Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Yes! We Have No Bananas" in French language version.
« "Got any bananas?" "Yes," the peddler said, "we have no bananas." This was a time of novelty songs, you will recall, so Frank Silver dashed back to the Pelham Heath Inn in the Bronx, where his band was working, and went into session with his ... "Yes, We Have No Bananas," indeed, was the last American song to make big money from sheet music sales. It made a little news in the courts on the side. Not the words. The music. The Westman Publishing Company sued the Jerome ... »
« It began as the title and refrain of a highly popular nonsense song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn -- "Yes we have no bananas, we have no bananas today" -- who allegedly got the idea by overhearing a Greek fruit peddler tell a customer, "Yes, we have no bananas." According to popular song authority David Ewen, they introduced the song in a New York City restaurant but it failed to catch on. In 1923, however, Eddie Cantor saw the song in manuscript while a revue he was starring in, Make It Snappy, was playing in Philadelphia. Held over for an extended run, the show needed new material, since patrons were coming to see it a second time. Cantor decided to include "Yes, We Have No Bananas" in one of his ... »
« WE HAVE NO BANANAS WORDS and MUSIC: Frank Silver and Irving Cohn INTRODUCED: in vaudeville and on radio by Frank Silver's Music Masters By far the biggest novelty hit of the twenties, this nonsense song achieved instant popularity when it was interpolated by Eddie Cantor in the revue, Make It Snappy, which had opened in New York at the Winter Garden Theatre 13 April 1922. Cantor's Victor recording was a rousing success. The silly title inspired spin-offs such as "I've ... »
