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Solomon Linda- covered by The Tokens- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Mbube) (for Cody)

from Cover songs for Rigby's fundraiser by Davey Dynamite

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So I couldn't do this one without bringing up some important stuff about it. Originally written by Solomon Linda in Johannesburg, this song became super big when it came to the US through folks like Pete Seeger. Sadly, Solomon or his family did not receive proper royalties for years to come while others raked in cash from it.

I promised to do every song so I thought I'd use this one to teach a little bit.

"But for a company built on its founder's benevolent image, the case 'had all the makings of a nightmare,' Mr. Dean said — a David and Goliath story in which Disney raked in profits from the song while Mr. Linda's children toiled as maids and factory workers, lived without indoor plumbing and sometimes had to borrow from their lawyer for food."

Read the whole story here: www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/international/africa/22lion.html?pagewanted=2

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from Cover songs for Rigby's fundraiser, released August 20, 2014

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