Morning Girl (extended version)

[@melindamcmahon9711]

Of all the music I grew up with I still go back to this song. The extended version was an added plus. We'll here I am back again at 62.

[@philipwalker5405]

Some songs just capture that time period so well. 👌

[@xtc1957]

Oh my God...how cool is this? Never heard the extended version, nor did I know there ever was one! This song blew me away as a kid. It was so neat to hear the Moog used as a lead instrument. At this time, there wasn't much of it (synthesizer) on pop radio, save for the Beatles and what minimal use they actually put it to. Beautiful song, sung wonderfully...the first time I heard this in '69, I was sure it was Donovan, but the backing tracks were not at all like his usual offerings.

[@sgcim956]

There wasn't any synthesizer on this song- it's an orchestra.

[@Yaktahbay]

To follow up on sgcim's reply, I think you're probably referring to the harpsichord, which in this case sounds deeper and more robust than one might imagine it would.

[@mercari734]

@@Yaktahbay It's a French harpsichord -- has a deeper sound than an English harpsichord.

[@canarsie56]

The great Don Gant and Tupper Saussy created an amazing musical experience

[@dianesolomon1941]

the strings are just beautiful on this song !

[@davidhughes4448]

This is one of my favorite Top 40 hits of all time. No one really writes pop music like this anymore. The level of compositional talent present in Morning Girl just doesn't exist today. For instance, the chord progression during the verses is fairly straightforward, but listen to the harmonic development as the bridge progresses. It's fantastic. (Frankly, it's not unlike the progression in the bridge of Susan by the Buckinghams - another formidable pop tune of the late '60s). Bands today play four chord tunes: A minor, F, C, G. There are thousands of simplistic compositions of this ilk today, and have been for too many years. Getting back to this song, further, ignore the rest of the song for one play and merely concentrate on the string arrangement alone. It's even more fantastic. Writers and producers of pop music today couldn't even dream of that type of enhancement, much less compose and transcribe it. This song and quite a few others in the mid-to-late '60s still contained vestigages of the fine arrangements and instrumentation of the swing era greats such as Sinatra. And fine embellishments they were. Don't get me wrong, I bounce along to Echosmith's "Cool Kids"or stuff from Paramore just as happily as the next guy, but this music has nowhere near the meat on its bones that Tupper Saussy, Don Gant and The Neon Philharmonic created in 1969. A lost era... sad.

[@jhanbury1968]

It was MTV that destroyed the musician around 83. Music never recovered.

[@jhanbury1968]

David Hughes it was MTV that destroyed music around 83 with "New Wave" music and the music video. Talent was replaced with good looks.

[@JOHNSTIER23]

David Hughes I agree wholeheartedly

[@555_Lady_JB]

Very informative. I hope you teach kids today to write music like they did in 1969.

[@jackalexander209]

Thanks for an analytic explanation of why I love this song so much to a music illiterate such as myself!

[@MusicCityLarry]

Don and his family were super-nice people. They went to our church when I was a teen. Sadly, Don passed away in the mid-80's after suffering a stroke. Always loved hearing the two versions combined.

[@canarsie56]

I thought he passed from an car accident?

[@fredfredhermitinthecity1724]

Wonderful melody ! I wished I was a teenager in the 60's.

[@james-jg8iu]

I was you never forget great music like this

[@miketheshanmanmangan]

Such a fantastic piece of music from Don Gant & Tupper Saussy.This was one of The Drake Chenault project Hitbounds,Great song "MORNING GIRL" NEON PHILHARMONIC

[@isunshin999]

This extended version slaps

[@ShaunaMarieSings]

STUNNING...thank you for sharing...this is the first time I've ever heard this track...SOOO GORGEOUS!!! 💗💗💗

[@kenchovan5910]

THIS SONG IS SO COOL! It brings back so many memories of when I was dating my now wife of 45 years! I love these oldies - and they sure don't write 'em and arrange them like this! Fine production and rendering of this great recording! Thanks! KEN I think I will subscribe - come and see me sometime!

[@Royalchess1]

KEN CHOVAN , Just think if someone were to redo these classics...full orchestration, etc...?

[@JamesTheVictor]

Always thought that this song was way too short (in the version I heard on the radio back in the 60s.) It's great to know now that there's an extended version of it.

[@KSguitarmusic]

It's not technically an 'extended' version - rather just a reprise of the song at the end of the album. "Morning Girl" is the last track on the first side, and "Morning Girl Later" is the end of the second side.

[@james-jg8iu]

That was the Radio 3:15 too get air time. Until FM underground music

[@starrglazee55]

No, I won't be a crybaby about never being rich enough to buy every record I ever wanted, even if I loved it on radio. This is certainly an LP I am very sorry I never purchased, and I cannot tell you how THANKFUL I am for this post - how overwhelmed I am with some crazy rapture to experience this musical magic. This is the first time I heard the combination of the first and second part of "Morning Girl". Good things certainly will come to those who wait!

[@victoriahicks2450]

how beautiful, thank you.We must all teach our children and grandchildren their musical heritage.If we don't they will think all music comes from a magic box, and mistake talking that they hear now as singing.

[@KSguitarmusic]

One of the best pop tunes of the era. I have the album - certainly one of the most unique I picked up back in the day. The orchestral parts around 1:38 gets me every time, as does the orchestra in the beginning of the reprise. Some of those brass parts are require, shall we say, some decent 'chops'. Fantastic use of triplets too. The Saussy didn't hold back on the scoring, and knew how to do it. I'd love to see the entire score. He makes use of some very creative chromaticism. The picture of part of the score inside the album (which I've always thought is so cool) is from the 3:42 mark in this video. 2:35....LOVE IT....great violin solo. Parts of the song "Brilliant Colors" uses nearly some of the same harmonic patterns as Morning Girl, which is fitting since it's the first song in the album and then, with the Morning Girl reprise, it sort of ties the whole thing together. Most unfortunate that Gant died so young. His voice is just so well suited to this album. Actually considering selling it on eBay since there are parts I don't care for near as much as others and so transferred some of it to digital. Might have to change my mind though and just keep it - love the album cover anyway! "Some day, girl, you'll forget my name, and all I ever said to you, and all I've ever meant to you...." wow...gives me chills every time I hear it. David H. is right - they don't write pop tunes like this anymore.

[@blburk35]

Thanks for posting! Like others, I'd never heard the "After" - wow!

[@leegart100]

I mixed the two halves of "Morning Girl" from the Moth Confesses CD for transfer to my IPOD and my mix is the same as yours to the second. You did it right!!!

[@Joannec95]

I really liked this song more even in 2021. Sometimes I could capture this song on a cd for myself.

[@johnstevens9978]

I remember listening to this classic song on KOY AM 55 an innovator of the Adult Contemporary Format in Phoenix, AZ back in the late 60's. Thanks for posting the long version of this.

[@sharonnichols2922]

** The radio station that I listened to (KOY AM) did play the extended version. Dunno if they made this version in their edit bay. Or if there was a DJ version with the short version on one side of the 45 and this extended version on the other side. Releasing a DJ 45 with different versions was common. *

[@ronaldfitz7047]

Truly amazing! I always enjoyed "Morning Girl" and the more obscure "Hi-de-ho Princess" but I never even knew about any extended version or sequel. Thank you for posting this. Hard to believe that was 45 years ago!

[@TheHGN2001]

How I remember doing exactly this - segueing the main song with the 'sequel'. Thanks!

[@djgropp]

Forgot all about the second song...! Thanks. This has more meaning to me now than it ever did while I was in high school in the sixties; i.e., "the diamond's on the other hand." This song was ahead of its time!

[@JOHNSTIER23]

You know it great song then rip to the guy that did all

[@JOHNSTIER23]

I spoke to a musician last night and he was in the nam had a band came back to nothing hAD you tube on why I was walking and he hears this you could tell the stuff came back to him he messed me up cause I felt his pain I. Missed the war by a month it destroyed dreams as well as lives

[@peterklutinoty244]

Makes me think of our young Anne Heche, born in 1969 as was this song!!!

[@FWD37]

On Veteran's Day 2017 this songs brings back a few good memories from US Army Viet Nam outside Saigon, never heard the extended version,very nice!

[@dalemcnamee2427]

I really liked how you merged the two songs ! Yes, the music recorded on a "simple Ampex 4-track" recorder is still amazing in this era of studios with huge sound boards ! And there were great songwriters, performers, studio musicians and singers that made great, memories !

[@rogertakeda4126]

Found my girl to this song

[@gdubbs680]

This song is well arranged it has good bones.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

What a great pop musical recording.

[@DCGKy]

You've served the Neon Philharmonic masterpiece well with this mix, Argo.

[@Jay6459]

I loved this song during my youth. Boy, life whips by.

[@1949LA-ARCH]

Great mix.....thanks for posting !!!

[@joedubois2719]

Guitar lick in the background complements of Chet Atkins! All star cast of Nashville studio musicians!

[@lindaeasley4336]

Peaked at #18 on US Billboard chart in May , 1969 Neon Philharmonic enlisted the Nashville Symphony Orchestra for Morning Girl

[@legs4ever1]

thanks great job, dj one hit wonderman

[@Ronin4614]

Nice❕❕ Thank you.

[@senorxrey6429]

WB should have offered this outstanding version to the underground stations as a special long version back in the day and perhaps it would have gotten higher than #17 on the Hot 100

[@cidspimms]

This must have made its way to Cincinnati; because it filled our airwaves. When the song would start you never knew which version you were going to get until it cut off; the way most AM stations dropped the Lament @ the end of Nights in White Satin, instead of playing it as was recorded on "Days"

[@fredross6444]

What station in Cincinnati played the Morning After version

[@unklewink]

Never heard this before. (The after version) Sounds like a scene from a musical.

[@rpcohn]

This is not a complaint, just a statement of personal preference. My favorite recordings are in stereo, recorded in a way that when I listen, I feel as if I'm in the room where all of the musicians performed. This was rare for pop recordings of the '60s. The sound from many stereo records of that era sounded as if some musicians were in a room on the left and another group in a room on the right. This was often better than mono, especially for musicians listening to the record, trying to determine exactly what each instrument was playing.

[@fredross6444]

Good point

[@sharonnichols2922]

* The radio station that I listened to (KOY AM) did play the extended version. Dunno if they made this version in their edit bay. Or if there was a DJ version with the short version on one side of the 45 and this extended version on the other side. Releasing a DJ 45 with different versions was common. *

[@babsrra]

The picture of sheet music on top of "Mix - Morning Girl (Extended Version)" leads me to ask if anyone knows where to get sheet music for these two songs (or the entire album, which I purchased when I was in grade school when my friends spent their money on songs like "Chewy Chewy" or "Bang Shang A Lang" lol... I do know that there is one used copy of "Morning Girl" available on Amazon for $30. I love the song but think that the price is ridiculous. Anyway, I've looked at all kinds of websites for sheet music companies--even the ones promising to find every song known to man don't have music to play this lovely melody.

[@unklewink]

Why at the end of Morning Girl Later, did I want to sing "Bernadette"?

[@alexvorhaus3330]

The background music on this was provided by the Nashville symphony orchestra, or so I was told, which as a native Nashvillian, I am proud of.

[@jaap4853]

Top!!

[@jorgellancafil5958]

sweet tune, greetings from southamerica

[@patriciakehaya6711]

Nice

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Did Davy Jones ever sing this song?

[@chrisjazzhands5373]

Great thought. Davy should have-that English accent? Perfect. Need an AI remix w Davy’s voice.

[@groundcontrol436385]

Wow! Thank you. I've never heard this extended version. I loved it as a teenager. But really what do the new lyrics mean and who the eff is Catherine? Please explain.

[@cheneyrobert]

👏👏👏😎👍🏻🥂

[@TruthWillSetUsFree]

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