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Toto – Africa (Official HD Video)

Toto is a band that brought together members with proven skills as studio musicians.

With a sound that blends a variety of genres around a rock core, they continue to captivate many fans.

This piece is a track from the 1982 masterpiece “TOTO IV,” which reached the top of the charts in February 1983.

It grandly sings of the songwriter’s longing for the African continent, and in recent years it was also used in the drama “Stranger Things.” Perhaps it is precisely because it portrays a place never actually visited that its mysterious imagery is so compelling.

The lyrical world, where awe for majestic nature intersects with the earnest feeling of not wanting to part from a loved one, is truly breathtaking.

It’s the perfect song for when you want to bask in a grand, expansive mood.

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Toto – Rosanna (Official HD Video)

Toto is an American band that gained popularity for its distinctive musical style, which blends prog-hard and AOR sounds.

They were hugely active in the 1980s, and their sound evokes an atmosphere unique to that era.

Rosanna is one of their hit songs, released in 1982.

Its uniquely catchy sound made it popular, and it won the Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.

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Toto – Hold The Line (Official Video)

TOTO is an American rock band formed in 1976, centered around Los Angeles studio musicians David Paich and Jeff Porcaro.

They are one of the bands that continue to be loved across generations.

Hold the Line means “Don’t hang up,” and the song, from a male perspective, expresses feelings and love toward his girlfriend.

The rhythmic piano motif at the beginning is striking, and the sound throughout is composed in a way that is consistently easy on the ears.

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Child’s Anthem (Live)

This is the song that opens TOTO’s first album.

It’s quite moving to think that this was the starting point for this super band.

Even recently, a cover of this song was used in a TV commercial, so I think many people find it familiar.

TOTO is a well-known group of top-tier technicians, and this track really lets you savor their musicianship.

Jeff Porcaro’s drumming in particular is phenomenal.

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Toto – 99

“99” is a song included on Toto’s 1979 album.

While Toto is famous as a rock band, they also have strong ties to musicians on the AOR side, and this track is a quintessential, highly polished masterpiece characteristic of Toto, a group formed by former studio musicians.

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Toto – I’ll Be Over You

A 1986 number by TOTO.

It’s a single from the album Fahrenheit.

The vocals are handled by the band’s guitarist, Steve Lukather.

Steve’s voice is very gentle and sweet, a soothing vocal that perfectly suits their ballads.

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Toto – Goodbye Elenore

This is an early work by Toto, known for hits like “Africa” and “Rosanna.” It’s often said that the band name TOTO comes from the Japanese toilet manufacturer, but that seems to have been lip service they offered in appreciation to their Japanese fans after breaking big in Japan, rather than the band’s true origin.