Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)

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additional lyricist:William Attaway (in 1955)
Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:Caribe Music Corp.
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd
EMI Songs Ltd.
Garber Music Ltd.
Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Reservoir Media Music
Wikidata:Q65088556 [info]
referred to in medleys:The Caribbean Disco Show (7" medley)
later parody versions:Der Jedermann‐Kollapso
later translated parody versions:Gargamel le Machiavel
Hey Mister Taliban (Deeeeeeeeeo)
later translated versions:The Banana Boat Song (Portuguese translation)
Trio Bommerlunder
Wien
バナナ・ボート
version of:Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
is the basis for:6 Foot 7 Foot
arrangements:Talimi Banana (Day Ô)
lyrics quoted in:Don’t Wanna Go Home

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1955-10-20Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (recorded Oct 20, 1955)Harry Belafonte3:05
1957Oho Calypso Teil 1: Banana Boat / Wenn du wieder mal auf Cuba bistcover, medley and partialHazy Osterwald Sextett2:23
1959-04Day-O (live, 1959-04: Carnegie Hall, New York, United States)liveHarry Belafonte8:36
1959-04Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (recorded April 19-20, 1959)Harry Belafonte3:40
1959-04Day‐O (live, 1959-04: Carnegie Hall, New York, United States)liveHarry Belafonte3:40
1976-05-24 – 1976-05-31Banana Boat Song (Day-O)coverIngmar Nordströms2:22
1980-04Day OcoverRaffi with Ken Whiteley3:01
1988-11Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (recorded November 29-30, 1988)Harry Belafonte5:35
1989-02-27Brother John / Iko Iko / Do You Want to Dance / Banana Boat Song (Day-O)cover, live and medleyThe Neville Brothers8:03
1991-12-19The Banana Boat Song (live, 1991‐12‐19: Andy Kershaw’s kitchen, UK)coverRobyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians1:45
2020-05-14Day-O (live, 2020-05-14: Rick + Peter Acoustic, The Solarium, Ridgefield, CT, USA)cover and liveGoose feat. Jeffrey Arevalo3:47
2022-05-14Day-Ocover and liveOrebolo3:48
Annabelle LeeHarry Belafonte2:37
Banana Boatcover and liveThe Bastard Brothers3:03
Banana BoatcoverMina3:46
Banana Boat (Day O)Harry Belafonte3:08
Banana Boat (Day-O)Harry Belafonte3:03
Banana Boat (Day-O)Harry Belafonte3:03
Banana Boat (Day‐O)Harry Belafonte3:08
Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte2:59
Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte2:07
Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte3:00
Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte3:00
Banana Boat SongcoverRick Maniac & Dr Loop3:02
Banana Boat SongcoverRick Maniac & Dr Loop6:11
Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte2:59
Banana Boat SongcoverRick Maniac & Dr Loop6:10
Banana Boat SongcoverArmando Hurley2:58
Banana Boat SongcoverRick Maniac & Dr. Loop3:22
Banana Boat SongcoverNina & Frederik2:30
Banana Boat SongliveHarry Belafonte3:37
Banana Boat Song - Day O (Medley)coverRobert Tobitt5:11
Banana Boat Song (Day O)coverRick Maniac & Dr.Loop6:11
Banana Boat Song (Day O) (live)liveHarry Belafonte3:49
Banana Boat Song (Day-o)Harry Belafonte3:47
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (live, 1993‐04: Gershwin Theatre, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA)liveRaffi3:27
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (live, 1959-04: Carnegie Hall, New York, United States)liveHarry Belafonte3:41
Banana Boat Song (Day-O)Harry Belafonte2:58
Banana Boat Song (Day-O)Harry Belafonte3:07
Banana Boat Song (Day-O)coverRick Maniac & Dr Loop4:19
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (original club mix)coverRick Maniac & Dr. Loop7:33
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (Pulsedriver remix)coverRick Maniac & Dr. Loop6:09
Banana Boat Song (Day‐O!) (Pulsedriver remix)coverRick Maniac & Dr. Loop6:10
Banana Boat Song (Day‐O)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day OHarry Belafonte3:07
Day Ocover清水靖晃3:51
Day OHarry Belafonte3:05
Day OHarry Belafonte?:??
Day OHarry Belafonte3:08
Day O (aka Bote de bananas)Orquesta Habana de Sosa y Cataneo3:00
Day OHarry Belafonte3:09
Day OHarry Belafonte3:38
Day O (live, 1988-07: The Markham Theatre for The Performing Arts, Markham, ON, CA)liveRaffi3:18
Day O (feat. The Muppets)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day O (The Banana Boat Song)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day OhcoverShaggy3:56
Day-OcoverBeetle Juice3:32
Day-OcoverBeetle Juice3:32
Day-O (part of “Ultimate Tuning 2003” DJ-mix)coverRick Maniac & Dr. Loop3:08
Day-OGary “U.S.” Bonds2:52
Day-OHarry Belafonte7:39
Day-O (mono)coverThe Platters2:05
Day-OcoverSchrödinger’s Cat3:34
Day-O (A.K.A. the Banana Boat Song)coverThe Wiggles3:13
Day-o (Banana Boat Song)coverBeetle Juice3:29
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (part of “Deep Dance 2003” DJ‐mix)coverBeetle Juice pres. Rick Manic & Dr. Loop2:03
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (part of Deep Dance 2003 Vol. 1 DJ mix)coverBeetle Juice pres. Rick Manic & Dr. Loop?:??
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)coverNina & Frederik2:23
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)liveHarry Belafonte3:40
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (Big club mix) (part of a “Kontor: Top of the Clubs, Volume 18” DJ‐mix)coverRick Maniac & Dr Loop2:17
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (radio edit)coverBeetle Juice3:28
Day-O (Banana Song) (part of “Bump 12” DJ‐mix)coverBeetle Juice presents Rick Maniac & Dr. Loop3:44
Day-O (Big club mix)coverBeetle Juice8:39
Day-O (from “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”)coverAlfie Davis & The Sylvia Young Theatre School Choir2:52
Day-O (Pulsedriver radio cut)coverBeetle Juice3:01
Day-O (radio edit)coverBeetle Juice3:31
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)coverToucans Steel Drum Band3:59
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)coverJoyce3:59
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)partialHarry Belafonte2:34
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)Harry Belafonte3:05
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)coverThe Hit Crew3:03
Day‐O (Beetlejuice version)Harry Belafonte3:05
Day‐OcoverThe Platters2:20
Day‐OHarry Belafonte3:26
Day‐OHarry Belafonte?:??
Day‐O (Banana Boat Song)coverNina & Frederik2:23
Day‐O (Banana Boat Song)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day‐O (Banana Boat Song) (part of “Discoradio: Alternative Hit 2003” DJ‐mix)coverBeetle Juice presents Rick Maniac & Dr. Loop4:27
Day‐O (Banana Boat Song) (Big club mix) (part of “Central Energy 14: Central Energy Presents Kontor” DJ‐mix)coverBeetle Juice pres. Rick Maniac & Dr. Loop2:15
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song)Harry Belafonte?:??
Day'Ocover and instrumentalSteel Drum Island3:42
Medley: Banana Boat Song / Bonnie & And Clydeinstrumental and medleyFranz Lambert2:54
O (Banana Boat Song)coverBeetle Juice4:08
The Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte3:06
The Banana Boat SongcoverThe Brothers Four2:27
The Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte2:59
The Banana Boat Song (Day-o)Harry Belafonte3:00
The Banana Boat Song (Day-o)Harry Belafonte3:02
The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)Harry Belafonte3:05
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