"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda [2] under the title "Mbube", [3] through South African Gallo Record Company. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one …

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)" by The TokenListen to The Tokens: https://TheTokens.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the official Tokens Youtube channel: http...

"The Lion Sleeps Tonigh" by The Tokens (also known as "A-Wimoweh" or "In the jungle, the mighty jungle") is a 1961 song, this video was recorded from TV show "Studio Uno" on RAI 1 Italy on...

In the jungle, the mighty jungleThe lion sleeps tonightIn the jungle the quiet jungleThe lion sleeps tonightNear the village the peaceful villageThe lion sle...

2024年1月27日 · “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title “Mbube” for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda’s original was written in Zulu, while the English version’s lyrics were written by George David Weiss.

The legendary "Mbube" hailed as the first Zulu song to attain international acclaim, appeared under various guises as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "In The Jungle", and "Wimoweh".The song was written in 1934 by an un-acknowledged migrant labourer called Solomon Ka Linda in the form of an African chant which refers to King Chaka - The Lion who lies ...

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda [1] under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss.

2019年7月4日 · In 1961, “Wimoweh” took on new form with a cover performed by doo-wop group The Tokens, this time it was titled “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” It was arranged by George David Weiss—who wrote the...

In 1961, producers Hugo & Luigi hired Brill Building tunesmith George David Weiss to add lyrics to “Wimoweh” and it became “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a No. 1 hit for the Tokens. Within two years, there had been over 150 cover versions worldwide, in languages from Japanese to Finnish.

2010年4月1日 · On December 18, 1961, the Tokens' version of “ The Lion Sleeps Tonight ” becomes not just a #1 song but an instant classic—one of the most-covered, most successful pop songs of all time. Yet...