Steam Na Na Hey Hey

Steam: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Written by Joe Viglione

Monday, 14 September 2009 14:31

STEAM NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE b/w "It's The Magic In You Girl" Listening to this on the Doyle & Devereaux Show on WROR, Monday afternoon, September 14, 2009, another bright sunny day with a nice drive and some radio enjoyment, it is amazing how this song - Fontana 45 RPM #1667 - keeps finding new life in new arenas...quite literally...as the Sports world has absconded with it!...outpacing Gary Glitter's "Rock & Roll Part II". Joel Whitburn's The Billboard book of Top 40 Hits has it at #1 on November 8, 1969. Whitburn actually gives the group 5 sentences in his Top 40 book, which is rather extraordinary, and says they are from Bridgeport, Connecticut. Repertoire has released a 17 track version of the CD http://www.bluebeat.com/albums/38399 1 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 4:11 2 I've Gotta Make You Love Me 3:22 3 It's The Magic In You Girl 2:30 4 Come On Home Girl 3:01 5 Love And Affection 6 Come On Back And Love Me 2:12 7 I've Cried A Million Tears 3:44 8 I'm The One Who Loves You 2:32 9 One Good Woman 3:33 10 New Breed, Now Generation 3:27 11 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Single Version) 3:44 12 It's The Magic In You Girl (Mono Single Mix) 2:33 13 Love And Affection (Mono Single Mix) 3:26 14 Come On Back And Love Me (Mono Single Mix) 2:11 15 I've Gotta Make You Love Me (Single Version) 3:23 16 Don't Stop Lovin' Me 3:24 17 Do Unto Others 3:08 From Ashley W's website: Artist: STEAM Album: Jock Rock, Vol. 1 Song: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Release Date: 1969 Genre: Rock/Soul Synopsis: There is a lot of percussion that is used in modern music that have origins to African percussion. In this song they use various instruments two of which that are very apparent throughout the song are the xylophone and the drums. The "Akadinda" is a "instrument that is played throughout Central Africa in many different traditions." It is very similar to the xylophone in both use and appearance. Excellent interview with Chris Robison credited to "Everyone Involved" http://www.queermusicheritage.us/jun2005s.html What was the first rock act you were involved with that had some success? It depends on what you mean by success, but I think that Steam was a pretty successful group. They had a big hit song called "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" that sold about 4 ½ million records around the world. That was written by a guy named Paul Leka, L-E-K-A, and this guy, Paul Leka, would just record songs and put them out there with different names, and if it hit and took off then he would go out and get a bunch of people who were already in a band, and say "okay, you guys are going to be…the Lemon Pipers." The Lemon Pipers was his name for a song called "Green Tambourine," which was a big hit. So although there never was really a band originally Steam, we were Steam in as much as we went out on the road and played, you know, three weeks at a time, one-night-stands Original STEAM version on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE&feature=fvw Bananarama Version Doesn't sound like they changed the gender, so they are either singing to a gay guy or to another girl...how very 80s! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE0mIe2Svvg&feature=related Crazy Frog techno version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlzPFm44Wac&feature=related Elminino Remix of Steam's original classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi5n_EbxhO4&NR=1 Canoise performing the song on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgz9SON_XM&NR=1 Can't see who is singing, but it's a nice soulful voice with excellent keyboards, adhering to the original but adding a little extra splash Here's a college football game utilizing the song: SJSU beats Utah St. in homecoming game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3JMQXI8II&feature=related How to play the song on piano or organ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9maSSGdPOSo&feature=related Very strange techno song that seems loosely based on Steam Na Na Na Hey Ho Really annoying techno version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXNRSqySNg Found this clean audio version of the song with Lyrics...don't know what the significance of this picture is...did the band reform and we don't know about it? http://blog.empas.com/iskim41/read.html?a=13125289

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