The Beatles performed three songs live: ‘Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!’, ‘I’m A Loser’ and ‘Boys’. “Kansas City” is a rhythm and blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. I'm going to Kansas City, Spread the love! Lyrics. Littlefield’s record had some success in parts of the U.S., but it did not reach the national chart. From The Usenet Guide to Beatles Recording Variations: Paul McCartney recorded “Kansas City” in 1987 for inclusion on his Choba B CCCP album. Although Ballard's and Richard's versions both appeared in the lower reaches of the Billboard charts, Harrison's was a runaway hit, reaching number one in both the R&B and pop charts, where it remained for seven weeks,[13] and became one of the top selling records of 1959.[14]. They got some crazy little women there, at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962. Kansas City here I come, Kansas City here I come. [7] "Kansas City" was released on a single by Fury later that year. The Beatles appeared on the American television program Shindig! He grew up in Kansas City but was just too young to go to the show, but his sister did. Remember to let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better. Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane C. Lovin’“, which he reportedly considered to sound “hipper” than “Kansas City“. Littlefield recorded the song in Los Angeles in 1952, during his first recording session for Federal Records, a King Records subsidiary. The Beatles - Medley: Kansas City / Hey, Hey Lyrics. Third time around, it’s nailed firmly to the floor – being infinitely grittier and electrifying. He They got some crazy little lovers there, I'm gonna get me one All pictures, videos & quoted texts remain the property of the respective copyright owner, and no implication of ownership by us is intended or should be inferred. In 1955 Little Richard recorded two rather different versions of “Kansas City“: on September, 13 (supervised by Bumps Blackwell), and on November, 29 (with five vocalists, supervised by Art Rupe). The Beatles - Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey - Remastered Lyrics. But if I have to walk, yeah, I'm goin' just the same James Brown recorded a version of "Kansas City" in 1967. Kansas City here I come, I took the liberty of extracting these words from Ron Schaumberg´s 1976 book “Growing up with The Beatles. In 1964, The Beatles recorded Little Richard’s “Kansas City” (next called “Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey“), a song they began performing in their early Hamburg days. [22], In 2001, Harrison's "Kansas City" received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award[23] and it is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". I'm going to Kansas City, An alternate take was released on Anthology 1 and a live version, recorded in Hamburg in 1962, was released on Live! In October 1964, the Beatles recorded Little Richard's "Kansas City" (titled "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"), a song they began performing in their early Hamburg days. "Kansas City" is one of Leiber and Stoller's "most recorded tunes, with more than three hundred versions", with several appearing in the R&B and pop record charts. As with the second Little Richard classic included (Lucille), this depicts Paul at peak performance and sets the upbeat mood for most of the album. Features ‘Kansas City (Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey)’: Little Richard Inspires The Beatles, Again. Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane Let It Snow! 12th Street and Vine, I'm going to Kansas City, And that’s what the results of Paul’s ‘one-take sessions’ amount to – a truly spontaneous celebration of style and content. (Goin’ Back to Birmingham)” which turned out to be very similar to a part of second version of “Kansas City” recorded six months earlier (and which had the same refrain as mentioned above). The Beatles - Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! Take a sad song and make it better. Some versions have substituted "Eighteenth and Vine" for "12th Street and Vine," which sings just as well, and recognizes Kansas City's jazz history. Who Sang Kansas City ... Ahhh, Kansas City, gonna get my way back home, all yeah, yeah I'm gain' to Kansas City, gonna get my baby back home, ah yeah yeah. They taught the song to Littlefield at Maxwell Davis' house, who arranged and provided the tenor sax for the song. Piano on the track was played by George Martin. [2] There was an initial disagreement between the two writers over the song's melody: Leiber (who wrote the lyrics) preferred a traditional blues song, while Stoller wanted a more distinctive vocal line; Stoller ultimately prevailed. is een medley van de nummers Kansas City en Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! The single reached number 21 on the R&B chart and number 55 on the Hot 100 singles chart. This was also James Brown's first single to be reissued by Polydor Records. In 1993, a recording of The Beatles playing "Kansas City" and "Some Other Guy" at the Cavern Club in 1962 was auctioned for about $32,000 at Christie's auction house in London. The Beatles were at the top of the bill on the show; the other acts were Sandie Shaw, PJ Proby, The Karl Denver Trio, Tommy Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, and Lyn Cornell. Brown recorded live performances of the song for his albums Live at the Apollo, Volume II (1968) and Say It Live and Loud (1998; recorded 1968), and in his concert films James Brown: Man to Man and Live at the Boston Garden. Hey jude dont make it bad. They got some crazy little lovin' there, I'm gonna get one. Sep 15, 1997 • United Kingdom • London • Royal Albert Hall, May 31, 1993 • Part of The New World Tour, Sep 17, 1964 • Part of Summer 1964 US & Canada Tour, See all concerts where “Kansas City” has been played. Kansas City first appeared on Beatles For Sale, while a less-than-hi-fi treatment surfaces on the historic Star-Club tapes. performing the medley live in October 1964. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. Shortly after the song's release, several other versions appeared. The Beatles had mostly dropped ‘Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!’ from their live set by 1963, although the medley was performed for a BBC radio session that year on 16 July, first broadcast on 6 August. It was released in late 1958 on The Fabulous Little Richard and in April 1959 as a single. Lyrics to Kansas City by The Beatles from the My Babe album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Both this opening track and Lucille (with its thundering guitar riff) reminds the listener that Paul’s friendship with Little Richard goes right back to pre-Beatlemania marathons at Liverpool dance halls and Hamburg drinking clubs. [6], On May 9, 1956, Little Richard recorded "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey", also known as "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! It’s doubtful if The Beatles ever surpassed that 1964 shakedown in terms of uninhibited celebration. What's been wrong with you, Ltd. (P)1964.” Formally, however, this song could hardly be called a medley, as by definition a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces. The Beatles were also seen on the American television program Shindig! I'm gonna be standin' on the corner, In 1964 when The Beatles released their album featuring the cover of “Kansas City” performed by Little Richard (naturally, the second version, as the first one was not yet released at that time) the attorneys representing Venice Music made a complaint, and as a result the record label was revised to read: “Medley: (a) Kansas City (Leiber/Stoller) (P)1964 Macmelodies Ltd./KPM; (b) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Penniman) Venice Mus. Moreover, when Little Richard was recording “Kansas City“, the song “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey” did not yet exist. At Brown's request, singer Marva Whitney performed "Kansas City" at the conclusion of his public funeral in Augusta, Georgia in 2006. The first version, which was very close to the original song, was released much later, in November 1970, on compilation album Well Alright! 2:38 • Radio show • L2 • An early BBC recording of a medley devised by Little Richard and eventually included on ‘Beatles For Sale’ at the end of the following year. I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come, Kansas City here I come, Also recorded for the show were versions of ‘I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)’, ‘Crying, Waiting, Hoping’, ‘To Know Her Is To Love Her’, ‘The Honeymoon Song’, and ‘Twist And Shout… In 1959, after several years of performing Littlefield's "K. C. Loving", Wilbert Harrison decided to record the song. at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962, Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump, List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1959 (U.S.), List of number-one R&B singles of 1959 (U.S.), Ultratop.be – Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City", "Wilbert Harrison Chart History (Hot 100)", "Wilbert Harrison Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)", "50 years ago: The Beatles Played for 31 Minutes in Kansas City", "Grammy Hall of Fame – Kansas City: Wilbert Harrison – Fury (1959 Single)", "50 things every Kansas Citian should know", Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On! Credited to Richard, it was released in January 1958 as the B-side of "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and in July 1958 on Little Richard.[6]. They got some pretty little lovers there, I'm gonna get me one With my Kansas City baby and a bottle of Kansas City wine. Alternatively, we would be delighted to provide credits. It must be said, Little Richard was always the most genuinely outrageous of all rock’s seminal stars. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! This allowed Little Richard to claim co-authorship with respect to this version of the song. at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962. Kansas City Lyrics: I'm going to Kansas City / Kansas City here I come / I'm going to Kansas City / Kansas City here I come / They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year, the song later became a #1 hit when it was recorded by Wilbert Harrison in 1959. Due to redevelopment, the "12th Street and Vine" intersection mentioned in the song no longer exists, but a park roughly in the shape of a grand piano and with a path in the shape of a treble clef exists at the former location, marked by a commemorative plaque. Nonetheless, The Beatles did add one song to the show, starting things off with McCartney's favorite song "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!," which resulted in a fantastic reception from the audience. [12] A week later, the magazine announced the single release of a version by Little Richard. “Kansas City” is a song written by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. "Kansas City" is one of Leiber and Stoller's "most recorded tunes, with more than three hundred versions",[2] with several appearing in the R&B and pop record charts. I'm going to Kansas City, The Beatles performed the song as early as September 5, 1962, at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and in December of that year at the Star-Club in Hamburg. performing the medley live in October 1964. With my Kansas City baby, and a bottle of Kansas City wine. Filed Under: Kansas City, Ken Foote, R&B, SIRIUS XM 60’S ON 6, The Beatles, The Foote Files (CBS 11) – First off, congratulations to the Kansas City … The self-proclaimed ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ or the ‘Queen of Scream’, Little Richard’s greatest hits may have sold in the millions, but it wasn’t uncommon (in the mid-50s) for his songs to be banned on radio, only to have them instantly replaced by sanitized white cover versions by the likes of Pat Boone. In 1964, the group released the albums Beatles for Sale (UK) and Beatles VI (US) featuring an arrangement of "Kansas City" … In March 1959, after Little Richard's version was released, Harrison, with a trio including guitarist Wild Jimmy Spruill, recorded it in a New York studio for producer Bobby Robinson of Fury Records. This song was released in January 1958 as B-side of Good Golly, Miss Molly (Specialty 624) and in July 1958 on Little Richard. […], In 1964, The Beatles recorded Little Richard’s “Kansas City” (next called “Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey“), a song they began performing in their early Hamburg days. Tell me baby, [26][27], Historian Gerard Herzhaft calls the 1927 blues song ", Live! Ah, Kansas City Gonna get my baby back home Yeah, yeah I'm gonna Kansas city Gonna … Littlefield's record had some success in parts of the U.S., but it did not reach the national chart. This image is a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. The Beatles recorded a version of this song with Little Richard's "Hey, Hey, Hey" in 1964. Tell me baby, [1] First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year, the song later became a chart-topping hit when it was recorded by Wilbert Harrison in 1959. "Kansas City" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, two nineteen-year-old rhythm and blues fans from Los Angeles. They taught the song to Littlefield at Maxwell Davis’ house, who arranged and provided the tenor sax for the song. "Kansas City" is a rhythm and blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. Their version, which uses somewhat different lyrics, appears on the albums Beatles for Sale (UK) and Beatles VI (US) and was the B-side of the October 1965 single “Boys” as part of Capitol Records’ Star Line series. “Kansas City” has been played in 10 concerts. Concert From "Pop Go The Beatles" in London, United Kingdom on Aug 06, 1963, See all official recordings containing “Kansas City”, See all bootlegs containing “Kansas City”. Through a connection to producer Ralph Bass, they wrote “Kansas City” specifically for West Coast blues/R&B artist Little Willie Littlefield. I'm gonna get me one. What's been wrong with you, Do you want to suggest new content? [3][8] Harrison's song was issued with Leiber and Stoller's original name, "Kansas City", but changed the refrain to "They got some crazy little women there, and I'm gonna get me one"[4] and dropped one twelve-bar section. Little Richard’s influence pervaded The Beatles’ songwriting to the extent that such hits as I Saw Her Standing There and I’m Down were composed as a tribute to his unique style. Recorded for Pop Go The Beatles, this first BBC version was released in 1994 on the Live At The BBC collection. So it happened that the public perceived the song “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey” (released in 1958) as an earlier work than “Kansas City” (released in 1959) and as its predecessor (while in fact it was actually the other way around). Even ‘Public Enemy Number One’ Elvis Presley was considered much safer than Little Richard when, in 1956, it came to exposing Young America to such songs as Rip It Up, Ready Teddy, Long Tall Sally and Tutti Frutti. Kansas City here I come, Or do you simply want to leave a comment ? Lyrics to 'Kansas City' by The Beatles. Let It Snow! In 1955, Little Richard recorded two rather different versions of "Kansas City", both of which were not released until years later. Federal’s Ralph Bass changed the title to “K. Hey!” is one of the Beatles' most well-known covers. In 1956 (9 May) Little Richard recorded his own song Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey, also known as “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! [25], In 2005, Kansas City adopted "Kansas City" as its official song, dedicating "Goin' to Kansas City Plaza" in the historic 18th and Vine Jazz district. From the liner notes of Choba B CCCP: First up, is Little Richard’s frantic arrangement (in preference to Wilbert Harrison’ slower 1959 original) of Kansas City. 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