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| − | '''''Witchita Banana''''' was a phonograph album featuring up-tempo, instrumental jazz. [[Remus Lupin]] owned a copy, which he played during a [[third year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson concerning [[Boggart]]s in [[1993]], presumably as way to help lighten the mood while students faced their greatest fears. |
+ | '''''Witchita Banana''''' was a phonograph album featuring up-tempo, instrumental jazz. [[Remus Lupin]] owned a copy, which he played (on a [[C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd.]] [[Geisha]] [[gramophone]]) during a [[third year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] lesson concerning [[Boggart]]s in [[1993]], presumably as way to help lighten the mood while students faced their greatest fears. |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*The name of this record can be seen in this [http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/us/med/vr/lupins.mov virtual tour] of Professor Lupin's classroom from [http://www.harrypotter.com HarryPotter.com]. |
*The name of this record can be seen in this [http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/harrypotter/us/med/vr/lupins.mov virtual tour] of Professor Lupin's classroom from [http://www.harrypotter.com HarryPotter.com]. |
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| + | *''Witchita Banana'' may be a pun on [[Wikipedia:Chiquita Banana|Chiquita Banana]]. |
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| − | *"Witchita" is an altered spelling of [[Wikipedia:Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]. It may have been intended as a tribute to ''[[Wikipedia:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', a novel by [[Wikipedia:L. Frank Baum|L. Frank Baum]] about a young girl from [[Wikipedia:Kansas|Kansas]] who is transported to a fantastic land, [[Wikipedia:Land of Oz|Oz]]. Witchita Banana may as well be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Chiquita Banana|Chiquita Banana]]. |
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*The song is a piece of stock music composed by Dick Walters entitled [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNMoYJhicEY "Hot Liquorice"]. It was also featured on an X-Files episode, "Triangle". |
*The song is a piece of stock music composed by Dick Walters entitled [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNMoYJhicEY "Hot Liquorice"]. It was also featured on an X-Files episode, "Triangle". |
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Revision as of 19:15, 1 January 2015
Witchita Banana was a phonograph album featuring up-tempo, instrumental jazz. Remus Lupin owned a copy, which he played (on a C. Gilbert & Co. Ltd. Geisha gramophone) during a third year Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson concerning Boggarts in 1993, presumably as way to help lighten the mood while students faced their greatest fears.
Behind the scenes
- The name of this record can be seen in this virtual tour of Professor Lupin's classroom from HarryPotter.com.
- Witchita Banana may be a pun on Chiquita Banana.
- The song is a piece of stock music composed by Dick Walters entitled "Hot Liquorice". It was also featured on an X-Files episode, "Triangle".