When Weezer covered Toto's 1982 classic "Africa" back in 2018, it seemed like the '80s hitmakers were all for it. At the time, the band's founder and guitarist Steve Lukather said "nobody appreciates [the cover] more than all of us at Toto" and the band even covered Weezer's "Hashpipe" during a show.

In 2018, in response to months of campaigning by an Ohio teenager named Mary, Weezer famously covered Toto’s 1983 chart-topping hit “Africa,” yielding a fun music video with Weird Al Yankovic and becoming Weezer’s biggest hit in years.

Weezer covered Toto's "Africa" in 2018, but Steve Lukather thinks the song's unexpected success "blew up" in the band's face.

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather shares what he thinks of Weezer's take on their 1982 classic Africa, says that he tried to reach out to Rivers Cuomo but "it just got weird"

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has claimed the band have a "weird" relationship with Weezer after Rivers Cuomo's reaction to their 'Africa' cover becoming a hit.