Da Coconut Nut
| "Da Coconut Nut" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Smokey Mountain | |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Songwriter(s) | Ryan Cayabyab |
Da Coconut Nut is a song composed by Filipino National Artist Ryan Cayabyab, for the band Smokey Mountain in 1991.[1][2][3]
In July 2017, footage of a performance of the song by the 75-member Baylor University School of Music Men's Choir from the United States in an Emirates Airlines plane cabin before passengers and flight crew was posted online and became popular.[1]
Composition
The song's lyrics describe the uses of the different parts of a coconut tree.[2] Cayabyab, in an interview with ABS-CBN, said that the song was composed in the novelty style popularized by Yoyoy Villame, whom at times the song was incorrectly attributed to.[4] The song borrows some melody from Guy Lombardo's 1944 recording of It's Love-Love-Love.[citation needed]
Performance
The song became part of the concert programs of choirs in United States after a deal in July 2008 allowed its publication in the choral arrangement in Randy Stenson's Santa Barbara Music Publishing of California catalogue and performed in the American Choral Directors National Convention.[4] Stenson first heard the song performed by a Hawaiian choir.[5] Cayabyab claimed that the song became popular among American choirs ever since.[6]
In July 2017, when a video of the Baylor University School of Music Men's Choir performing the song before airline crew and passengers in Emirates Airlines' plane cabin became popular,[1] the choir stated that it had been singing the song since 2010.[4][7]
The song has been licensed for use for promotions featuring the coconut-based Malibu rum.[8]
Reception
Khmer Times described the song as a "whimsical Filipino piece."[9] Philippine Daily Inquirer editor Rito Asilo characterized the song as a "wackily irreverent novelty hit".[10] When the song was performed during Barack Obama's visit to the Philippines, Rappler described the song as a "classic ditty".[11]
BINI version
| "Da Coconut Nut" | ||||
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| Single by BINI | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Star Music | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Da Coconut Nut" on YouTube | ||||
"Da Coconut Nut" was covered by BINI as the group's pre-debut single. It was released on November 20, 2020 as a digital single by Star Music.[12] The single was intended to pay homage to the original composer, Ryan Cayabyab.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "WATCH: Plane passengers go nuts over Ryan Cayabyab's 'Da Coconut Nut'". ABS-CBN News. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "U.S.-based choir performs Ryan Cayabyab's 'Da Coconut Nut' onboard plane". cnn. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Charm, Neil. "Tribute concert set in honor of new National Artist Ryan Cayabyab | BusinessWorld". Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ryan Cayabyab reacts to viral 'Da Coconut Nut' video". ABS-CBN News. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "'You wake up one day and a song you wrote nearly 30 years ago has 10 million+ views... Whut?!' — Ryan Cayabyab". GMA News Online. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Songwriter Ryan Cayabyab reacts to viral 'Da Coconut Nut' video | Coconuts Manila". Coconuts. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Ryan Cayabyab reacts to viral 'Da Coconut Nut' clip by US choir". Inquirer Lifestyle. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (30 August 2020). "50 years of Ryan Cayabyab: 'It's the most exciting time for Filipino music'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Melodies by the Mekong". Khmer Times. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Asilo, Rito P. "Ryan Cayabyab at 60–a gift that keeps on giving". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Obama's PH dinner: Who's performing? What's on the menu?". Rappler. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "WATCH: BINI's "Da Coconut Nut" Official Music Video | BINI TV". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "GO NUTS OVER THE NEWEST P-POP GIRL GROUP BINI". myx.global. Retrieved 16 March 2021.