Rosanna - Toto

A pretty little song, I always liked this one growing up. The feeling of being inadequate and just wanting to love someone is universal and delivered well in this song. Known for Africa, I think this is a much better example of Toto's talent. The addition of the horns is a cool feature, and the smooth drums and bass really flow this song along. The drum beat is actually quite famous, known as the half-time shuffle or the Rosanna shuffle, showing true jazz influence. I also love the interesting use of a guitar solo to end out the song. Interesting to note as well, is that Patrick Swayze is a dancer in the music video, as well as his Dirty Dancing costar Cynthia Rhodes. Another thing that adds to this song is that it has different vocalists for the first and second verses, which is really quite interesting, and not particularly common. Frankly, just another great hit that for whatever reason isn't heard much anymore.