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"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band Steam. It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number-one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969, and remained on the charts in early 1970.
DeCarlo and Leka were asked to cut a B-side along with Frashuer. The trio chose to use a previously unrecorded song from their Chateaus days, which became "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". [2] To the musicians' surprise, Reno decided that "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" should be an A-side. Leka thought the song was "an embarrassing record...
It does not accurately represent the chord progressions of all the songs it depicts. It was originally written in D major (thus the progression being D major, A major, B minor, G major) and performed live in the key of E major (thus using the chords E major, B major, C♯ minor, and A major). The song was subsequently published on YouTube. [9]
These chords are all borrowed from the key of E minor. Similarly, in minor keys, chords from the parallel major may also be "borrowed". For example, in E minor, the diatonic chord built on the fourth scale degree is IVm, or A minor. However, in practice, many songs in E minor will use IV (A major), which is borrowed from the key of E major.
British DJ Steve Walsh covered the song as his debut single in 1987. The song peaked at number 9 in the UK in the same week as the Fatback Band's version peaked at number 7. [5] In the UK, it was released as a double A-side with a cover of Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (whereas this was released as a B-side elsewhere). Walsh went ...
The lyrics celebrate how happy the singer is in the company of the beloved, but suffering equally whenever the two separate. Describing it by analogy as a musical "change from major to minor", Porter begins with an A ♭ major chord and ends with an A ♭ minor chord, matching the mood of the music to the words. [2]
In the chorus, it goes "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye". There's no "kiss him" at all. 67.188.172.165 22:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC) I was at the game against the Twins when the chant first started. But I recall the fans spontaneously chanting as described in the article in response to Faust’s playing the tune.
Her "Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye" theme is now imitated by other teams and fans all over the world. Faust's talents have been recognized in a new exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame called "Women in Baseball." She was also a featured performer for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra upon clinching of the 2005 American League pennant.