[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 70, Issue 21

[James Tennyson]

Message: 11
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 23:57:23 -0700
From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com.invalid>
Subject: [78-L] "Yes, We Have No Bananas" POLL
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I am taking an important opinion poll among 78 collectors and I would
appreciate it if ALL of you will answer these two simple questions.

 1) Do you have a copy of a recording of "Yes, We Have No Bananas" in
your collection? YES ____ No_____ and

2) If someone were to come up to you and ask if you would place this
copy of "Yes, We Have No Bananas" amid your collection, would you glower
(frown) at them as if they had announced that they will slowly disfigure
your face with a fork? Yes____ No ____

I know this sounds stupid but this IS a serious opinion poll. Thank you.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

 I do actually...several and nobody has mentioned the best verstion:  Victor 
19068 with the Great White Way Orchestra under  the completely underrated 
Hugo Frey...who obviously did the arrangement.  I love all of his stuff. 
It's a complete send up of the silly thing and extremely clever to 
boot...making allusions to the Hallelujah Chorus and so forth. I've played 
it to several professional musician buddies of mine all of whom say..." Who 
did that?? God. that's clever! "
So yes, I'd take another copy.
And I'd like more info on Frey if anyone has it. Wiki has a very short 
article .