: Released in 1956, it was the opening track of his album Calypso , the first record by a solo artist to sell over a million copies.
: It is famously featured in the dinner party possession scene in Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice .
Belafonte, a passionate civil rights activist, viewed the song as a "song about struggle, about black people in a colonized life doing the most grueling work".
: Released in 1956, it was the opening track of his album Calypso , the first record by a solo artist to sell over a million copies.
: It is famously featured in the dinner party possession scene in Tim Burton's 1988 film Beetlejuice . Harry Belafonte- Day-O Lyrics Video
Belafonte, a passionate civil rights activist, viewed the song as a "song about struggle, about black people in a colonized life doing the most grueling work". : Released in 1956, it was the opening
