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Seriously, not sure why it's a popular song? Every line has little to nothing to do with any other line in the song. I don't understand what the point of these lyrics are? Just read these lyrics, none of it goes together. I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in twelve-thirty flight Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say: Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had" Oh here is the song too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
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"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus over the Serengeti" has always struck me as deep poo poo. I'll hang up and listen.
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Aug 12, 2018 03:50
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He wants to get on a plane and go to Africa.
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Aug 12, 2018 03:51
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colonialist horseshit
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Aug 12, 2018 04:02
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Pop songs don't have to make sense
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Aug 12, 2018 04:05
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What's with those glasses?
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Aug 12, 2018 04:05
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goethe.cx posted:colonialist horseshit
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Aug 12, 2018 04:05
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This video is the only thing about Toto’s Africa that’s worth giving a poo poo about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNGR792Ifk
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Aug 12, 2018 04:09
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He wants to bang a black chick, it's pretty straightforward OP
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Aug 12, 2018 04:10
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw
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Aug 12, 2018 04:21
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Aug 12, 2018 04:25
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its about buying a sex slave from the Côte d'Ivoire
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Aug 12, 2018 04:26
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well that explains it
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Aug 12, 2018 04:27
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https://youtu.be/9N9OM1nxdYc
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Aug 12, 2018 04:27
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He went to Africa to get the cure for lycanthropy, but his lady love is coming to visit him and he is excited about boning
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Aug 12, 2018 04:59
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He gets cryptic advice from a wise man among the savages of darkest Africa
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Aug 12, 2018 05:06
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I've always kinda wondered what gives you the ecclesiastical authority to bless a natural phenomenon like rain?
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Aug 12, 2018 05:08
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Grevling posted:He gets cryptic advice from a wise man among the savages of darkest Africa Did he? "He turned to me as if to say" Old man didn't say poo poo
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Aug 12, 2018 05:08
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We had this thread less than a month ago and it was settled. Toto rules. Wtf op? We’re you deaf?
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Aug 12, 2018 05:12
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A Wizard of Goatse posted:He wants to bang a black chick, it's pretty straightforward OP
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Aug 12, 2018 05:19
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fruit on the bottom posted:Did he? He didn't need to say it, all the information Toto needed was in those old eyes.
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Aug 12, 2018 05:19
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This is the best thing I’ve seen in a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvvHqKljb5Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wvWFW4xTs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D__6hwqjZAs
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toto is a dog, a small dog from a movie. hollywood types are notorious for being weird and eccentric and i can only assume being a dog just makes that even worse because dogs are already pretty weird when you think about it (they dont cut off their tails like we do, they talk in short loud bursts of word, they absolutely can use a toilet and choose not to, they screw anything and anyone, angels, devils, everything, like it's their right because it IS) so i don't know why you'd expect a fucken hollywood dog to write lyrics that make sense, they're more into the music anyway and the words are more part of the experience each word makes you feel a different feeling which is how dogs experience language anyway, they're gifted that way
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Aug 12, 2018 05:37
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it's not about the literal meaning op, it's about conveying a mood. you idiot. you moron.
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Aug 12, 2018 05:37
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Action Jacktion posted:This is the best thing Ive seen in a while: the weezer version sucks the ninja sex party version is way better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfetmSF5RP4 also Hold the Line is the better Toto song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgr3pvBr-I
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Aug 12, 2018 05:57
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CBJSprague24 posted:"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus over the Serengeti" has always struck me as deep poo poo. It's a classic line
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Aug 12, 2018 05:59
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He fell in love with a black woman.A Wizard of Goatse posted:He wants to bang a black chick, it's pretty straightforward OP gently caress, beaten.
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Aug 12, 2018 06:47
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CBJSprague24 posted:"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus over the Serengeti" has always struck me as deep poo poo. Pretty good metaphor. A mountain is like another mountain.
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Aug 12, 2018 06:51
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The Pacific stretches like the Atlantic across the west coast.
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Aug 12, 2018 06:53
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I bet Africans are real thankful that their rains were blessed by goddamn Toto.
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Aug 12, 2018 07:01
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fun fact, the lead singer of toto is john williams's son
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Aug 12, 2018 07:04
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I'm glad Weezer made a cover because it comes on the radio station I normally listen to so I get to scream I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRIIIIIIIICA while I drive.
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Aug 12, 2018 07:10
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Chomp8645 posted:Pretty good metaphor. A mountain is like another mountain. Olympus is also the mythical home of the gods so there's a bit more to the metaphor than comparing two normal mountains
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Aug 12, 2018 07:16
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You just don't understand symbolism and metaphor and stuff OP.
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Aug 12, 2018 07:37
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You want good lyrics? Look no further than Lighting Man by Nitzer Ebb! It seems some story was told But what is there to tell? Well, some song had been sung But none of it sings So let's spell it out A, B, and C Up and down from A is to Z You meant zed, you said zed From nothing to something And something for nothing From no one to someone From someone to same one Same old thing The only way out Leads to no way back What can you do? Easy You shove it back where it came Easy You never let yourself down So you got up And you ran And you run to get up Through Chinatowns To slip right down Soho's a town in every downtown Drinking friends Who've drunk in bars Whose drunken friends In drinking bars, waiting For the lightning man to strike Icing on your cake Well, if I knew you were coming I'd cooked your goose Baby, come to daddy Baby, come to daddy Baby, come to daddy Daddy's come to baby Daddy's come to baby Come to daddy Baby Baby, come to daddy Easy You shove it back where it came Easy You never let yourself down You better be careful out there You be careful out there You better be careful out there You be careful You ain't gonna get far You better be careful out there You ain't gonna get far You ain't gonna get far You be careful out there You ain't gonna get far You ain't gonna get far You be careful out there You better be careful out there We're gonna pluck you off You better be careful out there You ain't gonna get far You ain't gonna get far We're gonna pluck you off We're gonna pluck you off We're gonna pluck you off Baby, come to daddy Daddy's come to baby Daddy's come to baby Come to daddy Come to baby Baby, come to daddy Daddy's come to baby Come to daddy Easy You shove it right back down Easy You never listen to this
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Aug 12, 2018 07:41
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It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you There's nothing that a hundred probes or more could ever do I bless the posts down in GBS
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Aug 12, 2018 07:56
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What about black pussy do you not understand?
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:I bless the rains down in Africa The titular line is actually “I guess the rain’s down in Africa”, implying that the metaphorical “rain” in the singer’s relationship has passed. It’s a song about a guy who’s getting back together with his estranged ex-girlfriend, OP.  Also the chorus has some fuckin’ sweet harmonies, that’s why people like it so much.
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