The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

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The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Image:GuitarCover.jpg
EP by They Might Be Giants
Released	July 30 1992
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	24:12
Label	Elektra Records
I Palindrome I (1992)	The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (1992)	Why Does The Sun Shine? (1993) <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th style="background: lightsalmon;" colspan="3">They Might Be Giants EP chronology</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.8em;"> <td style="width: 33%;" valign="top">I Palindrome I (1992)</td> <td style="width: 33%;" valign="middle">I Palindrome I (1992)</td> <td style="width: 33%;" valign="top">Why Does The Sun Shine? (1993)</td> </tr>

The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) is a song and EP by They Might Be Giants. The title song also appears on Apollo 18 (1992), released by Elektra Records.

[edit] Track listing

The Guitar (Williamsburgh Mix)
The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)
Welcome To The Jungle
I Blame You
Moving To The Sun
The Guitar (Even Further Outer Planet Mix)

[edit] Miscellanea

Despite the identical name, the song Welcome to the Jungle is wholly unrelated to the hit by Guns N' Roses.

Laura Cantrell provides backing vocals on "The Guitar."

[edit] External links

The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) EP at This Might Be A Wiki
"The Guitar" (song) at This Might Be A Wiki

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See Also: Dial-A-Song
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants \| Lincoln \| Flood \| Apollo 18 \| John Henry \| Factory Showroom \| Long Tall Weekend \| Mink Car \| No! \| The Spine \| Here Come the ABCs
EPs: Wiggle Diskette \| 1985 Demo Tape \| Don't Let's Start \| (She Was A) Hotel Detective \| They'll Need a Crane \| Purple Toupee \| Birdhouse in Your Soul \| Istanbul (Not Constantinople) \| The Statue Got Me High \| The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) \| I Palindrome I \| Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) \| O Tannenbaum \| Back to Skull \| S-E-X-X-Y \| Working Undercover for the Man \| Boss of Me \| Man, It's So Loud in Here \| They Might Be Giants in Holidayland \| Bed, Bed, Bed \| Indestructible Object \| The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 \| Severe Tire Damage \| Live \| The Spine Hits the Road \| Almanac \| Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start \| Miscellaneous T \| Then: The Earlier Years \| Best of the Early Years \| They Got Lost \| Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants \| A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants \| Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" \| "Ana Ng" \| "Birdhouse in Your Soul" \| "Particle Man" \| "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" \| "Doctor Worm" \| "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct From Brooklyn \| Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) \| Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD \| Venue Songs DVD/CD