So I just want to share my latest accomplishment with you all: Mindi Scott, whose debut novel will be published by Simon Pulse in 2010 (can’t wait!), told me she heard Toto’s Africa and thought of me. Other people have said this to me as well.
IT’S BECOME A THING!
And that makes me so happy!
In fact, the latest incident of the Toto’s Africa-Courtney Connection came in the form of this BRILLIANT video, sent to me by my good friend Kelvin via Twitter:
At first, I thought he was sending it because I was recently complaining about how my Relaxation CD of Thunderstorm noises was too wimpy for my enjoyment but then the video hit 1:48–so make sure you watch it through–and it STUNNED me with its AMAZINGNESS.
And I understood.
I am really starting to think Africa is that song that comes along once every nine hundred years. You know, one of those songs that is made of MAGIC. How can you listen to it and NOT love that you are alive to listen to it? Honestly!
Toto’s Africa was also featured on an episode of Chuck:
AND on Scrubs:
JoJo even sampled it on her song Anything:
Have YOU found Toto’s Africa?
I am even currently trying to figure out how to incorporate Toto’s Africa into my latest YA novel but I’m afraid someone will tell me the teenagers of today don’t know Toto’s Africa (that pained me, to type that), so consider this my blog campaign to familiarize the younger generation with this INCREDIBLE SONG.
And please admire my tenacity and dedication to my cause. Or be appalled. Whichever. Or.
Or.
Take up the cause yourself.
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publication date
Friday June 12th, 2009 @ 4:41am
280 words, 19 sentencesmeta stuff
categories: fall for anything,music
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I love you because you are Courtney and because you love Toto’s Africa. I needed the giggle – big hug!
AW! Big Hug back! I’m glad to have been of assitance. :D
Oh Courtney. I can hardly believe this. I heard this song on the radio JUST THIS PAST WEEK. On Friday to be more exact, when Dan and I were driving off to Orleans Isle for our 4 days vacation/camping. We pumped up the song and started singing really, like really loud.
It’s one of those songs you know you love but never got around to downloading or adding to your youtube favorites.
I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this before!
yo, Howie Day does a live cover that’s pretty sick, look it up. & I love that Scrubs clip . . . actually the whole ep. is pretty damn clever.
If I hadn’t already committed myself to this song I would join you, CP. I understand, though.
Oh my gosh – this video is amazing! I have a secret (not anymore) obsession with this song and I have no idea why!
The whole “teens of today won’t get it and are missing out” thing–? Welcome to the rest of your life kiddo. ;) If anyone can expose these types of wonders to them you can though.
Vero: omgg, I love that story so much! Everyone has a love for that song in common, I swear. And if they don’t, I don’t want to know them!
K: I saw it! I was on the fence about it. IDK why. Maybe because of that whole ~bus~ incident which is unrelated to his music, lulz.
Briony: That song is… INCREDIBLE.
Alicia: Yay!!! Never hide an obsession with Toto’s Africa! LET THE WORLD KNOW!
Pseudosu: *CRIES*
“How can you listen to it and NOT love that you are alive to listen to it?”
This is my philosophy of LIFE! But you are right, Toto’s AFRICA is somehow even MORE special – it begs to be ~tingled~ to.
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AGREEED.
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After I skipped the THUNDERstorm part (thanks for including the helpful hint to go to 1:48) I was *dazzled*!
How can we get them to perform Toto on GLEE? I KNOW you could make it happen!
I have it on 45. I think I told you that.
Tiffany: …. oh my God. I would totally watch Glee if they did. Keep me informed!
Sandmore: YES. And I think I told you I was EXTREMELY JEALOUS. ~*jealous*~
Heee! I’m so glad to be a part of this thing. And, oh my gosh, seriously, before you started talking about it, I never realized the awesomeness of that song. So, thank you. :-D
LOVE the Chuck clip!
Hee. It is the Circle of Toto. ~*~
I love this song, except for one ridiculously clunky line: “Just as sure as Kilamanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.” It gives me goosebumps of contact embarrassment, even if no one else is around.
It is a pretty spectacularly clunky line! But wonderful in its clunkyness!!!
This is one of my favorite songs ever! Seriously, you can’t be in a bad mood listening to this (apart form the frustration of NOT. BEING. ABLE. TO. GO. TO. AFRICA YET…but I digress…) Please put it in a YA novel…and then submit it to me for Harlequin Teen!
–Natashya
Natashya! Yay! Love hearing about another member of the Toto’s Africa Fanclub. :D You should put “TOTO’S AFRICA” in your submission guidelines. ;) Thanks for commenting!