Harry Belafonte has been on my mind since yesterday

[malaise]

He was 94 on March 1st. He has also retired from public life.

Harry walked with giants in the struggle for civil rights but he also has an amazing catalogue of fabulous music.

What are your favorite Belafonte songs?

With Miriam

Love you Harry

[malaise]

1. Then there's this doggie prancing to Harry

https://wmgk.com/2021/02/24/chihuahua-harry-belafonte/

[MLAA]

53. OMG that is perfect! Both Mr Belafonte and Mr Chihuahua got it going on!

[Skittles]

2. omg so handsome

I love this song and the story behind it

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/harry-belafonte-petula-clark-1968-civil-rights-arm-touch-national-commotion

[malaise]

9. Harry and Flip Wilson

[speak easy]

39. Why don't you back off Matilda, and go run Venezuela

Love me some Flip

[malaise]

41. What a perfect line

Ages ago I remember watching an episode with Flip and Joe Namath - I laughed until I cried that night.

[speak easy]

52. 'Trust me Ray, trust me' - Flip was fearless

[malaise]

61. Hilarious

[malaise]

57. The harmony is magnificent

and the words speak for themselves Lovely

Thanks for this one

[IcyPeas]

3. Harry and Nat King Cole:

[malaise]

6. Daddy used to play that one for us

and laugh until tears rolled down his cheeks - brings back lovely memories

[elleng]

20. YES!!!

[Grasswire2]

4. Love Harry, too.

Someone swiped my Belafonte LPs from my car a very long time ago. A VERY long time ago.

A genius. So beloved.

Thanks for the memories, malaise.

[malaise]

43. Damn - the good thing is that we can still find all the music these days

[Ocelot II]

5. The Banana Boat song!

[malaise]

7. Live in Germany

[malaise]

8. There's a Hole in the Bucket

[niyad]

29. The first one I thought of. What a beautiful thread. Thank you so very much!

[malaise]

30. You're welcome

[niyad]

31. Now if my computer would stop freezing up on this thread, I could listen to the songs.

[PhylliPretzel]

10. Harry's First Album: Calypso

Back in the last century when that album came out, I asked my mom to purchase it for me when she went downtown to shop.
She did, and when she heard Harry sing out -- Day-O -- she huffed and said "I thought it was going to be something like that!"
Well, I played that album so much she came to love it, and Harry, too; so much so that I had to take her up to one of his concerts at The Greek Theater in LA's Griffith Park.

[malaise]

11. What a beautiful story

[bahboo]

13. There should be a Humanity Hall of Fame...

for people like him. Fav song is Island in the Sun.

[malaise]

48. I agree

There are lots of really good people on our planet

[The Wizard]

14. Jump in the Line

[malaise]

49. This used to be popular at weddings back in the day

[BComplex]

15. OMG, Malaise! This may be my all time favorite thread.

I'm sitting here crying like a baby.

I love Harry Belafonte. I have loved his music as long as I can remember.

Thanks for a classic!

[malaise]

16. You're welcome

[KT2000]

25. Agree!!

[Tommymac]

17. Leaving a lil' girl in Kingston Town...

Somehow makes me think of you Malaise.

[malaise]

62. That would be more like leaving grandma these days

[Coventina]

71. That's my favorite as well.

[Harker]

18. First one I remember hearing...

[malaise]

51. Hahahahahha

Haven't heard that in years

[elleng]

19. This/these. Thanks.

[malaise]

22. USA Today had lots of pics for his 94th birthday

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2020/03/02/harry-belafonte-through-the-years/2079765001/

[elleng]

28. THANKS!

[XanaDUer2]

21. "Sad to say, I'm on my way

won't be back for many a day.
My heart is down,
My head is turning around,
I had to leave a little girl in Kingstontown"

[malaise]

33. He had one that the Bajans (Barbadians) love

[rhiannon55]

23. Here is my favorite. I think it's delightful and beautiful.

[malaise]

27. First time I'm hearing that one

Thanks

[rhiannon55]

46. You're welcome!

[KT2000]

36. Love this!

never saw it before - thanks!

[rhiannon55]

47. You're welcome!

[KT2000]

24. I heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Play it every year for hope, even though I am not religious.

And of course this as well:

Thank you Malaise for making this a particularly lovely Sunday afternoon!

[malaise]

26. Mom used to play Mary's Boy Child over and over

on Christmas Day

[KT2000]

32. My Mom too

his whole Christmas album from 1958 was the only holiday album that was played so as an adult I had to secure the LP, then CD. I just updated my post with The Gifts they Gave and a thank you to you for posting this thread in the first place.

[malaise]

38. Been thinking about him

I grew up with Harry's music. and you're welcome.

[malaise]

35. It's the start of a nice week with Biden's 100 days coming up

[llmart]

34. Try to Remember

My all time favorite, though it's really hard to choose. But the lyrics and him singing them with that voice as smooth as butter - well, I fell in love with that song and to that song a long, long time ago.

Thank you so much for this thread, but I have to say I had no idea he was 94. He just seems ageless to me.

[malaise]

37. It's the one I play the most for sure

True story - I was driving a close friend's son to the repast for his grandmother and put the CD in - we sang along to Try to Remember and when we reached his aunt's home, the same song was background music. I thought I knew grandma well but had no idea this was her favorite song - PERIOD.

[llmart]

59. The Temptations sang it too and I love that version also.

Great story!

[locks]

40. Our great classical Colorado Public Radio

station has been playing black and women composers and singers for the last two months to honor great civil rights leaders and also to honor the ten Boulder people who were killed on March 22. Harry Belafonte's beautiful spirituals Oh Freedom and My Lord What a Morning brought tears and comfort to many of us.

[malaise]

45. How lovely

[speak easy]

42. Harry Belafonte could charm the birds out of the trees

and they would be sake in his hands.

[BunnyMcGee]

44. Jamaica Farewell

I could listen every day to this beautiful song.


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[whistler162]

50. So I would say you have

been thinking of him all day.....OH! But, will you still be thinking of him when the daylight next comes or will you just want to go home.

[malaise]

55. Mondale's death had me thinking about my favorite 90 year olds

Jimmy Carter, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Betty White, Mel Brooks and a few others.
Mel will be 95 in June

[MLAA]

54. I love Try to Remember

It’s tied with Ed Ames singing My Cup Runneth Over With Love

[malaise]

56. That is a truly great love song

Big sis played it at their 45th wedding anniversary.
One of my favorite love songs of all time remains Willie Nelson's version of Always on my Mind. Willie will be 88 on Thursday of this week. I do love me some Willie.

[MLAA]

58. I love Willie Nelson and that one is top of the list.

Made me remember this one I just went and listened to. Then while I was at it I listened to another of my all time favorites...hope you have time to enjoy it!

[malaise]

60. I was never a Glen Campbell fan but that song was very popular

here in Jamaica. My favorite Dione is this one

and this is #2

[MLAA]

63. OMG what an ensemble!

Dionne, Stevie, Gladys and Elton! Gorgeous.

[malaise]

64. One of the all time great link ups

A truly beautiful song

[MLAA]

65. Check out this duet

I saw Ray Charles at a very small concert in New Orleans sometime in the 90s. What a treat.

[malaise]

66. A classic - best version ever is right

Fabulous
These people are examples for all - good music - they sang with the best - our radio stations are more racist than our musicians and singers.

[malaise]

67. Did you notice the number of views

69,979,553 - WOW!

[MLAA]

69. No, no I didn't! And we just contributed two of the nearly 70 million.

There is a wonderful movie I recently saw with some excellent music. It’s called Searching for Sugar Man and is a true story. I’d be willing to bet you’ll really enjoy it. I didn’t see it on Netflix, but did find it on Amazon Prime but you have to rent it for $3.99


I’ll make a money back guarantee if you don’t enjoy it, Malaise.

[malaise]

70. Damn - I Don't have Amazon Prime

Have Netflix and Apple.

[frogmarch]

68. Mama Look A Booboo

I wouldn't call it my favorite, but it always made me chuckle.