It all started late last year when an anonymous Twitter account surfaced, urging Weezer to cover “Africa” by the classic rock group, Toto.

When #WeezerAfrica quickly jumped in popularity, the band decided to respond in the best way possible, by trolling petitioners and instead covering Toto’s “Rosanna.”

Weezer eventually gave the people what they wanted with this excellent cover of “Africa.”

Earlier this week, Toto announced that they planned to return the favour by covering Weezer’s “Hash Pipe.” According to a recent interview, the band debated which song to cover for “quite a while” before vocalist Joseph Williams eventually decided on “Hash Pipe.”

The cover has an official release date of August 10, but that didn’t stop Toto from dropping a sneak peak at their show in Vancouver last night.

 

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