LION KING!? 🎵 The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight REACTION
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This was a hit long, long before "The Lion King" was written! I remember hearing it as a kid in the '60s on an oldies show on the radio.
Funnily thou, Lion King is based on a play. Hamlet.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in is in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss.
We had the 45
It is probably the other way around since the lion king is hamlet.
Great reaction. I think you'll find that the vocals are very close to the 60s version. They haven't lost much
There's about 50 years between the original record and this pefromance, and Dr Jay Siegel sounds almost identical, its remarkable. Hes 82 now, still singing.
I know you are so right 👍
First recorded in 1939, but that’s because there wasn’t many recordings before then. No audio tape back then. So, this song could possibly came hundreds, thousands, or millions years before in Africa. The first recorded recorded version was in Africa.
@@ed.z. this song was present at the big bang
What?! I thought this was a Disney original!!! “A-wimba-wum” is one of the most iconic Disney lines
I think this song originally was an African tribe song that was adopted by the tokens I may be wrong on this but double-check it thanks
OMG I have goosebumps. They still sound the same. I've loved this song since I was a little girl. ❤️
The urge to sing the Lion Sleeps Tonight is always just a whim away, a whim away a whim away a whim away.....
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Stop it, dad!! 😀
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That's granddad thank you very much. 😁👍
Oooooouuuuch-a!
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You're not lion.
The tokens recorded this version in 1961,but it was based on a song written by a south African band in 1939 the song was titled Mbube and sung by Solomon Linda!
The song is an original reworking of a South African song written in the early 1930s by a local group !
The Lion King musical play opened on Broadway in 1997 and is based on the Disney movie. The Tokens released The Lion Sleeps Tonight in 1961.
The Lion King is loosely based on Hamlet.
The Token's version is actually a cover.
The original song is from a South African band from 1939.
And it was a signature song in the fifties for The Weavers. No one really mentions The Weavers so much anymore but they were important in music history. Many hits by groups in the sixties came from their influence. Pete Seeger as with the group as I recall.
@@Simonpsays along with Woody Guthrie
That was a VERY impressive performance!
That lead guy's part was remarkable when he was young... I can't believe he was still able to do it! 😳
The whole group sounded great 👍
I think this is from 2009. Amazing he can still hit those high notes while being in his early 100s. 😂. They put on a great show. Seen them in the 60s, 70s and early 2000s.
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Cold, but true.
I was surprised at how much strength he still had in his voice, and the female singer was outstanding.
This was an old South African song that was then popularized in western culture by The Tokens. Truly a great song, both versions. It was written by Solomon Linda. He called his original Mbube, and sang it in his native language of isiZulu.
When I was a freshman in college, I was assigned housing in room 109 of a dorm - the last room at the end of the hall. In room 108 was a guy I never saw, not for the entire year - I only heard him. Every night. Playing this song. Over and over and over again. I never knew who that guy was, I just called him "Aweem Away".
Have never heard this live version. They sound amazing. I only remember this song from being played on the radio in the 60's and not connected to any movie or play. Such a unique sound and those high vocals make this a song you always remember.
That young Lady deserves some praise too!!!🤩
These were the original members of the Tokens who had the early 1960's hit [November 1961]. 40 years later, they could still nail it. Amazing!!!! The Lion King had nothing to do with the song, but the song fit perfectly for the movie of course. the Tokens did not sing this for the Lion King movie: The song was first used in The Lion King franchise by Timon and Pumbaa, who sung the song in the original film. Kids, you KNOW you're old when you remember this being on the radio some 61 years ago when you were 5 years old....EGAD!!!!
This song was a HUGE hit long before anyone ever thought of The LionKing. And I love that they brought them together!
In 1966, we would get ready early. This song came on at 6:25 every morning.
Hi Brad and Lex. Great choice! The Tokens recorded this in the early 60's, the time of the Doo-Wop, where the vocals were the instruments, a cappella. There were some really good a cappella groups during that time. Keep the great music coming. You two are fun to watch!
I remember when it came out in 1961. This song has endured more than 60 years.
You’re right! It was AWESOME!! They may be old but they still have IT! Cheers
Very rarely is Lex caught STUNNED, Sha Na Na Bowzer the TV show
I'm 73 and I remember this when I was 10
I remember recording this song with an old tape recorder- off the radio with two microphones (so you know the sound was "great")... then I tried to re-record and over-dub my voice doing the "Huh! Huh!" parts during the song. Needless to say, it sounded as ridiculous as you'd imagine!
Brad n Lex, you've got the best reactions on
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Dean, well I hope you became a singer!
The lady backing singer is incredible.
wow, never seen this live. dude did such a great job as an old man. I been listening to this song since 1976
From Solomon Linda to Pete Seegar to The Tokens. Smash hit and you gotta hear the studio version.
This song began in South Africa in the 1930's or 40's, I don't remember which. It was written by Solomon Linda and was called Mbube. It got lost over the years, was found by the folk singers of the 50's and released by Pete Seeger as Wimoweh. A few years later it was revised again and released by the Tokens as The Lion Sleeps Tonight in 1961. Disney used it 30 plus years later for the Lion King movie. There's an interesting documentary on Netflix about the history of this song and how the man who originally wrote was cheated out of all the money it has earned.
Their voices are more instruments than actual instruments !
I don't think I've ever enjoyed watching someone enjoy music more than I enjoy watching Lex listening.
Just a fun song to listen to. I was a kid when this song came out and i couldn't get enough of it. The song was used in the Lion King movie but it was recorded by the tokens in the early 60's. The original idea for the song came from a group in Africa in the 1930's but this version was completely different than the original African version.
The Weavers introduced this tune to the U.S. in 1952 under the title "Wimoweh". Miriam Makeba recorded a more traditional version of the song in 1960 under the title "Mbube" -- the Zulu word for lion. The Tokens scored their only hit with their adaptation in 1961. They took the song to number one in the U.S. charts. The song is catchy and they did a lot of interesting things with it, the drum accents in particular. Check out their original studio recording when you can.
Wow, thanks guys takes me back to my childhood and my mom dancing and entertaining us. Love you mom.😢
At the beginning of this video, the looks on your your faces were priceless.
Nobody who was ever born can fail to love this. What an unbelievable live performance by the guys. Amazing!
A classic amongst classics. I remember listening to this song as a kid in the 60s.My older brother always sang this song and he could do it justice too. I never grow tired of listening to this song from time to time, makes the heart smile. I am amazed the lead singer can still hit those high notes....amazing! Thanks for covering this one guys, you made a lot of people feel good.
There is a dedicated page on Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight
Basically this was originally written in 1939.
used to call this the windshield wiper song -- cause the wipers would keep time with the song. thank you for the reaction smiles and love to you
Lol lol. No I'm only partly through this conversation but I'm digging the back and forth on the Nostril Theory like Einstein and Niels Bohr argued about particles and waves and probability. That's awesome.
Brookyns very own The Tokens one of the best Doo-Wop groups of that Era funfact this song is actually a cover of Solomon Linda's song he was a South african Zulu singerwriter this song originally cameout in 1939.
I gotta look into dat shit.
My last name is Solomon. 😘
@@Cindrbell Cindy Solomon no his last name wasn't Solomon that was his first name his last name was Linda
@@BKLYN_TZU I know. I get it. Just wanna be schooled. 🙂
I just wanna learn from all angles. I'm a Solomon for a reason. I just didn't know y. I'll do my research. 🤗😁
@@Cindrbell Cindy Solomon I understand tell me what you want to know I'll try to give you the best information I could
This song is so old from the 30's! It is originally from Africa and sounded much different. The Lion King used the song because the song existed and the story was about a lion! You should google the song and listen to both the original African song and the earlier version by the Tokens. This song is from my early childhood. I adored it then and still do. It is classic.
I lived in Germany from 82-84. Every single time we went into a pub, they were playing this song. Lol
That's interesting. Were the lyrics in German ?
@@danceswithcritters no. They liked American music.
@brad&lex LOL, this is the song that disqualified me from Junior High Choir! The audition was this song, acapella and even at the tender age of 12, I had a deep voice and *no* clue how to sing those notes in a lower key! Still, I do love this song--thanks for the reaction..and the memories ;-)
“Is the Lion King an old play?”
Yup, Hamlet. 🤣
WoW! much older but killed it. sounds a lot like when it first came out.
This is a traditional African folk song. You can find a version from the 1930's right here on TH-cam. Definitely worth checking out. Search Lion Sleeps Tonight Original Version.
hey guys, cool reaction. LOVED this song as a kid in the 70s. But check out the backstory on this song. it originally came from a group in, Africa? i forget, but back in the 30s maybe. its a sad story, but its interesting to see where this tune actually came from.
Here's the original 1939 version of this song by Solomon Linda and The Evening. The song was originally titled "Mbube."
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Then there was Pete Seeger's 1952 re-arrangement of the song: th-cam.com/video/f7XjzqPZJDc/w-d-xo.html
So glad somebody mentioned this. Well done.
Quite a lot of comments cite the 1960’s and one says 2009, lol.
The English lyrics were written by George Weiss (President of the Songwriter’s Guild of America) in 1961 and that’s the version sung by the Tokens then which they are most famous for.
The "original" original came from South Africa. I've always loved this song. It always makes me smile. ☺♥
While I'm sure that there will be a flood of comments about this not being an original Tokens song and maybe some complaints about white people stealing african heritage... or needing to give due credit to the original... whatever... this was a great hit for The Tokens and a great hit again with The Tokens when The Lion King came out.
It's an old African song that was translated (30's?). It's about a maneating lion who made a kill the night before, so it will sleep tonight so the village is safe tonight.
My grandfather used to play The Tokens in the car when I was a little kid. Great memories.
This song is actually from the 20's. It's fun watching Lex go back in time watching lion king in Princess jasmine pajamas eating fruity pebbles.
Great to see the remake. Mitch on the far right used to own Cantina Los Tres Hombraes here in Reno. Neat guy.
Have loved this song since I was a kid.
I'm 65 and remember this on the radio and younger grades singing it for school assemblies.
Here's a little bit of history that I just found about The Lion Sleeps:
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight was originally simply called, Mbube.
It was written and recorded in 1939 by a South African national named Solomon Linda and was originally in Zulu only.
Solomon Linda recorded it with South African band, The Evening Birds.
By the 1950s it was internationally known having been covered by a number of folk artists. In 1961 it was a #1 US hit for The Tokens.
Solomon Linda made very little from the song and his descendants live in poverty, hence the laswsuit. When Walt Disney used the song in the movie The Lion King, it earned mega-royalties, none of which went to Solomon Linda’s family.
In 1972, American Robert John recorded The Lion Sleeps Tonight. It peaked at #3 on the US charts.
The song has also been covered by: The New Christy Minstrels, Pete Seeger, Chet Atkins, Desmond Dekker, The Tremeloes (on their album Silence is Golden), Brian Eno, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, R.E.M., ‘N Sync, The Muppets, Baha Men, and The Mavericks."
Lol. You left out Sha-Na-Na’s cover.
For some reason you left out the excellent version from 1961 with Karl Denver.
it was also covered in the uk by tight fit in the early 80's.
I just want to dive into the phone and hug Lex. She is so happy and upbeat in all their reactions. What a beautiful soul
Absolutely!
The makers of the Lion King chose to use it for obvious reasons. That song, the Tokens version of it, was legendary decades before they used it.
"In the jungle,
The mighty jungle,
The lion burps tonight.
After eating
Half our village,
The lion burps tonight."
The song is just the song, no deeper theory behind it. Disney picked it for The Lion King because it fit perfectly. Most of the songs for The Lion King were written for the movie in the 90's, but this one was written many years before, and this version was a huge pop hit in the 60s and fit with the theme of the movie. No deeper meaning than that.
I listened to this song on the radio in the early 60’s
Lex looks beautiful with less makeup... natural beauty
Also, she is a Chameleon. I have seen her and hardly recognized her. Different hair and makeup. It's all good though.
I never get tired of listening to this song. It's been on my play list forever 🤣. I could listen to the girl doing the background vocals all day. She's got some pipes👍👏👏
Brad & Lex, their "Tonight I Fell In Love" was another hit, all 1:45 of it! Jay Siegel with the amazing vocals on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"!
The Tokens did the most popular version in 1961 but it's actually a cover of the song done by a South African man named Soloman Linda in 1939
i'm the same age as this song,so i've been hearing it literally all my life. dang i feel old! but even though i have less years ahead of me than i have behind i wouldn't trade them for more. being a kid in the 60s, a teen in the 70s,and an adult from the 80s to now has been quite a ride.
"Is the Lion King and old play?" Yup. HAMLET.
Love these oldies!! They have so much character!! This one is really fun! Thanks!!😜😜😜
The years were certainly king to the girl singing soprano. 🤣🤣🤣
The Lion King was never a play, there has been a musical, but that was years after the movie. The song was a hit in 1961
I love the African singing in this song. Theres a live version of Paul Simon's "diamonds on the soles of her shoes" that features African performers and its phenomenal just like in ghis song.
You realize this song was about the fact that the lion who had been threatening the village in a jungle had been killed. Per the lyrics, “hush my darling,don’t fear my darling, the lion sleeps tonight” Great song and great reaction.
This is a great performance!!! There was a parody of this about Lorena Bobbitt in the kitchen..Lorena gets the knife...
OH DAMN!!! Sooo happy... this was the first song I ever sang and danced as a toddler (end of the 70's/80's). This just made my whole day!!! :)
I remember the song from either the late 70s or early 80s when a band called Tight Fit covered it. Loved it then and now.
Yes as said this is a traditional zulu songs of South Africa.
I almost didn't watch this reaction because I generally don't like 'live' versions of the songs, (especially when I like the studio version). But Holy Sh*t! that was good! Outstanding performance by the Tokens!!
This song was made over 60 years ago. The lead singer is 82 and I'm floored at his voice. I can't believe he hit those high notes in his 20s ,never mind his 70s or 80s
They have not stopped singing this one song for 40 years.
The band called The Vinyls do a GREAT cover of this song.
Never knew Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) could sing like that. -- impressive as hell!
Actually, this is from the 1930s. South African singer Solomon Linda and The Evening Birds recorded it in 1939.
The song is South African, written by Solomon Linda in 1939. American folk singer Pete Seeger popularized the tune here in the 1950s among the folky crowd. The Tokens version from 1961 was a huge hit.
"I didnt know the lion king song was from the 60s" lol¹1 that song was a classicbefore disney thought of the lion king
How old are you guys? This became popular again before Lion King with a John Bobbitt version 🤣 omg, as I type that you just said "it cuts like a knife." 1993 Lorena Bobbitt, look it up if it doesn't ring a bell
Yes, The Lion King is based on the play Hamlet (Shakespeare) and this song is a traditional African folk song that the Tokens made famous in the very early 1960's. You should hear the original studio version but this was actually an amazing performance.
Freddy Mercury's ability was due to his over bite and tongue placement so the vocal cords aren't the only factor on singing range.
the song was originally written in 1939 in south africa and recorded in zulu
Solomon Linda and the Evening did the original "Mbube" in 1939. An original recording is on YT.
This was a classic when I was a kid even though that was a long time after it came out, it was still being played at parties and stuff in the late 70s early 80s when I was a result young kid. Was just a song on its own, not related to the lion king theatre or movie, as far as I'm aware, as they're both modern (late 90s 2000s I think..) this was out in charts 30+ years before that. 👍😎🏴
African writer (Solomon Linda) got well over a million after he won a court battle over the royalties to his song.
In the first Coming to America they played the Original before the Tokens.
they are the original people who sang this song....i remember when i was a teenager and hearing that song
This is the first song I remember ever liking... My mom used to play this when I was a toddler... They killed it here too!
My too!!
They definitely still had it in that performance. Awesome. Always loved that song. I grew up hearing it in the late 60s and early 70s, and was probably hearing it in the womb too, as my parents also loved the song.
Anita Darian sang the female part in their 1961 hit song.
Today you did "The Lion Sleep Tonight" & "The Year of the Cat". Keeping in with this theme you could do "Cat Scratch Fever" & "The Eye of the Tiger"
Brad this song predates the lion king by 35 years. songs dont have to be tied to movies. but do research it.
Really really really need to follow this up with bungalow bill by the Beatles
if I remember correctly the first time we see Timon and Pumba they are singing a part this song. but get interupted when they find Simba.
Yes,it is from the 60s....this video,the lead singer is in his 80s! He still hit every note! Respect!