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Weezer’s “Africa” is Toto’s “Africa.” I don’t get it.

By Matthew Dicks | September 2, 2018 | Comments Off on Weezer’s “Africa” is Toto’s “Africa.” I don’t get it.

You’ve probably heard Weezer’s cover of Toto’s song “Africa” at some point this summer. It’s been the #1 song in America for the last three weeks and been on the charts for the last 12 weeks. People love this song. I don’t get it.  I’m not opposed to musicians covering the songs of other musicians,…

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Possible lessons to be learned from Weezer’s unexpected path to success

By Matthew Dicks | May 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Possible lessons to be learned from Weezer’s unexpected path to success

Weezer’s first album, The Blue Album, was a multi-platinum success. I liked it very much. The record industry expected that their second album, Pinkerton, would perform similarly, but when it was released, Pinkerton received mixed reviews from critics and was voted the third worst album of the year by Rolling Stone readers. Despite the poor…

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