No, not the country. The amazing, amazing song from Toto.
There are too many amazing things about this video.
Like 1:09, where the globe spins around to AFRICA. IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THE SONG WAS ABOUT. OR THE VIDEO.
Yep, that's what the song is about. Africa.
Or whenever they cut to the band singing, they’re standing on a giant book. Was this green screen, or did they build a giant book stage? It’s probably green screen, however, still ridiculous and cheezy.
We shrunk down to be able to play for the gnome king.
Let’s not forget the main singer. Aside from the fact that he looks like a date rapist, you know that this dude got SO MUCH PUSSY when this song was in its prime.
"Hey baby, remember 'It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you' - yeah, that was alllll me."
…So did this guy.
Nice pornstache dude.
And this guy.
I LIKE TO PLAY TEH KEYBOARDS YEYYYYYYYY.
He kinnnnnd of looks like the not-right-in-the-head little brother that they HAD to have in the band or else “mom wouldn’t let us play in the garage” type scenarios.
Anyways, originally I started to really dig this song (and I mean as opposed to being unaware while listening to it on top-whatever stations when I was a kid) because of this scene from Scrubs.
That plus the combination of a best friend who was also digging the ridiculousness of the video and a fiance who is also, for whatever reason, enjoying the rock out factor of the song, lead to it being one of the best singing-out-loud-top-of-the-lungs-in-the-car songs.
I leave you with the ever lovely Aryiel, as I dropped her off at the train station in the rain from San Diego. And of course, the drive there looked like Africa. A very rainy Africa. I only WISH I was making this up. The best part was during the singing of the song at the top of our lungs, we couldn’t decide what the lyrics were. (I had sung “I guess it rains down in Africa” which… was wrong. After the use of smart phones and google, we found out it’s “I bless the rains down in Africa” – which .. I guess.. makes just as much sense…)
After this, when she got out of the car, we were magically in the plains of Africa. True story.
Just got >>ahem<< broken up with. Sucks, yes. But this…….kindof genius right now. For any of you out there going through a little ol break, just watch and you’ll feel better, trust me.
Oh god. Is anyone else slightly disturbed that they’re remaking Teen Witch? I know this is old news, but there are still people out there who haven’t heard yet. The small cult of us who, for some explicable reason, really, REALLY enjoy the movie for the camp value all need to spread it among our network. Of course, there is the likelyhood that the movie will actually be really good (or really camp, er, again) – as this time they’re presenting it as a MUSICAL!
I like Ashley Tisdale as much as I can for my age (aka I listened to her on The Little Mermaid soundtrack, dug it, but have not sunk so far as to actually by an AshTis album.)
Please, please let them include this ridiculous little triffle bit of randomness – this is what made the first one great. The ambiguity as to whether or not it was a musical. Cause it’d have a few song numbers, and a few music video-type sequences. Let me put it this way – they ain’t no Rodgers & Hammerstien.
Friends, this is one of the big things you’ll really see me on my soapbox for.
So, something that I still have a really hard time with understanding is why Prop 8 passed, why people voted Yes on it, and why people think it’s okay to classify one group of people as “lesser” just because their religion says so. Of course, I’m only speaking rationally here, but doesn’t it seem that people who love God have much bigger things to worry about in the eyes of their Lord than voting Yes on Prop 8? God’s not gonna smote you to hell, you know. Remember that whole sin forgiving thing? Yeah. I dunno, I think that the whole “loving thy neighbor” thing holds more weight than “not-letting-thy-queer-neighbor-get-1000plus-legal-rights” thing. Sigh. And for people who this wasn’t a religious issue for – really? Really? Not cool man, soooo not cool. Linked from my friend Dani. ;) She’s is very full of awesome.
Anyone that knows me knows that usually about once a month I will find a song that hits me in such the right way that I listen to it straight for about two weeks.
I give you the Song O the Month!!!!
I love her so damn much. She seemshopped up or strung out on something, but I love her just the same. :) There’s a kindof intrigue with musicians where the most interesting ones seem to always have screw loose that enables them to forget they’re on national television or standing in front of a million people. I kindof love that defect.
Oh my, I’m at home, working naturally, and I’m watching “I Love the 80s 3-D” and saw this and couldn’t help but post this. For those of you seeing this via the archives or are an early viewer of this blog – well I figure I don’t need to post too much considering that at the time of this writing, I’m still using standard blog format and have told rarely anyone about this site. But, for those of you who are seeing my new layout – how awesome is it? Do tell. Maybe somehow send this into the past so that way I can not have a brain block about the new layout. :-P
