The musical’s title song begins as character Claude slowly croons his reason for his long hair, as tribe-mate Berger joins in singing they "don't know."[1] They lead the tribe, singing "Give me a head with hair," "as long as God can grow it,"[1] listing what they want in a head of hair and their uses for it. Later the song takes the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner" with the tribe punning "Oh say can you see/ My eyes if you can/Then my hair’s too short!"[1] Claude and Berger’s religious references continue with many a "Hallelujah" as they consciously compare their hair to Jesus’s, and if Mary loved her son, "why don’t my mother love me?"[1][2] The song shows the Tribe's enthusiasm and pride for their hair as well as comparing Claude to a Jesus figure.[2]
"The Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine" (1969)
The song was a major hit for the Cowsills in 1969 and their most successful single. The Cowsills version cuts out most of the religion-themed lyrics, changing "long as God can grow it" to "long as I can grow it" and removing some verses. Their version spent two weeks at number one on the Cash Box Top 100[3] and reached number two on the BillboardHot 100.[4] "Hair" was kept out of the number-one spot by another song from the Hair cast album: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension.[5] It also reached number one on the RPMCanadian Singles Chart.[6]
"Hair" was also covered in Australia in 1969 and released as a single by Doug Parkinson in Focus (B-side with "Without You") and was a top ten hit for him there that year.[18]
A version by Dutch rock band Zen reached the top of the Dutch Top 40 in January 1969.[19] A cover was released as a B-side by girl group Gilded Cage in 1969.[20]
In My Wife and Kids episode, "The Sweet Hairafter", Michael Kyle (Damon Wayans), sings the song playing his keyboard, while his hair supplement grows in.
In the 2015 animated film Minions, Stuart used a "hypno hat" to hypnotize three of the palace guards while breaking into the Tower of London, and made them sing the song (in the Minion Language), dance, strip to their underwear and let their hair down.
References
Citations
^ abcd"Hair lyrics by Hair Cast from Hair soundtrack". Stlyrics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ abDayton. "Scott Miller on Hair". Orlok.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^. cashboxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^"The Cowsills Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
hair, hair, song, hair, title, song, 1967, musical, hair, 1979, film, adaptation, musical, hair, song, original, broadway, castfrom, album, hairreleased1968, 1968, recordedmay, 1968genrerock, rocklength2, 55labelrca, victorcomposer, galt, macdermotlyricist, ja. Hair is the title song to the 1967 musical Hair and the 1979 film adaptation of the musical Hair Song by Original Broadway castfrom the album HairReleased1968 1968 RecordedMay 6 1968GenreRock pop rockLength2 55LabelRCA VictorComposer s Galt MacDermotLyricist s James Rado Gerome RagniProducer s Brian Drutman Denis McNamara Norrie Paramor Andy Wiswell Contents 1 Context in the musical 2 The Cowsills version 2 1 Chart performance 2 1 1 Weekly charts 2 1 2 Year end charts 3 Other versions 4 Appearances in media 5 References 6 External linksContext in the musical EditThe musical s title song begins as character Claude slowly croons his reason for his long hair as tribe mate Berger joins in singing they don t know 1 They lead the tribe singing Give me a head with hair as long as God can grow it 1 listing what they want in a head of hair and their uses for it Later the song takes the tune of The Star Spangled Banner with the tribe punning Oh say can you see My eyes if you can Then my hair s too short 1 Claude and Berger s religious references continue with many a Hallelujah as they consciously compare their hair to Jesus s and if Mary loved her son why don t my mother love me 1 2 The song shows the Tribe s enthusiasm and pride for their hair as well as comparing Claude to a Jesus figure 2 The Cowsills version Edit Hair Single by The Cowsillsfrom the album The Cowsills in ConcertB side What Is Happy ReleasedMarch 1969 1969 03 RecordedOctober 1968StudioCleveland OhioGenrePsychedelic popLength3 28LabelMGMComposer s Galt MacDermotLyricist s James Rado Gerome RagniProducer s Bob Cowsill Bill CowsillThe Cowsills singles chronology The Impossible Years 1968 Hair 1969 The Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine 1969 The song was a major hit for the Cowsills in 1969 and their most successful single The Cowsills version cuts out most of the religion themed lyrics changing long as God can grow it to long as I can grow it and removing some verses Their version spent two weeks at number one on the Cash Box Top 100 3 and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 4 Hair was kept out of the number one spot by another song from the Hair cast album Aquarius Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension 5 It also reached number one on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart 6 Chart performance Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1969 PeakpositionAustralia KMR 1Canada Top Singles RPM 7 1Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 8 12New Zealand 9 1South Africa Springbok Radio 10 1U S Billboard Hot 100 11 2U S Billboard Adult Contemporary 12 19U S Cash Box Top 100 13 1Year end charts Edit Chart 1969 RankCanada 14 14South Africa 15 20U S Billboard Hot 100 16 13U S Cash Box 17 10Other versions Edit Hair was also covered in Australia in 1969 and released as a single by Doug Parkinson in Focus B side with Without You and was a top ten hit for him there that year 18 A version by Dutch rock band Zen reached the top of the Dutch Top 40 in January 1969 19 A cover was released as a B side by girl group Gilded Cage in 1969 20 Appearances in media EditThis section contains a list of miscellaneous information Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles May 2018 The title song as well as another song from the musical Good Morning Starshine were featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the Season 5 8th episode Hercules Unchained 21 On The Simpsons episode Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala Annoyed Grunt cious the song is played in the background as Marge s hair starts to fall out from stress 22 On The Simpsons episode D oh in in the Wind the song is played in the hippies car as Homer wears a jester hat 23 In My Wife and Kids episode The Sweet Hairafter Michael Kyle Damon Wayans sings the song playing his keyboard while his hair supplement grows in In 2009 the song was used in a mash up with Beyonce s Crazy in Love in the Glee episode 11 Hairography 24 In the 2015 animated film Minions Stuart used a hypno hat to hypnotize three of the palace guards while breaking into the Tower of London and made them sing the song in the Minion Language dance strip to their underwear and let their hair down References EditCitations a b c d Hair lyrics by Hair Cast from Hair soundtrack Stlyrics com Retrieved 28 July 2017 a b Dayton Scott Miller on Hair Orlok com Retrieved 28 July 2017 cashboxmagazine com cashboxmagazine com Archived from the original on 7 August 2012 Retrieved 28 July 2017 The Cowsills Chart History Hot 100 Billboard com Retrieved 12 August 2021 The Hot 100 Billboard 2 January 2013 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2017 Top RPM Singles Issue 6045 RPM Library and Archives Canada Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1969 05 26 Retrieved 2018 12 10 flavour of new zealand search listener Flavourofnz co nz Retrieved 28 July 2017 SA Charts 1965 March 1989 Rock co za Retrieved 1 September 2018 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 2002 Whitburn Joel 1993 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 1993 Record Research p 59 Cash Box Top 100 5 17 69 tropicalglen com Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 28 July 2017 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca Retrieved 28 July 2017 Top 20 Hit Singles of 1969 Rock co za Retrieved 2 September 2018 Top 100 Hits of 1969 Top 100 Songs of 1969 Musicoutfitters com Retrieved 28 July 2017 Cash Box YE Pop Singles 1969 tropicalglen com Archived from the original on 25 January 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2017 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Nederlandse Top 40 week 1 1969 Top40 nl in Dutch Retrieved March 13 2010 Gilded Cage My Bonnie Hair Discogs com Retrieved 4 April 2022 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Hercules Unchained TV Episode 1992 IMDb com Retrieved 28 July 2017 The Simpsons Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala Annoyed Grunt cious TV Episode 1997 IMDb com Retrieved 28 July 2017 The Simpsons D oh in in the Wind TV Episode 1998 IMDb com Retrieved 28 July 2017 Glee Hairography TV Episode 2009 IMDb com Retrieved 28 July 2017 Sources Joel Whitburn The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits 6th ed 1996 p 148 External links EditThe Cowsills Hair on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hair Hair song amp oldid 1145684300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
