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The best-known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 (originally titled "Banana Boat (Day-O)") and later became one of his signature songs. That same year the Tarriers released an alternative version that incorporated the chorus of another Jamaican call and response folk song, "Hill and Gully Rider".
The first track "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" largely contributed to the success of the album and has long been Belafonte's signature song, the single reaching number five on Billboard's Pop chart. "Star-O", the sixth track on the album (and B side of the "Day-O" single), is essentially a shorter reprise of "Day-O", with slightly different lyrics.
One of the songs included in the album is the now famous "Banana Boat Song", listed as "Day-O" on the Calypso LP, which reached number five on the pop chart and featured its signature lyric "Day-O". [28] Many of the compositions recorded for Calypso, including "Banana Boat Song" and "Jamaica Farewell", gave songwriting credit to Irving Burgie. [29]
In 1988, Tim Burton's cult-classic movie "Beetlejuice" showcased Harry Belafonte's version of “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in a comedically haunting way that forever altered people's ...
Burgie and Attaway wrote a version of the lyrics for the "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" for the Colgate Comedy Hour, and it was then recorded by Belafonte for RCA Victor. This is the recording that is by far the best known to listeners today, as it reached number five on the Billboard charts in 1957 and later became his signature song.
Thirty-six years after the release of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice — as a sequel starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Jenna Ortega is about to hit theaters — the famous ...
"Dancing Ride" – Here Comes a Song "Daniel and Molly" – Here Comes a Song "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "Day of Joy, Day of Peace" (Hamish's Lullaby) – Santa's Rockin'! "Decorate the Tree" – Yule Be Wiggling "Di Dicki Do Dum" – Big Red Car "Ding Dong Merrily on High" – Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
The cover paid homage to the 1988 film, with Clarkson's house band Y'all dancing in unison as if similarly possessed by mischievous ghosts.