July 03, 2004
The lion isn't sleeping anymore
With a headline like that I would have hoped to be writing about the coming Euro 2004 final including England. No such luck.
Actually, I caught a great article in the Guardian this evening (or early morning really) about the descendants of the Zulu tribesman who wrote the melody for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (famously recorded by the Tokens).
If you've seen the Lion King (and I had the pleasure to a couple of weeks ago in London's West End) you know that Disney uses the song in their show (the only non Elton John song apparently).
Well, the copyright has reverted after his death and now they want royalty payments.
A lot of royalty payments.
Delicious...
Posted by artandscience at July 3, 2004 02:54 AMComments