Yes! We Have No Bananas

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"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.

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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

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Eddie Cantor notableWork Yes! We Have No Bananas