These were the days when people had talent and didn't need or have autotune to make them perfect, they just were.

Chase....The 60s ushered in such a great diversity of music. Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Psychedelic Rock, The Motown Sound. Familiarize yourself with as much of it as you can. You'll most likely wish you were there.

@TheDianne888

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! 💜💙💜

@KidBklyn

5 ай бұрын

@@TheDianne888 Hi Canada!

This song is on the Rolling Stone list of top 100 greatest songs.

As kids in the late 60s, my brother and sisters and I were thrilled to find that our parents even liked The Mamas & the Papas. That was a rare phenomenon at that time. Whenever they came on TV, it generated excitement in our house.

You have just scratched the surface of music that changed the world. The Beatles, the Doors, John Denver, Peter Paul and Mary,Janis Joplin etc etc. I have been listening to this music for 60 years and still learn something new everyday. Dive into and understand what shaped my generation.

@IAMCAVE

5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the Temptations, Spinners, Four Tops, Supremes, and all those great Motown groups.

The Mamas & the Papas were a great folk rock group in the 60's. I had their records. They were known for their smooth harmonies. They had lots of great hits such as "Monday, Monday", "Dedicated To The One I Love", "Words Of Love", "Dancing In The Street", "Look Through My Window", "Creeque Alley", "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)", "Safe In My Garden", "I Saw Her Again" etc. Mama Cass Elliot went solo & had a big hit with "Dream A Little Dream Of Me".

@christianoazzuro6711

5 ай бұрын

'Spanish Harlem"(fab cover),' 'No salt on her taill",Step out","Rooms","Dancing Bear","People like us" just to add a few of my personal faves too.Btw 'Safe in my Garden" i adore this.I also wish they had recorded 'If you're going to San Fransisco" instead of giving it to another artist.Fit perfectly their vocals and was a missed chance to have another big hit in their discography....just saying...

@PortilloMoment

5 ай бұрын

The backstory of 'I Saw Her Again' is worth checking. Gives a certain punch to the lyrics.

The younger blonde singer Michelle Phillips has a daughter Chynna Phillips who is married to Billy Baldwin. Chynna is an actress/singer and part of Wilson/Phillips band famous for the song Hold On which was on the soundtrack of the film Bridesmaids. The 2 Wilson singers Wendy and Carnie are the daughters of The Beach Boys founder. Talk about a musical legacy! John Phillips the lead singer has an actress daughter Macenzie Phillips from the 1970s sitcom with Valerie Bertenelli(ex of Eddie Van Halen ,current host of Kid's Baking Championship of Food Network) of One Day at a Time.

Hi Chase, Yes, this is a classic song from 1965. The harmonies were great, and that was a flute. Monday Monday, is another great song from them. Now for the bonus feature. In 1967, a couple of “kids” trying to get into the music business and get a contract made a demo using this song. The older brother, changed the lyrics and made the song more religious than the original. And I pretend to pray, became, and I begin to pray. Something he would do again later. His younger sister sang the lead vocal. Her older brother played piano and the person whose garage studio they were using to record the song played bass. His name was Joe Osborn. I’m not sure who played drums but it was not the younger sister. Goosebumps yet? The “kids” were Richard and Karen Carpenter. This was 2 years before they became “Carpenters.” Here’s a link, it’s just audio, of course. Joe kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqykr82GnarRhKg.htmlsi=gitDQ0R0yH53NFYr .

1966 Masters of Vocal Layering ITS A FLUTE

So glad you are enjoying and appreciating the music from long ago. I grew up listening to great music. Back then people could really sing and play their own instruments. Unlike today’s music. Keep digging into the past, you won’t be disappointed!

This song was an anthem from the 60. The Mama's and the Papa's, took their name from what motorcycle gangs who had girlfriends or wives that rode with them called themselves. This group was very popular in the late 60s, especially in California, and played a small part in exposing California fans to Jimi Hendrix and his band the Experience in the very early days when Hendrix had no place to play because his tour as a opening act for the 60s television singing group the Monkees was canceled due to song choice, level of volume and the way he performed frightened the parents of the young children and young people who paid to see the Monkees. One of the Mama's was the incredible talented Cass Eliot, who was the best talent in the group by a mile. The blond Mama was a very young Michelle Phillips who was also married to one of the Papa's who I will not name because of his personal behavior. Michael and he, were the parents of an actress named McKenzie Phillips who played in a 70s television comedy sitcom called One Day At A Time. I was raised in the late 50s and early 60s and I have loved music my entire life and was blessed to have lived through the time when the greatest music ever recorded was made. You have made tremendous improvements in reacting to music. I really appreciate your love and respect for the older creations that are from a period in history that will never be repeated. Some reactors become actors and lose the true connection with this past treasure by attempting to put every song and artist in a genre. These artists crossed many "genres" creating their music, whether it was only one song or several times on one album. From the mid-60s through the mid-70s, music was a free forum of the artist expressing. There are still talented musicians and artists today, but the music industry requires everyone to record or post on KZread and other media sites to use pitch correction tuned to 440 hertz and auto tune. Both of these software devices take all of the emotion out of the human voice and place every voice directly over the note, which is not humanly possible and makes the voice sound mechanical. I know you will do great and be a big success. Never lose your authenticity and stay true to yourself. There is another great band from the 60s that I know you will love called the Young Rascals. Their lead singer Felix Cavalier has a rich soulful voice. The song that I would like you to react to is called "Groovin."

No autotune no nothing just talent tons and tons from 1950 onwards.they are just the tip of the iceberg

TMATP were my uncle's fave band.I exposed him to Abba (which he ended up loving theme) and he exposed me to Cass,Mich,John and Dennis.I ended bying all TMATP discography and they are in my top 5 bands ever.I also inherited by my beloved uncle an original scratched vynil copy of their 2nd album printed in the UK,late 1966.

I'm 67. My parents got me The Mamas And The Papas Greatest Hits Volume I for Christmas nearly 60 freaking years ago. 😎

So evocative of its time and the harmonies are special. Cass Elliot's singing was always a tour de force, she left this world far too early. A special mention for Denny Doherty in this one, his voice just took off like an aircraft.

Your channel just keeps getting better and better.

Perfect song😊

They have a catalogue you’ll love. Twelve Thirty, Creeque Alley, and Mama Cass solo, California Earthquake.

The blonde singer and the taller guy who played the guitar are John and Michelle Phillips, the parents of actress Mackenzie Phillips.

RIP Cass, John, and Denny.

Mamas & Papas/I Call Your Name featuring the late, great Mama Cass Elliot😮😊!

One of the biggest classics of all time.....my grandfather was a big fan

Great music never ages. So sad Mama Cass died so young, her voice was amazing.

It's a flute young brother lol. Great reaction!

One of my favourite songs of all time.. Spiritual, so powerful voices ..And so damn cool

Also love their, Dedicated to the one I love, 6:30, Monday Monday, and Creeque Alley.

the anthem of 60's

I recommend you Twelve Thirty by them,one of my favs.

Thanks, Chase! 😶‍🌫 I think you'd love most of their songs... also by the solo work of one of the mamas, Cass Elliot.

Takes me back. My parents played this record in the 60s when I was still a preschooler.

The song came out in the mid 60's Chase. This is the time I grew up during the hippie and free love was popular back then. During this time in the 60's there was so much music going on from different artist it was the time they called it the British invasion. The Beatles were also big back then.

I send my 12 year old niece a ‘song a day’ by text. This was one recommendation a few weeks ago! She loved it!

Like seeing you discover these beautiful songs. BTW Back in the 50/60/70s AM radio was the home of commercial radio. The DJs had set lists of the most popular songs to play hourly, and it was for the masses and appealed to a younger audience and songs were almost always restricted to ~3 min or less songs so they could have more commercials. Hence the shorter song length for these older songs. Record labels would release shorter versions of a song to get them played on the radio and you had to buy the record to hear the longer version. In the late 60s FM radio took off when they started playing rock music, up until then, FM was mainly classical music stations due to its higher fidelity. These stations started to play longer songs and even whole albums and 70's songs were often much longer.

The song was so short because in the 60's if you wanted to get played on the AM radio it had to be like 3 minutes or under. Many short songs came out of that era.

I have and love their greatest hits album, great vocals n harmonies. The young blonde is Michelle Phillips who would afterwards go on to acting and most notably in a popular TV drama series 'Knots Landing' in late '80's where her role was a mean opportunist lady. I was a fan of Knots Landing as well.

@christianoazzuro6711

5 ай бұрын

hey @bobbyyounger nice to read you like them.i got all their albums and they are very very good.Especially the first 3 studio albums.Try listen to some non-single tracks such as 'No salt on her tail",'Spanish harlem","Dancing Bear","People like us".'In crowd" etc.Wonderful harmonies.

@bobbyyounger7632

5 ай бұрын

will do and thanks for sharing !@@christianoazzuro6711

@alexioverdo5225

5 ай бұрын

@@christianoazzuro6711Gr8 suggestions!@bobbyyounger hi there!'Safe in my Garden" is another fine one not to mention all their 'Greatest hits"Oh!and ''No salt on her tail" from late '66.To me they were kinda American Abba's ancestors..

🇨🇦 1965 and that instrument was a Flute ! The Genre is mostly Folk Music ! 🇨🇦

The short elapsed time fit the format of the Top 40 AM radio stations desired in the 50s and 60s.

The big girl is Momma Cass and was known for her wild parties. You were somebody if you got an invite or brought by a friend. She choked to death on a sandwich. Karen Carpenter died of anorexia. They say that if Momma Cass would have shared her sandwich with Karen Carpenter, the world would still have two great singers! Michelle Phillips, the blonde one became an actress later and had a daughter, Wilson Phillips, that had some success with singing in the late 80’s. She was more like a one -hit -wonder. I hated that we lost Momma Cass. Imagine how music would be today if she had lived. It’s really sad. You were thinking of a Recorder that we all played in elementary school. It was a Flute. I loved playing this on my flute. Did you get my text with the link to Pink Floyd?!

@alexioverdo5225

5 ай бұрын

Actually the theory that she died because of a ham sandwich is an unreal rumour.Her daughter talked about it with bitterness on this false rumour in an interview.She explained that her mother Cass had a heartattack.Btw Michele's daughter was Chyna Philips,Wilson Phillips was the band she was in with Brian Wilson's daughters.Both Cass and Karen died so young.So tragical.Music missed 2 fantastic singers indeed.

One of my earliest musical memories is another of their songs, Dedicated To The One I Love, which came out 57 years ago in the middle of the Summer of Love (1967) and still sounds great. They were a great band, but their story is more of a soap opera, worth checking out.

Yes indeed, very beautiful! Thank you for recognizing it, and for posting this.

This type of singing is 'call and response.' One singer (or set) sings a line (the call) and another responds with either an echo or an answer. The musical instrument is a flute. What you had was a whistle. With a flute one blows across an opening, with a whistle one blows into an opening and the instrument is designed to route the air across another opening. A whistle is much simpler playing style of flute.

Not a harmonica but a FLUTE. Flutes and saxophones were featured prominently in rock and pop/folk songs in the 60s & 70s

One of the great anthems of the 1960s

🎉FYI: The reason songs were so short in the 60’s & 70’s is because they were played on AM radio‼️ If you wanted to hear a longer version of the song, you had to listen to FM radio stations…IF there was one in your area! You’re doing a fantastic job educating yourself about the “roots” of Rock and Roll…enjoy your journey!

CHASE you have to understand that in the '50s, and '60s songs in order to get RADIO play they had to be no longer than 3 minutes long. If they were, the DJ would fade them out or edit them to be shorter. This was so there was time for commercials and the things that the DJs did on air, that were really a lot of fun, at the time. DJs then were also stars in their own right and were very popular with us teenagers in the '60s.

The first song over 3 minutes long to get played a lot on AM radio was SATISFACTION by the Rolling Stones (1965).

Thats THE Flower Power anthem man!

So many of you young kids are awed by the vocal harmonies of the music of 60's and 70's. Just don't hear much of that now. Auto tune doesn't compare to the real thing. A lot of talent back then.

Your reaction is very warm and it is a great song, and it's reassuring to a bloke like me who was 10 when it came out, and I loved it then. Thank you.

This was released in 1965. Oh and if you like this I think you're going to love Peter Paul & Mary singing Puff The Magic Dragon. Oooor Simon & Garfunkel singing Bridge Over Troubled Water. (Pure Poetry in a song)

I think this is one of many songs from the "Flower Power / Hippy era". 🌼

I have a list of many of the best artists that I made up for reactors. From the 50s-70s: Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' and 'Time'. Martin Denny- 'Quiet Village' and 'Exotica'. Moody Blues- 'Nights in White Satin' and 'Legend of a Mind'. Supertramp- 'Goodbye Stranger' and 'Even in the Quietest Moments'. Rush- 'Freewill' and 'Xanadu'. Frank Zappa- 'I'm the Slime', 'Pink Napkins' and 'Inca Roads'. Steely Dan- 'Deacon Blues'. Led Zeppelin- live versions from the TSRTS concert, ('Dazed and Confused', and 'Stairway to Heaven'), ELO- 'Livin' Thing', and 'Tightrope'. Yes- 'Wonderous Stories', 'Awaken', and 'I've Seen all Good People'. I can't stop! Joao and Astrud Gilberto- 'The girl from Ipanema'. Also, groups like ELP, the Beatles, Renaissance, the Who, (Tommy), and Jethro Tull- 'Sossity,' 'Songs from the Wood'. Also, a novelty parody band 'Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band'. Oh- I want to add, Alan Parsons Project- 'Eye in the Sky', 'Time', and 'The Raven'.

In the 60s, almost all songs on the radio were 2.5 to 3 minutes long. It's just the way it was.

@christianoazzuro6711

5 ай бұрын

same way till about early-mid '70s.

Chase, you like Karen Carpenter; she covered this song early in their career, but the finished recording did not appear until after her passing. Check it out. The wind instrument solo is a flute, but sounds a bit like a recorder, which may be the other instrument you're talking about. There were quite a few of these choral-sounding vocal groups active in the 60s: the Turtles and The Association were two others. Indeed, what ended up as Carpenters began as the ensemble called Spectrum. Cass Elliot, one of the "Mamas", made some wonderful music as a solo artist, too, notably covering old standards like Dream A Little Dream Of Me and I Can Dream, Can't I (the latter of which was also gloriously recorded by Carpenters).

Some good songs: Monday Monday, Young Girls are Coming to the Canyon, Creeque Alley, Dedicated to the One I Love.

great reaction. i'd recommend you watch mama cass elliot singing "dream a little dream" too. Cheers.

the Phillips of the Mamas and Papas had a child who grew up to be singer, she formed a group with the daughters of Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. They were called Wilson Philips and they had a hit called ‘Hold on’. Would be great for you to react to this.

Mama Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty were the driving talents in the M's&P's IMO.

Hats off to the backing band, The Wrecking Crew”, who were responsible for the success of many artists. You should checkout their documentary. It’s definitely worth a watch!!!! And has performances of some of the other artists that used their services. Cheers

Try one of their lesser known songs "Got a Feelin" for intense counter-harmonies. Truly splendorous. Also try Peter, Paul and Mary who were also from this period and made some beautiful harmonies.

It's so much fun to see you get excited watching an oldie but goodie. I'd love to see you take a deep dive into the '50s-'70s music and be amazed at what you'll discover. REQUEST: The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In (1969) (4:59)

Peter, Paul, and Mary is another worth checking out. "Right Field" one of my favorites. Their most famous "Puff The Magic Dragon"

Songs had to be short to play on the radio in the 60s.

The instrument you heard is an alto flute. You should listen to their next single "Monday, Monday" and Mama Cass's (Cass Elliot) version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

Dude, you have some kind of musical radar! You are automatically drawn to some of the best music EVER, and you love the music you're drawn to. Can we clone you??

brilliant again

One of the great groups of the 1060’s. Listen to: Cannibal& The Headhunters Land of a 1000 Dances. The Castaways Liar Liar. Joy Division Love will tear us apart. Dead or Alive You spin me round.

I can't believe you haven't done them yet. Several more songs of theirs to review. The musical instrument you talked about is a Flute. Sadly, songs of that era were short 2-3 minutes long. That was due to what radio stations wanted to play so people make songs that long. That changed probably in the 1970's. I grew up listening to them.

They were only together for a few years, but Cass Elliott had a successful solo career afterwards. Check out her solo stuff. Another great singer taken too young.

Massive classis Chase ❤

Cool 60's ....peace brother

The Beach Boys did a great cover of this, in 1986.

They can sing and were in tune the whole way through.

The instrument you heard was a flute. The one you were thinking of would be a recorder.

A nice rabbit hole worth jumping into! It is a short song. But there was a lot to love in this song! Most of their library gives the same vibe. Back in the early days of recorded music...all song needed to "fit" into a short time slot. Station managers wanted more songs aired, to get more listeners, and to leave time for more commercials, where their money came from. Older music, 40s and 50s stuff, ran longer. But almost all of that was heard live. Most stations weren't doing music 24/7. It wasn't until the 70s that songs were "allowed" to be longer for radio. By the 80s that all went out the window! Momma & the Poppa! Great easy-listening group. Numerous hits. When being introduced at an event the band members were called/known/called themselves by their sex "title" for the group name. One of the most favorite, and the greatest voice, was Momma Cass!

Glad to see The Mamas & the papas on your channel, another great song from them I would like to see you react to is called creeque alley. Also, another ABBA song I want to see you do is Bang a Boomerang.

Another popular group of that time with a similar vibe was The 5th Dimension. Try "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In".

Good choice ❤

An anthem from the summer of love (look it up)

The only thing about this song - i wish it was longer. I'd like at least one more verse. 🙏

Aerosmith - "Dream On" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

you are right, that wistle was not harmonica, was a flute.

The soloist was Denny Doherty, the only Canadian in the group, they had great songs….try “ Monday, Monday “ next.😊

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When you dive into the music of the 60s and 70s, you might start with PINK FLOYD. Their live performance at Pulse, specifically the song “Comfortably Numb”. I have no doubt you will be blown away.

You'll never know that the Carpenters has also their version of this California Dreamin. She was only 16 yrs old when she sang this.

I consider this their best song, though they have other good ones. This is folk rock. If you want to try some other folk rock artists from the same era, you could listen to "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds, "Do You Believe in Magic" by the Lovin' Spoonful, or "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel. All 3 of these artists also have other good songs.

flute!!!

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The instrument you wre trying to identify was a flute.

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If you want some more great 60s music, listen to “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane, psychedelic rock at its best.

Hey Chase, another great song. Just wondering if you've ever heard or reacted to "Like A Sunday In Salem" by Gene Cotton. It was maybe 1978, amazing song in my opinion...Have a great day.

CHASE, Try MONDAY MONDAY June 1966 their only #1 in the US. You must try my fav artist Connie Francis..i'll be waiting for your reaction...i'm curious as to what you will say...i can hear you say wowwwww what a voice...she is still the queen of rock'n'roll with 56 entries in a 11 year period 1958-1969. Her first smash was WHO'S SORRY NOW? in 1958.

Myav of their hits. Try the Animals House of the rising sun

you should react to group wilson phillips-hold on.the group is made up of a daughter from the mamas and papas and two daughters from brian wilson of the beach boys. kylie minogue's song padam padam that she just won her 2nd grammy for is only 2.45.

Great reaction.. Yo, check out BOB DYLAN..

Have a listen to .Dire Straits...Sultans of swing..( alchemy version)..

Like a lot of brilliant groups they had problems. They had more than their share. They broke up after only 4 years. Long story.

you should check Mama Cass It's getting better or make your own kind of music!