TUTTE LE VERSIONI di "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT"
(senza scordare di ringraziare Mr Solomon Linda!!!)
1961: The Tokens: US #1, UK #11
1962: Henri Salvador (French language: "Le lion est mort ce soir", which translates into English as "The Lion Died Tonight") FR #1
1965: The New Christy Minstrels
1968: The Tremeloes, on Silence is Golden
1971: Eric Donaldson
1972: Robert John: US #3
1972: Dave Newman: UK #34
1974: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, as "Rise Jah Jah Children (The Lion Sleeps)"
1975: Brian Eno, on The Ambivalent Collection
1979: The Stylistics
1982: Tight Fit: UK #1, NL #1 This version has sold over a million copies in the UK.
1982: The Nylons
1989: Sandra Bernhard
1991: Hotline & P.J. Powers, on The Best of
1992: Talisman, on A Capella
1992: They Might Be Giants with Laura Cantrell, interpolated into "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
1993: Pow woW: FR #1, cover of Salvador's version.
1993: R.E.M.: B-side of "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" and on The Automatic Box (Disc 3).
1993: The Nylons
1994: Dennis Marcellino
1994: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as "Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)", on Gift of the Tortoise
1994: Tonic Sol-Fa
1995: Lebo M. for Rhythm of the Pride Lands, an album with songs inspired by the music of The Lion King
1997: 'N Sync: B-side of "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
1997: Passengers
1997: The Muppets, on an episode of Muppets Tonight
1998: Helmut Lotti, on Out of Africa
1998: The Undertones, on 8 Degrees and Rising
1990's: The Streetnix
2001: Baha Men featuring Imani Coppola, sampled the chrous in the song "You All Dat" on Who Let the Dogs Out
2001: Rockapella
2001: Scallwags, on Punk Chartbusters
2001: Straight no chaser
2002: Mango Groove, on Eat A Mango
2004: Daniel Küblböck
2005: The Mavericks
2009: Melo-M, on Around the World
2010: Cool Down Cafe Feat Gerard Joling, on Goud
2010: Voices Unlimited, on Africapella
2010: Tony Teran, on The Song's Been Sung
