"Da Coconut Nut" is a song by Filipino National Artist Ryan Cayabyab originally popularized by the band Smokey Mountain in 1991.[1][2][3]
| "Da Coconut Nut" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Smokey Mountain | |
| Genre | Novelty |
| Songwriter(s) | Ryan Cayabyab |
Philippine Daily Inquirer editor Rito Asilo characterized the song as a "wackily irreverent novelty hit".[4] 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]
The song's lyrics describe the many 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 as originally popularized by Yoyoy Villame, who at times the song was incorrectly attributed to.[5] Khmer Times described the song as a "whimsical Filipino piece."[6] When the song was performed during Barack Obama's visit to the Philippines, Rappler described the song as a "classic ditty".[7] The song borrows some melody from Guy Lombardo's 1944 recording of It's Love-Love-Love.
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.[5] Stenson first heard the song performed by a Hawaiian choir.[8]
Cayabyab claimed that the song became popular among American choirs ever since.[9] 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 actually been singing the song since 2010.[5][10]
The song has also been licensed for use for promotions featuring the coconut-based Malibu rum.[11]
| "Da Coconut Nut" | ||||
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| Single by BINI | ||||
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| Released | November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20) | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Star Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ryan Cayabyab | |||
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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 is intended to pay homage to Maestro Ryan Cayabyab, a Filipino musician and a National Artist.[13]
Bini's version of this iconic novelty song was given a new flavor, upbeat, fun and light. It is a genre-bending Original Pilipino Music or P-pop infused with electronic music elements.[13]
Credits adapted from the description of Bini's "Da Coconut Nut" music video: