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Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte Born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. In Harlem NYC On 1 March 1927 Died 25 April 2023 Was An American Singer Activist And Actor. As Arguably The Most Successful Caribbean-American Pop Star He Popularized Jamaican Mento Folk Songs Which Was Marketed As Trinbagonian Calypso Musical Style With An International Audience In The 1950s. His Breakthrough Album Calypso Released In 1956 Was The First Million-Selling LP By A Single Artist. Belafonte Is Perhaps Best Known For Singing The "Banana Boat Song" With Its Signature Lyric "Day-O". Throughout His Career He Was An Advocate For Civil Rights And Humanitarian Causes. Belafonte Won Three Grammy Awards Including A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award An Emmy Award And A Tony Award. In 1989 He Received The Kennedy Center Honors. He Was Awarded The National Medal Of Arts In 1994. In 2014 He Received The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award At The Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards And In 2022 Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In The Early Influence Category And Was The Oldest Living Person To Have Received The Honor. Http //singyoursongthemovie.Com
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"Day-O The Banana Boat Song " Is A Traditional Jamaican Folk Song The Best-Known Version Of Which Was Sung By Harry Belafonte And Is The Most Well-Known Calypso. It Is A Song From The Point Of View Of Dock Workers Working The Night Shift Loading Bananas Onto Ships. Daylight Has Come The Shift Is Over And They Want Their Work To Be Counted Up So That They Can Go Home This Is The Meaning Of The Lyric "Come Mr. Tally Man Tally Me Banana/ Daylight Come And We Wanna Go Home."
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Harry Belafonte Born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. In Harlem NYC On 1 March 1927 Died 25 April 2023 Was An American Singer Activist And Actor. As Arguably The Most Successful Caribbean-American Pop Star He Popularized Jamaican Mento Folk Songs Which Was Marketed As Trinbagonian Calypso Musical Style With An International Audience In The 1950s. His Breakthrough Album Calypso Released In 1956 Was The First Million-Selling LP By A Single Artist. Belafonte Is Perhaps Best Known For Singing The "Banana Boat Song" With Its Signature Lyric "Day-O". Throughout His Career He Was An Advocate For Civil Rights And Humanitarian Causes. Belafonte Won Three Grammy Awards Including A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award An Emmy Award And A Tony Award. In 1989 He Received The Kennedy Center Honors. He Was Awarded The National Medal Of Arts In 1994. In 2014 He Received The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award At The Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards And In 2022 Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In The Early Influence Category And Was The Oldest Living Person To Have Received The Honor. Http //singyoursongthemovie.Com
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"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song, the best-known version of which was sung by Harry Belafonte and is the most well-known calypso. It is a song from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. Daylight has come, the shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home (this is the meaning of the lyric "Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana/ Daylight come and we wanna go home.") Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.