Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Live)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Harry Belafonte - Day-O, excerpt from "Harry Belafonte in Concert (Japan, 1960)". Recorded live at Sankei Hall, Tokyo, 18 July 1960. This song was first featured on the studio album "Calypso" (1956). Click this link for the complete program:
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Think about the meaning of this song for a second and it's a little more than a catchy tune. The song is actually written from the perspective of a field worker working the banana fields. His job is to chop down banana bushels, fill the crates, and send it via truckload to the shipyards. He's been working all night and he's tired, thus, he wants to go home. So, he is praying that soon, the "tally man", his boss, will come around and tell him that he's gotten enough bananas, he's free to go. After all, daylight has come. The song begins with silence and then the echo of his voice coming in stronger and stronger - this is to represent the sun rising. "Day-o. Me see day. Me see day. Me see day-ooooh." The sentiments of hiding the black tarantula is derivative of their company policy - bugs in the bushel means it's not acceptable for sale. So if he goes to tally-up his take for the day, and finds a tarantula, it means he is not going home early. At the end, the song slows, the silence returns to just his voice - acapella. The sun is now setting... and we can tell by his exasperated tone, and long, drawn notes that he is in for another long night of drinking rum, picking those bananas, and hiding those tarantulas. Hopefully soon, the tally man will count his take and release him for the evening.
Nope, it's about Jamaican dock workers during the banana republic government, not field workers, they unloaded trucks and loaded ships during the night shift, that's why it says daylight come and me wanna go home because their shift is over, field workers don't work at night, also the tarantula has no interior meaning, stacks or boxes of banana often had spiders hidden in them, which was dangerous for the workers very clearly, that is what is being said here
thank you for expatiating this beautiful piece. Deeeeepp!!! Rest in peace Harry!!! Thank you for this Song
Thanks for the translation of the Song, didn´t know that this comes so meanfull. Now i love it more.
I appreciate your comments ☺️ now I understand this song so much better and also shared it with my young kids.
Well said. After growing up a little bit and getting more perspective on the context of this song, it's impossible for me to hear it as just a cute melody. It's poignant and powerful.
First recording artist to sell one million albums, RIP to this great activist, humanitarian and good human being 🙏❤️
Wasnt that record made by enrico carusos
@@chillemdafoe1738 🙄
Got anything more informative than an emoji?
@Chillem dafoe are you seeking a debate, I'm simply stating a fact?
@@chillemdafoe1738 Calypso was the first long play album to sell one million copies. So the answer to your question is NO he wasn't
It’s 2023 and this song is still beautiful as always
2023 and going strong!!
My Dad liked to sing this wonderful song in my early childhood; therefore I know and love it and like Sir Belafonte. 💋
And today Bellafonte dies at the age of 96😢
@@andreasschneider3231, я русский. Для меня сегодня тоже печальный день.
@@andreasschneider3231 just saw it on the news,, may he rest in peace
I was 6 years old when this song came out.
My mother played it to me many times.
She explained, everytime you eat a banana 🍌 a person has been sweating for more and 12 hours is hot sun. Years later as I travelled worldwide and seen first hand what she was teaching me. Be greatful, respectful and humble..
I was just married
where did you see someone work 12hrs in the sun to get a banana?
Every pair of blue jeans you put on in the '50s someone drug a twelve foot long canvas cotton sack up and down endless rows in the American south picking that cotton by hand to send to the gin and bale up to send to the cotton mills America once had in the northeast and southeast like cannon and Burlington textiles . All those mil,miles, closed down and went to Mexico Guatemala ect. I started picking cotton with my grandparents when I was 8 years old . Picked 50 pounds my first day . I was so proud .
Magnifique personne qui m'accompagnée depuis que je suis enfant. Il va manquer c'est sûr
@@alanmalcheski8882you think bananas just pop into existence? Need to consider how long you need to take of the plantation before picking that banana
RIP, Harry Belafonte! We grew up with your songs - so very singable! They are part of our lives. You'll be remembered forever through your wonderful music! 💜💜
Wow he's gone?
RIP legend 💟💟💟
This is one of the songs that you feel deep in your soul. You will be missed ❤
I came here to say that 😢
Let‘s be honest: we all thought he already died decades ago 😂😂😂
I mean, his songs are sooo old.
Now I’m 80 yr Old. What a joy to hear this music from my childhood
Nice
Hope you have a nice life sir/ma’am
@@AirWasTaken I hear u I will be 70 next year Smiles
@@AirWasTaken u just made the universe smile on your post
wishing you good health, joy in the world!
I'm 44 and your comment made me think about my grannie
Was the 1st song I ever learned as a young child. My grandfather used to sing this to me. Thank you Mr. Belafonte. May you Rest in Eternal Peace
3:16!
So cool thanks grandpa!!
Just watched the We Are The World 2024 documentary. We will never forget the Legendary Harry Belafonte. Salute.
Where is that documentary?
@@bbygrlpt2 Netflix
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@@bbygrlpt2 Netflix
My Dad Sherman Sneed singing background to the far right in this video. He toured with him from '57 to '71 I hear his voice.
That's so cool! I bet your dad was an awesome dude.
Best song ever!!!
Beautiful
That's super coo! U can see ur dad so long ago a moment in time captured! And u can pick out his voice 😮
I never would have thought the Banana Boat Song could make my eyes water. RIP Harry Belafonte. You have given so much in so many ways!
Me too. Farewell Harry; sail home to your beloved islands to rest. Your voice will live with us forever.❤
Same
Rip
Me too, so powerful, beautiful and pure
Rest in Peace dear Harry, your Song is timeless, all around the world knowing your voice....
My sister Elaine and I would dance and sing to hissong I was 15 t
Years young and now she is gone too wonderful voice 👩❤️👩R I P C.ann
Watched the We Are the World documentary 2 nights ago
This song has been stuck in my head since, I randomly start singing parts of it throughout the day 😂
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Same! Just watched the documentary last night & here I am:)
I just finished the documentary. And I find myself here 😅
Same here
Sameee ajajaja
Here to pay homage to a great man. Not only will he be remembered for his music, but his love for his fellow man, can not be minimized. RIP, Mr. Belafonte.❤
Indeed!!! I’ve been looking for his conversation w Bobby Kennedy. I read elsewhere that he was the voice of all reason between the Kennedy White House and MLKjr in civil rights and poverty matters.. Humanity owes him a huge debt.
❤🎉
@@tmarielbs He has a BIG reward awaiting him in heaven
@@dennismclaurin1487 he sure does.
Samw.
Absolutely fantastic. They don’t make music like his anymore ❤️
Thank you, Mr Belafonte, for your beautiful voice and songs. May your memory be a blessing.
Harry Belafonte passed away at 96. He will be missed but thankfully his music will live on forever. RIP.
Absolutely!!
Beetle juice wouldn’t have been nearly as good without his music in it!
Of course another unfair slave song...u richer u nt a slave
No slaves song here😢😢ur rich huh shutup
I love his music . He was a fantastic actor as well. The angel Levine is a good movie .
Rest in peace, Harry! You made the world a better place!
Listened to this a million times in my youth - still gives me goose bumps. RIP Mr. Belafonte - you were a true inspiration to mankind.
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Growing up in the Caribbean in the 1960's this song was a staple for me. Thank you for the soundtrack to my childhood. Goodbye Harry Belafonte
He sang this song with such intensity. Very moving.
He did!!!
A dog also barks with intensity.
@leelarson107 and you bark with stupidity...yet here we are.
Bless your powerful voice and your magical life Mr. Belafonte. RIP.
Rest in peace, Harry! Your songs will never die!
Growing up in Jamaica I always sing this song. RIP Mr Belafonte you were one of a kind. The only one.
Before Bob Marley, we had Harry Belafonte.
Seriously, Classic reggae calypso is great.
RIP to the wonderful Harry Belafonte. Thanks for the wonderful music!! ❤
Wonderful? This is a classic example of "If you can't sing well, just yell louder."
Watching and listening to many of his songs today. It’s a special day, as he’s no longer with us. A truly beautiful man, inside and out. May he rest with a smile. He delighted so many.
I celebrate his life.. because I've known him all of my life! Remember hearing this on radio in1956 as a little boy. RIP.
I'm here because of good taste. And respect and appreciation for this legend that was only a few years away from being 100 last year when the world lost him. Hopefully young folks will remember him and keep his legacy alive well into the future.
Rest in peace, Mr. Belafonte. There isn't a person alive of a certain age that hasn't heard your beautiful voice.
RIP to one of the greats. This song introduced his voice and music to an entire new generation because of Beetlejuice. May the next generation also be introduced his voice, music, and deeds. May he never be forgot and his legacy survive to the many future generations.
RIP Mr. Harry Belafonte. Even though I am still young, this song is one of the songs that is a part of my childhood. Listening to this always takes me back to the simple times and when my Grandpa would use to play oldies and classics in his speaker.
H.Belafonte 👍
Thank you for ALL the great music and all you did on our little planet. What a voice; what a man !!
RIP to a groundbreaking legend. You carried yourself with such class and dignity decade after decade. Rest now.
Another one gone from my childhood. RIP Mr. Belafonte and thank you for the great entertainment through the years. 👏
The best ever! Beautiful man, beautiful voice…beautiful soul! Loved to watch his face when he sang ballads. So much feeling😊👍
Who is waching this in 2024 now legendery song
I do !!
Here cuz great song
I'm listening 😊
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Watched Beetle Juice and
Immediately figured out 6 foot 7 foot by lil Wayne sampled from this song
Rest in peace. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. You will not be forgotten. ❤
When I saw the news of his passing, this song immediately came in my head. Rest In Peace
Rest in Peace. Thank you for your wonderful music It is timeless. 😢
Mr Harry Belafonte - what a honour to listen to him.....I saw him live in a concert in Germany many years ago - Thank you, Harry......! Timeless, indescriable, venerable and not forgotten.
R.I.P., Harry, thank you for sharing your talent with the world....I danced to this as a child, still dancing today.
"Day-O" is one of the first songs that I remember hearing on the radio when I was a young child growing up in New York. I later had the pleasure of interviewing him briefly in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Rest in Peace, Harry Belafonte, and thank you for sharing your talent and for making the world a better place through your activism.
Same here. I would have been 3 years old the day this clip was filmed. Life is short
Day h.b
Died precisely anßŵer.
6 foot 7 foot 8 foot bunch
@@SANE172 Actually if you listen closely here, Harry says "Lift 6 Hand 7 Hand 8 Hand BUNCH"! on this round. He changed it. A hand is 4" where a foot is 12" Nobody can lift an 8' tall bunch of 'nanners but 8 hands or 32" might be possible
Same thing Here. Remembering I was 13, wich means I heard it in 1988 on a radio In a barber shop because I was Young aporentice, and that song has strong influence on me, and we use to sing it from the top of our lungues. Eeeeeeeeoooo, tissseeeedddeeeeeooo. Wonderfull. Thank You Harry
I am 90 years old and I love him even today. A good man
Ma’am it’s an honor to see you’re 90…I pray God blesses me with the same…
Rest in peace and eternal glory, Mr. Belafonte. A life lived with purpose will never die.
Who’s here in 2023!!! This song still is awesome. Beetle juice 🥤
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*I am so hyped!* 🙌
I grew up with Mr Belafonte and I loved his songs. He was one of my favorite singers and I had some of his albums. I shall miss his clear and sweet voice. RIP.
RIP.... all singers would give their soul to have only one song that remains in the memory of men .... this song is unforgettable and will remain in my memory.
RIP Harry, thank you for your music! Rest now, legend!
This is hauntingly beatiful ❤
RIP Sir, Thank you for the incredibly unforgettable influence and contribution to the music and culture 😍😍
rest in peace dear Harry Belafonte! I forever will sing this song in the shower..on full blast! 🕊
Rest In Peace to a brilliant performer. We will miss you.
a classic that will always be remembered. Harry Belafonte lives in the year of 2023 🎶
Rip to a Legend . 96 yrs of a fulfilled life, thank you❤
I love how intensely he is connected to the song, but it manifests in soft pear-shaped tones!
RIP. You're the best Harry. It's going to be one heck of a show up there. We'll miss you.
Who is here after watching the 'we are the world ' documentary?
Me!!!
Same here 😂
I! I was just watching we are the world rehearsals and the lot where singing this great piece of belafonte. Immediately I searched and lo!
Haven’t be able to get it out my head since I heard it in the documentary
Just finished watching the We are the World documentary and it’s 1:52 am
My grandmother’s absolutely favorite singer…..I can remember her singing along w/Mr. Belafonte. Thank you for the memory!
Hello,how are you doing?
Rest in peace sir, your songs were a formative part of my childhood. Thank you!
Rest in peace Harry! Thank you for this beautiful song!
I rember when this song came out I have always loved it now at 70 years old It brings back many happy memories
Rest in peace to a legend. I had to come back just to listen for respect
Je ne parle pas l anglais désolée rien compris
@@bernadettemorel4108 Tu peux utiliser le google traducteur et voilà, c est simple!
I always enjoyed listening to this song when I was kid. I didn’t have a clue what it meant until today. Amazing song! May you RIP sir and May perpetual light shine upon you! God bless!
Lol, I'm not sure I understand the meaning still
It's about the dock workers in Jamaica who would work through the night and the "tallyman" would take inventory and they could collect their earnings for that night and go home ( very brief but a summary of it )
😢Just read of his death April 25, 2023. We lost a great singer/actor today, not to mention his multiple efforts with regard to civil rights. He will be missed. RIP
From Brasil. We love this Song and Harry Belafonte. What a beautiful performance!
One of the greatest civil/human rights activist that ever lived, RIP.
What's great about THAT? 💣
Rest in Peace, Harry Belafonte.
Continue to live on in our memories, Champ!
Tomorrow, our children will rise and dance to your melodious, timeless songs.
Legends don't die.
Glad to see my fellow Nigerian enjoying beautiful music like this. Cheers man!
Harry & " Beetlejuice" absolutely immortalized this song!! 💘 💃 🚢
What a performance - such emotion!
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What a voice that man had. He will live forever in his music.
He’s alive and well
He is now gone. Rest In Peace.
We lost one of the truly great today-- not just for his music, but his work in civil rights. RIP Harry-- there will never be another like you. You will be sorely missed.
Truly said
Hear hear
I must be honest, I didn't realise in my ignorance that this person made such a impact in so many peoples lives beyond his music. I am honoured though to have listened and danced to his music. The world is a poorer place without such greats. RIP
His activism will be missed.
Yes Rest in power
RIP Harry. Yours was one of the first cds I bought and it will stay with me as your songs are among the greatest. May you keep singing in heaven.
Simple, yet true masterpiece of a song. Pure talent
Who can forget Banana Boat Song ?
This was the kind of music I grew up with, melody , rhythm and and liveliness , so elusive today.
I agree with you 100%. Nothing like the music of those days that I also grew up with. Beautiful music.
R.I.P. Mr Belafonte. Your song and music will live on forever.
RIP GOOD MAN YOU MADE EVERYONE HAPPY WITH YOUR SONGS 😢
My mother loves this musician and that is how I was introduced to him and he's still awesome to this day
I can remember hearing this on the wireless. I loved it and still do. Harry Belafonte was a household name in our place. Mum loved listening to him.
i used to hear it in my parents car from time to time, nobody paid particular attention to it but it always stuck in my mind
Hello,how are you doing?
I first heard this song in the movie 🎥 "Beetle Juice" and I've loved it ever since.....Thank You Harry Belafonte may you forever Rest In Peace 🙏🏾🕊️🙏🏾🕊️🙏🏾
Rest in peace legend. This song will forever be legendary
One of the classics.
Didn't know who he was until just learning about his passing a few minutes ago, but I'm also just finding out that I knew some of his music without even being aware. I looked him up, and damn, what an inspiring, wonderful person. He fought for the causes that are closest to my heart and seemed to have done so with an irresistible air of positivity and love and honestly, that's the best way to bring actual long-lasting change to the world. I'm moved.
A wonderful clip! Maybe we should listen more marvelous songs like this...
Hello,how are you doing?
no fancy dancing, no accompanying dancers or fancy back ground decor!! but these songs still have extreme value than any of the songs that came with this generations !! they last 2 or 3 years but Harry Belafonte lasted generations and as long as I can remember him. God Bless him and thank you for the music!!
thank you for this wonderful song , me from Egypt we are in 2024 and i still like this song
Eventually daylight did come and He finally decided to go home , Rest Easy Great Legend
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I'm here in 2023,and will always love Harry and his contribution to music. RIP and keep on jammin in heaven. Hope to hear your wonderful voice on the other side.
Love this song. Limbo Rock and more. RIP Harry Belafonte
this song never gets old
Descanse em paz, querido. Rest in peace, dear. A kiss from Brazil...
Descanse en paz Harry Belafonte. Su música me trae agradable nostalgia. Monterrey Nuevo León, México.
I'm 62 . I have been listening to this song off and on for years.
Rest in power Sir. Thank you for everything you did.
Descanse em paz! Foi um ser humano incrível.🙏👏👏👏
Rest in peace one great singer... His truth will marching on. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Da o melodie nemuritoare intr-o interpretare exceptionala. Felicitari.❤
RIP Mr. Belafonte! You will be missed! Who remembers his song in the movie beetlejuice? Thanks for the memories Sir! ❤
He will live on through his musical and civil rights legacy.
Rest in Peace, Calypso King. 👑🌴
2024, still listening
R.I.P Harry Bellafonte. Thank you for giving such beautiful songs to the world ❤
I remember this song during my childhood. Every time I've heard that was during bayle or disco classic at the park. So nice to hear it again.