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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yes! We Have No Bananas canonical | 3 |
| song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” (as performer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5056809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yes! We Have No Bananas Context triple: [Eddie Cantor, notableWork, Yes! We Have No Bananas]
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A.
Going Bananas
"Going Bananas" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristically slapstick, lighthearted roles.
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B.
Hangar à Bananes
Hangar à Bananes is a former industrial warehouse on the Île de Nantes that has been converted into a popular cultural and nightlife venue with bars, restaurants, and event spaces.
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C.
Los Plátanos
Los Plátanos is a residential neighborhood located within the commune of Macul in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is an iconic giant banana-shaped structure and amusement park in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, serving as one of Australia's most famous "Big Things" roadside attractions.
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E.
Blue Banana
Blue Banana is a major European economic corridor stretching from northern England through the Benelux and western Germany to northern Italy, characterized by dense population, industrialization, and high economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yes! We Have No Bananas Target entity description: "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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A.
Going Bananas
"Going Bananas" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristically slapstick, lighthearted roles.
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B.
Hangar à Bananes
Hangar à Bananes is a former industrial warehouse on the Île de Nantes that has been converted into a popular cultural and nightlife venue with bars, restaurants, and event spaces.
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C.
Los Plátanos
Los Plátanos is a residential neighborhood located within the commune of Macul in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is an iconic giant banana-shaped structure and amusement park in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, serving as one of Australia's most famous "Big Things" roadside attractions.
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E.
Blue Banana
Blue Banana is a major European economic corridor stretching from northern England through the Benelux and western Germany to northern Italy, characterized by dense population, industrialization, and high economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| becameCatchphraseIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| composer | Frank Silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
inspired parodies
ⓘ
referenced in later media ⓘ |
| decadeOfPopularity | 1920s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Tin Pan Alley hit
ⓘ
cultural catchphrase ⓘ |
| era |
Tin Pan Alley
ⓘ
linked to:
Tin Pan Alley era
|
| firstPublishedIn | 1923 ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty song
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | Yes! We Have No Bananas ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Yes! We Have No Bananas ⓘ |
| hasWordInTitle | bananas ⓘ |
| influenced | later novelty songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Cohn ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yes! We Have No Bananas Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.