Mary is a fourteen year old girl from Cleveland. That’s not even half as mature as the Toto classic, “Africa.” But it appears as though the prospect of Weezer covering a pop hit from 1982 is something she desires greatly, no matter the motivation:
@RiversCuomo it’s about time you bless the rains down in africa
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 6, 2017
Weezer has been known to cover a tune or two. And frankly, they’ve picked some great ones: Radiohead, Wheatus, Psychedelic Furs, among a handful of other ones that I’ve enjoyed. But one girl has made it her mission to get Toto into the mix, who talked with Noisey about her mission.
Mary joked that the new album Daydream must have been inspired by “Africa,” and somehow that evolved into the thought that maybe…just maybe…the band might be up for covering it.
She’s created a Twitter account, fired off messages towards the band, and begged and pleaded everywhere to get this done. So far, only Patrick Wilson has responded (he said it made him laugh). But really, what we need is…an official position statement from Rivers Cuomo.
It doesn’t need to be on social media. I think fans would be okay if they just ripped into the famous refrain as confirmation. — [eric]
