Tip: you can earn +3 reward points when you refer a friend to Oversome! |
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…
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
Related Articles
![](templates/artists/63.jpg)
Weezer: SNL Did An Entire Sketch About Whether Weezer Suck Now
submitted by Nick Dec 16th 2018 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)
![Vote for this article - make it popular!](templates/red/images/thumbup.gif)
![Request removal of this article](templates/red/images/thumbdown.gif)
Matt Damon hosted last night's episode of Saturday Night Live and played a ride-or-die Weezer fan in one of the sketches. It starts with him playing their cover of "Africa" by Toto at a Christmas party. Leslie Jones calls Damon a fake fan for liking Weezer's new stuff: "I'm just confused because real Weezer fans…
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
![](templates/red/images/emailicon.gif)
![](templates/red/images/addfavicon.gif)
![](templates/artists/63.jpg)
Weezer: Watch Matt Damon play a Weezer super fan in this brilliant ‘SNL’ sketch
submitted by Nick Dec 16th 2018 01:00 pm (www.nme.com)
![Vote for this article - make it popular!](templates/red/images/thumbup.gif)
![Request removal of this article](templates/red/images/thumbdown.gif)
Damn argues in defense of his favorite bandDamon plays a "ride or die" fan of the bandMatt Damon played a Weezer super fan during last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. In the clip, Damon’s character argues in defense of his favorite band during a dinner with his ex-wife and their new friends. Comedian Leslie Jones play...
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
![](templates/red/images/emailicon.gif)
![](templates/red/images/addfavicon.gif)
![](templates/artists/2410.jpg)
Pitbull: Blesses The Rains With “Africa”-Sampling Aquaman Song
submitted by Nick Dec 14th 2018 03:00 am (stereogum.com)
![Vote for this article - make it popular!](templates/red/images/thumbup.gif)
![Request removal of this article](templates/red/images/thumbdown.gif)
You guys really like "Africa," huh! The bit seemed ironic at first, but I don't know what to believe anymore. Earlier this year, Weezer covered Toto's 1982 hit after a fan ran a viral campaign requesting the cover. Now, we're hearing it sampled in a new Pitbull song for the forthcoming Aquaman soundtrack. The result…
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
![](templates/red/images/emailicon.gif)
![](templates/red/images/addfavicon.gif)
![](templates/artists/63.jpg)
Weezer: Toto Release 1981 Outtake “Devil’s Tower” — Will Weezer Cover It?
submitted by Nick Nov 30th 2018 09:00 pm (stereogum.com)
![Vote for this article - make it popular!](templates/red/images/thumbup.gif)
![Request removal of this article](templates/red/images/thumbdown.gif)
Toto had a brief return to the cultural consciousness earlier this year when Weezer struck alt-radio gold by covering the cheese-rockers 1982 megahit "Africa." Toto had some fun with that by returning the favor and covering Weezer's "Hash Pipe," both on stage and in the studio. But Toto is still kicking around as…
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
![](templates/red/images/emailicon.gif)
![](templates/red/images/addfavicon.gif)
![](templates/artists/63.jpg)
Weezer: – “Zombie Bastards” Video
submitted by Nick Nov 21st 2018 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
![Vote for this article - make it popular!](templates/red/images/thumbup.gif)
![Request removal of this article](templates/red/images/thumbdown.gif)
Weezer didn't release an album in 2018, and yet this has still been one of the biggest Weezer years in recent memory, largely on the strength of the band's novelty-hit cover of Toto's "Africa." Next year, the band will release a new album, their Black Album. Last month, the band announced that the album would…
![](templates/red/images/speechbubble.gif)
![](templates/red/images/emailicon.gif)
![](templates/red/images/addfavicon.gif)
<< Previous2223242526272829303132next >>
Popular News this week
![](templates/artists/2447.jpg)
Crazy Town: singer Shifty S...
0 votes - 29 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 29 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/889.jpg)
Billy Ray Cyrus: claims wif...
0 votes - 18 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 18 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/2254.jpg)
Will Smith: to debut new mu...
0 votes - 17 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 17 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/542.jpg)
Wilco: are selling their us...
0 votes - 17 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 17 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/generic.gif)
Taylor Swift: “Longtime...
0 votes - 14 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 14 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/505.jpg)
HIM: Weezer’s Rivers Cuom...
0 votes - 13 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 13 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/2875.jpg)
Drake: Kendrick Lamar’s D...
0 votes - 10 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 10 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/generic.gif)
Taylor Swift: Ed Sheeran be...
0 votes - 9 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 9 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/38.jpg)
Metallica: Watch Metallica ...
0 votes - 9 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 9 clicks - 0 comments
![](templates/artists/2601.jpg)
Death: Iran court overturns...
0 votes - 7 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 7 clicks - 0 comments
Random Statistic
![](templates/red/images/stats.gif)
Sex Pistols is the most voted artist this month with a total of 0 votes
New People on Oversome!