The Moir Sisters were an Australian pop group from the mid-1970s. Their chi… Read Full Bio ↴The Moir Sisters were an Australian pop group from the mid-1970s. Their chief hit was 'Good Morning (How Are You?)', which featured their distinctive high-pitched harmonies. It was released on 5 August 1974 and remained on the Australian national charts for 27 weeks, peaking at 8th position.

Born in Scotland, Jean, Margot and Leslie moved to Australia in the early 60s, launching their trio in 1970. They are best known for the 74 hit, Good Morning How Are You. The sweet-voiced trio with sharpie haircuts, who were signed to Elton John's Rocket label, wrote their own songs and distinctive 3-part harmonies. As "Moir Sisters", they released an album in 1975, Lost Somewhere beyond Harmony, produced by the TV musical director Ivan Hutchinson; as the Moirs, back in the UK, they released State of Shock in 1978.

In the early 1980s, The Moirs signed to WEA and issued two singles, So Excited b/w You Won't Get Me (1982) and Running Scared b/w See You Coming (1983). The sisters continued to perform, and Margot Moir issued a solo single, Scarlet Skies b/w Tightrope in 1989, and album, Strong And Mighty in 1996. Margot, based in Melbourne, continues to perform with her daughter Rae-Emma in the band Celtic Spirit.

Good Morning
The Moir Sisters Lyrics

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Good morning, how are you?
It's nice to see your face
You're the only one that I would ever love

And you're smiling all the time
And you're smiling all the time
And it's because you are happy
With me...

Without you beside me
I could never live
You're the only one that I would ever have

You never stay away too long
You never stay away too long
And it's because your thoughts
Are with me...

Good morning, how are you?
It's nice to see your face
Good morning, how are you?
It's nice to see your face

Good morning, how are you?
It's nice to see your face

Overall Meaning

The Moir Sisters' song Good Morning How Are You is a sweet love song that expresses the singer's deep affection for their significant other. The lyrics convey a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the other person's presence and the happiness they bring into the singer's life. The opening lines, "Good morning, how are you? It's nice to see your face" suggest a sense of intimacy and familiarity between the two individuals, as if they have woken up together and are sharing a tender moment.

As the song progresses, the lyrics emphasize the importance of the other person's presence in the singer's life. The line "Without you beside me, I could never live" is a powerful statement that captures the depth of the singer's feelings. The repetition of the line "You're the only one that I would ever love/have" underscores the exclusivity and intensity of the relationship. The final lines, "Good morning, how are you? It's nice to see your face" echo the opening lines, leaving the listener with a sense of cyclic timelessness that reflects the eternal nature of love.

Overall, the song is a simple yet heartfelt expression of love that celebrates the joys of intimacy and connection between two people.

Line by Line Meaning

Good morning, how are you?
Starting the day by greeting you and asking how you are doing.

It's nice to see your face
I am happy to see you and be in your company.

You're the only one that I would ever love
You are the one and only person that I have affection and love for.

And you're smiling all the time
It's a pleasure to see you happy and content.

And it's because you are happy
Your joy and happiness is a result of being with me.

With me...
Being together is what makes us happy and content.

Without you beside me
I am not complete without your presence and company next to me.

I could never live
My life without you would not be worth living.

You're the only one that I would ever have
You are the only person that I want to be with and have in my life.

You never stay away too long
I am always happy to have you back when you have to leave for some time.

And it's because your thoughts
You stay connected to me even when we are apart and think about me often.

Are with me...
Our connection and love for each other stays strong no matter the distance between us.

Good morning, how are you?
Ending the song by reiterating the morning greeting and asking how you are doing again.

It's nice to see your face
Closing the song by expressing once again how glad I am to be with you and see your face.

Good morning, how are you?
Final affirmation of the greeting and wishing you well for the day ahead.

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@johns9677

4y↑69

get so melancholic and sad when i see this video. grew up on sydney's northern beaches in the 70"s, everyone knew everyone else, no snobs, aussie built cars, great pub scene (manly vale hotel) ,macca in the morning. Just a great time to be alive.....never to be seen again!!!

@paulg.9498

4y↑6

John S 60s, 70s, 80s in Sydney were the best 30 years of my life👍😀

@mrnickb

3y↑3

I grew up in Narrabeen from the early 00's onwards, now living in Manly. I'm sure it's not the same as it used to be, but I still have great memories growing up here :)

@suzi57james

2y↑3

You are so right mate I remember all the 70's music souch talent as opposed to today's muzak

@markrichards894

2y↑4

John they were the best times,I miss those days

@wendycoleman3508

2y↑4

I totally agree. It was all so uncomplicated then.......

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@oliviaraftopoulos6547

35w↑11

this brought on tears in my eyes ....i was 14 in 1974 and i wish i could go back in time and relive it .... oh how simple life was then ..... not like today where the whole world is in a mess and evil

@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv

20w↑1

People thought differently too back then.

@lauriegook8885

10w↑5

Still a classic in 2024

@carolinegodden4364

Indeed

@cckcollins3636

10w↑3

No auto tune , just 3 amazingly talented sisters wow 50 years old so much better than todays drivel & distant relatives

@philipdartnell

2y↑64

Such a beautiful song. I can't stop myself bursting into tears for a time now gone. I was 11 when this song came out and it just brings all the feelings of that joyous time rushing back. It was when 2SM was THE station in Sydney and we had so much joy, wonder and excitement. There's still plenty of that today but this sound just goes right to my heart and connects me to my youth and the family members no longer here.

@charki40

2y↑5

Me too Phillip. So many good memories. It was a great time to be alive.

@spello8191

2y↑2

All good Philp🙏

@AVportau

1y↑6

Those of us who were there know how you feel... time has passed and people have gone.... but we were there to live it.... that's a memory worth keeping.

@marksisto900

It is it's innocence. The contrast with today's culture... it cuts deep.. I know how you feel

@philipdartnell

50w↑1

@@marksisto900 Yes, you're so right.

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@leannewilson4062

12w↑1

Thay song means something to me and having been lookinh for that song for ages. Thankyou google.

@glenbaker7832

2y↑18

My Nan had this album and every Sunday was washing day, and I remember her ironing, dancing and singing to this song, and every time I hear this I think of her. RIP Nan.

@mrBigbob01

4y↑70

wow, this song brings tears to my eyes, a timeless song that brings back some many child hood memories

@annprior9742

3y↑6

Yes me too 💕💕probably some of the best times of my life 1974 🥰

@noelbowerman1562

3y↑5

Me too ,it's the first song I ever remember loving.

@noname-nd8ec

2y↑4

This generation does not realise how badly they have screwed up this once beautiful world.

@charlottearena

2y↑2

@@annprior9742 Me too! what a wonderful time to be young hey 🙏🏻🌻

@charlottearena

2y↑1

@@noname-nd8ec I know I know I fear for these kids ......

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@thegodthatfailed100

3y↑15

A snapshot of Sydney in 74...I was only young about 6y/o...but i remember the music and simplicity of the times fondly..watching this makes me smile and sad in equal amounts

@poeterritory

3y↑43

One of those songs you never forget, even if you've not heard it in almost 50 years.

@kevinpayne5699

I've never heard it at all

@alisonbell3561

2y↑19

Fantastic song. I was 14 when this was on the charts and the images in this video- the fashions, cars, make up, etc, has made me really weepy for an era never to be seen again. The instrumental accompaniment and arrangement of this track is fantastic.

@howardmarosi5569

2y↑1

The video is so effective, yes. Fond memories of that time, too.

@lesliefearn8278

1y↑5

Another great memory from 74, I remember sitting on the beach one night by the fire with my transistor on shortwave, tuned into a Melbourne radio station, from Napier NZ,

@BrassLock

1y↑2

I share similar memories of those years, listening to Radio New Zealand among others, on Shortwave (from Perth).

The upside was the ethereal effect of the static and inconsistent signal strength which always added to the romance of Shortwave music 🎶 listening for me.

The downside now is that I have tinnitus from wearing my earphones too long, whilst drifting off to sleep 💤 😴

@karmicselling4252

43w

1422 3XY Rocked Melbourne? Medium Wave rather than Shortwave.

@sarahjames5638

16w

Gosh that made me smile, so many memories

@michaeloberhofer7183

5y↑44

Oh God! The impossibly beautiful dagginess!!The only decade that started in Black & white & ended in colour!

@marksisto900

1y↑1

It is its feeling of complete innocence that cuts the heart ..Why isnt human life allowed to exist without some kind of insult, threat or debasement? During these 3 minutes it is free of such.. I know how you feel.

@leannewilson4062

12w↑1

Amazing.

@helenahayes6150

2y↑4

I remember this as a teenager, and it was nearly half a century ago. I want to go back and live in that time.

@jamescarney6894

3y↑21

This is my programmed alarm clock song.... just love waking up to it.... just like I did for six months straight in 1974 when it was in the top 10 for 26 weeks.

@charki40

2y↑1

: )

@smileylucky1

4y↑18

How pretty is the blonde lady....got the most gorgeous smile...love this song and clip.

@blindtoby8967

Looks and moves like a girlfriend I had, same smile & head shake .

@howardmarosi5569

Yes, I wonder who she is?

@demospuny146

38w↑1

How can we find out? She is deadly gorgeous.

@JordyJayHomer

30w

She looks very familiar. She might've been in a lot if ads back then

@user-ld9ih6iy7t

To you Rachel 😢

@rockygoodfellow77

36w↑2

Wow. Haven't heard this song since 74 when I was 6 and growing up in Kallangur Qld. A hauntingly beautiful song. Reminds me of my first year in school. An amazing time capsule of Australia in the mid 70s. I'd go back to the 70s tomorrow if I could.

@marloflip

4y↑15

Reminds me of happier times.

@zapkvr

3y↑1

1974 I was in hospital for brain surgery. It was the worst year of my life. I was only thirteen. I was NOT happy. Later that year my parents split up.

@Fuzcapp

2y↑6

Heard this on a hits n memories radio station the other day. These girls deserved more recognition than they got - these harmonies are incredible. And seeing Ian Macrea again - blast from a Sydney youthful past ... even though i was a 2UW devotee during the great radio wars of the early 70s.

@julietskobla2028

3y↑8

This song is so beautiful yet sad, shame we didn't get much viewing of the sisters singing it, such beautiful girls but don't get to see them singing the whole song only bits & pieces, that's the sad part about it😥😥😥

@marksisto900

1y↑1

So innocent it hurts

@captainnuzza

32w↑2

Increadably beautiful song ❤❤❤

@lisabutler4907

2y↑6

How cool to hear this song again after so many years. I loved this one - it always made me feel so good!

@thecaptain33

20w

lovely song from the good old 70s

@diamondfilms5227

2y↑4

Growing up in Australia - joyful! Listening to 2SM by the pool with all your friends. Ahh sweet days.

@ChrisStumer

29w↑1

My dad went through Cyclone Tracy in Darwin Christmas day 1974, and he is sure the ABC played this song over and over afterwards, the memories for him.

@graememillsteed5827

2y↑2

Magnificent song ! I love this song . Growing up in high school ❤️. Thankyou .

@paullynch8316

2y↑5

Used to be one of the 96Pm morning top Ten songs in Perth listening to this on the way to dropping my dad off to the boat going back to Rottnest island to work

@janhannasky2361

4y↑15

Have always love this song, love those 70's fashions...

@tonybonnici5920

2y↑6

I always loved this song.... Such a classy vocal and instrumental arrangement

@karencarroll8888

25w

ok i was 13..& i did cry because i remember this

@andyjay9346

4y↑19

Scottish born Auz girls Jean, Lesley and Margot Moir - One hit wonder August 1974, stalled at #6 in Auz charts. Formerly appeared on New Faces and Crawford Productions Showcase (Melbourne)

@romy4858

15w

The harmony was so beautiful. I remember this song playing on my dads radio in our house when I was very young

@christinehendrix2080

1y↑2

Just beautiful

@annprior9742

3y↑4

Wow what to say !! That was my year ❤️. Love love love this 💕

@azimadean7073

4y↑8

Beautiful so many good memories with this song

@grahamhill9157

2y↑3

I still love this song as much as I did when I first heard it right up to now. It’s a fantastic song

@every1665

2y↑10

One of my favourite under-rated, almost forgotten songs of the 70's. I was 14 in 1974 and this immediately conjures up memories of year nine high school life. Countdown had just started. Aunty Jack, glam rock bands from the UK, flared jeans, Abigale from Number 96 was a sex symbol, unemployment benefits were simply a matter of filling in a one-page form and we thought it would always be like this!

@markrichards894

2y↑5

It’s a gem of a song

@karmicselling4252

46w↑1

The perfect song released at the perfect time. Good Morning indeed. Australia had just woken up.
Unfortunately, at the end of 1975, it dozed off again for nearly a decade.

@kenrobinson5176

1y↑2

Magnificent harmonies. Matched well with clarinet and orchestra. As good as I remebered. 5 Stars. (Also a window into the 70's with a seriously dated video clip.😃)

@djshotty1969

49w↑1

How beautiful and perfect are the harmonies? They're the reason why it's a Feel Good Song.

@lilyfromBrissy

2y↑2

God I miss the 70s.

@vid888vid

3y↑15

I heard that the instrumental backing on this was by a musician/conductor permanently contracted to the Melbourne TV talent show that brought them to public exposure... But anyway, that instrumental backing is absolutely fitting... The horn/brass section and the compression/mix is just fantastic...
That vocal key change at 2.36 is PURE heaven... If you like it, be sure to check out work by the Rankin Family of Scottish Canada... Also heavenly stuff... ME: I had just turned 5 years old when this was on the radio... Special memories of wholesomeness and innocence.

@deanharvey7556

3y↑3

I believe that was Ivan Hutchinson.

@darrenjray

3y↑2

It's magic, but it's not a key change. A top harmony is added.

@denisodea1251

2y↑2

Great post. Yes much more innocent times in Australia

@tonybonnici5920

2y↑2

@@deanharvey7556 The one and only

@AussieKim42

34w

My friend Felix Hayman wrote the orchestral arrangement and conducted the orchestra for this song- he was only 21 at the time. 😊

@keithdickens1395

3y↑2

Such great memories,2SM,GTK,Honda 750/4 and not a care in the world,stay safe

@Tikicat83

20w↑1

I was 14 in 1974, and like others this is emotional to hear. The "girly" voices, the harmonies, the "innocence", the matching haircuts and the cute face of the youngest Moir, and the whole vid make this captivating. 1974 was also the year my dad committed suicide, so that made music of that year particularly poignant.

@taleinz1

3y↑6

Love this song ❤️❤️❤️

@tmnl8037

2y↑7

Beautiful harmonies and the true sound of 1970’s Australian music. Some awesome musicians played on their album. The late Ivan Hutchinson of Channel Seven had something to do with producing them, but they were on Channel Nine’s New Faces where they found favour with the record company that resulted in an album of songs. The only other band in the world with such beautiful harmonies is “The Corrs” from Ireland.

@AVportau

1y↑2

Wow.... seen this on Countdown.... it was such a magical era.... I was 10 and the world was beautiful.... if only we had stayed in this era.... it was the best of times.

@philipdartnell

It's a reminder to appreciate the moment. We look back with such fondness and nostalgia at a simpler time that represented so much of importance to us (youth, the family we grew up in, friends, places, culture). But there are equivalent things of meaning to us happening right now. I try to appreciate them fully while they're with me because one day it will be similar to the feelings this song and video clip create and (as hard as it is to imagine) 2022 will be missed!

@bobleaver5399

This brings back wonderful memories

@Victoria-nh9sp

4y↑6

One of my favorites shourite shower songs 🌻

@allgood6760

3y↑5

Such an innocent song👍🇳🇿

@zapkvr

3y↑2

The song was about their mum. I know, pretty tragic

@allgood6760

3y↑1

@@zapkvr They don't make songs like this anymore.. a different generation 🤔

@annprior9742

3y↑3

Wow the memories 🥰

@adrianfewster8391

2y↑1

I have never seen three sisters so identical looking.

@stuartgmk

I have only just heard this on my local community FM station Tamar FM . Oh the tears I love and miss you Mum I thought you would live forever .

@lauriegook8885

1y↑1

Still a classic in 2022

@Francesco-tq3qm

46w

Such a good song for a wondeful era.

@qualcommchalloner9551

5y↑6

Wonder where are that couple now? And was those styles really what was in fashion! Yes it was! The other video in NZ is also a classic love to watch them every now and then as remind me of my parents and one of times it's a FAB song ladies for sure like those sister's xx Malcolm from Hillary's Perth

@johns9677

4y↑4

love the platform shoes on the bloke

@DJBobbyMay

4y↑7

Love this group! Really cool to see them singing (even if its lip-syncing) in action! Discovered their State of Shock LP a couple years back and been obsessed with it since. Jody is one of my favorite songs ever!!

@thelowlytrinity

3y↑2

I've just discovered this album too! it's made the most incredible impression on me. They were definitely rising the same weird-theatrical-psychedelic wave that Kate Bush was, but with this special sound all their own. Wish more people knew about it!

@thelowlytrinity

3y↑1

and for the record, I think Jody is my fave too.

@paulwilson9281

I only know lost lp.

@DJBobbyMay

@@nickpilkington9754 sure, I mean, they probably ARE singing. But this sounds like the studio recording, no?

@happyolddude

3y↑3

If my memory serves me correctly, they lived in Mooroolbark not far away from where we lived in East Ringwood at the time.

@richalderson6069

3y↑1

Love the Ziggy Stardust haircuts!

@codzydee7334

3y↑3

Yeh Baby 🤩

@charlesmartella

1974 I was grade 2 at Mosman park primary . Loved this song so much.

@kimcollins4843

44w↑1

I’m same age as you. I was at Normanhurst PS. Never heard it and only googled it because the school I moved to in 1976 was in Vic and they came from my adopted suburb (I believe), Mooroolbark

@robertnicol1077

Heard the song on radio at shopping centre but couldn't remember the title until it came to me

@tonymartinchilcott2519

50w

At nambucca heads 1974
Blue dolfine motel.
Good times

@paulwilson9281

3y↑4

Margot wrote burning for you for short circuit with lisa edwards.margot had a good solo cd in 1996.

@MrPete1966

Margot was a regular guest on one of our programs at the radio station I was MD at in the 90s

@tmnl8037

I think that was the album that Pip Joyce played guitar on.

@brendanhartzer5712

2y↑1

I heard this song on 6pr in Perth as the Perth Overnight with John Lewis Closing theme

@spello8191

2y↑3

During this period 2SM had the airwaves to its own. Not in a arrogant way but they connected with its listeners!!

@karmicselling4252

43w

3XY in Melbourne. We could occasionally pick up 2SM here after dark but they were pretty much the same anyway.

@spello8191

4y↑4

Omg 2SM! Music seemed more pure back then? It just seems too long ago

@spello8191

Remember 2SM had Roctober!!

@karmicselling4252

43w

@@spello8191 3XY in Melbourne!

@mitch19636

7y↑6

Classic.

@angah82

2y↑4

Why aren't their songs on Spotify?

@aamoir536

am alexander moir ( glasgow scotland )
My three young nieces are very similar in looks, they ( nieces ) are musical too. Also three elder sisters same looks as These girls❤

@robertchuter884

3y↑1

Margot Moir, one of the three Moir Sisters, has died in Melbourne at age 56.

@MrZerosphere

2y↑4

Beautiful girl, may she rest in peace.

@1944GPW

2y↑4

3:05 You need Uncle Sam, you need Uncle Sam...

@dwaynegates7766

i saw that also i bought a can when i was 9 good advertising campaign

@vanill3794

Lovely! I heard this song on a horror movie lol

@tazzygeoff621

5y↑1

They were on a cruise in 1974 December, on the Oriana.
They were pretty quiet until talent night, and there is a funny story about their chaperone. ( their Grandmother)

@sadimgnik5

4y↑4

.... and that funny story is?

@dancruz4635

3y↑2

Granny jumped ship 3 miles out from Hawaii, swam to shore, met Elvis in a fast food outlet, secretly married him and had his child (invitro). Upon the Kings death she was left out of the will and nobody believed her story. But the question remains, how did she get his ring?

@tazzygeoff621

@@sadimgnik5.. A bro dosen't repeat what he knows.
What happens on a P&O Cruise... stays on a P& O Cruise.
But it was funny. 😁

@zapkvr

3y↑1

@@tazzygeoff621 I heard you were hittin that. If you say nothing I'll assume its true.

@tazzygeoff621

@@zapkvr. Noooo It was not me. 😁

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@roamingbarista5881

Ah the days of jelly cups and ice cream, catching fish with a handling and pin ball machines.....

@BlakeGildaphish76

That is NOT how i expected them to look 😄😆

@tonyalessi8774

I can’t find this on Spotify…

@feelihx

neither :/

@tonyalessi8774

@@feelihx can’t understand why ?

@goldbergshekel

@@tonyalessi8774 it was on there at one point but it's taken down now

@tonyalessi8774

@@goldbergshekel yea I know I had it on my account and then it disappeared but that was years ago.

@MisterKemp86

3y↑3

so bad it is great!

@romy4858

15w↑1

So much product placement!

@queenofallfrance

2y↑1

If we never heard this cat screeching stuff again it’d be a good day.

@tpbrcombo

2y↑4

Nice try.

@whodatdarwin2657

3y↑2

Um....yes....well......I think I enjoyed that tune 40 + years ago while dreaming of a model low productive girlfriend.
That went out the window quickly.

@zapkvr

Model low productive????

@whodatdarwin2657

@@zapkvr Yup. Out the window quickly....it was only a dream.

@woodstock69girl55

Not true,you wouldn't want to see my face in the morning

@arthurcharlesharrison1361

howd this track no go ballistic.. pity..

@harryflash5202

3y↑2

So cute and wholesome, but what a boring clip.

@robertchuter884

3y↑2

its the 70's!

@karmicselling4252

43w

Rather this than a great video clip with boring music.

@peterbyrnes8207

25w

My god they’re the Devils Children - freaky

@simonj.7954

24w↑2

Sharpies!

@taffy4672

31w↑1

A great song from a time when Australia was beautiful and proudly white.

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