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German &
English lyrics) +++...
Johnny Wakelin is a
British musician, singer and songwriter! He wrote the song "
In Zaire" in front of the boxing fight between
Muhammad Ali against
George Foreman in
1974! The first released of the single was in
1976! Reached in
DE #2, AT #2, CH #2, UK #4,
US '46 singles chart! Here the 12" extended version (Maxi-Single) released in
1985! ...
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The RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE was a historic boxing event that took place on
October 30, 1974, in the Mai 20
Stadium in
Kinshasa, Zaire (now
Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted then world
Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round.
The event was one of
Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter. He managed to get both Ali and Foreman to
sign separate contracts saying they would fight for him if he could get $5 million to be their pay. However,
King did not have the money. So he began looking for an outside country to sponsor the event.
Zaire's president
Mobutu Sésé Seko asked for the fight to be held in his country, eager for the publicity such a high-profile event would bring. King had pulled together a consortium that included a
Panamanian company called Risnelia
Investment, the
Hemdale Film Corporation, a British company founded by film producer
John Daly and the actor
David Hemmings,
Video Techniques
Incorporated of
New York and Don King Productions. Although King is most closely associated with the fight it is
Hemdale and Video Techniques
Inc., with whom King was a director, who were the official co-promoters of the fight
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DEUTSCHE ÜBERSETZUNG:
Es war einmal ein Kampf in Zaire.
Hunderttausend Leute waren da,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
All die Leute versammelten sich da,
in Zaire, in Zaire,
um die
Schlacht im Dschungel zu sehen...
...dort in Zaire!
Da kam ein
Mann namens Elijan,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire.
Mit ihm kam der
Superstar,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire.
Alle diese Leute kamen von weit her,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire,
um die Schlacht im Dschungel zu sehen...
...dort in Zaire!
Und wer der Sieger in der Nacht?
Elijan
Mohammed's
Junge Ali gewann den Kampf!
(instrumental)
All diese Leute schrien da in Zaire.
Sieben Runden Qualen da in Zaire.
Noch eine Runde und Ali ist da in Zaire.
Es war große Aufregung überall in Zaire
.
...dort in Zaire!
Da kam ein Mann namens Elijan,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire.
Mit ihm kam der Superstar,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire.
Alle diese Leute kamen von weit her,
nach Zaire, nach Zaire,
um die Schlacht im Dschungel zu sehen...
...dort in Zaire!
Und wer war der Sieger in der Nacht?
Elijan Mohammed's Junge Ali gewann den Kampf!
(instrumental)
Der
Blitz schlug zweimal ein in der Nacht.
Zuerst im
Ring, dann in der Schlacht!
In Za - in Zaire
In Za - in Zaire
In Za - in Zaire
In Za - in Zaire
In Za - in Zaire
In Za - in Zaire
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IN ZAIRE ~ JOHNNY WAKELIN
(engl. lyrics)
Once there was a battle there,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
A hundred thousand people there,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people gathered there,
in Zaire, in Zaire,
to see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!
Came a man called
Elijah,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
With him came the superstar,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people came from far,
in Zaire, in Zaire,
to see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!
And who was the victor in the night?
Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won the fight!
(instrumental)
All those people chanted there,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
Seven rounds of torture there,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
One more round and Ali's there,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
There was great exitement everywhere...
In Zaire!
Came a man called Elijah,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
With him came the superstar,
in Zaire, in Zaire.
All those people came from far,
in Zaire, in Zaire,
to see the rumble in the jungle there...
In Zaire!
And who was the victor in the night?
Elijah Mohammed's boy Ali won the fight!
(instrumental)
The lightning struck twice in the night.
First in the ring and then after the fight...
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
In Zaire, in Zaire
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- published: 19 Sep 2011
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