The point of contention centers on Toto’s 1982 enduring hit, “Africa,” and Weezer’s cover of the song. In May 2018, a then-14-year-old Weezer fan built a social media campaign for the band ...

Weezer had a smash hit with their cover of Toto's "Africa" and it worked out well for both bands in the end, but what does Toto guitarist Steve Lukather really think about how the whole thing went ...

When Pinfield mentioned Rivers Cuomo’s love for “Africa,” Lukather asserted that Weezer’s recording did not come from a loving place. “I don’t know about him loving the song ...

LP three has early versions of the album's songs, from rehearsal demos to practice and garage takes, while the four LP is ...

Weezer covered Toto's "Africa" in 2018, but Steve Lukather thinks the song's unexpected success "blew up" in the band's face. By Tyler Jenke Weezer‘s cover of Toto‘s perennial favorite ...

Virtually everything about Weezer covering Toto’s “Africa ... “I don’t know about him loving the song, man,” Lukather said in a 2025 interview with 99.5 KLOS host Matt Pinfield.