Popularly-known as The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Wimoweh and Mbube (Zulu for
lion) this song was originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda in 1939 under the
Mbube title.
Just about everyone and
anyone has covered the tune since as most Americans ignored South African
copyrights since South Africa was not a signatory to U.S. copyright law. Following the Disney movie the Lion King the
lawsuits grew in scale.
Long story
short, it was back in 1961 that the English translation of this song became
popularized by the doo-wop group The Tokens.
Since I know you’re fond of ear worms I’ll post another version before
too long.
Fun a cappella version by Straight No Chaser...
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