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"Mbube" is a #popularSong originally written and composed by the #SouthAfricanMusician #SolomonLinda in 1939. It was first published in South Africa and made its way to the United States a decade later. In 1961, #theTokens adapted the melody and added English lyrics to produce "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", lending the song the name by which it is best known today. A #Zulu migrant worker, Linda led the #aCapella group the Evening Birds. In 1939, without rehearsal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVjPTOmOmq4

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 💤
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c

"98.6" is a song #written by #TonyPowers (#lyrics) and #GeorgeFischoff (#music) and recorded by #Keith. It reached No. 6 in #Canada, No. 7 on the Billboard chart, No. 10 on The #NewZealandListener charts and No. 24 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1967 and appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie. #TheTokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", did the same for "98.6". Produced by #JerryRoss and arranged by #JoeRenzetti.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BJdap5xqWg

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 🐶
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEt0MNMvWnU

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a #popularSong. Originally written and composed by the #SouthAfricanMusician #SolomonLinda in 1939, it was first published as "Mbube". It made its way to the United States a decade later. In 1961, #theTokens, a #doowop #group, adapted the melody and added #English lyrics to produce "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Their version spawned many covers and featured in major films. During the 2000s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrQT4WkbNE

The Tokens, The lion sleeps tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c

#TheTokens #TheLionSleepsTonight #Music

Day 1 of studying LLMs: The tokens

#LLM #tokens #thetokens

#NowPlaying 🎹🎸🎶 【 ♪ The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens 〈1961〉】 ▶️ youtu.be/OQlByoPdG6c?... #music #musicsky #musiciansky #vinyl #piano #guitar #thetokens #lionking #60s

The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps T...

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 🦛
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NavvTqVusAk

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by #SolomonLinda under the title "Mbube", through #SouthAfrican #GalloRecordCompany. In 1961, a version adapted into English by the #doowop group #theTokens became a number-one hit in the United States. It earned millions in #royalties from cover versions and film licensing. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in #Zulu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgI4DdINQLQ

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 🦁
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NavvTqVusAk

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 🐺
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgDye3rNXLk

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 🇸🇧
#TheTokens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c

#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #SouthAfricanMusic

"Mbube" by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (Gallotone, 1939)

The South African original that begat both #TheWeavers' "Wimoweh" in the 50s and #TheTokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the 60s - here in all it's pre-WWII 78rpm #falsetto glory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH0BrpCK0Cc

"98.6" is a song #written by #TonyPowers (#lyrics) and #GeorgeFischoff (#music) and recorded by #Keith. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard chart and No. 24 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1967 and appeared on his 1967 album 98.6/Ain't Gonna Lie. #TheTokens, who had provided the backing vocals on Keith's debut single, "Ain't Gonna Lie", did the same for "98.6". Produced by #JerryRoss and arranged by #JoeRenzetti, it sold over one million copies worldwide.
https://youtu.be/npm3u29YGjk