Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

[kaz247]

This video was disabled for soem time and now its aprentently restricted so not all contries can watch it but most should be able to now so once again yo can enjoy this 

[kickinoverya]

Fantastic.

[iluvbella73]

AWESOME!

[thetruerater5]

i can play this on the trumpet =D

[KiDiCeCrEaM]

cool

[andres15metalero]

IS EXLENT !! THIS SONG I LOVE YOU LION

[Wirodriel8]

best of the best of the best SONG !!!!!!

[MarinahCarey]

i love this song

[mrklmajestic]

Well I was wondering what that model doggy is doing on stage?

[Butterunlimited]

Lol the small boys choir in our school is doing this and I have to sing the high female part because I'm the only guy who can hit those high soprano notes

[VictorashPlayer]

well that is pretty strange, haven't you got a girl to sing that part? i mean c'mon, it's clear to everybody that a guy can't sing that high lol...maybe you can...

[okjake5]

One of my dorm mates in boarding school played this over and over in 1961. I think he wore the grooves off of the record. Here's to you Red Dog.

[crazycaleb92]

whoa this is different.

i dont usualy listen to stuff like this

[beaulieu1232001]

Can you tell what makes the lion died

[s1apst1ck]

Herpes, Billy.....herpes.

[lvmusic61960]

tooth ache

[zapspace]

This song was written by South-African singer Solomon Linda. His heirs are finally getting royalties for it !!!

[stalkerpro]

The Lion Sleeps Tonight , The Ape Sings Lastnight

[Vlican]

one of my all time favourite songs!!!

[westfalianalien]

The lion sleeps and the ape sings.

[Pokemonjonas19]

how the heck is this a video response to best chiuawa in the world??

great vid, tho!!

[deestapleton]

I've loved this song for years!

[TriggerFish0622]

So, is Rafiki still throwing things around the yard?

[sel36]

FUAROCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[millfire517]

+10000000

[ILHOVIDEO]

This is absolutely fabulous. It's always great to see older versions of bands play their hits decades later and how obviously the talent hasn't faded at all.

[viry46]

this is like very

[elsalvador131993]

i wonder how he does that cool high pitched voice

thats cool

[kalinamic]

Maybe some nice hormones!!!! Who the hey knows.

[Turkman2007]

Türk olmanın nasıl bir duygu olduğu mükemmel bir şekilde özetleyen bu videoyu Türk olmayı anlayabilecek herkesin izlemesini tavsiye ederim..

/watch?v=OPZO5hBVrlc

[Steacy783]

If your talking sixties,, how classic can one get huh ??!! Respects for the artist and the poster !!

[Swanbow]

Didn't the tokens steal this song from some singers in soweto. Can always remember that story, not sure if its true or not though.

[WCarson1993]

yeah solomon linda's hit song "mbube"

[vaman77788]

They sound terrific! And Donna Groom totally NAILS that soprano part...as perfect as on the record..and done LIVE! I think I'm in love :)

[kaz247]

one more blocked and removed for NOT posting in ENGLISH or shall i say iyt in spanish

INGLES

[CardKeyOh]

just superp!

[StereoSpace]

The soprano has an amazing voice - she's hot too!

[elsalvador131993]

he kinda looks like PA from bonanza

cartwright

[kalinamic]

He looks like something. Oh god how old can you get? Nice song

[elsalvador131993]

i remember when i was like 5 and i would be in the car with my grandpa and he would always ask me wheres that from

and i used to say LION KING

[ZATCHBELL1116]

I'm Still clapping!! this song is great!!!

[ViTTalForCe]

Beatecule

[ZATCHBELL1116]

Great!!!

[Pokemonjonas19]

aweosme!!

[GatesJJ92]

wow. he's still got it! =) lol

[peeweelee1]

Jay Siegal and the other two are still alive and have a full touring schedule. They still sound great today.

[Kismet12333]

I was so sad that he passed away not to long after this performance. Great song, meledy, back up....IT'S ALL GREAT. And he sounded as good here as he did when he made the original record. And is it my imagination that these men get sexier as the get older?  Check out Lou Christie, Frankie Valli...just to name a few. Thank you whoever posted this and thank you Jay Segal. Yoyu are missed!

[paminddoc]

Huge hit around summer of 1962...Tokens....Jay Segal never promoted his name much...turns out he

also wrote for The Happenings and other

big names...always great to see him.

[T3RiMiKs]

love this funny song

trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrr

xDD

[lesn77]

Great song! Pure beauty! Too bad it's just 3min

[ToodalooItsKaitlyn]

The average song length is 3:00-3:50

[T3RiMiKs]

repeat repeat !!!

[AndrezHacker10]

is he robert jonh????

[mikeyjl54]

He is Dr. Jay Siegel of the original Tokens

[Anibattor101]

this is just the best

[kraeckelium]

these people seem to have so much fun making music, it's inspiring to look at.

[LauraSpataru]

This is such a difference in singer's face... Big difference and, the same time, he looks the same...

[goldsmithstudent]

they did great man that was good

[oetgebrook]

really good.

[Tomanpening09]

I've heard many versions through youtube but this live performance is soooooooo good. I smiled to my ears listening to this.

[SpraymoreXZ]

i think you mean that your smile reached from ear too ear? lol

[Tereshinal]

Btw, it's "Ubimbuwe" and it means "You're a lion" in Zulu -.-...

[KurtisICT]

Lol, when you stop watching and start listening, it's hillarious when out of the silence, a 'thud' sound comes on, and a stupid laugh. I find that very hysterical!

[dejanl0087]

haha cool

[FR536]

Look its the penguin! 1:56

haha

great song

[HusHund]

It's really better in Live ^^

[xali22]

Simply marvelous.

[mgarciah]

Lets give credit to the real one...

Mbube by Solomon Lynda 1939

[cazzanluke08]

wow such a fully grown man id never knew he would have a high pitched voice like that lol

[Intheayer13]

i totally love this song and i love he way they sing it.....it fascinating

[kafeemilch]

cult!

[Colibrie]

Nice version! Have you heard the Dennis Marcellino version with added harmonies? That is my favorite, really.

[geargemartin]

" i once had a falsetto voice, now i have a false set of teeth". - groucho marx.

[kaz247]

TEMPER ppl JUST cuz soem idiots cant have manners posting you dont have to lower your self to thier level so just behave i will just block those losers and remove thier posts

and i will do the same to all of you who curse extensivly to

so bare that in mind please

[GhostOfACPast]

Exactly.

[mishugas1951]

He looks like mel brooks .................

[SkaneLundDjingiskhan]

awesome!

[bOlafff]

beautiful I love it!

[luyimavn]

Southafrican song stolen by the Tokens. Originally sang by the MBUMBE GROUP IN ZULU SOUTHAFRICA

[jonasjgreen12345]

Oh my god what a voice! Amazing.

The first time my wife and I danced and kissed was to this song, its been our song ever since hahahaha.

[lezerly02]

wow. the chops on that women are AMAZING! she can SING

[Jourell1]

Wow... that's amazing.... especially as this song was originally based on an African popular music song from 1939. I'm sure the weavers, the tokens and the coasters, as well as Solomon Linda, and The Evening Birds owe you a lot.

[LucidSpore]

GReat song hehe =] he looks like will feral in costume hehe but not really = ] still amazing voice

[ashleesayzwhat]

aa finally som1 getz it rite!

[CABUBBO]

Great song, really great!

[chietivivacazzo]

bello 01:29

[rippinrogers]

INCREDIBLE

[B52sguy]

I cannot share with you how influential this song has been in my life due to space limitations. Suffice it to say, the first time I heard it was as a Junior in High School in 1963. WIBG of Philadelphia played it first in our area, Pennsauken, NJ.

I think it is one of the top 10 songs of all time.

In 1991 or 92, the Tokens were part of the show at Waterfront Park here in Portland, Oregon, and they just plain-assed stole that summer music fest with their 5 song performance. Just terrific.

JF

[johndoe590]

not meaning to sound like a jerk but there are some of us that can download videos of the internet and play around with it and back uploading.

[kaz247]

you can dowmload it from youtube if you have some plugins on your computer but the quality is not that great then unles there is an HD version of it

[kaz247]

GET lost spammers

[IcDaisy88]

0:01

[Galaor09]

Is Mrs. Dona Grooms the original singer? If she is, I'd like to congratulate her for her beautiful voice; her singing participation in this song will remain unforgettable til the end of the world and beyond our eternal life with God in heaven.

[Galaor09]

Correctio: Mrs. Donna Groom, sorry.

[kaz247]

and the swedish only comment was removed to.. so you are most welcome to post it again in english or in english and swedish

[kaz247]

there is no possible download for this video as far as i know on the net

[rbeck820]

wrong

[kaz247]

not in the quality i have it on my computer

[rbeck820]

You aren't the only one that has high tech video equipment. I say I can download any video on here and bring it back to it's natural state if not better. I KNOW WHAT I HAVE AND CAN DO.

[albrestevez]

Dona Grooms voice becomes me crazyy sings so good

[Zargator08]

The old guy was an amazing voice *_*

[EmoSamuri]

requesting a download for this song, please

[adderly56]

great song and 12 flowers for Donna Groom beautiful

[jasperhottie]

this is awesome! i'm a girl and i can't even sing that high.

[usa884]

i can sing like him but not a good but so awsome

[Ghartnell]

very great voice after almost 50 years

[vexit1]

i love this song everyone else listens to dumb stuff while i listen to the oldies

[rapsatol]

great song! great to have this song to beach.

[Li5468]

Beautiful Falsetto!

[enggind]

AMAZING.....

[jaythunder17]

This is amazing!

[Queeny4001]

thats one hellava voice!

[texmantoo]

This song was great 40 years ago, and just as great today.

[Gokugogeta]

vilken klassiker alltså :) tack för att du laddade upp den

what a classicer :) thanks for uploading it

[kaz247]

my plesure to plesure others mate glad that you liked it as many others do =)

[JoeRyan1107]

This is brilliant!

[toxicshot]

What a legend.

[trunk516]

Classic song...made my day....what a voice !!

[jumpdance24]

That Donna Groom would take some holding down ..in a brawl !

[Pokemonjonas19]

hmmm....

i dont get how this is a video response to Best Chihuaha In The World...

but still a great vid!

[ticovaldezmd]

Dang -- that IS a DOG sitting near his left leg !

And it ain't movin'. ( What the ... is it real ?)

[WhitetailMan2011]

the lead singer isn't shy when it come to his vocals

[HomeDoorPro]

Old classic, very nice song. I luv it

[cartrope]

Very, Very, Beautiful song

[Hurty149]

A true TUNE.

[sandra1joy]

not bad for an old age pensioner eh?Class act and class song.Jay you rule.

[Nuclearfreak23]

awesome song, good thing I can go this high. Stilll sounds manly though, lol

[silversurferek]

awesome guy

[JoeRyan1107]

This is an ok version but it sounds a lot better in french.

[kaz247]

Link plz if its on youtube so i can chek it

[BrothersInsane]

so funny :p

[tiggerente86]

his voice is really high ^^

i try this too but i dont get it ^^

[xTacoBellxx]

I love this, but can you believe how high his voice his?

[Lanthia]

Yeah, used to be able to do that AND the girl's background part, but...

[tacosrock1996]

cool lizard at the end!

[LeoMaShDeath]

beautiful song!

[BeetleBerlin]

In Europe this is known as "Le Lion Est Mort Ce Soir". That translates to "the loin died tonight". What is the reason for the difference in other countries?

[TrueBlueHalliday]

interesting. perhaps they both share the same literal meaning, that the threat is gone....but the africans perhaps use sleep as a euphemism.

though that is a total guess, and it still doesnt explain why europeans dont follow the tradition.

[JOke622]

hahaha i had no idea that guy was white until now

[hec000001]

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh

:)

[vibe0512]

great!

[kaz247]

4 ppl blocked and removed

due to NOT posting in english also...

so once again if you are gona post in what ever languige do even post it english beside that

or i will just block and remove those who wont do that

[Anonx78345]

haha are you fucking serious? ignorant bastard.

[alexkerhead]

This is fantastic! He never lost that high tenor voice at all. Thanks for posting and also being a stickler for grammar and spelling. :D

Al

[xoxoDarkwuschel1xoxo]

wowie

that's really awesome

[LeoMaShDeath]

awesome! hayz! so pretty ^_^

[tibiaguy12321]

nice nice

[brobergkos]

truebluehalliday, you said that if they would have called the song wimoweh it would'a been okey?? dont you know that the tokens didnt cover the original? they covered pete seegers version.. and by the way, they have named it different than original!! so shut up!!

[TrueBlueHalliday]

The words are not... wim-oh-weh....its Mbube, Which is the Zulu word for Lion. Thats why all of the newer versions of this song lose all my respect...fair enough do a cover...but get it right.

[capnmikes]

There's always gotta be some jerk who has an axe to grind. This is the Tokens version, which was the one we knew and loved...go take your anal-compulsive political-correct BS and shove it.

[TrueBlueHalliday]

whats the point in doing a version of a song when you change it to the point of it practically becoming a different song. If they had called the song, Wim oh weh. fair enough, but they're clearly trying to do a copy and have lost all touch with the origional.

[dedrawilliams]

is the real song on youtube and who sings it? ,thanks

[GuyWithNoCamButMic]

WHO GIVES A FUCK!!! omg...its a good song

[TrueBlueHalliday]

for someone who doesnt give a fuck and is only on to listen to the song, you certainly have alot to say.

[raiderdan05]

So let's see .... this recent version of THE LION will have soon been seen by 2.5 million on YouTube?? ( must be a keeper ! ) haaaaaa ... I LOVE IT !

[WelshBabe1995]

My Uncle Looks Like The Dude In The Blue Suit Jacket Thingy :P

[TheCrazydude500]

Dude,

that

is

AWESOME!

[tennis1z]

amazing

[clayaustintx]

Frank Sinatra is the poster child for not keeping your voice healthy. Clearly the Tokens are the antithesis. Your voices are even better than the day I.... the day we, America fell in love your song in 1961. (KTWWS)

[Chrisi289]

Cool video!!

[AnimalBurger]

Best song in the world

[canonista1]

EXCELENTE!

[rajens00]

This was so nice I cranked up the volume and woke up the lion. I'm in big trouble now.

[xetland]

THE BEST SONG EVER!!!

[Shellhamer33]

This was before I was born, but I just recently discovered it. I think its simply brillant.

[arvqui79]

Love this song

[WillemHA]

I like this song

[matqsor1]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!

[butterfly37867]

Love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[estelle715]

The original is just great. A very fun song!

[redwing46901]

I love this song,I sing it at karaoke all the time!! I love to hear the Tokens play and sing....awheeeee--uhm-uhm awaaaay!!

[Laviour]

...;0

[archuletaangel66]

my choir sang this song and we sounded pretty good

anywayz this is a pretty kool song

[koreachinajapan]

great!

[anamogolla]

me liki liki

[tenzin1985]

so nice..i love it!!

[matdevil01]

Though it was Will Ferrell at first sight with make up rofl

[RikiBono]

mamamamamaa ueeeee!