{"id":11460,"date":"2018-07-24T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/?p=11460"},"modified":"2018-08-22T18:44:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T18:44:46","slug":"did-you-know-that-adult-simbas-singing-voice-in-the-lion-king-is-of-the-lead-singer-from-toto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/simbas-singing-voice-is-lead-singer-toto","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know That Adult Simba&#8217;s Singing Voice In &#8220;The Lion King&#8221; Is Of The Lead Singer From Toto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Who knew the lead singer from Toto was the voice of Adult Simba?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Because I sure didn&#8217;t. And I love The Lion King. I mean, it might be one of my most favorite Disney movies ever, and yet here I do not know anything. Many people have been obsessed with The Lion King, and it is quite understandable because I can relate hardcore with this.<\/p>\n<p>However, what does this have to do with the lead singer from Toto, you ask? Well, you see, he is the one behind the melodious voice of Adult Simba.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Joseph Stanley Williams is an American rock singer and film score composer, best known for his work in the rock band Toto, which he fronted from 1986 to 1988, and again from 2010 to the present.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8211;<a class=\"q ruhjFe NJLBac fl\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Williams_(musician)\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/disney.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How could I think that I knew everything about The Lion King?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11461\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 480 286'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/simba-dancing.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>I only came to realize this when one Tumblr User posted the following.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/t:acromVL8lxenzWMP5Dxxkg\/175253412016\/v2\" data-did=\"f6a8053c136d3ebd3cf618807d950449570e2e83\"  ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/ultranos\/175253412016\/an-actual-lion-hey-everybody-guess-what-i\">https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/ultranos\/175253412016\/an-actual-lion-hey-everybody-guess-what-i<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js?_v=38df9a6ca7436e6ca1b851b0543b9f51\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Yup, I am not at all making this up. This is actually true.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11464\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 500 280'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/excuse-me.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>So as it turns out Joseph Williams sung both &#8216;Can you feel the love tonight?&#8217; and the iconic Hakuna Matata!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11465\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 330 185'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/research.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>I also have proof, so you know that this is not another bluff.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11466\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 757 442'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/voicing-adults.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"442\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/voicing-adults.png 757w, https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/voicing-adults-300x175.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Now that you know, Can you hear the rock vibes in this song?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/25QyCxVkXwQ?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/25QyCxVkXwQ\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>They even credited him. How could we be so blind?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11467\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 739 52'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itunes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"52\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itunes.png 739w, https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itunes-300x21.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>So now that you know this information, How do you feel?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11468\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 443 250'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/before-joining.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>I am amazed at this discovery.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11469\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 444 250'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rainy-africa.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Comment down below and let us know what has changed for you.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-expand=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-11470\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 500 277'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/used-to-be.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew the lead singer from Toto was the voice of Adult Simba? 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