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Steve Porcaro played a huge variety of synthesizers on Toto albums. While David Paich handled piano duties, it was usually Steve's job to complement the music with creative synth sounds. The synth solo in the Toto song " Rosanna " is a noted example of his approach. [ 19 ]
As a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Rosanna Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time. Arquette herself played along with the joke, commenting in an interview that the song was about "my showing up at 4 a.m., bringing them juice and beer at their ...
Porcaro, 67, adds, "And I'm sure he had a little crush on her. Everybody else did at some point, probably." Steve Lukather, 67, chimes in: "Rosanna is the Toto track.
At the time Steve Porcaro was dating actress Rosanna Arquette, but the song is not about her, according to writer David Paich. [18] In the music video for the song, Cynthia Rhodes plays the title character. In addition to "Africa" and "Rosanna", Toto IV continued its successful run with the release of another single, "Make Believe".
Arquette’s passion extends to honoring those who risk everything to keep others safe. “Let’s have firefighters, teachers and community heroes on stage with the nominees,” she suggested.
Rosanna Lisa Arquette (/ r oʊ ˈ z ɑː n ə ɑːr ˈ k ɛ t /; [1] born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
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Steve Porcaro of Toto is asked by his girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette (Morgan Murphy), to write a song about her featuring Michael McDonald's vocals. Discouraged by McDonald's disdain for his band, Porcaro devises a three-step plan to make it happen, with the help of Ramis, Loggins, and Perry.