tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post167807711519031845..comments2024-03-29T07:54:48.803-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Piece of PieYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-12831111904613298622016-12-09T19:19:20.248-08:002016-12-09T19:19:20.248-08:00Fats Waller and his Rhythm recorded "Eep, Ipe...Fats Waller and his Rhythm recorded "Eep, Ipe" Wanna Piece of Pie" in 1940..probably a derivation/corruption of the above vaudeville catch phraseCOOPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-3483051436120124002016-12-09T16:19:44.813-08:002016-12-09T16:19:44.813-08:00Interestingly enough, the book "Iron Desire: ...Interestingly enough, the book "Iron Desire: the Legacy of Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy" (available in Google Books), notes at one point that it was a catch-phrase from vaudeville (it's transcribed there as "eeff-eyeff give me a piece of pie), that a vaudevillian tried to get copyrighted, but failed. EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.com