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  • @deebell510
    @deebell510 2 роки тому +314

    Cass Elliot had an incredible voice.

    • @bradparnell614
      @bradparnell614 2 роки тому +6

      I think she had a future as a comedic actress as well. She didn't do a lot in the short time she was with us but you could see with more experience that she had potential to be really good at it.

    • @robinmills8675
      @robinmills8675 2 роки тому +8

      She is what I imagine angels sound like.

    • @ChuckHackney
      @ChuckHackney 10 місяців тому

      Incredible, I also forget how many crooner type songs this group did. Hell, Sinatra and Nat King could sing this song and fit into their catalog.

    • @ChuckHackney
      @ChuckHackney 10 місяців тому +2

      Cass Elliot, what a voice!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @ChuckHackney
      @ChuckHackney 10 місяців тому

      Incredible.

  • @JKTritt
    @JKTritt 2 роки тому +103

    Monday, Monday is a great song. You don’t listen to the Mamas & Papas for the instrumentation, you listen for Cass Elliot’s voice and the harmonies.

    • @kentzepick4169
      @kentzepick4169 2 роки тому +4

      Amen!

    • @alexwaverley729
      @alexwaverley729 2 роки тому

      @Blue Wave 2020 Well, Cass and Denny for sure.

    • @kbob1163
      @kbob1163 2 роки тому +2

      Not to mention judging a '60s song based on its stereo mix, which would have been created as an afterthought in the age of mono.

    • @funkyjbass7762
      @funkyjbass7762 5 місяців тому

      @@kbob1163 Yes, not music made to play through headphones. Made for a mono radio. All their mixes are a bit weird to listen though headphones.

    • @holley2
      @holley2 10 днів тому

      Monday Monday is also meant to be heard in mono not stereo. Makes a huge difference.

  • @roadrunner3100
    @roadrunner3100 2 роки тому +233

    “This is Dedicated to the One I Love” is another beautiful cover they do, absolutely worth a listen. “Creeque Alley” is also very good.

    • @ForsbergGirl21
      @ForsbergGirl21 2 роки тому +1

      YES, that's SUCH a beautiful rendition, so harmonious!

    • @Historian212
      @Historian212 2 роки тому +1

      Totally agree on both!

    • @Crash765
      @Crash765 2 роки тому +4

      Yes. Dedicated to the One I Love might well be my favorite Mamas and Papas song.

    • @gcats6059
      @gcats6059 2 роки тому +1

      Agree and I also enjoy, I Saw Her Again Last Night.

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Рік тому

      Did they ever cut a bad song? I don't know of one.

  • @JabaLeeJones
    @JabaLeeJones 2 роки тому +3

    Wow… Monday, monday is an instant classic. But good thing you listened dream a little dream too 😅

  • @Fuphyter
    @Fuphyter 2 роки тому +91

    Mama Cass had perfect pitch. She had an amazing voice. Great review guys

  • @stillstanding8286
    @stillstanding8286 2 роки тому +256

    As someone who grew up while this music was coming out, I recommend that you check out their song “I Saw Her Again”.
    Strong harmonies, great lyrics and musicianship, high production value are all on display in that tune.
    Keep up the good work, fellas!!!

    • @antarcticorb9197
      @antarcticorb9197 2 роки тому +10

      Yes, oh my God! "I saw her again last night" brings back such overwhelming memories of my experience at an amusement park and becoming a man...holy shit!

    • @rtr7227
      @rtr7227 2 роки тому +7

      My fav by them.

    • @MichaelGreenhaus9404
      @MichaelGreenhaus9404 2 роки тому +1

      @@rtr7227 Also my favorite!

    • @alanmusicman3385
      @alanmusicman3385 2 роки тому +6

      "I Saw Her Again" is a indeed a great record - and it has that intruiging false start to the reprise section which sounds like a very high profile mistake - but in a documentary on the Mamas and Papas "Behind the Music" producer Lou Adler says no, it was deliberate.There was also a single edit which it brought to down to under 3 minutes (improving chances of 1967 airplay).

    • @billmann6278
      @billmann6278 2 роки тому +4

      Sounds great loud in a good set of headphones for all the intricacies in the vocal harmonies.

  • @rogerpitcher6540
    @rogerpitcher6540 2 роки тому +3

    Monday, Monday sounds great coming out of a transistor radio or a car AM single speaker.

  • @jessicalee7119
    @jessicalee7119 2 роки тому +2

    Huh, I like the song, Monday Monday ~ back when the song was popular we listened to it on the radio ~ perhaps listening through headphones makes a difference.

  • @philpartynski3125
    @philpartynski3125 2 роки тому +105

    Their version of “Dedicated To The One I Love” is a MUST LISTEN!! Right up there with Cal Dreaming, IMO.

  • @RockyMtnRebecca
    @RockyMtnRebecca 2 роки тому +1

    I sang this at a wedding reception with a guy on piano and a drummer with a very small kit lol... and a guitar. It was fun - love the tune. It's VERY old btw.

  • @supertrouper2550
    @supertrouper2550 2 роки тому +65

    God bless Cass forever. The voice of angel. Thanks for doing this one. It's gorgeous.

  • @allisonreed7682
    @allisonreed7682 2 роки тому +42

    Mama Cass and John Denver sang a duet of his song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" that is just sublime. It will move you to tears.

    • @aileenturrietta7553
      @aileenturrietta7553 2 роки тому +5

      I like their version but I tend to like Peter, Paul and Mary's version a bit better. I still have them on my play list. But hey John Denver's a force too!! ☺️☺️

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 2 роки тому +3

      @@aileenturrietta7553 yes, the Peter, Paul, and Mary version is stunningly beautiful!

    • @carla68
      @carla68 Рік тому +1

      Everything by Peter Paul and Mary is beautiful!

    • @michelekoop244
      @michelekoop244 Рік тому

      Yes! John Denver and Cass Elliott live performance of leaving on a jet plane is phenomenal

  • @georgespeck7914
    @georgespeck7914 2 роки тому +3

    You gave The Mammas and the Papas a quick second glance. Try the Carpenters again - We’ve Only Just Begun.

  • @elainemarsh3477
    @elainemarsh3477 2 роки тому +132

    Try "Creeque Alley." It's their origin story. (A little surprised that you preferred this to "Monday, Monday." Just an FYI, "Dream a Little Dream" is a SUPER old song.)

    • @djray369
      @djray369 2 роки тому +11

      No one’s getting fat except Mama Cass.

    • @Magravated
      @Magravated 2 роки тому +5

      Love that song and it is a mini rockumentary of their time together.

    • @Herfortz
      @Herfortz 2 роки тому +1

      The Mamas and The Papas themselves disliked Monday, Monday for lacking anything more meaningful than just singing about a day ..... They did however cherish I Saw Her Again.

    • @alanmusicman3385
      @alanmusicman3385 2 роки тому +2

      "Creeque Alley" is a song to listen to after you have watched a documentary about the band's history - although it's musically a good track a lot of the lyrical references will make no sense at all if you don't. "Monday Monday" (FGS the Mono version - not the cod stereo version!) is the one I would steer you toward though - with "I Saw Her Again" a close second. Of course "California Dreamin'" which you have already hit is probably the one that stands up the best of all.

    • @tonycasey3183
      @tonycasey3183 2 роки тому +1

      Love that song. When I was a kid I couldn't work out why it felt so suspenseful when the lyrics were not. Then I realised the chord arrangement is all sevenths and I think that is so cool.

  • @rpc717
    @rpc717 2 роки тому +6

    Did I really just hear y'all trash Monday, Monday or was that a fever dream? It's a magically beautiful song.

  • @junietunes2148
    @junietunes2148 2 роки тому +88

    Cass Elliott gone way too soon. Her voice is a salve. Great reaction Gents!

    • @sjddds
      @sjddds 2 роки тому

      She ate herself to death. That’s not early, it’s a form of suicide

    • @waynecox3958
      @waynecox3958 2 роки тому +3

      She died of heart failure.

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 2 роки тому +1

      Morning 🌄

    • @ElonsRetardedThirdCousin
      @ElonsRetardedThirdCousin 2 роки тому +2

      "Her voice is a salve." is so fitting. I likes it.

    • @junietunes2148
      @junietunes2148 2 роки тому

      @@Shadowrider1872 Hi John 💜

  • @scottboswell6406
    @scottboswell6406 2 роки тому +85

    So funny that this over 90 y.o. song is 1 of the best you've heard this year!! It's why standards are standards! Mama Cass Elliott had a special voice, she could sing multiple styles.

    • @diverdown631
      @diverdown631 2 роки тому +4

      And proves good is good no matter what

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Рік тому +2

      Was listening to this on vinyl in our living room as a kid and my mom said, "Now THAT'S an old song."

  • @DrChili44
    @DrChili44 2 роки тому +105

    This is great. But Monday, Monday is an iconic song! Almost as much as California Dreamin.

    • @SandraHof
      @SandraHof 2 роки тому +11

      I agree!

    • @itchyandred4131
      @itchyandred4131 2 роки тому +7

      Absolutely ✌️

    • @davidolson2729
      @davidolson2729 2 роки тому +9

      Like their reviews, definitely got this one wrong!

    • @pokeysd3886
      @pokeysd3886 2 роки тому +10

      I'm going to guess that what they're objecting to on "Monday, Monday" is how it sounds in the headphones.

    • @kimmycook2698
      @kimmycook2698 2 роки тому +6

      Monday Monday is a long time fav...they got this so wrong.

  • @izzonj
    @izzonj 2 роки тому +22

    I'm pleasantly surprised you guys loved this - I was afraid you would think it too old- fashioned and cheesy. This is a classic song from 1931, which they recorded as a Mama Cass solo to show off her vocal chops. In glad you appreciated the talent!

    • @creech54
      @creech54 Рік тому +1

      First recorded by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra and recorded by many artists since, including Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day.

  • @757optim
    @757optim 2 роки тому +2

    I have never heard Monday Monday any way but mono. Probably a half a gazillion times on car's AM radio. Was always cool.

  • @kentzepick4169
    @kentzepick4169 2 роки тому +3

    Gosh, how can’t you love “Monday, Monday?!!”
    Just wow.

  • @Alan-lv9rw
    @Alan-lv9rw 2 роки тому +1

    “Monday, Monday” and “Go Where You Wanna Go”.

  • @mitchellbatchelor1594
    @mitchellbatchelor1594 2 роки тому +3

    Based on your comments in your videos, how about adjusting your balance, treble & bass in your headphones. Monday, Monday is a great song.

  • @fleurdelis2976
    @fleurdelis2976 2 роки тому +40

    Mama Cass had such a beautiful voice. "Go Where You Wanna Go" is an amazing song by them that definitely deserves a listen. Have a great week everyone!

  • @letno3662
    @letno3662 2 роки тому +49

    This song was written in 1931. Cass Elliot, one of the best female voices in my opinion. Keith Moon and Cass Elliot, both died 4 years apart in the same apartment owned by Nilsson

  • @sjw5797
    @sjw5797 2 роки тому +28

    Try "I Saw Her Again",
    Or, for complex harmonies and lyrics, "Along Comes Mary" by The Association.

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 2 роки тому +2

      I'm a bit surprised that A&A hasn't hit the Association, yet, since that band had four major hits that are considered to be definitive Sixties songs: "Along Comes Mary", "Cherish", "Windy", and "Never My Love".

    • @imagine1004
      @imagine1004 2 роки тому

      Yes both are awesome!!

  • @MrErrandboy
    @MrErrandboy 2 роки тому +2

    "i saw her standing there" great song. also, "make your own kind of music" which is another one Mama Cass sings.

  • @markstoudenmire4935
    @markstoudenmire4935 2 роки тому +2

    Completely surprised with your review on "Monday Monday"!

  • @glennthompson1173
    @glennthompson1173 2 роки тому +4

    There's no way this is better than Monday Monday. Not on a Monday Tuesday Wednesday.....
    😉

  • @JayCross
    @JayCross 2 роки тому +1

    Interestingly, people are pointing out that the song is old. It was 35 years old when they recorded it. They recorded it 57 years ago.

  • @davemills7030
    @davemills7030 2 роки тому +9

    Try listening to Monday Monday without the headphones (most people didn't listen to music that way back then - so the mix of left and right might be off).

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn't it recorded in mono, originally?

  • @legionofbarry
    @legionofbarry 2 роки тому +38

    Proud of you guys on this one. Keep loving the music 🎶

  • @ivylady13
    @ivylady13 2 роки тому +40

    Do you realize how many artists have done this song? In how many movies this song is presented?? It is a supreme classic!

  • @Mr05Chuck
    @Mr05Chuck 2 роки тому +2

    Monday Monday was a huge song at the time. If I was picking a song of theirs it would be that one.

  • @tomschoening2210
    @tomschoening2210 2 роки тому +1

    Cass could really belt out a song..bless her..

  • @ericanderson8886
    @ericanderson8886 2 роки тому +8

    mama cass had a great voice indeed

  • @tlhuffman
    @tlhuffman 2 роки тому +4

    I am a little mystified by your reaction to Monday, Monday.
    One more great Mamas and Papas song to hit: Creeque Alley.

  • @thefoss5387
    @thefoss5387 2 роки тому +62

    This was a jazz standard from the 30s. Others would recommend Creeque Alley, an autobiographical song on how the group was formed, I would go with I Saw Her Today, a tongue in cheek song about betrayal (as the lead singer was sleeping with the the other guy's wife (Michelle Phillips), while breaking the heart of the member that had a crush on him (Cass Elliot). It is interesting, to me, because they left a mistake in the final mix, prematurely coming in with the final verse for a half bar, then restarting on time.

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 2 роки тому +4

      You're thinking of "I Saw Her Again Last Night", not "I Saw Her Today".

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re 2 роки тому +1

      Dedicated to the One I Love, I Saw Her Again. S-Level

    • @jeffthompson835
      @jeffthompson835 2 роки тому

      Definitely do Creeque Alley.

    • @richlevy9080
      @richlevy9080 2 роки тому

      Dedicated to the one I love

    • @gbeachbum464
      @gbeachbum464 2 роки тому

      Yes, this!

  • @mattshaw6180
    @mattshaw6180 2 роки тому +35

    For big vibes from the Mamas and Papas, try "Twelve-Thirty," "I Saw Her Again Last Night," or "Go Where You Wanna Go"; the grooves are there to be found.

  • @mikep6222
    @mikep6222 2 роки тому +1

    Of all the band that covered this song, thank goodness they were one of them.

  • @katherinebosse5706
    @katherinebosse5706 2 роки тому +5

    Yea Mama Cass!! I’m very happy you both liked this…great way
    to start the day! ❤️‍🔥

  • @suzan5533
    @suzan5533 2 роки тому +5

    Such a clean, perfect song. Cass Elliott was amazing!

  • @notquitedone51
    @notquitedone51 2 роки тому +3

    Another fave: their cover of "I Call Your Name". I love Cass in that.

  • @AncientWisdomTeachingsLLC
    @AncientWisdomTeachingsLLC 2 роки тому +2

    Very surprised about Monday Monday.. creeque alley

  • @joannecoakley6428
    @joannecoakley6428 2 роки тому +1

    Monday Monday is very different but well worth it too.

  • @stocksgoupward5922
    @stocksgoupward5922 2 роки тому +39

    Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn.[1] It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded.

  • @itsmadfar
    @itsmadfar 2 роки тому +1

    That's Mama Cass - she had the voice.

  • @HRConsultant_Jeff
    @HRConsultant_Jeff 2 роки тому +6

    Mostly Mama Cass here and shows how great her voice was. RIP Mama.

  • @yogarose255
    @yogarose255 2 роки тому +21

    Perhaps you haven’t developed a taste for folk music? Monday Monday is an absolute classic. The harmonies, the lost feeling of the times. I’m surprised you didn’t enjoy it. Mama Cass has a gorgeous voice. A powerhouse!

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 2 роки тому

      "Monday, Monday" has some of the best minor-key harmonies ever used in a pop song.

    • @evanhughes1510
      @evanhughes1510 2 роки тому

      What do you mean?They said they did enjoy the song.

    • @kentzepick4169
      @kentzepick4169 2 роки тому

      Amen!

  • @bobrob2004
    @bobrob2004 2 роки тому +9

    "Creeque Alley"
    "I Saw Her Again"
    "Dedicated to the One I Love"
    "Go Where You Wanna Go"
    I also recommend "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),
    " by Scott McKenzie and written by John Phillips.

  • @cuzz45
    @cuzz45 2 роки тому +1

    I think if you listen to "Monday, Monday", you'll get closer to the feeling you had for the band after your first reaction.

  • @pvank1799
    @pvank1799 2 роки тому +2

    Love this and their cover of Beatles' I Call Your Name.

  • @judysebern2005
    @judysebern2005 2 роки тому +2

    “I saw her again” is a favorite of mine

  • @kimmycook2698
    @kimmycook2698 2 роки тому +2

    “This is Dedicated to the One I Love” is so good...Monday Monday and Creeque Alley are good too

  • @tomtompkins7546
    @tomtompkins7546 2 роки тому +1

    One of the most achingly beautiful songs ever written, performed masterfully.

  • @mkd1964
    @mkd1964 Рік тому +1

    My favorite song where Cass Elliot belts it, out is in their version of "Dancing in the Street". It's the best version ever.
    And if you want a couple of (two very different) songs with full harmony, try listening to "Twelve Thirty" and "Creek Alley".

  • @A100-y2c
    @A100-y2c 2 роки тому +13

    I really like Cass' solo song "Make Your Own Kind of Music."

    • @robranney-blake
      @robranney-blake 2 роки тому

      I sing this at work when I’m not digging the radio.

  • @TallyDrake
    @TallyDrake 2 роки тому +25

    You should try "Dedicated to the One I Love". And I'd call that piano honky tonk.

    • @Fool3SufferingFools
      @Fool3SufferingFools 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, their “Dedicated to the One I Love” is epic.

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 2 роки тому +1

      Yep. The key (no pun intended) as to why it worked so well is that the Wrecking Crew's ace pianist Larry Knechtel used a tack piano for this song to give it an old-timey feel.

  • @sgbragdon7334
    @sgbragdon7334 2 роки тому +1

    I know about that piano tone. When a piano gets old and should have the hammers replaced, its life can be extended by putting a tack in them. it leads to this sound which I always thought of as honky tonk piano. It was my moms favorite instrument, she passed last year at 88.

  • @joelliebler5690
    @joelliebler5690 2 роки тому +1

    One of the all time great leading vocalist was Mama Cass!

  • @AuburnAlum1977
    @AuburnAlum1977 2 роки тому +2

    Yes yes yes! Gorgeous song. What a voice!

  • @bradparnell614
    @bradparnell614 2 роки тому +24

    Interesting that you dismissed their biggest hit. "Monday Monday" was the only one of their hits that went to number one in the US. "California Dreaming" is likely their most popular in all the years since if you figure in uses in other media, streams, etc. but still I think you need to give "Monday Monday" another chance. One of my favorites is "For the Love of Ivy" which was not one of their bigger hits but still got a lot of airplay on oldies stations over the years. "I Saw Her Again Last Night", "Dedicated to the One I Love", and "Creeque Alley" are must listens from their catalog. While they did write a lot of their stuff, they also did a lot of covers adding the twist of their unique vocal arrangements.

    • @michaelgartly3753
      @michaelgartly3753 2 роки тому +1

      They're all about form over substance. All surface. Shallow.

  • @syater
    @syater 2 роки тому +1

    I like playing this one on the ukulele. Ozzie Nelson recorded this in the 1930s, but Cass is the version with the most heart.

    • @robranney-blake
      @robranney-blake 2 роки тому +1

      Ukulele players unite! I will have to learn the chords to this old fave!

  • @brianm6530
    @brianm6530 2 роки тому +5

    The piano sound is honky tonk.

  • @johnathanstruble1064
    @johnathanstruble1064 2 роки тому +1

    Once soon a time in Laurel Canyon in Cass Elliott's living room she told three solo musicians who were in major 60's Groups..that their harmonies were amazing they needed to form their own group. The three musicians ..Crosby, Stills, Nash. ..Thanks Mama Cass!

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 2 роки тому +19

    A&A, their "Go Where You Wanna Go" and "Creeque Alley" are next for you!! Also, Mama Cass' solo "Make Your Own Kind Of Music"!!!

  • @johneldridge8678
    @johneldridge8678 2 роки тому +3

    I understand, "to each his own", but you've got the analysis wrong IMO, on the song "Monday Monday." It's such a classic. A GREAT song!!!

  • @donian4928
    @donian4928 2 роки тому +10

    The piano was Larry Knechtel who won a Grammy for his arrangement (playing) on S&G’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. Larry was also a superb session bass player and a member of Bread. The bass player on this session and most Mamas and Papas stuff was Joe Osborn, a freakin’ legend. Hal Blaine on drums.

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 2 роки тому +3

    Need to hear her Words of Love and her solo Make Your Own Kind of Music

  • @rockitflash
    @rockitflash 2 роки тому +27

    The Mamas & The Papas came out of the folk music scene of the early 60’s. It was a lot softer than the blues based rock music that was developing. They were basically four voices that used The Wrecking Crew ( L.A. based studio pros) to record their tracks.

    • @bobrob2004
      @bobrob2004 2 роки тому +10

      The Wrecking Crew doesn't get enough credit for 1960s music. The Monkees were criticized for not playing their instruments, but the Mamas and Papas, the Association, Sonny and Cher, Simon and Garfunkel, the Righteous Brothers, and even the Beach Boys (and many more artists) all utilized the Wrecking Crew for their hit songs.

    • @kevinphinney932
      @kevinphinney932 2 роки тому +1

      Still, it was Papa John Phillips’ songs that gave the Wrecking Crew something to work with. Interesting that “California Dreaming” is both a great song and a great record, while “Monday Monday” is a great song but a deeply flawed record. It’s been pointed out for decades that when the group enters after the break for their last round of “ba-das,” they’re a quarter step flat. How do you miss something like that in production?

    • @DerekDominoes
      @DerekDominoes 2 роки тому +4

      I keep waiting for some reactors to react to the Wrecking Crew documentary.

  • @laurawolpert9601
    @laurawolpert9601 Рік тому +1

    Mama Cass' voice was angelic. Such a beautiful sound. I'm so glad you did this song! And may I also say, THANK YOU FOR NOT PAUSING THE SONGS TO COMMENT LIKE OTHER REACTORS DO!!! It totally ruins the vibe and makes me so mad when others pause.

  • @mikel3363
    @mikel3363 2 роки тому +3

    Highly suggest Mamas & Papas' classic hit; went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (& #2 in the UK) in 1967: "DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE" ~ Gorgeous Song ~***
    Thanks Andy & Alex - Great Channel ~ BEST ~!!!

  • @sharplisa5746
    @sharplisa5746 2 роки тому +8

    this song was written by Gus Kahn in 1931 :) guess you can say it's timeless.

  • @home2624
    @home2624 2 роки тому +1

    Another great reaction guys. There were many superb groups who came through in the Swinging Sixties (as we called it here in the UK), and the Mamas and The Papas were right up there with the best of them. Still love you Mama Cass.

  • @stevenkmiller
    @stevenkmiller 2 роки тому

    That little bit of happiness and melancholy while your love is away is called longing.

  • @joekennedy4662
    @joekennedy4662 2 роки тому +1

    I have a lot of respect for you guys for doing this, calling an audible and choosing another song by this group because you "wanted to like them again and to like them immediately." Well played, young squires. I had to chuckle that you were listening to a song written in 1931, recorded in 1968, and you were fairly gushing over it. (Plus it was basically a Cass Elliott solo piece rather than a harmony laden M&P piece. As they say at the steakhouse, well done, boys. Well done.

  • @IamMusicNerd
    @IamMusicNerd 2 роки тому +1

    Creeque Alley is my favorite song of theirs.

  • @ericmagnus1429
    @ericmagnus1429 2 роки тому +23

    You were "'underwhelmed" by MONDAY, MONDAY? Wow! I usually don't disagree with you guys too much, but that's a hot take from you guys I'm not on board with because those harmonies just soar beautifully. I appreciate you giving them another listen with DREAM A LITTLE DREAM, however.

    • @kentzepick4169
      @kentzepick4169 2 роки тому +3

      Agreed. Holy crap.

    • @BrownsBacker
      @BrownsBacker 2 роки тому

      Monday, Monday is great, but I do agree that the way it's mixed, it shows it's age...when I got my first stereo in the late 60's and I played their albums, that song seemed a little out of balance in the way it separated on the speakers. I preferred it on the radio. Lol. But still an all time classic

  • @dwoehrma
    @dwoehrma 2 роки тому +4

    if you havent seen it yet, the movie "The Wrecking Crew" is about the studios and session musicians of LA who performed the music on ALL the great 60s songs. for a time, they were kings. in the 70s, bands took control of their own destinies.

  • @johnharkness7114
    @johnharkness7114 2 роки тому

    A few minutes before my 97 year old father died last winter, I was singing this to me, and though he had been unresponsive for hours, he started humming along. Now I cry whenever I hear or sing it

  • @victorducedre5776
    @victorducedre5776 2 роки тому +19

    For many of their tracks, the mono versions are where they really shine - better mix, more cohesive without the hard panning on the vocals. Apparently their label ditched the mono masters in the early '70s, so the best we'll get now are vinyl rips posted to UA-cam.

    • @donnaj9769
      @donnaj9769 2 роки тому

      Glad I still have my original vinyl of their greatest hits! After all my cross country moves much of it got lost but I still have a few gems, thankfully.

    • @maryfromabluest8
      @maryfromabluest8 2 роки тому

      I found a mono link - even recorded off of vinyl it sounds better : ua-cam.com/video/xxLRO8NXar4/v-deo.html

    • @ckalinwi
      @ckalinwi 2 роки тому

      That's typical of lots of Beatles tunes too - the mono is THE mix to go by.

  • @foxchasejrt1
    @foxchasejrt1 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful song. Love Cass's voice. Great reaction guys, thanks for hittin it 😊

  • @carloslozada470
    @carloslozada470 2 роки тому +1

    Song was written in 1931 momma Cass on the lead vocals

  • @christinewaide5249
    @christinewaide5249 2 роки тому +5

    Her voice in this one. 💕

  • @gaildevaney6074
    @gaildevaney6074 2 роки тому +3

    Agreed! So glad you selected it. Used to sing this, American pie, and Kiss on My List on the long drive up to the cottage with the kids.

  • @susanaltman5134
    @susanaltman5134 2 роки тому +8

    The song is from 1931, and they do a great job of giving an old timey feel without making it feel like a parody.
    A song with a similar vibe is Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful. It was written in the 1960s but had a 1930s feel.

  • @davidrold9770
    @davidrold9770 2 роки тому +6

    I can't believe you guys didn't like Monday Monday & loved this. Dream a little dream is ok, but Monday Monday is a classic.
    Check one of these tunes out next, I think both are better than Dream a little dream.
    I Saw Her Again Last Night
    This is Dedicated to the one I love.
    By the way, Dream a little dream is a very old song, covered by a lot of people. It was very old when they covered it.

  • @ep5005
    @ep5005 2 роки тому +1

    Y’all have to listen to, Dedicated To The One I Love!
    And, Creeque Alley!

  • @jacksonmorganfroghin4815
    @jacksonmorganfroghin4815 2 роки тому +2

    Words of Love and I Call Your Name. I respectfully request these two stellar numbers. The second song was on the Beatles' second album. John wrote it.

  • @chrisscott6211
    @chrisscott6211 2 роки тому +2

    Listening on your headphones fucks up so many older songs for y'all.
    Monday Monday is sheer genius.
    Big Stereo Music.
    not headphones....

  • @latherslick
    @latherslick 2 роки тому +7

    Twelve Thirty is an overlooked great song by them. A cool song about time spent in Laurel Canyon. My fav after California Dreamin. Same vibe.

  • @johnhughes3214
    @johnhughes3214 2 роки тому +3

    Try "Stormy" by The Classics IV if you want to recapture that late 60s magical mood you experienced with "California Dreaming."

  • @Doc-Jon
    @Doc-Jon 2 роки тому +2

    You might want to listen to "Monday Monday" in the car and reassess. It seems you didn't like the mix, the stereo choices. Revisit it without headphones and consider/rate the song/performance separately from the mix, because the song is CONSIDERABLY better than your first impression.

  • @charlieboard4862
    @charlieboard4862 2 роки тому +12

    Wow, can't imagine preferringing this to "Monday, Monday"

    • @SandraHof
      @SandraHof 2 роки тому +4

      Same here!

    • @glennthompson1173
      @glennthompson1173 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah I don't get it. I would say Monday Monday is probably their second biggest head if I'm right on my guessing.

    • @jenevans7664
      @jenevans7664 Місяць тому

      Never heard anything from The Mamas and the Papas or Cass Elliot that I didn't or don't Love!!!!

  • @justinestes6400
    @justinestes6400 2 роки тому +4

    Words of Love is another M's&P's song that features Mama Cass Elliott.

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 2 роки тому +1

      Oringinally Buddy Holly. I love that one!

  • @richardbailey1295
    @richardbailey1295 2 роки тому +2

    Along the same lines..... 'Words of Love' Mamas and Papas /Mama Cass

  • @zephead64
    @zephead64 2 роки тому +6

    Kinda surprised that you didn't care for Monday Monday... Try the 'mono' version if the stereo mix put you off.
    And yes, Cass and Co. doing their version of Dream a Little Dream is absolute perfection.

    • @maryfromabluest8
      @maryfromabluest8 2 роки тому

      Here’s one ua-cam.com/video/xxLRO8NXar4/v-deo.html

  • @georgeralph8031
    @georgeralph8031 2 роки тому +3

    Her's was probably the second best female voice from that era....

  • @b2squared
    @b2squared 2 роки тому

    I was a baby when The Mamas and Papas covered this. Yes, romantic but even my Mother played and sang it to me and I sang it to my daughters to tuck them in at night. Mama Cass’ voice is immaculate. Still gives me chills. ✌🏻🧡

  • @paulmohr319
    @paulmohr319 2 роки тому +1

    Mama Cass had an outstanding awesome voice, on my top ten female recording of all time.