These guys are my favorite a-cap group of all time. They look like they're having so much fun and that joy for life is definitely contagious. I need more of this stuff...just hook it to my veins!
Absolutely love this version. What better way to enjoy the old music then to find a way to do it to bring back memories while making your audience laugh. Watching in July 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. Just what I needed.
Excellent harmonies and comedy! Absolutely great A- cappella music ! I've never heard 'Straight No Chaser' but I'll look for them now. In Christ Jesus, Michael
Saw these guys in person at 3 separate concerts, and each time they were great! Great singers, "intrumentalists", dancers, and comedians! Wonderful entertainers loaded with talent. A must see!
One of the best stage performance i have ever seen in my life.! So relaxing. kind of a emotional roller-coaster! and the humor is outstanding! and yes I am listening it in 2017 !!! Love you guys.. :D
It's been a long time since I got chills from listening to someone sing but when he started I got chills all over. They are crazy and having so much fun.
Yeah I know what you mean alright. I got chills with the Carlton dance at the end it was so right on. Lol! That song never gets old and with this twist it got a makeover too!
I agree with you so much, I'm a 63 yr old fat straight guy and these guys gave me goosebumps. It's inspirational and intergenerational and probably even international. It was amazing...
1960 Those were such good days, must be what we will experience in heaven, hearing all our fav groups anytime. 'Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end; we thought they'd last forever and a day.'
I'm not old enough to have grown and enjoyed the 50s and 60s. But I used to work with my dad and that's all he listened to. I come to enjoy that era of music. I caught that feeling that you are trying to express
I've started calling this up every morning to start my day. It puts a smile on my face and reminds me that hard times can't destroy beauty or laughter.
I attended an "Oldie but Goodie" concert in the early 90's and saw the Tokens perform The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I enjoyed it very much. They sounded just as good as I remembered when hearing it as a kid sometime during the 60's. But I enjoy this one even more! Great job guys! So glad I found this!
An all-time dynamic performance, brilliant choreography every instant, humour and singing and dance talent showcased forever - Increases optimism and energy levels.Therapeutic music beyond belief. This is thoroughly enjoyable incredible talent.
This is a beautiful song We seems like to forget but to listen again it bring those times back in our minds So nice memories good times then. No covid free times
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda in 1939. And the songs original title was "Mbube". Recorded under the South African, Gallo Record Company. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss.
Harmony at it's BEST!! Music got me through NAVY! Love and loss! There were not many TV's on a ship! Make the best of what you have! Appreciate! P.S. listen love your family and friends, people! One day you will see that! This is pure music!
It is wonderful, hearing these men sing and bounce around, all in "k"! So fun and beautiful, continues to give me goosebumps. This is such fun to send to friends for a real treat!
6:30 in the morning, having my 2nd cup of coffee, and I run across this video.....just AWESOME! One of my favorite songs and this brought on a mountain of smiles and laughs. Thank you for bringing such good vibes to me this morning!
I gotta say that every year since I discovered their "12 days of Christmas" version, I listen to it like every day during Christmas season, and I keep looking for more videos. But mostly only around Christmas. So weird.
Love it! The lead has a very nice and pure tenor and falsetto voice. Choreography was fun too!! Side note: This song has special meaning to me. My sister and I are both Leos. She loved this song. When the Lion King came out, it was a joy to learn this song was included in the sound track. After my sister passed away, whenever I would hear this song, it would bring tears to my eyes. It was fun to hear the song done with such fun and passion for acapella (another favorite of mine). Thank you gentlemen of No Chaser.
This is my brother's favourite song. I haven't seen him nor spoke to him in over 20 years. Brett if you see this I love you and miss you very much. 🇨🇦🕊🌷🥀🌹🥀🥀
This is the first time I have seen this video. I have been finding lots of videos I never saw before and they are songs I have not seen them do in concert either. Thank God for You Tube!!!!
I wd rather listen 2the original Azanian cultural version (without the un- necessary buffoonery), that was stolen by a caucasian group in the 1950's-60's? &4which the originators NEVER benefit- ted from the $$$ millions the white group reaped from the song. Thus they did what the caucasian is infamous 4, being the cleptomaniac his-[own]- story reveals him 2be: he ripped them off of their hard-earned &well de- served financial rewards. What a pitiful shame!!! Therefore, it's imperative that we: "Tell The Truth & Shame the [lying, fork-tong -ued serpent/d-v-l". 'Nuff sed!
Love this. Beautiful voice! I never heard any performance by the tokens performed live. They appear live but they are always lip syncing. This was refreshing. And i know a lot of work was put into this performance.
It was recorded by the Tokens in 1961, but I won't do the math! It was popular (and continues to be to this day thanks to The Lion King) when I was in elementary school.
IT'S 1:00 am and i should be rounding up my maths studying but just thought to pass by an alltime favorite....had me wearing a goofy grin...thanks for making my morning,this song rocks!
I had such a bad day today. My neighbor passed away from a heart attack. Requiescat in pace (May he rest in peace.) My charge card was compromised and three heavy charges were fraudulently put on my credit card, which fortunately the credit was dropped. But it shocked me to see it at first. Then I listened to this group sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and it just brightened my day. Bravissimo to Straight No Chaser. What a great job. And they seemed to be having such fun performing this song..
Jay Segal and the Tokens are the best and it was their hit song way back. Mr,Segal's range is quite awesome. You might want to check it out on CZcams. ❤️
I have always loved that song. I am 71 and like me, it’s a classic…..timeless.
how are you doing sir??
We are classic alright! Lol. Love that song. Reminds me of my youth.
I’m 73... still love it 😍
I am 78 and joined the Navy in 1961 and that was one of the top songs at that time. Loved it then and still do!!
I am 68, look 50. Love the good music. Not bragging..just facts.
The urge to sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is always a whim away... a whim away... a whim away... a whim away! :)
Groan!
ROTFL
@@jacksonbrown5900 why are people replying after 8 years
@@SmollerRadish because the video is still up and people still like the song. Why does it matter when they/I comment?
@@SmollerRadish Because this is really good!!!!
This is what music is for. Entertaining, spreading joy, and using a God given gift of brightening a spot in life.
Hello Deb 👋, how are you doing?
Don't know how i get here but who cares! Loved it. What a nice relaxation after getting exhausted and stressed from work 😍
Same here. The ones on Zoom are amazing, too. (I'm assuming that's Zoom.)
And me.
Come on back for another dance break!
These guys are my favorite a-cap group of all time. They look like they're having so much fun and that joy for life is definitely contagious. I need more of this stuff...just hook it to my veins!
Can't help but smile when I watch this - Thank god the world still has Music.
Black 0 eyes peas
GOOD music you should say. :)
Donat
I loved it and I had a good laugh;thank you so much Granny pat
Absolutely love this version. What better way to enjoy the old music then to find a way to do it to bring back memories while making your audience laugh. Watching in July 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic. Just what I needed.
Excellent harmonies and comedy! Absolutely great A- cappella music ! I've never heard 'Straight No Chaser' but I'll look for them now. In Christ Jesus, Michael
Then look for their 12 Days of Christmas video. You'll LOVE it!! It's what got them famous.
Oh wow!! When that guy with the high voice started singing I got goosebumps all over me!! This as awesome!! Many thanks, and stay well:-)
Saw these guys in person at 3 separate concerts, and each time they were great! Great singers, "intrumentalists", dancers, and comedians! Wonderful entertainers loaded with talent. A must see!
The absolutely most entertaining video I’ve ever seen on (years of watching) CZcams ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
Hello Debbie 👋, how are you doing?
This song was part of my childhood and I appreciate it, BIG TIME.
This makes me smile so much! Always loved this song, brings so much nostalgia.
Always nice to see performers enjoying themselves; really adds to the atmosphere.
Roger's Reviews I.
This is me literally every time I do anything related to music. I wanna be these guys when I'm out of college. They're great.
I will follow him
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Need more of this NOW!! So awesome talented. A sheer joy to listen and watch. Go Blokes!!
One of the best stage performance i have ever seen in my life.! So relaxing. kind of a emotional roller-coaster! and the humor is outstanding! and yes I am listening it in 2017 !!! Love you guys.. :D
It's been a long time since I got chills from listening to someone sing but when he started I got chills all over. They are crazy and having so much fun.
Yeah I know what you mean alright. I got chills with the Carlton dance at the end it was so right on. Lol! That song never gets old and with this twist it got a makeover too!
I agree with you so much, I'm a 63 yr old fat straight guy and these guys gave me goosebumps. It's inspirational and intergenerational and probably even international. It was amazing...
1960 Those were such good days, must be what we will experience in heaven, hearing all our fav groups anytime. 'Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end; we thought they'd last forever and a day.'
Rubber Ball come bouncing back to you......We had so many classics that we can only hope they will never die.....
I'm not old enough to have grown and enjoyed the 50s and 60s. But I used to work with my dad and that's all he listened to. I come to enjoy that era of music.
I caught that feeling that you are trying to express
I've started calling this up every morning to start my day. It puts a smile on my face and reminds me that hard times can't destroy beauty or laughter.
Fun to watch. Thank you, gentlemen, for this delightful version of this song. I can see you were all having fun ❤😊❤
still going strong...love their performance...made my morning better...
I attended an "Oldie but Goodie" concert in the early 90's and saw the Tokens perform The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I enjoyed it very much. They sounded just as good as I remembered when hearing it as a kid sometime during the 60's. But I enjoy this one even more! Great job guys! So glad I found this!
Amazing group! Love these guys! Puts a huge smile on my face!
An all-time dynamic performance, brilliant choreography every instant, humour and singing and dance talent showcased forever - Increases optimism and energy levels.Therapeutic music beyond belief. This is thoroughly enjoyable incredible talent.
This is a beautiful song We seems like to forget but to listen again it bring those times back in our minds So nice memories good times then. No covid free times
I'm 46 and I love this song. These guys did an awesome job. 💘
its not only the voice and the song, they're also gorgeous..
there fabulous!
BRO FIST
@@grandmacooch2441 And that bothers YOU how?
@@ribitt06 I don't like gay niggas
Geez guys, why are you here, of all places, on a music vid, insulting each other?? I just want to say the guy singing falsetto is adorable.
They are not Bangtan Sonyeondan!
I like how when they're singing about the PEACEFUL village, they start to go faster
you go guys, I like the groove! :))
I hate how the fucking audience keeps clapping a cheering in the middle of the fucking song
It's 2019.
I have watched this for 9 years!!! And still counting..
made my day,absolutely marvellous,cant stop grinning..
One of the simplest yet most effective performance I've seen to date for this song! Great!!!
Great song & showmanship! I hope y’all have others to sing. Brought back great memories. Thank you!
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda in 1939. And the songs original title was "Mbube". Recorded under the South African, Gallo Record Company. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss.
Interesting
Wow..... cant get enough of this. sounds new and amazing every day.
Harmony at it's BEST!! Music got me through NAVY! Love and loss! There were not many TV's on a ship! Make the best of what you have! Appreciate! P.S. listen love your family and friends, people! One day you will see that! This is pure music!
It is wonderful, hearing these men sing and bounce around, all in "k"! So fun and beautiful, continues to give me goosebumps. This is such fun to send to friends for a real treat!
This was just fun,smiled from the very beginning and couldn't stop until the last hillarious note. Thank you guys for a fun ride.
OMG! I love these guys! Not only were they entertaining but I really enjoyed watching them having fun. It was GREAT.
Ohhhhh Mannnn was this ever great --- Bravo to a wonderful bunch of very talented guys singing my childhood favorite song !!!!
A lot of talent on that stage. Loved the performance.
Just wonder how the Lion is gonna sleep tonight with this song and dance
It's just great!
Love the tenor and the bass.. These guys are good-way crazy!! Thanks for posting this. It's fun.
Love these guys! They have the best spirit and the funnest delivery. And, yes, they can sing too!
I've seen them in concert. Outstanding! One of my fav parts though was where they redo 80s and 90s medleys 😂 but this one was also awesome 👍
Loved this. They sound great and left me grinning. I will have to check out their other music.
Great group performance and that lead singers voice was so nice to listen to wow. Lion King a classic. Peace and Love from Sweden
I love these guys! Talent and humor mingling together. Just doesn't get much better than that.
What a fun and uplifting performance !!! I loved it !!!
6:30 in the morning, having my 2nd cup of coffee, and I run across this video.....just AWESOME! One of my favorite songs and this brought on a mountain of smiles and laughs. Thank you for bringing such good vibes to me this morning!
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This randomly popped up....no regrets to watching this. Loving it!
Well 13 years after this was posted I finally saw it. Love you guys! Song is always awesome but you also brought in some fun. Thank you
Great song from a great group!! Fantastic performance.
Best thing I've seen since Covid. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face the whole time. Love it. Thank you ❤️
We are all sick of COVID and need some good energy in our lives.
Hello Pamela 👋, how are you doing!
I love this song and I LOVE this group!! My smile for the day!!
That song is so much fun and those guys really had fun doing it this time!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This was full of fun! Great voices
I gotta say that every year since I discovered their "12 days of Christmas" version, I listen to it like every day during Christmas season, and I keep looking for more videos. But mostly only around Christmas. So weird.
My very 1st fav song, I was 11yrs old, now 71. I found a lion head at Walgreen's a few years ago that sings a little bit of song. Good memories!
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I could listen to this all day long ??? I usually do ?? xxx Excellent guys xx
whether he sang it in the original version or in his own version...
everyone was happy
they were happy...
hakuna matata
It was a mix with Lion sleeps tonight and brown eyed girl, because they goes well together, as shown.
MsRandomPro
will check it out for sure
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Vozes e boa música juntam todos... Lindo demais!
why do i just love this, so many men loves the song as much as i do..👍👍👍 spot on tone
Fun to watch! They are having such a good time! So talented! Love it!
Love it! The lead has a very nice and pure tenor and falsetto voice. Choreography was fun too!!
Side note: This song has special meaning to me. My sister and I are both Leos. She loved this song. When the Lion King came out, it was a joy to learn this song was included in the sound track. After my sister passed away, whenever I would hear this song, it would bring tears to my eyes. It was fun to hear the song done with such fun and passion for acapella (another favorite of mine). Thank you gentlemen of No Chaser.
I got the goose bumps. Love the music.
This is my brother's favourite song. I haven't seen him nor spoke to him in over 20 years. Brett if you see this I love you and miss you very much. 🇨🇦🕊🌷🥀🌹🥀🥀
The way they did that was amazing. I love it ❤️
This really made my day 😍😂
Wow! This is entertainment! Makes me smile!
This is the first time I have seen this video. I have been finding lots of videos I never saw before and they are songs I have not seen them do in concert either. Thank God for You Tube!!!!
A timeless classic loved by many but for people who have lived in Africa it can easily make one well up. Love you Africa, always will.
LOL! just got home from dentist and I needed this! ROFL
Still laughing! Thanks, guys, for the "ah-we-go-way" rhythm section. I was sorry when you did go away.
Aww, Those guys did a great job, singing and being funny.. I Really Enjoyed watching and listening.. Good going guys!!
When I was a kid in the '60s, my friends and I would sing this on the swingset. A good tune.
JUST LOVE THESE GUYS VERY GOOD VOCIES AND FUNNY TOO
How fun. This was an amazing performance. Stress free.
I truly love these guys! They are awesome!!!!
This group of guys is great! I'd love to see more...
That was Amazing! A group doing this nightly,traveling the Country,could not have done better.Thank you Gentlemen.
I wd rather listen 2the original Azanian cultural version (without the un- necessary buffoonery), that was stolen by a caucasian group in the 1950's-60's? &4which the originators NEVER benefit- ted from the $$$ millions the white group reaped from the song. Thus they did what the caucasian is infamous 4, being the cleptomaniac his-[own]- story reveals him 2be: he ripped them off of their hard-earned &well de- served financial rewards. What a pitiful shame!!! Therefore, it's imperative that we: "Tell The Truth & Shame the [lying, fork-tong -ued serpent/d-v-l". 'Nuff sed!
Fun and made me laugh, I really enjoyed them A LOT!!!
Love this. Beautiful voice! I never heard any performance by the tokens performed live. They appear live but they are always lip syncing. This was refreshing. And i know a lot of work was put into this performance.
If you ever get the opportunity to see these guys live, GO! This video does not do them justice. They're excellent and so fun.
This was also beautiful
What a delightful version! This song was popular when I was in high school...oops, did I just reveal my age!!!???
Hey, strut that age and own. 👍
It was recorded by the Tokens in 1961, but I won't do the math! It was popular (and continues to be to this day thanks to The Lion King) when I was in elementary school.
I think this is much better than most other songs. Can any other song bring such a cheerful smile on your Face? I think not.
IT'S 1:00 am and i should be rounding up my maths studying but just thought to pass by an alltime favorite....had me wearing a goofy grin...thanks for making my morning,this song rocks!
my favorite song is the lion sleeps tonight
the lion sleeps tonight hush my darling
dont cry my darling
Excelenteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Me encantó!!! Es un deleite para el alma :)
I love this song. My two nieces and nephew once sang this song beautifully. I enjoyed your version immensely. Thank you
I had such a bad day today. My neighbor passed away from a heart attack. Requiescat in pace (May he rest in peace.)
My charge card was compromised and three heavy charges were fraudulently put on my credit card, which fortunately the credit was dropped. But it shocked me to see it at first.
Then I listened to this group sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and it just brightened my day. Bravissimo to Straight No Chaser. What a great job. And they seemed to be having such fun performing this song..
Lol great sense of humor! Loved it!
Judea Agbosu Ja, wundervoll. Wir brauchen Humor, Musik, all' die SCHÖNEN!!! Dinge des Lebens. Danke Jungs, für die Darbietung.
I love this
love this! what a great performance!
Just Absolutely Love This Group!! So much fun🤗
Best version of the song on CZcams ! Props to these guys
Look up Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Mint Juleps
one of the worst imho - so many better versions online - that oe with the Spanish girl speaking in broken in English is better
Jay Segal and the Tokens are the best and it was their hit song way back. Mr,Segal's range is quite awesome. You might want to check it out on CZcams. ❤️
@@renatedebruyn9612 Acapella Soul also
its funny wen the first solo came out and did thesong and I like how they dance 😀😀😀☺
hahahahaha.........shout..... uro
What's uro
all of you did an excellent Job and i really enjoyed it thank you
Ich bin sooo begeistert. Eine super Performance. Danke liebe Leute.
great job!! really impressive