This song is a bit –a lot- different from most of the music that gets showcased in my Songs I Love. It is not Scottish or Irish Folk and while the band are American it is definitely not Americana.

I was prompted to write about it while I was sitting in the Watermill Cafe at Merton Abbey Mills waiting for my lunch to arrive. They had music playing in the background. I’m not sure if it was the radio or the chef’s mp3 player on random shuffle, I wasn’t paying that much attention. Then I heard the very distinctive Baa-dnt-dnt-na-dnt-dnt-Daaa opening chords to “Africa” and my ears pricked up, because as I said I love that song. I was singing along with the chorus “Miss the rains down in Aaa-fri-caa” hopefully not loud enough to attract attention when the thought occurred, “I should add this to the collection.” Continue reading Songs I Love: Toto – Africa →