Hvem synger sangen the lion sleeps tonight?
The Tokens
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", også kendt som "In The Jungle", "Wimoweh", "Wimba Way" eller "Awimbawe", er en sang skrevet og oprindeligt indspillet af Solomon Linda med Evening Birds til det sydafrikanske Gallo Record Company i 1939 under titlen "Mbube". Sangen er komponeret på zulu og blev tilpasset og gengivet internationalt af mange af 1950'ernes og 60'ernes pop- og folk-revival-kunstnere, herunder Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba og Kingston Trio. I 1961 blev den et nummer et-hit i USA i en engelsk udgave med den mest kendte version af doo-wop-gruppen The Tokens. Den indtjente mindst 15 millioner USD i royalties fra coverversioner og filmlicenser.
the Tokens
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "In The Jungle", or any of "Wimoweh", "Wimba Way" or "Awimbawe", is a song written and recorded originally by Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939, under the title "Mbube". Composed in Zulu, it was adapted and covered internationally by many 1950's and 60's pop and folk revival artists, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba and the Kingston Trio. In 1961, it became a number one hit in the United States as adapted in English with the best-known version by the doo-wop group the Tokens. It went on to earn at least US$15 million in royalties from cover versions and film licensing.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight