist, Steve Lukather, is still one of the most highly respected working musicians in the industry.
Give, "I'll Supply The Love," a listen too. Same album, I believe, as, "Hold The Line".
The musicians in TOTO played so much as studio players that at one time over 2 BILLION people heard music with a member/s of TOTO involved!!!