Good Morning Starshine

"Good Morning Starshine"
Single by Oliver
from the album Good Morning Starshine
A-side	"Good Morning Starshine"
B-side	"Can't You See"
Released	1969
Format	7" single
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:39
Label	Jubilee
Writer(s)	James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot
Producer(s)	Bob Crewe
Oliver singles chronology
"Good Morning Starshine" (1969) "Jean" (1969)

"Good Morning Starshine" is a pop song from the musical Hair (1967). It was a No. 3 hit in the United States in July 1969 and a No. 6 hit in the United Kingdom in October 1969, for the singer Oliver.

History

"Good Morning Starshine" is a song from the second act of the musical, Hair (1967). The song is performed by the character Sheila, played by Hair_(musical)#Principal_roles.3B_original_Off-Broadway_and_Broadway_castsLynn Kellogg, in the original Broadway production. In the 1979 film version of the musical, Sheila is portrayed by Beverly D'Angelo.^[1]

Chart positions

• No.1 on the Canadian RPM chart, June 30, 1969 (Oliver recording)
• No.6 on the UK Singles Chart (Oliver recording)
• No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Oliver recording)^[2]
• No.3 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart (Oliver recording)^[3]

Cover versions

Artists who have recorded covers of the song

• Andy Williams with the Osmond Brothers, Get Together with Andy Williams (1969)^[4]
• Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Rhythm of the Rain (1969)
• Strawberry Alarm Clock, Good Morning Starshine (1969)
• Chris Clark, CC Rides Again (1969)
• Björn Skifs (1969, as "God morgon stjärnljus")^[5] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for two weeks.^[6]
• Sahlee Quizon, daughter of Dolphy and Engracia (Gracia) Dominguez, under Vicor Records (1970)
• Hugo Montenegro, Colours of Love (1970)
• Roger Whittaker, The Last Farewell (1971)
• Lars Lönndahl (1971, as "God morgon stjärnljus")^[7] scoring a 1972 Svensktoppen hit for two weeks.^[8]
• Elaine Paige, Stages (1983)^[9]
• Sarah Brightman, As I Came of Age (1990)
• Sharon, Lois & Bram, Let's Dance! (1995)
• Anna-Lotta Larsson (2004, as "God morgon stjärnljus")^[10]
• Serena Ryder, If Your Memory Serves You Well (2006)

Artists who have performed/recorded the song live

• Diana Ross and The Supremes on The Hollywood Palace (1969)
• Bob McGrath on Sesame Street (1969)
• Danielle White, on American Juniors (2007)

Appearances in other media

• An instrumental version was used as the theme to WEWS's The Alan Douglas Morning Exchange and The Morning Exchange from 1972 until the mid-1980s.
• In 1977, the cast performed the song on an episodeTemplate:Ehich of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
• In The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Superstitious Stimpy" (1995), Stimpy uses the lyrics as an incantation to ward off evil on Tuesday the 17th.
• In a 1996 episode of Wings, Joe sings a couple lyrics during a fantasy sequence.
• In the movie A Very Brady Sequel (1996), the villain, Trevor Thomas (played by Tim Matheson) (who posed as Roy Martin, Carol's first husband), ate psychoactive mushrooms in spaghetti that Alice cooked for him, and he daydreamed being in another world with this song.
• In the Absolutely Fabulous episode "The Last Shout (1996), the main character, Edina Monsoon, imagines this song being sung by dancing hippies.
• In The Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files" (1997), the townspeople, Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, Dana Scully, and Fox Mulder all sing "Good Morning Starshine".^[11]

• Burger King used the song in an advertisement in the late 1990s.
• In the film The Dish (2000), the song was background music for the Thursday morning July 17th, 1969 scene.
• Lyrics from the song are sung in the The Simpsons episode "Simpson Safari" (2001).
• In the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the character Willy Wonka welcomed the children with lyrics from "Good Morning Starshine".^[12]

References

1. D'Angelo filmography from imdb.com Retrieved 02-08-09.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 468.
3. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 76.
4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Get Together with Andy Williams - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
5. "Kom nu" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1969. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
6. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1969. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
7. "Tiden går" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1971. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
8. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1972. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
9. "Stages - Elaine Paige". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
10. "Känn en doft av kärleken" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
11. Reid Harrison (Writer), Steven Dean Moore (Director) (1997-01-12). "The Springfield Files". The Simpsons. Season 8. Episode 163. FOX.
12. Johnny Depp (Willy Wonka), Tim Burton (Director) (2005-07-10). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Motion picture). Warner Bros. Retrieved 2008-04-11. Willy Wonka: Good morning, starshine... the earth says hello!

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics