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The song originates from Nassau, Bahamas, where it was sung at jumping dance and fire dance ceremonies. [2] [1] It describes a woman, "mama", who prefers drinking brandy and rum over peas, rice, coconut oil, whiskey or gin - "because it makes her sin." She complains about "a pain in her chest, because the food papa gives her won't digest."
"Two Times Blue" is a song by American singer Deborah Harry, released as the lead single from her fifth solo studio album, Necessary Evil (2007). The pop rock song, produced by Super Buddha, finds Harry responding to a critical lover but confessing that she'd be unhappy if she left. [ 1 ]
The album was the first of two Nilsson albums recorded in London and produced by Richard Perry. " Jump into the Fire " and " Coconut ", both written by Nilsson, also became hits. The album performed well at the 1973 Grammy Awards , earning a nomination for Album of the Year , while "Without You" won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance .
For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson, released on 9 May 1995 by Musicmasters, [1] is a tribute album by various artists and dedicated to the songs of American musician Harry Nilsson. The album was released the year after Nilsson's death. [ 1 ]
Harry Belafonte, a transformational figure in American entertainment and activism, died at the age of 96 at home in Manhattan on April 25. The figurehead in popularizing calypso in America in the ...
"Coconut" is a novelty song written [3] and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It was on the U.S. Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8, [ 4 ] and was ranked by Billboard as the #66 song for 1972 .
The music video for the Harry Nilsson song "Coconut" features a similar arrangement as the trio. The instrumental cover band Hot Butter includes a Moog synthesizer version of "Solfeggio" in its 1972 album Popcorn (Musicor MS-3242; 1972). On the album, the song is retitled "Song of the Narobi Trio" with Nairobi having the variant spelling of ...
Early Tymes is a compilation album consisting of demos by Harry Nilsson who recorded for Scott Turner in 1962, when he was still a struggling musician, whose regular job was working in a bank. He was reportedly paid $5 per song to sing vocals to Turner's acoustic guitar.