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Perhaps its most memorable appearance is in the 1988 Tim Burton comedy horror film Beetlejuice, during the movie's end. This occurrence later appeared in the Broadway musical stage adaptation in 2019 as the finale. Belafonte's rendition of the song is featured in the 2010 dancing video game Just Dance 2. [4]
Lil Wayne's 2010 song "6 Foot 7 Foot" (featuring Cory Gunz) from his album Tha Carter IV samples and derives its title from "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)". [18] The Conkarah song "Banana", released in 2019 by S-Curve Records, with contributions from Shaggy, samples largely and is an adaptation of the Harry Belafonte original. [19]
Besides Elfman's score, four original recordings by Harry Belafonte were used in the film: "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" and "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" and "Sweetheart from Venezuela". The latter two of the songs were excluded from the soundtrack.
Tim Burton's 1988 classic 'Beetlejuice' memorably used recordings of Harry Belafonte's 'Day-O' and 'Jump in the Line,' much to the late entertainer's delight.
Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O” "Beetlejuice" One of the most iconic scenes from the first “Beetlejuice” is the dinner party during which the Maitlands possess the Deetz family and their ...
Fans first met Beetlejuice in Tim Burton's 1988 American gothic dark fantasy starring Winona Ryder, ... (Day-O)," the Harry Belafonte tune used in one of Beetlejuice's most iconic scenes.
Belafonte's original 1955 recording of "Day-O" was heard in the dinner scene in the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice (1988). Belafonte appeared in a "Day-O" music video, featured on MTV, promoting the film. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)", the final track on the album, was also featured in Beetlejuice as well as episodes of The Simpsons and I Love Lucy.
Belafonte’s music reached a new generation in 1988 when four of his songs, including “Man Smart,” were featured in the Tim Burton comedy Beetlejuice. 6. “Skin to Skin” with Jennifer ...