They didn’t have to go there. Belafonte’s “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” was a huge part of the original film, so the studio probably mandated that the track appear in the sequel. At least Beetlejuice ...

"Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" is finally in theaters and the accompanying soundtrack is as dripping with nostalgia as film. For those worried, yes "Day-O" by Alfie Davis and the Sylia Young Theatre ...

Plenty of bananas and a gruesomely gorgeous wedding cake get praise in musical moments in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Several 80s artists like Donna Summer, Jimmy Buffet and The Bee Gees ...

Meet the new “Day-O”: Richard Harris’s 1968 psychedelic pop hit “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer remade as a disco anthem. By Sarah Bahr Some spoilers follow. It’s the climactic moment in ...

The late 1960s were the most psychedelic time in the history of popular culture. Bands were singing about yellow submarines and having too much to dream last night. Actor/singer Richard Harris made ...

Beetlejuice is a hit! A full five years after the release of the Beetlejuice Broadway cast album, one song from the album has reached a new milestone. According to Forbes, "Say My Name," a number sung ...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have explained how the Tim Burton sequel's big musical sequence came about. After the 'Day-O' sequence became the first film's breakout ...

In 1988, Tim Burton's cult-classic movie "Beetlejuice" showcased Harry Belafonte's version of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" in a comedically haunting way that forever altered people's perceptions of ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Elizabeth Teeter and Alex Brightman during the re-opening night curtain call for the hit musical based on the film "Beetlejuice" on Broadway at The Marquis Theatre on ...

The current touring production of Beetlejuice, now playing at the National Theatre, is an odd theatrical piece –in that it is ...