Is "Chocoune" Haitian for "Yellow Bird" ?
The Tarriers tune is from the eminently forgettable 1957 film Calypso Heat Wave . It was billed as "The Screen's First Great Calypso Musical" [there were others?]. Even better, it was from the producers of Rock Around The Clock! Besides Banana Boat Song , the Tarriers also perform the traditional Haitian folk song Chocoune .
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