Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye

Paul Leka, who sent more pitchers to the showers than Tony LaRussa and Sparky Anderson combined, has died at the age of 68. As a songwriter and producer, he helped develop the trippy “Green Tambourine” for the Lemon Pipers and Harry Chapin’s “fuck you, dad” song, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” but his most enduring contribution is the 1969 Buddah song “Kiss Him Goodbye,” to which Leka added the 2-minute chorus to keep radio DJs from playing it instead of the A side. In 1977, Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust added it to the ballpark lexicon as a way to rally the fans when an opposing pitcher got shelled out of a game.