Good Morning Starshine
"Good Morning Starshine" is a pop song from the musical Hair. It was a #3 hit in the United States in June 1969 for the singer Oliver.
History
"Good Morning Starshine" is a song from the second act of the 1967 musical, Hair. The song is performed by the character of Sheila, portrayed by Lynn Kellogg in the original Broadway production. In the 1979 film version of the musical, Sheila is portrayed by actress Beverly D'Angelo.[1]
Chart positions
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
- Hugo Montenegro, Colours of Love, 1970
- Roger Whittaker, The Last Farewell, 1971
- Elaine Paige, Stages, 1983[5]
- Sarah Brightman, As I Came Of Age, 1990
- Sharon, Lois & Bram, Let's Dance!, 1995
- Serena Ryder, If Your Memory Serves You Well, 2006
Artists who have performed/recorded the song live
Appearances in other media, etc.
- An insturmental version was used as the theme to WEWS's The Alan Douglas Morning Exchange and The Morning Exchange from 1972 until the mid 1980's.
- In the 1996 movie A Very Brady Sequel, the villain, Trevor Thomas (who posed as Roy Martin, Carol's first husband), ate psychoactive mushrooms in spaghetti that Alice made for him and he daydreamed being in another world with this song.
- The 1996 feature episode of UK television series Absolutely Fabulous entitled "The Last Shout," has main character Edina Monsoon imagining this song being sung by dancing hippies.
- On the 1997 The Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files," the townspeople, Leonard Nimoy, Chewbacca, Dana Scully, and Fox Mulder all sing "Good Morning Starshine."[6] Lyrics from the song are also sung in the 2001 The Simpsons episode "Simpson Safari."
- Burger King used the song in an advertisement in the late 1990s.
- In the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the character Willy Wonka welcomed the children with lyrics from "Good Morning Starshine".[7]
References