Wednesday, June 24, 2015

"Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!" Album cut

This track featuring Paul combined two Little Richard tunes; a very different version of "Kansas City" than Wilbert Harrison's '59 hit, and "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!", the b-side of "Good Golly Miss Molly." This was a mainstay of their concerts, one of which was in KC on what was to be an off day after a show in New Orleans on their '64 tour. Charlie O. Finley (owner of the Kansas City Athletics baseball team) paid the Fab Four a then unheard-of sum of $150,000 for the show. Money talks.

Beatles - Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!


No comments: