Hey There
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"Hey There" is a show tune from the musical play The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was published in 1954.
It was subsequently recorded by a number of artists. The recording by Rosemary Clooney reached #1 on Billboard's chart in 1954. Another version was also recorded about the same time by Sammy Davis, Jr., reaching #16 on Billboard's retail chart. The song (counting all recorded versions) also reached #1 on the Cash Box chart in 1954.
In the context of the show, Sid sings it to a recording device, telling himself that he's foolish to continue his advances to Babe. He plays the tape back, and after responding to his own comments, sings a duet with himself.
A popular edit of the single is in Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "Tea for Three", when Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield) sings the song (replacing "Hey There" with "Ada", the name of his wife) in the talent contest at their local pub, the Nags Head. He later tells Rodney that he won the talent contest, much to his horror.
[edit] Recorded versions
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- Brook Benton (1966)
- Sam Butera and The Witnesses
- Mindy Carson
- Rosemary Clooney (1954)
- Harry Connick Jr. (2006, Broadway revival and related album, Harry on Broadway, Act I)
- Sam Cooke
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1954)
- Kathie Lee Gifford (1993)
- Thomas Hampson (1996)
- Eddie Heywood (Instrumental) (1955)
- Edmund Hockridge & Joy Nichols (1955; London Production)
- Joni James
- Stan Kenton and his orchestra (1958)
- Peggy Lee (1960)
- Enoch Light and his Light Brigade Orchestra (1964)
- Julie London (1962)
- Barbara Lyon
- Gisele MacKenzie (1958)
- Anne Murray (1993)
- Gene Pitney (1967)
- Ron Raines and Judy Kaye (1996; London Revival)
- John Raitt (Broadway Production) (1954)
- John Raitt and Doris Day (1957; Film Soundtrack)
- Johnnie Ray (1954)
- Jimmie Rodgers (1958)
- Lita Roza (1955)
- The Spitfire Band
- The Three Sounds (1961)
- Ray Stevens (1980)
- Caterina Valente (1961)
- Sarah Vaughan (1963)
- Marlene Ver Planck (1997)
- Fran Warren (1957)
- Lawrence Welk
- Nancy Wilson (1966)
- Kai Winding
- Carol Woods and Karen Saunders (1998)
- Bette Midler (2003)
- Enrique Guzmán (1963) & Pedro Fernández (1990) a Spanish version called "Oye"
- Eric Wangensteen (2011)
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Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record September 25, 1954–November 13, 1954 |
Succeeded by I Need You Now |
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