The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1969 clip)

[deelishis92]

i always thought this song sings timon and pumba :P

[sodimite]

The Son of Sam before he went on a killing spree...

[Fanuiras]

AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE AWIMBAWE ... ...

[FiberMania]

You would have to be high to write a song like this.

[jaywhittle56]

On 8 October 1962, Solomon Linda, the singer and composer of Mbube, which became the pop hit as 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', died without receiving royalties for his work.

[gemcitykid]

On a world music program years back I heard the tribal folk song this song is based on. I believe it was from either Mocambique ot Angola. The song was sung by dozens of male and female singers and it was easy to see the similarities.

[MrOldiesrock]

The guy on the right top looks like a hillbilly haha

[oldfart387]

One hit wonder.

[utiliks132]

@oldfart387 um, not quite. they had a few charted hits and sold over one million copies of their songs then started a record company.

[Marty0Mcfly]

how much acid did these guys drop lol

[Mari061862]

@Marty0Mcfly lmao.... back then who knows,

[GBK2823]

This is Classic !!

[TheGraphitte]

I see guys in black leather jackets and duck tail haircuts when I hear this song.

[shilohbus29]

What a fantastic voice! And they are still performing.

[titekid1]

does anyone else think he looks like Mike Myers off of the Cat in the Hat

[therenegadej]

@titekid1 I think he looks like Michael Myers from Friday the 13th

[TheGraphitte]

Black Leather Jackets and Duck tail haircuts!

[CreeperMart]

The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight IN TECHNI COLOR!

[windowzombie]

Lived my life life thinking this wasn't a bunch of white dude's singing this. FUCK.

[wolffrost]

lesley gore bring me here...

[stanibol]

I can never get sick of this tune

[Licmycat]

LOL...it's so nice to see I'm not the only one fond of this song....:)

[theycalmemrfarenheit]

classic 60s

[ridingthetubeagain]

we are all capable of living lives such as a lion sleeping peacefully and one day it will lay with the lamb

[SOKA6173]

I AM A TIGER WHEN I CHOOSE TO BE....

STACEY GOLDBERG HALE

[MrJoSchmo14]

i thought it was an african drum band before i saw this

[MrJoSchmo14]

after hearing this song in a ton movies i never thought the singer looked like or the band

[rillyhat14]

9gag thanks.

[GUILLYMILLER]

Ace Ventura aprueva esta cancion

[cudaj2]

The singah looks like a depraved Jim Morrison. Sings great though!

[zetaiotapike2000]

I always think of Timon and Pumbah now when I hear this song

[GrowlinWillie]

IMHO, the background vocals are what make this song. I could never sing high enough to do any part of this song.

[klekota57]

The lead singer is a Medical Doctor.

[hub3090]

perfect for the jukebox from HELL!

[JEsusthelordofall]

When he sais the lion, does he mean the lion on the screen or that story book I read all the time?

[oldiesbutgoodies67]

Long live the Tokens and thier Lead Singer...Dan O'Niallain

[asssmoothie69]

Watching this video sober didnt make amy sense. After five shots of Jager and some Wild Turkey, it clicked. I wish I could have partied in the 60's like a rock star.

[animemanganation]

the singer tottaly resembles a lion

[bamby91111]

@animemanganation That's what I thought! Others are saying a hippo, but I see a lion.

[warmey64]

@animemanganation .he sure does!!.my first impression before i read the comments!..lol..botox maybe?..hehe!

[vwbusssesareforever]

@animemanganation totally said what I was gonna say!!!

[SaintMufasa199]

everybody makes fun of his face but what really matters is that perfect voice which only a couple of people can do :D

[PoloVo123]

thats cool

[rollinghills22]

holy shit..there are so many fucked up things about this video....if i wasnt about to eat a sang-wich i would list some of them

[chance23hurley]

@rollinghills22 not sure i know what you mean, i think u should just not comment if you dont know what your talking about lol

[rollinghills22]

@chance23hurley i think u should not comment on my comment if you don't know what I'm talking about.....FACE!!!!!!

[pweedman11]

@rollinghills22 thats funny

[stanibol]

Song makes one's blood well in veins, heart does triple flips, fingers begin tapping, and feet begin rapping, and if you don't feel any one of these things, darling you're already without a pulse.

[justpeachy4me]

Just enjoy the best version of the song.

[george6900]

This is one of the greatest niche songs ever written. Everyone has heard it or remembers it... Who gives a shit if they are lip synching... Focus on what is important people!

[JessinaBella]

LMAO ALL I THOUGHT OF IS SIMBA AND HE COULD PASS AS A LION OM HALLOWEEN

[AxeMoose]

The sad thing is - because the way he looks - today this would not be a hit... Makes you wonder how many wonders we have missed in this day and age. Music back then was simple and effective. Now it's all marketing.

[SpongyOLlama]

Hej mitt hjärta, mitt fina hjärta, jag är så kär för dig. Du är den enda, jag tänker på, An jag älskar diiiiggg!

[TotallyTopReviews]

zager and evans brang me here

and so did my great taste of music

[plsdnt]

his face is scary

[montelatici]

I really like the way some posters think that this isn't the Tokens. Young punks that know nothing. This is the Tokens.

[GRAW2ROBZ]

This is the good stuff here! Don't let anyone tell ya different!

[270billybob]

SOME PEOPLE ARE STUPID THIS IS GREAT IF YOU DONT LIKE IT GO SOME WERE

[TheMrMajstore]

what's wrong with you people?!..if you don't like them..or the song..stop commenting..when i was little i was crazy about this song..brings up beautiful memories :)

[thedoorsdrummerboy]

jesus look at the jew nose at 1:33!!!

[dubbly1]

That guy looks weird.....Like a fucking pedophile that was in a burn accident.

[mgersh92]

its funny the guy looks like a lion himself

[paulgad]

With a face like that, he's lucky he had that voice!!

[angrygrunt]

the tokers

[ilovehooters1000]

He looks like a lion..

[Tonithenightowl]

Its a damn shame the female fabulous back up singer was not included.

[valium2able]

to tombsyoneblues "the part you are complaining about is the very essence of the piece therefore how could the song be better without it idiot

[Tombstoneblues19]

song would've been better without the "ohweemaway" part; IMO.

[sheppard0higa07]

favorite band: The Archies... ;)

[spentonmediocrity]

The guy's voice is crazy good...much better than American Idol crap

[SWEJEHTKCUF]

Damn the guy looks like a lion cool

[29def90]

Also, this is the studio cut that was used on the record release.

[SuperGetitgotitgood]

14 people must have woken up the lion,,,

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Love it.

Nothing like a great classic.

George Vreeland Hill

[MastaSwallows]

lol his face looks like its been digitally inserted in

[thisusernamesbad]

They all belong in whoville.

[thisusernamesbad]

Singer is the ugliest man Ive ever seen get famous.

[TheBeatles125]

This guy looks like a lion! @doctaroxxo is so right!

[doctaroxxo]

The singer looks like he got smacked around with a shovel. Seriously, his face is crooked.

[IndisputableAttitude]

What is wrong with this guy's face? Someone please tell me.

[Inuyasha6594]

@IndisputableAttitude its just the camara, camaras back then did really goofy things to ya.

[beethovensbeloved]

looks like john travolta lol

[mechan9]

Lead singer kinda looks like an early prototype of Freddie Mercury.

[lewcrawford]

Amazing, my 18 year old daughter is sitting behind me singing along.. that says it all

[wingman572]

@pauldepace- ha! ha!

[Monza62000]

music has no color black white ect 

[trezza181]

is the lead singer supposed to look like a lion? because he does.

[PsychsHD]

The guy look like the Hippo ... -.-

[ruiner54]

@PsychsHD

Yeah I was think it looked some fucked up animal but couldn't put my finger on it.

[BigGuestKaoz]

@PsychsHD ROFL

[megatron691973]

awesum thanx for sharing this

[PaulDePace]

Lead singer looks like "Leatherface" from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

[QueroUmNomeLegal]

PORTUGUESE, PORTUGUÊS:

eu sou do brasil e estou usando o google tradutor para escrever isso:

eu acho essa musica muito legal, gosto muito mesmo

INGLÊS, ENGLISH:

I'm from Brazil and I'm using google translator to write this:

I think this song is really cool, I like very much

[5hinkuro]

he kinda has a leonine appearance

[Beeguiling]

@5hinkuro He looks to me as though he has some kind of endocrine disorder.

[Silverwolf352]

5 stars

[MisteeqaL]

WTF WHERE AM I !.. According to the looks of these people, I think I'm in a different realm...

[spiderhulk63]

lip-synching it all the way. total fakers, and they are pretty bad at faking it.

[SixtiesPopGold]

@spiderhulk63 Have you never thought that this was the way they did it back then on TV shows. So don't blame the group! There were hardly any live performances on this show (Upbeat) at all.

[Shewolfen]

@SixtiesPopGold that right. it needs to be taken into account that when these shows were produced television and audio was in its infancy. the technology just wasnt there, what there was, was very expensive bulky equipment to mix a whole live band cleanly. Using prerecorded audio was often their best option for a managable sound quality in a TV studio situation for a short spot like this.

[RobinIvarsson]

@spiderhulk63 Omg. idiot. If you didnt know that every tv-broadcast of a band on the show "Top of the Pops" or any similar show they were only lipsynching. Common fucking knowledge.

[bossmarion]

@RobinIvarsson How do know its not a KID who wrote that? Maybe you just swore at a little boy you asshole. Really, spiderhulk isn't some kinda indication? Try some common sense instead of your "common knowledge" asswipe.

[kismet818]

@spiderhulk63 I'd rather have them lip synching the song so that it sounds exactly like it was recorded than to have them butcher a really great song, the way Elton John and The Rolling Stones butcher their OWN songs at live concerts!!!!!!

[mrkidskid]

@spiderhulk63 you ever see how nothing ever goes together, voices and mouth, watch tv some time, wow,

[septeracore]

@spiderhulk63 Completely agree with you...now if you could please channel all that energy towards more deserving videos like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Justing Beiber, Rebecca Black and ... well work on them and come back for an updated list when you are done... kkthnxbai

[fuvkyougoogification]

@spiderhulk63 wheres the clarinet ?

[spiderhulk63]

Looks like they are all wearing plastic face wraps.

[Smithfieldis]

whats with their noses.?

[Ngelingkong]

on doubt, the singer has a very beautiful voice. nevertheless he is a very handsome too, may be it is not to over to say he is cute as tom cruise, martin sheen, micheal J. fox and etc.

[fromheretodunno]

@Ngelingkong : he has a resemblance to John Travolta

[Ngelingkong]

@fromheretodunno yes! you 're right, he did has a resemblance to John Travolta, thank you.

[Izzycuddles09]

Had the 45

[RickCormier]

I know all bands used to lip-sync on TV in those days, but the drummer looks so ridiculous getting the sound of all those tom-toms out of a single snare drum. And just which of these guys is supposed to be singing the female voices? or the reed instrument solo?

[sodimite]

They must be hung like a baby girl.......

[sodimite]

David Berkowitz before he snapped.....

[sodimite]

They look like jews

[sodimite]

What the hell is this song supposed to be about anyway....its way too gay!

[marysuckedmydick]

he looks like a lion himself

[guitargeek1122]

im 13, half way through puberty and i can sing this in an octive lower than this guy!

[rockpainterx]

WTF happened to that guys face...LOL

[sodimite]

The singer looks like Tom Jones with Down's Syndrome......

[lennyw99]

Bird, bird, bird. Have you heard the word.

[CitizenOvTheWorld]

Oh my GAWERED!!! My childhood was spent in Africa. I remember this song as though it were yesterday. Was born @ the end'v 66. I reckon it only reached that area 2-3yrs after this vid was made. Remember it so well. Twas a happy time @ home.

Simply have to get all these vids & definitely going to Amazon to buy The Tokens. YAYEEE!

Thank you SixtiesPopGold for this & lovely to read the comments others've made. Hehe, feels like we're all having din-dins together n' chattin' about this with some red.

[BuzCzar]

The lead singer looks like Benicio Del Toro's character (Jackie Boy) in "Sin City"

[sodimite]

The lead singer is the twin brother of the "Son of Sam".....

[sodimite]

These guys are a strange assortment of meat whistles....I thought that "Someone left the cake out in the rain" was bad.....

[Boblobblaw88]

These dudes just got off the short bus.

[reallylonely1]

Well , they don't look like I had pictured them , either . But I loved the song . in the 60s , and still love it now .

[rkjnszgkbjnvkjnrkbjn]

He has a great voice, but that guy's face kind of scared me at first.

[WORLDEALER]

THAT DUDE GOT HIS BALLS CUT OFF WHEN HE WAS 3!!!!!!!

[CatamaranAir]

Is that Howdy Doody on the snare drum?  Thanks for posting video!

[SuperMakimi]

good!

[MafyuB]

I don't understand why a guy would just want to sing in falsetto for a whole song.

Not ragging on this or anything but I've never understood the whole falsetto thing.

[llenllenllenl]

@MafyuB  I don't know, but a lot of great music: The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys and Jay and the Americans had falsetto singers. Maybe they weren't insecure about their masculinity.

[PsychoHateMachine]

The fucking voice on this guy.. O_O

[mikedavis5671]

The guy singing looks like a friggin lion lol.

[Homemademovies45]

The people who disliked this song want to get eaten by the lion .

[123chichilee]

Where are the groupies?lmaooo

[MrVanman51]

they are kinda distorted!!

[jimbamboozled]

I'm ugly, I can't sing and I have no rhythm. I'm screwed!

[IndisputableAttitude]

Everybody is commenting on how ugly they are.  I'm here to tell you it's because they're Jewish. The depravity of the Jew is apparent in their horrible faces. A person's morality is reflected in their facial structure. An honest person has an honest-looking face, an immoral person looks ugly. This is probably news to the ignorant.

[Elvisamargera]

@IndisputableAttitude That is one of the stupidest things I've EVER heard

[IndisputableAttitude]

@Elvisamargera You have been trolled. Lulzerinos.

[dugongyogurt]

annndddd - Live from the Shire!!!!

[baldridge74]

the guy is like the whoville version of john travolta!!!!!! thumbs up if u agree!!!!!

[xMONEYxLOWx]

his voice does not match his face

[Silveready1]

is that an Elf on the lower right?!?!

[TheNoisePolluter]

I pictured all my life a group of black African women singing this song...WHAT THE HELL

[animalgal37]

@TheNoisePolluter I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Thanks!!

[futuref22pilot]

@TheNoisePolluter OMG ME TOOOOO!!! Such a downer now :( haha

[mycutesims]

@TheNoisePolluter Shut up!

[TheNoisePolluter]

@mycutesims Yeah..I don't see any top rated comments for you.

[rockersuki]

Like if you are still listening to this in 2012!!!! I listened to this music as a very little kid lmao

[PennaPlanum]

"Hush my darling"? Dude! You're the one hollering DEE DEE DEE WEEM A MOMMA WEIGH.

and WEEMA WEP. Why don't YOU HUSH my darling?

[PennaPlanum]

A wing a wep? A weem a weh? A weeng a wet? THE F

[PennaPlanum]

Freddy Mercury's MOM HAS SIDEBURNS?

[HaloHans5]

Seems legit.

[screech1991]

Lead singer looks like a slightly distended John Travolta.

[ColorfulHyena]

Why do people often think it's by The Beach Boys?

[EnOleOutoOlenUniikki]

thumbs up if your listening this in 2012 !

[anatolefanch]

Solomon Linda vécut et mourut dans la pauvreté. alors qu'il s'est fait voler le morceau

[anatolefanch]

Cheaters !

[germinator81]

Does anyone else find they look like the monkeys from Planet of the Apes?

[salliannable]

@germinator81 Remember Beauty and the Beast tv series. To me, they kinda look like the guy made up to be the beast. Maybe they made them up to look like lions. But Jay Siegel has always looked a little---different.

[PaulDePace]

It has to be said.... Jay Siegel looks like Leatherface's son...

[KennBurch]

They need to send a letter of apology to Solomon Linda's family-both for ripping off his original song "Wimoweh" and for reversing its meaning. In the original, "the lion" was the true leader of the people (in this case, the black majority in South Africa)who would one day awaken and lead the people to freedom-not a LITERAL lion who would eat everybody in the village(after the lioness had hunted them down, of course.

[hotmn4u]

his wife has him by the balls... LOL!!!!!

[03pn11]

Is the chorus really "Whack my weenie"?

[FlamAble94]

A kick to the nuts before every show does the trick!

[middleworld100]

they all had something very inportant to a man chopped off, i think thats why

[glen432003]

Ugly dudes but  a classic ! lol

[DimondR100]

It's called Falsetto

[nucksfordacup]

No offence, but the lead singer looks like a lion...