"The Lion Sleeps Tonight", The Tokens, 1961.
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This audio sample is important because it is The Tokens's version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight, the most famous version.
I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion does not reduce the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn. Peregrine Fisher 19:41, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
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