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Toto's 'Africa' to play 'for eternity' in Namibia desert
CNN ^ | January 15, 2019 | Tara John

Posted on 01/17/2019 7:41:49 AM PST by C19fan

Toto's "Africa" has come home, so to speak, thanks to an installation by an artist who plans to play the song on loop in a Namibian desert -- for eternity. German-Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up the sound installation, called "Toto Forever," in an undisclosed location in the 1,200 mile-long Namib Desert. 'A ridiculous gesture': Ai Weiwei slams Trump's border wall, reconsiders US move The desert, on the west coast of Southern Africa, is around 55 million years old -- making it the world's oldest desert and the "perfect spot" for his work, Siedentopf, 27, told CNN in an email. "Hopefully the song will play just as long," he added.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: music; namibia; toto
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Some thoughts:

1: I thought by now Toto's song would be erased from history. Can't have a bunch of white dudes singing about the Black Continent.

How about blasting the soundtrack from David Lynch's "Dune". Toto wrote the soundtrack.

1 posted on 01/17/2019 7:41:49 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

It will drive the wildlife crazy...................


2 posted on 01/17/2019 7:46:49 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: C19fan

>> Toto’s “Africa” ... play the song on loop in a Namibian desert — for eternity

I’m fairly certain this qualifies as a ‘crime against humanity’ under the Geneva Conventions.. or at least it should.


3 posted on 01/17/2019 7:48:23 AM PST by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~u/base)
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To: C19fan

Stupid then, stoopider now. Animal abuse.


4 posted on 01/17/2019 7:48:31 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Namibian Beetle says, "It's got a good beat, and you can dance to it."........................

5 posted on 01/17/2019 7:52:10 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: C19fan

Don’t remember which FReeper posted this, but many thanks to her/him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbpwlqp5Qw


6 posted on 01/17/2019 7:52:18 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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I like the Member Berries version better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfhzegY7M9c


7 posted on 01/17/2019 7:52:56 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

Not a dung beetle?


8 posted on 01/17/2019 7:53:08 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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It will call ALL The Worms!..................

9 posted on 01/17/2019 7:53:49 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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No, it’s a Namibian Beetle that will sit at the crest of a dune and use its body to catch seabreezes and condensate the water to drink. God is smart..............


10 posted on 01/17/2019 7:55:06 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: C19fan

Solar panels have a ~20 year lifespan.


11 posted on 01/17/2019 7:55:13 AM PST by cuban leaf
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Somebody contact Al Gore! This song is bound to contribute to Global Warming. I even prepared a graph. As you can see, the longer the song is played, the worse its effects will be.


12 posted on 01/17/2019 7:55:17 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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“...the installation is supposed to look more at the lighter side of things and everyone should be able to enjoy it.”

He said he won’t reveal exact the location of the work.


How can everyone enjoy it if they don’t know where it is?


13 posted on 01/17/2019 7:59:00 AM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: C19fan
The best performance I've EVER heard


I discovered Perpetuum Jazzile about 10 years ago

14 posted on 01/17/2019 7:59:37 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true; I have no proof .... but they're true.)
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To: C19fan

Will it play for eternity, or just feel that way once you get to the 3rd or 4th playing. Really, not a good song.


15 posted on 01/17/2019 8:00:39 AM PST by discostu (Every gun makes its own tune.)
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To: BenLurkin

I think it was me ... I just posted it again, not knowing you had posted it.


16 posted on 01/17/2019 8:00:46 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true; I have no proof .... but they're true.)
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To: C19fan

I thought it had already played for eternity.

On my radio, in 1982.


17 posted on 01/17/2019 8:01:34 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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The song became some sort of hipster meme last year. Just like “Never Gonna Give You Up” was.

And now like they usually do, they will drive a fairly decent song into the ground.

And I always thought these guys were singing about Kenya?


18 posted on 01/17/2019 8:01:36 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: knarf

19 posted on 01/17/2019 8:05:07 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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“I thought by now Toto’s song would be erased from history.”

Nope, for some reason that particular song has become a frat boy anthem so it is sticking around.


20 posted on 01/17/2019 8:08:10 AM PST by Boogieman
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