# Harry Belafonte's open letter to the Taliban **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581 "2001-09-24T23:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mysphyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Mysphyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mysphyt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/1 "2001-09-24T23:19:25Z")
In recognized correlation with [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88448). **The Pending WWIII Song** _Sung to the tune of The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)_ Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. World Trade Center’s a-gone to rubble. (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) Oh, Mister Taliban, you’re in trouble! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Come, Mister Taliban, hide away Osama. Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Come, Mister Taliban, hide away Osama. Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Day-o, day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Two plane, three plane, four plane crunch! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) US eat Taliban for lunch! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) So you think you can hide Osama? (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) Try an’ hide from our stealth bombers! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) Two plane, three plane, four plane crunch! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) US eat Taliban for lunch! (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) Day, me say day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, Me say day-ay-ay-o Daylight come and we bomb yo home. Daylight come and we bomb yo home. [sub][sup]The opinions of the author are not necessarily the opinions of Harry Belafonte, or any other human being alive.[/sub][/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/2 "2001-09-24T23:36:18Z")
You stole my song! See [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=89096) thread. Or it could be that great minds think alike. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/3 "2001-09-24T23:47:17Z")
> [@](#): > > So you think you can hide Osama? > (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) > Try an’ hide from our stealth bombers! > (Daylight come and we bomb yo home) It just rolls off the tongue, don’t it? I’m singing it out loud. My son is looking at me funny but my daughter is laughing her ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/4 "2001-09-25T00:00:44Z")
Mysphyt, you sumbitch! Why’d you have to go and do that? I’ve already sent out way more than my share of spam this month, and now I have to send more. :mad: I love it. Twisted yet brilliant. Just like me, and I’m pissed that I didn’t think of it myself. ---
**Author:** ![Mysphyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Mysphyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mysphyt)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/5 "2001-10-27T22:09:24Z")
A friend sent [this](http://www.flowgo.com/refer/redir.cfm?page_id=19209&d=10-27-01) to me today. Coincidence? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/6 "2001-10-28T01:49:43Z")
> [@](#): > > In recognized correlation with this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88448). And also [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=93963). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mysphyt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Mysphyt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mysphyt)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-belafontes-open-letter-to-the-taliban/83581/7 "2001-10-28T04:04:31Z")
Yeah, but mine predates. I’m wondering if I can claim infringement . . . 😛