Good Morning Starshine

For the albums, see Good Morning Starshine (Oliver album) and Good Morning Starshine (Strawberry Alarm Clock album).

"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.

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

The chorus makes extensive use of apparent nonsense words: "Glibby gloop gloopy, Nibby Nabby Noopy, La La La Lo Lo. Sabba Sibby Sabba, Nooby abba Nabba Le Le Lo Lo. Tooby ooby walla, nooby abba nabba, Early mornin' singin' song."^[1]

History

"Good Morning Starshine" is a song from the second act of the musical Hair (1967). It is performed by the character Sheila, played off-Broadway in 1967 by Jill O'Hara, and by Lynn Kellogg in the original 1968 Broadway production. In the 1979 film version of the musical, Sheila is portrayed by Beverly D'Angelo.^[2]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1969) Peak position Australia (Go-Set)[3] 8 Australia KMR[4] 10 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] 1 Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 2 New Zealand (Listener) [8] 2 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] 6 UK [10] 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 3 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[12] 3 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[13] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1969) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] 33 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [15] 43 U.S. Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 24

Other versions

• Eddie Hazelton (better known as Eddie Rambeau), Dynovoice DY-917 (1968)
• Andy Williams with the Osmond Brothers, Get Together with Andy Williams (1969)^[17]
• 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")^[18] scoring a Svensktoppen hit for two weeks.^[19]
• Tartaglia Good Morning Starshine (instrumental) (1969)^[20]
• 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")^[21] scoring a 1972 Svensktoppen hit for two weeks.^[22]
• Elaine Paige, Stages (1983)^[23]
• Sarah Brightman, As I Came of Age (1990)
• Sharon, Lois & Bram, Let's Dance! (1995)
• Anna-Lotta Larsson (2004, as "God morgon stjärnljus")^[24]
• Serena Ryder, If Your Memory Serves You Well (2006)

Appearances in other media

• Bob McGrath as his character Bob Johnson with some Muppets performed the song on Sesame Street on Episode #3, broadcast November 12, 1969.
• An instrumental version was used as the theme to WEWS' The Alan Douglas Morning Exchange and The Morning Exchange from 1972 until the mid-1980s.
• In 1977, the cast performed the song on an episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.
• In the television sitcom Family Ties, Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) sings some lyrics from the song through his puppets, "Fluffy" and "Marv" in the episode, "It's My Party, Part 2", which originally aired on August 13, 1987.
• In The Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files" (1997), the townspeople, Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, Dana Scully, and Fox Mulder all sing "Good Morning Starshine".^[25]
• The song is featured in the ending of Maelström (2000) by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve.
• In the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), the character Willy Wonka welcomed the children with lyrics from "Good Morning Starshine".^[26]

References

1. "Lyrics for "Good Morning Starshine" by Oliver". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
2. D'Angelo filmography from imdb.com Retrieved 02-08-09.
3. "Go-Set National Top 40, 27 September 1969". Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
4. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-07-14. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Good Morning Starshine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
8. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
9. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
10. UK Official Chart Archive, 09.08.1969
11. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 468.
12. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 76.
13. Price, Randy (ed.). "Cash Box Top 100 7/19/69". Cash Box Magazine. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
14. "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
15. "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
16. Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Accessed December 7, 2016.
17. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Get Together with Andy Williams - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
18. "Kom nu" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1969. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
19. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1969. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
20. "Robert Moog papers, circa 1965-2005". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
21. "Tiden går" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1971. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
22. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1972. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
23. "Stages - Elaine Paige". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
24. "Känn en doft av kärleken" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
25. Reid Harrison (Writer), Steven Dean Moore (Director) (1997-01-12). "The Springfield Files". The Simpsons. Season 8. Episode 163. FOX.
26. 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

• Oliver - Good Morning Starshine on YouTube