The Greatest Hits of the World - Part 2

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2010 · host BBC World Service

The song Wimoweh, or The Lion Sleeps Tonight has been exposed to a mass audience with its inclusion in the musical The Lion King. It is reportedly worth $16 million, but the composer died in poverty. Listen to the story of a song in search for justice.

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