# What is the song that ends with "beautiful morning?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917 "2004-08-22T01:33:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/21 "2004-08-24T14:54:41Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > Another little known fact is that the 1812 Overture includes a couple of choral sections. There’s a reason that they are not performed very often. Been there, sung that! ---
**Author:** ![Illinois\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Illinois\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illinois_Boy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/22 "2004-08-24T15:36:04Z")
> [@PaulFitzroy](#): > > What is that classic rock song that ends with “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, oh what a beautiful morning, everything’s going my way?” It’s an up-tempo number, and doesn’t contain those lines until the very end, I think. Help! I can hear it my head… no really… it’s just the other voices in there won’t be quiet long enough for me to pin it down. 😃 Actually I think it’s something by Marc Cohn, the guy who had the hit _Walking in Memphis_ 'bout 10 years ago. He’s got a soulful classic rock-y sort of voice, and he stuck “Oh what a beautiful morning…” at the end of a song. I don’t own any albums, so that’s about as much help as I can offer. (Maybe _Silver Thunderbird_?) ---
**Author:** ![PaulFitzroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/23 "2004-08-24T15:52:52Z")
> [@](#): > > There was a song by either Daniel Boone or D. Boone. The chorus was… I didn’t know Daniel Boone was also a vocalist. In any case I think this is the right song. I’ll have to investigate further… ---
**Author:** ![Illinois\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Illinois\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illinois_Boy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/24 "2004-08-24T16:00:33Z")
Oh, and you might have more luck if you had the thread moved to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/25 "2011-01-18T23:52:02Z")
Found this thread when searching for “what was that song”? identification threads on the Dope. I normally hate zombie threads but I have to bump this one because I happen to know the answer and it was never answered. I can’t believe nobody nailed this one. The answer is, of course, [Montego Bay](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbXds42ZOj4) by the late, great Bobby Bloom. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/26 "2011-01-19T11:22:14Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > I can’t believe nobody nailed this one. A few months after this question was asked I heard Montego Bay, and recognized that it was the answer. However, by then the questioner had been banned, so I didn’t bother to reply, but have wondered all these years if maybe I should have. I will now journey to the Island of Lost Opportunities… ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/27 "2011-01-19T12:29:46Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > Another little known fact is that the 1812 Overture includes a couple of choral sections. There’s a reason that they are not performed very often. Because the chorus had to stand in front of the (loaded) canons, that’s why. Does anyone other than me remember Quaker Puffed Rice using the canon portion as a part of their commercial? I remember it being on the radio; I gave up on kid’s shows by the time TV was generally available. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/28 "2011-01-19T12:32:19Z")
I hate goddamn Zombie threads; they oughtn’t to be allowed because they reveal how stupid I am. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/29 "2011-01-19T13:46:14Z")
_Oh what a beautiful zombie, oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a wonderful feeling, brains will be coming my way._ ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/30 "2011-01-19T14:53:10Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > Because the chorus had to stand in front of the (loaded) canons, that’s why. Why would the presence of inebriated clergymen preclude the performance of the chorus? I would think they might be a particularly appreciative audience.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/31 "2011-01-19T16:04:34Z")
Also, this is better suited to Cafe Society than GQ. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/32 "2011-01-20T02:29:15Z")
Ken Russell’s take on “1812” is not to be missed. And how can it be, at point-blank range? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vO31n8sy0r0/hqdefault.jpg "1812 Overture (according to Ken Russell)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO31n8sy0r0) ---
**Author:** ![waltdoud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/58f4c7/32.png) [@waltdoud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waltdoud)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/33 "2017-10-18T02:35:25Z")
I was looking for the same answer, and came across this in a Google search… then I discovered that the correct answer is Montego Bay- Bobby Bloom- 1970… which a previous poster mentioned the name but it did not catch my eye, so I thought I would see if there was a prize for answering this question 13 years late… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/34 "2017-10-18T02:47:25Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > Because the chorus had to stand in front of the (loaded) canons, that’s why. > > Does anyone other than me remember Quaker Puffed Rice using the canon portion as a part of their commercial? I remember it being on the radio; I gave up on kid’s shows by the time TV was generally available. I know this is a zombie, but that Myrbetriq commercial with the 1812 overture always reminds me of that old Quaker cereal commercial. _The one and only cereal that’s shot from guns! The one and only cereal that’s shot from guns!_ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/35 "2017-10-18T02:51:33Z")
> [@The\_Scrivener](#): > > I think that’s the opening musical number from **Oklahoma!** (Rogers & Hammerstein, I think.) yes, this^ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/36 "2017-10-18T03:03:40Z")
Oh man got zombied, that will teach me! ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/37 "2017-10-18T05:47:07Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > … > > _The one and only cereal that’s shot from guns! > The one and only cereal that’s shot from guns!_ Cereal killer. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/38 "2017-10-18T14:45:28Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh man got zombied, that will teach me! And wrong, as it turns out. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/39 "2017-10-18T17:20:14Z")
Maybe the zombie-banned OP heard Van Halen live somewhere. David Lee Roth was always doing little nonsense improvs on stage. Scat even. (No, not poop) No cites, just fuzzy 80s memories ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917/40 "2017-10-18T21:43:24Z")
I’m really sorry to be 13 years late with this, and I see that the OP was banned, but the answer is Bobby Bloom’s[Montego Bay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYiaZcuEuk) from 1970. It’s an especially hard question because most radio stations chopped the final bit out when they played the song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917.md?page=3)