"TUNES"day: TOTO edition

Multi-Grammy Award winning band TOTO will play Knight Theater June 7! Their performances will feature repertoire for their latest studio album XIV, classic hits, and both band and fan favorites from their vast catalog.

One such favorite will inevitably be their 80's hit "Africa." You know it, love it, perhaps you have been caught belting it in the car... on multiple occasions.

As of this writing, this feel-good gem has been viewed a whopping 188,865,243 times on YouTube. Songwriter Dave Paich wrote it after watching a documentary on the Ethiopian famine. It was released in the summer of 1982 and on February 5, 1983 "Africa" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The interwebs continue to pay tribute to this explosive chorus. Here are some of our (really, my) favorites:

The Angel City Chorale, a nonprofit arts organization located in Los Angeles put this amazing rendition together (really gets going around the 2:10 mark).

The Gaeltacht summer camp, now famous for their Irish-language take on popular songs, really nailed this cover! 

Actor Dax Shephard and wife Kristen Bell are responsible for this awesomeness that has been viewed more than 7-million times! In the description, the Hollywood power couple said, "This was our last trip before having kids. Our sole objective was to rage hard and honor TOTO properly. Hope you enjoy!"

In a very different approach, singer-songwriter Jason Derulo took some inspiration from "Africa" in his 2011 hit "Fight For You." Can you pick it out? 

And here's an adorable dog getting his groove on to "Africa." 

Happy "TUNES"day!!