"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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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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😅😂
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!!!!!
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
Me: roasting the bully Everyone else at the barbecue:
Cannibalism noises intensifies*
Lmfao
AAAAAAAAA NOOOO
XD
😂
When i was a kid, i really love this song. My brother usually played this song and made me stop crying, and now is 2023 but this song still stuck in my head ❤
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: kzhead.info/sun/iqxpctaoen1mdps/bejne.htmlsi=ilAlfQDk-Or1dVxG
This song unmistakingly African, and South African at that.
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
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
0:01 when there's a fire drill at school but then you smell something burning
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
"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:
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
A song becomes a meme because it fundamentally represents a core human experience. Either in tone, arrangement, vocals, or all three. This song somehow spoke to literally everyone.
It actually became a meme in 2005 for the hippo singer
yeah:) for some reason when i think of music i think of this song
I think you meant 'figuratively' speaks to many.
@@peacenow42+++++++
Cool
When my son was born he loved this song that was 47 years ago and I still love it
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
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😂😂😂😂!!!
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 !
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 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
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
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 ❤
Makes me feel so happy no matter how I am feeling. Takes me back to better days.
Me: roasts my brother. Everyone else at the barbecue:
*Noice!*
Oh shot
🤣
*holup*
@@PandasutikkuDesu *wait a minute*
Fun Fact: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is slang for "The Evil King is Dead."
What
@@funniestguy It's true. This song was originally an African lullaby that mothers sang to their kids to assure them they were safe from a once powerful tyrannical king that ruled with an iron fist after he died. They also started singing it again after Hitler died.
@f r No. This is an ancient African lullaby sang when a tyrannical African king died, and was sang even more loudly when Hitler was killed.
The lion sleeps with the fishes
@@DeadhunterThe ahahahaha after hitler died!!
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. 😉💗💗
This was a huge, massive hit for them. It played non-stop everywhere constantly!!
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
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.
Can’t hear this song enough! A masterpiece-I love it! ❤
One of the greatest songs of all time
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
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
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.
In 2024 still a banger ✊💯
Yessss
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
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
Just wonderful. Brings Africa right into my living room. Thank you for uploading!🥰
Today, in a suburb of Berlin this song has a special meaning. In Kleinmachnow a Lion sleeps tonight...
Me:*Changes position because I'm uncomfortable* Everyone at my funeral:
Goat
@@GRIM_____88909 h
@@GRIM_____88909 h
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@@strikzs1145 h
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!
i learned this song for my grandpa who served in Vietnam, and singed it to him on his 80th birthday!
Ah yes the perfect song for a long day 👍
“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 😂
This song gives me soooo much joy. So much nostalgia.
This is definitely one of the best songs ever performed! 🤠
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😁
When you taunting the neighbor's dog and the chain got broken
Me: gains super speed
Ah shit here we go again
Run
@@nerdd5160 xD
Gasss gass gaassss
She had a heavenly voice
I asked for sign from grandad and this came on my snap ❤❤ thank you thank you thank you miss and love you grandad xxxx
"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
0:01 When someone waves at you outside your window, but you’re on the second floor
its already creepy when someone is waving outside your window
FBI open up! Me at 3 AM watching anime:
Tribus cent I would be moving out of there and staying in a hotel until I could fasttttt
I don't get it
Stop saying creepy things in the comments. You're gonna give my nightmares tonight 😰
Apaixonada por essa música. Só fico satisfeita ouvindo várias vezes seguidas.
Controversies with the original artists and all aside, this version specifically made my days bright during 2019 so thank you tokens.
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
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 😂😂😂😂😂
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
Forever a childhood classic of mine.
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
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
This women’s vocals ❤
For whatever reason this song Always resonates...The 🦁 will Sleep tonight 🙏❣️
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 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
I wake up after a long nap. Everyone else at my funeral:
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG
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 the lion doesn't sleep Everyone at the village:
😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
Hahahahahahahahahahah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
:U
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.
This song takes me straight back to my childhood. It makes me think of sitting comfortably in the back seat of my parents car, looking out at the purple dusk sky.
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
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
this is the best song in the world
never fails to make me happy
When the sticky grenade doesn't leave your hand:
when you throw a gernade and it bounces back
Problem: There's a sticky grenade on your hand Solution: Run at the guy who tossed it at you I wonder if that would count as a kill? If so, your welcome for the tip. If not? 🤷♂️
@@chasingsummer4390 wym
Hand:welp we're fucked
Oh shit!
Teacher: Why are you laughing? Me:nothing My brain:
0:01
Yes. I had this song as the bow music for a play of Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe. Very fond memories.
LOL
😂
Still listening Nov.2023. ❤❤❤
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
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
Don't leave out the sax solo, one of the best ever!
Who also remembers the old video with a Hippo and a Dog i suppose? That was the hit in 2007 in the elementary school 😆
When u pause the song but it's still playing
underrated
@@ugurcanylmaz6591 yeah
*AW SHET*
This has double sense wtf
Cool comment
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 🙃
Such memories!! Still great sound in 2023👍🏾💖💖💖
I always wandered what the song was about and how could they make such beautiful high pitched sounds. I just liked it always and sang along with them.
when you skydiving and you take your backpack instead of parachute: 0:01
lol
😂
Underrated
LOL!
💀
Me: Steps out of my tent naked to stretch in the morning air. Everyone else in the sporting goods department at Wal-Mart:
best :)
Absolutely perfect timeless song
My dad used to play this all the time for me. Mr. X
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
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