linzie wrote: 
Can't do it.  He was terrific.  Keaton is an underrated actor!

This is a sad morning for me and I knew I needed something special... this was it. Thank you!

This is a really quite a beautiful song, but often pariodied...sad really when you think about its origins.

I had to bump this from 8 to 10 because of the events of the last half hour.  My brother and I were arguing about recycling, and he tried to stomp off in a rage, and then this song came on.  I yelled at him to come back, I turned this song up, and all those layers of hostility and defensiveness just dropped away.

Any song that can de-fuse a potential war is a 10 in my book. God love ya, Mr. Belafonte.

Brilliant. But surely this version is brillianter...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBO7YE7vjE

The Day-Oh part gets a 1 because it reminds me of the gawd damn fuckin' 'Yankees. The rest of the song makes up for it 8

 Zep wrote: 

...um,  his uniform number is "2", but you probably knew that.  Great tune.

Personally, this song is one of those tunes that I wish were never written.

Great Song-! Thank You.... Longtime favorite from my childhood.... PLUS Harry Belafonte was on The Muppet Show in the 80's...they did this song...it was the BEST visualization... Please play more often... Thanks again... RP adds a another smile to the day-!

 

 Aegean wrote: 

Very well put...thanks Bill.

My wife just said, "Not my favorite Belafonte, but you can't help but think of..."

I was already dancing like Winona. I knew what she meant 

Should have been the opening tune for Dr. No - considering things as they developed in the movie   ;-)

Strewn across the vast landscape of my musical memory lie gems like this one, uncatalogued and therefore not readily retrievable (in other words, I have forgotten how much I like them!)  Fortunately we have a pro on the job (Bill), pulling these out of his hat now and then, along with many cross-cultural jewels I would otherwise not even know about.  Thanks, Bill! 

 fitzworld wrote: 
My parents used to have this and I would throw it on the Grundig and spinning it a lot. Back in 1964 I think. Years later saw the Kinks in LA and Ray woudl scream out Dayoh all show and people would yell back. It is infectious.

I scrolled down just to see if there were Beatlejuice references.  Yup.  Not dissapointed!  Classic

 Slarti wrote: 

Yeah, I remember Stan.  I used to play it on my show when I was a "50's" DJ at a local radio station. 

La, la, la, la, Lo - la ...

And now, Beetlejuice aside, Harry Belafonte is an icon for me.  My parents tolerated his music, but it wasn't until years after I was out of the house that I could appreciate his body of work.  Thank you, RP - for playing this song, and for helping me remember why I love music so much.

The last of the students has left, and I'm winding down the day...perfect song!

Great song!! Belafonte's "Live at Carnegie Hall" alburm that includes this song is crazy good!

this song is wonderful. it's on so often at our house that my kids think it's a recent release

Fun!

I loved this track as a kid and still enjoy hearing it.

Beetlejuice certainly was a tremendous film, but there is a lot more to HB as well.

Check out "Island in the Sun", "Jamaica Farewell" and if you want something to cause a good chuckle or two, try "Mama Look a Boo Boo"

"Harry Belafonte - All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"

Of course all you Jimmy Buffet fans already are familiar with a bunch of HB work

This song is just brilliant.  What a great break in the middle of the afternoon.

 PembrokeRoad wrote: 
Oh grow up...

YES! Beetlejuice! Love this song.