13/10/2007 Max and Becky Residence, Rumson, NJ, USA. Sorry for the inconvenience. On the corner of Twelfth Street and Vine. Nobody will know where I've gone. Instrumental Break]. A Well I might take a train, I might take a plane, but if I have to walkD I'm going just the same, I'm going to Kansas CityA Kansas City here I comeE7 A They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me If I stay with that woman I know I'm going to dieHave to find a friendly baby that's the reason whyD A I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come. Rockers Canned Heat latched onto the message and took their own version into the top 40 later that year. Four additional versions quickly started making the rounds: Hank Ballard and the Midnighters on King, Rocky Olson on Chess, Rockin' Ronald and the Rebels on End and a reissue of Littlefield's original, retitled to avoid getting lost in the it did anyway. Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Harrison landed on the national charts first, in mid-April. Yeah, yeah, they got some crazy little women there. Barefootin' - Robert Parker. Wilbert Harrison Lyrics. Anyway, please solve the CAPTCHA below and you should be on your way to Songfacts.
Writer(s): JERRY LEIBER, MIKE STOLLER
Lyrics powered by. Product #: MN0117279. 20/08/1994 Marz American Style, Long Branch, NJ, USA. To collect these stories, KCUR is launching a new series called, Going To Kansas City. Scorings: Ukulele/Vocal/Chords.
Leadsheets often do not contain complete lyrics to the song. Song title: Kansas City. Sehorn had a connection in Bobby Robinson, owner of Bobby's Record Shop in New York since '46 and an independent record company gamester who'd been through the wringer with his Robin label (top act: Mellow Moods), Red Robin label (a stronger venture, with The Vocaleers, Velvets and pre- Five Satins group The Scarlets) and Whirlin' Disc label (yea Channels! Share your thoughts about Kansas City. With that long-awaited second hit under his belt, Wilbert continued recording for several more years, reaching the national charts again, in March 1971, with "My Heart is Yours" on a spiffy blue vinyl SSS International 45. Lyrics taken from /lyrics/w/wilbert_harrison/. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Kansas City that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. 12/04/1987 Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ, USA during the 1987 "Bar tour". The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances. Now if I stay with that woman, I know I'm gonna die. 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. Mother In-Law - Ernie K Doe. Said images are used to exert a right to report and a finality of the criticism, in a degraded mode compliant to copyright laws, and exclusively inclosed in our own informative content. Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!
The Beatles offered up their own Little Richard-infused remake in a medley with Richard's "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! " Little Richard had a slight edge, having recorded the song (with his own set of lyrical changes) a few years earlier; Art Rupe of Specialty had Richard's rendition on the streets within days. Leave at the break of dawn. This title is a cover of Kansas City as made famous by Wilbert Harrison. Bobby refrained from releasing a follow-up on Wilbert for several months and even put Fury on hold, instead starting another imprint, Fire, named after his publishing company. A stirring five minute blues piece split into two parts, some copies of "Let's Work Together" show the artist as Wilbert Harrison One Man Band, a badge the multi-instumentalist had proudly worn for years; the record hit the top 40 in January '70, effectively removing him from the "one-hit wonder" file. Panic set in and logic went out the window with the third 45, "Good Bye Kansas City, " a lyrically-altered retread of the big hit. 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, leave at the break of dawn.
Includes 1 print + interactive copy with lifetime access in our free apps. Styles: Piano Blues. Any reproduction is prohibited. Please immediately report the presence of images possibly not compliant with the above cases so as to quickly verify an improper use: where confirmed, we would immediately proceed to their removal. Only non-exclusive images addressed to newspaper use and, in general, copyright-free are accepted. Some of the records showed proper songwriting credit to Leiber and Stoller, others (including Wilbert's) didn't bother. This derivative approach contradicted Harrison's musical and vocal talents somewhat and may have been partly responsible for his slow ascent. As made famous by Wilbert Harrison. They got some crazy.
Rockol is available to pay the right holder a fair fee should a published image's author be unknown at the time of publishing. Product Type: Musicnotes. Might take a train, might take a plane, (One more time). These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. 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). A I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come, D A I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come. Other singles came out on Bell, Wet Soul, Hot Line and Brunswick; he even re-upped with Robinson's Fury Records in 1976, laying down a solid "Stick/Work Together" groove on "(Just Got to Have Some) Money Honey. "
I Wish Someone Would Care - Irma Thomas. Workin' In the Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey. Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane but if I have to walk. Gonna be standin' on the corner.