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  • musica muito boa gostei

  • I heard this song when I was only 5 years old sang by the Vienna Boys choir. Song is magic for me. Best 2nd version sang by The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. This is the closest to the choir group I have found.

  • Good, but no where near "The Tokens".  Just my preference. But different versions are great.

  • gefällt mir

  • That's a goodun, and they give us humor along with the quality. It is a compelling question: how do they sing so well with their tongues firmly in their cheeks? Thanks for an excellent upload of a very rare item.

  • Could you post their version of Michael Row the Boat Ashore ?

  • Da werden Erinnerungen wach

  • Tremeloes give to all records amazing vocals. Great version of this classic.

  • i really love this song so much....

  • oh, i thought my idol Paul Simon is the one who sing this song....

  • karl denvers version is cool !!

  • I love The Tremeloes and this is a great version of this classic! Thank YOU!

  • Also, thanks for uploading this, I am a fan of the Tremeloes, but I prefer the Tokens' version, sorry.

  • @horrorshow20000 - I agree.

  • this is music

  • FREDDY DE BUENOS AIRES LO MEJOR

  • it get stuck it does not play right!

  • Solomon Linda's version does not resemble this at all. He certainly had nothing to do with the lyrics only vaguely the whimmawhip. Barely!

  • Pete seeger transcribed it from a 78 ,it was played on the radio over 1 billion times , a fund was established for solomon lindas heirs but after the lawyers got into it they got nothing

    when the lion king was shown in south africa they held up the money so the family could get something .

  • The Tokens did the original version about in the late 50`s.

  • I love the Tremeloes and they do a great job here but who on earth wrote this song? I guess it's best that the lion sleeps but the lyrics are not exactly rocket science -donna

  • The original melody was written by Solomon Linda, in 1939. He was a South African goat herder. He never received a penny in royalties for what became one of the best selling songs of all time. The PBS special, "A Lion's Trail," is a great documentary that details the history of the songs, and the measures taken to ensure that Solomon Linda's grandchildren start receiving money for the song.

  • Well, the lyrics to "the lion sleeps tonight" may not be exactly rocket science, but no lyrics to any song is either, personally, but hey, who cares, it is still a great song.

  • Hi -I have heard some songs with great lyrics but let's not fall out about it -I love the Tremeloes and I saw the ex-lead singer Chip Hawkes in Glasgow a few weeks ago, looking and sounding just as great as ever -all the best-Donna

  • Nice version, though a little sterile. Like good choirboys singing...

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