Toto

Released: February 9, 2018

Songwriter: Joseph Williams Steve Porcaro Steve Lukather David Paich

[Verse 1]
Hold tight my love I’m stealing you away
There you were across the room
You were speaking without words you had so much to say
It feels good, feels right
Let’s do this our own way
Now it’s just the two of us
We’ve got nothing to lose and no one’s in our way

[Pre-Chorus 1]
If they could see the way you smile at me
How could I ever let you go

[Chorus]
Whoa oo oh
Your gypsy heart will set you free
Whoa oo oh
Let’s dance upon the Spanish sea
Yeah ee yeah
Close your eyes and come with me
Whoa oo oh, aww

[Verse 2]
Let’s savor tonight and feel the golden flames
Tell me where the harm is done
Let’s throw away the rules and wash our sins away
Let’s run through the fire like children at play
We’re not children anymore
We only got one life so let’s live it

[Pre-Chorus 2]
If they could see the way you smiled at me
How could I ever let you go

[Chorus 2]
Whoa oo oh
Your gypsy heart will set you free
Whoa oo oh
Let’s dance upon the Spanish sea
Yeah ee yeah
Darlin' close your eyes and come with me
Whoa oo oh

[instrumental solos]

[ Pre-Chorus 3]
Wish you could see the way she smiles at me
How could I ever let you go

[Chorus 3]
Whoa oo oh
Your gypsy heart will set you free
Whoa oo oh
Let’s dance upon the Spanish sea
Yeah ee yeah
Close your eyes and come with me
Whoa oo oh

[Chorus 4]
Close your eyes and come with me
Whoa oo oh
Your gypsy heart will set you free
Whoa oo oh
Dance upon the Spanish sea
Yeah ee yeah
Darlin' close your eyes and come with me
Whoa oo oh
Let’s dance upon the Spanish sea
Whoa oo oh

Toto is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California. The band’s current lineup consists of Joseph Williams (lead vocals), David Paich (keyboards, vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals), Shem von Schroeck (bass), and Shannon Forrest (drums). Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz.

David Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band. David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball were recruited before their first album release. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the band’s eponymous debut released in 1978. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV from 1982, Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. They are best known for the Top 5 hits “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna”, and “Africa”. Several changes to the lineup have been made over the years. Hungate left in 1982 followed by Kimball in 1984 but rejoined the band in 1998 until 2008. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack. Hungate rejoined Toto as a touring musician and later a band member. In 2008, Lukather announced his departure from the band, and the remaining band members later went their separate ways. In the summer of 2010, Toto reformed and went on a short European tour, with a new lineup, to benefit Mike Porcaro, who had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was no longer an active member of the band.

The band has released a total of 17 albums, and have sold over 40 million albums to date. The group was honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

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