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"30,000 Pounds of Bananas", sometimes spelled "Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas", is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin's 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase "Harry, it sucks."
During Chapin's later concerts, Big John Wallace would sing the song's first verse in the form of a disco-style as the third alternate ending to "30,000 Pounds of Bananas." The song is covered by Mandy Patinkin on his album, Experiment. The song is covered by Lee Hazlewood on his album, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight.
Verities & Balderdash is the fourth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1974.(see 1974 in music)."Cat's in the Cradle" was Chapin's highest-charting single, finishing at number 38 for the year on the 1974 Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart.
The album is notable for its extended version of "30,000 Pounds of Bananas", infamous for Chapin's recounting of his brothers' remarks after hearing the original ending: "Harry...it sucks." The quote became so popular with Harry Chapin fans that concert shirts were sold with the quotation on it.
The song is a true story of how Chapin met his wife, Sandra Chapin. "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" was included on the album and became the number-one requested song for a few weeks, despite not being released as a single.
The song was ultimately deleted from streaming platforms as Universal Music Group, which represents the human versions of Drake and The Weeknd, argued it was unlawful to use these vocals without ...
The Bottom Line Encore Collection is the fourth live album by Harry Chapin, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) as a two-CD compilation.It was recorded at the Village in New York, and was Harry's two-thousandth concert.
Tyra Banks became the oldest person to grace the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue at 45 years old. But, she was apprehensive after having not reached her goal weight.