Hash pipe weezer5/9/2023 Asked why they decided to go with the Green Album cut, Porcaro said they originally wanted to do “Beverly Hills”. Toto’s Steve Lukather and Steve Porcaro announced the cover during an appearance on Los Angeles’ KROQ on Friday. Update – July 31st: You can watch fan footage of Toto performing the cover live during a recent concert in Vancouver. The song has gone on to become one of the band’s biggest hits, and now Toto is looking to return the favor. The classic rockers have revealed they’ve recorded their own version of Weezer’s smash “Hash Pipe” and will release it on August 10th. “I’d put it on my c- if I thought it would help.It’s been two months since Weezer fulfilled a year-long fan-driven campaign to cover Toto’s “Africa” - after trolling everyone with a great take on “Rosanna” first, of course. ![]() ![]() “We were smoking hash before those guys were alive.” Although these days, Lukather admits, marijuana in other forms is his go-to to kill the pain. “This cannabis cream saved my life,” he boasts. In the meantime, Lukather is having a ball, introducing Toto’s cover of “Hash Pipe” every night with the same wisecrack. With a busy slate of tour dates through the fall, Lukather will see his memoirs, “The Gospel According to Luke,” written with Paul Rees, published on September 18, while the definitive Toto limited edition box set, “All In,” will be released by Sony’s Legacy Recordings this fall. After all, they’ve been trying to kill off Toto since we started.” Blowing up in our 60s? Are you f-ing kidding me? Rock ‘n’ roll is far from dead and I’m living proof. “With everything going on, I’m beginning to believe in the Mandela effect,” says Lukather about the durability of “Africa.” “The Good Lord has seen fit to let us go out with a bang. Like a political campaign, today’s rock bands must assemble several constituencies for maximum market penetration. The brilliance of this inadvertent Toto-Weezer collaboration is how it joins the two separate fan bases into a coalition that mirrors the use of “featured artists” on so many hit pop and hip-hop records. “Beverly Hills” was also considered, but Lukather admitted, “it was too cliché, considering we’re from that area.” Steve explained: “He told me, ‘There’s nothing like driving down the freeway at 80 miles an hour with ‘Hash Pipe’ cranked.’ That stuck with me when it came time to decide.” Lukather said he left the choice of which Weezer song to cover to Steve Porcaro, whose neighbor sealed the deal. Lukather’s 31-year-old son, Trev, is even reaping the rewards of the resurgence of “Africa,” joining Aussie EDM DJ What So Not (Chris “Ehmo” Emerson) – whose set includes a version of the song – as a tour guitarist. “It’s about time we put some nuts on that tune. “I enjoy being able to crank out the solos on that song,” he laughs. Lukather admits Weezer’s use of a heavy guitar sound in their version of “Africa” has even influenced Toto’s current live rendition. “We could actually have a hit record at alternative, which is the funniest f-ing thing I’ve ever lived to see,” says Lukather, who explains Republic will be supporting the release with a radio promotion campaign at the format, where “Africa” has given Weezer its first radio hit in several years. “I just want to kiss her,” gushes Lukather, who surprised Mary in a video message that featured Ringo Starr – with whom he tours as part of his All-Starr Band – in the background flashing his trademark two-fingered peace sign. What started with a social media request from a 15-year-old Cleveland Weezer fan named Mary Clem, who heard “Africa” on the Netflix hit show “Stranger Things” and began a Twitter campaign under the handle urging her favorite band to cover the 1981 Toto tune. Even if he is taking the piss out of us, it’s cool.” ![]() “Steve said the band was really nice to him, but I’ve never met the guy,” says Lukather, referring to Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo. So far, keyboardist Steve Porcaro, who produced Toto’s version of “Hash Pipe” in his home studio, is the only one to actually meet Weezer, sitting in with them on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to play the solo in “Africa.” Our fans flip out when they hear it, but they’re all singing along like it’s one of our songs by the end.” “We just go out there and f-ing kick ass,” says Lukather. Indeed, Toto has already unleashed its version of “Hash Pipe” on its audience, performing the song as the final number in the set. But this is a real win-win for both of us.” “We’ve always had a sense of humor -– look at our name. “Even if Weezer is poking fun at us, we don’t care,” says Lukather. That the band has become synonymous with the “Yacht Rock” genre, to which SiriusXM has programmed an entire channel - with Toto on heavy rotation - is not lost on the guitarist.
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