Good Morning Starshine

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"Good Morning Starshine"
Good Morning Starshine - Oliver.jpg
Single by Oliver
from the album Good Morning Starshine
B-side "Can't You See"
ReleasedMay 1969
Genre Pop rock
Length3:39
Label Jubilee
Songwriter(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.

Contents

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

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Artists who have recorded the song

Artists who have performed/recorded the song live

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