The store in my hometown is now a Macy's.
"The Bon" was very prominent in the Pacific Northwest, which is where I live and was taken over by Macy's some years ago. Darrell from EugeneA variation of this song (a sample is "Day-O, One-Day Sale, Sunday Only at the Bon Marche) was used in sale commercials for the now-defunct Bon Marche high-end department store chain (also famous for Frango candy) for many years.My dad played it often when I was growing up so it reminds me of my childhood. It's the same tune except the dock workers are starting their shift. Lalah from Wasilla, AkThe first song on the B side of Calypso is called "STAR-O".Rob from Detroit, MiShouldn't the lyric read: "Hide the deadly black.The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their. Kombucha Mushroom :) from Millihole, AustraliaHa ha I first heard this song on Beetlejuice :) yeahah hide the deadly black tarantula. It is a work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.Megan from Stevenson, AlThis is such a classic loved by everybody. Day O, day O Daylight come and me wan' go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Me say day, me say day O Daylight come and me wan' go home Work all night on a drink of rum (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Stack banana till the mornin' come (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana (Daylight come and me wan' go home) Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me.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.Recorded live at Sankei Hall, Tokyo, 18 July 1960. DELIA: Stack banana till the morning come, brrah ALL, excluding LYDIA: Daylight come and me wanna go home. Harry Belafonte - Day-O, excerpt from 'Harry Belafonte in Concert (Japan, 1960)'.
Worst of all was that so many of them were killed on the job from being literally worked to death-and treated as expendable. ALL, excluding LYDIA: Daylight come and me wanna go home.
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. It goes, Day O Daylite come and we drop the bomb Come Mr Taliban turn over bin Laden Megan from Stevenson, Al This is such a classic loved by everybody.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.Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).
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