Kiss him goodbye.

June 30, 2017 2:03 PM

RIP Gary DeCarlo, who sang the lead vocals on the stadium classic Kiss Him Goodbye (1969). Billboard obit; No no no Newt (1996) (one of a zillion parodies)
posted by Melismata (6 comments total)

You just don't see moustaches like those in bands any more.

. for Gary.
posted by yhbc at 2:18 PM on June 30, 2017 [1 favorite]

Indelible song that will last long beyond most from that era.

.
posted by hippybear at 4:47 PM on June 30, 2017

.
posted by ent at 5:56 PM on June 30, 2017

"Kiss him goodbye"?! You mean, the song by Steam, the unofficial anthem of my high school class (of 1972) which hit the charts as we began life in our new school? Er, nobody (at least, nobody who was there at the beginning) calls this song "Kiss Him Goodbye". Please - it's "Na Na Hey Hey" and then, in parantheses, optionally, "(Kiss Him Goodbye)".
posted by Rash at 9:21 PM on June 30, 2017 [1 favorite]

.
posted by james33 at 5:59 AM on July 1, 2017 [1 favorite]

Is it wrong that I'm picturing a funeral where the whole congregation is singing "Na Na Na Na..." as he's lowered into the ground.
posted by jonmc at 11:14 AM on July 1, 2017 [3 favorites]