who wrote the song yes we have no bananas
Irving Cohn Frank Silver
title: Yes! We Have No Bananas text: Yes! We Have No Bananas "Yes! We Have No Bananas" is a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published July 19, 1923. It became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Billy Murray, Arthur Hall, Irving Kaufman, and others. It was recorded later by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, and many more. It also inspired a follow-up song, "I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues", recorded by Billy Jones, Sam Lanin (with vocals by Irving Kaufman and others) in title: Yes! We Have No Bananas text: diseases afflicting the Cavendish Banana. Yes! We Have No Bananas "Yes! We Have No Bananas" is a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published July 19, 1923. It became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Billy Murray, Arthur Hall, Irving Kaufman, and others. It was recorded later by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, and many more. It also inspired a follow-up song, "I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues", recorded by Billy Jones, Sam Lanin (with vocals by title: Yes! We Have No Bananas text: 1923. Frank Silver explained the origin of the song to "Time Magazine": "I am an American, of Jewish ancestry, with a wife and a young son. About a year ago my little orchestra was playing at a Long Island hotel. To and from the hotel I was wont to stop at a fruit stand owned by a Greek, who began every sentence with 'Yess.' The jingle of his idiom haunted me and my friend Cohn. Finally I wrote this verse and Cohn fitted it with a tune." Silver may have been influenced by an actual shortage of Gros Michel bananas title: Yes! We Have No Bananas text: in the early 20th century, caused by Panama disease. The song was the theme of the outdoor relief protests in Belfast in 1932. These were a unique example of Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland protesting together, and the song was used because it was one of the few non-sectarian songs that both communities knew. The song lent its title to a book about the depression in Belfast. The term has been resurrected on many occasions, including during rationing in the United Kingdom in World War II, when the British government banned imports of bananas for five years. Shop owners title: Yes! We Have No Bananas text: a question from Mel Brooks saying, "Yes, we have Nosferatu! We have Nosferatu today!" A snippet is sung by Craig Sheffer's character in "A River Runs Through It" (1992). In concerts in the 1970s, Harry Chapin used the title line of this song as part of a comedic alternative ending to his song "30,000 Pounds of Bananas". Brazilian composers Braguinha and wrote in 1938 an answer for the song called "Yes, nós temos bananas" (Yes, we do have bananas) first recorded by the singer and composer . The song was often used by singer and comedian Jimmy Durante on "The