Toto poll

This is harder than I thought it would be. It's between, unsurprisingly, the two big hits -- Rosanna and Africa -- and, surprisingly, some lesser hits, Hold The Line, 99, and I Won't Hold You Back. I think it's 99, tho.

― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:47 (5 years ago) Permalink

Bah. Rambling. It's 99.

― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:48 (5 years ago) Permalink

Georgy Porgy by a huge mile

― jaxon, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:51 (5 years ago) Permalink

No Dune soundtrack?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:52 (5 years ago) Permalink

xpost - although miles aren't ever bigger than others

― jaxon, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:53 (5 years ago) Permalink

africa

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:55 (5 years ago) Permalink

Did you find the things you never had?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:56 (5 years ago) Permalink

that song is haunting...it seems sad in a way

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:57 (5 years ago) Permalink

Had to download "Rosanna" to remind myself how much I like it. I still like it. I voted "Rosanna."

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 22 May 2008 20:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

Why download what you can watch and stream?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 May 2008 21:01 (5 years ago) Permalink

I like how the Sisters of Mercy used that video set later, but just added water.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 May 2008 21:04 (5 years ago) Permalink

"Hey now
Hey now now
Sing this Rosanna to me."

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 May 2008 21:04 (5 years ago) Permalink

They look unbelievably dorky in this video, but 99 is still the winner.

― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 22 May 2008 21:11 (5 years ago) Permalink

My God the 80s was a bad decade for hair.

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 23 May 2008 03:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

As I am going to be shortly blessing the rains down in Africa, I have had to choose that very song.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Friday, 23 May 2008 10:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

Oh my heavens. I haven't heard "I Won't Hold You Back" in about 17 billion years. I'd forgot about that one.

― Bimble, Friday, 23 May 2008 10:35 (5 years ago) Permalink

It's "Africa", really. "Rosanna" and "Georgy Porgy" are also gr8.

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 23 May 2008 10:37 (5 years ago) Permalink

"Georgy Porgy"

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Saturday, 24 May 2008 00:16 (4 years ago) Permalink

Always loved "Africa."

― novaheat, Saturday, 24 May 2008 09:48 (4 years ago) Permalink

The 80s was also a bad decade for glasses.

― Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 24 May 2008 16:17 (4 years ago) Permalink

Rosanna, because it has everything.

Rock - check
Soul - check
Pop - check
Funk - check, kind of
Jazz - almost

What else do you need in one song?

― Matt #2, Saturday, 24 May 2008 17:25 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Hold The Line", easy. For a soft-rock song it's camp as tits. "I Won't Hold You Back" is no longer necessary thanks to Roger Sanchez, though I'd still say it's second.

― edwardo, Sunday, 25 May 2008 04:31 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Africa" - good italo version by Key Of Dreams, good edit of same by Rune Lindbaek, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl6s2Q9BNO4";>MIMS vs Toto</a> is a guaranteed floorfiller. Saw the lead singer of Erase Errata belt it out at karaoke once, too.

"Hold The Line" & "Rosanna" also U&K.

― etc, Monday, 26 May 2008 22:31 (4 years ago) Permalink

"Rosanna," but "Africa" is 1a.

― Fitzcarraldo, Monday, 26 May 2008 22:39 (4 years ago) Permalink

Etc., that link you posted leads to a YouTube error message (malformed video ID). Can you (or someone else) re-post it? In a weak moment of nostalgia, I'd really like to hear reimagined versions of Toto's hits.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 27 May 2008 00:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

"africa" for the arrangement/production.

― jeremy waters, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 00:10 (4 years ago) Permalink

Oh, right, BBCode.
This Is Why Africa Is Hot

― etc, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 07:50 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 23:01 (4 years ago) Permalink

I'll Be Over You 1

Hello me.

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 23:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

99 was robbed.

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 28 May 2008 23:24 (4 years ago) Permalink

wow, sorry I missed this thread. Africa deservedly won. Toto fucking suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 2 August 2008 22:40 (4 years ago) Permalink

They split!

http://noted.blogs.com/westcoastmusic/2008/08/toto-split-up-c.html

― StanM, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 17:54 (4 years ago) Permalink

Wow.

― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 18:55 (4 years ago) Permalink

You all sure did like "Africa".

― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 18:55 (4 years ago) Permalink

The top 3 here is really fair (could maybe switch "Hold the Line" and "Rosanna") - but "I'll Supply The Love" was robbed!

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 19:50 (4 years ago) Permalink

The top 3 here is really fair

The top 3 is actually a top 4. But "Georgy Porgy" deserves to be there too.

― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 23:22 (4 years ago) Permalink

12/8

― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 7 August 2008 01:54 (4 years ago) Permalink

hydra really hittin the two-beer after-work spot right now

― max, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 22:42 (3 years ago) Permalink

99 and i won't hold you back now seriously underrated ballads.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 2 February 2010 22:44 (3 years ago) Permalink

how can we make toto "happen" again--how has a band this good not been rediscovered--i ask you

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:25 (2 years ago) Permalink

maybe it's the name and the lame album covers. and surely it's still cheesy to some ears.

― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:28 (2 years ago) Permalink

people! what are you going to do i guess

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

If you want to rediscover Toto, drop in on a karaoke bar.

(This is no slight on them, btw. I like them a lot.)

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:36 (2 years ago) Permalink

i just dont get why there arent a thousand toto-aping bands in w'burg or silver lake or whatever now?? like it seems as though they got completely bypassed??? i guess the dan and boz skaggs did too

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

WHERE IS THE TOTO OF 2010 I ASK YOU

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:40 (2 years ago) Permalink

If you want to rediscover Toto, drop in on a karaoke bar.

Precisely. Jeff T and I made them happen again in karaoke the other night. (And yes it was "Africa.") So surely the rest must follow.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 05:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

influential internet arbiter king boy pato is on it

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=79&threadid=83296

― buzza, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 05:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

kbp always ahead of the curve

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 05:18 (2 years ago) Permalink

I do have a problem seeing Donkeyboy as particularly Toto-like, actually. They are more like 80s Fleetwood Mac with touches of Duran Duran and Jon Anderson on vocals.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 08:47 (2 years ago) Permalink

I've been really really into "Rosanna" and "Waiting For Your Love" lately, what other songs and/or albums/collections should I check out based on my loving those songs?

― dorkslovesudoku (some dude), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 14:46 (2 years ago) Permalink

well toto iv obviously. i think theres a two disc 'essentials' collection which is pretty good. their sound is pretty consistent, tbh, and from toto to toto iv you cant really go wrong. i dont know isolation or farenheit that well but they sound p good to my ears. my fave album is 'hydra'.

― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

cool, thanks.

i watched Dune for the first time last week, was disappointed that i didn't notice any cool Toto pop jams.

― dorkslovesudoku (some dude), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:36 (2 years ago) Permalink

apparently "Rosanna" was named after Rosanna Arquette? that's crazy.

― dorkslovesudoku (some dude), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

I Won't Hold You Back didn't get any votes in that poll? At all? It's one of my favorite Toto singles and it was featured briefly in an American Dad episode. It's a perfectly cheesy 1980s power ballad.

― Just breaking it in, feels comfy (MintIce), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:53 (2 years ago) Permalink

this band has layers. "stranger in town" video, starring future grima wormtongue actor guy, i think, disturbed the hell out of me as a kid

― kamerad, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink

"stranger in town" video, starring future grima wormtongue actor guy

I always thought that was their weird way of referencing the Dune work -- that album and single came out around the same time as the movie did, Brad Dourif's in the film as well, etc.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:10 (2 years ago) Permalink

didn't know he was in dune too. guy is vying for science fantasy hall of fame induction
haven't seen the video in a looooong time. still gives me chills and bums me out he doesn't get away

― kamerad, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:23 (2 years ago) Permalink

this songs brings back good memories, but everyone looks coked-up in this video, huh?

― /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\||||||( *__* )||||||/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (res), Friday, 7 January 2011 06:35 (2 years ago) Permalink

kilimanjaro rises like olympus = a mountain rises like another mountain <-- coked-up lyric

― "Smurfette's Smurfy Adventsmurf" (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 7 January 2011 06:40 (2 years ago) Permalink

that's such a horrible line. a totally failed metaphor and way too many syllables too. wtf

― /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\||||||( *__* )||||||/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (res), Friday, 7 January 2011 06:41 (2 years ago) Permalink

for a long time i used to sing "kilimanjaro rises like a lepress" without once thinking that this made no sense or even realizing that the word i was searching for was "leopardess." a quick google search has revealed that i'm not the only who had this problem.

― teledyldonix, Friday, 7 January 2011 07:52 (2 years ago) Permalink

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