Man (46 Gre... | Harry Belafonte - Come Mister Tally

: Released on his 1956 album Calypso , the song reached #5 on the Billboard charts and helped make Calypso the first LP in history to sell over a million copies.

: While the rhythm is lively, Belafonte described it as a song about struggle and grueling labor in a colonized life. The reference to a " deadly black taranch-la " highlights the literal dangers workers faced from spiders hidden in the banana bunches. Musical Impact Harry Belafonte - Come Mister Tally Man (46 Gre...

Harry Belafonte's "," famous for the line " Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana ," is a cornerstone of 20th-century music that bridged Caribbean culture with mainstream pop. Origin and Meaning : Released on his 1956 album Calypso ,