Bananaphone
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Released | September 27, 1994 | |||
Recorded | March–June 1994 | |||
Genre | Children's, traditional pop, jazz | |||
Length | 49:24 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
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Bananaphone is a popular bubblegum genre song for family. It makes a reference to the banana and cell phone with the lyrics, in which the author links them with photos for the official music video.
Track listing
- "Bananaphone" (Creber, Raffi) 3:12
- "Shake a Toe" (Creber, Raffi) 2:20
- "The World We Love" (Creber, Raffi) 3:23
- "Slow Day" (Creber, Raffi) 3:25
- "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" (Hubbard, Silversher) 4:07
- "Naturally" (Creber, Raffi) 3:04
- "Spring Flowers" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:40
- "C-A-N-A-D-A" (Connors) 2:50
- "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) 3:25
- "First Peoples" (Creber, Raffi) 4:37
- "Dee Myth" [instrumental] (Raffi) 2:21
- "Cowlit Night" (Raffi) 3:21
- "The Gorilla Song" (Knowles, Knowles) 2:10
- "Simple Gifts" (Traditional) 2:15
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional) 3:13
- "The Shmenge Polka" [instrumental] (A Tribute to the late John Candy) (Raffi) 2:07 [2]
Cover versions
The album's title track has been covered in several different musical genres. Examples include a barbershop version [3], several heavy metal versions,[4][5] a dubstep version[6][7] and a bluegrass/country version by Rhonda Vincent released on the album Sing Along with Putumayo released by Putumayo World Music.[8][9][10]
The Chilean children's show Cachureos released a cover of Bananaphone called "Teléfono" on its 1996 album, "La Mosca".[11]
References
- ^ "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Rounder Records". Rounder.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "The Newfangled Four - Bananaphone". YouTube. Barbershop Harmony Society. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Bananaphone(Hard Rock)". Poetv.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ [1]
- ^ / 00:00 (2010-05-09). "Bananaphone | BUILDER". Builderbeats.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "Banana Phone Dubstep Remix by Builder - First Drop Ever!!". YouTube. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Sing Along with Putumayo". Putumayo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Rhonda Vincent - Bananaphone". YouTube. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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- ^ "Cachureos 96 - ¡Ring,Ring,Telefono!". YouTube. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2012-01-15.