![]() Megan from Stevenson, AlThis is such a classic loved by everybody.It goes, Day O Daylite come and we drop the bomb ! Come Mr Taliban turn over bin Laden ! Adrian from Johor Bahru, MalaysiaDuring the ensuing war on terror there was a modified version of the song circulating on the internet which poked fun at then President George W Bush, Collin Powell and Osama bin Laden.The name of the group is The Tarriers (not Terriers). Steve from South Central, FlIt is a Jamaican mento song, not calypso (Trinidad and Tobago).Barry from Sauquoit, NyOnDecember 23rd, 1956, two versions of "The Banana Boat Show" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart the Fontane Sisters version peaked at #13 and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100 while Sarah Vaughan's version reached #19 and stayed on the Top 100 for 14 weeks.Jack from Burlington, NjWhen initially recording the song, being asked for the title, Harry (spelled) named it, "Day Done Light".Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 20th 1957, the Tarriers performed "The Banana Boat Song" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.Īt the time the Tarriers' original version was at #7 on Billboard's Best Seller in Stores chart and one position higher at #6 was Harry Belafonte's covered version of the song.įor what it's worth the song at #2 was "Young Love" by Sonny James, while at #3 was Tab Hunter's version of the same song.Īnd holding down the two bottom positions of the Top 10 was Fats Domino his "Blue Monday" was at #9 and his "Blueberry Hill" was at #10. ![]() He co-composed "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", and on February 14th, 1957 Harry Belafonte's original version of the song peaked at #5, and Stan Freberg's parody version reached #25 on the Best-Sellers in Stores chart.Īcross the pond in the United Kingdom, Shirley Bassey's version peaked at #8 in March of 1957. Barry from Sauquoit, NyIrving Burgie, who went by the name Lord Burgess, passed away at the age of 95 on November 29th, 2019.Worst of all was that so many of them were killed on the job from being literally worked to death-and treated as expendable. And theirs were extremely hard lives, filled with especially cruel treatment from their bosses and/or forepeople. Parker Gabriel from Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe story told in the lyrics is actually horror-inspiring, as banana boat stevedores were little better than slaves, peons at mildest.And the genius of Stan is that he did all the voices in the song. Kel from Western Ncif you want to hear something funny, listen to Stan Freberg’s parody of this song.Chrisj from ChicagoThe printed lyrics do not match what Belafonte sings.īananas are measured in bunches, hands, and fingers.
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