na na na na na na na na...
Peter B. Steiger
While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
and eventually thought of a fifth one.
How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
pbs
bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
Ronald E. Hontz
Two off the top of my head:
Land Of 1,000 Dances--Cannibal and the Headhunters (1965)
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye--Steam (1969)
John Frank
lajo...@aol.com (Lajodoro) wrote:
>How about "Baby,It's You"? (Shirelles?)
>Don Hottel
>lajo...@aol.com
Listen again. They sing "shalala", not "na"
John
Lajodoro
In article <3213E4...@worldnet.att.net>, "Ronald E. Hontz"
<ronh...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
How about "Baby,It's You"? (Shirelles?)
Don Hottel
lajo...@aol.com
Don Hottel
Westerville,Oh
Victor Eijkhout
In article <4v0qcf$h...@nntp1.best.com> gwea...@best.com (Greg W) writes:
> Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam
> Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu Dicky Doo and the Don'ts
> Land of 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett
Na na na na means I love you -- Delphonics
Vic...@or.is.that.la.la.la.la.?
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p...@metronet.com (Peter B. Steiger) wrote:
>While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
>and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
>that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
>as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
>and eventually thought of a fifth one.
>How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
>generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
>pbs
>bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu Dicky Doo and the Don'ts
Land of 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett
Greg
David Sampson
Peter B. Steiger (p...@metronet.com) writes:
> While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
> and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
> that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
> as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
> and eventually thought of a fifth one.
>
> How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
> generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
>
> pbs
> bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
>
>
How about,
Na na, Hey Hey, Kis him Good-bye - Steam
Let's Live for Today -The Grassroots
I Count The Tears - Drivfters
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu No - Dicky Do & The Dont's
Dave Sampson
CKCU FM 93.1 In Ottawa, Canada
Scott & Lisa Mader
Don't forget Hey Jude!
Lisa (Halifax, NS)
Gary Milliken
>
>Na na na na means I love you -- Delphonics
>
>Vic...@or.is.that.la.la.la.la.?
It is "La La Means I Love You" by The Delfonics, so it doesn't count...
Similarly, someone suggested The Shirelles' "Baby It's You" but I think
they sang "sha la la la la" in the background.
I would suggest "I Count the Tears" by The Drifters (1960):
Na na na na na na late at night
GM
Marc Wielage
In article <4v22bj$4...@freenet-news.carleton.ca>, cl...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
(David Sampson) wrote:
> How about,
>
> Na na, Hey Hey, Kis him Good-bye - Steam
> Let's Live for Today -The Grassroots
> I Count The Tears - Drivfters
> Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu No - Dicky Do & The Dont's
>
> ----------------------------------------
Dave, you're slipping! You can't forget "Hey Jude"! (It's from 1970,
still within the time-frame for A-R-O.)
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R. Jason Stafford
Ronald E. Hontz wrote:
>
> Two off the top of my head:
>
> Land Of 1,000 Dances--Cannibal and the Headhunters (1965)
> Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye--Steam (1969)
>
> Peter B. Steiger wrote:
> >
> > and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
> > that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
> > as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
> > and eventually thought of a fifth one.
> >
> > How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
> > generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
> >
> > pbs
> > bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
Lovin', Touchin' , Squeezin' -- Journey (1978 ?)
Hey Jude -- Beatles (1968 ?)
Get a Job -- Silhouettes (195?)
Possibly ... She's got the Look -- Roxette (198?)
(I don't know if the title of this one is right)
- or -
Welcome to the Jungle -- Guns n' Roses (the chorus sha..na.na.na.na
knees ...etc)
Oh, how I love useless memory and association exercises
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Clifford Blau
"She's Going Bald" by the Beach Boys
From their Smiley Smile album (1967)
Lajodoro
Also,
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - Joan Baez, The Band (or too
recent?)
Don Hottel
Westerville,Oh
Johan Groenewald
p...@metronet.com (Peter B. Steiger) wrote:
>While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
>and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
>that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
>as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
>and eventually thought of a fifth one.
>How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
>generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
>pbs
>bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
A band called "Steam" sang something circa 1968 to 1972 with the
following words:
Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, hey hey, goodbye.
I think the name of the song was "Kiss him goodbye."
Over here in South Africa, someone used the melody of the chorus line
and changed it to:
Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, hey hey, he's a wanker.
This line is often sung by drunk hecklers. Is this particular change
of the words also found in other countries?
Johan Groenewald
Cape Town
Andrew Rogers
Peter B. Steiger wrote:
> While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
> and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
> that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
> as the main part of a verse or chorus.
The coda of the Grass Roots' cover of "Midnight Confessions":
F# C#
Na na-na na na na na-na
E B
Na na-na na na na na-na
Andrew
Margaret Hall
Johan Groenewald (jpg...@aztec.co.za) wrote:
: p...@metronet.com (Peter B. Steiger) wrote:
: >While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
: >and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
: >that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
: >as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
: >and eventually thought of a fifth one.
: >How many can you name? The five I thought of are all from the era
: >generally accepted as rock'n'roll oldies - 1955 through 1972 or so.
: >pbs
: >bass, "Harmonically Challenged" quartet
: A band called "Steam" sang something circa 1968 to 1972 with the
: following words:
: Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, hey hey, goodbye.
: I think the name of the song was "Kiss him goodbye."
Yep - and it came out in 1969.
There's also "Land of 1000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett
I recall another one - I don't remember the name, but I think it was by
Dave Clark Five" - "No-no-no-no-no-no... Nobody."
-Peggi
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I believe the lyric in "Let's Live For Today" was Sha la la la la let's
live...
-Randy
Steve Millspaugh
: >While driving in to work the other day, I was singing along (as usual)
: >and ran across the lyric mentioned in the title. It occurred to me
: >that there are actually several songs that incorporate a repeated "na"
: >as the main part of a verse or chorus. I thought of four right away,
: >and eventually thought of a fifth one.
am late to this thread, the most obvious example is
Land of 1,000 Dances, By Cannibal and the Headhunters.
Steve Millspaugh <spa...@netcom.com>