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Published: 2015-07-06 18:38:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 3983; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 11
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Description It seems like Simba and the others are finally making use of their singing abilities now.   

Seeing as though there were four main TLK characters by the end of the franchise (Simba, Nala, Kovu, and Kiara), I started to make connections to the Beatles since there was four of them too. One thought led to another, and the result was this. I was heavily conflicted as to whether or not to make this anthro, but ultimately I chose to do so since the Abbey Road cover didn't give me enough room for their four-legged forms.

The cover to Abbey Road has been parodied numerous times before, and it's involved everything from Sesame Street and Minecraft characters to Five Nights at Freddy's characters. But never before have I seen a version for The Lion King, which is kind of surprising to me, since there's more than enough characters in TLK who could fit the Beatles' shoes in the shot. (Not to mention, that scene where Simba, Timon and Pumbaa walking across the log in the jungle should've inspired at least someone by now.) So I took the liberty of creating it myself. 


This is actually an idea I've had for a long time now, and I first attempted it months ago. But long story short, this sort of thing was far beyond my drawing abilities at the time. So I abandoned the first version of this. It wasn't until last night when I finally gave this another shot, and thankfully, it didn't turn out like crap the way the first version did. This is also the second time I've ever done a drawing purely with digital elements; No on-paper drawings done to start off this time. Make of that what you will.

Just in case anyone gets confused, I drew this to make it look like they were walking over a thick log that extends over a jungle river, with vines and plant foliage marks for their equivalent of the famous zebra crossing. Because admittedly, it might not look like that in this shot.

Simba, Nala, Kovu, Kiara, and The Lion King © Walt Disney Studios

Let me know in the comments what you think!

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Comments: 10

VanoCraft98 [2019-08-14 10:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Excellent 👌

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JustSomeGuy420 [2017-07-27 10:37:20 +0000 UTC]

You've got a great taste in music. The Beatles is probably one of my favorite bands of all time. Abbey Road was a great album. I love how you parodied the Abbey Road cover with Lion King characters and turned the album into Abbey River.

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AlphaRain-Official In reply to JustSomeGuy420 [2017-09-11 03:16:58 +0000 UTC]

The Beatles were my gateway into making my music tastes into what they are now, so they'll always be one of my favorites too.

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JustSomeGuy420 In reply to AlphaRain-Official [2017-09-11 03:20:02 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad we're on the same page. The Beatles were an icon.

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Thecodsterman [2015-07-31 09:38:01 +0000 UTC]

XD this was such a great idea !!

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AlphaRain-Official In reply to Thecodsterman [2015-07-31 16:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I was pretty surprised that no one had done a TLK version of Abbey Road out there, you know? It's been done by damn near everything except that, so I figured 'why not?' and made it myself. I'm glad you like it!

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SodaPopTab [2015-07-08 16:19:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh, this is just...YES

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coolwolfbro [2015-07-07 02:21:04 +0000 UTC]

noice

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wolfartist115 [2015-07-06 18:53:18 +0000 UTC]

"Get around get around, I get around!"

I don't know why, that line just popped into my head XD (Is it even Beatles?)

Nice picture though, I feel like you always find new depth to the LK characters

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JustSomeGuy420 In reply to wolfartist115 [2017-07-27 10:34:41 +0000 UTC]

The song "I Get Around" was made by The Beach Boys, not The Beatles.

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