Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat (Day-O) / Star-O album flac

Belafonte's version used lyrics adapted by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Attaway was a novelist and songwriter who was friends with Belafonte. Burgie and Attaway wrote most of the songs on the Calypso album. This song was first recorded in 1952 by Edric Conner, a musician from Trinidad who sang it with his band The Carribeans as "Day De Light. Six artists hit the US Top 40 with "The Banana Boat Song" in 1957: The Terriers version was the first to chart at ( in the UK), followed by Belafonte, The Fontane Sisters ( Steve Lawrence ( Sarah Vaughan ( and Stan Freberg, whose comedy version hit Belafonte performed this on TV for the first time when he was a guest star on Season 3 of The Muppet Show.

Day, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan' go home. Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan' go home. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only.

Robert Tobitt Banana Boat Song, Day O (Medley) - Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess 05:11. Harry Belafonte Banana Boat 03:06. Hit Tunes Karaoke Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (Originally Performed By Harry Belafonte) 03:13. InstaHit Crew The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) 03:03. Harry Belafonte Day O (Banana Boat Song) 03:00. Harry Belafonte Star-O (The Banana Boat Song Alternative Version) 02:04. Harry Belafonte Banana Boat 03:03. Harry Belafonte Day-O (Banana Boat Song) 03:02.

A. Banana Boat (Day-O). Guitar – Millard Thomas. Orchestra, Chorus – Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus. Photography By – Roy Stevens. Written-By – Belafonte, Burgess, Attaway. Harry Belafonte, Tony Scott's Orchestra and Chorus with Millard Thomas - Banana Boat ‎(7", Single, Mono).

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Redirected from Banana Boat Song). Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song; The best-known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 and later became one of his signature songs. That same year The Tarriers released an alternative version that incorporated the chorus of another Jamaican folk song, "Hill and Gully Rider". The Tarriers version was later recorded by Shirley Bassey.