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.

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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.