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Traditional Jamaican folk song
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song
who played in planet of the apes 2001 UNANSWERABLE who directed the movie? Tim Burton what other movies has he directed? Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas did the first one win any awards? Yes. Academy Award for Best Makeup and Best Horror Film and Best Make-up at the Saturn Awards what are the popular songs from this movie? Day-O, Jump in the Line, Man Smart, Woman Smarter and Sweetheart from Venezuela who sang the first one? Harry Belafonte where was he born? Harlem, New York is he politically active? Yes. He is a longtime critic of U.S. foreign policy
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Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) [SEP] Introduction
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music. It is a work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home. The best-known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 (originally titled "Banana Boat (Day-O)") and later became one of his signature songs.