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The Lion Sleeps Tonight -video by the Tokens




1 posted on 11/17/2021 11:20:48 AM PST by nickcarraway
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The Sad History of The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2 posted on 11/17/2021 11:28:11 AM PST by knarf (?<p>Little kids grow up to be adults that get into powerful positions and act out their thoughts.<pg)
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Still love the song.


3 posted on 11/17/2021 11:29:03 AM PST by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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According to Wikipedia, the song was originally in Zulu (1939) by Solomon Linda.


4 posted on 11/17/2021 11:30:32 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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Interestingly, Margo and his fellow members of The Tokens did not think that “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” would be a popular song. In fact, Margo and the others weren’t fans of the song.

Funny that. Its a quite common phenomenon it seems. Don McClean doesn't like hearing "American Pie," James Taylor supposedly doesn't like "Fire and Rain," and its rumored that John Lennon disliked "Eight Days a Week" and "Yesterday."

5 posted on 11/17/2021 11:36:25 AM PST by PGR88
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My favorite part is the, “Hey! Hey! Hey!”


7 posted on 11/17/2021 11:53:45 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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May he rest in peace.


10 posted on 11/17/2021 12:05:27 PM PST by LottieDah ( Biden/Harris are in and America is lost.)
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To: nickcarraway

A stroke


13 posted on 11/17/2021 12:40:10 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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In the summer of 1964, the Tokens, sounding sort of like the Beach Boys, charted in the Southland with He's In Town, which got some airplay on our local Top 40 blaster KRLA.
14 posted on 11/17/2021 12:40:53 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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uwemoweh, uwemoweh, uwemoweh, uwemoweh


17 posted on 11/17/2021 1:07:11 PM PST by PhillyPhreeper
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Bump


19 posted on 11/17/2021 1:27:55 PM PST by foreverfree
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To: nickcarraway

RIP, but I hate that song.


20 posted on 11/17/2021 4:16:34 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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