Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness

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Weezer Covers Toto's 'Africa,' Taking Us Deep Into The Internet's Heart Of Beigeness

At the behest of a 14-year-old fan who launched a Twitter campaign, the forever-game pop-punk faves have covered one of the Internet's favorite songs. The crossover is, somehow, pretty illuminating.

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What happens when 14-year-old Mary sets up a Twitter account solely devoted to needling Weezer, her favorite band, into covering “Africa” by Toto? It becomes a major internet event, obviously. 

(Source: NPR)

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