Hvornår kom the lion sleeps tonight come ud?
1961
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" er en sang skrevet og oprindeligt indspillet af Solomon Linda med Evening Birds for det sydafrikanske Gallo Record Company i 1939 under titlen "Mbube". Sangen er komponeret på zulu, men blev tilpasset og internationalt coveret af mange pop- og folk-revivalkunstnere fra 1950'erne og 60'erne, 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. Popgruppen Tight Fit havde et nummer et-hit i Storbritannien med sangen i 1982.
1961
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" 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 1950s and '60s 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 pop group Tight Fit had a number one hit in the UK with the song in 1982.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight