@@pattyestrada6 Yes, no one reacts to Love Has No Pride and it is one of the best songs ever. Bonnie Raitt is a great singer and interpreted Eric Kaz's masterpiece beautifully.
The song is based on a true story. John and Michelle Phillips were walking in NYC on a cold overcast day. Michelle had no coat and she and John took shelter in an old church to escape the cold. When they returned to their apartment in Greenwich Village they wrote the song. This is a classic and beautiful song.
I'm a 76-year old-timer and grew up with groups like this. I hear you saying you would have loved to be there when they were around. I lived in a great age and would not change it for any other period to grow up in. There are so many memorable songs and I heard them all. You would have loved it.
Tony, I think that every time I listen to these sweet people! We were privileged to be around when music had such diversity of style and innovation. It’s hard to name favorites when everything then was really really good!!
@@leonardomendieta8160 The 60's were a great time for black people what are you talking about? It was the time where the emancipation of our black brothers and sisters began. The cultural explosion of the hippy movement was a great platform for black people's rights.
I think both of them would fit in any generation- they are a super couple. I think your generation needs both of you- you make it shine. Thanks for the great presentations and the joy you exude.
"California Dreamin'" was written in New York City in 1963 by John Phillips (tall guy with blue shirt) during a bout of homesickness for his home state of California. The song actually "sat on a shelf" until its release in 1965 when it became the group's greatest hit. This song and video is among the most iconic recordings in music history.
John Philips is the guy in the vest and lead singer. He wasn’t a great husband and and a much worse father. You need to read about his story with daughter actress McKenzie Philips
Michele Phillips had never been outside of California before when they flew to New York to do a concert. As they were walking down the street Michele looked around and said "I don't like it here. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray". John then wrote it down and had his hit song.
Same thing happened to me,I had never been out of California then I went to Texas and was like oh hell no,I don’t like this shit,I’m going back to Cali.
@@wright1776 It was written NYC just after they'd come back from spending a couple of months in the Virgin Islands. Michelle was missing CA and begged the guys to move there.
Mama Cass was a great soul. Michelle and John Phillips, also in the band, have a daughter Chyna who is 1/3 of Wilson Phillips. Give their song Hold On a listen.
Another daughter ,MacKenzie player the older sister in 70's sitcom 'One Day at a Time'. Younger sister was played by Valerie Bertanelli, who became Mrs. Eddie Van Halen.
I am in my 50s, so this was an "old" song to me. I always liked it when I heard it - back in the "olden" days when I would hear it on the oldies radio station - but never gave it a lot of thought. A couple of years ago, I started playing drums for fun. A little while back, I picked up this song to learn on the drums. It's considered a beginner song for drums. That just means it's easy to play, not that it's not good. Well, I REALLY appreciate the drums in this. It's so spot on. Not flashy, not show-offy, but also not just a mindless beat. It actually was kind of hard for me in one way. I am also learning Stricken by Disturbed right now. That's an advanced song, but I've had to work just as hard on the drums for this song. It's difficult in a different way. One thing is during the chorus, the snare strikes are on the quarter note instead of 2 and 3. Well, you learn for two years to hit on the 2 and the 4, and now I have to play it on every beat, and I had to fight against habit. That really gives it a a driving feel during the chorus, without adding unnecessary flash. THAT's a good drummer! Serve the song, don't be a show-off. Also, one of the fills is not fast, but unusual (for me) and moves around the kit a bit and has taken some practice. (Plus it has drags and forget about it - I don't even try yet.) Always a good song, but I got used to it when I was too young to appreciate it, and then never gave it an objective listen with fresh ears until I started playing the drums. I now I just love it. I've listened to it probably 100 times over a couple of months and it never gets old. Their harmonies give me goosebumps. My only complaint is it that it's too short!
Monday, Monday is another of their songs you should check out. Denny Doherty is the guy singing, John Phillips playing guitar, Michelle Phillips (married to John for awhile) and 'Mama' Cass Elliot.
@@johnedwards3630 Mackenzie was from John’s first marriage to Susie. He basically abandoned Susie and Mackenzie when she was a toddler to shack up with Michelle, who was only 17 or so at the time in the mid 60s.
All these reaction videos always amaze me. I am a woman of color, was a teen in the '70s, enjoyed all types of music, and exposed my sons to the same. Seems weird that others have no clue about so many artists.
You really need to listen to Jim Croce. We lost him way to soon. Great musician, songwriter and Singer. Time in a Bottle, I Got a Name, You Don't Mess Around With Jim etc. etc.etc.
If you like that 60’s hippie vibe check out a group called The Fifth Dimension and listen to their song “Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In”. See if you can find the actual video.
HERE'S A LINK....ruclips.net/video/oPK7ZF6jfJE/видео.html And my favorite - "One Less Bell to Answer" (Marilyn McCoo is incredible) - ruclips.net/video/oPK7ZF6jfJE/видео.html
John Phillips, the other male, also wrote the ultimate hippie song that you guys would love, by sung by Scott Mackenzie: "San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
It was John Phillips who was one of the ones who organized the Monterey Pop Festival, during the summer of love, San Francisco, Wear Flowers in Your Hair, was the promotional song written for the festival.
From the Dance Music world, Global Deejays did San Francisco AND California Dreaming. You might not like dance music, but they do use the original artist's voice. Fun!
I'm a 60 year old woman from Georgia and I just have to say I absolutely ADORE you both and LOVE every single reaction yall do!!! I look forward to logging on to RUclips and seeing a new reaction video from yall!!
Always amazing to see reactions to this. My mom was a backup singer for the Mamma's and Papa's, and Gene Pitney. She even liked to point out where in the song you could hear her more clearly. I'm so thankful for her stories, and miss her more every day.
How cool! Gene Pitney was one of my first idols as a young girl. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 24 Hours From Tulsa are still a couple of my all-time favorites (still have the LP). The ending of CA Dreamin still gives me chills, you can feel the freezing winter day (even in FL). My mom, coincidentally, was a singer and musician who toured with girls’ bands in the late 40s then later sang backup at Criterion Recording Studio for singers like Anita Bryant, 15-20 years before Gloria Esteban recorded there. I used to hear my mom on the radio, she sang late 1950s-early 1960s jingles. Her voice was prominent on the ad for Tropical Park, the posh racetrack of the time. Fun years in Miami. We had creative moms for their time!
@@BobSoltis1 Yes, Mama Cass & Denny Doherty's voices were exceptional. Michelle Phillips really wasn't much of a singer but she sure was pretty to look at.
I feel sorry for anyone that didn't get to grow up in the 60's...that didn't get to hear all of the great music 🎵🎵🎶. Thnx for the 60 year old memories. I turned 72 this past August.
I know what you mean. I am 72 too. We were blessed to have lived in a time when music was something profound and magical . Kids now have no idea what real music is or even was.
Lynng, I had minimal interest in music, so I might've missed hearing alot of 60s music. BUT, fortunately, my older sisters, seemed to ALWAYS be getting ready to go out for the evening....and always had WLS AM on the radio when we lived in Chicago.... and KYA AM on, when we lived in California. They're grandmotherly retired schoolteachers now. But, I always remind their kids and grandkids, that these two, introduced me to the best rock-and-roll music. (and a rare occasional puff of a doobie, too, but i don't tell the kids, that)
lynn, the only thing great about being old (72) is that we were there, hearing all the greats when we were all young and beautiful. We had everything...Motown, Rock n' Roll, blue eyed soul, Jersey boys, Elvis, Beatles and supper club music like Sinatra, Joe Cocker, the BeeGees leading disco... It was heaven.
I have a great reaction For ROB SQUAD ,,, Try the song SUGAR SUGAR by the ARCHIES It was HUGELY POPULAR IN 1969 AND 1970 ,, Trust me It will be on your play list , FOR FEEL GOOD MUSIC .. Take care. And thank you for your time and making videos
I was born in 1961. Have been into popular music since I was 5. And I love watching you beautiful young people discovering the music of my youth, in hopes others will always enjoy it for time immemorial. Thank you for sharing the love and joy!
Neil Young has said that when he was a young struggling musician in Canada, he heard this song on the radio and it was his inspiration to leave and move to Los Angeles...
It's an oldie, but a Hall of Fame type song. "Monday Monday" is their other huge hit. Mama Cass also helped introduce the members of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. She had a great ear for harmony, and she believed these singers would sound excellent together. If course, she was right!
Not really. Could have been at Joni Mitchell's house where CSN first sang together. Their accounts vary. All these old rockers did a shit-ton of partying back in the classic '60s Laurel Cyn days, and their memories aren't the most reliable. Plus, CSN all knew each other before that night they all go on about.
We moved to California when I was 16, and this song has always resonated with me. I don't think there is another song more permanently embedded in my brain, it is brilliant.
You guys are killing me, I swear!! I simply cannot stop watching y'all! I grew up in these times being born in 1961 and having 2 older sisters. They'd throw parties and I fortunately had the privilege of growing up to all these incredible songs! I absolutely LOVE that you folks love this kind of music! Much love Amber and Jay!!
Yes Jordan and Amber are probably two of my very favorite people to watch on reaction videos they seem more sincere and everything about the reactions and I just love them being as young as they are and experiencing some of the older'70s mid-60s music on the pop side on the countryside their reactions are out of this world and I love the both of them
Try The song DAZZ By THE BAND BRICK Released 1976 ,, Theres so much funk and stank face , GROOVIE as you you know what ,, And you will dace your ass off ,, I promise
Around 2:25, Amber's reaction is absolute bliss... and the song has just started. It's like she was born to do reaction videos. And I can't blame her, this song has a haunting quality that gives me chills. I've always loved the Mamas and the Papas' version of it.
@@BigPoppa6924 Yes, and I specifically referred to that in my comment, the larger point is that one can still find all kinds of good music (whatever their taste may be) still being created. And the fact of the matter is that the current generation is not consuming music through radio or other traditional media. I just find it puzzling when people bemoan the lack of good music out there when, in fact, there is tons of good stuff out there, and it's not that hard to find.
my favorite band for Harmony's is The Association. My favorites are "Windy" ruclips.net/video/RsY8l0Jg3lY/видео.html and "Cherish" ruclips.net/video/MvHmJcjfBdA/видео.html please tell me something current and I'll give it a try. P.S. I'm 66 and an old time Rock and Roller.
Everyone is pointing out that the Phillips daughter Chynna was in the group Wilson Phillips but everyone seems to have forgotten that her older sister Mackenzie Phillips starred with Valerie Bertinelli in the 70s sitcom One Day At A Time. Michelle Phillips herself acted for a while on one of those nighttime soap operas that were popular in the 80s.....Knots Landing I think...
You guys and girls that do reaction videos are giving yourselves (and us) such an enjoyable gift of musical discovery of all these amazing songs from the past! Nothing like experiencing the joy of music and song together. Love ya'll Cheers from Houston!
It's cool and refreshing to hear you guys appreciate great oldies! I grew up in Oklahoma but now in my fav city Corpus Christi TX for the last 21 years! My fav by Mamas and the Papas is "I Saw Her Again".
That 4 part close harmony was a signature of the "California Sound" after it evolved past the Beach Boys. The Byrds. The Turtles. Buffalo Springfield. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. You might also want to look into the Hollywood Hills / Laurel Canyon singer songwriters.
Excellent remark, just forgot to mention one thing, most probably all the above bands, the backing sound was created by the wrecking crew, you can hear Hal Blain leading it with that drum beat in the background!!
still love this song today. bought a second hand original in the early 80s and used to play it with the volume turned up. The 80s! imagine what all the kids in my street were thinking.
It's Creeque Alley.and it is about their early struggles. They mention the Night Owl in it where John and Denny passed the hat. I worked there for awhile...loved the village life then. I, one time, was in the Fat Black Pussy Cat...a woman was singing and, God, shivers were going up and down my spine. I asked "who is that woman?" and someone said "that's Odetta". When you hear greatness you know it!
My parents would always sing this together in the car. That's one of the few memories I have of them happy together before they divorced. Thanks for the smile.
You two are such a blessing to watch and listen to. Amber, you facial expressions say more than any words could ever say. You both touch this old 59yr old man's heart. "Monday Monday" by them is my all time favorite song. Bless you both.
The sixties were/are unmatched for the sheer great caliber of music. The bands were all so good, and boy could they perform. It is so heartwarming to see young people enjoying the music I grew up with!
The lead is being sung by Denny Doughtery. He had a great voice! Cass Elliott has one of the best voices ever recorded! Once she starts singing you can barely hear the others. I luv your reaction to one of the greatest songs ever recorded! Today I'm California Dreaming!
I've read that part of the reason John used Michelle in the group (she has a lovely voice but it's very soft) was because, out of courtesy & to maximize the female harmonies, Cass would have to modulate her own volume...!
@@WelshCorgi321 I'm aware of that; my point was, I've read that John Phillips knew Cass had HUGE volume & as a strategy to help check that, he used Michelle, knowing Cass would lower her volume as a courtesy.
The 60s I was around!! Best music ever! You've transported me back with these kind of choices! Wow! I am 81 and a young girl again...dancing around as if I was in my floaty dress.
Cass's harmonies are legendary. John Denver and Cass Eliot singing Leaving on a jet plane. You 2 would like Go where you wanna go. Written by John Philips of the Mama's and Papa's and sung by them then made famous by the fifth dimension. The male singer is Denny Doherty
The song was written in 1963, when John and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City. John dreamed about the song and woke Michelle up to help him to write the song. He mentions how “all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey”, and how if he didn’t tell “her” (it is assumed that by “her”, he means his partner Michelle) he could “leave today”. It is essentially a dreamy love ballad to California and its warmer climate.
The vocal harmony wall is celestial. Let me also add that I was a young teenager during this period and it was incredible. I loved it and would go back right now if I could. The music, the karma, the beauty of songs and lyrics, the bell bottoms, the nehru jackets, the peace sign necklaces, the love in the air. The innocence. It was amazing.
Her name is Cass Elliot, and she hated being called Mama Cass. She was an amazing talent that was often not allowed to shine or take center stage because her body was not considered attractive. It speaks to how talented she was to break through those conceptions that a woman had to be a particular kind of sexy to be on stage. Men could be ugly as hell and be stars, but women who weren't traditionally pretty almost never made it regardless of actual talent. RIP Ms. Elliot
I never could decide which was more upsetting, the Mama Cass Diet (hang a picture of her on your fridge to kill your appitite) or that even how she died was turned into a fat slur (claims she choked to death on a ham sandwhich which was not true).
@@Stari27 - TRUE! She died of a heart attack possibly brought on by many unhealthy fad diets or diet pills ..... again because of idiots calling her fat!!!
Stop projecting. Although there were people who made fun of her weight, overall Cass Elliot was more than well received. In fact, she was clearly the star of The Mommas and the Papas. After the group broke up, Cass had a celebrated solo career and no shortage of work. I remember it distinctly. It's just a shame, that she died so young.
@@sparky6086 - If you are referring to me, I'm not projecting. It was known that being mocked for her size, which was cruel and pathetic, did bother her. That is why it is a known fact that she used fad diets and medication in an attempt to lose weight. How is that derogatory? Her cardiac condition very likely was in part a result of, not her weight, but her attempts to lose it. Medically, this was strongly suspected at the time, not just cruel gossip. It would be relatively unusual for someone her age to die of a myocardial infarction without some exacerbating circumstances. There were no drugs in her system at her time of death but Amphetamines, which were readily prescribed at the time for weight loss, have a stimulant effect and increase the heart rate and can be damaging. For comparison, Karen Carpenter died not of starvation but of electrolyte imbalances and resultant cardiac effects brought on by her previous anorexia. She was trying to fight her way back to health at the time. Unfortunately too much damage was already done. What I said is in no way a derogatory remark. I loved Cass, she had a sparkling personality and tons of fans. She was an amazing performer and singer. What I said in my remark was not a slur. Her death was partly due to the sad and unnecessary consequences of nasty people.
@@susieq9801 True. When anorexics try to "come back" and eat healthy, put weight back on, it ends up putting stress on the heart and other organs because the system has eaten away at them for fuel, since muscle and fat are gone due to starvation. "The damage is done"? You'd better believe it.
Just finding your channel for the first time! You two are great! Love listening to you both! P.S. I'm an old grandma of 66 who remembers all these wonderful songs!! ❤️
So glad you guys enjoyed California Dreamin’. The harmonies, melody, and instrumentation made this one a beautiful and true 60’s classic. It’s one of my all-time favorites and I never get tired of listening to it.
I've suggested Sly before. Check out Everyday People and Thank You (For Letting Me Be Mice Elf Again). They are a funk, rock band with Horns and were the first major rock band with both male and female musicians and the first major rock band to be racially integrated. I had the pleasure to see them in concert in the early 70s.
@Art Pili 🤣🤣 I’m not talking about the people of California it’s the halfwits that run it. That are destroying it that’s why so many people are leaving. So tell me what state do you think I live in and why do you assume I’m American 🤣🤣🇺🇸
That song is totally a vibe. I remember my mom listening to it over and over and I grew to love it as much as I rolled my eyes . now that my mom has passed I sometimes listen to it to bring back those sweet memories. Age of Aquarius baby!
17 years old in a VW mini van 7 of us headed to Woodstock and we changed in 3 days lol . You would have fit right in Peace out from this 69 years old ex-hippy.
I was 5 years old when this song came out, and my parents played this album all the time. To this day, California Dreaming is still one of my Top 10 songs of all time. It's a true American classic. I'm so happy you two loved this performance so much. It has stood the test of time, for sure.
@kevin mcconnell You are so right. Sacrilege. Down right sacrilege. Until I remember his oh-so famous “Southern Man.” That song tended to piss-off quite a number of Southerns. ( I confess to being a Southern, but I wasn’t pissed off about “Southern Man.”) Was it Lynyrd Skynyrd who later sang about not needing Neil Young around?
Another really good group for harmonies was The Fifth Dimension. Wedding Bells Blues, Marilyn McCoo singing to Billy Davis, fun song. They are still singing together 50 + years later and still happily married for just as long. She has such a great voice and still sounds just as good.
Also- if you're into harmonies, you might try 'The Association'- I recommend 'Windy', 'Cherish' & 'No Fair At All'... I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
I moved to Maryland from SoCal and used to listen to this song on major repeat my first winter when it snowed like crazy; I was really homesick so I thank the Mamas & Papas for creating this song to help me get over my homesickness. Thank for reacting!
When Janis Joplin did Ball and Chain where Mama Cass reacted with awe….that was Monterey Pop Festival…one of the first rock concerts in the 60’s. That was Janis’ debut performance! And Jimi Hendrix’, too!! And guess what? The Mamas and Papas organized that Pop Festival….very famous festival…which you can stream. Truly something you should see!
Jimi Hendrix had been performing for years before that, with The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, etc. The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut in London in 1966 to great acclaim.
@@mikegalvin9801 Becky said it was Jimi's debut, Mike, which is dead wrong. Details are important. And the US market is not the only market that matters. Or are you forgetting there'd recently been a "British Invasion" in the US? The Beatles didn't "debut" on the Ed Sullivan Show . . .
@@rollomaughfling380 Moneywise the vast US market mattered a very great deal to artists back then. I'm not sure but I think Monterey was The Jimi Hendrix Experience US debut although I could be wrong and as you correctly pointed out he had been performing professionally since he was a kid in Seattle before he moved to the UK. At any rate it was their performances at Monterey Pop that made the big record companies take note of both Jimi and Janis. I lived through the British Invasion; as a little kid I even joined the official Petula Clark Fan Club so I knew she had been a pop star in both France and Britain and even a child film actress long before Downtown. I would have been nine when Beatles were on Ed Sullivan and my brother and I wanted to see it so badly we pestered Dad into turning over to CBS since normally at 8 Central on a Sunday our one TV set would have been on NBC for Bonanza.
@@mikegalvin9801 Of course, the (horribly stagnating) US rock market mattered a very great deal to artists back then. Hence "The British Invasion." But London/UK was now *the* proving ground. Which is precisely why Chas Chandler brought Jimi to London to begin with, where he created a sensation with audiences well-seasoned with rock luminaries (Clapton, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Kevin Ayers, etc.), first lit his guitar on fire, and started cranking out hits. So again, NO. The Monterey Pop Festival was *not* Jimi Hendrix's fucking debut. The US is not the only country in the world, despite what you may have been led to believe . . .
Interesting snippet: the late Phil Sloane who wrote "Eve of Destruction", "Secret Agent Man", amongst others, suggested, composed and played the intro in addition to suggesting the downward progression of the melody patterned on The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run" and was derided by a rather snooty John Phillips for it.
I know this vid is a couple years old now, but I'm still catching on some of your older reactions! Love this one! And if you haven't checked out Mama Cass' solo work yet, it'd be great Female Friday fodder! Especially 'Make Your Own Kind of Music'.
I was born and raised in LA and this was the music I loved. This song brings tears to my eyes and covers me in goosebumps every time I hear it. I'm a new subscriber as of today. I enjoy your reviews and I'm so happy you get to enjoy the music some of us were lucky enough to grow up with. Best wishes from Las Vegas.
Yes, people don't realize that this is a sad song. He hates the cold so much, that he thinks about leaving his girl just to go someplace warm year round....but he suffers the cold anyway.
This group took their name when they were watching a show about bikers and heard that they called their women MAMAS so they declared that they were MAMAs and the men were PAPAs. The large woman was Mama Cass. The man who sang this song later played the harbor master on the childrens show Theodore Tugboat. They are Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, John Phillips who was on the guitar, And Denny Dougherty
Hippie Vibes"? Well, the "hippie anthem" - for aspiring hippies - in the summer of 1967, was "San Francisco ( wear some flowers in your hair) " sung by the wonderful Scott McKenzie and written and produced by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas BTW, Scott appeared as a member of a later line-up of "The Mamas and the Papas"
So a little history. This song came out in 1965. There is a lot to this song and its influence. Color TV was just coming out all the shows were in black and white. They do not get credit but they influenced the entire culture with this style of music. This was the beginning of long hair and the hippie vibes. Laid back and the peace generation. Everyone love each other! Your reaction makes my day on every video its so great to see you react to all the music I loved as a child.
I grew up with 60’s & 70’s music. Almost every group and singers were so good it was hard to have a favorite! We were about everyone getting along and helping each other including strangers! It was great!
I was fortunate to have been in my youth in the 60's and 70's...You would have loved everything about that time...I miss those days...
Me too.They were the best times.Young people today just have no clue how great it was
Music in the 60-70s is off the charts great!
Me to!!!
You don't know how much I miss those good old days! 😢
It Was the Best of times...
Those were the days my friend
Me to big time The late 60s and the 70s WERE FUN AS CAN BE
Mama Cass 'Dream a Little Dream'
Showcasing her incredible voice...female Friday? Another angelic voice...
Bonnie Raitt
Absolutely support checking out Bonnie Raitt - not only a great singer, but a fantastic slide guitarist.
Bonnie Raitt “Love Has No Pride” and “Angel from Montgomery”
@@pattyestrada6 Yes, no one reacts to Love Has No Pride and it is one of the best songs ever. Bonnie Raitt is a great singer and interpreted Eric Kaz's masterpiece beautifully.
Yes, Bonnie Raitt is much under rated. Another great voice for female Friday is Jennifer Warnes. Her covers of Leonard Cohen songs are great.
@@John_Chu I Agree!
Monday Monday should be next. Definitely can’t trust that day.
Yes, second this!
Sometimes it just turns out that way.
A simple seeming song but really has a lot to it.
They also do "Dancing in the street', which is a great message and dance song itself.
Reminds me so much of my Mom. Haven't been able to listen to it since she's gone - almost 16 yrs now.
I was just thinking the same thing!
The song is based on a true story. John and Michelle Phillips were walking in NYC on a cold overcast day. Michelle had no coat and she and John took shelter in an old church to escape the cold. When they returned to their apartment in Greenwich Village they wrote the song. This is a classic and beautiful song.
Agreed
I'm a 76-year old-timer and grew up with groups like this. I hear you saying you would have loved to be there when they were around. I lived in a great age and would not change it for any other period to grow up in. There are so many memorable songs and I heard them all. You would have loved it.
Tony, I think that every time I listen to these sweet people! We were privileged to be around when music had such diversity of style and innovation. It’s hard to name favorites when everything then was really really good!!
Our digital effects were acid!! ;-)
Not intend to be a vibe killer...but the 60's were not a good time for black people.
@@leonardomendieta8160 The 60's were a great time for black people what are you talking about? It was the time where the emancipation of our black brothers and sisters began. The cultural explosion of the hippy movement was a great platform for black people's rights.
I know man. I'm 69 and went to Height Ashbury a couple a couple of times in the late 60's. Man what a show.
Amber actually is a Sixties person. She broke into a huge smile after three notes. She picked right up on hippy vibe of this music.
yeah i couldnt believe she never heard this before lol. 100% her song....also 100% my song. Its just so beautiful...cant put it in words.
I think both of them would fit in any generation- they are a super couple. I think your generation needs both of you- you make it shine. Thanks for the great presentations and the joy you exude.
Yup, born too late
Yup..I agree..
Amber is such a little hippie gal. She was just born too late!
For Female Friday, can I suggest Mama Cass singing “Dream a little dream of me”? Cheers guys
Agreed!! Love it 💕
YESS LOVE THAT
Fantastic suggestion! 🥰❤️😍
YES!! Dream a little dream!!!!!!!!!!
Yesyesyesyesyes please
"California Dreamin'" was written in New York City in 1963 by John Phillips (tall guy with blue shirt) during a bout of homesickness for his home state of California. The song actually "sat on a shelf" until its release in 1965 when it became the group's greatest hit. This song and video is among the most iconic recordings in music history.
John Philips is the guy in the vest and lead singer. He wasn’t a great husband and and a much worse father. You need to read about his story with daughter actress McKenzie Philips
Great history. Thanks
He was from South Carolina
@@acen2709 Denny Doherty is the guy in the vest and the lead singer.
@@acen2709 Who cares? What does that have to do with his music?
The vocals are still better than most stuff today
most?
@@africanfartingfrog lol 😆😂🤣
People sang with heart n soul back then
Auto tuned was barely heard of or even use. It’s all natural
When singers were popular for being able to sing, not their looks and auto tune
Michele Phillips had never been outside of California before when they flew to New York to do a concert. As they were walking down the street Michele looked around and said "I don't like it here. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray". John then wrote it down and had his hit song.
Same thing happened to me,I had never been out of California then I went to Texas and was like oh hell no,I don’t like this shit,I’m going back to Cali.
@Doug Sawyer You do. You took the time to comment. Thanks for playing though.
This was written in London and they were missing California
@@wright1776 It was written NYC just after they'd come back from spending a couple of months in the Virgin Islands. Michelle was missing CA and begged the guys to move there.
Yes and the Church was St.Patricks.
Mama Cass was a great soul. Michelle and John Phillips, also in the band, have a daughter Chyna who is 1/3 of Wilson Phillips. Give their song Hold On a listen.
Another daughter ,MacKenzie player the older sister in 70's sitcom 'One Day at a Time'.
Younger sister was played by Valerie Bertanelli, who became Mrs. Eddie Van Halen.
@@chriso6719 OMG One Day at a Time was my fave show as a kid. I can't believe I forgot about 'kenzie.
@@chriso6719 she was also on a Disney show called So Weird
Wilson Phillips is a good group.
Carnie & Wendy Wilson (of Wilson/Phillips,) are the daughters of Brian Wilson of "The Beach Boys," whom you should check too.
One of the greatest songs ever written: perfect marriage of music, melody, vocals and transcendence.
agree.👍🏽
Agreed! The planets aligned on this masterpiece!!
No matter what one's genre of music, this song moves everyone!!
I am in my 50s, so this was an "old" song to me. I always liked it when I heard it - back in the "olden" days when I would hear it on the oldies radio station - but never gave it a lot of thought. A couple of years ago, I started playing drums for fun. A little while back, I picked up this song to learn on the drums. It's considered a beginner song for drums. That just means it's easy to play, not that it's not good.
Well, I REALLY appreciate the drums in this. It's so spot on. Not flashy, not show-offy, but also not just a mindless beat. It actually was kind of hard for me in one way. I am also learning Stricken by Disturbed right now. That's an advanced song, but I've had to work just as hard on the drums for this song. It's difficult in a different way.
One thing is during the chorus, the snare strikes are on the quarter note instead of 2 and 3. Well, you learn for two years to hit on the 2 and the 4, and now I have to play it on every beat, and I had to fight against habit. That really gives it a a driving feel during the chorus, without adding unnecessary flash. THAT's a good drummer! Serve the song, don't be a show-off. Also, one of the fills is not fast, but unusual (for me) and moves around the kit a bit and has taken some practice. (Plus it has drags and forget about it - I don't even try yet.)
Always a good song, but I got used to it when I was too young to appreciate it, and then never gave it an objective listen with fresh ears until I started playing the drums. I now I just love it. I've listened to it probably 100 times over a couple of months and it never gets old.
Their harmonies give me goosebumps. My only complaint is it that it's too short!
Monday, Monday is another of their songs you should check out.
Denny Doherty is the guy singing, John Phillips playing guitar, Michelle Phillips (married to John for awhile) and 'Mama' Cass Elliot.
The first of several wives for John
But this is when MacKenzie Phillips was born
@@johnedwards3630 Yes - MacKenzie - I loved her in the tv show - One Day at a Time
@@johnedwards3630 MacKenzie was born in 1959
@@johnedwards3630 Mackenzie was from John’s first marriage to Susie. He basically abandoned Susie and Mackenzie when she was a toddler to shack up with Michelle, who was only 17 or so at the time in the mid 60s.
The group only lasted about 2 1/2 years, but their impact is everlasting!
Guitarist was john phillips
All these reaction videos always amaze me. I am a woman of color, was a teen in the '70s, enjoyed all types of music, and exposed my sons to the same. Seems weird that others have no clue about so many artists.
Yes their impact was long lasting think Wilson Phillips the latter day group for a start regarding genetics
@@bonniechoate-tait730 the infamous john phillips. he also wrote this song
Mama Cass died 32 years off age in the same room that Keith moon died in obviously not the same night.
You really need to listen to Jim Croce. We lost him way to soon. Great musician, songwriter and Singer. Time in a Bottle, I Got a Name, You Don't Mess Around With Jim etc. etc.etc.
YES. JIM CROCE. Please if you do react to Jim Croce Please do.... You don't mess around with Jim. First
Bad, bad, Leroy Brown as well!
Don’t mess with Jim! ❤️
Yes, do “Operator (that’s not the way it feels)” by Jim Croce.
Yes!
I just love the way Amber gets it..she explains every song perfectly. Love you Amber!!!
If you like that 60’s hippie vibe check out a group called The Fifth Dimension and listen to their song “Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In”. See if you can find the actual video.
This song is included in that recently released Summer of Soul streaming film and the whole movie is pretty great.
Please do this song🙏it was in the end of the 40year old virgin Def a hippy song good call!
That is a fantastic suggestion!🙂❤👍
HERE'S A LINK....ruclips.net/video/oPK7ZF6jfJE/видео.html
And my favorite - "One Less Bell to Answer" (Marilyn McCoo is incredible) - ruclips.net/video/oPK7ZF6jfJE/видео.html
YES!!!
John Phillips, the other male, also wrote the ultimate hippie song that you guys would love, by sung by Scott Mackenzie: "San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
THAT is a 60s vibe, no doubt.
It was John Phillips who was one of the ones who organized the Monterey Pop Festival, during the summer of love, San Francisco, Wear Flowers in Your Hair, was the promotional song written for the festival.
From the Dance Music world, Global Deejays did San Francisco AND California Dreaming. You might not like dance music, but they do use the original artist's voice. Fun!
Yes, I was going to recommend this song as well, if you like that 60’s summer of love vibe. “San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair)”
❤️❤️❤️❤️ San Francisco ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Wonderful song and my home city!!
Check out their song "Monday Monday" and if you like these guys you will also love Peter, Paul and Mary for sure!
Their harmonization is an A+
Now you're getting into the Groovy 60's. You should listen to their song "Monday, Monday".
This is one of the songs in my life that I never get tired of hearing
Ditto
Its stunning
I'm a 60 year old woman from Georgia and I just have to say I absolutely ADORE you both and LOVE every single reaction yall do!!! I look forward to logging on to RUclips and seeing a new reaction video from yall!!
Always amazing to see reactions to this.
My mom was a backup singer for the Mamma's and Papa's, and Gene Pitney. She even liked to point out where in the song you could hear her more clearly.
I'm so thankful for her stories, and miss her more every day.
cool. i love the mamas and papas thanks for shating
They did not use backup singers to record this song.
How cool! Gene Pitney was one of my first idols as a young girl. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 24 Hours From Tulsa are still a couple of my all-time favorites (still have the LP). The ending of CA Dreamin still gives me chills, you can feel the freezing winter day (even in FL). My mom, coincidentally, was a singer and musician who toured with girls’ bands in the late 40s then later sang backup at Criterion Recording Studio for singers like Anita Bryant, 15-20 years before Gloria Esteban recorded there. I used to hear my mom on the radio, she sang late 1950s-early 1960s jingles. Her voice was prominent on the ad for Tropical Park, the posh racetrack of the time. Fun years in Miami. We had creative moms for their time!
@williamwoolhouse5018 What songs did she sing on?
What powered this group was Mama Cass's incredible voice- check out her duet with John Denver singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane".
Denny Doherty's voice was just as important.
Ya beat me to it!
@@BobSoltis1 Yes, Mama Cass & Denny Doherty's voices were exceptional. Michelle Phillips really wasn't much of a singer but she sure was pretty to look at.
@@serendipityshopnyc Check out the New Journeyman. Michelle can sing. She is the high harmony.
I feel sorry for anyone that didn't get to grow up in the 60's...that didn't get to hear all of the great music 🎵🎵🎶. Thnx for the 60 year old memories. I turned 72 this past August.
I know what you mean. I am 72 too.
We were blessed to have lived in a time when music was something profound and magical . Kids now have no idea what real music is or even was.
Lynng, I had minimal interest in music, so I might've missed hearing alot of 60s music. BUT, fortunately, my older sisters, seemed to ALWAYS be getting ready to go out for the evening....and always had WLS AM on the radio when we lived in Chicago.... and KYA AM on, when we lived in California. They're grandmotherly retired schoolteachers now. But, I always remind their kids and grandkids, that these two, introduced me to the best rock-and-roll music. (and a rare occasional puff of a doobie, too, but i don't tell the kids, that)
@Jordy Baxter Jordy, that's got to be painful. Wondering what life would be like, if a war, had not taken your brother from you.
lynn, the only thing great about being old (72) is that we were there, hearing all the greats when we were all young and beautiful. We had everything...Motown, Rock n' Roll, blue eyed soul, Jersey boys, Elvis, Beatles and supper club music like Sinatra, Joe Cocker, the BeeGees leading disco... It was heaven.
I am 60, my Mum loved this song, I loved it and the World loved it.....
One of the greatest groups of the 60s, next Monday, Monday.
I have a great reaction For ROB SQUAD ,,, Try the song SUGAR SUGAR by the ARCHIES It was HUGELY POPULAR IN 1969 AND 1970 ,, Trust me It will be on your play list , FOR FEEL GOOD MUSIC .. Take care. And thank you for your time and making videos
I was born in 1961. Have been into popular music since I was 5. And I love watching you beautiful young people discovering the music of my youth, in hopes others will always enjoy it for time immemorial. Thank you for sharing the love and joy!
Same here 1961, always loved music and love seeing younger people experience the joy we already know! Ear Candy!!!
It’s just a timeless classic, you don’t have to like this type of music to know this is a great song.
Is an across-all-borders song imo.
Agreed!
I was born in 1951 and it was right there when all this wonderful music happened. There was no other era like it!
AMEN
California then really was a paradise.
You lucky bastard !!¬!
@@mikegalvin9801 Now it's a Hell.
Eh…..
Neil Young has said that when he was a young struggling musician in Canada, he heard this song on the radio and it was his inspiration to leave and move to Los Angeles...
The Singer Denny Doherty is from Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
It's an oldie, but a Hall of Fame type song. "Monday Monday" is their other huge hit.
Mama Cass also helped introduce the members of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. She had a great ear for harmony, and she believed these singers would sound excellent together. If course, she was right!
Not really. Could have been at Joni Mitchell's house where CSN first sang together. Their accounts vary. All these old rockers did a shit-ton of partying back in the classic '60s Laurel Cyn days, and their memories aren't the most reliable. Plus, CSN all knew each other before that night they all go on about.
The sad thing is that "Mama Cass" Elliott died of heart failure at the age of 32.
Awful.. What a talent.
It's even sadder that it got turned into she choked on a ham sandwich. She was a great talent.
Rip Mama Cass ❤️
She hated being called Mama Cass. She died of being too fat and involuntarily couldn’t breathe. Dream a Little Dream is her famous song.
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You would LOVE the duet Mama Cass and John Denver singing "leaving on jet plane"
My favorite version of that song!
@@igna83 Yes! This is a MUST!
Awesome rendition!
Can't even hear her ease in with him.
@@igna83 Yeah? It's great, but my fave is John singing it with Peter Paul & Mary (who'd finally made it a hit) on _Something to Sing About,_ 1969.
We moved to California when I was 16, and this song has always resonated with me. I don't think there is another song more permanently embedded in my brain, it is brilliant.
You guys are killing me, I swear!!
I simply cannot stop watching y'all!
I grew up in these times being born in 1961 and having 2 older sisters. They'd throw parties and I fortunately had the privilege of growing up to all these incredible songs!
I absolutely LOVE that you folks love this kind of music!
Much love Amber and Jay!!
Same for me. I am 61. I grew up in a dusty West Texas town, loved ALL music, but really had an affinity to rock and pop and jazz.
Born in '58 myself, but still lovin' those 60s and 70s. I like their reaction to Elton's songs, and even to
The Shawshank Redemption. :)
Yes Jordan and Amber are probably two of my very favorite people to watch on reaction videos they seem more sincere and everything about the reactions and I just love them being as young as they are and experiencing some of the older'70s mid-60s music on the pop side on the countryside their reactions are out of this world and I love the both of them
Same here
Same here bigbob, also born in 1961. Jay and Amber belong with us.
Another must hear The Mamas & the Papas song is "Dedicated to the One I Love"
Great great classic song, check out "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
Her voice in that song will put goosebumps up and down...
"Lazy" deep purple
Try The song DAZZ By THE BAND BRICK Released 1976 ,, Theres so much funk and stank face , GROOVIE as you you know what ,, And you will dace your ass off ,, I promise
Around 2:25, Amber's reaction is absolute bliss... and the song has just started. It's like she was born to do reaction videos. And I can't blame her, this song has a haunting quality that gives me chills. I've always loved the Mamas and the Papas' version of it.
You don't hear harmonies like this in today's music Seems like harmony is a lost art
Not in the stuff that's played on the radio, but it's still happening, you just have to look for it. ruclips.net/video/Fajf6quLi84/видео.html
@@thorsluter7835 I was referring to today's popular music
@@BigPoppa6924 Yes, and I specifically referred to that in my comment, the larger point is that one can still find all kinds of good music (whatever their taste may be) still being created. And the fact of the matter is that the current generation is not consuming music through radio or other traditional media. I just find it puzzling when people bemoan the lack of good music out there when, in fact, there is tons of good stuff out there, and it's not that hard to find.
Excellent
my favorite band for Harmony's is The Association. My favorites are "Windy" ruclips.net/video/RsY8l0Jg3lY/видео.html and "Cherish" ruclips.net/video/MvHmJcjfBdA/видео.html please tell me something current and I'll give it a try. P.S. I'm 66 and an old time Rock and Roller.
Everyone is pointing out that the Phillips daughter Chynna was in the group Wilson Phillips but everyone seems to have forgotten that her older sister Mackenzie Phillips starred with Valerie Bertinelli in the 70s sitcom One Day At A Time. Michelle Phillips herself acted for a while on one of those nighttime soap operas that were popular in the 80s.....Knots Landing I think...
Mackenzie Phillips was named after John's best friend Scott Mackenzie who sang the big 1960's anthem, "San Francisco" (Flowers in your hair).
yes. let's not forget Mackenzie (great actress) who is sadly an addict reportedly mostly because of John. true??
She was also on an episode of Star Trek TNG.
@@Meaghan470 Oh, it's true. He admitted on TV that he personally injected her with heroin. That was the least of it. He was an astonishingly bad man.
Mackenzie also starred in American Graffiti from 1973.
If you like this, try "If You're Going to San Francisco" by Scott McKenzie.
Which was written and produced by John ( Papa ) Phllips.
As soon as amber said about being a hippy and flowers in her hair I thought of this song good call!
Yesssssss!
@@musik102 AND, can you believe, Mackenzie was not named after him.
What?? Not similar in any way!
You guys and girls that do reaction videos are giving yourselves (and us) such an enjoyable gift of musical discovery of all these amazing songs from the past! Nothing like experiencing the joy of music and song together. Love ya'll Cheers from Houston!
It's cool and refreshing to hear you guys appreciate great oldies! I grew up in Oklahoma but now in my fav city Corpus Christi TX for the last 21 years! My fav by Mamas and the Papas is "I Saw Her Again".
A great artist for Female Friday is Etta James, “At Last” and “I’d Rather Go Blind”.
Etta James Almost Persuaded
At Last is the song that I used in my wedding to come down the aisle. It was perfect.
Grace Potter also does a decent rendition of "I'd Rather Go Blind".
@@martinliv Beth Hart does a great job of "I'd Rather Go Blind" as well.
Etta James gives me goosebumps when I hear her sing. Awesomeness!
Omg!! Mama Cass! Her feet just can't keep still! R.I.P
I grew up listening to The Mama & Papas. I was in junior high when this came out. It was beautiful then & still is. Mama Cass passed way to young.😢❤
Jr High School days also.....
That 4 part close harmony was a signature of the "California Sound" after it evolved past the Beach Boys. The Byrds. The Turtles. Buffalo Springfield. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. You might also want to look into the Hollywood Hills / Laurel Canyon singer songwriters.
Excellent remark, just forgot to mention one thing, most probably all the above bands, the backing sound was created by the wrecking crew, you can hear Hal Blain leading it with that drum beat in the background!!
I absolutely loved Mama Cass ❤️ her voice is unmatched.
Creek Alley is a song of theirs that kinda tells their history.
The name of the song is "Creeque Alley" not Creek Alley. It took me awhile to figure it out when the song first came out.
still love this song today. bought a second hand original in the early 80s and used to play it with the volume turned up. The 80s! imagine what all the kids in my street were thinking.
My favorite ... Guilty of belting it out in the car.
It's Creeque Alley.and it is about their early struggles. They mention the Night Owl in it where John and Denny passed the hat. I worked there for awhile...loved the village life then. I, one time, was in the Fat Black Pussy Cat...a woman was singing and, God, shivers were going up and down my spine. I asked "who is that woman?" and someone said "that's Odetta". When you hear greatness you know it!
Great music. The backstage drama with them was next level though.
Yeah, they were 'fleetwood mac' before fleetwood mac, when it came to interpersonal drama....
@@shwicaz Came here to say the samething!
@@shwicaz if what Mackenzie Phillips says about her father John Phillips is true, they make Fleetwood Mac look like Sesame Street.
Michelle was married to John but having an affair with Denny, who Cass had a crush on.
Michelle was the Platonic ideal of the hippy chick.
@@elliekahl5305
Yeah, John Phillips turned out to be a garbage human being.
exactly, that was THE hippie anthem for me and even today I feel as if someone had beamed me back to that time (deja vu) when I hear this song
They were huge in their day. They had about 8 top-ten hits. The singer's name is Denny Doherty from Canada.
Halifax, Nova Scotia to be particular. Or according to Michelle on Dancing in the Street...Hafilax, Nova Scotia :)
He played the harbour master in the children's TV series Theodore Tugboat.
My parents would always sing this together in the car. That's one of the few memories I have of them happy together before they divorced. Thanks for the smile.
You two are such a blessing to watch and listen to. Amber, you facial expressions say more than any words could ever say. You both touch this old 59yr old man's heart. "Monday Monday" by them is my all time favorite song. Bless you both.
The sixties were/are unmatched for the sheer great caliber of music. The bands were all so good, and boy could they perform. It is so heartwarming to see young people enjoying the music I grew up with!
The lead is being sung by Denny Doughtery. He had a great voice! Cass Elliott has one of the best voices ever recorded! Once she starts singing you can barely hear the others. I luv your reaction to one of the greatest songs ever recorded! Today I'm California Dreaming!
There are not many who could keep up with Denny or Cass
Denny is Canadian
I've read that part of the reason John used Michelle in the group (she has a lovely voice but it's very soft) was because, out of courtesy & to maximize the female harmonies, Cass would have to modulate her own volume...!
@@redcaddiedaddie Michelle sang the high harmonies. Listen to her with the New Journeyman.
@@WelshCorgi321 I'm aware of that; my point was, I've read that John Phillips knew Cass had HUGE volume & as a strategy to help check that, he used Michelle, knowing Cass would lower her volume as a courtesy.
Mama Cass had an incredible voice and this group had great harmony. ❤
One of my favourite songs of all time. It's just genius. The harmony is amazing. Glad you both liked it.
The 60s I was around!! Best music ever! You've transported me back with these kind of choices! Wow! I am 81 and a young girl again...dancing around as if I was in my floaty dress.
Cass's harmonies are legendary. John Denver and Cass Eliot singing Leaving on a jet plane. You 2 would like Go where you wanna go. Written by John Philips of the Mama's and Papa's and sung by them then made famous by the fifth dimension. The male singer is Denny Doherty
Oh, heck yes.
It was probably John Denver who fathered her Child ..just saying.
The song was written in 1963, when John and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City. John dreamed about the song and woke Michelle up to help him to write the song. He mentions how “all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey”, and how if he didn’t tell “her” (it is assumed that by “her”, he means his partner Michelle) he could “leave today”. It is essentially a dreamy love ballad to California and its warmer climate.
I love you talking about Janis Amber. Just keep being who you are
I love that she loves Janis so much, Janis is amazing. Please react to “Maybe” you’ll love it.
I totally agree! Keep being you Amber
The vocal harmony wall is celestial. Let me also add that I was a young teenager during this period and it was incredible. I loved it and would go back right now if I could. The music, the karma, the beauty of songs and lyrics, the bell bottoms, the nehru jackets, the peace sign necklaces, the love in the air. The innocence. It was amazing.
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I was 13 and loved loved loved them
I love when the reactors truly don't listen before they record
Would love to hear more about your expierences during this time period
If you liked this, another one you may like is:
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In by 5th Dimension
Great choice!
YES great choice. Try to listen to the bass player on let the sunshine in, it is incredibly.
Yes! Love Marilyn McCoo
Yes
Nay
Try Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds you'll will definitively like it
YES! They should definitely do this track.
Her name is Cass Elliot, and she hated being called Mama Cass. She was an amazing talent that was often not allowed to shine or take center stage because her body was not considered attractive. It speaks to how talented she was to break through those conceptions that a woman had to be a particular kind of sexy to be on stage. Men could be ugly as hell and be stars, but women who weren't traditionally pretty almost never made it regardless of actual talent. RIP Ms. Elliot
I never could decide which was more upsetting, the Mama Cass Diet (hang a picture of her on your fridge to kill your appitite) or that even how she died was turned into a fat slur (claims she choked to death on a ham sandwhich which was not true).
@@Stari27 - TRUE! She died of a heart attack possibly brought on by many unhealthy fad diets or diet pills ..... again because of idiots calling her fat!!!
Stop projecting.
Although there were people who made fun of her weight, overall Cass Elliot was more than well received. In fact, she was clearly the star of The Mommas and the Papas. After the group broke up, Cass had a celebrated solo career and no shortage of work. I remember it distinctly.
It's just a shame, that she died so young.
@@sparky6086 - If you are referring to me, I'm not projecting. It was known that being mocked for her size, which was cruel and pathetic, did bother her. That is why it is a known fact that she used fad diets and medication in an attempt to lose weight. How is that derogatory?
Her cardiac condition very likely was in part a result of, not her weight, but her attempts to lose it. Medically, this was strongly suspected at the time, not just cruel gossip. It would be relatively unusual for someone her age to die of a myocardial infarction without some exacerbating circumstances. There were no drugs in her system at her time of death but Amphetamines, which were readily prescribed at the time for weight loss, have a stimulant effect and increase the heart rate and can be damaging.
For comparison, Karen Carpenter died not of starvation but of electrolyte imbalances and resultant cardiac effects brought on by her previous anorexia. She was trying to fight her way back to health at the time. Unfortunately too much damage was already done.
What I said is in no way a derogatory remark. I loved Cass, she had a sparkling personality and tons of fans. She was an amazing performer and singer. What I said in my remark was not a slur. Her death was partly due to the sad and unnecessary consequences of nasty people.
@@susieq9801 True. When anorexics try to "come back" and eat healthy, put weight back on, it ends up putting stress on the heart and other organs because the system has eaten away at them for fuel, since muscle and fat are gone due to starvation. "The damage is done"? You'd better believe it.
Just finding your channel for the first time! You two are great! Love listening to you both! P.S. I'm an old grandma of 66 who remembers all these wonderful songs!! ❤️
So glad you guys enjoyed California Dreamin’. The harmonies, melody, and instrumentation made this one a beautiful and true 60’s classic. It’s one of my all-time favorites and I never get tired of listening to it.
YES!!
The entire Mamas and Papas catalog will NOT disappoint!!
but the people behind the music will lol, theyre very weird people lol
Russ, you from Boys' Tech in Milwaukee?
You seriously need to listen to "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone!! You'll get your horn fix for the week!
You can also get your Happy fix if you listen to them doing "Hot Fun in the Summer Time"
@@oarueff It's a lot more mellow than Dance to the Music though. Great song!
Top in funk
I've suggested Sly before. Check out Everyday People and Thank You (For Letting Me Be Mice Elf Again). They are a funk, rock band with Horns and were the first major rock band with both male and female musicians and the first major rock band to be racially integrated. I had the pleasure to see them in concert in the early 70s.
As a 72 year old hippie, darlin u would fit right in!
Mama Cass’s voice is incredible. Try, uh, I think the song title was “ Monday,Monday.”
Member who did the vocal solo was Denny Doherty. Other male in the band was John Phillips, who was basically its leader.
Anyone that doesn’t like California Dreaming is a lost soul...
Yup I'm a California girl born and raised, it's my anthem 😊
Pity California is now a complete mess.
@@mrjinks5641 lolno
@@tastyneck
It’s the embarrassment of the US .
@Art Pili 🤣🤣 I’m not talking about the people of California it’s the halfwits that run it.
That are destroying it that’s why so many people are leaving.
So tell me what state do you think I live in and why do you assume I’m American 🤣🤣🇺🇸
I’m so happy you said these are your people 🥹 60’s and 70’s were the absolute best❤
Just imagine - all that beautiful harmony, with NO AUTOTUNE!!
Talent stopped being a requirement back in the late 80s, early 90s
I'm from the 90s, not true... plenty of talents in the 90s, I'll give YOU ONE. CRANBERRIES
Old head alert 🚨🚨
@@meisterchlerp3771 Never heard of them.
@@stormdancer0 as much as I’m a 60s and 70s enthusiast, I will agree the cranberries is great talent. And I’ll also take Enya and Lisa Gerrard ♥️
Before mtv
Guys, if y’all liked that vibe then try the band The 5th Dimensions song “The Age of Aquarius”
Or One Less Bell to Answer
Please don't.
@@scottski51 LOL
Yes “Age of Aquarius”! Such a good vibe! Amber would definitely love it! I think J would dig it, too.
That song is totally a vibe. I remember my mom listening to it over and over and I grew to love it as much as I rolled my eyes . now that my mom has passed I sometimes listen to it to bring back those sweet memories. Age of Aquarius baby!
There is a great song that Mama Cass Elliott sings. "Make Your own Kind of Music" is the song.
Denny Densmore was singing, John Phillips played guitar, Michelle Phillips (the blond) and Cass Elliot were singing.
17 years old in a VW mini van 7 of us headed to Woodstock and we changed in 3 days lol . You would have fit right in Peace out from this 69 years old ex-hippy.
So jealous ! I'm 52 and got to experience a lot of concerts (Elvis - I was a little girl) but I would have LOVED to experience Woodstock !!
I envy u your memories. If I'd had more guts I'll have seen u there. But hey once a hippie always a hippie, even if only in my heart.
I was 11-years old when this song was recorded. I feel very fortunate to have grown up in the 60's & 70's! Glad you like the music!
They were lightning in a bottle. Those 4 people singing together was just magic. ❤️
I was 5 years old when this song came out, and my parents played this album all the time. To this day, California Dreaming is still one of my Top 10 songs of all time. It's a true American classic. I'm so happy you two loved this performance so much. It has stood the test of time, for sure.
if you like 60's music - how about the best war protest song ever: 'For What It's Worth' - Buffalo Springfield.
I can't think of the 60s without that song coming to mind
YES! Perfect suggestion.
Fortunate Son was a good one, too. As a HUGE Marvin Gaye fan, What's Going On is still relevant today.
Fr!!!
Fantastic song, but it wasn’t written to protest a war. I wish. It’s certainly a perfect song for that
If you enjoy harmonies... try Crosby Stills and Nash Carry on or suite Judy Blue Eyes
Wow! They were my favorite for quite a while.
Yes
@kevin mcconnell You are so right. Sacrilege. Down right sacrilege. Until I remember his oh-so famous “Southern Man.” That song tended to piss-off quite a number of Southerns. ( I confess to being a Southern, but I wasn’t pissed off about “Southern Man.”) Was it Lynyrd Skynyrd who later sang about not needing Neil Young around?
I didnt forget him...for the songs I mentioned...he had not yet joined the group
Another really good group for harmonies was The Fifth Dimension. Wedding Bells Blues, Marilyn McCoo singing to Billy Davis, fun song. They are still singing together 50 + years later and still happily married for just as long. She has such a great voice and still sounds just as good.
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In is freaking awesome!
I was gonna recommend " One Less Bell to Answer" Marilyn McCoo was one of the best!
Also- if you're into harmonies, you might try 'The Association'- I recommend 'Windy', 'Cherish' & 'No Fair At All'... I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
@@redcaddiedaddie ooh, thanks for mentioning The Association, absolutely gorgeous melodies and harmonies.
@@ChristChickAutistic ... perfect music for falling in love, back in the day!!
I moved to Maryland from SoCal and used to listen to this song on major repeat my first winter when it snowed like crazy; I was really homesick so I thank the Mamas & Papas for creating this song to help me get over my homesickness. Thank for reacting!
When Janis Joplin did Ball and Chain where Mama Cass reacted with awe….that was Monterey Pop Festival…one of the first rock concerts in the 60’s. That was Janis’ debut performance! And Jimi Hendrix’, too!! And guess what? The Mamas and Papas organized that Pop Festival….very famous festival…which you can stream. Truly something you should see!
Jimi Hendrix had been performing for years before that, with The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, etc. The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut in London in 1966 to great acclaim.
@@rollomaughfling380 He was big on UK scene but mostly unknown to US audiences until Monterey Pop.
@@mikegalvin9801 Becky said it was Jimi's debut, Mike, which is dead wrong. Details are important. And the US market is not the only market that matters. Or are you forgetting there'd recently been a "British Invasion" in the US? The Beatles didn't "debut" on the Ed Sullivan Show . . .
@@rollomaughfling380 Moneywise the vast US market mattered a very great deal to artists back then. I'm not sure but I think Monterey was The Jimi Hendrix Experience US debut although I could be wrong and as you correctly pointed out he had been performing professionally since he was a kid in Seattle before he moved to the UK. At any rate it was their performances at Monterey Pop that made the big record companies take note of both Jimi and Janis. I lived through the British Invasion; as a little kid I even joined the official Petula Clark Fan Club so I knew she had been a pop star in both France and Britain and even a child film actress long before Downtown. I would have been nine when Beatles were on Ed Sullivan and my brother and I wanted to see it so badly we pestered Dad into turning over to CBS since normally at 8 Central on a Sunday our one TV set would have been on NBC for Bonanza.
@@mikegalvin9801 Of course, the (horribly stagnating) US rock market mattered a very great deal to artists back then. Hence "The British Invasion." But London/UK was now *the* proving ground. Which is precisely why Chas Chandler brought Jimi to London to begin with, where he created a sensation with audiences well-seasoned with rock luminaries (Clapton, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Kevin Ayers, etc.), first lit his guitar on fire, and started cranking out hits.
So again, NO. The Monterey Pop Festival was *not* Jimi Hendrix's fucking debut.
The US is not the only country in the world, despite what you may have been led to believe . . .
Great song, great era, great group, great review. Thanks Rob & Amber for your open mindedness. 😁
An absolute classic. I’m a sucker for melody too and this song oozes it.
Interesting snippet: the late Phil Sloane who wrote "Eve of Destruction", "Secret Agent Man", amongst others, suggested, composed and played the intro in addition to suggesting the downward progression of the melody patterned on The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run" and was derided by a rather snooty John Phillips for it.
I know this vid is a couple years old now, but I'm still catching on some of your older reactions! Love this one! And if you haven't checked out Mama Cass' solo work yet, it'd be great Female Friday fodder! Especially 'Make Your Own Kind of Music'.
I was born and raised in LA and this was the music I loved. This song brings tears to my eyes and covers me in goosebumps every time I hear it. I'm a new subscriber as of today. I enjoy your reviews and I'm so happy you get to enjoy the music some of us were lucky enough to grow up with. Best wishes from Las Vegas.
Yes, people don't realize that this is a sad song. He hates the cold so much, that he thinks about leaving his girl just to go someplace warm year round....but he suffers the cold anyway.
This group took their name when they were watching a show about bikers and heard that they called their women MAMAS so they declared that they were MAMAs and the men were PAPAs. The large woman was Mama Cass. The man who sang this song later played the harbor master on the childrens show Theodore Tugboat. They are Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, John Phillips who was on the guitar, And Denny Dougherty
Right! I be watching her dance.
Mama Cass did some solo work, and she did a version of "Dream a Little Dream" that is one of the sweetest things you'll ever hear.
Impeccable harmony. Mind blowing.
You must listen to the 5th dimension singing " Aquarius/Let the sunshine in " Amber you would love this ❤️
Seconded!
Hippie Vibes"? Well, the "hippie anthem" - for aspiring hippies - in the summer of 1967, was "San Francisco ( wear some flowers in your hair) " sung by the wonderful Scott McKenzie and written and produced by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas BTW, Scott appeared as a member of a later line-up of "The Mamas and the Papas"
Oh, I love that song.
So a little history. This song came out in 1965. There is a lot to this song and its influence. Color TV was just coming out all the shows were in black and white. They do not get credit but they influenced the entire culture with this style of music. This was the beginning of long hair and the hippie vibes. Laid back and the peace generation. Everyone love each other! Your reaction makes my day on every video its so great to see you react to all the music I loved as a child.
I grew up with 60’s & 70’s music. Almost every group and singers were so good it was hard to have a favorite! We were about everyone getting along and helping each other including strangers! It was great!