Lyric discussion by sindy_maurina 

i really love africa

favorite song of all time b/c i used to dance to it as a kid...one of my earliest memories...and I subscribe to the belief that you can't change a favorite song

my favorite line: "I seek to cure what's deep inside frightened of this thing that I've become."

I love this song. I always associated it with an Australian girl that I was fond of, who returned home in 1982. I saw her plane going past Africa to Australia. Recently I looked at the lyrics and reviewed members comments about them and I got a different slant on the song. Toto released the song in 1982. Barack Obama's father died that year. He came from a traditional sheep owning tribe in Kenya. he was determined to learn about Western modern ways of life and initially worked in a Colonial type club in Kenya. From there he sent applications to Universities...

no, because its 28 years later, not 16.

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