At least this doesnt feature a droning AI narration. Very informative thank you.

When i saw "Number one hit from a group that wasn't a group" my thoughts turned to Sugar Sugar by The Archies, a song written for The Monkees that they didn't want to go anywhere near...

A most interesting "back story"! Thanks for putting this one together! I graduated from High School in 1972, so this song was definitely on my radar when I was a youngster!

In 1971, I backpacked across Europe, staying in Youth Hostels. In Switzerland, I stayed at a Youth Hostel along with a bunch of rowdy guys from Turkey and they were singing a Turkish translation of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye repeatedly until it got obnoxious. But they wouldn't stop. I never forgot.

Thanks very interesting history I always loved that tune

We sang this song at the top of our lungs on the high school football bus trips in the 70’s (when we won!). Great teen tribal bonding song

You gotta admit, the song is infectious.

Paul Leka was a writing genius to have written so many tracks, Green Tambourine is a classic imo.

I was a 14 year old boy when I went to the War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Va for that music festival. My first!!! Seeing that poster brought a lot of good memories back. Thanks

Fascinating. Thanks for the history lesson on what I always thought was a very odd - but catchy - tune.

Wow they all died fairly young. In 1970 during my junior year in HS a bunch of us used to sing this in the locker room after gym class (quite loudly); that is until we were told to stop because we were disturbing the classes that were across the walkway from the gym. So much fun back then!

When I read the thumbnail I knew immediately who and what it was! This is one of my favorite one-hitters! I'll blast it anytime! Btw, years sgo I read an article on the song and it was divulged that during that long percussion outro, one guy was playing beats on the top of a piano bench, lol! I love that 💩!

38 year old in 2024. I like the song, especially now as a mature musician... but my first memories of the song were of it being a crowd chant at sporting events.

I love your backstories. Very interesting every time!

You have the perfect voice for voice overs! I can hear it now... "Tonight on Dateline"

That was awesome GT! I knew that song but never had any idea about it's interesting history. Thanks so much for keeping the music of our past alive and well. 👍👍📀📀

I have been a professional DJ since 1987, working in radio and doing bars and weddings and charity events. I have never heard this story before. Thanks, Guitar Trooper.

I remember so well when this song came out, I was a senior in High School....and man, it was very popular.... it reminds me of my best friend Marty at the time who stayed a great friend until his passing a few years ago.....Wow... Thank You so much Guitar Trooper....

This was the first record that I ever owned. I had received it as a present at my Dad's work's Christmas party when I was ten. I still have it.

That song came out when I was in high school. Always liked it. Your behind-the-scenes expose was really excellent. Thank you.

Played this for years in an oldies band. It always went over great.

This is great. I was pretty sure I knew by the title what song this was about. You gave me way more info than I've ever found on my own. Thank you. You've got a happy new subscriber.

I was in high school in the 1980's and was in marching band for the first 2 years. We performed " Na Ha Hey Hey" as one of the songs. I took a liking to that song.

Loved it. You are blessed with a grade A broadcast voice as well as excellent articulation and historical story-telling.

The Boy and Girl Scouts in my area used to get together and attempt to make a 50 mile hike. I thank this song for being the “cool” song that we sang to keep us going! So, thank you, Steam and all interested parties. You managed to help teach an 11 year old chubby girl the power of music and the power of stubborn determination!

Legend has it that two Fairfield musicians, Chris "Liggs" Higgins and Bill Blamey also had something to do with the making of this song. They were late '60's grads of local high schools, Roger Ludlowe, Andrew Warde and maybe a Bridgeport high school, and good musicians. But I can't verify.

I was 5yrs old when this was a hit,had no idea of it's background but I remember it with genuine affection 💎 Auckland New Zealand 2024

Thanks. You provided a clear accounting of info I didn't know I needed. That said, I liked it.

Great stuff. The history of the song is way more interesting than the song itself. Thanks for the rundown.

Thank you very much for this story! The song was also covered by The Supremes, and included in their 1970 album, "New Ways but Love Stays", with a rare solo part by the late Mary Wilson.

Thank you for clarifying the history of Na Na Hey Hey. It was the song that was used as the soundtrack from the cheerleaders to learn their moves when I was in jr high school in 1970.

What??? This is such a fascinating story - thank you. I loved that song back then, never had a clue about it's origins. What a great channel this is and YOU are a great story teller. I gotta' share this video. Thank you...!!! ❤✌

Ever since I listen to this song na na hey hey kiss him goodbye I bought the 45 recod I still have it and I love the song 🎵🎶💕it's a great 👍beautiful song 🎵loved the sound of it 💖💕 I have it all that 💖that beautiful awesome songs 🎵♥💖💕

Of course, I am fully aware of this song. If you grew up in the 60s/70s as I did, and you listened to the radio, you couldn't NOT be aware of it. But I never knew the story behind it ... until now. Great tale! Thanks for putting it out there.

Someone gave the graduating class of 1977 a graduation party at a huge farm. I can remember standing poolside with the rest of my graduation class and belting out this song along with everyone else.

Love it! Thanks for the memories. We used to play that at our high school football and basketball games, exactly as you describe, back in the early 70s. I even have it in my iTunes library. That said, I never knew any more about the song or the group so your video was a true revelation about one part of my life from so very long ago.

Very well done. Your research and photos are timeless. Thanks for all of these.

Ever since I first heard that song I thought they were black people. Give thanks and respect for the information!

Loved it. Thank you. Great music, song.

Classic! Yes I did enjoy it. What fun.

I remember when all this happened but never got the real backstory. I recall hearing the song was performed by ‘studio musicians’ rather than ‘a band. Thanks for clarifying it all and for your great presentations.

Sir, I am subscribed, just recently! This is your newest post. I'm very happy to hear you speak! Some people try and should not. Your knowledge is awesome. I am so glad I am subscribed. I am a lead vocalist, a long way from number 1, still doing covers to get noticed. 26, God bless you, sir , Joey in Cleveland

Really good trivia. Always learn something new from your vids. Thanks.

HA!, HA!....So who's getting rich from all those royalties? This little bit of surprising minutia on a 'throw-away' song that refused to die and then became (let's face it!) iconic - even decades later - had me in stitches. Listening to you going through the various personnel iterations was hysterical! And, all because a rascally DJ played the wrong side of a demo. Who knew!? Very entertaining! 👏

Being from the New Haven area i'm quite familiar with the Na Nan Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye song and that's quite a story you unveiled. Had no idea that 'Steam' never really existed. Very Interesting and I can relate to your stories as I'm 70 years old and very much still a music lover. It must have taken a long to put all the info together - great job. Dennis A

What a Great story that was. I can not wait to watch your other videos. Thank you.

A hit is a hit is a hit....that song was a hit.....period.

First thought when I saw clickbait thumb: 'Na na hey Hey Hey' Nailed it! Thank you for this. I grew up near Bridgeport, and always knew of the relation. Did NOT know the entire story. Now I do.

I actually stumped the great songwriter John Phillips on this song. 10/6/1992. John had written California Dreamin', Monday-Monday, San Francisco, Kokomo (co-writer), Me and my Uncle and many more. John was about to have a liver transplant. We were sitting in his real estate agent's mini-van on the PCH in Malibu, with John, his wife Genevieve Waite (Bijou's mother), and Eric "The Doctor" Hord (their guitarist). The song came on the radio, and I asked John if he knew the name, and he said he did not. "Na na, hey hey, kiss him goodbye" by Steam. Afterwards, Genevieve made us enchiladas for lunch, we heard Bijou say "FU" to her mom (at age 12). She had been sent home after her hamster bit another kid at school, and John and Genevieve tried to explain to her that she had to take the hamster out of the house, as John had no immune system because of his liver. Afterward, Doc took me to see Lou Adler in Malibu, and then finally Dewey Martin (drummer for The Buffalo Springfield), before we headed back to San Diego. Anyway, my vivid recollection of me stumping John Phillips with this song.

Somewhere in this is a life's lesson. Thank you for the history, irony and comedy!

When this came out, all us kids in the neighborhood would walk the streets singing the chorus loud and proud. Well, WE thought we were funny. ☺

Born in 1961, I heard that song many times yet I never knew this....

I love seeing the ticket prices in the flyer. $5.50 was the highest price I saw, adjusted for inflation that would be about $45.00 today.

A video I didn't know that I wanted to watch; but glad I did. Thx, man!

I absolutely love the story. Even though true it's probably one your grandkids would never believe. Thanks, we needed this........LOL

Remember that trivia show on MTV that was supposed to have been broadcast from the host’s basement? The contestants all lounged in beds, and when someone was eliminated, their bed, with them in it, would get pulled back through the wall to the tune of Na Na Hey Hey. The whole audience gleefully sang along.

You never disappoint! Thank you.

LOL! Hay Hay that was great! Thank you! RWB ❤🎉

I still have this 45 record! Well worn of course. Good story. Good times.

Fascinating tidbit of rock and roll history.

LOVE that song!!!!

Thank you for the time travel Trooper!

wow I remember very well here in NZ that song and it was great! I remember one group here playing it at gigs. I loved it and also bought a copy on 45. Thats a big surprise as to the creation of it ,Thanks so much for the run down. cheers NZ

Just found you, love your content. Thanks for the hard work!

Nice commentary. Your research and presentation are done professionally.

Love your clips...keep them coming!

Loved this song! I'm thinking Steam? Am I right, am I right!

What a wild story! And it is still a very familiar song....

On one of my vintage compilation CDs I have The Dave Clark 5 doing a cover of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye.

Thanks very much for enlightening me about this song. I always wondered about Steam. I was with a traveling leather company in Florida doing rock concerts and festivals when that song was on the radio, so that song is tied in my memory to that time and experience.

Thank you for another great video. 😊♥️ (Suggestion - maybe a video about Tommy Roe?)

I remember when the White Sox adopted this tune for a few years.

I always liked that catchy song. Thanks for the back story!

While they were in Bridgeport, CT, I was one town over to the west in Fairfield at the same time. Thanks for the video and great memories.

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="356">5:56</a> *Steam, by definition, is invisible. What he saw was WATER VAPOR. -mark the grammar nerd. Cheers!* 🤘🏼

Loads of session men in the 60s made records if they had a hit sometimes they would get others to mime on tv😊

I remember lp cover there allnaked. Wow i was seven that song came out. So sad there all gone

Great story! Because Na Na was played so often by the White Sox, I presumed Steam was from Chicago! I'm surprised to learn that they came from CT!

That was a great story, and very well told. I like your narration too. Good pace, clear, and naturally expressive without going overboard or sounding forced.

Thanks for sharing this remarkable story. Love your well-researched and engaging videos!

That was fun. I remember that hit. I'm a youngish Boomer (66). Never knew the name of the group that recorded it. There were other fictitious groups in the 60s that had hits. Cool story.

Thank you for this informative presentation! I remember this song being so very popular back in the day and had no idea about the interesting back story of how and why it happened.

Thanks for your video. I remember the song, but I never knew the story behind it.

I just found this channel and, yes, I subscribed. I have heard that Tommy James and the Shondells have an interesting backstory as well. If you haven’t covered that yet, it might be a fertile source for a video.

I believe Gary DeCarlo sang this song live, on one of those PBS Oldies Concert Shows. This would've been about 15-20 years ago I believe. The guy who organized the concerts, is named Lubinsky or something like that. I can't recall his first name. 😊

Roller skating rinks were very popular at the time and I think this might account for the popularity of the song

Just a year earlier the Beatles had their biggest hit which consisted of singing nananana nananana hey Jude for five minutes.

I will be checking out others of your posts, as so many others give bad info, take one possibility and state it as fact, plus, they really draw out set stories. This was a great video.

A worthy tale. Liked and shared.

Years ago I had heard a slightly different story. The 3 song writers were in the New York studio working on a song and were snowed in. They didn't have their drummer with them as he was at home with the a cold. They did have a drum solo tape loop recorded earlier. So they filled in around the recorded tape loop leaving a drum solo midway through. Hence they made the "new" recording. I don't recall the radio station I was listening to other than it was in Indianapolis during the mid to late 70's. I think the point the jock was making that you can tell from listing to the song the drum part is on a loop.

Thanks, I can hear this beauty story again, great content...

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day trooper ❤😊

Great video! Never knew this about this song. Seems to be played tons at NBA games back in the days when George Karl was the head coach of the SuperSonics. Not necessarily by the Sonics, but IIRC by the Phoenix Suns, who also played Gary Glitter R&R Part II a lot, and a couple other teams.

Another great one! Thanks! 👍👍👍 BTW, steam coming through a manhole cover is from a steam line water trap, and is technically called "Flash Steam". That would have been a good name, too!

Another great story and example of how LOONY the Music really is!!! Thanks GT!!! 😊

We would sing that chorus when we left a rival high school that we solidly beat in football that year. The whole bus of players were singing it…..Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na……….hey hey kiss’em good bye!

Who knew.! WOW 🤩!! I remember the song 🎶 well I was discharged from the USMC 12/15/69 a Vietnam Veteran and met my future wife in a part time job We worked together in the juvenile furniture department of Two Guys department store in North Bergen N.J. . She was engaged to be married already and I asked her out 50 times at least with no luck. Then her fiancé dumped her? And I began dating her in January 1970 and we were married in April 17 , 1971 the following year. I used to sing 🎶 that song in my head Kiss him goodbye., how ironic thank you for that information I never knew that.! 🧐🎯👍🏻💕😎

Great piece of musical history!

A song that is closely grouped with this one in my mind is "Bend Me, Shape Me" by The American Breed. I know nothing about that song either, except that I absolutely love it!!

What a super hit! Was played all the time when I was young. It did have it all- catchy tune, good driving beat, and not bad rock lyrics. Whatever, it kicked ass!!!👍🎸🥁🇺🇸❤️