The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Song

Creators (5)

Writer

  1. Albert Stanton pseudonym for Al Brackman
  2. Luigi Creatore
  3. Hugo Peretti

Composer

  1. Solomon Linda

Lyricist

  1. George David Weiss

Publisher

  1. Luigi Creatore Music
  2. Abilene Music Inc.

Related Works (17)

Part Of

  1. The Lion King
  2. The Lion King

Later Versions

  1. Der Löwe schläft heut’ Nacht translated
  2. Disney Time parody
  3. Wimoweh
  4. A Wimmerle translated
  5. Le lion est mort ce soir translated
  6. Réveille-toi (Wimbo-mi) translated
  7. Dragon Feeds Tonight parody
  8. The Degens Sleep Tonight parody

Has Revision

  1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
  2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Is The Basis For

  1. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
  2. Gjedda kjem i kveld (På Vingrom)
  3. Mbube
  4. Wimoweh
  5. The Guitar

Recordings (116)

  1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:41 by The Tokens (1961)
  2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:35 by The Tokens (1961) mono
  3. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:35 by The Tokens (1961) living stereo
  4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight ?:?? cover by Aki Aleong and His Licorice Twisters (1961)
  5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Twist 2:15 cover by Aki Aleong and His Licorice Twisters (1962)
  6. Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:46 by Mia Martini (Nov 1971)
  7. Wimoweh 3:32 cover by The New Christy Minstrels (1972)
  8. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:37 cover by Los Alegres (1975)
  9. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimowen) (Moube) ?:?? by The Tokens (1975)
  10. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:14 cover by Tight Fit (1982)
  11. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:02 cover by Tight Fit (1982)
  12. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:06 cover by Tight Fit (1982)
  13. The Lion Sleeps Tonight ?:?? live, cover by Barry Manilow (1984) live, 1983-08-27: Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  14. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:36 by Robert John (1988)
  15. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:33 by The Tokens (1989)
  16. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:26 by The Tokens (1989)
  17. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:39 by The Tokens (1989)
  18. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:41 cover by Montezuma’s Revenge (1989)
  19. The Lizards 10:13 live by Phish (18 Apr 1992) live, 1992-04-18: Wilbur Field, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, US
  20. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:01 cover by Five Live (1992)
  21. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:19 cover by Tight Fit (1992)
  22. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:41 live, cover by R.E.M. (19 Mar 1993) live, 1992-11: Athens, Georgia, USA
  23. The Lion Sleeps Tonight ?:?? cover by R.E.M. (1994)
  24. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:35 by Robert John (1994)
  25. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:29 by The Tokens (1994)
  26. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:55 instrumental, cover by OD TAPO IMI (1994)
  27. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:35 by Lebo M (28 Feb 1995)
  28. The Lion Sleeps Tonight ?:?? by The Tokens (1995)
  29. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:13 cover by R.E.M. (1995)
  30. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:59 cover by Bongi Goba (1996)
  31. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:40 cover by Voice Male (1996)
  32. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:09 by *NSYNC (18 Aug 1997)
  33. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1:09 by Lebo M (14 Nov 1997) The Lion King, 1997 original Broadway cast
  34. Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:09 by *NSYNC (01 Jan 1998)
  35. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:36 cover by The Hit Crew (10 Feb 1998)
  36. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) 2:43 by The Tokens (30 Jun 1998)
  37. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:26 by The Hounds (1998)
  38. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:22 by The Hounds (1998)
  39. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:20 by Tight Fit (12 May 1999)
  40. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (live) 3:16 live, cover by Voice Male (21 Jul 1999)
  41. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 4:07 cover by Voice Male (1999)
  42. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:39 by The Tokens (2000)
  43. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:28 live, cover by The Bastard Brothers (2000)
  44. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:09 cover by Scallwags (15 Jun 2001)
  45. The Lions Sleep Tonight 2:26 by Barbados (18 Jun 2001)
  46. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:46 cover by Voice Male (01 Dec 2001)
  47. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3:00 by The Tokens (2001)
  48. Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:29 cover by Out of the Blue (01 Jul 2002)
  49. The Lion Sleeps Tonight ?:?? live, cover by Phish (18 Feb 2003)
  50. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:26 live, cover by Phish (18 Feb 2003)
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Links (6)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/The-tokens-the-lion-sleeps-tonight-lyrics

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0002280914
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0009036898

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753923

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/8893