"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo...

100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube"...

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is the third episode of the third season of the American crime drama television series Dexter. It is the 27th overall episode...

"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...

"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...

famous song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The documentary takes a look at the controversy and legal battles around the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which is...

best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the pop music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gave its name to the Mbube style...

of compositional elements in common with The Tokens' 1961 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which itself was derived from several earlier arrangements of...

who had several hits in the early 1980s, including a UK No.1 for three weeks with their cover version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1982. In 1981, record...

the following: Linda's heirs will receive payment for past uses of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and an entitlement to future royalties. "The Lion Sleeps...

a widely disseminated piece in Rolling Stone about the origin of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", tracing its history from its first recording by Solomon...

The Tokens in 1958, after several changes of name. The Tokens achieved a #1 chart success in 1961 with their arrangement of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"...

improvised the melody that the world now associates with these words: "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight". By 1948, the song had...

"The Statue Got Me High", "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" and "I Palindrome I", although only the first charted. The album received mostly positive...

Ghosts". (Wikipedia articles on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" say that it was Anita Darian on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight.") Norman voiced Penelope Pinfeather...

his next hit, a cover version of The Tokens' 1961 hit, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which climbed to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972, selling...

member of The Tokens, along with his brother Mitch. They are best known for their hit recording of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which rose to #1 on the Billboard...

A Lion's Trail is a 2002 documentary film by François Verster about the rights for the popular song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "Wimoweh"...

(recorded c. 1940) Music portal South Africa portal "Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer". BBC News. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021...

is the second album by British pop group Tight Fit, released in 1982. The album features the No.1 single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as well as the top...

Kirkpatrick was the lead singer in various songs including "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "Together Again", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "I Thought...

Heather Headley, The Lion King Ensemble and Tsidii Le Loka "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – Lebo M "Endless Night" – Jason Raize and The Lion King Ensemble "Can...

wrote English lyrics for the South African composer Solomon Linda's song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which became a hit for The Tokens. With George David...

Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The band's final lineup included Claude Morrison (tenor),...

Singer on The Tokens' Hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," Dies at 70". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. "Passings: Mitch Margo of the Tokens (1947...

not credited; later, The Kingston Trio released a cover of it. Later still, The Tokens turned the song into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and it became a #1...

by dancing. The song was later made internationally famous, by The Weavers as "Wimoweh" in 1948 and then as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens in 1961...

provided the singles, "Let's Hang On" (December 1975) and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (April 1976) – the latter was originally by Solomon Linda in 1939. The Album...

collections (The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Where the Women Are Naked and the Men Are Rich) and in 2003 Café Notes (Hachette, France). In 2012 the complete version...

March 21, 2009. McDuffee, Debra (October 12, 2008). "Dexter: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"". TV Squad. Retrieved August 8, 2009. del Castillo, Valerie Anne...