"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.
Background "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.
The chorus of the song 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."
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1969)PeakpositionAustralia (Go-Set)8Australia KMR10Canada RPM Adult Contemporary1Canada RPM Top Singles1New Zealand (Listener) 2South Africa (Springbok Radio)6UK UK Official Chart Archive, 09.08.19696U.S. Billboard Hot 100Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 468.3U.S. Billboard Easy ListeningHyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 76.3U.S. Cash Box Top 1004
Year-end charts Chart (1969)RankCanada Top Singles (RPM)33U.S. Billboard Hot 100 43U.S. Adult Contemporary (Billboard)Top Records on 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts)", Billboard, December 27, 1969. pp. 16-17. Accessed December 7, 2016.24
Other versions
Andy Williams with the Osmond Brothers, Get Together with Andy Williams (1969) 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") scoring a Svensktoppen hit for two weeks. Tartaglia, Good Morning Starshine (instrumental) (1969) Bob McGrath performed "Good Morning Starshine" with a group of hippie Muppets in the third episode of Sesame Street (1969) Sahlee Quizon, daughter of Dolphy and Engracia (Gracia) Dominguez, under Vicor Records (1970) Roger Whittaker, The Last Farewell (1971) Lars Lönndahl (1971) (as "God morgon stjärnljus") scoring a 1972 Svensktoppen hit for two weeks. Elaine Paige, Stages (1983) Anna-Lotta Larsson (2004, as "God morgon stjärnljus") an episode of The Simpsons (The Springfield Files) ends with the residents of springfield singing this song
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