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The Lion Sleeps Tonight. " 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. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in Zulu, while those of the English one were later written by George David Weiss .
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite. " The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite " is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was influenced by the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", both in the title of the song and through the song's opening refrain. The band used "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as the B-side to this song in the U.S.
A Swingin' Safari. " A Swingin' Safari " is a 1962 instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert, [ 2] using his alias, Bernd Bertie. It was recorded by Kaempfert on Polydor Records and released in the United States on Decca Records. The song features a distinctive main theme played on the piccolo as substitute for the traditional tin whistle, and a ...
The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) " The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) " is a song and single by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 1992. The track is one of three singles from Apollo 18. The song has also appeared on several compilation albums, including Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants and A User's Guide ...
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" and "The Statue Got Me High" were performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and "I Palindrome I" on Late Night with David Letterman. [20] [34] Their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 19 May 1992 was the television debut of They Might Be Giants' new backing band.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1961) — tune written by Solomon Linda in 1939; lyrics rewritten in 1961 by Weiss, Luigi Creatore, and Hugo Peretti, recorded by The Tokens "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961) — co-written by Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti, recorded by Elvis Presley "That Sunday, That Summer" (1963) — co-written by Joe Sherman
The publicity also helped Linda's family to find the support to take Disney, which used the song in the movie The Lion King, to court. In February 2006, Abilene Music, which holds the copyright for "Wimoweh/The Lion Sleeps Tonight", settled the case with the Solomon Linda family out of court for an undisclosed sum. References
Later in the year, record producer Tim Friese-Greene recorded a version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with another group of session singers. The singer was Roy Ward, the former drummer and percussionist from the British 1970s band City Boy. The song was released in early 1982, again under the name Tight Fit.