ARQUETTE, ROSANNA
Toto's international hit => "Rosanna" was written by David Paich, who named the
song after Steve Porcaro's girlfriend at that time: actress Rosanna Arquette
("Desperately Seeking Susan", "Silverado", "After Hours", "Pulp Fiction"). In the sleeve-notes of => Michael
Jackson's killer album => "Thriller" she is named in the "Thank you" list
as "Rosanna Porcaro". During the long hours making "Toto IV" at
David Paichs' home studio, => Hogg Manor, she used to surprise the
band by bringing them drinks and warning them to get some sleep:
"When Arquette's boyfriend was Steve Porcaro of Toto, she would demonstrate her fealty by showing up at the studio
at 4:00 A.M. laden with all the munchies money could buy. Arquette was willing to go to any length to stand by
her man - even if that meant standing in the wings, watching him perform while her own career went on hold."
(American Film, July-August 1985)
The role of Rosanna in the video is played by => Cynthia Rhodes.
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