The Mamas & the Papas - "California Dreamin'" | 1998 Induction

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  • The Mamas & the Papas perform "California Dreamin'" at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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Комментарии • 4 тыс.

  • @datatwo7405
    @datatwo7405 3 года назад +762

    It still hurts to know that Cass Eliot has been gone for fifty years or so. She was a remarkable person inside and out.

    • @Thinking.Of.Some.Handle
      @Thinking.Of.Some.Handle 3 года назад +7

      46 yrs

    • @RedDevilMoto
      @RedDevilMoto 3 года назад +16

      @@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle She died July 29, 1974 in London England while performing solo shows on a two week tour there.

    • @unclegeemus
      @unclegeemus Год назад +3

      Excellent observation I won't bother with reading more comments thank you.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Год назад +16

      heart failure.. probably from overweight and prediabetic.. insulin resistance leads to all sorts of health problems.. she died too young!

    • @datatwo7405
      @datatwo7405 Год назад +11

      And it's a terrible shame that those who still remember her still think she died from choking on a sandwhich, which wasn't true at all. I read that the rumor started only because a DJ or Newscaster had mentioned that a partially eaten sandwhich was on a plate on a nightstand beside her bed. But it wasn't the reason she died at all.

  • @stephenbrumet2187
    @stephenbrumet2187 2 года назад +946

    Enjoyable performance. But I really miss Moma Cass and her powerful voice. I'm 74
    now and often remember that summer (1966) when this song was everywhere. Brings
    back good memories.

  • @Val_kyriee
    @Val_kyriee Год назад +256

    This song transcends location, time, race, genre. I'm continents away and I remember this being played on the radio by my mom when I was kid in the 80s. Still haunts me to this day. I miss the time I never had with her.

  • @EdWeibe
    @EdWeibe Год назад +140

    The flute solo is pure gold. So glad he went over to her and put his arm around her.

    • @ebnolan3856
      @ebnolan3856 Год назад +2

      Alto flute bu Bud Shank

    • @juanitaarrington3209
      @juanitaarrington3209 5 месяцев назад +2

      I said the same thing!🔥🔥🔥

    • @kacper.6537
      @kacper.6537 День назад

      In front of her ex husband, from the time when they had an affair 😂

  • @editmolnar8323
    @editmolnar8323 3 года назад +848

    Seeing Denny sing beautifully and being happy on stage is an unearthly joy and burst of tears at the same time.

    • @ShellshockedRadio
      @ShellshockedRadio 2 года назад

      What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: ruclips.net/video/oOiCrKj-Cb8/видео.html Very well done!

    • @VimVinyl
      @VimVinyl Год назад +3

      Why’s that

    • @tdmartin9095
      @tdmartin9095 Год назад +14

      @@VimVinyl cos he’s dead

    • @pedrofernandez506
      @pedrofernandez506 Год назад

      Exactly! Thanks for the edit Edit.

    • @ChiSpire
      @ChiSpire Год назад +7

      Sadly his singing was terrible in this performance 😢

  • @peteiswriteingnow
    @peteiswriteingnow 3 года назад +2790

    Even 30 odd years after the original recording still sounds good, not the same without Mama Cass She had the real power in the group.

    • @peteiswriteingnow
      @peteiswriteingnow 3 года назад +15

      @@lillybloom1590 Politics is over everything.

    • @johannagarcelon5235
      @johannagarcelon5235 3 года назад +28

      I thought I saw Cass’s daughter singing with them, and I thought it great that she stepped in for her mom. Maybe, but I hope I’m not wrong.

    • @smctrout4423
      @smctrout4423 3 года назад +22

      @@lillybloom1590 Karl Marx was an entitled, lazy good-for-nothing who sponged off of others. I couldn't cause as much misery as Marx has if I tried.

    • @stringer-ik1pc
      @stringer-ik1pc 3 года назад +1

      55 years.

    • @peteiswriteingnow
      @peteiswriteingnow 3 года назад +9

      @@stringer-ik1pc This clip was from 1998, 32 years after it 1st came out which is why I said 30 odd years, i know it's now 55 years from now.

  • @kevinstafford8347
    @kevinstafford8347 Год назад +52

    Let's all take a moment to show some love to my boy in the back KILLIN it with that tambourine and drumstick, while rockin an epic stache and mullet....There really ARE legends among us folks, ya just gotta look for em....

    • @loading12342000
      @loading12342000 3 месяца назад +5

      Didn't know Ron Jeremy could play the tambourine

    • @jfbjr81
      @jfbjr81 17 дней назад +1

      Where's Christopher Walken when you need him? "CUT CUT CUT. I need more COWBELL!" 🤣

  • @daydr3ambeliever
    @daydr3ambeliever Год назад +141

    This video is so sad yet so amazing... It's really interesting to hear them perform it so long after they first did the song, but there's such a big void without Cass. I wish she had the chance to live a longer life.

  • @maidahaltrecht6577
    @maidahaltrecht6577 3 года назад +4604

    Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member left sadly.

    • @LoveToRead8
      @LoveToRead8 3 года назад +96

      No, I think those two men are the originals from the band, John & Denny.

    • @effsixteenblock50
      @effsixteenblock50 3 года назад +249

      @@LoveToRead8 This video is from 1998. John has since passed away.

    • @bobbief_69
      @bobbief_69 3 года назад +161

      @@LoveToRead8 theyre both gone John was the last to go i believe Michelle is the only original left

    • @LoveToRead8
      @LoveToRead8 3 года назад +16

      @@bobbief_69 Yes, someone else already told me that.

    • @soufox1149
      @soufox1149 3 года назад +20

      I wonder why cass died young

  • @MrGranfield
    @MrGranfield 3 года назад +3178

    They had to have 3 back-up singers to make up for Cass’s voice.

    • @michaelcottle6270
      @michaelcottle6270 3 года назад +349

      Yep, and there was still a massive hole. Cass had the best voice of the era

    • @beachmasterX
      @beachmasterX 3 года назад +50

      And an orchestra

    • @beachmasterX
      @beachmasterX 3 года назад +129

      And they still couldn't pull it off

    • @msnatif1557
      @msnatif1557 3 года назад +86

      and still not enough

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад +66

      That's an exaggeration. She was certainly talented, but come on people, let's get real.

  • @moonwitchkitty3911
    @moonwitchkitty3911 2 месяца назад +371

    Mama Cass was the heart and voice of the group, you can tell they're nothing without her.

    • @SaturdaysWarriors
      @SaturdaysWarriors 2 месяца назад +23

      I was going to say this exact same thing.
      She was an unrecoverable loss to the group, the industry and all of us.

    • @gloriahines5756
      @gloriahines5756 2 месяца назад +35

      The 3 backup singers can not even come close to replacing what Cass Eliots voice did for the Mamas and the Papas

    • @marianasousa1857
      @marianasousa1857 2 месяца назад +12

      Yeah, she was the voice and soul of the group. Her voice and charisma are irreplaceable. Cass Elliot, an excellent artist who has not been appreciated as she should be.

    • @gmvalentine626
      @gmvalentine626 2 месяца назад +31

      I wouldn't say they are nothing. They're not the same quality without Cass Elliot but they are still very good.

    • @abbatrouble
      @abbatrouble 2 месяца назад +10

      I believe that Denny was the voice of the group. Cass was good but nobody could replace Denny!

  • @koldorro
    @koldorro 8 месяцев назад +37

    I love them since I was 12, now I’m 69 and I still love them. My favorite song forever is and will be California Dreaming.

  • @ebnolan3856
    @ebnolan3856 3 года назад +148

    That flute is what brought this whole production together! It wouldn’t be what it is without this!

    • @sidgysoho1960
      @sidgysoho1960 2 года назад +1

      I am also a big fan of the wind instrument brought into this fine piece of pop culture. Can you recall the session musician at Sunset Sounds who contributed it ? Was a fellow by the name of Al Greene ?

    • @ebnolan3856
      @ebnolan3856 2 года назад

      @@sidgysoho1960 no but I will see if I can.

    • @ebnolan3856
      @ebnolan3856 2 года назад +4

      @@sidgysoho1960 this is what I have found from an interview that Michelle did about 7 yrs ago.
      It wasn’t any regular flute but an alto flute, which is larger than a regular flute and plays in a lower register. A jazz player named Bud Shank was brought to the session to play it.
      Michelle was homesick for Cali and John started writing it for her earlier in the week. They were in NYC as newlywed’s. She enjoyed visiting churches, and a few days before, she and John visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, which inspired the second verse ("Stopped into a church..."). John hated the verse, as he was turned off to churches by unpleasant memories of parochial school, but he couldn't think of anything better so he left it in.
      This is one of the few songs that Michelle was allowed any input in writing.
      Doug Thompson tells this story: Denny Doherty once told me that when they were recording that song, they wanted a solo, but didn't want the usual guitar solo. John Phillips walked out into the hall of the Hollywood recording studio they were at and Bud Shank was in that hallway as well. John grabbed him and brought him into the studio. Shank listened to the hole he was supposed to fill and nailed it on the first take.
      Check this site out. Lot’s of good facts on music.
      www.songfacts.com/facts/the-mamas-the-papas/california-dreamin

    • @nicolehuffman2995
      @nicolehuffman2995 Год назад +1

      @@sidgysoho1960 Session tenor sax player, Jim Horn plated the flute solo. I believe that he also played the flute solo in Canned Heat’s GOIN’ UP THE COUNTRY. I met him when I was a kid in my parents Music Store. I’ve been a fan of his for decades.
      Just saw a post by someone who said the flute solo was by Bud Shank. I’ll do some research.

    • @sidgysoho1960
      @sidgysoho1960 Год назад +1

      @@ebnolan3856 Wow, you manage to fill in a lot of the gaps. I recall seeing an interview with Michelle saying she was woken up in the middle of the night by John who was hyper from drugs he was on. They polished it off the next day and brought it to Sunset Sounds when they went out to record it, and the studio & musicians worked their magic. There was another wind player ( flutist ) who I saw credited on the Beach Boys studio footage and I thought it would have been him. Allan Greene comes to mind. I'm certain there was another player. But the documented credit is Bud so I'll take it. We've lost so much of the Wrecking Crew ! I 1st heard the term " California Sound " when my father & I went to purchase our 1st component stereo in 1972.

  • @basswars7060
    @basswars7060 3 года назад +155

    I had the good fortune to meet Denny Doherty in Toronto when he was doing his stage show. It was fantastic. I waited after the show with a CD and Sharpie. I was really star struck. He was such a gentleman. He spent almost half and hour telling me stories about growing up in Nova Scotia. He was and always will be one of the greatest singers of all time. His tenor voice is perfection.

    • @moow950
      @moow950 3 года назад +14

      Wow, so jealous of you to have met this great man. RIP Denny.

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад +6

      Thanks for sharing that. He does seem like a class act.

    • @renemichel3459
      @renemichel3459 3 года назад +10

      Coming from Canada myself, it makes me proud to know that Denny was in the band.

    • @Grandtrunk
      @Grandtrunk 2 года назад

      Especially when Denny sang “ Do You Wanna Dance?” Hauntingly beautiful

  • @MYPOWERSTATION1
    @MYPOWERSTATION1 Год назад +53

    Very few songs can make you feel and this is definitely a great example. PAPA Denny's delivery is full of hope while still trying to convince someone else the grass will be greener elsewhere (California) while the haunting harmonies of Michelle, Cass and John almost warn us that this may all be fleeting or be careful what you wish for. Seeing in retrospect how fleeting Mama's and Pappas time together was and how it all ended makes this song hit even harder.

  • @barryN69
    @barryN69 3 месяца назад +23

    I’m 54 and love this group. RIP to mama Cass , Denny and Papa John.

  • @robertguerrero8009
    @robertguerrero8009 2 года назад +87

    Man that song is pure 1960's poetry, brings back such wonderful memories...

  • @rubenstoronto
    @rubenstoronto 3 года назад +2729

    John was the poetry, Cass the voice, Michelle the beauty and Denny was the performance. So the band was complete.

    • @Hithere-ek4qt
      @Hithere-ek4qt 3 года назад +67

      Like they say, beauty is a dime a dozen. Michelle was the weakest link.

    • @braznartn5176
      @braznartn5176 3 года назад +78

      Denny's lead voice was Irreplaceable back in the day.

    • @holgerwagner5777
      @holgerwagner5777 3 года назад +6

      Right

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад +48

      @@Hithere-ek4qt She seems to be holding her own for sure during this performance.

    • @JaKommenterar
      @JaKommenterar 3 года назад +83

      Michelle wrote this song

  • @MarkGelderland
    @MarkGelderland Год назад +158

    Wow Michelle is still stunningly beautiful at 54. One of the few true live performances of The Mamas and the Papas.

    • @user-mh2mx2pc8d
      @user-mh2mx2pc8d Год назад

      Что именно красиво, пирожки наверное красиво ведь она любить отдавать, мимо Джона

    • @ALousyGolfer1
      @ALousyGolfer1 Год назад +9

      She’s 79, born in 1944.

    • @MarkGelderland
      @MarkGelderland Год назад +28

      @@ALousyGolfer1 That's correct, the video is from 1998, so she was 54 at the time, like i said.

    • @haintedhouse2990
      @haintedhouse2990 11 месяцев назад +1

      she looks great but can she sing? the few clips i've seen of them live she's always holding her mic too far from her mouth to be picked up, here i only hear 3 back up singers.

    • @LordSink17
      @LordSink17 11 месяцев назад

      @@ALousyGolfer1no shit

  • @jimfladwood4393
    @jimfladwood4393 Год назад +48

    A wonderful group!
    I miss the voice of Mama
    Cass on vocals!☮️❤️✌️

  • @df56gh4d5h
    @df56gh4d5h 2 года назад +896

    Amazing how beautiful Michelle Phillips still is after all these years.

    • @thetruthfornow6045
      @thetruthfornow6045 2 года назад +45

      This was 1998. If you saw her now you would revise your comments.

    • @ShellshockedRadio
      @ShellshockedRadio 2 года назад

      What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: ruclips.net/video/oOiCrKj-Cb8/видео.html Very well done!

    • @underground9260
      @underground9260 2 года назад +89

      @@thetruthfornow6045 she’s 78 now. She looks normal for her age. There is one picture of her, that does look bad. But the rest and the current videos of her are not bad.

    • @thetruthfornow6045
      @thetruthfornow6045 2 года назад +23

      @@underground9260 If she wasn't a total knockout in her youth it would be easier to say she aged gracefully.

    • @HeadPack
      @HeadPack 2 года назад +49

      Indeed, considering she was 54 years old when they performed this. Michelle maintained her beauty for quite some time.

  • @susanferrazzano1957
    @susanferrazzano1957 3 года назад +195

    This song always gave me a pit in my stomach. Such a heartfelt classic. The song, arrangement, harmonies are some of the most beautiful I've ever heard.Such unbelievable talent.

    • @richieboy6825
      @richieboy6825 2 года назад +4

      Something about it, isn’t there?

    • @troyledbetter6597
      @troyledbetter6597 2 года назад +1

      I agree, well stated!

    • @oonojoe
      @oonojoe Год назад

      Could not agree more.

    • @jduey2396
      @jduey2396 Год назад

      Peach pit? Cherry Pit? Tar pit? You don't get "a pit in my stomach", you get a feeling IN the pit of your stomach.

    • @joelehto9014
      @joelehto9014 Год назад

      @@jduey2396 nobody asked bro

  • @djey24
    @djey24 Год назад +19

    some songs give you the chills....this after first listening some 30 years ago, still played at home and on playlist.

  • @elizabethwoods8883
    @elizabethwoods8883 2 года назад +31

    OMG they're still sing and looking amazing after all this years

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 года назад

      BEST GROUP EVER.

    • @ednowlin1125
      @ednowlin1125 Год назад +4

      This was over 20 years ago, in 1998 at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. John passed away in 2001, Denny passed away in 2008

  • @jbjeweller4581
    @jbjeweller4581 3 года назад +363

    There should be a vacant microphone in memory of Mama Cass ... R.I.P. John & Cass Elliot ... We miss you so much ...

    • @zoefaithheth
      @zoefaithheth 3 года назад +4

      JB JEWELLER I totally agree :( I think some representation of her would be nice.

    • @Maridun50
      @Maridun50 3 года назад +24

      AND RIP Denny .......
      Michelle is the only one left now.

    • @Maridun50
      @Maridun50 3 года назад +9

      @john mcgee Musically he is missed -
      Not for the rest.
      However it's not been proven that he molested his daughter.
      Her father was dead long before she made the accusations.

    • @jbjeweller4581
      @jbjeweller4581 3 года назад +8

      @john mcgee You are right ... Many geniuses and musical artists have deplored behavior ... But I try to separate the monster from the artist who lives inside it...

    • @jbjeweller4581
      @jbjeweller4581 3 года назад +2

      @@Maridun50 Is indeed... Only the echo of their voices comforts us now...

  • @philipthomson7460
    @philipthomson7460 3 года назад +1921

    Michelle Phillips is still beautiful ❤️

  • @yogsenforfoth5948
    @yogsenforfoth5948 11 месяцев назад +143

    It just doesn’t sound right without Mama Cass Elliot. She was the heart and soul of the group. ❤

    • @jgallardohz
      @jgallardohz 8 месяцев назад +3

      Agree

    • @alfching2499
      @alfching2499 7 месяцев назад +4

      They should have dug her up just for this performance😅😅😅

    • @claudioz2483
      @claudioz2483 7 месяцев назад +4

      I'm not a music expert but I totally agree with you. Cass Elliot as a voice was from another planet. Ciao from Italy.

    • @davidthaler7018
      @davidthaler7018 5 месяцев назад +3

      Agreed. It’s missing her “dreeeeeeeeeeeaminnnnnnn’” near the end. Someone else tried, but it was soft.

  • @sarangheyo-vy8xe
    @sarangheyo-vy8xe Год назад +7

    In 1995, Mamas and Papas visited Seoul, South Korea owe to the popularity of this song. In 1994, this song was used as the theme of a movie, 重庆森林, produced in HongKong. So, they came out on TV in Korea. Additionally, the concert was also broadcasted nationally.

  • @joshuadst7809
    @joshuadst7809 2 года назад +106

    This song is really timeless, I'm 50 years old and I've always loved this song. Hello from France.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Год назад +1

      hello from Kittygystan! im 2 yrs younger than you!

    • @bluenetmarketing
      @bluenetmarketing Год назад +3

      @@fidelcatsro6948 Hello from the future, I'm 70.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Год назад +1

      @@bluenetmarketing wow 21 yrs ahead of me!

    • @onclebob2178
      @onclebob2178 3 месяца назад

      J’ai 59 ans. C’est ma chanson préférée. Bonjour d’Iran.❤

  • @davehughes574
    @davehughes574 4 года назад +119

    To me this song defined the sixties. The first haunting cords give me goosebumps. The California sound.

    • @LeeFred78
      @LeeFred78 2 года назад +8

      My wife once asked me, "What is your favorite sound?" I told her, "The opening chords to 'California Dreamin'"

    • @Jerry-oo8hd
      @Jerry-oo8hd Год назад

      …Excellent point! Agreed!

    • @herberthchavarria4973
      @herberthchavarria4973 Год назад +1

      Excelente canción e interpretación, el sonido de la década de los 60'.

    • @karencassady3354
      @karencassady3354 9 месяцев назад

      To me this song defined the sixties .The first haunting cords give me goose bumps .The California sound

  • @reneekh3599
    @reneekh3599 2 года назад +62

    Their voices have certainly changed with age - as most everyone's does. But it's still a haunting & compelling performance.

    • @MB-rr1fb
      @MB-rr1fb 7 месяцев назад +1

      Mama Cass was the sound of the song

  • @Wilfredoviquez
    @Wilfredoviquez Год назад +3

    Thank you guys for leaving us this beautiful music that has filled and liked so many generations.

  • @mikegike7273
    @mikegike7273 3 года назад +45

    Casd and Michelle were good for each other. Cass had to learn to take her incredible voice down a notch while Michelle learned to trust her voice and increase her range and volume. What a time to be alive... Stay safe all......

  • @user-ix9rh1xv2z
    @user-ix9rh1xv2z 3 года назад +68

    Whenever I hear Califronia Dreaming. this song makes me think of past young days

    • @haydenbeauchamp373
      @haydenbeauchamp373 3 года назад +1

      Spelt wrong bot

    • @CarlosHernandez-bu2lk
      @CarlosHernandez-bu2lk 3 года назад +1

      It's a good song and arrangement, I like it so much, it's a classical one, but it's not he same without Cass.

  • @jebadiahfyefye8994
    @jebadiahfyefye8994 2 года назад +8

    Man I did t expect this to sound this good. Legends.

  • @paulhawkins3470
    @paulhawkins3470 8 месяцев назад +3

    From the first note to the last this timeless classic is so exquisitely composed it never gets old and leaves you wanting more. When this song came out I was eight years old and we had recently moved from LA to Dana Point. My brother and I had just started surfing. We were living the southern California dream. The older I get the more I cherish the memories this song elicits.

  • @Bootmahoy88
    @Bootmahoy88 3 года назад +51

    Everything ages, then dies. This was a good moment to reflect on what these artists gave us. We move on, but we remember. Nice things to remember are good.

  • @harryballz9486
    @harryballz9486 3 года назад +129

    1:35 Ron Jeremy beating the cow bell like it owes him money.

    • @arkpan4x4
      @arkpan4x4 3 года назад

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @LonePyreFilms
      @LonePyreFilms 3 года назад +6

      Everything about this comment is iconic and deserves more recognition.

    • @ec1628
      @ec1628 3 года назад +2

      It's actually a tambourine.

    • @harryballz9486
      @harryballz9486 3 года назад +1

      @@ec1628
      I would suggest you have another look. Unless your version and mine of a cowbell are so far off

    • @ec1628
      @ec1628 3 года назад +2

      @@harryballz9486 It is without a doubt a tambourine. Listen closely when the stick hits it. You can hear the chime of the small cymbals.
      I do not hear a cowbell in the entire piece. The type of tambourine he's playing is shaped like a C so this may be the cause of confusion.

  • @anthonybrletic974
    @anthonybrletic974 10 месяцев назад +21

    This song eliminates my extreme anger issues. It reminds me that there is a lot more to life than suffering. It proves to me that being human isn't so bad.

  • @lizholmes5358
    @lizholmes5358 2 года назад +8

    I loved their harmony, they were so good. So nice to see them having fun. This is a song that stays with you. Yes Cass Elliot is sorely missed from life but her voice lives on in recordings and the enjoyment the group has in performing.

  • @larrysmith5439
    @larrysmith5439 2 года назад +41

    A song 100 years from now . People will still know.

    • @marciocouto5480
      @marciocouto5480 Месяц назад +1

      This song is an anthem and will forever be in our hearts.

    • @user-th8vg1mn5l
      @user-th8vg1mn5l 27 дней назад

      Я русский из России мне 45 и мне нравилась Америка тех лет и люди были классные а песня просто огонь! 😎✊💪 часто её слушаю в оригинале. Желаю что бы у наших стран всё наладилось и мы ездили в гости друг к другу. Удачи! ✌️

  • @lslth2
    @lslth2 2 года назад +34

    I love this song!!! After all these long years its still got the groove. Mama Cass is there in spirit and would probably be amazed that it is still one of the most popular songs from that era.

  • @user-lj5rs1rh5z
    @user-lj5rs1rh5z 16 дней назад +2

    This song is so beautiful you never get tired lesting it.

  • @davidcamarillo9496
    @davidcamarillo9496 Год назад +8

    Awesome performance on an iconic song from an all American band with style and grace. What a beautiful song!!!!!

    • @blader45bc
      @blader45bc Год назад +1

      Denny was from Nova Scotia

  • @chloexianah3070
    @chloexianah3070 3 года назад +1162

    You can tell who carried them vocally.. Cass Elliot ❤️

    • @JohnDoe-xi6xl
      @JohnDoe-xi6xl 3 года назад +39

      Michelle admitted of herself that she could “barely sing”.

    • @suneyeintuition4315
      @suneyeintuition4315 3 года назад +15

      Yes, Denny did nothing on this one. 😚😏

    • @semipalatinsk1
      @semipalatinsk1 3 года назад +37

      That's right. This sounds weak. Even though I do love Denny's solo part: "Got down on my knees...". But the overall sound suffers without Cass.

    • @bluejon62
      @bluejon62 3 года назад +29

      Bit harsh on Denny who still sounded great.

    • @CSRookie
      @CSRookie 3 года назад +20

      The Band was a good mix...... Danny had a great voice back in the day, Cass obviously had the power, Michelle had a sweet voice and John provided more of the theoretical knowledge of music; good mix

  • @SchofieldBrothersRacing
    @SchofieldBrothersRacing 4 года назад +171

    Ron Jeremy beating the crap outta that tambourine. Glad to see he's multi-talented.

    • @samborlon
      @samborlon 4 года назад +13

      My man, your comment is worthy of thousands of likes!

    • @marijnvanlingen8678
      @marijnvanlingen8678 4 года назад +13

      Its good to see him beating something else for a change 😂😂😂

    • @kiddix8472
      @kiddix8472 4 года назад +8

      Doing what he does best- banging it hard!

    • @aimebang1590
      @aimebang1590 4 года назад

      Yep, still got it in him, never missed a beat!

    • @bryanwolof8742
      @bryanwolof8742 4 года назад

      No doubt Anton is watching him and making mental notes on how he (Anton) can improve

  • @armandoamador8490
    @armandoamador8490 Год назад +6

    One of the best rock and roll songs of all time.

  • @rudolphsaiz8386
    @rudolphsaiz8386 2 месяца назад +19

    The song is very noticably different Without Cass Elliots voice, not even the 3 background vocalists can compensate for her absence.

  • @davidg.9932
    @davidg.9932 3 года назад +13

    Happy 77th Birthday Holly Michelle Gilliam AKA Michelle Phillips June 4, 1944 Long Beach. You are not only a hippie rock icon. But also an actress, songwriter and accomplished model. Thank goodness for 60's / early 70's music and culture which you were a big part of.

    • @Nosedigonoma
      @Nosedigonoma Год назад +1

      Probablemente la mujer más hermosa que mis ojos vieron y verán

  • @johnq.public4252
    @johnq.public4252 3 года назад +70

    A beautiful song that transcends generations.

  • @yesterdayproductions1019
    @yesterdayproductions1019 Год назад +2

    Great Performance by everyone on stage. Absolutely beautiful melody that will live on forever. Great melodies have no time limit.

  • @thomashoffman8228
    @thomashoffman8228 Год назад +4

    What a beautiful moment. The song will last forever.

  • @gordonquigg9389
    @gordonquigg9389 4 года назад +46

    And I have to add. Mama Cass was an icon of that era, the mid 60's, that defined a feeling that is impossible to fully describe. Without the original mama's and the papas, I think our entire human history and culture would seriously be missing something....

    • @love-vy1ry
      @love-vy1ry 4 года назад +5

      This is the original line-up minus 1, and everybody is writing about "without Cass" she died so many years ago.......Man be glad, at that time 1998 at least the 3 surviving members got together and to sing at the show. How many bands (when time goes by) have 3/4 of the band alive when they are inducted?

  • @karenstrycharz1499
    @karenstrycharz1499 4 года назад +63

    Loved the Mamas & Papas so much! Iconic group!! Great memories! May Mama Cass, Denny Doherty & John Phillips all “Rest In Peace!” Hard to believe three of them have passed away!

    • @TwilightZeaux
      @TwilightZeaux 4 года назад +3

      1965 was 55 years ago.

    • @franksbandi2869
      @franksbandi2869 3 года назад +2

      Its called old age and LIFE...DEATH IS PART OF LIFE... how hard is that to believe??? ?

  • @user-cd2jd5ts3y
    @user-cd2jd5ts3y Год назад +5

    An evergreen song! Very mood lifting, adore the song immensely 👍

  • @laankebygg3685
    @laankebygg3685 Год назад +22

    I miss you so, Mama Cass!

    • @HelenaRusso-ex4em
      @HelenaRusso-ex4em 3 месяца назад +1

      Hello how are you?☺

    • @GuttenfraVrnes-mo9uv
      @GuttenfraVrnes-mo9uv 3 месяца назад

      @@HelenaRusso-ex4em Getting there but slowing down as the years pass bye. Thank you for asking! 🙂

  • @richarddunne9802
    @richarddunne9802 4 года назад +59

    This is a perfectly arranged song, with such momentum, it just keeps moving along through all the sections and ends perfectly. Short and sweet, not one unnecessary note. It'll be around for a long time yet.

    • @myvitiello
      @myvitiello 3 года назад

      Tempo is way tooo fast

    • @richarddunne9802
      @richarddunne9802 3 года назад +1

      @@myvitiello It's definitely faster than the recording but I don't think it ruins it. I'm a drummer myself and often get annoyed by songs being played too fast but I think it works here.

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад

      @@myvitiello rubbish

    • @guysalzmann9302
      @guysalzmann9302 2 года назад +1

      Agreed. Probably one of the most perfect songs of all time for the reasons you elaborated...

  • @charlesincharge3404
    @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад +637

    I see so many comments downplaying Michelle's voice, but they're not fair. She has an excellent voice and handles this difficult song to sing very well. People always have to step on someone. It can't just be something like "jeez, they were all so talented...too bad the band didn't stay together very long." I don't know...just my $0.02.

    • @billferron6473
      @billferron6473 3 года назад +20

      Michelle's infidelity fractured the group and led to their demise.

    • @pjmurphy920
      @pjmurphy920 3 года назад +30

      @@billferron6473 Her husband was an infidel as well as a major druggie.

    • @AndrewCapobianco2014
      @AndrewCapobianco2014 3 года назад +18

      Denny has the voice

    • @johnnada1222
      @johnnada1222 3 года назад +35

      Bill Ferron the times had changed , John admits he ran out of songs , Cass wanted out , they went from living together on the beach In the Caribbean to separate houses in Los Angeles,
      . Face it : that time period was over and their time was over ( short as it was ). It was fun while it lasted but all good things must come to an end .
      And BTW : Michelle later ( when single ) had affairs with Nicholson, Beatty , Hopper etc . If she was a guy( dating that level of females) she would be in the Dude Hall of Fame but she isn’t so there is a certain negative tone about her lifestyle ( gigantic double standard).

    • @luizgermann
      @luizgermann 3 года назад +5

      @@billferron6473 Do better research, dude.
      Mama left mainly bacause she and John didn't fit very well working together.
      Cas and Danny even get to work together later.

  • @esoteric3242
    @esoteric3242 Год назад +6

    Go for it girl. You are the best!

  • @pedrojuliancereceda8301
    @pedrojuliancereceda8301 4 месяца назад

    The Wonder Years!. Missing them so badly!!! Thank U for sharing! Love it!!!

  • @jonathanfraser321
    @jonathanfraser321 3 года назад +25

    Amazing to think this performance was 26 years after they first perforrmed it and now that is 22 years ago!

  • @joshuasandlin9194
    @joshuasandlin9194 3 года назад +57

    I've never seen someone play a tambourine so enthusiastically...that guy is the real MVP...

    • @ec1628
      @ec1628 2 года назад +2

      @@rickelliott4334 That’s a tambourine he’s destroying

  • @azgeneralat759
    @azgeneralat759 Год назад +7

    Една от най-любимите ми песнички за всички времена! Благодаря Ви! Бъдете живи и здрави!

    • @user-ow9nv7xs9x
      @user-ow9nv7xs9x Год назад

      Согласен на все 100 процентов!

    • @Nonbron
      @Nonbron Год назад

      В живых осталась только Мишель Филлипс.

  • @olafvoss2082
    @olafvoss2082 10 месяцев назад +2

    You get the feeling of being infused with something legendary when you hear this song...
    It will always remain an inexplicable phenomenon as to why the Mamas and Papas stood out so much from most bands.
    There is something magical just hearing their three most famous songs.
    Thank you Mamas and Papas...
    Man hat das Gefühl von etwas legendären durchzogen zu werden, wenn man dieses Lied hört...
    Es wird immer ein unerklärliches Phänomen bleiben, warum die Mamas und Papas von den meisten Bands so herausstachen.
    Es hat etwas magisches nur schon ihre drei bekanntesten songs zu hören.
    Danke Mamas und Papas...

  • @kirolos9907
    @kirolos9907 4 года назад +238

    RIP mama Cass Elliot 🤎🤎🤎

    • @RogerBates7
      @RogerBates7 4 года назад +4

      @Waldo Rojas in 1973 of a severe heart attack from obesity and rampant drug use.

    • @ciaranflynn1397
      @ciaranflynn1397 4 года назад +4

      The two boys are dead also, only Michelle left

    • @RogerBates7
      @RogerBates7 4 года назад +1

      @@ciaranflynn1397 Yes. Actually this was only a couple years before Papa John died. You can tell he's already struggling with his health at the time of this ceremony.

    • @spitfireaace
      @spitfireaace 4 года назад

      @@RogerBates7 ya we see that. It's only 1998 so a bit of a before the whole death of Denny and also John.

  • @georgevangordonjr8963
    @georgevangordonjr8963 4 года назад +106

    No doubt they deserve to be in the rock and roll hall of fame.. it’s a shame cass isn’t here to see it

    • @tp6945
      @tp6945 Месяц назад

      all except for john❤

  • @richardstump4582
    @richardstump4582 Год назад +4

    What AMAZING SONG! Great Memories! I Love The Lyrics And Melodie Congrats!!!

  • @antoniominutillo6499
    @antoniominutillo6499 9 месяцев назад +1

    Goosebumps. When i heard this song was a baby. Now as such a long ago a true wonder song and Michelle Phillips too❤

  • @62gavster
    @62gavster 3 года назад +13

    Her smile is so beautiful, and a great performance of an old classic.

  • @patriciawinegar8550
    @patriciawinegar8550 3 года назад +12

    I love the mamas & papa's o how I miss those golden days . The 60s & 70s were the best. 💯✌💖

  • @hollydavidson4638
    @hollydavidson4638 Год назад

    I just got so emotional watching this! Thank you❣️👍👏💖💔

  • @richardfroud8970
    @richardfroud8970 Год назад +4

    Such talent, such a fantastic song so sorry Mamma Cass wasn’t there. What a great time for music👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

  • @jamesenglish3508
    @jamesenglish3508 4 года назад +16

    Wow! They sounded just as good as I remembered them. Thanks for the memories.

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 4 года назад +2

      No Cass. Not the same.

    • @gostrum1
      @gostrum1 4 года назад +5

      Cass Elliot is badly missed, but it was pretty good!

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад +2

      @@gostrum1 It wasn't just pretty good. It was an excellent performance. Just cause Cass wasn't there, it doesn't mean it can't be great. So being so short-sighted.

  • @doglips1958
    @doglips1958 4 года назад +719

    Depressing that 3 of 4 are gone......

    • @karenstrycharz1499
      @karenstrycharz1499 4 года назад +30

      I thought the same thing! It just seems impossible that three of the four are gone now!! Sooooo sad & as you put it perfectly “SO DEPRESSING”, too! Huge loss!😢

    • @davidwilson6308
      @davidwilson6308 4 года назад +25

      1 of 4 is gone.

    • @deveryshepardson3640
      @deveryshepardson3640 4 года назад +35

      Papa John was a waste of a human being but a good musician. I do not mourn him at all for what he did to his daughters!

    • @markhoffart622
      @markhoffart622 4 года назад +3

      @@hansolo2121 nah, Mama CLASS

    • @user-vy2bg7jo4m
      @user-vy2bg7jo4m 4 года назад +6

      @
      and the gibb brothers
      now only barry

  • @raychester373
    @raychester373 Год назад +3

    I absolutely love this song

  • @kevinclarke1222
    @kevinclarke1222 Год назад +5

    Truly Stupendously fantasitly great harmonizing groups of all time.

  • @tybuzz67
    @tybuzz67 3 года назад +159

    The one who ate the banana in their Ed Sullivan performance is the one who is alive today. Kudos to the banana.

    • @iamintime4116
      @iamintime4116 2 года назад +5

      Her name is Michelle Phillips.

    • @andreadler3726
      @andreadler3726 2 года назад

      I just saw that on the Ed Sullivan show tonight, leading me here.

  • @indiesindie1984
    @indiesindie1984 4 года назад +456

    Mama Cass was definitely the soul of this band.

    • @Apollo_Blaze
      @Apollo_Blaze 3 года назад +8

      Yes she was

    • @howardweinstein1324
      @howardweinstein1324 3 года назад +13

      She was the heart and soul ,and VOICE.

    • @tonteriaslasprecisas6897
      @tonteriaslasprecisas6897 3 года назад +5

      I see. John's songs were not important apparently.....They were a band you know? (I find it hard to read some comments)

    • @htd971
      @htd971 3 года назад

      Is really

    • @j.s.1016
      @j.s.1016 3 года назад +3

      Disagree… works still without!

  • @travelgal4046
    @travelgal4046 2 года назад +2

    BEEUTIFUL!! Mama Cass is watching in love and light

  • @patg2445
    @patg2445 Год назад +2

    So grateful we can still enjoy these legends 2022/Dec./03

  • @johnstark254
    @johnstark254 2 года назад +18

    That was damned good. Better than I expected at their age and a live performance! 👏👏👏❤

  • @landyman97
    @landyman97 4 года назад +22

    They look like they’re having fun...god rest their souls.....

  • @esoteric3242
    @esoteric3242 Год назад +1

    Wow! Don't get any better than this. Thanks.

  • @user-lp4vz7dr9b
    @user-lp4vz7dr9b 6 месяцев назад +3

    One of the great songs of all time!

  • @naraleal795
    @naraleal795 2 года назад +108

    Mama Cass ,faz muita falta ,mas o grupo continua incrível!♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @kenziexox3950
    @kenziexox3950 4 года назад +23

    watching this makes you realise how mama cass played such an important part in the band cause it just doesn’t feel right without her, it’s still good but she was the icing on the cake

    • @charlesincharge3404
      @charlesincharge3404 3 года назад

      Not only was it still good, that was an excellent performance.

  • @kurtb8474
    @kurtb8474 Год назад +10

    Michelle is so lovely. And quite a good actress, too.

  • @claudephotographer973
    @claudephotographer973 Год назад +4

    What an amazing performance and song 🙏🔥

  • @deborahburns424
    @deborahburns424 4 года назад +16

    Marvelous song and well done. You can feel the vacancy without Cass, her voice really rounded everything out, but she will rest in peace and the band plays on. Great job guys!

  • @dbrew2u
    @dbrew2u 4 года назад +22

    Only one Original Member left . Loved this Band . I was in High School when this song hit the Radio . Damn time flies .

    • @petebradt
      @petebradt 3 года назад

      I has living an a small burg in MI and when 'California Dreamin' came out, we demanded to move to the west coast. We did. Just missed Monterey.

  • @MrBaseren
    @MrBaseren 8 месяцев назад

    This song is truly special. Thanks a lot

  • @nzzbmd2106
    @nzzbmd2106 Год назад

    Thanks, you guys still Rocks !!!

  • @pbrucpaul
    @pbrucpaul 3 года назад +19

    Epic song about California in the '60's. That was where conscience came to an awakening.

    • @rustybooker
      @rustybooker 2 года назад +4

      Now a cesspool

    • @bluerock4456
      @bluerock4456 2 года назад

      What's happened to California since is nothing short of criminal.

  • @vitorjunior7444
    @vitorjunior7444 2 года назад +5

    What I found amazing was the three of them delivering such quality voice over more than 30 long years... and the bassist enjoying and dancing... lololololol

  • @MarJo333
    @MarJo333 6 месяцев назад

    I was just born when this song came out- and this song does transcend time and space !! One of my favs and Mama Michele can belt it out like it was 1965 all over again !!!!

  • @celinelove1418
    @celinelove1418 Год назад +1

    music keeps us going and not getting old

  • @alexandrecrruz
    @alexandrecrruz 4 года назад +214

    It was so beautiful to see them 3 singing together, this performance would be more perfect if Mama Cass Elliot was alive and singing with them 💔
    R.I.P. Cass, John e Denny

    • @celidacastro9049
      @celidacastro9049 3 года назад +1

      Y sigo en 2021. En pandemia. Disfrutando lo mejor de The Mamas and the Papas. Bella música!!

    • @Theanswerisblowinginthewind
      @Theanswerisblowinginthewind 3 года назад +1

      Is Denny dead too ?

    • @otrwp79
      @otrwp79 3 года назад +1

      @@Theanswerisblowinginthewind For nearly 15 years. Died on January 20, 2007.

  • @juligrlee556
    @juligrlee556 4 года назад +4

    Such a beautiful gift of memories and remembering Mamma Cass

  • @georgewaite2952
    @georgewaite2952 Год назад +5

    Denny brought the performance of all of this to what we think of California Dreamin. All band members are deceased. Michelle lives on with all the memories. What a movement the era of the 1960s brought us.All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. California Dreamin.

  • @rocklover5628
    @rocklover5628 4 года назад +40

    la flauta es maravillosa, me transporta a otros años. Cass era el alma de The Mamás and the Papas, preciosa voz. Saludos de Chile

    • @cesariosanmartin7351
      @cesariosanmartin7351 2 года назад

      🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

    • @tessriegel7100
      @tessriegel7100 2 года назад

      Holá

    • @ec1628
      @ec1628 2 года назад

      Saludos desde la parte norte de la costa del pacifico. Estoy disfrutando de esta actuación en Los Ángeles. ¡Disfruta de la buena música allá en Chile!