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Written by American singer Shirley Ellis (who based the song on a game she played as a child [3]) and Lincoln Chase. Ellis's recording, produced by Charles Calello, was released in late 1964 as "The Name Game". The record scored third on the Billboard Hot 100, and fourth on the magazine's R&B charts during 1965. The record was re-released in ...
The banana song may refer to: . The Name Game, an American popular music song as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name.; Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), a traditional Jamaican folk song from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.
The Buckwheat Boyz were an American novelty bass music group that were signed to Koch Records, and released one single, "Peanut Butter & Jelly", in 2002. [1]"Peanut Butter & Jelly", produced by Chip-Man, became a popular internet meme after an animated music video featuring a dancing banana garnered attention online.
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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".
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Scottish musicians Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise included the song on their 1982 album and book The Singing Kettle. [3] Canadian musician Raffi released a version of the song on his album One Light, One Sun (1985). This version only changed the stressed vowels; that is, the vowels in "eat", "apples", and the last two syllables of "bananas".