Kansas City Misheard Lyrics

Leadsheets often do not contain complete lyrics to the song. Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least! Additional Performers: Form: Song. I know I′m gonna die. Littlefield's record had flopped, but the timing was right for Harrison's interpretation; it was a number one smash in the spring of 1959. Notes: Played as part of the Detroit Medley during some Kansas shows, as well as a stand-alone song in some off-tour appearances. As made famous by Wilbert Harrison.

Lyrics To Kansas City Wilbert Harrison

Leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. By: Instruments: |Voice, range: C4-D5 Ukulele C Instrument|. Played during the 'Summer '89 bar tour', which is the name under which I group the 1989 shows Bruce played with various small bands, or guesting, between March and September 1989. Was it the relatively low cost of living? Wilbert Harrison passed away in 1994 at age 65, leaving behind an extensive backlog of bluesy, rhythmic music and that one everlasting classic that gave, perhaps, an exaggerated impression of those two adjacent cities in side-by-side states. Last known live performance: 17/11/2012 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. Bruce gave this song one only shot through the 1982-1984 period, during which Bruce played, with various small groups or guesting, in a number of bars and small clubs of the New Jersey area (13/06/1982 Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, USA). Sticking with Marshall Sehorn, Wilbert had a minor hit around the country with "Near to You" on the Sea-Horn label, getting solid radio play in Detroit and San Francisco in the final weeks of 1963, just as Los Angeles nightclub fave and "If I Had a Hammer" hitmaker Trini Lopez emerged with a "Live at PJ's" release of "Kansas City" (using Wilbert's version of the lyrics), a top 30 hit at year's end, technically making it the second most successful version of the song.

Wilbert Harrison Goin To Kansas City

Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography: Style: MLA Chicago APA. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists this song as one of the 500 most influential songs of rock and roll. Sorry for the inconvenience. They got a crazy way of loving there. Log in to leave a reply. Goin' to Kansas City. Musicians will often use these skeletons to improvise their own arrangements. Below you can listen to an evolution of songs celebrating Kansas City as a destination: Do you have an interesting or unique story about coming to Kansas City? BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Barefootin' - Robert Parker.

Lyrics Kansas City Wilbert Harrison

He reconnected with Henry Stone in Florida and took another shot with "Gonna Tell You a Story" on Glades, then returned to Charlotte where Marshall Sehorn became the manager he wished he'd had all along. I'm gonna pack my clothes, everybody will be sleeping. Harrison drifted from one situation to another for the remainder of the decade, making records for Constellation, Port, Roulette and a number of really small labels.

"Kansas City Lyrics. " Hank, Rocky and Richard's records all hit the Hot 100, cashing in to varying degrees, but Harrison's chart-cresting million seller left them in the dust. S. r. l. Website image policy. Well, I might take a train, might take a plane, But if I have to walk, I'm gonna fly there just the same. Anyway, please solve the CAPTCHA below and you should be on your way to Songfacts. Product #: MN0117279. He'd hit the reset button again with Fury Records, two years in operation as of early '59 with nearly two dozen single releases and no hits. 17/11/2012 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA during the Wrecking ball tour. Product Type: Musicnotes. © 2023 All rights reserved. Sehorn tipped him to Harrison, a session took place at Bell Sound with Jimmy Spruill on guitar and Wilbert on piano and vocals, and "Kansas City" came, raw and rocking. Nobody will know where I've gone.

All correct lyrics are copyrighted, does not claim ownership of the original lyrics. One only rendering for this song in the Rising tour (24/09/2002 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, USA). A E7 With my Kansas City baby, D A And a bottle of Kansas City wine. Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. Original Published Key: C Major. They got some crazy. Disclaimer: makes no claims to the accuracy of the correct lyrics. I'm goin' just the same. On their late-'64 album Beatles For Sale (appearing in the U. S. some months later on the album Beatles XI and a Capitol Starline single); for many it's the preferred recording strictly due to its inclusion in the inventory of the all-time most successful rock group. Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind.