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Posted by: RickyDawkins 3 months ago

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A soothing 80's hit. They hadn't quite mastered the art of the music video yet, but it sounds wonderful.

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RickyDawkins3 months ago

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way,
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancinet melodies
He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you
CHORUS:
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 longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
(chorus)
http://www.lyrics007.com/Toto Lyrics/Africa Lyrics.html
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  swasdiva3 months ago
  
  I'm such a noob! All this time I've been singing the wrong words...
  I thought it was "I catch the waves down in Africa" and "rising like an Empress..."
  -_-* Ah well...my friends count on me for messed up lyrics.
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jimdoze3 months ago

I Love Toto!
Phenomenal Song!!
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  TOPVIDSTOP3 months ago
  
  )))
  http://funkytube.notlong.com
  
  ENJOY!!!!!!!!
  
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greenmac3 months ago

An excellent song..... Very relaxing.
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  RickyDawkins3 months ago
  
  You still look a bit frazzled... maybe you should listen one more time?
  ;)
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    greenmac3 months ago
    
    LOL... OK just one more time!
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david_nwpa3 months ago

I feel soothed a little bit every time I hear it. Thanks for sharing this, Ricky.
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  lvrofwolves3 months ago
  
  When I'm in that kind of mood, timing right, this is an excellent song, very relaxing. that time is now!
  hahaha I used to think the lyrics were-
  There's nothing that a hundred men ON MARS could ever do
  thanks for sharing RD :-)
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    greenmac3 months ago
    
    "There's nothing that a hundred men ON MARS could ever do"
    The same here!
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    RickyDawkins3 months ago
    
    i guessed the rain was down in africa, too
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      lvrofwolves3 months ago
      
      Pretty boy she's waiting there for you.....
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    Radiofreeeuropa3 months ago
    
    Other commonly misheard lyrics include-
    Scuse me while I kiss this guy (kiss the sky)-Jimi's purple haze.
    There's a Bathroom on the right - (Bad moon Risin' John Fogerty
    Oh Canada
    Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze...
    "You fill out my census..."
    (John Denver's Annie's Song)
    "The girl with colitis goes by..."
    Beatles-Lucy In The Sky
    For lots of laughs- more of this kind of thing
    http://www.kissthisguy.com
    
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      swasdiva3 months ago
      
      I always heard the bathroom thing with "Summer Breeze"
      Summer breeze, makes me feel fine!
      Goin' to the bathroom in my miiiiind!
      I was all of 5 years old when I made that up. I don't have that excuse with Justin Timberlake's "My Love". Near the end of the chorus he says "Ain't gotta do nothin' crazy" and I thought he said "Gotta do a little Daisy" (like the sour cream). I think my ears are wired wrong.
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Radiofreeeuropa3 months ago

I've had this song on the most commonly listed to list on my MP3 player for years, great song.
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BronxBomber3 months ago

Ricky, You've outdone yourself with this one from (we're not in Kansas anymore) ToTo Nice one thanx!
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Spadecaller3 months ago

good one. Thanks Ricky for the heads-up.
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cowboygrandpa3 months ago

Nice choice Ricky. Thanks brings back memories.
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MaryLynn_3 months ago

excellent song, thank you for sending the link. Hugs Mary
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Charlson3 months ago

Gee, I've hadn't heard Toto in a while. Thanks for tuning me back.
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TOPVIDSTOP3 months ago

video
http://funkytube.notlong.com

ENJOY!!!!!!!!

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chevydog3 months ago

Thanks Ricky. Mellow indeed. As I recall, this was strictly a studio band.
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rumple4skin3 months ago

ToTo has always been a technicaly perfect group of musicians. No musical errors ... which musicians love. They don't overproduce their music and it always sounds 'clean'. They always sound fresh. What a great group. Have they garnered any Grammies?? Thanks for this submission!
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Solai3 months ago

I love this song so much!!
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memestryker1 month, 3 weeks ago

I just started going back through my old propeller messages from when it was very sick and my replies weren't showing up--and found this gem!
Thanks for the great video! I've always loved this song.
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