Yes! We Have No Bananas

Yes! We Have No Bananas is a song by Frank Silver ( * 1896, † 1960; text) and Irving Cohn (* 1898, † 1961 music), which is among the evergreens. By Fritz Löhner- Beda comes to the German title of a hit song of the Golden Twenties, Ironically bananas.

Genesis

The U.S. authors Frank Silver and Irving Cohn created the song called Yes! We have no Bananas for the Broadway revue Make It Snappy (about: " quick, quick " ), which had on April 13, 1922 Winter Garden Theatre premiere. The song was sung by Eddie Cantor herein. Already after 96 performances began on July 1, 1922 for the last time the curtain. The song with the distinctive title remained, however, known as Thomas A. Dorgan was the headline in the Wisconsin News from July 18, 1922 ... Yes We Have No Bananas.

Background of Novelty Songs Yes! We have no Bananas was an actual banana shortage in the United States, which had led through actual late blight in Brazil to supply shortages. Supposedly, a Greek -born greengrocer in New York, the authors have pointed out the shortage of supply with this set. The title is indeed initiated with a positive "yes ", but continues with a negation.

Records

The music industry took up the title after he was released on 23 March 1923 by a music publisher. The first recording is from the tenor and Baritonduo Furman & Nash, taken in March 1923 ( Columbia A3873 ). It was followed by the Great White Way Orchestra ( April 26, 1923, Victor 19068 ), published in July 1923 and reached rank 3 of the U.S. singles chart. The first number -one hit was by Ben Selvin (vocals: Irving Kaufman; May 1923, Vocalion 14590 ) concluded that for 2 weeks topped occupied after the publication in September 1923. This was followed by Billy Jones ( June 8, 1923, Victor 19068 ), who even five weeks topped remained after the publication in October 1923 ( Edison Blue Amberol 4778 and Edison Diamond Disc 51183 ). João de Barro brought 1938, the Brazilian version as Yes, Noi Tenno Bananas out the Pied Pipers considered a version in the film Luxury Liner ( Premiere: September 9, 1948), Spike Jones (1950 ) and Louis Prima ( 1950) followed. The Dutch came Boswachters 1999 Het banana song on the market.

German versions

The first German version dates of Wilfried Krüger with his orchestra (vocal: Willi Rose) under the title Ironically bananas ( 1923). The text with the refrain " no peas, no beans, no melons, ... but just bananas, bananas they asked of me " comes from the pen of the successful Austrian- Jewish librettist and pop lyricist Fritz Löhner- Beda, the 1942 in Auschwitz was murdered. Among the most famous artists of the German version include the Berlin chanteuse Claire Waldoff, which it claimed as early as 1924, the dance orchestra Efim chess champion (1924 ) and the Comedian Harmonists.

The danceable piece is the subspecies of the Foxtrot, counted the shimmy. Another version can additionally be found on the CD Hunger ( 1999) Willem Breuker Kollektief - sung by band leader who died in 2010. The still ongoing awareness of the Schlager is due not least to the fact that he ( also in the original English of the film in the German version ) in the comedy film One, two, three (directed by Billy Wilder, Germany premiere on 18 December 1961 ) to is heard. It is sung here by Friedrich Hollaender in the role of a conductor. The tune was later taken up for advertising for the 5 -minute Terrine of Maggi again.