The band rose to fame thanks to their version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight, which topped the Billboard charts in 1961.The hit featured in 1994 Disney film The Lion King, as well as various other movies and TV shows.It remained in the number one spot on the charts for three weeks.Fans of the Tokens took to Twitter to pay tribute to Philip.About the popular song, Philip once said: "We were embarrassed by it and tried to convince Hugo [Peretti] and Luigi [Creatore] not to release it."They said it would be a big record, and it was going out."Now that it's current, we're current.“I am thrilled,” Philip concluded.The vocal group also performed the songs I Hear Trumpets Blow and Tonight I Fell in Love.DiamondDaibhidJ wrote: “This is literally the.
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