Poll: Toto is a major snub of the Rock Hall of Fame. Who are the top 3 artists or bands that should be in the Rock hall that aren't?

Steve Lukather and Neal Schon, though they are so recognized and respected guitarists, they still are somehow underrated...

I Won't Hold You Back off the album was a hit and one of the most brilliant heart-rending songs ever written. I think this too deserves more attention today.

The beautiful thing about this is the mutual respect these guys have for each other. You can tell just tell they love playing together. As someone who played in bands for years I know how rare that is, especially after so many years.

My favorite part of your stories, is when you mention your father, you always pay tribute to your father, may he rest in power.

My favorite band ever! Thanks Professor for highlighting their immense talent, they are vastly underrated.

My first introduction to Toto's music was their late 1970s hit, Hold The Line. Then, they were really on a roll with hits in the early 1980s with Africa and Rosanna. An outstanding group that I always felt were very underrated.

Always loved the way Toto seamlessly integrated horns, keyboard, guitars along with the vocals. Huey Lewis & The News seemed like a Toto continuation-in a very good way.

Steve’s vocals and playing on ‘I’ll Be Over You’ is sublime. He played / produced on George Bensons Turn You’re Love Around!!

I still remember when Rolling Stone magazine, in one of its many critiques ripped Toto a new one, mention Toto's "god-awful" nasal vocals and how the vocalists in Toto were so generic you couldn't really tell between Toto, or Journey or Styx. So, if you want to know why Toto isn't in the R&R HOF, look no further than Jann Wenner and his band of snobs at Rolling Stone Magazine, who somehow pretty much control the list of everyone who gets put in. Put it this way; The Edge is on the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest guitarists. Steve Lukather is not. Nor is Pat Metheny. Luke can play rings around "The Edge" and so many who make their list.

"2nd take is what you hear." Friggin legendary.

Toto had so many weapons: great vocalists and great musicians. I appreciated them more when I found out that they played on others' albums, especially Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Thank you, Adam, for talking about their work!

It always cracks me up when you see two old friends with similar memories of a story. They ALWAYS talk over each other, because of the excitement each one feels over the memory. It's like an old married couple. Too funny. Great interview.

Toto is one of my favorite bands also. Toto IV is a great album and I like the song "I Won't Hold You Back".

Went to school with the Pocoro brothers we would do battle of the bands and they would win everytime our band would come in second now and again but they would blast all of the other bands out of the water.

Jeff Porcaro's precision and pocket are just insane. How about some Boz "Silk Degrees" next? :)

All of the best musicians I know LOVE Toto. Thanks for this.

Great musicians and a great hang. Watching "Count Me In" I realize again how little I know about drumming, But Jeff Porcaro on "Roseanne", wow. I was in a mobile home in law school when my roommate brings in this cassette and we played the hell out of it. Friend of mine is a drummer who met Jeff at a trade show, said the guy was so gracious to other musicians, very supportive, didn't mind spending time listening to new guys and encouraging them. Class.

Such a fantastic interview. It was like watching 2 really good friends just being, well, really good friends. The amount of respect these guys have for each other really comes across here, I could watch them talk all day long and it still wouldn't be long enough. Thanks Professor for your brilliant content.

Love Toto!! And they seemed just really down to earth people.. Just sharing the stories and laughing and talking over each other.. Just like I do with my buds telling/retelling a story.. AWESOME!!!

My favourite song from toto too. Obviously love Africa, but rosanna hits harder for me. Great 80's sound.🙏🏻👊

I was in my early 20’s. It was a wonderful time. I was in nursing school, so very focused on that, but music helped me through. I loved Toto. Most of my classmates did not understand. But it didn’t matter. I hear these songs and everything is ok. This was very cool to see and hear these artists talk about their experience.

My son goes to the same high school I attended forty years ago. My locker in high school was '99,' because of the Toto song, it was unforgettable. A few weeks ago, I walked EXACTLY to that same spot I remembered so well, and yes in the exact same spot stands locker number 99.

Jeff Porcaro is probably the most under rated drummer ever. Too bad he left us so soon. Many would be surprised to know he was a sought after session drummer and was the drummer on some albums for... Boz Scaggs... Steely Dan... among others. Rest in Peace, Jeff.

I love 99 from them!! They had a lot of great songs!!

Jeff Porcaro is the reason I became a drummer....and this album is what got it all started for me....Fav band of all time.

TOTO ... arguably the BEST studio band of the '80s.

Gotta love Toto!!! I'd love to hear the story behind "I Won't Hold You Back." 😎

Big Toto fan. My favorite Toto songs are Stranger in Town, I won’t hold you back, Georgie porgy and Hydra. But there are so many great songs in their catalog. Super band who can do anything well.

I was hooked on Toto when Hold the Line came out. That ranks in my top 50 all time favorites. A great band of "unkowns."

I saw Toto once in concert circa 1990. They opened with Rosanna. The moment luke hit that first power chord, my hair stood on end. Greatest guitar sound ever!

came across Toto at the age of 15 with their follow up album 'Isolation', which was totally different with a clear new wave hardrock emphasis, and stayed with them ever since!

Luke is a true legend to us guitar players, and he is one cool cat. Just a great human, all around. His solo from Hold The Line is one of my favorite solos if all time! 🤘😎

Toto is amazing. Incredible players. I'll never forget the first time I heard Rosanna. Also heard Africa for the first time as well. It was the summer. No school, and it was Double Shot Tuesday on WSHE. I was 11 years old. My family lived on a canal in Miami Florida. I was on the canal with a friend in our old canoe. We had a female German shepherd named Rosanna. We hadn't gotten very far from the shore of our house when this song came on the radio. When the first chorus came around, I guess that she heard her name. Suddenly I heard a big splash in the water, and there she was. Swimming frantically to catch up with the canoe. I never knew that about Peter Gabriel. He's another of my all time favorites. Another incredible band and album from 82 that I was first exposed to that same day, was Asia.

Being a massive toto fan and of 80s music to I think this such a joy to watch Steve and David being interviewed about their classic songs and the fun and insightful stories that they tell

This is one my favorite stories you’ve told on this channel about the inspiration behind this song as well as “In Your Eyes” as far as the “muse” behind the stories. I love to try to impress people with that trivia, but source you for credit purposes. 😀

Loved Toto. With the number of great guitarist out there Steve Lukather is often not given the credit he deserves and he is also a very down to earth guy.

I remember dubbing that record onto cassette from my Dad's record when I was 10 years old. I strapped a D Cell Radio Shack player to my bike and spent an entire Summer in bliss with it. Rosanna was the first melodic guitar solo to blow my mind.

Hello, professor I just watched this for the first time and I just want to thank you it was awesome. I could hear about Toto all night. I remember what I was doing when That album came out I was traveling in my own band trying so hard to see their concert but my schedule kept conflicting with their schedule and I could never get lucky. So I missed out on ever getting to see Jeff Pacaro on stage. One of my heros. I finally got to see Toto in Atlanta Georgia right after Jeff died. It was a very emotional night and on top of that I had the flu so bad I should have been in the hospital but I refused to miss Toto again. The air condition went out in the theater and everybody was soak and wet by the end of the concert. I was a great night even tho things didn't go my way! But on the night of the Grammy's I was so disappointed when Betty Davis Eyes won song of the year! I still curse that decision. If you have never listen to Toto's newer stuff thru the 90tys and up till now you need to honor yourself and start listening they have some awesome sounds and well written tunes. Again thank you for your show and work it is a blessing. God speed!

The 80's will always be the greatest decade for music. the 90's and 70's will always be a somewhat distant second.

Toto's debut self-titled album was the first that I ever bought with my own allowance money. It was also one of the first bands to inspire me to pick up the guitar, even though my Hardrock buddies would tease me about it. Their musicianship floored me and I'm still a fan to this day. I still have that very first album. Thanks for such a great video and Steve lukather is the man!

I was lucky enough to see the Toto IV tour. My uncle(and through him, me) was a fan of Toto since their first album and I was the fortunate one to go with him to that concert. Bobby Kimball had a cast on his leg and had to sit for the whole show, but his voice was in fine form.

Lukather is my favorite guitarist of all time. He is as cool as he is a genius. Toto was such an amazing collection of top tier musicians, i wish i was around to see them in their hey day. When you find out how many famous hit records they played on, and often helped write, your mind is blown. They influenced an entire generation of music. Very possibly the best generation of music in my opinion. Regardless, Thank You for giving us a chance to spend time with these special people. Youre the man, Professor!

I love when celebrities seem like they're people us regular guys could just hang out with. The members of Toto are Toto-ly that way! (Sorry. Dad joke). Great interview with SO much information on Rosanne Arquette! I never knew!

Rosanna is one of my all-time favorite songs and vocals.

Toto is an incredible band that should absolutely be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. When a legend like the late great Eddie Van Halen described them as the greatest musicians collectively as a group you know there's truth to it. You might enjoy this Professor. I was watching the American League Championship Series last week, and a commercial came on for your sponsor Zenni eyewear. Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who is part of the Fox broadcast team for the pregame and postgame shows, was in the commercial.

I 100% agree that Rossanna was an awesome song. I remember receiving the Toto IV CD while I was recovering from an operation at the hospital my sophomore year of high school. I wore out that CD. I will admit that (as good as Rossanna was) my favorite song on the CD was "I Won't Hold You Back". Maybe someday you'll be able to do an episode that includes that song in it. Keep up the great work.

This is one of those songs that once you hear it, you catch yourself singing it for days. At least me anyway. It's a good thing.

Jeff Porcaro was probably one of the most frustrating drummers to have in a band at the time. Because of all his work in the Jingle and Recording industry, he was a "one-time" wonder. He had the distinct ability to get into the feeling of not only the song, but what the song-writers and produces wanted and lay it down the first time through. His work on Rosanna is a Drummer's Master Class in laying in a tasty groove with tasteful fills. Probably one of the most recorded drummers of the 80s....from Disco to Pop to Rock.

Steve Lukather's expiation of his solos always kind of blows me away. A complete humble-brag. Like they're no big deal, didn't rehearse the solo and then records it in one pass. As though that's not an impressive feat. Especially when the solo is amazing.

"99" was released when I was in high school, and I told everyone about it. I was so glad when they exploded in the 80's....

Great video! I spent a week recording a duplicate version (sans vocals) of Rosanna about 2 years ago, recreating every part as close to the record as I could. I'm a pro keyboard player, composer, arranger, producer. It was very tough, but it was so much FUN! That Toto pulled this off in the studio so quickly is incredible. There are about 5 bands I'd love to play with and Toto is definitely one of them!

That is truly a brilliant song and now I am actually saddened that music of that quality is just never made anymore. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.

I remember I played Roseanna in my truck with my kids (who were 5, 6, 7,and 8) and they were instantly hooked. They kept asking me to play it over and over again. Now when they get into the car, the first question they ask me is "dad, do you have Roseanna and can you play it?"

Awesome episode! Awesome interview Professor! Great to hear the story behind, "Rosanna ". Steve Lukather is one of my all time favorite guitarists! Thanks for sharing!

Really enjoyed this, Hold the Line is my favourite Toto song. I met Bobby Kimball 10 years ago before his solo gig in a club in my hometown Galway in Ireland. He was very humble and I really enjoyed his set 60 per cent Toto classics, 30 per cent Motown and 10 per cent Bobby's songs. His voice is still impressive.

One of my favorite songs... especially the keyboard solo and Lukather's steller guitar solo. Back story available only from THE Professor of Rock

I love these guys so much. Also stoked to hear them give a nod to The Tubes. Luk provided a solo on The Tubes song Talk To Ya Later, which is one of my favorite Luk solos. Of course, She's a Beauty by The Tubes is a gem of a song as well. I'd love to see you cover some of their stuff. They deserve more recognition. Thanks as always Professor.

It was the first song I heard from them. Toto is an underrated band in general: the vocals, guitars, drums, etc.

Wow! I saw Survivor open for Toto in Quito-Ecuador, probably in the very early 90s. Toto was absolutely brilliant. Jeff Porcaro was no longer with them, the drummer I don’t think was Simon Phillips but was a class 1 musician as well. EVH was not exaggerating when praising these guys.

I just love the enthusiasm Steve and David have for the song discussing the video shoot. They're just bursting with personal observations and little-known details. My brother's ex and I once sat up at two or three in the morning playing the album of Toto IV and full version of "Rosanna" listening to the synth solo for what she perceived as seal noises. Strangely enough I heard them too.

“Rosanna” wasn’t just the first Toto song I remember, but the first music video I remember seeing as a child. Was crazy about both!! The beat, all the solos - of both instrument and voice, the dancing …truly rocked my 4 year old socks off. Something about Luke & Jeff especially drew my attention. That’s the first time I remember seeing drums & it began a lifelong long of drumming & a love for this band. Although there is one other musician from another band that’s been my favorite vocalist since childhood, I have to say Steve Lukather is my favorite MUSICIAN. His voice, playing, songwriting (not just for Toto)….just phenomenal. His personality & humor really seems great. They all seemed to be wonderful guys & truly the most talented band IMO. It’s great to hear these gentlemen are as cool in real life as you would imagine. Even in my older years I still have some childhood imagination left….so I also say YES, let’s give them at least one #1 week. They have at least 5 in my world, but 1 is a good start. Thanks for this story Professor, never get tired of anything Toto or it’s members.

I was just listening to IV this weekend!....A definite classic that never gets old.

It’s actually really touching to see Paich and Luke compliment each other throughout the interview, it really is. If Toto doesn’t get in the HOF, then there oughta be a category for studio musicians - actually, I think there IS a category for sidemen there. And they’ve played on hundreds and hundreds of albums recorded by MANY artists who are IN the HOF. Jann Wenner and the elitist pricks at the HOF - are you guys LISTENING??

One of the greatest bands ever.

I think "Hold the Line" might have been the first Toto song I heard, but the "Toto IV" album was truly a masterpiece and they have done some great songs over the years - actually they are among my favorite bands. They have a number of other songs with women's names in them, like "Melanie", "Pamela", "Lea", "Anna", and they are all very different. The arrangement on "Rosanna" is phenomenal!

I wonder if artists like Steve, David, Jeff, etc. and all the others realize just how much enjoyment they have instilled into the lives of hundreds of millions (if not BILLIONS!) of lives all around the world. I'm sure Beethoven had no idea either. All I can say is ... THANK YOU!

I remember when I was a young teenager going to Odyssey Records here in Las Vegas. Their was 3 early 20's looking for ToTo's album. They were looking for Toto Dorothys Toto from the Wizard of Oz. I bought the album 5 days prior. After an hour they finally listened to the smart young and dreamy Youngling whose puberty just kicked in. It is ME incase you didn't know. They had a record about Hollywood's animals. I handed them their album from the T's

Legend has it someone found a couple of tracks from the eighties that Steve Lukather didn't play on...

"Hold the Line" blew my mind. I saw Toto, on the Farenheit tour, at a venue where I worked on the stage crew ( my Mom was the hospitality coordinator, Carowinds Paladium). I took a night off to do a concert date night with the lady that eventually became my wife. It was one of the best shows I've ever heard. I sort of wished I'd worked. Lukather was impressive AF, and I was a guitar player/owner. I hated not getting to be all over his rig setup. Great times.

Back in 1979 or 80, I would hear my dad’s radio station and remember hearing “99.” Had no idea who it was but it made an impression.

Favorite band without question.

One of my all time tunes of all time. I worshipped this album in 1982. I was a H.S. sophomore when this came out and burned an all out love for this song and group!

Hold the Line is one of my all time favorite songs ever. As a matter of fact I’m gonna play right now.

Professor meets a group of professors (Toto). Measured, thoughtful, entertaining. Priceless !

#1 in our hearts, if not in history. 🎸

So cool! I love Rosanna - the drums and the vocals are spectacular.

I agree. Rosanna, without a doubt , should have been a #1 single.

I remember seeing The Executioners Song on 📺 in 1981 and thinking Rosanna Arquette would be a 🌟. Didn't know she would have 2 songs written about her !

Geez, I was 5 years old when Rosanna came out. I remember hearing 2 songs off that album. Rosanna and Africa.

I love watching these videos!!!!!! And then I just love learning about the songs of the 80's!!!!!!! The decade that was my teenage years and my memories of the songs that got me through the hard times and the good times!!!!!!!!!!!!? It's what we call the soundtrack of our youth!!!!!! I was born in 1971" So i had my parents listening to southern rock bands!!!!? And all the great songs of the 70's and then I started to think of music that i enjoyed!!!!!? So by the time that Prince put out purple rain album!!! And then Michael Jackson had put out The Awesome Album Thriller!!!!!! And I was around 12 -13 years old then!!!?" AND then i first heard the Album From Van Halen!!!! With Jump!! Hot for Teacher!!! And other songs on that album!!!!? And the guy who had the album was some older guy from just across the street from our middle school!!!!!!! And he was smoking homegrown weed that he was selling us middle school kids!!!!!!? Lol" AND he actually had the Van Halen vinyl album!!!!!! And then the old school gigantic speakers and the whole old school set-up!!!!!! And it was loud and you can't enjoy the Rock bands of that time without listening to it on 11!!!!" Lol" But anyway!!? I was living the dream when it came to music at that time in my life!!!!!!!!? And then going to the local album store!!!! Which was called the Record shop!!!! And whenever my friends moms got her social security check!? She'd send us to the store to get her a big can of bugle smoking tobacco and a few 40's of Cheap beer and then we'd head to the Record shop and buy a bunch of 45's " That's the size of the album!!! Lol" and it had the popular song on one side!!!!? And then the other side would have a random song from their album!!!!?? So we'd go back home and give her " Her beer and cigarette tobacco and roll a handful and a few joints 🤔!!? And then put the albums out and just puck one of the songs that we'd just bought and get a good buzz on and listen to the music!!!!!!!!!? And it was much better when you had to wait until the album came out and you could listen to it!!!!!! And enjoy it profusely!!!! Not like nowadays where you can just find it on your phone and jam!!!!!! Those were the best of days!!!!!! Technology has ruined a lot of things that brought people together!!!!!!? And had interactions with each other and how can you steal a kiss 💋 from a beautiful woman or man!!!? You can't because your on the phone or computer!!!!!? What are you going to do!!? Kiss the screen 😘!!!!? Lol" AND there is nothing like being around someone who you have a crush on!!!!? The butterflies in your stomach!!? And then the nervous feeling that you have!@? And then you learn how to interact with the people who are around you!!!!!? And learn how to not be socially awkward 🙃!!!!@? And build confidence in yourself!!!!!? Social media is for anti- Social people!!!!!!!! Lol" People always ask me why I'm sooo outgoing!!!!?? And i just reply with @? I'm just a product of the 80's!!!!!!!! Lol" Well thanks for reading my blog!!? Lol" I rant on and on!!? Because i love rambling about!!! And then I love the hate mail!!! And very rude comments about how much I rant about and rave in my wife's purple silky panties 🤪!!!! I feel so pretty!!! And manly man whenever I'm wearing her skimmies!!!!!? Now if you hate on me!!!? You'll just be a homophobe!!!! And will be Hating on me for my transgender ways!!!@? So stick that in your hate filled pipe and smoke it 🤔!!!? Lol" Your stuck aren't you!!!!? Gave you a little bit of a twist at the end didn't i!!!!? Lol" You haters!!!! Lol" Please people " God save The Queen!!!? Lol" God bless you all today Shalom 🙏

I love this band. Georgie Porgie and Hold the Line are my favs.

Don't forget I won't hold you back now! Another awesome song!

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Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz (legendary American Actor and Director; AKA the man with no name and Dirty Harry ) Godzilla by BOC(Japanese Giant Dinosaur like monster who repeatedly destroyed Tokyo, etc) Don’t Fear the Reaper by BOC (AKA the GrimReaper AKA Death) The Devil went down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Who wrote Holden Caulfield by Green Day (main character and narrator in JD Salinger’s fiction book The Catcher in the Rye) Winona Ryder by Picture This (popular actress known for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, etc) Winona by Matthew Sweet (Ryder) Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy (Actress best known for Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, etc) Amy by Green Day (tribute to popular singer Amy Winehouse who passed away at only 27 YO) Here’s Johnny by Weird Al (Tonight Show second banana Ed McMahon) Little Hitler by Nick Lowe (Fascist dictator who caused WW2 and the Holocaust) Jesus Christ by Woody Guthrie Blind Willie McTell by Dylan (blues musician) Bettie Page by PIL (Fifties S&M pinup model) Shine on you Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd (ex band mate Syd Barrett) The Ballad of John and Yoko by the Beatles (Beatle John Lennon and his second wife avant-garde artist Yoko Ono) Hurricane by Dylan (professional boxer framed for murder) Jack Johnson by Miles Davis (Champion boxer) King Kong Song by ABBA (Fictional Giant Gorilla ) Nostradamus by Judas Priest (Predictor of events in centuries to come after his life) Hey Jude by the Beatles (Julian Lennon) Stand Down, Margaret by General Public (UK Conservative party leader Thatcher) California Uber Alles by the Dead Kennedys (former bad actor , Governor of California and U.S. President Ronald Reagan…Whom the Dead Kennedys were none too impressed with) You Oughta Know by Alanis (ex BF and Full House actor) Or How I was Robert McNamared into Submission by Simon & Garfunkel (Right wing politician) Cult of Personality by Living Colour (Gandhi, Stalin, Mussolini, etc) We didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel (various cultural and historical figures of the latter 20th Century) Vogue by Madonna (various golden age movie stars) Rock me Amadeus by Falco (Musical geniusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart) I Love to Listen to Beethoven by Eurythmics (Musical great Ludwig Von Beethoven) Robert DeNiro’s Waiting by Bananarama (Great American Actor known for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, etc) The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll by Dylan(barmaid and murder victim of wealthy killer who served No more than a six month sentence for the crime ) Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot (real victims of real ship disaster) Nebraska by Bruce (Spree killer) Just admit it, Ted by Janes Addiction (SK) The Ripper by Priest (SK) I don’t like Mondays by the boomtown Rats (Title was quote from perp of Mass shooting) Father Christmas by the Kinks(AKA Santa Claus) Victoria by the Kinks(Queen of the British Empire) Jolly Green Giant by the Kingsmen (character used to sell packaged vegetables) The Late Great Johnny Ace by Paul Simon (John Lennon) Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn (Elvis and the Memphis blues scene) Black Velvet by Allanah Myles ( re Elvis ? ) Angel of Harlem by U2 (Legendary singer Billie Holiday) Pride in the Name of Love by U2 (Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, non violent Civil and human rights activist , preacher and leader) Platinum Blonde by Blondie (Name drops classic blond actresses including Jean Harlow , Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Marlena Dietrich and Jayne Mansfield) Brown Sugar by the Stones (Marsha Hunt, Mother of Jagger’s first child Karis) Candle in the Wind by Elton (Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortenson , Fifties actress, sex symbol) Casanova Brown by Teena Marie (Former lover and Producer Rick “Super Freak” James) Man on The Moon by REM ( offbeat comic and sitcom Taxi regular Andy Kauffman ) Centerfield by John Fogerty (Mentions several famed baseball center fielders including Willie Mays and Joe DiMaggio) Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Group (Titular Doctor/Scientist of classic book by Mary Shelly; He reanimates sewed together corpses into one creature; Made into classic B&W movie starring Boris Karloff as the creature) Heartlight by Neil Diamond (Refers to the glowing heart of alien E.T. And his friendship with earthling Eliot in the super popular Steven Spielberg directed movie -albeit it has no monetary arrangement with the makers of the film and never mentions either character’s name) Hey Jack Kerouac by 10,000 Maniacs( “Beatnik” writer most famous for his tales of travel in “On the Road” ) Legend of a Mind by the Moody Blues (About Sixties counter-culture figure Timothy Leary who urged People to “Drop out, Tune in, and Turn On”, extolling the use of psychedelic drugs like LSD) Bonzo goes to Bitburg by the Ramones (This was a rare political song by Joey who was outraged By then President Reagan’s visit to a Nazi cemetery when in Germany ; Bonzo is a reference to a goofy Film of Reagan’s where he shares Star billing with a chimpanzee) Angel of Death by Slayer (Nazi Dr Joseph Mengele was guilty of hideous war crime “experiments” in Concentration camps during WW2) Moon over Bourbon Street by Sting (Inspired by vampire Lestat from Ann Rice’s popular series of books) …And Now be my guest : And you add any you like in the comments below 👇😉✌️😀

Nice interview! "Rosanna" is a classic song and an undeniable earworm once you hear it again. The greatness of Jeff Pocaro's Rosanna Shuffle helped lift this song to the height it reached. His death, at the age of 38, is one of the tragedies of rock music. The dancer, Cynthia Rhodes, resembles Rosana Arquette just a little bit as well (to my mind). She looked fine in "Dirty Dancing" and in the Richard Marx video "Don't Mean Nothing". She and Marx eventually married and had kids, but were divorced in 2014. One of these days I'll need to check out that "The Tubes Video" they mentioned to see her work with that interesting group. Kenny Oretega is quite a famous choreographer and tour director. He also directed films with "High School Musical" being one that every kid born in the late 1990s/early 2000s watched incessantly. Toto where top quality writers and session musicians working with top quality production people - they couldn't miss with a project like this!

Rosanna is the best song on the record! Rosanna is the best song Toto ever did. Rosanna is the best song ever recorded. Rosanna is the best song period. Ok, I’m getting a little carried away…..but just a little……very little. Every time I hear it I’m a 13 year old kid again spending the summer at my cousins Matt’s house in Tulsa Oklahoma having the time of my life! It was absolutely magical to me! The whole summer, and that song was everywhere! I was a shy kid from small town Oklahoma spending the summer with my older cousin Matt who was like the big brother I never had and we were running all over the streets of Tulsa, which to me seemed like NYC being from such a small town. My aunt Carol, Matt’s mom was a lounge singer who along with her husband who played guitar and sang also, were gone every night working until like 3:00am. She used to just hand us a $20 dollar bill every single day (which at that time was a chunk of money for a couple of kids!) and we would eat on that and buy other things, that may or may not have been exactly legal, to amuse ourselves with. We also were musical. I played guitar and Matt played drums and his bedroom was a converted 2 car garage which jammed in constantly. What memories this song brings back. Both aunt Carol and Matt have passed away now so every memory I have of them is extra special to me now.

Hold the line is probably my favorite TOTO song.

I always thought" hold the line" was their best song.

Boz Skaggs Silk Degrees was basically a Toto album since that was Boz's band for that album.

🤘 Professor, Thanks for doing the other half of the interview.. I definitely agree with you Rosanna was their best hit. I definitely remember when I first heard it when I was a kid. I was like OMG who is this and my young ears was hooked! Great interview Professor it definitely seem you had a blast doing it they seem like a really down to earth people..

Toto has always been my favorite band. Luke and David P. really are the most interesting guys - they must have stories for days considering how many songs they have worked on. Rosanna’s role in the Executioner’s Song is stellar.

Someone told me that Lukathor did the solo on Peter Cetera's phenomenal song _Livin' In The Limelight_ my favorite rockin' song of his.

Friends band did a great cover of Rosanna It became our drinking song. Had to have a fresh beer ready. When Rosanna was called our take a drink

Eddy said that they were "one of the Greatest bands on the planet." Wow! Lukather is one my favorite guitarists and the band was always sounded tight as sessions players do. Still waiting for that RRHOF invitation for them. Their latest album in 2018 was very well done also.

Great song and video. What a great year for music

'Stranger In Town' s a fave.

These guys are cool as hell. Also have to say that this channel is gold!

Jeff Porcaro was one of my favorite drummers, and Rosanna became one of his signature licks. You want to see a hard song to play on drums? Try Toto's "Girl Goodbye".

Without a doubt..,. Toto is the BEST rock band of all time!!!

We need a top three like that again for sure!