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Lil Wayne's 2010 song "6 Foot 7 Foot" (featuring Cory Gunz) from his album Tha Carter IV samples and derives its title from "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)". [18] The Conkarah song "Banana", released in 2019 by S-Curve Records, with contributions from Shaggy, samples largely and is an adaptation of the Harry Belafonte original. [19]
"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis [2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. [3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; the other names used in the original version of the song are Lincoln, Arnold,
The first track "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" largely contributed to the success of the album and has long been Belafonte's signature song, the single reaching number five on Billboard's Pop chart. "Star-O", the sixth track on the album (and B side of the "Day-O" single), is essentially a shorter reprise of "Day-O", with slightly different lyrics.
"Dancing Ride" – Here Comes a Song "Daniel and Molly" – Here Comes a Song "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing "Day of Joy, Day of Peace" (Hamish's Lullaby) – Santa's Rockin'! "Decorate the Tree" – Yule Be Wiggling "Di Dicki Do Dum" – Big Red Car "Ding Dong Merrily on High" – Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
The banana song may refer to: The Name Game , an American popular music song as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) , a traditional Jamaican folk song from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.
The Tarriers were an American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music. [1] Named after the folk song "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill", the group had two hit songs during 1956-57: "Cindy, Oh Cindy" (with Vince Martin) and "The Banana Boat Song."
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) → ? – The current title is an improper use of parentheses in article titles, as it doesn't serve disambiguation purposes (Day-O and The Banana Boat Song both redirect here), nor is it the actual title of the song. The article should be moved to Day-O, Banana Boat Song, or The Banana Boat Song. I don't have ...
The song is an up-tempo electropop and dance-pop song that samples Robin S.' 1993 single "Show Me Love" and incorporates an interpolation of Harry Belafonte's 1956 single, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)". "Don't Wanna Go Home" received mixed reviews; some music critics praised its production and lyrics, while others claimed it lacked originality.