On Thursday, rapper #Pitbull released his version of #Toto #Africa for the #Aquaman soundtrack. The song, which features vocals by #Rhea, is called #OceantoOcean,” but the chorus and background instrumentals are clearly from the Toto classic.
And Pitbull’s version is … something. People on Twitter pretty much dragged the roughly two-minute track — regardless of whether they listened to it.
By Elyse Wanshel
And Pitbull’s version is … something. People on Twitter pretty much dragged the roughly two-minute track — regardless of whether they listened to it.
Pitbull’s cover of Africa is an end-of-year-list-destroying masterpiece. Total bare minimum, no prechorus, no postchorus, no middle eight, just VERSE CHORUS VERSE CHORUS VERSE CHORUS CHORUS THERE THAT’S TWO AND A HALF MINUTES INVOICE ATTACHED youtube.com/watch?v=xhfnTs…
It took 34 years, but I've found the worst song in recorded history. It's Pitbull's take on Toto's "Africa" for Aquaman and its awfulness is a spectacle to behold. From the speaking intro to every Pitbull "whooooo" coming out of the hook. It's glorious. youtu.be/xhfnTs0RZLs
According to Entertainment Weekly, the song plays in “Aquaman” during a trek through the Sahara.
Pitbull isn’t alone in his desire to cover “Africa” recently. In May, Weezer released a version. Yet the band’s reasoning was much more tongue in cheek, and it took on the song after a 14-year-old fan requested it on Twitter, initially as a joke.
People were generally kinder about the Weezer version, especially since members of Toto supported the cover.
Weezer even released a video of its cover in September, starring “Weird Al” Yankovic as Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo in a parody of the band’s first video, 1994’s “Undone — The Sweater Song.”
By Elyse Wanshel
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