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Harry Belafonte, Almanac, 18 February 1954 "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music. It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ...
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.
In 1978, he appeared as a guest star on an episode of The Muppet Show, on which he performed his signature song "Day-O". [44] However, the episode is best known for Belafonte's rendition of the spiritual song "Turn the World Around", from the album of the same name, which he performed with specially made Muppets that resembled African tribal masks.
“Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” (1956) Belafonte’s riotously catchy adaptation of a song that originated at the turn of the century by Jamaican dock workers was his biggest hit, reaching No ...
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 ...
In a rich musical career initially defined by the lilting sounds of calypso, over the course of seven decades, Harry Belafonte — the actor, activist, producer and vocalist who died Tuesday of ...
He composed 34 songs for Harry Belafonte, including eight of the 11 songs on the Belafonte album Calypso (1956), the first album of any kind to sell one million copies. [3] Burgie also wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Barbados. [4] To date, songs penned by Irving Burgie have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. [citation needed]
An actor and singer from a young age, Belafonte became synonymous with Caribbean music; his album Calypso, which included hits like “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song” and “Jamaica Farewell ...