We lost one of the truly great today-- not just for his music, but his work in civil rights. RIP Harry-- there will never be another like you. You will be sorely missed.
I must be honest, I didn't realise in my ignorance that this person made such a impact in so many peoples lives beyond his music. I am honoured though to have listened and danced to his music. The world is a poorer place without such greats. RIP
Watched the We Are the World documentary 2 nights ago This song has been stuck in my head since, I randomly start singing parts of it throughout the day 😂
RIP, Harry Belafonte! We grew up with your songs - so very singable! They are part of our lives. You'll be remembered forever through your wonderful music! 💜💜
"This is a traditional Jamaican song that was sung by dock workers who worked throughout the night loading bananas onto ships. It's daylight, and they look forward to the arrival of the Tallyman (who will take inventory) so they can go home. Belafonte's version used lyrics adapted by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Burgie, sometimes credited as "Lord Burgess," is a popular Caribbean composer. Attaway was a novelist and songwriter who was friends with Belafonte. Burgie and Attaway wrote most of the songs on the Calypso album."
I'm here because of good taste. And respect and appreciation for this legend that was only a few years away from being 100 last year when the world lost him. Hopefully young folks will remember him and keep his legacy alive well into the future.
I did not imagine he was still living. What a life! This performance is everything. Not a simple song at all, but the weight of the labourers, of whom he speaks, to be seen and heard. RIP Sir.
I was 6 years old when this song came out. My mother played it to me many times. She explained, everytime you eat a banana 🍌 a person has been sweating for more and 12 hours is hot sun. Years later as I travelled worldwide and seen first hand what she was teaching me. Be greatful, respectful and humble..
Every pair of blue jeans you put on in the '50s someone drug a twelve foot long canvas cotton sack up and down endless rows in the American south picking that cotton by hand to send to the gin and bale up to send to the cotton mills America once had in the northeast and southeast like cannon and Burlington textiles . All those mil,miles, closed down and went to Mexico Guatemala ect. I started picking cotton with my grandparents when I was 8 years old . Picked 50 pounds my first day . I was so proud .
I’m deeply saddened by the passing of the great Harry Belafonfe 😢❤ We will always have his amazing catalog of music to listen to and be inspired by his life story! What an amazing man
He had a voice like no other Man alive! Always on key, and always on point, when it came to his musical direction. He will be sorely missed. Rest In Peace, Mr. Harry Belafonte.
One of the catchiest songs ever made in my opinion. I sing/hum this regularly without thinking and it always lightens my mood. Harry, you were the man. Thank you so much for your impact on the world mate. Rest In Peace.
❤❤ Found out About Harry B. ON THE MUPPET SHOW ❤ as I was a kid. Extremely talented musician in general. Fun Fact: the Muppet show was Harry's Very first television appearance. Harry did 2 songs on the show, with the Muppets and it's hilarious and you can see how fun it was for them as much as the viewers❤ 1 of my most favorite Muppet shows an musical guest. Great memories ❤ Jim Hensen always had Awesome music guests on his show. ❤❤❤❤
RIP.... all singers would give their soul to have only one song that remains in the memory of men .... this song is unforgettable and will remain in my memory.
Think about the meaning of this song for a second and it's a little more than a catchy tune. The song is actually written from the perspective of a field worker working the banana fields. His job is to chop down banana bushels, fill the crates, and send it via truckload to the shipyards. He's been working all night and he's tired, thus, he wants to go home. So, he is praying that soon, the "tally man", his boss, will come around and tell him that he's gotten enough bananas, he's free to go. After all, daylight has come. The song begins with silence and then the echo of his voice coming in stronger and stronger - this is to represent the sun rising. "Day-o. Me see day. Me see day. Me see day-ooooh." The sentiments of hiding the black tarantula is derivative of their company policy - bugs in the bushel means it's not acceptable for sale. So if he goes to tally-up his take for the day, and finds a tarantula, it means he is not going home early. At the end, the song slows, the silence returns to just his voice - acapella. The sun is now setting... and we can tell by his exasperated tone, and long, drawn notes that he is in for another long night of drinking rum, picking those bananas, and hiding those tarantulas. Hopefully soon, the tally man will count his take and release him for the evening.
Nope, it's about Jamaican dock workers during the banana republic government, not field workers, they unloaded trucks and loaded ships during the night shift, that's why it says daylight come and me wanna go home because their shift is over, field workers don't work at night, also the tarantula has no interior meaning, stacks or boxes of banana often had spiders hidden in them, which was dangerous for the workers very clearly, that is what is being said here
Well said. After growing up a little bit and getting more perspective on the context of this song, it's impossible for me to hear it as just a cute melody. It's poignant and powerful.
I will never listen to this song in the same way again. I've always thought of it as lightheaded dance song, and Harry made me see and feel the depth and power of this song. Inspiring performance.
This version is so powerful, you can feel the hard nights work, the pains of the body, the tiredness of the soul. You can see it on his face, his body, hear it in his soul he wants to go home, count my bananas let me sleep.
Perhaps due to the novelties of the song’s style, lyric, and his undeniable beauty, I’d failed for years to fully appreciate what a beautiful instrument Harry has in his voice. The control he exerts over every clear note. Soft as a pan flute’s whisper one minute; then Swelling to a French horn’s bellow the next. He soothes my soul.
My oldest brother inherited my mother's record collection, including the album this song was on. My nieces and nephew were very young at the time, but they loved this song.
Mr Harry Belafonte - what a honour to listen to him.....I saw him live in a concert in Germany many years ago - Thank you, Harry......! Timeless, indescriable, venerable and not forgotten.
Here to pay homage to a great man. Not only will he be remembered for his music, but his love for his fellow man, can not be minimized. RIP, Mr. Belafonte.❤
Indeed!!! I’ve been looking for his conversation w Bobby Kennedy. I read elsewhere that he was the voice of all reason between the Kennedy White House and MLKjr in civil rights and poverty matters.. Humanity owes him a huge debt.
A legend. The world lost another one but he is sitting with God and his other family right now. 96 years old. Wow. Always admired him, his singing and what a voice! Who could not like that?
His soulful voice and captivating presence will forever be remembered, as will his courageous activism for social justice. His timeless songs continue to unite and inspire us all. Rest in peace, dear Calypso King. Your legacy lives on in our hearts and through the music that brought so much joy to the world.
What a man - what a life - what a spirit...! As a kid I was forever struck by listening to the Banana Boat song. Belafonte is quoted as saying that he was an activist who happened to be an artist. And what great purpose he put his talents to..! Day-O forever......!!!!
Watching and listening to many of his songs today. It’s a special day, as he’s no longer with us. A truly beautiful man, inside and out. May he rest with a smile. He delighted so many.
This song is a gem. Didn't know the story behind it. It reminds me of an afro Peruvian song that tells the struggles of our black people getting up at 4 in the morning following orders of the "mayoral" to do work in the fields. It's such catchy song we always danced to but few people pay attention to the lyrics and ignore that it's a song of lament. It does have the call and response style of this song too. It's amazing how much history there is behind these songs of African descent people. Great work Mr. Harry Belafonte. Rest In Peace
Mr Belafonte was half Jamaican. The song has its origins in slavery wherein the plantation owners would cultivate Bananas at the slave's expense. Therefore, when it was 'reaping' (stock taking) time or trading, the man taking the stocks (tally) would count the number of bunches each worker had. This was, ofcourse, a tedious and timely process. Therefore, the song represents the cry of the farmers in Jamaican creole language known as patois (french pronunciation 'patwa'). "Come missa tallyman tally mi banana" is the english equivalent of 'Come mister counting man (stock taker) count my bananas. The night is coming, and I need to go home..." There is indeed a correlation between the history of the Caribbean and South America!
When I was little, before Kindergarten, my Mom was obsessed with Harry Belafonte. The turntable was in the play room, and she would come down and start it again. A constant diet of Belafonte made me a lifelong fan!
"Day-O" is one of the first songs that I remember hearing on the radio when I was a young child growing up in New York. I later had the pleasure of interviewing him briefly in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Rest in Peace, Harry Belafonte, and thank you for sharing your talent and for making the world a better place through your activism.
@@SANE172 Actually if you listen closely here, Harry says "Lift 6 Hand 7 Hand 8 Hand BUNCH"! on this round. He changed it. A hand is 4" where a foot is 12" Nobody can lift an 8' tall bunch of 'nanners but 8 hands or 32" might be possible
Same thing Here. Remembering I was 13, wich means I heard it in 1988 on a radio In a barber shop because I was Young aporentice, and that song has strong influence on me, and we use to sing it from the top of our lungues. Eeeeeeeeoooo, tissseeeedddeeeeeooo. Wonderfull. Thank You Harry
Rest in peace Harry Belafonte. Your memories and your music will never be forgotten! Those will always remain with us forever. You truly was a wonderful soul and I pray that God rewards you with heaven.
Captured the very soul of a black man ...completing his work ...and wanting his rightful pay...in a most musical way...RIP Mister Belafonte ...beautiful voice...beautiful man....
RIP Mr. Harry Belafonte. Even though I am still young, this song is one of the songs that is a part of my childhood. Listening to this always takes me back to the simple times and when my Grandpa would use to play oldies and classics in his speaker.
I remember this song to this very day because it's so uniquely beautiful and haunting!! The writer SANG as he labored to haul in the load of bananas for the boss man to count. Mr. Belefonte IS a true treasure for all time (& an excellent actor as well)!! I also remember his daughter Sherry!! 🤗🇺🇸
This is the perfect song for anyone doing night shift waiting til they can finally leave and go home. Very moving with great passion from belafonte. This song has stood the test of time..my dad used to sing this to me randomly.
He was quite a lovely man,great talent and hard work RIP see you on the day of judgement at the sound of the trumpet ,surely we will not go ahead of you.
I saw him in a show once in the seventies as a teenager in Zürich, Switzerland. It was mesmerizing. When the show was over after a lot of encore songs I saw that there were people ranging from about six to well over 80 years old couples. And all had happy faces.
I have listened to this song for 50 years and this was the VERY finest performance of it I have ever heard and I was finally able to make some sense of the words I have sung wrong all my life. Sad to loose such a great talent it is hard to find singers with this kind of talent and passion about their work these days
Now I’m 80 yr Old. What a joy to hear this music from my childhood
Nice
Hope you have a nice life sir/ma’am
@@AirWasTaken I hear u I will be 70 next year Smiles
@@AirWasTaken u just made the universe smile on your post
wishing you good health, joy in the world!
I'm 44 and your comment made me think about my grannie
It’s 2023 and this song is still beautiful as always
2023 and going strong!!
My Dad liked to sing this wonderful song in my early childhood; therefore I know and love it and like Sir Belafonte. 💋
And today Bellafonte dies at the age of 96😢
@@andreasschneider3231, я русский. Для меня сегодня тоже печальный день.
@@andreasschneider3231 just saw it on the news,, may he rest in peace
We lost one of the truly great today-- not just for his music, but his work in civil rights. RIP Harry-- there will never be another like you. You will be sorely missed.
Truly said
Hear hear
I must be honest, I didn't realise in my ignorance that this person made such a impact in so many peoples lives beyond his music. I am honoured though to have listened and danced to his music. The world is a poorer place without such greats. RIP
His activism will be missed.
Yes Rest in power
Watched the We Are the World documentary 2 nights ago
This song has been stuck in my head since, I randomly start singing parts of it throughout the day 😂
❤❤❤
Same! Just watched the documentary last night & here I am:)
I just finished the documentary. And I find myself here 😅
Same here
Sameee ajajaja
First recording artist to sell one million albums, RIP to this great activist, humanitarian and good human being 🙏❤️
Wasnt that record made by enrico carusos
@@chillemdafoe1738 🙄
Got anything more informative than an emoji?
@Chillem dafoe are you seeking a debate, I'm simply stating a fact?
@@chillemdafoe1738 Calypso was the first long play album to sell one million copies. So the answer to your question is NO he wasn't
RIP, Harry Belafonte! We grew up with your songs - so very singable! They are part of our lives. You'll be remembered forever through your wonderful music! 💜💜
Wow he's gone?
RIP legend 💟💟💟
This is one of the songs that you feel deep in your soul. You will be missed ❤
I came here to say that 😢
Let‘s be honest: we all thought he already died decades ago 😂😂😂
I mean, his songs are sooo old.
"This is a traditional Jamaican song that was sung by dock workers who worked throughout the night loading bananas onto ships. It's daylight, and they look forward to the arrival of the Tallyman (who will take inventory) so they can go home.
Belafonte's version used lyrics adapted by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Burgie, sometimes credited as "Lord Burgess," is a popular Caribbean composer. Attaway was a novelist and songwriter who was friends with Belafonte. Burgie and Attaway wrote most of the songs on the Calypso album."
The music, tune, lyrics everything pointed to a natural origin of the song, as if this song was naturally selected out of a long tradition of workers.
Can I get a source hahaha
@@mashahdawab ...it's from wikipedia..
Thank you !
@@mashahdawab the lyrics are self explanatory
Just watched the We Are The World 2024 documentary. We will never forget the Legendary Harry Belafonte. Salute.
Where is that documentary?
@@bbygrlpt2 Netflix
@@bbygrlpt2Netflix
@@bbygrlpt2 Netflix
My Dad Sherman Sneed singing background to the far right in this video. He toured with him from '57 to '71 I hear his voice.
That's so cool! I bet your dad was an awesome dude.
Best song ever!!!
Beautiful
That's super coo! U can see ur dad so long ago a moment in time captured! And u can pick out his voice 😮
Your dad had some damn pipes 🗣️
Rest in power, Harry Belafonte. Thank you for everything.
I never would have thought the Banana Boat Song could make my eyes water. RIP Harry Belafonte. You have given so much in so many ways!
Me too. Farewell Harry; sail home to your beloved islands to rest. Your voice will live with us forever.❤
Same
Rip
Me too, so powerful, beautiful and pure
I'm here because of good taste. And respect and appreciation for this legend that was only a few years away from being 100 last year when the world lost him. Hopefully young folks will remember him and keep his legacy alive well into the future.
Rest in peace, Harry! You made the world a better place!
Rewatching this after hearing of his passing. 😢 RIP Harry Belafonte. You will live forever as your songs replay in our hearts.
Me too
Me too, never will forget!!
Yep
but we will die too
Harry Belafonte 👍
RIP Harry Belafonte 😢 You and your music will never be forgotten.
RIP legend
I was just a child but I remember this being played on the radio. It was a song once heard you never forgot. RIP Harry.
Rest in peace, Harry! Your songs will never die!
Growing up in Jamaica I always sing this song. RIP Mr Belafonte you were one of a kind. The only one.
RIP Harry Belafonte. Thank you for the gift of music, which will continue to bring joy to all who hear it.
❤😢❤😢❤
Your 1 of a kind ❤
Love your Music 🎶 🎵 ❤️
Harry Belafonte passed away at 96. He will be missed but thankfully his music will live on forever. RIP.
Absolutely!!
Beetle juice wouldn’t have been nearly as good without his music in it!
Of course another unfair slave song...u richer u nt a slave
No slaves song here😢😢ur rich huh shutup
I love his music . He was a fantastic actor as well. The angel Levine is a good movie .
RIP to this absolute legend. Unique, and genre defining, we won’t find another one like him. 😢
Rest in Peace dear Harry, your Song is timeless, all around the world knowing your voice....
My sister Elaine and I would dance and sing to hissong I was 15 t
Years young and now she is gone too wonderful voice 👩❤️👩R I P C.ann
I did not imagine he was still living. What a life! This performance is everything. Not a simple song at all, but the weight of the labourers, of whom he speaks, to be seen and heard. RIP Sir.
Indeed this song touches deeply of the labouring work, humanity does to survive and to be here.
He is dead 😢
@@KadirSubas nah bro why did u say it like that 💀
I was 6 years old when this song came out.
My mother played it to me many times.
She explained, everytime you eat a banana 🍌 a person has been sweating for more and 12 hours is hot sun. Years later as I travelled worldwide and seen first hand what she was teaching me. Be greatful, respectful and humble..
I was just married
where did you see someone work 12hrs in the sun to get a banana?
Every pair of blue jeans you put on in the '50s someone drug a twelve foot long canvas cotton sack up and down endless rows in the American south picking that cotton by hand to send to the gin and bale up to send to the cotton mills America once had in the northeast and southeast like cannon and Burlington textiles . All those mil,miles, closed down and went to Mexico Guatemala ect. I started picking cotton with my grandparents when I was 8 years old . Picked 50 pounds my first day . I was so proud .
Magnifique personne qui m'accompagnée depuis que je suis enfant. Il va manquer c'est sûr
@@alanmalcheski8882you think bananas just pop into existence? Need to consider how long you need to take of the plantation before picking that banana
I’m deeply saddened by the passing of the great Harry Belafonfe 😢❤ We will always have his amazing catalog of music to listen to and be inspired by his life story! What an amazing man
He had a voice like no other Man alive! Always on key, and always on point, when it came to his musical direction.
He will be sorely missed. Rest In Peace, Mr. Harry Belafonte.
He pass away this song the 90s
Was the 1st song I ever learned as a young child. My grandfather used to sing this to me. Thank you Mr. Belafonte. May you Rest in Eternal Peace
3:16!
So cool thanks grandpa!!
Thank you, Mr Belafonte, for your beautiful voice and songs. May your memory be a blessing.
One of the catchiest songs ever made in my opinion. I sing/hum this regularly without thinking and it always lightens my mood. Harry, you were the man. Thank you so much for your impact on the world mate. Rest In Peace.
❤❤ Found out About Harry B.
ON THE MUPPET SHOW ❤
as I was a kid. Extremely talented musician in general.
Fun Fact: the Muppet show was Harry's Very first television appearance.
Harry did 2 songs on the show, with the Muppets and it's hilarious and you can see how fun it was for them as much as the viewers❤
1 of my most favorite Muppet shows an musical guest.
Great memories ❤
Jim Hensen always had Awesome
music guests on his show.
❤❤❤❤
Me too. 😁
RIP.... all singers would give their soul to have only one song that remains in the memory of men .... this song is unforgettable and will remain in my memory.
Rip to a Legend . 96 yrs of a fulfilled life, thank you❤
Think about the meaning of this song for a second and it's a little more than a catchy tune. The song is actually written from the perspective of a field worker working the banana fields. His job is to chop down banana bushels, fill the crates, and send it via truckload to the shipyards. He's been working all night and he's tired, thus, he wants to go home. So, he is praying that soon, the "tally man", his boss, will come around and tell him that he's gotten enough bananas, he's free to go. After all, daylight has come. The song begins with silence and then the echo of his voice coming in stronger and stronger - this is to represent the sun rising. "Day-o. Me see day. Me see day. Me see day-ooooh." The sentiments of hiding the black tarantula is derivative of their company policy - bugs in the bushel means it's not acceptable for sale. So if he goes to tally-up his take for the day, and finds a tarantula, it means he is not going home early. At the end, the song slows, the silence returns to just his voice - acapella. The sun is now setting... and we can tell by his exasperated tone, and long, drawn notes that he is in for another long night of drinking rum, picking those bananas, and hiding those tarantulas. Hopefully soon, the tally man will count his take and release him for the evening.
Nope, it's about Jamaican dock workers during the banana republic government, not field workers, they unloaded trucks and loaded ships during the night shift, that's why it says daylight come and me wanna go home because their shift is over, field workers don't work at night, also the tarantula has no interior meaning, stacks or boxes of banana often had spiders hidden in them, which was dangerous for the workers very clearly, that is what is being said here
thank you for expatiating this beautiful piece. Deeeeepp!!! Rest in peace Harry!!! Thank you for this Song
Thanks for the translation of the Song, didn´t know that this comes so meanfull. Now i love it more.
I appreciate your comments ☺️ now I understand this song so much better and also shared it with my young kids.
Well said. After growing up a little bit and getting more perspective on the context of this song, it's impossible for me to hear it as just a cute melody. It's poignant and powerful.
I will never listen to this song in the same way again. I've always thought of it as lightheaded dance song, and Harry made me see and feel the depth and power of this song. Inspiring performance.
Colonialism and imperialism be like
This version is so powerful, you can feel the hard nights work, the pains of the body, the tiredness of the soul. You can see it on his face, his body, hear it in his soul he wants to go home, count my bananas let me sleep.
Exactly how I feel after listening
This song has to been "seen" such a great performance
Exactly! Man, I was so moved by this performance, almost to tears.
So agree!
This is such a perfect comment and encapsulation of the song. Thank you Adam.
This song, will never be old. Thank Harry
I am 90 years old and I love him even today. A good man
Ma’am it’s an honor to see you’re 90…I pray God blesses me with the same…
Perhaps due to the novelties of the song’s style, lyric, and his undeniable beauty, I’d failed for years to fully appreciate what a beautiful instrument Harry has in his voice. The control he exerts over every clear note. Soft as a pan flute’s whisper one minute; then Swelling to a French horn’s bellow the next. He soothes my soul.
Wie wundervoll in Worte gekleidet. Ich habe H. Bekannte life erleben dürfen.
Unfassbar bereichert
Well spoken .
great words..poetic and beautiful ideas
@@drrobertling1393 words express with such deep integrity.
My oldest brother inherited my mother's record collection, including the album this song was on. My nieces and nephew were very young at the time, but they loved this song.
Mr Harry Belafonte - what a honour to listen to him.....I saw him live in a concert in Germany many years ago - Thank you, Harry......! Timeless, indescriable, venerable and not forgotten.
Rest in Peace, Harry. Your music was one of the sounds of my childhood. Rest well and be with those you loved.
R.I.P. Harry. Thank you so much for all these enjoyable performances, movies and tv shows you did. A true legend has gone for good today
Here to pay homage to a great man. Not only will he be remembered for his music, but his love for his fellow man, can not be minimized. RIP, Mr. Belafonte.❤
Indeed!!! I’ve been looking for his conversation w Bobby Kennedy. I read elsewhere that he was the voice of all reason between the Kennedy White House and MLKjr in civil rights and poverty matters.. Humanity owes him a huge debt.
❤🎉
@@tmarielbs He has a BIG reward awaiting him in heaven
@@dennismclaurin1487 he sure does.
Samw.
2024 still hear this song what a talented man
Beetlejuice.🤓👍
A legend. The world lost another one but he is sitting with God and his other family right now. 96 years old. Wow. Always admired him, his singing and what a voice! Who could not like that?
😂
Yeah go on laugh you will be judge
Growing up in the Caribbean in the 1960's this song was a staple for me. Thank you for the soundtrack to my childhood. Goodbye Harry Belafonte
What a voice. What a singer. Will be sorely missed.
Watching today's June 18,2024.
I am 87 years old, and I am happy to listen to again and again.
I celebrate his life.. because I've known him all of my life! Remember hearing this on radio in1956 as a little boy. RIP.
His soulful voice and captivating presence will forever be remembered, as will his courageous activism for social justice. His timeless songs continue to unite and inspire us all. Rest in peace, dear Calypso King. Your legacy lives on in our hearts and through the music that brought so much joy to the world.
🤢🤮
Your words are perfect for this so great man.
This song is Mento, not Calypso
Absolutely fantastic. They don’t make music like his anymore ❤️
I am here because I loved the song growing up"61" and the Song just stays in your mind!!! Every now & then...ya gotta hear it!!! Thanks
RIP Harry. Heaven's choir received another beautiful soul today.
Brilliant song. Excellent singer. RIP MR. Belafonte
Such a handsome man with a beautiful voice! RIP Mr. Belafonte. 🙏🏼
This song is been ringing in ma head after watching we are the world documentary last night.. RIP Mr Belafonte
Beetlejuice for me
Bless your powerful voice and your magical life Mr. Belafonte. RIP.
RIP Harry. Forever you will be remembered!! ❤❤❤
What a man - what a life - what a spirit...! As a kid I was forever struck by listening to the Banana Boat song. Belafonte is quoted as saying that he was an activist who happened to be an artist. And what great purpose he put his talents to..! Day-O forever......!!!!
Thank you for ALL the great music and all you did on our little planet. What a voice; what a man !!
Watching and listening to many of his songs today. It’s a special day, as he’s no longer with us. A truly beautiful man, inside and out. May he rest with a smile. He delighted so many.
RIP to the wonderful Harry Belafonte. Thanks for the wonderful music!! ❤
Wonderful? This is a classic example of "If you can't sing well, just yell louder."
RIP.... Harry Belafonte... thank you for the wonderful songs...
動くハリーを視るのは初めてです。二年前のUPで、遅れ馳せながら、有難う御座います！
This song is a gem. Didn't know the story behind it. It reminds me of an afro Peruvian song that tells the struggles of our black people getting up at 4 in the morning following orders of the "mayoral" to do work in the fields. It's such catchy song we always danced to but few people pay attention to the lyrics and ignore that it's a song of lament. It does have the call and response style of this song too. It's amazing how much history there is behind these songs of African descent people. Great work Mr. Harry Belafonte. Rest In Peace
Mr Belafonte was half Jamaican. The song has its origins in slavery wherein the plantation owners would cultivate Bananas at the slave's expense. Therefore, when it was 'reaping' (stock taking) time or trading, the man taking the stocks (tally) would count the number of bunches each worker had. This was, ofcourse, a tedious and timely process. Therefore, the song represents the cry of the farmers in Jamaican creole language known as patois (french pronunciation 'patwa'). "Come missa tallyman tally mi banana" is the english equivalent of 'Come mister counting man (stock taker) count my bananas. The night is coming, and I need to go home..." There is indeed a correlation between the history of the Caribbean and South America!
RIP Harry, thank you for your music! Rest now, legend!
RIP Legend. Daylight has come, go well. A life well lived.
When I was little, before Kindergarten, my Mom was obsessed with Harry Belafonte. The turntable was in the play room, and she would come down and start it again. A constant diet of Belafonte made me a lifelong fan!
RIP. You're the best Harry. It's going to be one heck of a show up there. We'll miss you.
"Day-O" is one of the first songs that I remember hearing on the radio when I was a young child growing up in New York. I later had the pleasure of interviewing him briefly in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Rest in Peace, Harry Belafonte, and thank you for sharing your talent and for making the world a better place through your activism.
Same here. I would have been 3 years old the day this clip was filmed. Life is short
Day h.b
Died precisely anßŵer.
6 foot 7 foot 8 foot bunch
@@SANE172 Actually if you listen closely here, Harry says "Lift 6 Hand 7 Hand 8 Hand BUNCH"! on this round. He changed it. A hand is 4" where a foot is 12" Nobody can lift an 8' tall bunch of 'nanners but 8 hands or 32" might be possible
Same thing Here. Remembering I was 13, wich means I heard it in 1988 on a radio In a barber shop because I was Young aporentice, and that song has strong influence on me, and we use to sing it from the top of our lungues. Eeeeeeeeoooo, tissseeeedddeeeeeooo. Wonderfull. Thank You Harry
Rest in Peace. Thank you for your wonderful music It is timeless. 😢
Simple, yet true masterpiece of a song. Pure talent
Unforgettable song, .Rest In Peace, Mr. Belafonte, you were a good man
R.I.P. Mr Belafonte. Your song and music will live on forever.
Rest in peace Harry Belafonte. Your memories and your music will never be forgotten! Those will always remain with us forever. You truly was a wonderful soul and I pray that God rewards you with heaven.
Captured the very soul of a black man ...completing his work ...and wanting his rightful pay...in a most musical way...RIP Mister Belafonte ...beautiful voice...beautiful man....
RIP Mr. Harry Belafonte. Even though I am still young, this song is one of the songs that is a part of my childhood. Listening to this always takes me back to the simple times and when my Grandpa would use to play oldies and classics in his speaker.
H.Belafonte 👍
That range and control of his voice is stellar! He can sing with and without a microphone 🎙️
Not to mention his acting - the bent body, crooked arms and bent fingers. It's a whole performance that sells the song as much as the lyrics.
Listened to this a million times in my youth - still gives me goose bumps. RIP Mr. Belafonte - you were a true inspiration to mankind.
ruclips.net/video/7nC9MePDtW4/видео.html
2024 am still here timeless song
Great man. Long life. Thanks for all you’ve done. RIP.🙏🏾 💐
No auto tune, pure talent.
🙏🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼
🌽ball
FR
today we also find pure talent with no auto tune, if u can't find that's on you.
Don't give a shit,if it's good, I'd listen to it
He sang this song with such intensity. Very moving.
He did!!!
A dog also barks with intensity.
@leelarson107 and you bark with stupidity...yet here we are.
We will never forget such historic and legendary voice! Just watched the new docu about we are the world making me appreciate him more
I remember singing this song as a child. RIP Mr. Belafonte. You were a light in our lives. You can go home now.
RIP Harry, thanks for your songs ; they stay as beautiful as they are. Thank you for being Harry.
One of the first songs I remember hearing on the radio when I was a little girl. Rest in peace, dear sir.
I remember this song to this very day because it's so uniquely beautiful and haunting!! The writer SANG as he labored to haul in the load of bananas for the boss man to count. Mr. Belefonte IS a true treasure for all time (& an excellent actor as well)!! I also remember his daughter Sherry!! 🤗🇺🇸
This is the perfect song for anyone doing night shift waiting til they can finally leave and go home. Very moving with great passion from belafonte. This song has stood the test of time..my dad used to sing this to me randomly.
Hit the nail on the head
After some good whiskey my dad would start to sing this tune..and he nailed it..he was Harry B fan..😂
He was quite a lovely man,great talent and hard work RIP see you on the day of judgement at the sound of the trumpet ,surely we will not go ahead of you.
Exactly
I saw him in a show once in the seventies as a teenager in Zürich, Switzerland. It was mesmerizing. When the show was over after a lot of encore songs I saw that there were people ranging from about six to well over 80 years old couples. And all had happy faces.
Hello beautiful 👋
Hello,how are you doing?
damn.. .can't stop singing this song all day long
I too! Since 1960... ;=)
Harry Belafonte is an amazing singer but now, he can no longer do so sadly
What a set of pipes on Mr. Belafonte. Rest in peace!
This song never dies
Knows nothing these man , but i like his songs , 👍💗
But it should.
@@leelarson107you should
RIP Harry Belafonte! There will never be another voice like yours. Thanks for all the memories and good vibes.
Rest in Peace! A legend, a shining star... grew up watching his movies, listening to his music; he will be missed🙏🏻💔
Love this man's voice! No one can listen to him without singing and dancing along
Rest In Peace to a brilliant performer. We will miss you.
RIP to a groundbreaking legend. You carried yourself with such class and dignity decade after decade. Rest now.
Some songs just live forever, never getting old.
If you came here to listen to this after watching the Netflix show " The Greatest Night in Pop" you are a true go-getter ❤❤..
Por que acha?
Eu
Ugh, advertisement’s
I’m here from beatlejuice lol
I have listened to this song for 50 years and this was the VERY finest performance of it I have ever heard and I was finally able to make some sense of the words I have sung wrong all my life. Sad to loose such a great talent it is hard to find singers with this kind of talent and passion about their work these days
He's very much alive!
@@JoQ-GPS I thought he passed 6 months ago I stand corrected. Thank You I just looked him up and he is 94 now! wow
I've always loved it but till youtube, I never had the lyrics right either. and bytheway, this was in Tokyo? wow!
True. I totally agree with you
@@davidvincent1093 You might be confusing him with Sidney Poitier, who is of Caribbean descent, and died six months ago. UK
Thank you, Mr. Harry Belafonte for your acting, activism, and singing. You introduced my generation (Generation X) and me to Caribbean Music.
R.I.P., Harry, thank you for sharing your talent with the world....I danced to this as a child, still dancing today.
Linda here. Love this song!