It all started when kitten recorded a spoken word version of Raffi's Bananaphone.

The guys at cubalan found it in his home directory a year later and made a page about it.

Shortly thereafter it was discovered by Xeni at BoingBoing.

And then remixed.

And then it became a phenomenon:
http://www.foundrymusic.com/media/...
http://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2004/11/spoken-word-bananaphone.html
http://monkeyfilter.com/link.php/5573
http://blogapotamus.3dbhosting.com/?p=307
etc

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
I've got this feeling, it's so appealing,
for us to get together and sing.

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donana phone
It grows in bunches, I've got my hunches,
It's the best! Beats the rest!
Cellular, Modular, Interactivodular!

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping panana phone
It's no baloney, it ain't a pony
My cellular bananular phone!

"While looking for the 'real' Bananaphone.mp3 we stumbled across this hilarious spoken word version. According to the resume we found in the same directory it's most probably spoken by one "Andy Zebrowitz". Our thanks go out to Andy (aka kitten) for injecting a dose of humour into an otherwise dull afternoon."
http://spoken-word-bananaphone.cubalan.net.nz/

"First a fellow named Andy Zebrowitz recorded himself doing a spoken-word interpretation of Raffi's childrens' song 'Bananaphone', inna deadpan William-Shatner-styleee. Then, he posts this masterpiece online. Now, you can download it, and spew Red Bull through your nose laughing."
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/31/spoken_word_bananaph.html

"Hearing the spoken word bananaphone almost cut through my torpor and made me craft some Flashness to go with it. Almost."
http://monkeyfilter.com/link.php/5573

"The Spoken Word Banana Phone - Was that George Takei reading it?"
"Has to be a "George Takai" gag about William Shatner's Spoken word stuff"
http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=21233&page=5

Boing Boing: Spoken Word Bananaphone
Boing Boing: Bananaphone spoken-word Ferlinghettified beatnik remix
Spoken Word Bananaphone
Spoken Word Bananaphone
FoundryMusic.Com Media: Banana Phone - The Spoken Word Version
spoken word videos, podcasts and video blogs about spoken word ...
MonkeyFilter | Bananaphone makes you insane
Ring ring ring ring, Bananaphone! - Esato archive
What would Cory Doctorow Do If He Squidoo'd? on Squidoo
Glutnix's bookmarks tagged with "bananaphone" on del.icio.us
Webfroot » Net Memes
spoken word tag on Mefeedia.
Amazon.com: Radio Raffi: Music: Raffi
Banana Phone (fast) | Audio.isg.si

kitten would like you to know that he didn't make this damn site. He didn't.