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30,000 Pounds of Bananas

1974 songsBananas in popular cultureHarry Chapin songsScranton, PennsylvaniaSong recordings produced by Paul Leka
Songs about truck drivingSongs based on American historySongs written by Harry ChapinVehicle wreck ballads

"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." The song is based on an actual truck accident that occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1965.

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30,000 Pounds of Bananas
Moosic Street, Scranton

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