Taken from the 1985 album, Nervous Night, And We Danced is a no frills kind of song. The hilarious film clip of All the Small Things, has the three band members performing a parody of 1990’s boy bands, and pop divas. It reached number 6 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number one on, The Billboard Alternative Playlist. All the Small Things, was written about Delonge’s girlfriend, and was obviously destined to be a single. Keyboard player and co-writer, David Paich, has said the melody and lyrics for the chorus came to him while noodling on a keyboard, in about 10 minutes.Īs of August, 2021, the video for Africa has over 694 million views on YouTube, and 1 billion plays on Spotify.Īfter most of the songs had been written for Enema of the State, lead singer and guitarist, Tom Delonge, thought the album needed a catchy, simple song. Taken from their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982) the song reached number 5 in Australia, selling 630,000 copies, (certified 9 x platinum,) on the ARIA chart. along with The Joker and Rock’n Me.Īlthough none of the members of Toto had ever travelled to Africa, the song became their first and only song to reach number one on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks, becoming the band’s third number one hit in the U.S. The song became a worldwide hit, charting in ten countries and topping the charts in six- including Australia.
Play these loud and they’re guaranteed to make you move.Ībracadabra was released in 1982, and came from the album of the same name. Rock & roll always sneaks its way into a dance party, birthday or wedding and here we pay homage with an A to Z of the best upbeat classic rock and roll songs. The rock & roll genre has been synonymous with partying ever since The Beatles and Elvis made females throw themselves about with unbridled enthusiasm.
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