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"Hernando's Hideaway"
"Hernando's Hideaway"
Song by Carol Haney
Published	1954
Genre	Tango
Composer(s)	Jerry Ross
Lyricist(s)	Richard Adler

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"Hernando's Hideaway" is a tango show tune, largely in long metre, from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler and published in 1954. It was sung in the stage and film versions of the musical by Carol Haney. The song is about a fictional invitation-only nightclub of the same name where lovers can meet for secret rendezvous. In the few years after the song's release, a number of artists had hit recordings of it, including Archie Bleyer, Johnnie Ray, The Johnston Brothers, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Inspiration

According to author Dave Hoekstra, "Hernando's Hideaway" was based on Hilltop, an establishment in East Dubuque, Illinois, that had been a speakeasy in the 1920s (where Al Capone once hid out from the Chicago police) before turning into a supper club.^[1]

Recordings

The most successful recording of the song was done by Archie Bleyer, the record reaching No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1954.

A version by Johnnie Ray hit number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1955.^[2] It also reached the Billboard charts at #14.

The Johnston Brothers' 1955 recording was a No. 1 UK hit in November 1955.^[3]^[4]

A live recording (from Carnegie Hall in 1954) by Ella Fitzgerald^[5] can be found on the Verve/Polygram release Jazz at the Philharmonic, the Ella Fitzgerald Set, with Ray Brown on bass and Buddy Rich on drums.

A rendition by Enoch Light was featured prominently on Command Records' Provocative Percussion as well as the Command test record.

It has also been covered by David Clayton-Thomas.

Alternate versions

There are at least 15 Finnish versions, titled Hernandon salaisuus, by different artists of the song,^[6] the first and most popular by Olavi Virta, in 1956.

The 2000 hit song "Dance With Me" by R&B singer Debelah Morgan used the melody of "Hernando's Hideaway" in its chorus, with different lyrics. Morgan paid homage to the song by naming the club in her song's video Hernando's Hideaway.

In movies and television

The instrumental section of the Johnston Brothers rendition was used as the theme for Brick Top Polford in the 2000 movie Snatch.

In 2014, contestants Jessica Richens and Zack Everhart Jr. danced to the song on the 11th season Fox dancing competition show So You Think You Can Dance. The dance's choreographer, Spencer Liff, was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2015 for that routine as well as two others.

Music used for Anthony Dexter and Patricia Medina in Valentino (1951). ^[7]

Legacy

A number of places around the world today are named Hernando's Hideaway, evidently based on the popularity of the song.

"Hernando's Hideaway" also became a nickname for the smoking room for British parliamentarians in the House of Commons. The Labour Member of Parliament, Stephen Pound, told the House during a smoking debate on February 14, 2006: "I refer the House to the dystopic hell – 'Hernando's Hideaway' – that is the Smoking Room on the Library Corridor. It is like the Raft of the Medusa most nights, with great groups of people crammed into it."^[8]

References

^ Hoekstra, Dave (2013). The Supper Club Book. Chicago Review Press. p. 187. ISBN 9781613743683.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 52. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ "Ella Fitzgerald | Hernando's Hideaway in Lyrics House". Lyrics-house.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". Retrieved 2020-06-24.
^ Watch movie Valentino.
^ "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Feb 2006 (pt 15)". Retrieved 1 April 2014.

[1] Hoekstra, Dave (2013). The Supper Club Book. Chicago Review Press. p. 187. ISBN 9781613743683.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_2-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 52. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[500_Number_One_Hits-4] Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[5] "Ella Fitzgerald | Hernando's Hideaway in Lyrics House". Lyrics-house.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

[6] "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". Retrieved 2020-06-24.

[7] Watch movie Valentino.

[8] "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Feb 2006 (pt 15)". Retrieved 1 April 2014.

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+==Inspiration==
-The most successful recording of the song was done by [[Archie Bleyer]], the record reaching No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''  chart in 1954. A version by [[Johnnie Ray]] hit #14. A rendition by [[Enoch Light]] was featured prominently on [[Command Records]]' ''Provocative Percussion'' as well as the ''[[Command test record]]''.
+According to author Dave Hoekstra, "Hernando's Hideaway" was based on Hilltop, an establishment in [[East Dubuque, Illinois]], that had been a [[speakeasy]] in the 1920s (where [[Al Capone]] once hid out from the [[Chicago]] police) before turning into a [[supper club]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Supper Club Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhQEfBjy_ooC&pg=PA187 |first=Dave |last=Hoekstra |page=187 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |year=2013|isbn = 9781613743683}}</ref>
+==Recordings==
-A live recording (from [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1954) by [[Ella Fitzgerald]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyrics-house.com/ella-fitzgerald-hernandos-hideaway-16-lyrics |title=Ella Fitzgerald &#124; Hernando's Hideaway in Lyrics House |publisher=Lyrics-house.com |accessdate=2012-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426035522/http://www.lyrics-house.com/ella-fitzgerald-hernandos-hideaway-16-lyrics |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}</ref> can be found on the Verve/Polygram release ''Jazz at the Philharmonic, the Ella Fitzgerald Set'', with [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]] on bass and [[Buddy Rich]] on drums.
+The most successful recording of the song was done by [[Archie Bleyer]], the record reaching No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''  chart in 1954.
+A version by [[Johnnie Ray]] hit number 11 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in October 1955.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book
-There are at least 15 [[Finnish language|Finnish]] versions, titled ''Hernandon salaisuus'', by different artists of the song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fono.fi/KappaleHakutulos.aspx?kappale=hernandon+salaisuus&Page=1|access-date=2020-06-24|title=Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta}}</ref>, the first and most popular by [[Olavi Virta]], in 1956.
+| first= David
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-It has also been covered by [[David Clayton-Thomas]], and is often played by breakbeat DJs. The [[R&B]] singer [[Debelah Morgan]] sampled it (with different lyrics and a new middle section) on her international pop hit "[[Dance with Me (Debelah Morgan song)|Dance With Me]]" released in 2000. The instrumental section of [[The Johnston Brothers]]' 1955 recording (a No. 1 UK hit that year)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 1">{{cite book
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+A live recording (from [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1954) by [[Ella Fitzgerald]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyrics-house.com/ella-fitzgerald-hernandos-hideaway-16-lyrics |title=Ella Fitzgerald &#124; Hernando's Hideaway in Lyrics House |publisher=Lyrics-house.com |access-date=2012-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426035522/http://www.lyrics-house.com/ella-fitzgerald-hernandos-hideaway-16-lyrics |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref> can be found on the Verve/Polygram release ''Jazz at the Philharmonic, the Ella Fitzgerald Set'', with [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]] on bass and [[Buddy Rich]] on drums.
-In 2014, the song was featured on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] show ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' during its 11th season. The routine saw [[Spencer Liff]] nominated for an [[Emmy]] in 2015 for Outstanding Choreography.
+A rendition by [[Enoch Light]] was featured prominently on [[Command Records]]' ''Provocative Percussion'' as well as the [[Command test record]].
-==Inspiration==
-''[[The Pajama Game]]'' is set in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]. Hernando's Hideaway was a raunchy [[dive bar|dive]] in [[East Dubuque, Illinois]], perched on a high cliff overlooking the highway between [[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]] and [[Galena, Illinois|Galena]]. The movie was based on the stage play of the same name which, in turn, was based on the book (7 1/2 Cents, by Richard Bissell); it is only in the original book that there is information about where the story takes place.{{cn|date= May 2020}}
+It has also been covered by [[David Clayton-Thomas]].
-==Legacy==
-A number of places around the world today are named Hernando's Hideaway, evidently based on the popularity of the song.
+==Alternate versions==
-"Hernando's Hideaway" also became a nickname for the [[Tobacco smoking|smoking]] room for [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament|parliamentarians]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] Member of Parliament, [[Stephen Pound]], told the House during a smoking debate on February 14, 2006: "I refer the House to the dystopic hell &ndash; 'Hernando's Hideaway' &ndash; that is the Smoking Room on the Library Corridor. It is like the [[Raft of the Medusa]] most nights, with great groups of people crammed into it."<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Feb 2006 (pt 15)|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo060214/debtext/60214-15.htm|accessdate=1 April 2014}}</ref>
+There are at least 15 [[Finnish language|Finnish]] versions, titled ''Hernandon salaisuus'', by different artists of the song,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fono.fi/KappaleHakutulos.aspx?kappale=hernandon+salaisuus&Page=1|access-date=2020-06-24|title=Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta}}</ref> the first and most popular by [[Olavi Virta]], in 1956.
+The 2000 hit song "[[Dance with Me (Debelah Morgan song)|Dance With Me]]" by [[R&B]] singer [[Debelah Morgan]] used the melody of "Hernando's Hideaway" in its chorus, with different lyrics. Morgan paid homage to the song by naming the club in her song's video Hernando's Hideaway.
-==Recorded versions==
+==In movies and television==
-*[[Johnnie Ray]] ([[1954 in music|1954]]) (a number 11 hit in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in October 1955)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book
+The instrumental section of the Johnston Brothers rendition was used as the theme for Brick Top Polford in the 2000 movie ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]''.
-| first= David
-| last= Roberts
+In 2014, contestants Jessica Richens and Zack Everhart Jr. danced to the song on the 11th season [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] dancing competition show ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''. The dance's choreographer, [[Spencer Liff]], was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography]] in 2015 for that routine as well as two others.
-| year= 2006
-| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
+Music used for Anthony Dexter and Patricia Medina in Valentino (1951).
-| edition= 19th
+<ref>Watch movie Valentino.</ref>
-| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
-| location= London
+==Legacy==
-| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
+A number of places around the world today are named Hernando's Hideaway, evidently based on the popularity of the song.
-| page= 451}}</ref>
+"Hernando's Hideaway" also became a nickname for the smoking room for [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Member of Parliament|parliamentarians]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] Member of Parliament, [[Stephen Pound]], told the House during a smoking debate on February 14, 2006: "I refer the House to the dystopic hell &ndash; 'Hernando's Hideaway' &ndash; that is the Smoking Room on the Library Corridor. It is like the [[Raft of the Medusa]] most nights, with great groups of people crammed into it."<ref>{{cite web|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Feb 2006 (pt 15)|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo060214/debtext/60214-15.htm|access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 {{Homer and Jethro}}
 {{Adler-Ross pop song}}
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 [[Category:Songs written by Richard Adler]]

v t e Homer and Jethro
Henry D. "Homer" Haynes Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns
Studio albums	Homer and Jethro Go West (1963)
with Nashville String Band	The Nashville String Band (1969) Down Home (1970) Strung Up (1971) Identified! (1971) The Bandit (1972) World's Greatest Melodies (1972)
Singles	"Baby, It's Cold Outside" "Hernando's Hideaway" "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"