The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Single
October 1961
Mbube [Wimoweh] written by Solomon Linda Zulu
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbube | Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds | 1939 | First release | ||
| Wimoweh | The Weavers and Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra | January 1952 | |||
| Wimoweh | Yma Sumac | May 1952 | |||
| Wimoweh | Pete Seeger | 1954 | Live | ||
| Wimoweh | The Kingston Trio | January 5, 1959 | |||
| Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps) | Kitty White | October 1960 | |||
| Mbube | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | |||
| Wimoweh | Karl Denver | 1961 | |||
| Wimoweh | Bobby Stevens | February 1962 | |||
| Mambo Wimoweh | The Springfields | April 27, 1962 | |||
| Wimoweh | Johnny Mann Singers | 1963 | |||
| Wimoweh | The Spinners [GB] | 1965 | |||
| Wimoweh (Mbube) | Arlo Guthrie - Pete Seeger | 1982 | Live | ||
| Wimoweh | Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger | 1985 | Live | ||
| Wimoweh | Nanci Griffith | February 16, 1993 | |||
| Mbube | Mahotella Queens | 1993 | |||
| Wimoweh | Red Grammer | 1993 | |||
| Wimoweh | Manu Dibango featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo | June 4, 1994 | |||
| Mbube | Ladysmith Black Mambazo feat. Taj Mahal | 2006 | |||
| Mbube | Angélique Kidjo | January 19, 2010 | |||
| Mbube | Lebo M | July 11, 2019 | |||
| Mbube [Wimoweh] | Kronos Quartet | October 9, 2020 |
Mbube [Wimoweh] written by Solomon Linda instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Aki Aleong and His Licorice Twisters | 1962 | ||
| i | Wimeweh | Cal Carter | 1962 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra | 1962 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | George Penman Jazzmen | March 1963 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Sammy Lowe | July 1963 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Hugh Masekela | 1963 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Glen Campbell | April 1964 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Chris Barber | 1965 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Chet Atkins, Guitarist - Boston Pops Orchestra - Arthur Fiedler, Conductor | July 1969 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight - I'd Like to T… | Klaus Wunderlich | 1972 | Medley | |
| i | Wimoweh | Piccadilly Six | 1973 | Live | |
| i | Wimoweh | The Alan Tew Orchestra | 1973 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Gianni Oddi | April 1974 | ||
| i | Wimoweh | Greg MacDonald | 1998 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Paul McDermand | 2006 | ||
| i | Imbube | CH2 & Soweto String Quartet | 2007 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Dean Magraw's Red Planet | November 2009 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Blue Champagne | 2011 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | United Guitar Players | September 5, 2019 |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti English
The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Le lion est mort ce soir | Les Guitares du Diable | 1962 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Longines Symphonette Society | 1973 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Harald Winkler | 1974 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Piano Tribute Players | November 29, 2011 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Geoffrey Castle | July 2012 | ||
| i | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Jimbo Mathus | November 24, 2017 |
Kniha džunglí written by Zdeněk Rytíř Czech
Wimmersvej written by Bamse Danish
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimmersvej | Bamses Venner | 1975 | First release |
De leeuw slaapt vannacht written by Jan Vuik Dutch
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De leeuw slaapt van nacht! | Ilonka | 1962 | First release |
Oek' ndana written by Lex Colman, Jean Vanhoren Dutch
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oek' ndana | The Strangers [BE] | 1962 | First release |
Daar slaapt de leeuw vannacht written by Kapitein Winokio Dutch
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daar slaapt de leeuw vannacht | Kapitein Winokio | June 1, 2012 | First release |
The Tiger's Wide Awake written by Jack Keller [US1], Larry Colber English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tiger's Wide Awake | The Romeos | January 1962 | First release |
The Guitar - The Lion Sleeps Tonight written by John Flansburgh, John Linnell English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | They Might Be Giants | March 1992 | First release | ||
| The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | They Might Be Giants featuring Laura Cantrell | July 30, 1992 |
Ei saa häiritä leijonaa written by Sauvo Puhtila Finnish
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ei saa häiritä leijonaa | Danny [FI] | 1972 | First release | ||
| Ei saa häiritä leijonaa | Government Girls & The Senator's Sons - Boston Promenade | 2006 |
Le lion est mort ce soir written by Henri Salvador French
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Henri Salvador | 1962 | First release | ||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Jacques Hélian et son nouvel Orchestre | 1962 | |||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Bibi Flash | 1982 | |||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Pow woW | 1992 | Hit song | ||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Banda Los Divinos | 2002 | Unverified | ||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | MB14 | October 13, 2017 | |||
| Le lion est mort ce soir | Kids United [FR] | August 17, 2018 |
Der Löwe schläft heut' Nacht written by Kurt Feltz German
Wo ist die Oase... das Ding ist weg! written by Bernd Meinunger, Werner Schüler German
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wo ist die Oase... das Ding ist weg! | Jürgen Drews | 1978 | First release |
Der Löwe schläft heut' Nacht (Awimbohe) written by Volker Rosin German
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Löwe schläft heut' Nacht (Awimbohe) | Volker Rosin und die Lollypops | November 1998 | First release |
Gjedda kjæm i kveld (på Vingrom) written by Eldar Vågan Norwegian
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gjedda kjæm i kveld (på Vingrom) | Vazelina Bilopphøggers | 1984 | First release |
Touma (Wimowe) written by Mory Kanté Banda (not verified yet)
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touma (Wimowe) | Mory Kanté | 1990 | Unverified |
