casey1024 Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 07:15
Elroweho wrote: I want to flash mob my daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner with this song/the beetlejuice dinner scene. Does that make me a bad mom?
amprich Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 07:14
Best performer that I've ever seen in concert!!!!--Harry has amazing stage juju!...a real rare gem here on Planet Earth...
bb_matt Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 07:13
Oh my, what an odd song this is, going right back to my childhood. For some reason, being British, I put this in the same head space as 'The goons', which is entirely wrong of course.
Stephenater Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 17:56
My first and favorite memory of the Banana Boat Song is Harry singing it on the Flip Wilson Show.
asilbuch Posted: Jan 26, 2013 - 10:20
My parents loved Harry Belafonte and played this song frequently. Fond memories of me and my brother dancing around with my Dad's bongos and castanets!
kayakingclark Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 02:10
ozzie1313 Posted: Nov 24, 2012 - 17:35
Wonderful from an American icon.
ziggytrix Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 09:22
If you ever feel like making a banana theme set including this song, you should also include this one:
Tally Hall - Banana Man . :)
TJS Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 09:22
wlpendley wrote: Love this song, love Toots and the Maytals. Not so fond of Clapton's guitar in this version...
?? I think you commented on the wrong song perhaps?
Dahlia_Gumbo Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 09:21
Great! Thank you for playing this one. Takes me somewhere, not sure just where, but back in time.
Webfoot Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 09:19
TerryS wrote: The first of many songs Harry strip mined from the Caribbean.
"Strip mined"?!?
amprich Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 09:19
nuthin like a bit o' Harry to get your hips swinging in the morning!...no matter how old they are! HA!
wlpendley Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 20:53
Love this song, love Toots and the Maytals. Not so fond of Clapton's guitar in this version...
Sturff Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 20:41
Though I it is all about paradise segue, i.e. Beck's tropicalia. Sturff wrote: It does fit into the whole beetle-juice movie feeling. Coooool!
TerryS Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 20:40
The first of many songs Harry strip mined from the Caribbean.
Sturff Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 20:39
It does fit into the whole beetle-juice movie feeling. Coooool!
OmegaConcern Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 08:51
I just logged in to see how many people immediately thought of Beetlejuice.
bellhog Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 08:50
Proclivities wrote:
I think my first exposure to this tune was the Muppet Show.
chelsiaann Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 08:48
Surprising to hear, but that's also what I love about RP. Variety across generations. Even if, like others, all I can think of is Beetlejuice.
Proclivities Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 11:18
Elroweho wrote: We used to sing this song in elementary school music class - our music teacher loved calypso music, but apparently, Tim Burton's film was the first-ever exposure to this tune for a lot of folks.
ScottFromWyoming Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 11:12
planet_lizard wrote: Cool! Following the discussion there, the creator of the original said he'd post a cleaner version of it. He hasn't found the original negs yet but in the meantime, here's a clip made from a VHS of the original.
VIDEO
ziakut Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 11:09
milleronic Posted: May 19, 2012 - 16:21
This song makes me want to watch Beetlejuice!
Kokoloco53 Posted: May 19, 2012 - 16:18
Only on RP can you possibly hear music from so many spectrums. Nice.
annie_fannie Posted: May 19, 2012 - 16:16
vluvlu Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 11:58
Very random. But I love it.
Elroweho Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 11:54
Woladorsky Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 17:27
ofanansky Posted: Dec 12, 2011 - 23:03
the version he did of this song on the Muppet Show was great
jools Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 05:55
edbollix wrote: This is a sad morning for me and I knew I needed something special... this was it. Thank you!
Oh - sorry to hear that..music is good for the soul in so many ways..
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