"Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" is a calypso song variously credited as being composed by Norman Span (King Radio), D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn, and Charles Harris. Span's authorship seems most likely since, as a popular calypso musician and songwriter, he first recorded the song in 1936, and none of the other ascribed composers are associated with calypso. Miller's music industry career began around 1950.
Artists from many genres, including the Duke of Iron (on 1957's Calypso Carnival), Joan Baez (on 1964's Joan Baez in San Francisco), Harry Belafonte (on 1956's Calypso), the Carpenters (on 1977's Passage), Rosanne Cash (on 1979's Right or Wrong), Chubby Checker (on 1962's Limbo Party), Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels (on 2006's When Somebody Loves You Back), Robert Palmer (on 1976's Some People Can Do What They Like), Boss & The Conch Shells (on their self-titled album), and Ratdog (on the 2003 live album Fall Tour 2003, Baltimore, MD Oct 20, 2003), have recorded the song. It was a staple of the live repertoire of the Grateful Dead from 1981 to 1995. Belafonte's first of three recordings of the song was included on his best-selling album Calypso, which reached number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks. Span is credited as the song's composer on Belafonte's albums. It is performed by Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball), Fred Mertz (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) in the 1957 episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Ragtime Band". Muppet woodland animals performed a spoof of the song called "Man Smart, Critter Smarter" on a 1980 episode of The Muppet Show hosted by Joan Baez. A brief clip of a recording of Homer (Dan Castellaneta) and Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner) singing it was also heard in The Simpsons 1991 third season episode "Treehouse of Horror II".
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" is a calypso song variously credited as being composed by Norman Span , D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn, and Charles Harris.
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) Lyrics: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hey / Hey / I say let us put man and a woman together / To find out which one is smarter / Some say man, but I say no / The women …
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15 Des 2020 · Harry Belafonte - Man Smart (Woman Smarter), excerpt from "Harry Belafonte in Concert (Japan, 1960)". Recorded live at Sankei Hall, Tokyo, 18 July 1960. This song was first …
Let us put men and women together See which one is smarter Some say men, but I say no The women got the men like a puppet show. Believe me, it's the people that say That the men are …
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) by Harry Belafonte song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
09 Mar 2016 · Provided to YouTube by RCA/Legacy Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (Live) · Harry Belafonte Belafonte: At Carnegie Hall ℗ Originally released 1959.
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) Lyrics: Let us put man and women together / All of to find out which one is smarter / Some say men, but I say no / Women got the men [?] like [?] / Oh not me, it's...
I say let us put man and a woman together To find out which one is smarter Some say man but I say no The woman got the man de day should know And not me but the people they say That …
The lyrics of "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" can be perceived as either a feminist anthem praising female intelligence or a tongue-in-cheek joke about gender roles, depending on interpretation.
