Wimoweh, the Lion Sleeps tonight, or Mbube, is an indestructible song.
It is an assignment for my students every year to study the work of a Record Producer of their choice, then demonstrate their understanding of production and arrangement technique by recording a version of this song.
This year we have a version based on Guns & Roses, another in the style of Bowie with Lou Reed, a DJ Aphrodite version, a Rockabilly one and a Lee Perry Reggae.
The song survives everything we do to it.
Hats off to the late Soloman Linda, whose family finally got their dues for it not long ago.
Nobody has ever done a folkie version though.
Cheers
Dave