goodbye
Too young. I bet he never expected!
I absolutely loved “Green Tambourine” when I was a little kid. I used to wonder why there couldn’t be more songs written like it.
Thanks to the man who wrote it. RIP.
Check out the YouTube vid - one of the worst bands ever with one of the best refrain ever!
RIP.
Legend has it (don’t know if its true) that the band who recorded Na Na Hey Hey was actually recording a slow ballad and they finished with some studio time to kill so they put together Na Na Hey Hey as ad-lib filler to go on the back of the 45. They intentionally recorded it too long (most singles then couldn’t go past 3:30 if they wanted air time) so nobody would confuse it with the A-side.
The label hated the ballad but loved the ad-lib so they added some accompaniment and released the song under the group name “Steam” so as not to harm the branding of the group’s other tunes which were mostly love ballads.
“Steam” became a one-hit wonder and the song has long cemented its standing in rock music lore.
By the way, does anyone besides me think the tune before the ad-lib isn’t taken from Jerry Butler’s “He Will Break Your Heart” which was re-released in the mid-70s by Tony Orlando and Dawn as “He Don’t Love You Like I Love You” which reached #1 on the singles chart?
RIP.
hey hey hey, good bye....RIP, and thanks for the great tunes.
Na Na Na came into the sports arenas via DePaul Blue Demon basketball & Ray Meyer in Chicago, when it had a winning run with Mark Aguirre.
Man, what a bummer. Particularly, when I realize I am only 3 years younger than him. His tunes bring back a flood of memories.
One of the last things I remember about Boot Camp at Great Lakes was marching too that song after graduation. That was in December 1976.
Cool tune. We loved singing it at end of Braves games when we were racking up playoff wins to go to the world series in the 90’s. It is kinda magic when you have the whole stadium up singing this at the end of the 9th inning. Just for old times sake “Sid! Sid! Sid! Sid!...”.(It was also great to be chanting when Sid Bream was up to bat for him to hit a homerun.) Tomahawk Choppin all the way.
I bought “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye),” and “Green Tambourine.” I really did like those songs and sang along with them. I played them over and over. Thank you Mr.Leka.
I wish that song would die. So sick of hearing it at darn near every sporting event from high school to pro.