Mudcat Café message #4150449

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Thread #171532 Message #4150449
Posted By: Senoufou
17-Aug-22 - 03:21 AM
Thread Name: Pop songs I did not know were covers
Subject: RE: Pop songs I did not know were covers

The Lion Sleeps Tonight was first recorded in 1948 by Solomon Linda in Zulu, entitled Uyimbube. ("You are a lion") It's haunting, and far more evocative than later covers.