The answer is that Jack Benny had Jess Hardie create for him quite literally the world's smallest violin, which Jack Benny, then played. The sarcastic element came from Jack as part of his shtick. If any of you want to see a replica of the 14-carot gold violin made for Jack Benny, click here .

2023年5月13日 · The world's smallest violin, also known as "The World's Smallest Violin Playing Hearts and Flowers," has its origins in the 1899 song "Hearts and Flowers" by Theodore Moses Tobani and Mary D. Brine. This evocative melody, once the soundtrack to countless tragic silent film scenes, evolved into a sarcastic symbol of feigned sympathy.

In hit 70s American TV show M*A*S*H, a character rubs her thumb and finger together. And she says 'It's the world's smallest violin, and it's playing just for you.' It also appears in Quentin Tarantino's film Reservoir Dogs.

2018年5月1日 · The first reference to it in popular culture was in a 1978 episode of the TV show M*A*S*H, during which Major Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) rubs her thumb and forefinger together and says: “It’s the world’s smallest violin, and it’s playing just for you.”

From Steppenwolf in 1974 to the book Wizard and Glass from Stephin King, Sabrina the Teenage Witch to the computer game World of Warcraft where there is an emote playing the smallest violin, the phrase is now a part of common usage across the world.

The Maybe Man, out now: http://ajr.lnk.to/tmm“WORLD’S SMALLEST VIOLIN” FROM OK ORCHESTRA OUT NOW: https://AJR.lnk.to/okorchestraIDLyrics: My grandpa fought i...

2017年5月31日 · The world’s tiniest violin is an honest-to-goodness four-stringed, spruce-and-maple music-maker sized for the diaper-wearing preschool set—horsehair bow included. From tailpiece to tip of its...

The term "World's Smallest Violin" is a sarcastic phrase used to mock someone who is complaining or whining about something trivial. It is often accompanied by a gesture of rubbing one's thumb and index finger together, as if playing a tiny violin.

Often accompanied by the gesture of rubbing the index finger and thumb together to "play" said violin. Your fancy new phone broke? Oh no, let me play the world's smallest violin. A: "I can't believe the Wi-Fi is down. What am I supposed to do if I can't stream my movie?" B: "Here, I'm playing the world's smallest violin just for you."

《World's Smallest Violin》是由Ryan Met/Jack Met/Adam Met作词，Ryan Met/Jack Met/Adam Met作曲，AJR演唱的一首歌曲，发行于2021年3月26日，收录于专辑《OK ORCHESTRA》中。 [1] My, my, my... (No, no, come in, come in, come in...) Is that entertaining yet? 《World's Smallest Violin》是由Ryan Met/Jack Met/Adam Met作词，Ryan Met/Jack Met/Adam Met作曲，AJR演唱的一首歌曲，发行于2021年3月26日，收录于专辑《OK ORCHESTRA》中。