Between the weather we're enjoying and this cover, we are feeling blissfully summery right now.
Weezer, who have given us the summertime hit ‘Island in the Sun’ as well as sunny single ‘Beverly Hills’, have released a cover of Toto’s ‘Africa’ after an online campaign from one determined tweeter.
It’s all thanks to a 14 year old Weezer fan named Mary from Cleveland, who set up the ‘weezer cover africa by toto’ Twitter account @weezerafrica last December. She has been tweeting requests to the band’s Twitter account and the band members’ individual accounts that they cover ‘Africa’ ever since.
@Weezer cover africa by toto please
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
@RiversCuomo cover africa by toto
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
@SGS711 cover africa by toto
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
@karlophone tell weezer to cover africa by toto
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
@patrick_wilson cover Africa by toto
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
please cover africa by toto mr weezer sir
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 5, 2017
that's great patrick. nothing quite connects me to the universe like weezer covering africa by toto does
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 6, 2017
thank you for replying patrick. it has made me feel almost as blessed as the rains down in africa.
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) December 6, 2017
Each day we are one step closer to hearing @weezer 's cover of Africa by Toto.#WeezerCoverAfrica
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) January 29, 2018
i still wholeheartedly believe that @Weezer should cover africa
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) February 20, 2018
AHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1000 FOLLOWERS !!!
The #WeezerCoverAfrica mission could not have grown this much without you guys !!! We're one step closer to @Weezer 's cover of africa by @toto99com !!!
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) April 12, 2018
It's been 141 days and I still don't hear @patrick_wilson 's drums echoing tonight... #WeezerCoverAfrica
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) April 25, 2018
hey weezer should cover africa
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) May 11, 2018
Earlier in the week, Weezer trolled @weezerafrica by covering Toto song ‘Rosanna’ rather than ‘Africa.’
After months of trolling them, @Weezer trolled me back...#WeezerCoveredRosanna pic.twitter.com/wCV4CwMqBh
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) May 24, 2018
But today they revealed that they have indeed done a cover of ‘Africa’ after all.
@weezerafrica is, understandably, delighted, but now contemplates what to do with her life at a level 14 year olds really needn’t be concerned about.
Looks like @Weezer finally blessed the rains...#WeezerCoverAfrica pic.twitter.com/r1xT30iVoz
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) May 29, 2018
i don't know what's next. just let me enjoy this for a while.#WeezerCoverAfrica
— weezer cover africa by toto (@weezerafrica) May 29, 2018
Still if this story shows anything, it’s the power of the internet. @weezerafrica, we salute you.