RETROPOP on X: Today marks 40 YEARS since Tight Fit released The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The single gave the group their first UK No 1 and remains one of the most iconic
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Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs
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Entertainment for the lost and lonely” – Top of the Pops, 26 March
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Top of the Pops, 10/02/1983 - BBC One
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Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs
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Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1982, Vinyl) - Discogs
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Today in Music History: The Lion Sleeps Tonight goes No. 1
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