(Warner Bros.) ♫All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes. Rosanna, Rosanna♫ Contrary to popular belief, the lyrics to Toto’s classic 1982 pop single ‘Rosanna’ aren’t entirely about actress Rosanna Arquette. The song was written by the band’s keyboardist and main songwriter David Paich, who used various past girlfriends as inspiration for the words. The title, however, is a reference to the famous Rosanna, who was dating David’s bandmate and fellow keyboardist Steve Porcaro at the same time the song and accompanying album ‘Toto IV’ were recorded. For the past four decades, Rosanna claims the two questions she’s asked more than anything else are: “Are you the woman ‘Rosanna’ is about?” and “What was it like to work with Madonna?” The latter referring to the two co-starring in Susan Seidelman’s madcap romcom
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