It was written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman, published in 1947 and introduced in the 1947 Broadway musical Angel in the Wings, sung by Elaine Stritch. INFORMATION ABOUT & SOUNDFILE OF "CIVILIZATION" The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes. This post provides information & lyrics when available, and a soundfile of the three songs "Civilization" ("Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo"), the King Leonardo & His Short Subjectstelevision theme song, and the Dancehall Reggae song entitled "Bongo Congo".Ĭlick and for related posts on the related term "Congo Bongo".
Both of the 1947 "Bongo Bongo Bongo" song and that 1960s cartoon series with its theme song that includes a reference to "Bongo Congo" influence my reception of a Dancehall Reggae song entitled "Bongo Congo" as well as the 1973/1974 Salsa song "Congo Bongo" and the 2003 Ghanaian Reggae song "Congo Bongo", each of which I also happened upon on YouTube. In that vaguely remembered animated series, Leonardo the lion is the king of the fictitious African nation of "Bongo Congo".
Because YouTube has just about everything, I found a soundfile of that theme song under the name "Leonardo & His Short Subjects". However, that song reminded me of a television cartoon show & its theme song from the 1960s. I wasn't aware of the 1947 American Pop song "Civilization" ("Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo") prior to coming across it while surfing YouTube. However, some music and/or other cultural offerings that don't originate with Black people can remind people of other cultural offerrings or influence the creation, reception, and interpretation of other Black music/cultural offerings. This blog features music & dance from African Americans and other Black cultures throughout the world.
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