On May 24, Morrissey will release a new album of all covers called California Son. The second single is a cover of Jobriath’s Morning Starship. This follows the release of Roy Orbison’s It’s Over a few weeks ago. Like the first single, this has a classic Morrissey sound to it and the Strangeways Staff enjoys this more than anything off of his recent albums. It leaves us anticipating the rest of the California Son album.
Califoria Son track list
- Morning Starship (Jobriath)
- Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow (Joni Mitchell)
- Only A Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan)
- Suffer The Little Children (Buffy Sainte Marie)
- Days Of Decision (Phil Ochs)
- It’s Over (Roy Orbison)
- Wedding Bell Blues (Laura Nyro)
- Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets (Dionne Warwick)
- Lady Willpower (Gary Puckett & the Union Gap)
- When You Close Your Eyes (Carly Simon)
- Lenny’s Tune (Tim Hardin)
- Some Say I Got Devil (Melanie)
Morning Starship lyrics
Who was that sneaking up the stairs
Taking a hairpin from her hair
A vision of the locks fallin’ down
Crossed my mind and played with the sound
Of tapping gentle tapping at my morning starship
The crystal glint of the turning glass
The creaking sound of the rusted latch
As she slowly opened the door
The darkness told me nothing more
Except, except that she was near my morning starship
She stood within the threshold silently
A ray of moonlight caught her eye
Without a word she said, “Could I come in?”
I said why not you’re in already
You might as well stay awhile
She made her way across the room
A ray of moonlight caught her eye
The perfect head framed in silver blue
Found it’s way to mine and then I knew
The girl the girl the girl had flown my morning starship
She’s gone away what can I do
She took the key she’s got the clue
Mysteries unfold with the latch
What she knows I’ll never forget
The girl the girl the girl has flown my morning starship
She’s travelled with me now in my morning starship
More from California Son
Click here to listen to the first single, It’s Over.
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