Consequence of Sound — Woods of Trees' face-melting version also hilariously changes the lyrics to the '80s pop hit. more info

Consequence of Sound — Classic rockers preview their forthcoming cover at a Vancouver gig. more info

Stereogum — In recent months, Weezer have gotten a whole lot of mileage out of covering early-'80s cheese-rock kings Toto. They started out by covering Toto's "Rosanna," and then, after a months-long viral fan campaign, they took on the big one, releasing their ... more info

Chorus.fm — Toto will be covering Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” in the near future: Toto drummer Steve Porcaro told KROQ, “You know, we listened to ‘Beverly Hills.’ I wanted to maybe even do a real ‘Africa’-type version of that, I was thinking about for a... more info

Consequence of Sound — "We added a couple of our kitschy little things to it, which I hope they laugh at." more info

Stereogum — After a successful grassroots campaign from a teenage girl in Ohio, Weezer finally covered Toto's massive 1982 hit "Africa." First, they covered another Toto song, the 1982 #2 hit "Rosanna," and both songs are being released on special limited editio... more info

Stereogum — One of the great successful grassroots campaigns in recent music history involved a teenage girl from Ohio lobbying to get Weezer to cover Toto's 1983 mega-hit "Africa," a song that's been experiencing a renaissance among younger generations in recen... more info

Chorus.fm — Panic! at the Disco covered Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So” and an acoustic version of “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” for Sirius XM. more info

NME — The band covered the song after a viral campaign The song will be released on lime green vinyl Weezer‘s cover of ‘Africa’ by Toto is set to get a vinyl release – but it will only be available at Urban Outfitters. Read more: Weezer’s 1... more info

Stereogum — You know the story, but if you don't, here's a refresher: A teenage Weezer fan named Mary based in Ohio ran a viral campaign in the hopes that she could convince the band to cover Toto's 1982 cheesy pop hit "Africa." Weezer eventually responded to th... more info