Yes! We Have No Bananas
E490499
"Yes! We Have No Bananas" is a 1923 novelty song that became a major Tin Pan Alley hit and cultural catchphrase in the United States.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| becameCatchphraseIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Frank Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
inspired parodies
ⓘ
referenced in later media ⓘ |
| decadeOfPopularity | 1920s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Tin Pan Alley hit
ⓘ
cultural catchphrase ⓘ |
| era | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1923 ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty song
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | Yes! We Have No Bananas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Yes! We Have No Bananas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWordInTitle | bananas ⓘ |
| influenced | later novelty songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | sheet music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic lyrics
ⓘ
nonsense title phrase ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fruit shop
ⓘ
shortage of bananas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| usedIn | vaudeville ⓘ |
| writer | Frank Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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