"I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" is a novelty song from 1926, written by

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. A short film was made in 1926 in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process with

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comedian Dick Henderson (1891–1958) singing it. In 1927, it was made popular by Fred Waring and his band

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who recorded it.Red Hot Jazz entry
/ref> Later versions were recorded by The Happiness Boys, Jimmy Edwards, Tiny Tim (recorded in 1976 by producer Richard Barone, released 2009), and

Brita Borg Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg (10 June 1926 – 4 May 2010) was a Swedish singer, actress, and variety show artist. Her variety show career spanned from 1943 into the 1970s, while her singing career trailed away at the end of the 1960s. However, s ...

. A series of films, entitled "Together: A Series of Films by Jeff Feuerzeig" (presented by Google+ and Pride Toronto) used "I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" as the opening and closing music for Pride Toronto's 2012 celebration.

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1926 films Phonofilm short films 1926 songs Novelty songs Bananas in popular culture Songs about plants {{1920s-song-stub