ANYTHING - JOJO
JoJo does Toto. Delicious, and not just phonetically. This clever third single from the teen’s sophomore album, “The High Road,” takes the melodic hook from the group’s 1982 No. 1 chestnut “Africa,” places it on endless loop and adds an entirely new lyrical melody on top. Get that? “Anything” is not a cover, not a sample, but a new composition sung over the instrumental hook (it even opens with a small vocal sample from Toto). Breezy, loose vocals from our young heroine offer exceptional companionship to the music, which, surprisingly, avoids becoming monotonous thanks to the winding, escalating performance. Billboard
