New Persil advert

[whitey290375]

 Who sings the version of 'Lion sleeps tonight' in the new persil advert where Doris is walking down a suburban street with her washing and ends up in the jungle washing at the riverside?

[ermintrude35]

..."This distinctive tune may have earned The Tokens a No. I hit in 1961 under the title "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," but theirs was by no means the first recording. Originally a South African Zulu hunting song, "Wimoweh" was familiar to folk audiences from The Weavers' 1952 hit version."...

[Machecoul]

And Tight Fit made No 1 in 1982 !!

[littleoldme]

Strictly speaking, Wimoweh and The Lion Sleeps Tonight are not exactly the same song - TLST is a re-working of the original African song (called Mbube, the pronunciation of which was misheard as Wimoweh) with added English lyrics. Wimoweh (i.e. without the "in the jungle" lyrics), was a 1961 hit in the UK for Karl Denver - I think, but am not sure, that that's the version in the ad.

[whitey290375]

Here is an email containing the song title and artist direct from the horses mouth....

Thank you for your recent contact.

We have now been informed of the music and artist for the current Surf Tropical
'Take your pants to paradise' TV advert.

The song is 'Wimoweh' (Lions sleeps tonight) by Yma Sumec.

It is available on EMI Records.

Thank you for taking the trouble to contact us.

Kind regards

Lisa Taylor
Surf Washing Line Advisor