HEY There! Top Ten: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (#8)

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My, but aren’t I up early? Yes, and I’m getting ready to fix that. As soon as I finish my breakfast I’m going back to bed until the flood advisories expire. That doesn’t mean I won’t sing in my sleep. So, hey there, you sing along with this song that has “hey” in the title. #8: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam The 60s were magical times. We had a lot of non-existent bands hitting the charts. Among them: the Archies, the Ohio Express....and these guys. Well, they did sort of exist: as three different Bridgeport, Connecticut-area bands. When the single was released (this was originally the B-side, with the intended “A” or “hit” side being “It’s the Magic in You, Girl”) the guys who recorded it needed a name for the act, so they said “Steam.” This wasn’t steam, it was a downright fire. The song became a #1 hit in late 1969. (It was also a top 20 R&B hit.). Additionally, it’s a downright iconic song (the chorus, anyway) in sporting events: when the pitcher has given up six runs in 1/3 of an inning he’ll get serenaded to this song as he’s replaced for a reliever. Let someone foul out of a basketball game and guess what they’re gonna hear. Lead vocalist Gary DeCario passed away in 2017. I hope they didn’t play this at his funeral. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Written by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo, and Dale Frausher Recorded by Steam From Steam, 1969 He’ll never love you the way that I love you: