LOVE MACHINE
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
(George Weiss - Hugo Peretti - Luigi Creatore - Albert Stanton - 'Paul Campbell' [The Weavers])
Australia 1968
#9 Sydney #4 Brisbane
HENRI SALVADOR
Le Lion Est Mort Ce Soir
France 1962
#3 France
THE TOKENS
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
(George Weiss - Hugo Peretti - Luigi Creatore - Albert Stanton)
USA 1961
Original version with these lyrics
#1 USA #11 UK #1 Sydney #14 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #3 Adelaide #2 Perth
KARL DENVER
Wimoweh
('Paul Campbell' [The Weavers])
UK 1961
#4 UK #2 Sydney #3 Brisbane #2 Adelaide
THE WEAVERS
Wimoweh
('Paul Campbell' [The Weavers])
USA 1951
Original version with these lyrics
SOLOMON LINDA'S ORIGINAL EVENING BIRDS
Mbube
(Solomon Linda)
South Africa 1939
Original version
Later versions:
ROBERT JOHN
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube)
(Solomon Linda - Hugo Peretti - Luigi Creatore - George Weiss - Albert Stanton - 'Paul Campbell' [The Weavers])
USA 1971
Later version
#3 USA #4 Melbourne #17 Brisbane #7 Adelaide #16 NZ
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