Fun Music Information -> Toto
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Band Name Origins:
- The name "Toto" has nothing to do with "The Wizard of OZ". Jeff Porcaro in an interview 1988: "The name Toto comes from the latin term TOTAS, which means like totally, everything. And that's what we're trying to do. Play music which contains all of the genres we love..." Submitted by: Peter
- Actually, they got the name from a certain African tribe. Submitted by: F*** you.
Why the Name is Stupid:
- We're not in Kansas (or Africa) anymore. Submitted by: Chris Kuan
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Patricia" | "Roseanna" | Caitlin |
| "For the light" | "Hold the line" | Max Liere |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Temperature" | "99," Toto | Just a little too hot!!! - Guest |
| "What's My Age Again?" | "99," Toto | Captain Irk |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Arica" originally "Africa"
Arica is a city in Chile.
Jamie Burke
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Strangler In Town" originally "Stranger In Town"
MOR
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Rosanne" originally "Rosanna"
Now the song's dedicated to Rosanne Barr!
Paul Warren
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Rosanna" | "Osama" | The Classic Rock Legendary Superstars |
| "Rosanna" | "Rosannadanna" | DJ Fly |
| "Africa" | "The Cordillera Central Song" | 92 CITI-FM & The Classic Rockers |
| "Rosanna" | "Sam Manson" | GeoStar |
| "Stranger In Town" | "Springer's a Clown" | Smurf and Mr. Horse |
| "Africa" | "Voting Booth" | Joe Haynes |
| "Rosanna" | "Obama" | Mike Littoris |
| "Africa" | "I Flush The Chain And Down It Goes" | Alex Zander |
| "Africa" | "Spartacus" | Johnny D |
| "Africa" | "I Really Hate Jar Jar Binks" | Kim West |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Africa | World Vision | hello Konichiwa |
| 99 | Cadbury's 99 Ice Cream Cornets | pickle* |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Hold The Line | Any company that puts you on hold | Dennis |
| Hold The Line | Any On-hold Music | Kerianne |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| My Name Is Eminem | Rosanna Toto | My Name Is Rosanna | crazydon |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Dodo
Dido combined with Toto
Promoting their music through cheap internet access.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Toto, That Dog
Toto combined with That Dog
From "The Wizard Of Oz". ;)
Submitted By: name
Misheard Lyrics:
"Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: We do "all the way", Rosanna, yeah
Original Lyrics: Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah.
| "Hold The Line"
Misheard Lyrics: golden eye
love isn't always on time Original Lyrics: Hold the line
Love isn't always on time. |
"Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretty boy, she's waiting there for you.
Original Lyrics: Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you.
| "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do.
Original Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do.
Original Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Ray I've sang this lyric wrong for around 24 years, then really laughed at myself when I sat down and really listened to the music. I had a light bulb moment of the right lyric. |
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Funny Lyrics:
"Africa"
The Funny Lyrics: i know that i must do whats right
sure as kilimanjaro rises like an empress above the serengeti Why They're Funny: must break the record for trying to fit too many syllables into one line of a song
Submitted by: rocco
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Africa"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I miss the rains down in Africa
Why They're Repetitive: Yeah... good question... why they’re repetitive...
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Rosanna"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: All I wanna do at evening’ is hold you tight, Rosanna, Rosanna
I didn’t know you were looking for more than I could ever be Why They're Nonsensical: Duh! Maybe she wants more than to be hold...?
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
| "Africa"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
above the Serengeti Why They're Nonsensical: Umm, Kilimanjaro is a volcanic peak (actually 3 volcanos) that rises almost 20,000 ft from a relatively flat savanna. Olympus is some 10,000 feet shorter, and is surrounded by high, rocky terrain that make it hard to distiguish it or recognize it's true height. The comparison is fair only in that you might find both listed under 'mountains' in an atlas.
Submitted by: hasmith
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"'Africa'"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: 'It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa' Why They're Inappropriate: What the hell does that even mean?
Submitted by: Bevy
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Rosanna"
The Lyrics: All I wanna see
when I wake up in the morning is see her eyes Rosanna, Rosanna Who They Mention: Rosanna Arquette
Submitted by: P
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Africa"
The Lyrics: It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become Why: "Africa" was the band Toto's only #1 song (surprisingly) and was #1 in January 1983 (knocking out of that spot, Daryl Hall & John Oates' "Maneater", "Africa" would be knocked out of the top spot by another song about another continent, Men At Work's "Down Under"). In the song (and the title of the tune) chorus (I have transcribed above the first chorus) is the continent of Africa (indeed a real place). In the second verse, as I have transcribed above, is the Tanzania mountain of Kilimanjaro which is in the Serengeti savnnah which is a National Park in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano, it is the highest elevation in Africa. The Serengeti is a 60,000 square foot savannah. In the song, "Africa", Toto compares Kilimanjaro to the highest mountain in the country of Greece, Mount Olympus (another real place) which is where we get the name of the Olympic Games.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Africa"
The Lyrics: It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become Why: "Africa" was the band Toto's only #1 song (surprisingly) and was #1 in January 1983 (knocking out of that spot, Daryl Hall & John Oates' "Maneater", "Africa" would be knocked out of the top spot by another song about another continent, Men At Work's "Down Under"). In the song (and the title of the tune) chorus (I have transcribed above the first chorus) is the continent of Africa (indeed a real place). In the second verse, as I have transcribed above, is the Tanzania mountain of Kilimanjaro which is in the Serengeti savnnah which is a National Park in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano, it is the highest elevation in Africa. The Serengeti is a 60,000 square foot savannah. In the song, "Africa", Toto compares Kilimanjaro to the highest mountain in the country of Greece, Mount Olympus (another real place) which is where we get the name of the Olympic Games.
Submitted by: Peter
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