Love Mamma Cass - one of the most beautiful voices - all of their songs were great, the harmonies, etc - great choice

@jamesdignanmusic2765

3 жыл бұрын

Mama Cass's voice - Iawn mawr!

@wgdavis5353

3 жыл бұрын

Mama Cass has a great voice.. I have heard she did Not like the Mama name.. Michele Phillips became an actress as her daughter Mackenzie did.. ♠W.G.

@Dooklawz

3 жыл бұрын

IMO...Mama Cass had the best voice in this group.

@loosilu

3 жыл бұрын

Mama Cass was the ANCHOR! she was treated horribly for her weight.

@loosilu

3 жыл бұрын

@@wgdavis5353 Michelle had two daughers, Mackenzie and Chyna. Mackenzie became an actress on a hit TV show, she wrote a famous book where she said she had an incestuous relationship with her father John Phillips, the leader of the Mamas and the Papas. He was already dead at the time. Her other daughter Chyna Phillips formed Wilson Phillips with Brian Wilson's daughters, and they had several hits.

As a child I fell in love with Mama Cass Elliot (the big girl) because I saw her on Scooby Doo. Absolutely head over heels in love. I started listening to her solo stuff as well as the Mamas and the Papas. I was devastated when I learned that she passed away when I was just a baby. I still love Cassy. She was my first boyhood crush.

Cass Elliott was a vocal powerhouse and had a solo career after the band broke up. Sadly, she died young. Search for her solo stuff, you'll be impressed.

@caroljordan6130

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Cass's voice !! Such GREAT Songs !!! 💜👍🎶🎶

@brianwilson3952

3 жыл бұрын

@@loosilu Harry Nilsson didn't seem like a good influence. He used to be drinking buddies with John Lennon. Apparently Lennon acted appallingly when he got drunk with Harry.

@dahboo2273

3 жыл бұрын

@@loosilu I think it was 1974 but yeah it was sad :(

@theccpisaparasite8813

2 жыл бұрын

@@loosilu anyone who could keep up with Keith ... enough said

Try their "Monday Monday "the harmonies are breathtaking!

@obliv3on

3 жыл бұрын

yes! monday monday is another great one by them!

@caroljordan6130

3 жыл бұрын

ALL OF THEIR SONGS ARE INCREDIBLE !!! 💜👍😁☮️🎶🎶

@bmc8200

3 жыл бұрын

Queen Latifa did a great cover of this too..

Tis song hits me in the feelz every time I hear it, for the past 50 years. It just takes me back, has such a unique vibe. These guys are also responsible for putting together the 1967 Monterrey Music Festival, a precursor to Woodstock. And you haven't heard a flute solo until you listen to some Jethro Tull.

@caroljordan6130

3 жыл бұрын

YES ,IAN ANDERSON CAN PLAY THAT FLUTE ,WHILE BALANCING ON ONE LEG !!! 👍😁☮️And also SING GREAT !!!! 💜

@kosycat1

3 жыл бұрын

or bloodwin pig =]

My daughter learned to play this flawlessly on the flute when in the 5th grade. I was one proud mamma!

Michelle Phillips, the blonde singer, went on to become an actress. Her biggest role was on an evening drama show Knots Landing in the '80's

@JonzStoneroadAvalon808

3 жыл бұрын

Anne Winston. Later on, she made the role in a humourous one which isn't easy to do. Loves Michelle!

Great reaction. I'd suggest ya listen to Creque Alley, it tells the story of the bands formation and namechecks other great musicians in their circle. Keep up the great work Jayy.👍

@ironman0917

3 жыл бұрын

I've been to the real Creque's Alley in St Thomas. This is where the Mamas & the Papas stayed in St Thomas when they bonding, writing this song, and prior to hitting it big. It's a small pub downstairs and they stayed upstairs. Very cool place. Visit it if you're in St Thomas. But it's not easy to find but definitely worth it!

I know you're already a California girl, but this song is about people who live out in those cold states who during the winter months be "California Dreamin.'" And yes, that was a flute!!!

@Isleofskye

3 жыл бұрын

Also for this 66-year-old Englishman from London who visited Calfornia to start my 7 week holiday across The USA/Canada. Sadly, never had a chance to go back over the last 42 years but still retain my Californian memories...:)

@jessicaaudate

3 жыл бұрын

Does that flute remind you of Bolero?

When we were kids we used to sing this song in the car all the time because there are two distinct parts LOL

Mama cases has one of the most beautiful voices. She really searched for young talent she was just such a wonderful women.

@heliotropezzz333

3 жыл бұрын

* Cass *woman

I agree. "Monday, Monday." Such a catchy tune!

@brodyreyes3235

3 жыл бұрын

ShitsBurgh

They were the inspiration for Scooby Doo gang:)) as you can see they all look like Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Fred:))

Now you gotta listen to “Creeque Alley”. I recommend the one with them on The Ed Sullivan Show.

@toriboy25

3 жыл бұрын

I have been looking for a reaction to that song and have not found one :(

Love this and love your reaction!!! "You better sing...come on"

Jayy, give a listen to Twelve Thrity (Young Girls are Coming to the Canyon) by them. Another gem with beautiful harmonies.

All the songs cited here are good, I would ad "Creeque Alley" that tells the story of the group and their friends (Byrds, Lovin' Spoonful, Barry McGuire...)

@ironman0917

3 жыл бұрын

I've been to the real Creque's Alley in St Thomas. This is where the Mamas & the Papas stayed in St Thomas when they bonding, writing this song, and prior to hitting it big. It's a small pub downstairs and they stayed upstairs. Very cool place. Visit it if you're in St Thomas. But it's not easy to find but definitely worth it!

Great timeless song! I listened heavily to the radio at that time, this is why. They were on the charts maybe 2 years before they disbanded, tho several hit songs. Creeque Alley and Dedicated to the one I Love are another of my favorites. A good day to you.

Their cover of “Dedicated to the One I Love” is amazing.

I love Dennys voice. Strong vocals. Glad you enjoyed this. Came out when i was 13 yrs old in 1966.

One of my favorite songs, keep up the great work, gorgeous!

I’ve always loved this song. Great reaction Jaey👏😷

Glad that you appreciated Denny Doherty's singing. This group had two great lead vocalists.

Welcome to the '60's. I grew up listening to this, The Animals, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and so many more. It is fun (good, pleasant) to see your reaction to The Bands and people I love so much.

They made this song well on tour and they were Playing up in the northern states where it was cold and snow it was winter obviously so they come up with this song California dreaming ....they missed being home where the weather was a lot warmer ....it’s in there documentary 👍

One of their best songs, gives a wonderfull feeling, thank U

Great choice and song! One of the soundtracks to my early teen years - M&P were the bomb! The solo is actually an alto flute, hence it sounds like a regular flute but a thicker / mellower tone.

Great reaction. Thanks. The Mama's and the Papa's redefined "Harmony". They were the masters of it.

Girl I am 60 years old yaup I 💘 all the band's you play huhaa. I do

They are very talented! Alot of back stories to the four of them and intertwined relationships. Mama Cass was an amazing talented woman who died way to young. There is an amazing verse of this same song by Sia that is amazing as well.

I can not listen this song without thinking about Wong Kar-wai's movie Chungking Express (1994). What a wonderful film, what a fantastic song. :)

Please listen to Cass Elliot's version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me", such a beautiful voice tragically silenced much too soon.

You should just go on and run right down that rabbit hole. They have so many excellent songs! Their harmonies are unmatched.

I loved their music when I was young and their music was already 10-15 years old by then

I’m still singing this song 55 yrs later, it was featured in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood!

Yes, it was a flute. Which was an instrument that at that time, you’d never hear in a rock ‘n roll song. So it was.very striking at the time. This was the M&P’s first hit single, but they had several more. Check out “Monday Monday,” “Creeque Alley” and Mama Cass’s “Dream A Little Dream For Me.”

@stewartlawrie3295

3 жыл бұрын

MAMAS AND THE PAPAS WERE NOT ROCK N ROLL THEY WERE FLOWER POWER AT BEST

@ProdigyBowlersTour

3 жыл бұрын

@@stewartlawrie3295 - The Mamas and Papas are inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you fool.

Lived in the SF Bay Area for ten years, but now I'm back in New Hampshire where I grew up. *Man* do I know what this song is singing about regarding dreaming of California on winter days.

This song so reminds me of being a kid in the 70s and playing my Mom’s 45 records

There's a vlog called Cal Preachin'. It's Chynna Phillips the daughter of John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mama's and the Papa's. She is also from her own band years ago called Wilson Phillips. 3 girl band from parents of famous rock bands. Wilson comes from The Beach Boys. Check out Chynna's vlog you might like it.

That great flute solo was by jazz musicain Bud Shank. It was the icing on the cake of a cool song.

Going through the comments and can't believe I didn't see anyone suggest you listen to "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Cass Elliot. Her voice was beautiful!!

Great reaction Jayy! May I also recommend Monday Monday, I saw her again last night, and Cass Elliott, solo career with, Dream a little dream of me. Thanks ☺️

They had great harmony as a group. I love their songs.

You've done it again. Another rabbit hole and more music of my youth. Love ya girl.

Love ur comment..U..BETTER SING!! WOW! 🇨🇱⚘

It’s really cool to see people listening to some of these classic songs. One of the great things about music is a song can mean anything to anybody. How you interpret a song is what makes it special to you. Keep it up your reviews are awesome!

Wooden flute called a Recorder. Very popular in folk music. Check out dedicated to the one I love on the Ed Sullivan show. It show each voice very well.

Love this song! In 1978, my Jr. High Eight-grade girls choir did this song for our Spring Showcase. I was an alto & sang the Momma Cass part.

Cass Elliot, the gorgeous alto voice, was also the flute player. The Lizzo of her day!

This is a cover came out one year before they released it and the Mamas and Papas did the background vocals on the original artist recording.

Hi from NY!! Poor mama cass. They hid her in their photo shoots because she was big. To bury the old rumor that she died choking on a ham sandwich is not true. She had a heart attack shortly after she ate a ham sandwich. I saw a documentary on her and the autopsy said there was ham and bread barely digested.

@TheDivayenta

3 жыл бұрын

There was no ham sandwich. She was constantly put on speed ( diet pills) for rapid weight loss which is very detrimental to the heart. They should’ve just let her be.

@louielouie22

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDivayenta the documentary I saw said autopsy showed a ham sandwich that was barely digested. What a powerful voice she had.

You were reviewing California Dreaming I see it as they're singing the Praises of California and missing it for sometimes they found themselves in New York and other places their four-part Harmony is phenomenal and yes you heard of blue rock bands like The Moody Blues Incorporated flutes another rock band with blues and jazz influence Jethro Tull who you seen Jamal AKA Jamel and many other reviewers checking out and getting impressed you be surprised how many classical backgrounds rock musicians have anyway I'm glad you enjoyed it keep on rockin I love your choices or I should say those sending their suggestions in the choices you making picking them thank you very much Southern California friend Eric Sahagun

And you're right. John Phillips wrote that tune when they were stuck in NY and it was cold.

I'm from Cali, I feel this song in my soul.

One of the best folk/pop groups of all time. Cass Elliot (the bigger girl) had one of the most distinctive and beautiful female voices in the history of music, and a wonderful stage presence and sense of humor. John Phillips (guitar) was one of the all-time great songwriters, but a troubled soul. He and Michelle Phillips (blonde) were married when the band started, but divorced during their run (she had a brief affair with the lead vocalist Denny Doherty, who Cass was actually in love with...this band had a LOT of drama during their brief time together). Sadly, Michelle is the only member who is still with us. The group was only together for a few years, but had MANY huge hits. While California Dreamin' was their signature song, their biggest hit was Monday Monday, and I highly suggest checking that one out too.

This is one of my all time favourites. Reminds me of my momma.

California Dreamin...when the music was good times and some of the best memories that some of us share ..we are all that song or it reminds us of a time and place💖 Thank you so much Jayy..you keep bringin it everyday...your 50,000 will grow soon..you're headed for great things..I believe this about you..you have what it takes..to take it all the way.God Bless Sunshine

Check out the Turtles 'Happy Together'.

@Jamie_Pritchard

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion

un classique ! une époque incroyable, magnifique.....

This is one of the finest examples of 4 part harmony with counterpoint that one will ever hear!

Would be good if you reacted to Mama Cass singing It's Getting Better, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Make Your Own Kind Of Music.Great voice,Great songs. She also sang a superb duet with John Denver, Leaving On A Jet Plane.

You nailed this one, the guitar player was married to the blonde singer (John and Michelle Phillips), they were in New York with the other two trying to further their career in music which he promised her he would do but he was missing home in Los Angeles

The flute was used in mid 60s music quite a bit. (if I remember correctly the band Traffic had a flute player. I think his name was Chris Wood) Flutes were used primarily in folk and folk rock music and then Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull expanded it to become a lead instrument in more aggressive styles of songs. For a time a baroque style of music was popular and it featured the flute with the best known example most likely being "Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke. Beatles producer George Martin introduced classical music instruments into rock as more than just background filler with songs like Eleanor Rigby and over time it eventually led to bands like Renaissance which was a full mixture of classical music and rock. There was much more room for experimenting in the 1960s so don't be too surprised by anything that you hear.

Stars that shone brightly, for a short time!

I just love to watch the joy on your face when you react to the songs.....fabulous channel!

Another band worthy of a deep dive. Mama Cass and “Dream a little dream” ooh yeah.

The Eddie Hazel version of this song is nice too. Eddie Hazel sang and played lead guitar for Parliament-Funkadelic.

They went on to do a total of 5 Studio Albums And Live Album. All produced by Dunhill Owner and Founder Lou Adler the same guy who produced Johnny Rivers' albums to his Rewind album.

I havve heard flutes used in many different genres of music, rock, jazz, afro-cuban, etcetera. There is a unique dimension that the flute adds because, while it is a delicate instrument, its sound can be quite piercing, and it resonates very deeply in the human soul.

Like the Beach Boys their vocals are incredible and so soothing. So many of their songs just suck you in and make you feel good! Mama Cass Elliot was a superb talent that you should listen to as well. What a Voice, that like so many from this era, died way too son!

the 4 of these people sound so great togther. but mama cass was the best singer of all of them. very sadly she passed away fairly young.

Others to consider, Jayy: "Monday, Monday" (1966) (their only number one hit), "I Saw Her Again" (1966), "Words Of Love" (1966), "Dedicated To The One I Love" (1967) (not better than The Shirelles version, but still pretty good), "Creeque Alley" (1967), "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)" (1967) (recently used in "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood") and especially "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" (1968), I think you will really love that one! The backing instrumentation was performed by Los Angeles based "Wrecking Crew" who were made up of some of the best session musicians such as Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Hal Blaine and especially Carol Kaye (one of the few females to play in the Crew, who provided some of the most recognizable bass lines in pop music history), and a LOT more. The ever-changing lineup that played on hundreds of Top 40 hits during the late 50s to the mid-70s not only performed music for The Mamas & The Papas, but also for artists such as The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, and a LOT more. If you are interested in knowing more about these fantastic musicians, there is a great 2008 documentary about them simply called "The Wrecking Crew".

I recommend a reaction Bobby Womacks cover of this song. His version makes anyone from anywhere want to go to California, like Bobby feelin it for real.

Colour my world is an incredibly beautiful flute song by Chicago, you should check it out, really short and really pretty...♡

@jeffk.9075

3 жыл бұрын

My parents danced to that at their wedding. Dad passed right before I got married, so we did the mother/son dance to Colour My World.

@connieleighton4375

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffk.9075 omg you just made me cry ! That is an incredibly sweet story and I'm so so sorry about your loss, I'm sure that dance meant so much to your Mom and I'll bet your Dad was smiling down on the two of you...♡ Maybe Jayy will play it for your parents.

BRAVO 👏 👏 👏YOUR SCORE CONGRATULATION TO YOU MY ADORABLE JAYY, YOUR MUSICALS CHOICES REACTIONS ALWAYS NICE QUALITY. KISSSES YOUR ANTHONY FROM PARIS FRANCE

Hey jayy im glad you like them, so i suggest you these other's 6 super beautiful song that you must react next ti.e : "Dream a little dream of me", "Monday monday", "Dedicated to the one i love" & "Dancing in the Street" , "I call your name" & "Twelve thirty", coz trust me i know 4 sure that you will like all of them alot. Ronny

@Lamarrprodzzz

3 жыл бұрын

My mother had their 2nd album with Monday, Monday and I Call Your Name. I listened to it all the time as a little girl and as a 47 year old woman, I still never get tired of listening. I Call Your Name and Straight Shooter are 2 of my favorites.

That was, indeed, a flute. That was a flute's lower register.

@MrDryqula

3 жыл бұрын

Specifically an alto flute, which has a lower register in general compared to a standard concert flute in C.

absolument fantastique ! solo de flute au Mellotron !!....ok!

Loved this era ...so much great great harmonizing!!! Also the era off short good feeling songs

When I hear the entro to this song, I am back in the sixties. I was only a kid, but I remember this on the radio, and it really brings me back. And it is Good. Databyter

Oooh, girl...THIS is what the sixties sounded like. They also sang killer harmonies in "Go Where You Wanna Go" and "Monday Monday."

I like the line "if I was in LA" and wish I was.....oh wait I am !!!!! It's too bad that the tall guy "papa" John Phillips didn't like Mama Cass because of her size. She was a great singer RIP

Mama Cass, the larger female singer, has a song, “Dream a little dream” that is breathtaking.

I used to listen to this on brisk fall days and float away.

Their "I Saw Her Again Last Night' has even more astounding harmonies.

one of my faves from you. thank you!

The chubby brunette was the heart and the soul of the group that blondy lil skinny thing was the jinx of the group all I'm saying

This song always puts me in a good mood when feeling down. ❤

Sounds to me you're going to listen to Jethro Flute centre stage the Tull pretty soon.

Great tune, great harmonies.

Yep!! California has it all. The beach and the snowy mountains are only 70 miles apart.

From my generation! Thanks for your great reaction! Yes, it was a flute! Piccolo is what you're thinking of.

Terrific reaction, and a classic tune for sure!

It is indeed a flute played by the same guy who normally plays the saxophone in their backing band.

Yes, that was a flute. The instrument you may thinking of is the piccolo; it’s a miniature version of a flute that plays higher notes.

This is a total American Classic !!!!!

Good to see you feeling this song..it is a great song

Flute amplified. ....flower power hippys ... MY FAV MUSIC 60S

They were in New York and THEY WERE COLD!

In the late 60s and 70s; hi-fi sound was pretty new; so a lot of producers used the separation of the left and right channels (and eventuall front and back in quadraphonic sound) as a novel effect