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WEEZER Covers Toto’s “Africa” ... and it’s great!

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May 30, 2018, 09:39 AM
striker1
WEEZER Covers Toto’s “Africa” ... and it’s great!




RB

Cancer fighter (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) since 2009, now fighting Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.


May 30, 2018, 10:02 AM
Kevbo
Thanks for sharing

I love that song

And that version does it justice


There’s a video somewhere on YouTube of two old guys at a pizza restaurant doing it thst is amazing as well


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May 30, 2018, 11:29 AM
rusbro
Needs moar distortion!

It's really sweet till the chorus, but the guitar at that part is too overpowering relative to the rest of the song, IMO. (I'm listening on earbuds, so maybe that makes it worse.)
May 30, 2018, 11:31 AM
DSgrouse
quote:
Originally posted by rusbro:
Needs moar distortion!

It's really sweet till the chorus, but the guitar at that part is too overpowering relative to the rest of the song, IMO. (I'm listening on earbuds, so maybe that makes it worse.)


egahds, you are right.
May 30, 2018, 11:47 AM
striker1
Agree on the distortion. Good cover though. I’d like to hear it on good phones instead of through a Bluetooth speaker.



RB

Cancer fighter (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) since 2009, now fighting Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.


May 30, 2018, 12:04 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Now this is a cover.




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/q260bjSiyq0





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May 30, 2018, 12:08 PM
CaptainMike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGheV059UBA

Some guys bored on a ship doing a video. The funny part is I have been working commercial ships so long I can tell the position of each of the crew just from their appearance.



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May 30, 2018, 12:14 PM
SBrooks
I like the guitar during the chorus. Only thing that really makes it distinguished from the original...


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May 30, 2018, 12:35 PM
Gustofer
Not bad, but I prefer this guy's cover:




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May 30, 2018, 01:09 PM
cas
I generally like the often light hearted Weezer covers.
(Hit me baby one more time, Uptown Girl, Velouria)That one, I think if I were flipping through the dial quick, I might not have noticed it was a cover. Of course with that song, I wouldn't stop flipping either way.


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May 30, 2018, 01:51 PM
striker1
quote:
Originally posted by ScreamingCockatoo:
Now this is a cover.




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/q260bjSiyq0


It’s good, but Enter Sandman is better Razz





RB

Cancer fighter (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma) since 2009, now fighting Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.


May 30, 2018, 02:13 PM
IndyRob

May 30, 2018, 02:33 PM
P250UA5
^ Frog Leap gets my vote, too.




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May 30, 2018, 03:59 PM
cas
Thread drift rant: "Feat." Roll Eyes

Why is everything "Feat." now? (featuring) What ever happen to "w/" Wink


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May 30, 2018, 04:54 PM
agony
I'm going to the Weezer/Pixies show this summer, this just excites me more.




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May 30, 2018, 05:18 PM
g8rforester
They also covered Toto's "Rosanna."


May 30, 2018, 06:28 PM
Vgex
Not an audiophile, obviously, but the bass was making my right eye twitch. Had to turn the volume lower than normal levels.
May 30, 2018, 06:35 PM
PGT
quote:
Originally posted by Vgex:
Not an audiophile, obviously, but the bass was making my right eye twitch. Had to turn the volume lower than normal levels.


there's no such thing as too much bass. this is known.
May 30, 2018, 07:19 PM
Maestro
Here you go. Smile

And no, the beat-box guy isn’t really Jerry Seinfeld.

(I’ve had the pleasure of conducting this arrangement with a choir 3 times, and it brings the house down each time!!!)

https://youtu.be/yjbpwlqp5Qw
May 30, 2018, 07:45 PM
Kevbo
That’s the one I was talking about!!!!



quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
Not bad, but I prefer this guy's cover:

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