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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVersion 2 of The Liar Tweets Tonight (Lion Sleeps Tonight) parody is even better than the first!
Also participating are Peggy Seeger (Pete's sister), Jay Siegel (of the Tokens, who sang the original "Lion Sleeps Tonight" pop hit in 1961).
Here's a little history on version 2:
http://www.royzimmerman.com/blog/archives/05-2020
"A nostra culpa: We do recognize that the lack of diversity in the first iteration of Vote Him Away looks intentional and exclusionary, and just .... not good. We were so blown away by everyone's heartfelt individual contributions that we didn't consider the overall look. That was a failing on our part.
The good news is that we've decided to make a new video of Vote Him Away with new lyrics and a new group of chorus members every month until the election -- getting more and more people singing together -- and these next videos will certainly reflect the beautiful diversity of our world. Would you like to sing along? If so, please sign up for the mailing list as well be organizing these Virtual Sing-Ins through our newsletters."
(Lots more at link)
Did you all know that the original Lion Sleeps Tonight was written and recorded by Solomon Linda, the Zulu tribesman who wrote Mbube (Zulu for lion) in the 1920s. Here he is performing his song in 1939 with his band The Evening Birds ...English lyrics not added till The Tokens recorded it.
see link: http://www.royzimmerman.com/blog/archives/05-2020
AmyStrange
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Thank you!
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AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)Last edited Mon Aug 3, 2020, 12:50 PM - Edit history (1)
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Good show.
FYI, the lion is code for the Vietcong waiting in the jungle, bushes outside of a town, or in the huts--at least that's what it meant in the 60s anyway.
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Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Disaffected
(4,508 posts)And here's another idea for V3:
"In the White House, the plague and blight house..."
Or maybe:
"In the White House, the fear and fright house....."
Or:
"In the White House, the coprolite house..."
AmyStrange
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A pox on your family, and here's my revenge (ha, ha, ha):
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CatWoman
(79,283 posts)malaise
(267,827 posts)and so was Part 1
KT2000
(20,544 posts)Always loved the song too.
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)...to have this one. Love the original song, love parody #1 and parody #2.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)This is a grand version!
Thanks, Amaryllis.
burrowowl
(17,607 posts)AmyStrange
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I just noticed one sign, "All lives will continue not to matter, until Black Lives Matter!"
Yay!!
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AmyStrange
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A pox on all your friends too!!
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