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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

(Rhythmic music) ♪ Woo hawk eyed womanis going out ♪ ♪ Every day What Mr. Belafonte wound...

(Rhythmic music) ♪ Woo hawk eyed woman
is going out ♪ ♪ Every day What Mr. Belafonte wound up
doing was taking the art form of calypso music

Full Transcript

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♪ Woo hawk eyed woman is going out ♪
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♪ Every day
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What Mr. Belafonte wound up doing was taking the art form
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of calypso music.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:35
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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Movie Summary

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
♪ Won't be back for many a day ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
♪ Won't be back for many a day ♪
♪ Had to leave a little girl in Kingston town ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:08
♪ Had to leave a little girl in Kingston town ♪
And when it's all put together, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
And when it's all put together,
Just say after me, "I wonder why nobody don't like me." - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:09
Just say after me, "I wonder why nobody don't like...
♪ I wonder why nobody don't like me ♪ - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:14
♪ I wonder why nobody don't like me ♪
In your heart, deep down inside, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
In your heart, deep down inside,
♪ At night I tell you people - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:17
♪ At night I tell you people
Today we take it for granted, - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:11
Today we take it for granted,
(Audience cheering) - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:19
(Audience cheering)
♪ Not so beautiful - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:26
♪ Not so beautiful
♪ When you see her - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
♪ When you see her
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
There are many sides to the legend of Harry Belafonte.
Singer, actor, activist. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:04
Singer, actor, activist.
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:16
As artists, we rejoice in the knowledge
My father was a political person - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:05
My father was a political person
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
His environment that he grew up in and was exposed to
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:07
He wanted to take every opportunity that he could
He always used whatever platform he had - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
He always used whatever platform he had
Our cause in America is an honorable cause. - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:06
Our cause in America is an honorable cause.
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle - The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show 00:10
And ofttimes, when we are in the midst of the struggle