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.
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!!!
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!
"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).
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.
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.
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!! ☺️☺️
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.)
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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
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".
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).
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.
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.
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.
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!
"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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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 ~!!!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. ✌🏻🧡
Cass Elliot had an incredible voice.
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.
She is what I imagine angels sound like.
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.
Cass Elliot, what a voice!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Incredible.
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.
Amen!
@Blue Wave 2020 Well, Cass and Denny for sure.
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.
@@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.
Monday Monday is also meant to be heard in mono not stereo. Makes a huge difference.
“This is Dedicated to the One I Love” is another beautiful cover they do, absolutely worth a listen. “Creeque Alley” is also very good.
YES, that's SUCH a beautiful rendition, so harmonious!
Totally agree on both!
Yes. Dedicated to the One I Love might well be my favorite Mamas and Papas song.
Agree and I also enjoy, I Saw Her Again Last Night.
Did they ever cut a bad song? I don't know of one.
Wow… Monday, monday is an instant classic. But good thing you listened dream a little dream too 😅
Mama Cass had perfect pitch. She had an amazing voice. Great review guys
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!!!
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!
My fav by them.
@@rtr7227 Also my favorite!
"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).
Sounds great loud in a good set of headphones for all the intricacies in the vocal harmonies.
Monday, Monday sounds great coming out of a transistor radio or a car AM single speaker.
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.
Their version of “Dedicated To The One I Love” is a MUST LISTEN!! Right up there with Cal Dreaming, IMO.
Yes and of the few to feature Mama Michelle on lead vocal.
YES!!!
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.
God bless Cass forever. The voice of angel. Thanks for doing this one. It's gorgeous.
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.
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!! ☺️☺️
@@aileenturrietta7553 yes, the Peter, Paul, and Mary version is stunningly beautiful!
Everything by Peter Paul and Mary is beautiful!
Yes! John Denver and Cass Elliott live performance of leaving on a jet plane is phenomenal
You gave The Mammas and the Papas a quick second glance. Try the Carpenters again - We’ve Only Just Begun.
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.)
No one’s getting fat except Mama Cass.
Love that song and it is a mini rockumentary of their time together.
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.
"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.
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.
Did I really just hear y'all trash Monday, Monday or was that a fever dream? It's a magically beautiful song.
Cass Elliott gone way too soon. Her voice is a salve. Great reaction Gents!
She ate herself to death. That’s not early, it’s a form of suicide
She died of heart failure.
Morning 🌄
"Her voice is a salve." is so fitting. I likes it.
@@Shadowrider1872 Hi John 💜
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.
And proves good is good no matter what
Was listening to this on vinyl in our living room as a kid and my mom said, "Now THAT'S an old song."
This is great. But Monday, Monday is an iconic song! Almost as much as California Dreamin.
I agree!
Absolutely ✌️
Like their reviews, definitely got this one wrong!
I'm going to guess that what they're objecting to on "Monday, Monday" is how it sounds in the headphones.
Monday Monday is a long time fav...they got this so wrong.
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!
First recorded by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra and recorded by many artists since, including Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day.
I have never heard Monday Monday any way but mono. Probably a half a gazillion times on car's AM radio. Was always cool.
Gosh, how can’t you love “Monday, Monday?!!”
Just wow.
“Monday, Monday” and “Go Where You Wanna Go”.
Based on your comments in your videos, how about adjusting your balance, treble & bass in your headphones. Monday, Monday is a great song.
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!
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
Wow, did not know that.
That's crazy 😲
@@alrivers2297 certainly freaks me out.
Wow didn't know that either
They died in the same bedroom as well.
Try "I Saw Her Again",
Or, for complex harmonies and lyrics, "Along Comes Mary" by The Association.
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".
Yes both are awesome!!
"i saw her standing there" great song. also, "make your own kind of music" which is another one Mama Cass sings.
Completely surprised with your review on "Monday Monday"!
There's no way this is better than Monday Monday. Not on a Monday Tuesday Wednesday.....
😉
Yep
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.
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).
Wasn't it recorded in mono, originally?
Proud of you guys on this one. Keep loving the music 🎶
Do you realize how many artists have done this song? In how many movies this song is presented?? It is a supreme classic!
Monday Monday was a huge song at the time. If I was picking a song of theirs it would be that one.
Cass could really belt out a song..bless her..
mama cass had a great voice indeed
I am a little mystified by your reaction to Monday, Monday.
One more great Mamas and Papas song to hit: Creeque Alley.
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.
You're thinking of "I Saw Her Again Last Night", not "I Saw Her Today".
Dedicated to the One I Love, I Saw Her Again. S-Level
Definitely do Creeque Alley.
Dedicated to the one I love
Yes, this!
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.
Yes!!
Of all the band that covered this song, thank goodness they were one of them.
Yea Mama Cass!! I’m very happy you both liked this…great way
to start the day! ❤️🔥
Such a clean, perfect song. Cass Elliott was amazing!
Another fave: their cover of "I Call Your Name". I love Cass in that.
Very surprised about Monday Monday.. creeque alley
Monday Monday is very different but well worth it too.
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.
That's Mama Cass - she had the voice.
Mostly Mama Cass here and shows how great her voice was. RIP Mama.
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!
"Monday, Monday" has some of the best minor-key harmonies ever used in a pop song.
What do you mean?They said they did enjoy the song.
Amen!
"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.
Yes, Scott McKenzie!
I think if you listen to "Monday, Monday", you'll get closer to the feeling you had for the band after your first reaction.
Love this and their cover of Beatles' I Call Your Name.
“I saw her again” is a favorite of mine
“This is Dedicated to the One I Love” is so good...Monday Monday and Creeque Alley are good too
One of the most achingly beautiful songs ever written, performed masterfully.
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".
I really like Cass' solo song "Make Your Own Kind of Music."
I sing this at work when I’m not digging the radio.
You should try "Dedicated to the One I Love". And I'd call that piano honky tonk.
Yes, their “Dedicated to the One I Love” is epic.
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.
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.
One of the all time great leading vocalist was Mama Cass!
Yes yes yes! Gorgeous song. What a voice!
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.
They're all about form over substance. All surface. Shallow.
I like playing this one on the ukulele. Ozzie Nelson recorded this in the 1930s, but Cass is the version with the most heart.
Ukulele players unite! I will have to learn the chords to this old fave!
The piano sound is honky tonk.
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!
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"!!!
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!!!
Yeah, they blew it.
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.
The Golden Trio
Need to hear her Words of Love and her solo Make Your Own Kind of Music
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.
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.
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?
I keep waiting for some reactors to react to the Wrecking Crew documentary.
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.
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 ~!!!
this song was written by Gus Kahn in 1931 :) guess you can say it's timeless.
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.
That little bit of happiness and melancholy while your love is away is called longing.
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.
Creeque Alley is my favorite song of theirs.
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.
Agreed. Holy crap.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
I found a mono link - even recorded off of vinyl it sounds better : ua-cam.com/video/xxLRO8NXar4/v-deo.html
That's typical of lots of Beatles tunes too - the mono is THE mix to go by.
Beautiful song. Love Cass's voice. Great reaction guys, thanks for hittin it 😊
Song was written in 1931 momma Cass on the lead vocals
Her voice in this one. 💕
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.
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.
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.
Y’all have to listen to, Dedicated To The One I Love!
And, Creeque Alley!
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.
Listening on your headphones fucks up so many older songs for y'all.
Monday Monday is sheer genius.
Big Stereo Music.
not headphones....
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.
Try "Stormy" by The Classics IV if you want to recapture that late 60s magical mood you experienced with "California Dreaming."
Love that song, but like Spooky more!! 👍
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.
Wow, can't imagine preferringing this to "Monday, Monday"
Same here!
Yeah I don't get it. I would say Monday Monday is probably their second biggest head if I'm right on my guessing.
Never heard anything from The Mamas and the Papas or Cass Elliot that I didn't or don't Love!!!!
Words of Love is another M's&P's song that features Mama Cass Elliott.
Oringinally Buddy Holly. I love that one!
Along the same lines..... 'Words of Love' Mamas and Papas /Mama Cass
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.
Here’s one ua-cam.com/video/xxLRO8NXar4/v-deo.html
Her's was probably the second best female voice from that era....
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. ✌🏻🧡
Mama Cass had an outstanding awesome voice, on my top ten female recording of all time.