The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Audio)
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2013
- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)" by The Token
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Chorus:
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
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
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
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
#TheTokens #TheLionSleepsTonight(Wimoweh) #Oldies
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1961: Good Song
2006: Dog and Hippo
2017: Nostalgia
2019: M E M E
1994: Timon and Pumbaa singing it off-key in Lion King
2019: That moment returns, but sang better
1930:mbube
2019: memes
hahahah it's realy :v
2018*
Faxxxx
"Near the village, the peaceful village, the lion sleeps tonight."
The people in the village:
DrGedd Game lol
im crying omg lol
So original
@J. L.
Da fuq is ur problem?
The Minecraft villagers:
I just played this for my cat... He sat up straight and proud like a lion and listened to the whole thing!
Oh God, I love it !! I can just envision that !
🤣🤣🤣
Great stuff.
I just imagined him stretching awake all majestically.
😂😂😂😂.
In the 1960s my mom sang this so great god bless her!
Awesome. 😊❤
...very nice ; that was good for you...
Awww 🥰🙏🏾
The General: “Fire at will!”
The soldier named Will: 0:01
Underrated
Haha this deserve more like
Defenetly underrated and fresh joke of history 👍😀😂
69 nice
That’s actually a good joke since Will is an actual name.
0:01
When the lion isn't actually sleeping
Haha
Oof
Pardon my language, but I laughed so fucking hard when I first read this one.
I think I wet myself I laughed so hard
Something happen in the savanna
The male falsetto lead was excellent and iconic, but please do not ignore that amazing soprano at the background during the Verses and right after the 2nd Chorus - her high notes were angelic, effortless and top notch! Wonderful technique 👍👍
Anita....can't u hear her
That soaring soprano voice has haunted me since I was a child.
Her name was Anitra Doss Ruth Thomas.......and she actually taught me in high school.@@sakkshi12
It had to be helium😂
I honestly thought it was a theremin and googled to come back here and pop everyone’s bubble… and it is actually in fact a human woman doing the best theremin impression of all time. Wow!
From my youth I pictured these artists as being of African descent, so shocked to find they are caucasian, doesn’t change anything, I just kind of feel we owe homage to to the original authors of this timeless masterpiece.
I really actually thought they were a black South African group I Don't know why but I was shocked to see I was wrong after all these years
He was, his name was Solomon. His family sued Disney and now collects royalties ☺️
@@dangerousbrothersvintageel7494the original was from a South African group. Look for Solomon Linda mbube the original song
Once again they stole a song. As Shakira did with Waka Waka
ua-cam.com/video/mrrQT4WkbNE/v-deo.htmlsi=G8_m97F9oSEoeIMt
Friend: Man that test was hard...
Me: It was
Friend: Especially the back side...
🥵😭humor
“There was a back!?!?!”
And it was at this moment that he knew... he *BEEP* up..
Marissa Hickey R.i.p GPA
The...
W H A T
The urge to sing ‘the lion sleeps tonight’ is never more than a *whim away*
...that was pretty good actually
@The beast 😂😂
I thought I was the only one who would listen to this song rn 😅
A whim away a whim away awhim away awhim away awhim away...
That was good
The woman’s voice adds such another great dimension. And great stereo too.
What woman 💀
@@TheBadAntidote I think it's a man, right?
There is a woman singing towards the end.
@@lucaslennan3356 if ur talking about the high pitch opera type singing, sorry to break it to u but that's a dude 💀
@@TheBadAntidote I just checked wikipedia, sections are credited to a woman named Anita Darian.
In my mid 60's and still catch myself singing this song. Love it and thanks for sharing
78 and still love it!!!!!
When you’re having a staring contest with a doll and you win
Oh that's gre-TWO KIDS GONNA DIE TONIGHT!!
Looool
That's kind a creepy 🤣
😭😭😭😭
hol up
When your in Vietnam and you sneeze, and the tree next to you says "Bless you."
You're*
0:00
*AH SHIT*
mingBruh
CONGRATULATIONS YOU JUST TRIGGERED A FLASHBACK
I am South African, and this song comes from us, but these guys voices. Wow. Love this version. I know there were royalty issues, but if not for these guys, this song would not be so famous and put us on the map
Not many people know this song was ripped off from African Folk decades earlier
So very true
Solomon Linda, 1939. Zulu folklore has provided many standards for contemporary pop music.
Solomon Lake recording: ua-cam.com/video/WH0BrpCK0Cc/v-deo.htmlsi=ilAlfQDk-Or1dVxG
This song unmistakingly African, and South African at that.
That woman is hitting all the correct HIGH NOTES!!
Its actually the male singers getting those highs
Me: *Doing an unboxing video*
Everyone else at the funeral:
😂😂😂
Lol
Holy fuck, I died agshcudijshd how are you who is so wise in the ways of science
Perfect Elevator Music!
where is the video
Me: *opens the window to cool off*
Everyone else in the submarine:
Ahh the memes
Everyone else in the space station
In airplane
“Mom, I opened the window!”
“Wait, we’re in a plane...”
HAHAHAAHA 😂😂😂😂😂
When my son was born he loved this song that was 47 years ago and I still love it
What a 👍 song .first heard it 😊 wen i was 15 now 70 still love it.thats pure intertainment
Me: *gets a melee kill*
Everyone else in the paintball tournament:
Le Memo got me in the first half ngl
Underrated
@@luke_or9557 Acaso?
I am sure that you are still going on a walk with you guys tomorrow night and then you will get a chance and I’ll get it to ya next
stolen
Me: falling asleep
Everyone in the back seats of my car:
0:01
this actually happened one time on a road trip with my family, it was quiet until suddenly my brother and I started singing this in the back seat lmao
this would be GGRRREEEAAAT ! ! For A LION werewolf type movie Where?LION??
When my dad starts to fall asleep, I go
_there was an old lady who.._
*sWaLlOwEd a FlY!!!!?!?!/!/?!:!:$/&!*
@Sergio Mendoza (735sermend) Not anymore
I have always been surprised that there isn't a single woman in this group with those high voices!
The soprano comes from famous Anita Darian!
when i was a baby, my two uncles used to sing this to me to make me fall asleep. i sadly dont remember, but i can imagine them grinning ear to ear as they bop their heads and sing it to me :D
Great memory ❤
Me: roasting the bully
Everyone else at the barbecue:
Cannibalism noises intensifies*
Lmfao
AAAAAAAAA NOOOO
XD
😂
When you tell a joke to your girlfriend that’s so funny the guy under the bed starts laughing too
Him: what is your step brother doing down there!?
Her: what are you doing down there step bro?
I laughed so hard that they know now that I am under bed...
wanted to like but it has 69 so ...
Uh
Eeh you got me there bro😅😂
0:01 when there's a fire drill at school but then you smell something burning
This was a huge, massive hit for them. It played non-stop everywhere constantly!!
When you’re in your Uber and your phone says “your Uber has arrived”
Oh god that's just creepy wth
Fake Taxi
I don't get it
@@RomeoX-bv4et it means he/she got in the wrong car so they got kidnapped
@@RomeoX-bv4et well he thought the car that picked him up was the Uber
Me: roasts my brother.
Everyone else at the barbecue:
*Noice!*
Oh shot
🤣
*holup*
@@PandasutikkuDesu *wait a minute*
This was dad’s favourite song,when l was a kid and we were in the car we’d always turn the volume up on the radio when this song came on….this was back in the 60’s when it was really popular. Every time l hear it l think of my pop and singing along with the song,driving in the car probably going fishing together.lt’s a wonderful song with some priceless memories for me !
They are so talented, they can sing without moving or blinking and also they made ",THE TOKENS" sign fly😃
Me: *turns off the fan because it's cold*
Everybody else in the helicopter:
Is that how kobe died?
@@abhaybirsingh1361 unfunny
@Nigga Nigga :O
@Nigga Nigga ok you just ruined the whole joke ngl -_-
@Nigga Nigga dude wtf.
When you’re laughing at WWIII memes and wonder why the sun is coming up at 10pm
*¡EVERYONE HANG ON!*
EEEEEEAEEEE INTENSIFIES
Thats too dark
@@blazealien8414 no its not
@@blazealien8414 it funni
2024 anyone???
Yep
👏
🔥🔥🔥
You bet
Yep
I used to hate this song as a kid, now I can’t stop listening to it! 😂🤣
Doctor: you have a rare disease
Me: how rare?
Doctor: *you get to name it*
Me:
Call it the Meme syndrome
Excellent name I have “ “ as well
gamervirus
Power move: name it after the doctor
I would name it I have to sneeze
When you get a good night kiss but you live alone
0:01
😱
A very caring succubus.
XD, same
Um that's just your pet dog
@@AwesomeYena Oh ok
Makes me feel so happy no matter how I am feeling. Takes me back to better days.
My 4yr old brought me here... I loved this song as a kid both due to my parents and The Lion King. My kid and our neighbors are singing non-stop due to Ping Fongs concert. The song that never dies. 😉💗💗
When you realize that the creepy painting of a man looking at you is actually a window 0:01
stolen
Hahaha xd
hi i want to know you my email is franciscopn37@gmail.com i'm from to anywhere
of south america
I heard a horror story about this:
A hunter got lost in the woods and found an empty cabin. With nowhere else to go and the night approaches,he decided to stay for the night. As he was about to sleep,he noticed dozens of creepy paintings staring menacingly at him. Tho creeped out,he ignored it and eventually got to sleep. When he woke up the next morning,he noticed there were no paintings in the cabin; just dozens of windows.
@@deadaf6098 oh shit
When you type grandfather clock into google, but you miss the L
0:01
AHAHAHAHAHA that's hilarious
LOL
Why is the fbi here?!
I CAN'T WITH Y'ALL LMAOOO
oh
Can’t let the homies know I fw this
i learned this song for my grandpa who served in Vietnam, and singed it to him on his 80th birthday!
They’re so talented, they can sing without moving a muscle
I get it lmao
Your joke match with your username
It’s obviously a picture u dummy
Lmao
@Chidube J Opara not really I was double joking 🙃
You cough and hear "Bless you!", then you realize you are home alone.
0:01
Don’t you mean Sneeze?
12:17
Hahaah😂
At least you’re blessed
One of the greatest songs of all time
"Hey bro, can I copy your homework real quick?"
"We had homework?!"
0:00
Oof man
oof....
Both dead lol
BRUH 😂👍
And that's me
Listening to the song while reading the comments was the best experience I ever had this year
Same lol
You have a horrible life. 😔
That’s too sad.
😂
That is really sad
Can’t hear this song enough! A masterpiece-I love it! ❤
The classic song of all time
when your arguing with the kid in the wheelchair and he stands up
JOHNNY!?
WHAASAAHSDBHDHS
Kwagz or polneraff
And his nails start to spin
Youre
When you tell a joke with your fellow soldiers and the trees start laughing
That was funny
Hey, i'm vietnamese
@@cuushs9011 Hi vietnamese i'm dad
@@LGivik laughs in pre-recorded laughs*
XD
Glad they brought this song back to life. Otherwise it may have been forgotten. Did get to hear the original artists too. Wonderful song. ♥️👍
I wake up after a long nap.
Everyone else at my funeral:
When you're home alone and tell a joke and someone laughs
crunchy floor of dragon island
Why are you trying to make yourself laugh?
I'm just going to completely disregard the fact that you tell jokes to the walls of your home.
So u talk to urself
I thought i was the only one, that actually do that XD
Me: *gets up to grab a cup of water*
The Doctor monitoring me in coma for 12 years:
Jesus chars man 12 years man why bro why
Lol
what a miracle
æ
I mean... That's kinda good considering you woke on a 12 year coma
This is definitely one of the best songs ever performed! 🤠
als ich diesen Song mit ca. 7 Jahren hörte war ich auf der Stelle hin und weg und auch heute nach über 60 Jahren ist sofort gute Laune da wenn ich es höre
What does a wimoweh mean?
"Wimoweh" is a mishearing of the original song's chorus of "Uyimbube"… Zulu for, 'You are a lion'. The song we know as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" or as "Wimoweh" was was written in the 1920s by Solomon Linda a South African singer of Zulu origin. The name of the song was "Mbube" which is Zulu for "lion"
Alex Dylan this is literally the only comment on here that is not a meme. God bless
The whole time people were afraid of the lions, turns out they're the lions. Damn thats deep.
@Brandon Quinn Who asked people to write memes? I find it disrespectful to the Song.
Thanks for the history lesson, youtube anon
@Brandon Quinn I didn't but I'm happy to know
The moment when you realise the LION wasn't actually SLEEPING.
oop--
0:01
Ahaha
The rock band Pop Evil woke the lions.
400 likes
Don't leave out the sax solo, one of the best ever!
it's type of music you will never find nowadays and remain original, a legend.
Its not an original. “ M’Bebe ”, recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda and his music group is the original one.
@@namaykhanna9130
But this version here is so much better, alone the singers have so much better voices.
It happens often that only second versions of a song become popular.
@@Annie1047 i am very well aware of this fact and I agree too. I like this one, one of my favs actually.
I didn't know Bill Gates had a band...
Underrated Comment
The same !
you beat me to it
I don't get it, please explain?
@@prot07ype87 One of the members looks like bill gates
When u play rock paper scissors at 3am with mirror and you win:
Damn 😂
thats scary lol
IMPOSSIBLE
@@callmekawaii7840 it’s a paranormal game or something like that
Malayalii alle😁
Today, in a suburb of Berlin this song has a special meaning.
In Kleinmachnow a Lion sleeps tonight...
In 2024 still a banger ✊💯
Yessss
When your friend said he gonna bring Corona to the party but you see no beer
Uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh oh oh oh
Aff ta em ingles
😂🤣🤣😅 where do ppl like you come up with this stuff?
Ruined ur 420 likes
YEET
Me:*Changes position because I'm uncomfortable*
Everyone at my funeral:
Goat
@@GRIM_____88909 h
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@@strikzs1145 h
Apaixonada por essa música. Só fico satisfeita ouvindo várias vezes seguidas.
Just wonderful. Brings Africa right into my living room. Thank you for uploading!🥰
0:01 when you are playing rock scissor paper in front of mirror and you win🔥
Ummmm that’s an oof in the chat
For the mirror
Hiririririririririri
O.o
Oh my 😂
jajjajaajajajjaaja
When it’s past Halloween but the kid next door is still hanged.
He just getting a free neck adjustment. Chiropractors be expensive doe
Oh no
This comment gonna be a famous
r/cursedcomments
It's pinata time!
Just think about how majestic a creature the lion is for an entire song to be inspired by its rest...
This song gives me soooo much joy. So much nostalgia.
“brushing teeth”
when i’m done: 1:27
HAHAHA
I dont understand 😡
@@centiments11 pretty sure that means his gurgling the water to spit it out
Jacobo Moreno Thanks lmao so funny
Jacobo Moreno exactly 😂
When you are in the elevator to heaven, but it starts going down
Český aha
That joke is on fire
When you spent your whole life without playing with bionicles and notice heaven feels a little too warm.
More like stairway to heaven 😂
G😂😂 D😂😂😂😂!!!
Controversies with the original artists and all aside, this version specifically made my days bright during 2019 so thank you tokens.
60 years later,this song still sounds great!
82 years later :)
Absolutely beautiful 😎
@YunGDrip Jones I agree with you.
Please don't slander( bad words) or slander acronyms like lma* it's a sin against God it says in Psalm 101:5 "Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy.Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure."
Matthew 12:36 ESV "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak."
1 Peter 3:16 ESV "Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame."
Proverbs 10:18 ESV "The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool."
James 4:11 ESV "Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge."
Exodus 20:16 ESV
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Titus 3:2 ESV "To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people."
Matthew 5:11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account."
1 Peter 2:1 ESV "So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander."
Proverbs 16:28 ESV "A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends."
Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV
"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
I Sing It frecuently with my ukelele
Memes aside this song is actually amazing and is extremely catchy
Memes aside this comment is actually a copied comment
@@flea2play memes aside this is actually a copied comment
@@flea2play memes aside nobody really cares.
Definitely
They stole it
Forever a childhood classic of mine.
This women’s vocals ❤
Hitler gets rejected from Art School*
Everyone in Europe:
This is amazing cracked me up a lot lol
XD
😂😂😂😂
XDDDDDDD
Underrated comment
Sometimes the urge to sing this song is just a whim away....a whim away....a whim away.....a whim away......
Underrated comment 😂😂
ayo that's a good one 😂😂
I see what you did there
😂😂I laughed out loud at that one
I keep singing this song but I can't remember the lyrics, I only know the tune, I've been looking for this song for several years, but in 2024 I found it haha, I feel relieved
A great song with great story- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) The Tokens are the legends.
With love and respect. Thank you for the post.
Edit: I attempted to post my comment before truly know the real story.
A mistake, some time it's happened.
Have a nice day guys.
Disabled kid: Stands up and walks
Blind kid: Wait, you can walk??
Deaf kid: Wait, you can see??
The nurse who's been watching them all:
xd
LSD
XD
Lol
Mute kid: Wait, you can hear??
Me: Kills boss at the first attempt
Everyone in the office:
Genius
Lmaoooooooooooooo
Loll
@Ayako Sakai Dwight wouldn't let anyone do it
Lol you genius
this is the best song in the world
That scene in Ace Ventura...the parrots head bobbing
My grandmother bought me this song in 1961. We were walking around in Boston, and I kept singing this song. She took me to a music store and asked me to tell the storeowner the song I wanted. I didn't know the name, so I sang "a weem away o weem away". The guy knew the song and my grandmother bought it for me. The Lion Sleeps tonight was the first 45 I ever owned.
I remember when I climbed off her.. that was a bad night.. a horrible night. She stunk
Nice story. Your grandma's awesome! :D
Cool story. My first 45 was RUNAROUND SUE. 1961
oooooh whos your grandma whats her name im single btw
@@MrEdkern haha that's awesome! Mine was Manfred Mans Blinded by the Light
Today is my Dad’s 19th death anniversary. I was 14. Some of my fondest memories was riding around with him in the car listening and singing along to the oldies station. And man, my Dad could belt this song out, putting Jay Siegel himself to shame. Love you, Dad. I know you’re singing your heart out wherever you are! 💜
Aww I am sorry for u
Whatever the thing is, it being associated with someone you love always makes it beautiful.
F
@@osyazthegreat9093 is that why I went on a killing spree and am now a wanted serial killer?
@DIO DIO!
I asked for sign from grandad and this came on my snap ❤❤ thank you thank you thank you miss and love you grandad xxxx
For whatever reason this song Always resonates...The 🦁 will Sleep tonight 🙏❣️
Me: Steps out of my tent naked to stretch in the morning air.
Everyone else in the sporting goods department at Wal-Mart:
best :)
Me- *Spreading Positivity*
Everyone at the COVID testing centre: 0:01
Well turns out you have the covid
God Forbid✔️✔️✔️
lol
wtf u even talking bout. this "joke" is cancer.
You’re not funny
My 2 and a half year old great grandson loves it!
That’s so awesome ❤😊
To the person that reads this, I ask the Lord to bless them and their family, to cure them of every sickness and pain, to fill their emptiness with love joy and peace, to rebuke the enemy from their lives. " ASK JESUS TO COME INTO YOUR HEART AND SAVE YOU, AND TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS, FOR WE GIVE THANKS AND GLORY TO THE LORD. IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN!
Thanks for your advice ! My life's in a bit of a mess at the moment 24 /7 pain 🙏
GOD BLESS US in these dark days! CHRIST IS KING🙏
Going through a very bad time l need all the love if Jesus his mother and the Saints to help me through this dark tunnel l find myself in Say a prayer for me
By
Uh
There has to be something spiritual about this song 😂😂😂 those vocals are insane
When your maid tells you that the ghosts exists, but then you realize you dont have a maid:
0:01
Funny but scary
I got scared suddenly
HAHAHAHA
The Sims 2 PSP be like...
And the likes of this comment is 666.not kiding 😰
but now i change it 😂
667 boiiiiiiiii