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The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens

Song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Artist:	The Tokens
Written by:	Hugo E. Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
Originally written by:	Solomon Linda
Date:	1961
Comments:	The lyrics were rewritten by George David Weiss. Peretti and Creatore were the producers. For more information read Rian Malan's "Where does the Lion sleep tonight?".

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Cover hierarchy

Mbube by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds (1939)
- Wimoweh by The Weavers (1951)
  - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens (1961)
    - Le lion est mort ce soir by Henri Salvador (1962)
      - Le lion est mort ce soir by Pow Wow (1992)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) by Robert John [1] (1971)
    - Wimmersvej by Bamses Venner (1975)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Nylons (1982)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit (1982)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by R.E.M. (1993)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Steve Forbert (1994)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight [live] by Voice Male (1998)
    - The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Helmut Lotti (1998)
  - Wimoweh by Nanci Griffith (1993)

Added by Bastien on 2003-10-22
Modified by Bastien on 2004-01-12
Page generated on 2008-11-19 10:59:33

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Bananasplit by Vive La Fête was originally written by Jay Alanski, Jacques Duvall and performed by Lio in 1980.

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