Harry Belafonte - "Banana Boat Song (Day O)" - 1956

[jd6735]

This is fucking amazing

[TheChildofmine]

come mr. telee man talee me banana.

[jammon2007]

Love this song

[Jedtumble]

fuck jason derulo!

[Cutegurl4324]

We played this at our multi-cultural concert in band. :)

[finalcloud69]

the remakes are shit, the original is great

[saharawilli]

the very first song i remember

[Raricka]

So Classic 34 People Are Retarded HATERS!

[JDub3799]

@bphatboyjohn123 I knw but Lil Wayne put this in "6 foot 7 foot"

[bengrady4]

One of the most memorable songs of my life. :')

[JDub3799]

Weezy

[bphatboyjohn123]

@JDub3799 Belafonte

[oxfordfootball]

@girldabomb298 fag

[Evilgames1]

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[RoboCopCC2020]

6 Foot 7 Foot Bunch!

[irissharky1]

the music style is named calypso; it started in the caribbean

[jadenlikewow]

@girldabomb298 I grew up listening to this song when I lived in Florida and second lil wayne is trash and did ruin a perfect amazing classic song, he did not make it better because it wasn't broken and irissharky is right its calypso music and didn't need to be changed

[girldabomb298]

@jadenlikewow Well I havent heard of this song till Lil Wayne did his son so.... I agree it is classic and a good song its just I <3 Lil Wayne!

[Frankonino]

Classic song :-)

[hobie543210123]

peanut butter

[ameteuraspirant]

this sounds like a Jamaican version of "working on the railroad" in that it's a song about working. either way, this has got to be my new favourite song ever.

[Rickster2300]

karmin brought me here type in karmin6ft 7ft

[0091paddy]

@Rickster2300 That is terrible, ruined a good song.

[colmillos007]

it´s a greate song, when I was joung I listened in the radio, adn then in spanish lisent too

[claudiomarinelli7]

is vvery beatiful sound

[Jimann3]

Love it! Always singing this to my friend Dayo..

[Skulldetta]

Looks like the guy under this comment likes april fools.

[spartakus2145]

Dali mi banana xD

[MrFfsmanwtf123]

Reminds me of the 'Daylight come and we bomb your home' song

[KinkiFrench05]

Those 32 People Must Not Like Bannana's . Smfh .

[KinkiFrench05]

It's Actually Pronounced ''Tally Me Banana'' !! Aha . XD .

[Jandawg99]

He sings it the best!!!

[countrybaby991]

Who cares who sings it! all versions are great ! :D Just enjoyit! and if u dont like this version well thats OK but if u dont like this then dont listen to it and dont put down this version just think how would u feel if someone said that the version u like sucks

^__^

[vl199]

lil wayne brought me here

[Certain]

Lil Waynes version is better. -_-

[MrLeroyjenkins123]

@Certain you have awful taste

[Certain]

@MrLeroyjenkins123 Well.... that's a matter of opinion. I could say the same about you.

[Skulldetta]

@Certain So you compare a shitty autotuned wannabe hip hop artist of today with a singer legend? Fail.

[Certain]

@Skulldetta Yes. I am. You know there was a time when Harry wasn't a legend...He became that....I guess. No reason Lil Wayne can't become a legend. You don't know what the future holds. And just because you call his music shitty doesn't make it so. If I was to think Harry Belafonte's music was shitty, would that mean that it was? No. So get off your high horse. I can have my opinion and I can express it. You don't have to like it. I respect yours so respect mine.

[boss5972]

dali mi banana xD

[FluffieTeddie]

Jason DeRulo totally stole this song. Kids these days can't even come up with their own material. Sad..

[zombieslayer951]

@FluffieTeddie Dude, Harry Belafonte didn't even make this song. It's a Jamacian folk song. He just made it popular.

[miresly777777]

Me won go home....;( lol

[fendergibsonfann]

Deeeeeeeeeeejooooooooooooo majstore pa ti sis booooog !

[gamerecognizer]

Harry Belafonte did a great recording with this song,..you should watch him in the Black 'Carmen'

[sidy780]

i like it well since its not THAT BAD

[TheSassyDread]

Daylight come and me wanna go home... Come Missa Tally man, tally me banana.

[maxpowers518]

The best part for me is "Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!"

[TheDqishere]

@maxpowers518 Oh they say bunch I always thought they said punch. lol

[whitekeith18]

thank you lil wayne for ruining a great song

[jayforlarin63]

@mas93287 you're a dumbass

[LilacStar82]

The sad part is that fool lil wang though he got it from beetlejuice.

[endrightwinglunacy]

I keep waiting for the bongo drummer to interject. Check out the Stan Freberg version.

[Terry1212]

Beetlejuice brought me here. :D

[DashTheWonderbolt]

@Terry1212 Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

[andres6868]

@Terry1212 same case with me

[WellIAMScottish]

I first heard this song on Raffi's Baby Beluga as a kid, then heard the original on Bettlejuice, and what brought me here today was hearing Belafonte's version this morning at Alfalfa's grocery. When I was shopping there I couldn't stop myself singing outloud and decided to take a trip down memory lane this evening. And here I am.

[momovomo]

@WellIAMScottish ahhh raffi<3

[dachshundprincess28]

wow, Jason Derulo AND Lil Wayne made money off this song.

[xapplebottom]

The good thing is Jason Derulo brought me here. I'm only 12 so that's how I learnt about Harry. However, Harry is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than any of the poofs in the industry today.

[MrHenkzandvliet]

count my banana dirty slave

waiting for a reply.....

[DouchtBag]

are you fucking kidding me ? lil waynes a dumbass and jaason derulo too ahahaha

[BabagotSwag]

i look up banana

[ThePisica01]

screw jason derulo

[samyjezell]

woah. Way better than the songs today that ruin this and merge it into something else.

[RDOFCO1]

Nice song

[christosanyal]

32 dislikes...am shocked

[willy1986tralara]

yeah i love this man

[cc10266]

That's cute, Delia.

Otho, are you doing this?

[ERIMATT]

the song was released on jan.12,1957..not 1956.

[mtrzcins]

Same with every one, Beetlejuice is all I think about

[BelloNockLover]

@mtrzcins Right there with ya. xD Love that movie. :)

[TheLilya06]

Jason Derulo and Lil Wayne you sucks

[completeinsanity]

Man, I've always loved this song. :)

I was so young when I first saw Beetlejuice

I'm pretty sad that the Derulo version is so stupid.

[Themanwhofrowns]

One more time! 00:00

[Ambriela1]

beetlejuice LOL!!

[jennystorming17]

bananaaa <3

[jschuler53]

just checked out Jason D and you are absolutely right...disgraceful..at least give some credit where credit is due

[zcsharinaMm]

Jason Derulo & Lil Wayne= Stealers

[P3MSify]

@zcsharinaMm everyone steals from other artists

/watch?v=5pidokakU4I

[CheesePlow]

I want a pair of those pants

[danylively]

powerful sound like it and i was born in 1982

[bigfloridapimp]

@danylively i was born in 92

[thickterranarmor]

Anyone else unable to eat shrimp anymore?

[soccerguy325]

ONE M0:00RE TIME!!!!

[Blacksign23]

We're close to be 1 million, few more please!!!!! ;)

[901683dog]

THIS IS AMAZING

[xxdamnxx7861]

@mas93287 You're fucking stupid.

[mas93287]

@xxdamnxx7861 LOL. I obviously wasn't serious. You're %$#*&#@$@ stupid for believing me. Get a dictionary and look up "sarcasm". You might learn something chump.

[soccerguy325]

@mas93287 Idiot, no one knows if you are joking or sarcastic on YouTube, considering we are reading TEXT!

[LaloLoco369]

R u high do u know how old this song is?!

[mas93287]

Nice to see that Lil Wayne is inspiring this Mexican guy to make his own version of his dope song. Nothing compares to the Lil Wayne original though.

[Benwilliamst4]

@mas93287 its also funny cause this was uploaded a year before 6 foot 7 foot was even recorded.

[MyMillie101]

@mas93287 I really hope you're joking . . . This song is from 1956, you do realize that??

[sfortes7426]

@mas93287 i really really hope your not serious man



[Blahblahawesomeness1]

@mas93287 Listen up retard, this is the original. Check the date. 1956. Wow. Yeah, Lil Wayne was sooo a huge sensation back then. And anyways, Jason Derulo's is the best (even though this is the original)

[P00LG1RL]

@mas93287 WHAT?!?!? UM lil wayne stole this.......THIS SONG IS GREAT BUT OLD> they stole it O_O I also hope ur kidding

[goldenlove01]

fuck lil wayne and jason darulo.

[emerald884]

like if your here from fresh prince lol

[TheInferno515]

first "Day O" reminds me of Yankee Stadium

[Sl0bkPL]

Polacy przejmuja ten filmik.

[kingjeremy1994]

that a really Belizean song :)

[MrDeco770]

kto zna link do wersji cha - cha ?

who knows the link to the cha cha version ?

[BarbraMisia]

dali mi banana ! :D

[RadioTrefoil]

Not to be confused with the Banana Boat song for sunscreen.

[MascoteDegan]

Love beetle Juice (L)

[paweles882]

Mi nie dali banana...

[californiababe714]

30 people don't like bananas... SCREW WAYNE && DERULO.!!!!!!!!!

[48brianm]

harry is giant douche bag now unfortunately 

[Herc2770]

@48brianm how? and Why?

[anathmaticd]

@48brianm Yeah, that sucks what a douche bag humanitarian he turned into. It all just started going downhill when he became a civil rights leader. Helping Dr. King and his family out financially and bailing him out of prison and all that. And I can't believe he would raise millions of dollars for UNISEF, work as a cultural adviser for the peace core, and work to end apartheid, after making awesome, impossible to hate music. What. A. Prick.

[Katharsis540]

@anathmaticd What helping Dr.King made him a prick how?As for the rest like UNISEF ok come on the sponsor Barcelona and still in the same monetary thing,on top they made a contract with Pampers with vaccine so BIG PHARMA! :)

[forcewielder2000]

28 people don't know how to tally the bananas.

[MisterPoobah]

Screw lil wayne

[cirusnuxfrs]

@MisterPoobah screw jason gerulo

[ruanzirk]

@MisterPoobah i haven't even listened to the song and i already gave you a thumbs up :)

[rashidfly116]

is this song where lil wayne got his idea to make 6foot

[TheDirk41Nowitzki]

@rashidfly116 yes it is! If I remember right its actually an old slave song believe it or not.

[wakerkun]

28 users dont likes bananas

[pdlip1]

@wakerkun

Cause Belafonte is bananas now.

[claywright60]

carry me banna

[LeslieDick1]

Such a good song, and wow was he ever a good looking man, so talented !!

[AmebaHardkor]

16 BIT DAZED MIX KURWA!

[TheMihu44]

Kto z Ukryty Polski? :D

[redwarincident]

I use this as a marching cadence in basic training. The privates love it.

[matijafolks]

Dejoooo majstoreee pa tiiii siiii booooog!

[gurleenbh]

derulo sampled and made dont want to go home!!!

[Spinatchvirbs]

@xaifon if u ain't black shut up!!

[ohyeahgold777]

Beetlejuce:P love that movie!

[Nikki101891]

@sletspier who lied and told you anyone here in the U.S. gives a fuck about the emotions/opinions of the Dutch?

[RainbowKitty1397]

luv this song in the movie beetlejuice!!! lolz

[kiwizian]

Highly pleasant to my ears. Thanks avinder.

[xafion]

Am I the only one who is extremely offended by Jason Derulo's lack of respect for his ancestors and the struggles they had to go through? All that suffering so he can get drunk and "loose control"? How dare he use this historical song for his own profit motive, just because he needed a catchy melody.

[deth349]

@xafion He uses like one part of the song lol. This is just a song, yeah it has a deep meaning, I agree, but sampling it a little shouldn't be taken offensively. I dont even like Derulo's song and I think your comment is stupid.

[rockdeath]

@xafion You're not the only one. Everytime I have to listen to that horrible song I wish I was listening to this one :/

[sweetpete420]

@xafion who is jason derulo?

[RoscioTube]

@xafion No, you're not.

Unfortunately, there are still now black people who work in conditions similar to that, working 12/14 hours a day for a couple euros, and living in extremely painful conditions.

[JRReinbold]

@RoscioTube There are plenty of white people in the same conditions, not to mention the fact that there are more slaves in the world today than ever in history, most of whih are young girls getting raped all day and night

[froboy1021]

BEETLEJUICE!

[letsgetbanging69]

thumbs up if you got here from itsthewavetv!

[TuMeZcLu]

6'7-Lil Wayne

[MirrorManMusic]

@TuMeZcLu i thought i heard that shit in it too

[TheTaryn27]

i like this song



[lawnelson]

Anybody knows what "day-o" means?

[AgentDudo]

@lawnelson Day-0 of the zombie infection?

[uhernandez55]

This song was in TV commercials for The Bon Marché!

[FoxMikeHawk]

Lil Wayne sampled this, the instrumental was great..Wayne's lyrics..not so great lol

[Jets484]

6ft,7ft,8ft, bunch!

[SamoanSoilder]

:)

[imsounique32]

Luv it... Its actually talli misa talliman as I n in tallying numbers. In other words check off mi bananas so mi can go home... daylight is here

[nalleyir]

we drink are rum

[dmuzney1]

LETS GO AGAIN! 00:00



[hiLARI0USproductions]

One of the greatest songs of all times!!! Yeah!!! Harry!!!!

[LALAxSEKC]

Whoever said Harry Belafonte stole from Jason Darulo I'd an ignorant bitch and doesnt know shit. Fuckn young ass kids!!

[sletspier]

come mr. taliban, tally di obama!!!!!!!!

[MrAblack1]

@sletspier---you and coments as such are the problem with our current situation in our great nation. If you don't like it here, move away.

[sletspier]

Didn't wanna offend you, it was just a joke. And by the way, I'm dutch and live in Holland. A place way more open-minded that your socalled"great nation" The people in power in the USA are corrupt and so is Obama. He's nothing better then his predesessors. For instance: why is Guananamo Bay still open and does no-one ask questions? I don't like him anymore and i'm disapointed, as are many dutch people!

[MrAblack1]

@sletspier I am not particularly fond of Obama myself; he is no leader. However, you have to admit (and please understand, I am a poor minister with alot of seminary degrees---nonetheless poor; I will never own anything) that American is a great nation. The people might be a bit smug, I will admit that. I don't deal with politics. I am a peaceful person and I meant no offense. And I must say two things: I don't agree with much of U.S. policy--But I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Peace

[HTFsplendid]

@MrAblack1 That, or the inability of our citizen to READ what is written. You're telling someone who lives in Holland to move away if they don't like America? Pardon my own ignorance, but... err?

[MrAblack1]

@HTFsplendid --I apologize. I thought you said you were Dutch; you said nothing of living in Holland, so, who is the one who should have READ what they wrote. I really don't want to argue with you, however, it is what I do for a living--on the theological, philosophical, spiritual, emotional, or any other level you want. Trust me, you're fighting with fire. Peace.

[MrAblack1]

@MrAblack1 I apologize again, you did say you live in Holland....enough of the hostility. Do you like Belafonte, yeah. Do I, yeah. I like reggae, mostly old school rocksteady and 70's reggae, ska, punk, all that....no need to argue my friend. I have meant no offense. I'm no push over, though. If you wanna tangle with words, let it begin. If not, let's talk musik!

[General27C]

26 people don't want to go home or have there bananas tallied.... And there under 6ft 7ft 8ft bunch.

[bigmama14]

so this where wayne got his chorus from; really inspired him

[noobslayer5422]

For the people who said this person stole it from Jason Durulo, Jason song came out 2011 and this song came out in 1956 im preety shaw jason wasnt alive

[M4keSomeN01se]

26 dislikes lol,wtf idiots,just hear this song

[AxissPL]

kto z mixu ukryty polski? :D łapka w gore ;]

[XxXmarianekXxX]

XD