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Sep 10, 2024 · One of the most memorable scenes from the first movie involves the Maitlands possessing the Deetz family and their guests, making them dance to "Banana Boat (Day-O)" by Harry Belafonte.
4 days ago · Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sep 22, 2024 · Belafonte’s version of the Banana Boat song reached number five in the States but was not the first calypso hit to make their chart, 12 years previous The Andrews Sisters, who were white, took the song Rum and Coca Cola to number one.
Sep 8, 2024 · One of the most memorable moments from Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice is the “Day-O” possession scene, which sees recently deceased ghosts Adam and Barbara Maitland possess the living Deetz family members and their dinner guests into dancing and singing along to Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)."
Sep 6, 2024 · #Beetlejuice #HarryBelafonteBeetlejuice Beetlejuice Arrives In Theaters September 6, 2024!!!!Music From The 1988 Dark Fantasy Comedy Horror Film: Beetlejuice...
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Sep 7, 2024 · Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes and was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush Administration.
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Sep 8, 2024 · Day-O! Harry Belafonte, the great actor/ civil rights activist and calypso singer, found his career as a recording artist revitalized when Burton iconically used several of his songs on the...
