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  • @todddixon6347
    @todddixon6347 Год назад +225

    If you want to hear some of Cass Elliott's diverse vocals, listen to her sing the old standard Dream a Little Dream.

    • @cucamongaphilips
      @cucamongaphilips Год назад +8

      Absolutely. She's the gold standard for that song, although Angelina's version is also top-notch.

    • @debbienockels7568
      @debbienockels7568 Год назад +8

      That song was the first time many of us had heard Cass sing solo, and it was amazing.

    • @marieoleary527
      @marieoleary527 Год назад +6

      Oh, I love that song. Cass had such a beautiful voice

    • @neilspofford2510
      @neilspofford2510 Год назад +4

      Absolutely love Cass Elliott.

    • @mommacrow3170
      @mommacrow3170 5 месяцев назад

      Dream a little dream and sing for your supper... love both of those.

  • @johnclibbens6803
    @johnclibbens6803 Год назад +150

    Mama Cass had a fantastic voice - her version of Dream a Little Dream of Me is wonderful.

  • @vandergrad
    @vandergrad Год назад +163

    To answer some of your questions... yes, that's a flute (which you will hear in a lot of folk rock tunes of the era). Their name... back in the hippy days women were often called "mamas" and men were often called "papas" ... it was part of the overall ethic that we are all one big family of man. And if you want to know how these four got together as a group, listen to their song Creeque Alley, which outlines how each of them worked with different musicians, in different areas of the country, until they came together as the Mamas and Papas.

    • @brandonflorida1092
      @brandonflorida1092 Год назад +3

      Yeah, their autobiographical "Creeque Alley" is really good.

    • @2715bunky
      @2715bunky Год назад +4

      "Hey little mama!"

    • @1after909
      @1after909 Год назад +3

      The story goes they we’re watching a documentary on TV about the Hells Angels motorcycle gang and they called their women Mamas.. Cass and Michelle decided they wanted to be Mamas and the boys followed suit

    • @johngilmer6782
      @johngilmer6782 Год назад

      Michelle was the Mama to this 13 yr old in 67. Yeah, baby

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Год назад

      @@johngilmer6782 Me too.Born in '54,a very good year. lol
      Which month were you born in?

  • @cog4life
    @cog4life Год назад +87

    Mama Cass Elliot. Leaving on a jet Plane duet with John Denver at a “telethon” event is a great performance. ❤

    • @loadedorygun
      @loadedorygun Год назад +2

      Is it a telethon? I think it was just the John Denver show in 76 before the election right?

    • @helokopter924
      @helokopter924 Год назад +1

      John Denver wrote the song.

    • @connieleighton4375
      @connieleighton4375 Год назад

      Yes, please !

    • @kens32052
      @kens32052 Год назад +1

      @@loadedorygun She was on several different tv shows including Tom Jones and Andy Williams. In fact she had her own tv show.

  • @jennyoneill3547
    @jennyoneill3547 Год назад +34

    People are starting to recognise and appreciate the mamas and the papas now. They did so many great songs, 4 amazing voices. Creeque Alley is another great one

  • @jkcliff2956
    @jkcliff2956 Год назад +24

    If you were growing up in the 60s, the Mamas and the Papas were part of the soundtrack of your life.

  • @cog4life
    @cog4life Год назад +8

    Dontcha just love em!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤The great 60’s!! Yes! Headphones are a must! 😊

  • @Christopher-Baltimore
    @Christopher-Baltimore Год назад +38

    No song sounds like this song. Completely unique. A time capsule of its era. Yes, one of its strengths is its nature: the song itself doesn’t need much. The chord progressions move you, and the simple vocal harmonies and call and response technique is all they needed to create something that sounds so grand. Reverb helped too. Thanks for another great reaction video 😊

    • @Felipe-u8p
      @Felipe-u8p Год назад +2

      And the flute don't forget the flute

  • @billyselman6371
    @billyselman6371 Год назад +36

    This is how they hot their name.
    Soon after gaining an audition with renowned record producer Lou Adler, Cass Elliot was watching an interview with the Hells Angels who claimed “we call our women mamas.” Elliot then screamed at the TV, “well, we got mamas in our group as we got papas.” Michelle Philips was immediately drawn to the name and used it as the moniker.

  • @smedleybutler1969
    @smedleybutler1969 Год назад +6

    Michelle and john Phililps were married their daughter was Mackenzie Philips the TV star who came out later with some accusations that John was molesting her,her sister Chyna Philips said she never saw any of it so who knows! The music is being played by the wrecking crew they did most of the music for most of the bands back then,they deserve a lot more credit than they get look them up they were on a massive number of songs from the 60s! They were the sound everyone loves from the 60s!

    • @patriciakeith6755
      @patriciakeith6755 Год назад +3

      @Smedley Butler, you should check out the children of John Phillips because MacKenzie is not Michelle's daughter. John and Michelle daughter is Chynna.

    • @johndoe-gt6gp
      @johndoe-gt6gp Год назад +1

      Brit
      The wrecking crew were a group of session players in the LA area in the late 50s early 60s. They were phenomenal musicians, and were the go to players you went to when you wanted to cut a record back then. Especially when you had a bunch of kids who were pop stars, but could barely play their instruments. Think the Monkees, the first Byrds album and to many to name here. Or if you were a vocalist that just needed a backing band to make an album. In those days there was no digitally created music. Every sound you hear is some person playing an instrument.
      Glenn Campbell and Leon Russel were part of the wrecking crew. There’s a very interesting documentary out there about them. Well worth the watch if you’re into modern musical history.

  • @jeanmc4213
    @jeanmc4213 Год назад +10

    Cass Elliot HATED being called "Mama". Each band member went on success at different projects, bur they were never the same without Cass. She died tragically in 1974, she was only 32 years old. We don't have a lot of recorded memories of her, sadly.

    • @agsmith43
      @agsmith43 Год назад +1

      Thank you! I'm so tired of people acting like Elliot had some great careers, and people loved her. She was shunned and hated for her bod🎉y.

  • @michaelwelsh7362
    @michaelwelsh7362 Год назад +4

    If you want the whole story listen to Creeque Ally, it is an autobiographical account of their group and is quite good👀🎶👀🎶👀🎶👀🎶👀🎶

  • @tm2bee
    @tm2bee Год назад +8

    Michelle became a successful actress and was mother to Chyna Phillips, a member of the group Wilson-Phillips (very popular hit called Hold On). Carnie Wilson and her sister Wendy were also a member of WP and their father was Brian Wilson of Beach Boy fame. Just to tie it altogether.

  • @DavidMorton-b8c
    @DavidMorton-b8c Год назад +13

    Love your reactions. You might also enjoy Groovin' by The Young Rascals.

  • @Y_.R
    @Y_.R Год назад +2

    Some trivia…you watched Janis Joplin get introduced to the world singing “Ball and Chain” at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas organized the festival. The woman in the audience with the sunglasses watching in amazement that they kept showing was Mama Cass Elliot. You also reacted to John Denver and Mama Cass sing “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”

  • @debramoore7513
    @debramoore7513 Год назад +12

    Born in 1958 .. grew up in California!! Ohh the memories! 🌈☀️⛱
    The best eras in music 👉 60’s, 70’s, & early 80’s!! End of story!

  • @kelvinrobertson9871
    @kelvinrobertson9871 Год назад +2

    John Philips was married to Michelle Philips and this song was written by John who woke Michelle to listen to it and off the went to California. Their story was definitely un -conventional and you can see Michelle talking all about it in the doco Movie Echo In The Canyon. Jakob Dylan was involved in making this movie and it re-lives the whole era with Joni Mitchell, The Byrds, Jackson Browne, Crosby Stills and Nash and Young ond more.

  • @StevenW1958
    @StevenW1958 Год назад +15

    The song was written in 1963 while John Phillips and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City during a particularly cold winter, and the latter was missing sunny California. At the time, John and Michelle Phillips were members of the folk group the New Journeymen, which evolved into the Mamas and the Papas.

  • @christophercurtier7678
    @christophercurtier7678 Год назад +5

    Mama Cass Elliot the bigger of the two ladies became the most famous of the group

  • @jonstreng7850
    @jonstreng7850 Год назад +1

    Everyone focused on Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty - the man singing leads. Rightfully so. They definitely deserve the spotlight. Yet Michelle often gets overlooked. Check out her solo vocal on their other hit single - Dedicated to The One I Love. She is very impressive 👍. The performance you need to see is them on The Ed Sullivan show from 1966.

  • @joek468
    @joek468 Год назад +7

    You would probably like Wilson Phillips ... members are Chynna Phillips daughter of Michelle Phillps from this band, and sisters Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson daughters of Brian Wilson co founder of the Beach Boys

  • @dougdykstra7454
    @dougdykstra7454 Год назад +40

    There were a lot of pop groups over the years that integrated vocal harmonies into their music, but I don't think anyone did it better than these guys.

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +2

      I would add the Carpenters to that remark!

    • @wilfbentley6738
      @wilfbentley6738 Год назад +5

      The Hollies, the Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Beegees all belong to the vocal harmony class and are just as good as the Mamas and Papas.

    • @davedave8602
      @davedave8602 Год назад +2

      The Fifth Dimension also had stellar harmonies

    • @patticrichton1135
      @patticrichton1135 Год назад

      @@wilfbentley6738 So do THE BEATLES, their harmonies were fantastic, they belong in that bunch above, how could you leave them out.

    • @САЯТТОРОСЯН
      @САЯТТОРОСЯН 3 месяца назад

      Queen,but they rock group

  • @stevedurnell4002
    @stevedurnell4002 Год назад +14

    Love the song
    brings back memories me going up in High School awesome reaction by you again like always thank you so much for sharing your video with us love it.👍

  • @martinpascual3558
    @martinpascual3558 Год назад

    Wilson Phillips was a band formed by Wendy and Carnie Wilson the daughters of the Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Chynna Phillips the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and Papas. So at least 2 of them were parents :)

  • @andrewkelley434
    @andrewkelley434 Год назад +1

    "Dedicated to the One I Love" is my favorite of theirs, it is beautiful!!

  • @waynec3563
    @waynec3563 Год назад +4

    A couple of other Mamas and Papas songs you might like
    Monday, Monday
    Dedicated To The One I Love

    • @mommacrow3170
      @mommacrow3170 5 месяцев назад

      Dedicated to the one I love ❤️

  • @oldstudent2587
    @oldstudent2587 8 месяцев назад

    Some of the "edit" visuals are tapes of the Mamas and the Papas at the Monterey Pop Festival. Get a hold of the music to that, or the movie made of it. It has a lot of what the 1960s music was like, and finishes up with Ravi Shankar. Saw it in a theater right after it came out. When the Monterey Pop crowd gives Shankar a standing ovation everybody in the movie theater did too.

  • @jnvm5949
    @jnvm5949 Год назад +2

    Never comment before but you have got it right! Groovy! Ageless.

  • @brianfisher6165
    @brianfisher6165 Год назад +8

    Mama Cass is one of my all time favorite singers, she had an amazing personality and a fantastic voice!!! 👌👌 I was like 11 when she died and it was a very sad day for me!!!😢😢✌✌

  • @FMAkers-jq2kh
    @FMAkers-jq2kh Год назад +1

    A recommendation: Another wonderful song from the 1960s, The Hollies's "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

  • @dirtcop11
    @dirtcop11 Год назад +8

    I was in the era when groups like the Mamas and the Papa, the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, The Toys, the Chordettes, etc. dominated the radio waves.

  • @cog4life
    @cog4life Год назад +2

    Try the group Wilson-Phillips who are children of these. 👍🏼❤

  • @lmallen6367
    @lmallen6367 7 месяцев назад

    I so enjoy your reactions, you get the music and the singers.

  • @nemovidet2111
    @nemovidet2111 Год назад +3

    The instrument was a (wooden) recorder, not a flute. A flute is brighter(has high frequency overtones) because it is metal. Other groups, like Jefferson Airplane used the recorder too. The term "mamas" was from the Hell's Angels' name for female members, and the group just expanded the idea to include "papas." The Mamas and Papas biggest hit was actually "Monday Monday," but they had success with a few other songs---like the cover of the Shirelles song "Dedicated to the One I Love."

  • @jvsmith7888
    @jvsmith7888 Год назад +24

    The guy playing guitar was John Phillips, and the blond girl singer is Michelle Phillips. They were married during the time this group was together, and they did have at least 1 kid together. The other girl singer is Mama Cass Elliot, and she did have a child while this group was together. So, some of them actually were Mamas and Papas.

    • @Mr.56Goldtop
      @Mr.56Goldtop Год назад +8

      John Phillips was not the lead on this song, it was Denny Doherty.

    • @jvsmith7888
      @jvsmith7888 Год назад

      @@Mr.56Goldtop Wasn't Denny the guy with the hat?

    • @Mr.56Goldtop
      @Mr.56Goldtop Год назад +1

      @@jvsmith7888 Not in this s video, he's the shorter guy.

    • @sleven909
      @sleven909 Год назад +3

      I wonder why no one mentions Mckenzie Phillips and what she had to say about her moma and papa

    • @strangeworldsunlimited712
      @strangeworldsunlimited712 Год назад +2

      Denny was the lead, John was playing the guitar. John and Michelle were married, but Michelle had an affair with Denny and that broke up the marriage and the group. Cass also had a crush on Denny, but it was unrequited. Cass had a short but successful solo career afterward, until her untimely death. Michelle went into acting and had a long successful career with that.
      John and Michelle had a daughter, Chynna ("China"), who teamed up with Carnie and Wendy Wilson, daughters of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, to form their own group, Wilson Phillips. They had a hit called "Hold On", which you should also listen to.

  • @412foto
    @412foto Год назад +1

    need to launch into the beach boys next. Rock flute is so classic.

  • @johnathanstruble1064
    @johnathanstruble1064 Год назад +4

    Cass Elliot was a vocal force, and a beautiful soul.

  • @Rick-or2kq
    @Rick-or2kq Год назад +1

    Seeing Mama Cass who has great voice brought to mind Janis singing "Ball and Chain", has Cass sitting in the audience is seeming in awe of Janis.

  • @EA-yd9vw
    @EA-yd9vw Год назад +20

    Along with "Monday, Monday", "California Dreamin" was one of their biggest hits. Four years ago, Angelina Jordan gave a very different and remarkable interpretation of this song.

  • @pamelaesparza1586
    @pamelaesparza1586 Год назад +6

    Dream a little dream by Mama Cass is absolute 🔥🔥

  • @jamesewilliams1900
    @jamesewilliams1900 Год назад +2

    Mama Cass Elliot ( the heavier gal) had a few great solo songs. Dream and Little Dream of me and Make your own kind of music are a couple.

  • @lynnshulman
    @lynnshulman Год назад +1

    The story goes that Cass Elliot was watching something from Hell's Angels where they said they call their women mamas, she said we got mamas now we need papas, thus the name. Michelle and John Phillips were married members of the band.

  • @Mr.56Goldtop
    @Mr.56Goldtop Год назад

    That flute like instrument sounds like a recorder, which were popular at that time.

  • @ClandOp
    @ClandOp Год назад +8

    AJ has covered this song at least a couple of times. The Mamas & The Papas released this song in the mid '60s in the middle of the "British Invasion" (led by The Beatles, of course, but also by The Rolling Stones). It came out of the blue and instantly made the band famous. The instrument you mention is almost certainly an alto flute -- sounds a lot like a recorder.

  • @johncarroll9489
    @johncarroll9489 Год назад

    Best harmonies.

  • @KaidenOrgana
    @KaidenOrgana Год назад +5

    To address your question concerning the band's name:
    The group considered calling itself the Magic Cyrcle before switching to the Mamas & the Papas, inspired by the Hells Angels, whose female associates were called "mamas".

  • @coachmullen1
    @coachmullen1 Год назад +3

    Perfect analysis! It's just a good old tune. Simple, but playlist worthy :)

  • @Godlygirl38
    @Godlygirl38 Год назад

    I love this song. Have you heard mama cass and John Denver sing “ leaving on a jet plane?? “ beautiful

  • @scottwontorski1274
    @scottwontorski1274 Год назад

    Great song! Im calafornia dreamin also.i live in wisc and it got down to 33 lastnite.maybe time to move!!!

  • @christophercurtier7678
    @christophercurtier7678 Год назад +1

    the Hell's Angels called their women mamas and the group was having an audition and she told Phillips that she they had Mamas and papas and that's how the group got its name

  • @davidcochran6291
    @davidcochran6291 Год назад +1

    Mama Cass couldn't get to some of the higher notes when the group first got together. One day she was helping move some stuff and dropped something heavy on her foot which caused her to scream in pain and it broke open access to additional and higher notes. Thus the Mama's and Pappa's were born. John and Michelle were married for a while and Denny and Cass were an item for awhile. But they eventually went their own ways personally and eventually musically as well. Cass Elliott had just had a hugely successful concert in London and had just finished talking to friends and loved ones when sometime in the night her heart disappointed her and quit working. Many mourned her death. Awful jokes started about how she died cruel thoughtless people having a moment of total classlessness. The only one left today is Michelle and hers and John's daughter Chynna Phillips who partnered up with Brian Wilsons, of The Beach Boys, his two daughters Carnie and Wendy Wilson and had a relatively successful career as a singer.

  • @MamawT65
    @MamawT65 Год назад +4

    You have too remember there wasn’t any music videos back then so these are clips of performances someone put together! Love your reaction!

  • @terencejay8845
    @terencejay8845 Год назад

    I've had 'The Very Best of.. ' for a long time and it's one of the rare albums I can listen to straight through, 15 tracks. Not a dud in there. It would seem wrong if one was missing as it all flows so perfectly.

  • @quintondees4501
    @quintondees4501 Год назад +1

    This one was huge back in the day

  • @firedoc5
    @firedoc5 Год назад +2

    Other than Michelle, they are all gone now. When listening to "I stopped by the church and begin to pray..." and the backup of Michelle and Cass you'll hear one sing "I begin.." and the other sings "I pretend...". It can be confusing. It is the original studio recording that you are hearing with it in stereo and that's why you can separate the sounds. The footage shown is being over-dubbed.

  • @greggbell9837
    @greggbell9837 Год назад +7

    Love this song. There's a reason why everyone and their dog has covered it over the years. It's timeless. Definitely should to delve into Dream a Little Dream.

  • @leroyleach7581
    @leroyleach7581 Год назад +1

    Britt....I have a picture of my best friend(in high school)and me in front of his car a few days after graduating.....with a pair of bongo drums on the hood placed next to our sign that said: CALIFORNIA OR BUST that was June 1962...luckily the 'sign' never made it past the driveway. college came next, met this BEAUTIFUL auburn colored haired girl...and about to celebrate our 59th this fall...so, 'California dreaming' .. but, LOVE reality!!!

  • @ATN2USN
    @ATN2USN Год назад +24

    John Phillips (the guitarist) put the group together with his vocal arrangements. He was married to Michelle Phillips the tall blond. Mama Cass Eliot was a solo performer as well. She died tragically, as she choked to death. A lot of conjecture about that. If you would like more, try "Monday! Monday!"

    • @tomschmitz-dj1fg
      @tomschmitz-dj1fg Год назад +24

      She DID NOT choke to death.. She had a heart attack... end of story.....

    • @jesseray6340
      @jesseray6340 Год назад

      @@tomschmitz-dj1fg she was killed!

    • @mikemaricle9941
      @mikemaricle9941 Год назад +1

      @@jesseray6340 Her, and Elvis are shacked up in Guatemala.

    • @firedoc5
      @firedoc5 Год назад +14

      She did not choke on a ham sandwich. She died from heart failure. The sandwich on the nightstand had not been eaten. Her heart was 2.5 times the normal size.

    • @ATN2USN
      @ATN2USN Год назад

      @@tomschmitz-dj1fg Dear Tom thank you for your rude correction. I stand apologetically for getting this wrong. What an a**hat!

  • @stevensprunger3422
    @stevensprunger3422 Год назад +1

    Originally they didn’t think mama Cass was gonna be good for the group because of her weight but of course listen to appreciate how she freakin’
    sings who could care about her weight after ya see her sing

  • @wpawson
    @wpawson Год назад

    Another good one is Monday Monday. I'm retired but I still hate mondays

  • @markbrooks8144
    @markbrooks8144 Год назад

    I love this track.

  • @boredbakedpanda4207
    @boredbakedpanda4207 Год назад +4

    Great song. We sang it in my HS Choir. I was the lead vocalist. I also sang surfer girl by the beach boys solo at my graduation.

  • @ktrsBklyn
    @ktrsBklyn Год назад +4

    The story goes that John woke up Michelle in the middle of the night and said if you write this song down I’ll give you songwriting credit and you’ll never regret it.

  • @joemummerth8340
    @joemummerth8340 Год назад

    Soon after gaining an audition with renowned record producer Lou Adler, Elliot was watching an interview with the Hells Angels who claimed “we call our women mamas.” Elliot then screamed at the TV, “well, we got mamas in our group as we got papas.” Philips was immediately drawn to the name and used it as the moniker ...

  • @JBHogan
    @JBHogan Год назад +2

    I was stationed in northern Japan when this song was big and it always made me terribly homesick.

  • @ed.z.
    @ed.z. Год назад +2

    When this song dropped on radio I was in junior high school and it was freezing cold. At lunch hour my buddies and I sang this song while walking down the street. 86th Street, Brooklyn.

  • @bobknightfolk
    @bobknightfolk Год назад +5

    This song was written when they were living in New York I believe. At that time, the late 60's, California was the place to be, flower power, the summer of love, all based around San Francisico and Los Angeles.

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony Год назад +2

      I don’t know for certain if any of them were living in NYC or not, but I do know John wrote it about being in NYC on a cold winter’s day, in a depressive state, and wishing he was back in LA.

  • @royperkins9176
    @royperkins9176 Год назад +4

    Really enjoyed your reaction. As a teenager I enjoyed this music, was about ten years before my time, but loved groups like this as well as Peter, Paul and Mary. Was my style at the time. Thanks for the groovy reaction lol

  • @larryk731
    @larryk731 Год назад

    This was recorded in 1965 - years prior to videos

  • @fricky11111
    @fricky11111 Год назад +1

    John Phillips wrote a song for the Monterey Pop Festival called San Francisco and performed by Scott McKenzie....started as an advertisement and ended as a huge hit. Great song that illustrates the feel of the period... give it a listen

  • @DocLampLighter
    @DocLampLighter Год назад +1

    Mamas & Papas... name derives from the BBG (Big Beautiful Gir) Mama Cass... her girl and the "Papas"... the guys. She has a big beautiful voices. Love it. Best song of the 60's.

  • @jamesalexander5623
    @jamesalexander5623 Год назад

    The film clips are edited .... But the Audio IS the Original Single Release!

  • @sliceofheaven3026
    @sliceofheaven3026 Год назад

    You wouldnt think but reading about these band members is quite a tale. For a band which looks so tame compared to some other bands they for sure got around.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Год назад

      I heard mama cass was into satanism!

  • @victoriagrove5344
    @victoriagrove5344 7 месяцев назад +1

    This group was the one that organized the Monterrey Pop festival in 1967. So exciting… the first weekend outdoor festival ever! It is a flute!

  • @michellelanteri6897
    @michellelanteri6897 8 месяцев назад

    Okay the blonde is Michelle Phillips she was married to the guy with beard and mustache thats John Phillip . The heavy woman is Mama Cass and the other guy is Denny . Only Michelle Phillips is still alive

  • @pamagnolia
    @pamagnolia Год назад +2

    Have always loved this song and this group!! Yes that was a flute solo. 😅

  • @willeymiller4760
    @willeymiller4760 Год назад

    Hi Miss Britt love the reactions all of them your fantastic I like this song grew up with it. for something different look up Diana Ankudinovas version of this song it will make you happy.

  • @dianedove1000
    @dianedove1000 Год назад +1

    Mama Cass and I went to the same school together in Northern Virginia. We rode the same school bus in eighth grade. Her real name was Ellen Cohen. We both sang in a Talent Show competition in around the 10th grade. Needless to say, Ellen won the whole competition. She had a beautiful natural voice even back then. You will notice in her videos that her feet are always doing a little dance in place step while singing. Was very sorry to hear that she died so young.

  • @davidcohen4595
    @davidcohen4595 5 месяцев назад +1

    You want beach music. Fire up The Beach Boys! You like harmonies. Their sound was so unique. Nothing else has ever come close! They sang about the beach, surfing, girls cars! A snapshot of California in the 60's. Brian Wilson is a creative musical genius!

  • @EA-yd9vw
    @EA-yd9vw Год назад +2

    The Mamas and the Papas are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band recorded and performed between 1965 and 1968, then reformed briefly in 1971. The band consists of John Phillips, Cass Elliot ("Mama Cass"), Denny Doherty and Michelle Phillips.

  • @MelodyMan69
    @MelodyMan69 Год назад +1

    Your headphones are showing you the way music was produced at the time...its called STEREO, as it was done then. Much music was broken in LEFT and RIGHT, common in all Beatles tracks as well.

  • @JohnD-wo9ov
    @JohnD-wo9ov Год назад +3

    This has been on my playlist for a long long time. Still sounds great to me. John and Michelle were married.....the blonde and the tall guy

  • @nannerfly345
    @nannerfly345 Год назад +1

    ** For the '4th of JULY' weekend it would be nice if you would consider reacting to an amazingly patriot song by: "Lee Greenwood Feat. Home Free & the USA Air Force Band singing "GOD BLESS the USA"

  • @Mark-iv7np
    @Mark-iv7np Год назад +1

    Great group many very good songs(timeless) tho short lived 65 to 68. Creeque Alley, Go where you wanna Go, Words of Love, Monday Monday Monday and Dedicated to the one I Love all very good songs. Denny Doherty(beard) was so underrated in my opinion, fantastic voice

  • @tomlivesay8407
    @tomlivesay8407 Год назад +1

    The Beach Boys did an absolutely phenomenal cover of this song. You should compare the two.

  • @rantoppp
    @rantoppp Год назад +1

    You reacted to John Denver and Cass Elliot "Leaving on a Jet Plane" Cass Elliot previously went by Mama Cass from The Mamas and the Papas

  • @mikemiller3069
    @mikemiller3069 Год назад +1

    Yes, they are mamas and papas. There kids formed "Wilson/Phillips" who had a few great hits in the 90s.

  • @dougsusie2319
    @dougsusie2319 Год назад +1

    Great song, I think this was released in 1965. I remember seeing them on The Ed Sullivan show performing this one.
    I had to have the single after that. No, they weren't moms and dads, just a band name. John Phillips may have been a dad, not sure. They were a California based band and that's were the cool, chill vibe comes from in their music.
    Check out "Monday Monday" a huge hit I think in 1966. Yeah they were a great band.
    Peace ❤

  • @shawn.m.schmidt
    @shawn.m.schmidt Год назад +1

    The Moody Blues, Nights in White Satin (full version) would be an amazing follow-up to this song. cheers

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 7 месяцев назад +1

    Fave song of mine....has an ethereal sound to it.

  • @redpine8665
    @redpine8665 Год назад +1

    L.A. has changed so much since the 60's, the L.A. they are singing about is long gone unfortunately.

  • @andreasmith6528
    @andreasmith6528 Год назад +1

    More music from my childhood. I'm so enjoying singing along. Another fave from them is Monday Monday. You don't get many flute solos in popular music.

  • @davedammitt7691
    @davedammitt7691 Год назад

    Sia did a killer version of this. Movie soundtrack for San Andreas.

  • @1981SamIAm
    @1981SamIAm Год назад +1

    Do more mamas and papas and. Heck out Cass Elliott going solo! Beautiful music.

  • @vvnavarrewolfvv4218
    @vvnavarrewolfvv4218 Год назад +1

    Check out classical gas by Mason Williams. You won't be sorry.

  • @MartinBryan
    @MartinBryan Год назад +1

    Definitely a part of my California playlist

  • @Bekka_Noyb
    @Bekka_Noyb Год назад +1

    dunno WTF up with the uber bass in this. Either settings mishap or remixing mishap?

  • @andrea-v2s
    @andrea-v2s 7 месяцев назад

    the 60's anthem!

  • @garyfallows1123
    @garyfallows1123 Год назад +3

    Their voices blended together so well all of their records are a joy to listen too, you should have a listen to Mama Cass singing Dream a little dream or It's getting better, another great tune from the same era is Marlena Shaw California Soul

  • @vermilionfreeman5759
    @vermilionfreeman5759 Год назад +1

    I think recently the name is changed to "California Leaving".