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Toto (no, not the dog)

This week's 48-HOUR CHALLENGE: Media Prompt features a music video I actually cue up from time to time: Toto's "Africa". I really like the harmony and rhythm, and the video aspect is pretty cool. I like the library setting and how some of the lyrics play into it - "...But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation..." as the librarian comes into view, as well as how the musicians' stage is digitally altered to resemble a stack of books, the topmost of which is the one the patron is seeking. Lastly, I enjoy the refrains, because then I get to watch the guys play some decidedly non-standard percussion instruments (outside of my experience, anyway).