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''Hard Hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah'' is a popular song with words by Jack Yellen, Bob Bigelow, and Charles Bates, and music by Milton Ager. The song was published in June 1924 by Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc., New York. ''Hard Hearted Hannah'' tells in humorous fashion the story of a "vamp" or femme fatale from Savannah, Georgia "the meanest gal in town." Hannah is "a gal who loves to see men suffer." Popularized by vocalist Margaret Young,〔http://www.jazzage1920s.com/margaretyoung/margaretyoung.php〕 it also had early recordings by vocalists Lucille Hegamin 〔() Lucille Hegamin at RedHotJazz.com〕 and Dolly Kay,〔() Dolly Kay at RedHotJazz.com〕 Herb Wiedoeft's band (1924)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra )〕 and by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra.〔() Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra at RedHotJazz.com〕 A quarter century later Peggy Lee revived "Hannah" very successfully for Capitol Records, and the Ray Charles Singers made a hit version for Decca.〔Shana Alexander, ''Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me'', New York: Doubleday, 1995.〕 The song has been recorded numerous times by such performers as Patti Austin, Belle Baker, The Buffalo Bills, The Bronson Singers, Jim Croce, Bobby Darin, Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards, Ella Fitzgerald, Stacey Kent, Joyce Moody, Turk Murphy, Nancy Sinatra, Kay Starr, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Temperance Seven, Toni Tennille, Julie London, Mary Testa, Sophie Tucker, Sue Keller, and Margaret Whiting.〔() List of performers who have recorded ''Hard Hearted Hannah'' at allmusic.com〕 Memorable television or film performances of the song include those by Carol Burnett, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald (on ''Pete Kelly's Blues''), and Beatrice Arthur on ''Maude (TV series)'' and ''The Golden Girls''. The song was performed by vampire Bill Compton (played by Stephen Moyer) in the sixth episode of the second season of the HBO show True Blood, also called Hard-Hearted Hannah; Dolly Kay's recording of the song plays over the final credits.〔() HBO True Blood〕 It is known that the Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky was fond of this song. He heard it during his first trip to the United States and later referred to it in his influential essay ''How to Make Poems''. He also asked his friend, the translator Rita Rait-Kovaleva, to translate the song for him, but due to his heavy accent, she couldn't understand a word of what he was singing. In season 1 of American Idol, contestant Nikki McKibbin sang this song in the finals where she ended up in the Bottom 3. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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