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Weezer: Now Toto May Cover Weezer
submitted by Nick Jul 27th 2018 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)
One of the great successful grassroots campaigns in recent music history involved a teenage girl from Ohio lobbying to get Weezer to cover Toto's 1983 mega-hit "Africa," a song that's been experiencing a renaissance among younger generations in recent years. Not only did Rivers Cuomo and company oblige that request -- earning themselves their biggest…
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Last year, a petition went around to convince Weezer to cover Toto's cheesy '80s hit, "Africa." The popularity of that cover gave way to their ensuing covers album. Now, it looks like Maroon 5 might follow a similar fate. 1.1 million people have signed a petition for the band to cover SpongeBob Squarepants' "Sweet Victory"
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