mitchell stuart margo was the first to sing the lion sleeps tonight.
mitchell stuart margo was the first to sing the lion sleeps tonight.
who was the first to sing the lion sleeps tonight?
mitchell stuart margo
a trial was scheduled to start on 21 february 2006, but just before the trial, a settlement was reached between linda's heirs, disney and abilene music company, the true defendant of the litigation, who had granted an indemnity to disney when it licensed use of "the lion sleeps tonight" in "the lion king". the primary outcomes of the settlement were:









































• the heirs were to receive payment for past uses of "the lion sleeps tonight" and an entitlement to future royalties from its worldwide use.









































• "the lion sleeps tonight" was to be acknowledged as derived from "mbube".
solomon linda
the song, originally titled "the guitar", was the result of a jam session based around "the lion sleeps tonight" by the tokens. this motif is most pronounced in the chorus of the song, which is sung by laura cantrell, who also appears in the song's music video. however, the influence of "the lion sleeps tonight" is present throughout the song in its continuous bassline. due to the legal ramifications of the recurring theme, elektra appended "the lion sleeps tonight" to the end of the song's title.
the guitar (the lion sleeps tonight)