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Memories: The Lion Sleeps Tonight… Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh, Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh, Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh… “In memory everything seems to happen to music.” Tennessee Williams X was quite good… Then the announcer paused for a commercial break, came back on the air and announced the next performer… “Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome Mrs… Yes, it was Mother! And her song of choice? The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I think it was I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver. Each will sing a favorite song of their choosing and you can call in and nominate your favorite singer in the group. Miriam Makeba – Mbube – The Lion sleeps Tonight 1960Īt first, we weren’t sure what was going on, but then we heard the announcer (what we’d call a DJ today) say something to the effect of “Ladies and gentlemen, today we bring you a few new contestants. “Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.” Khalil Gibran It crackled, buzzed, and then filled the room with melodious voices. We sat and waited waiting and wondering when the shit would hit the fan or the surprise would land… Finally, when I thought it might be time to say something to mother, who, by the way, was busy sewing another baby outfit, she got up and turned the radio on.

She smiled at us, “Now be quiet,” she whispered and then said nothing more. We sat on the carpeted floor and looked expectantly at our mother who was ensconced in a comfortable stuffed armchair. I’ve always hated surprises but when your mother calls… well, it’s a surprise alright. Mother had called us to come downstairs for a surprise. My siblings and I gathered in the living room. Solomon Linda’s Original Evening Birds – Mbube (ORIGINAL VERSION OF WIMOWEH) Memories: The Lion Sleeps Tonight… Setting Sun “Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer My memory of the song is tied to my mother… Read on. Much has been said on how Solomon was cheated out of royalties but more on that later. The original song evolved into other versions particularly two popular versions, Wimoweh (US charts, 1952,#6) performed by The Weavers, and The Lion Sleeps Tonight (US charts #1,1961,UK #11) by The Tokens. In 1939, when Solomom Linda and The Evening Birds sang and recorded his famous song – Mbube – for the South African Gallo Record Company, he had no idea that it would eventually earn millions for others, and be recorded internationally by many well known singers of the century from The Weavers, The Tokens, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba, to The Kingston Trio.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight… Lyrics from submitted by Naj Uyanik Happy Hippo & Stan – “ The lion sleeps tonight” Memories: The Lion Sleeps Tonight… Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh