The most famous scene in Beetlejuice is that of the dinner and the song "Day-O", which has an interesting origin that goes many years back.

They force them to sing and perform the song Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte. A lot of Harry Belafonte’s music can be heard in the background of the original film and this specific song ...

Obituaries Harry Belafonte, barrier-smashing entertainer and activist, dies at 96 A star after ‘The Banana Boat Song,’ he became a key ally to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil ...

Civil right singer, songwriter and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at 96 from congestive heart failure. Belafonte is know for his 1956 hit, the “Banana Boat Song (Day-O).” ...