The Lion Sleeps Tonight
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "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 1950s 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.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "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 1950s 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.
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", als ...... r versions and film licensing.
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Mbube, também conhecida como " ...... da Walt Disney, The Lion King.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (также ...... умму, которая не разглашается.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight es una ...... rsionadas por muchos artistas.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight is een ...... Tokens, is afkomstig uit 1961.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight ist de ...... te es mehrfach den Musiktitel.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight – komp ...... "Jag älskar dig" ("Till Dig").
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Wimoweh - The Lion Sleeps Toni ...... con il suo gruppo The Tokens.
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《狮子今晚睡着了》是祖鲁人索罗门·林达与他的乐队“夜鸟”创作 ...... 边产品中播映而成为流行乐“超新星”(南非作家赖恩·马兰语)。
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Pour les articles homonymes, ...... par le groupe Pow woW en 1992.
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", als ...... r versions and film licensing.
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Mbube, também conhecida como " ...... da Walt Disney, The Lion King.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (также ...... умму, которая не разглашается.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight es una ...... banda de Seeger, The Weavers.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight is een ...... Tokens, is afkomstig uit 1961.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight – komp ...... frykańskiego kompozytora i wok
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Wimoweh - The Lion Sleeps Toni ...... con il suo gruppo The Tokens.
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《狮子今晚睡着了》是祖鲁人索罗门·林达与他的乐队“夜鸟”创作 ...... 边产品中播映而成为流行乐“超新星”(南非作家赖恩·马兰语)。
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