What's your favorite The Mamas & the Papas song? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

@charlesdavis545

2 ай бұрын

#californiadreaming

@maxinesymmons9711

2 ай бұрын

Spanish harlem 🌹 Dream a little dream

@dumfriesspearhead7398

2 ай бұрын

California Dreaming.

@karenroot450

2 ай бұрын

California Dreaming

@wolfmantiptip6218

2 ай бұрын

I Saw Her Again ........

Cass was my friend and like a big sister to me when I was a boy. We got on so well that I went on to name one of my daughters after her. She was one of the finest singers in history, and such a beautiful soul.

@garyneilson3075

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharingc, such a cool memory of her!

@gillian1302

2 ай бұрын

Thank You so much for that❤ that is a much more fitting legacy for a wonderful lady who will always be remembered for her beautiful voice..God bless you and your family. R.I.P. Cass 🕊🕊🕊you beautiful soul🕊🕊🕊

@beverlygoddard4307

2 ай бұрын

I have a friend who looks like her who was large but lost weight. So she doesn't look as much like Cass. Grew up in the 60s

@erinharper9908

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Means more than you'll ever know. I'm sure.

@angelicamariasomoza7376

2 ай бұрын

Wow! What an honor to know such a beautiful soul

Without Mama Cass the band would have never made it! How cruel and cold they were towards her. She had an absolutely amazing voice.

@user-oz4oy1kb3r

2 ай бұрын

How Perfectly And Eloquently.Stated ! She Was Beautiful !🌿

@SassyyjuicyMaria

2 ай бұрын

Thanks heavens she left them all behind

@user-oz4oy1kb3r

2 ай бұрын

@@SassyyjuicyMaria Lost my more detailed comment. Yes ! And she left them in the dust at a crucial moment. She was so kind she would not have wished that on them but I hope she realized how valuable she was in not being there at the induction to The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I really love it that they bombed without her ! 🌿

@katherinesullivan3826

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree 😁

@judithryle2113

2 ай бұрын

Cass made that band

I feel so sad to hear how horrible these people treated this poor lady. Her voice was absolutely beautiful. 😢

@ashleywilson9205

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@DougieFootball

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's terrible. Unfortunately, she was born and performing in the Era of television. In the earlier days, Kate Smith was the most famous American singer, and her rendition of God Bless America made her famous. Yet, if Kate Smith had been performing in the Era of television., she probably never would have become famous. It's even worse now. Name one famous female singer who isn't attractive and sexy. With computer technology, you don't even have to be able to carry a tune now. They can even auto tune live performances. I doubt there will be another famous Kate Smith or Cass Elliott.

@Suzy1959

Ай бұрын

Amen! Us big Lady's are still Human Being's. ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗 ❤️

@DougieFootball

Ай бұрын

@Suzy1959 Not only that, but of you notice, many opera singers are on the bigger side; they have larger chest cavities, and use this advantage to sing in a higher or lower octave and nailing the note without screaming it. Also, this is why if you put a really good countertenor like Jarrousky against female sopranos, he sounds better. Larger chest cavity. Before music and art were purely about sex, light shows, how hot the band was, it was actually about art and music! Can you imagine such a thing? Look at Itzhak Pehrlman. Arguably one of the best musicians in his generation., yet he had polio, needs a cane, ( and hot he's not), but his talent is stellar Imagine if an orchestra said to him, " Sorry, the audience is going to be young, so we're going to need a light shows, some explosions, and he's going to need to twerk, bump and grind while playing. So, we'll get someone hot, who can.at least make it look convincing, give him an instrument with a mic set up and ear phones and he can play along to to track. Can you imagine if everyone from Bach, Dowland, Purcell to DaVinci, Michelangelo were given no chances because they didn't fit the beauty standards of the day? It's getting to the point where EVERYTHING has to be able to trigger people sexually; aside from the fact that if you download music, you are usually listening and not always watching,. Although, to quote my father ( gone for many years now) even if you were totally interested in a person just for their sexiness, what will you do with the other 23 hours in a day? Well, you end up like Grant Amato, stealing almost 275k from his family and friends, just so he can sit and gaze at her for hours a night along with other guys and pretend she liked him Smh.

John Phillips had no business saying anything about Cass Elliott. Creep. Shame on them for treating her badly.

@georgiablue1130

2 ай бұрын

He slept with his own daughter.

@jodyannefitapatrick

2 ай бұрын

Jealousy is never good

@alicemonsell1352

2 ай бұрын

John Phillips rented a house for a while in my hometown in Jersey. Supposedly trashed it. A lot of drugs, and his daughter....So many possibilities that people just ruin through their own falts and meanness.

@53mandevilla

2 ай бұрын

Got that right! He was the worst…an incestuous pedo! 😮😮😮

@lettiee4726

2 ай бұрын

And thus, what is J Phillips eternal reward? Forgive him Father. L

Her voice and Karen Carpenter's were 2 of the most beautiful voices in all of the pop music business. I'm sorry she was so miss-treated

@user-db9yd6vz9r

2 ай бұрын

Agree 💯

@joycekellner9957

2 ай бұрын

Interesting you mention them together. Both has very unhealthy relationships with food. Karen Carpenter died of anorexia nervosa related heart disease.

@yooperlooper

2 ай бұрын

Yes, you are right! I didn't think of it that way. Sad no matter how you look at it isn't it?!@@joycekellner9957

@valeriekehrt7566

2 ай бұрын

I agree. Both should've had a better life. Sad.😢❤❤

@johngore7744

2 ай бұрын

And Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez cheers from Montreal

John Phillips was raping his biological daughter yet had the gall to talk down to Cass Elliot and blame her for Helter Skelter! He was GROSS!

@user-nu6gl8io8f

2 ай бұрын

Amen

@user-nu6gl8io8f

2 ай бұрын

If only the Turth came out about John

@ShadowAussie

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-nu6gl8io8fit did come out

@jocelynwingate8999

2 ай бұрын

Once a pedo always a pedo!

@nonyabiz550

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-nu6gl8io8fAnd Michelle!

She did NOT take advantage of their situation. They took advantage of her and treated her awfully,

@derrickhewitt6171

Ай бұрын

That's kind of what I was thinking. She took advantage of the situation but they took advantage of her first and way more often.

@nuckinfuts7610

Ай бұрын

I caught that too. That was no doubt poorly worded. In fact, to call it inaccurate would be an understatement.

Cass wore a button that simply said ” Be Friendly” and that was her true persona🌺

@adriennerobinson1180

Ай бұрын

Aww I know it was.I loved me some Mama Cass Elliot 💓,She is Sorely Missed and Loved Always ♥️ SIP Beautiful

@diannehallman8062

Ай бұрын

Saw her in Frisco. Always saw her with her button. Loved her!❤❤

@RM-sj5lp

2 күн бұрын

Queen of Laurel Canyon. ❤❤

When my wife died we held a celebration of her life. One of the songs we played was Cass singing “Dream a Little Dream of Me”. It was a very moving moment. Not a dry eye to be seen. Thank you Cass Elliot. That song will forever remind me of that special moment and also of my beautiful wife of 44 years.

@conniemorgan8402

2 ай бұрын

My favorite

@robynmarsh1358

2 ай бұрын

❤

@erinneill9350

2 ай бұрын

❤

@SusanPederson

2 ай бұрын

My late husband & I used to sing this song together....❤

@garyneilson3075

2 ай бұрын

"hold fast" (1Thess.5 :21)!

Her voice was powerful and her pitch, perfect. RIP, Cass Elliot.

@tassia1954

2 ай бұрын

Also she wrote the words and music herself!

@wendythompson2830

2 ай бұрын

Loved her music and her. Rip 💔

@robinsnest4306

2 ай бұрын

Still my favorite email singer.

In case anyone is wondering, Cass' daughter was only 7 years old when she lost her mom. Owen was adopted by her aunt, Cass' younger sister, and it seems she had the best childhood she could while forever missing her mom.

She was amazing, her songs still stop me from doing anything just to listen. I can't stand bullying, but what she went through was persecution. Rip mama cass, thousands still listen to you.

@kellystagg5017

Ай бұрын

LITERALLY BILLIONS LISTEN

I'm 64 and from the UK. I absolutely love her voice, it's the voice of an angel. I had no idea she had such a tough time. I can't stand bullies, and my whole life I've always stood up for people who've been bullied. I'm painfully shy, and was bullied myself at work, and losing my job in the end. I hope she's resting in peace and still singing on the other side.

@Clyde-2055

2 ай бұрын

Angels can fly …

@whereswaldo23

2 ай бұрын

I am with you regarding bullies. I am sorry you lost your job because of it. I’ve recently reported to corporate HR the person at my job who has bullied me for years. Hopefully something will change as a result. Best wishes to you.

@Eilen62

2 ай бұрын

She is, for sure ❤🙏🙏🙏

@christinakathleen9445

2 ай бұрын

I am so sorry this happened to you. ❤

@leetau8429

2 ай бұрын

im 62 and i also love her voice. I hate bullies too and have always intervined when I come across bullying...am very sorry this happened to you. I believe mama cass is flying high on the otherside and lives on in her music and daughter

When you know the darkness of John Phillips, you have to wonder how he had the nerve to shame Cass Elliot

@annabrahamson4320

2 ай бұрын

Because thinness is all that matters

@user-vl8qw8hp1g

2 ай бұрын

John Phillips was a creep!

@athanksgivingbaby570

2 ай бұрын

Ummm yeah... I'm pretty sure inc*st qualifies him for that.

@maxinesymmons9711

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing while watching this....he's a sick weirdo if everything is true about him

@eugeniasyro5774

2 ай бұрын

He was a cretin.

I’ve been overweight my whole life, even though me and my siblings all got exactly the same portions of food, since we were on a tight budget and our mom wanted to make sure we all got fair amounts. I used to watch Cass’s show as a girl and I loved the theme song, Make Your Own Kind Of Music. I identified with her because of her size, and I thought she was pretty. I thought, if she’s a star and she’s big, it’s not so bad that I’m bigger than my siblings. I’m just different. I’ll always remember her.

@AuntLoopy123

2 ай бұрын

It's almost as if human beings are individuals, and there is more to size than "calories in/calories out" and the "everyone knows" so-called "common sense" weight control techniques THAT KILL PEOPLE>

@dawnelder9046

Ай бұрын

Watch Gary Taubes Good Calories, Bad Calories lecture or read the book. It is a hard read, but knowledge is power. It is the history of diet and nutritional studies. And you have been lied to all your life. We all have. The Adventist cult controls most nutritional studies in North America. Harvard sold their scientific soul to the Adventist cult food industry agenda over half a century ago. Adventist. Think Kellogg and Post. The old 1950s British human health diet in the prologue of Good Calories will work for most people. Fourteen years now. I also recommend watching Dr. Chris Knobbe Are vegetable oils the primary driver of obesity and diabetes. The other issue could be food allergies. It did not matter what I did until I got gluten out of my diet. Issues with gluten started at age 5 and stopped at 47 when I figured it out. I also must avoid lugumes. Try going carnivore for 2 or 3 weeks. Keep a diary. Add back one real food a week. It could be more than one thing causing the issues. Keep a diary. Weigh yourself the morning of and the morning after. A massive jump in weight, and I am going to guess you know exactly what I am talking about, is a sign of inflammation. Rashes, constipation, diarrhea, arthritis are all signs of food allergies and intolerance. If you add back something like soy sauce, write all ingredients. It has both wheat and soy. Both can cause issues. Both are grass and all grass has gluten. A little history. The nutritionalist who did the research for the food pyramid refused to have her name on it after the senator in charge let his Adventist cult food industry buddies change it to the monstrosity that came out. She warned them if they put it out and people followed it that there would be a massive increase in obesity, diabetics, heart attacks, strokes, depression, dementia, autoimmune disease, cancer, etc. She was right. But instead of admitting their mistake they did the vegan gaslighting thing of blaming the victims of their bad advice and pointing out the few that could stay slim, if not healthy on their death diet. Add Poly Ovarian Syndrom, PMS, autism, ADHD, low testosterone, messed up thyroid and likely much more to the list. Then in the 90s a vegan group hiding under the name Science in the Public Interest pushed to have dangerous seed oils replace natural animal fats at restaurants. Eighty percent of obese and fat people have metabolic syndrome. Sixty percent of normal and thin people also have metabolic syndrome. Americans eat 100 less calories than 20 years ago. Yet obesity has increased. Big red flags. Something to think about. Regular refinded grains are grass. So called healthy whole grains are grass. Seed, vegetable oils are grass. Cane sugar is grass. HFCS is grass. Artificial colors often grass based. Many artificial preservatives are grass based. These make up most of the products sold as a well balanced diet. Grass.

@plankpoop1

Ай бұрын

Me too

@brookelondon8029

23 күн бұрын

I often wonder what it would be like if we were all blind and judged people on their personalities and talents and kindness to others. It seems as though fat shaming is the only thing that's allowed. You can't be racist or sexist or any other "ist" but you can make fun of people because of the way they look. Criticizing others says more about the people who criticize than it does about the people they criticize.

Funny how much John Phillips bullied her so badly (didn't he have a mirror😂), yet she was the one who eclipsed all of them. Her voice the most identifiable- she was smart, funny and yes, beautiful. RIP, queen.

Three backup singers to make up for Cass’ absence. “They did not succeed”. That girl had some pipes!

@contour157

2 ай бұрын

and some teeth too

@kellydalstok8900

2 ай бұрын

@@contour157 But you are perfect, right? Not on the inside, sadly.

@tonyasmom

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Kelly!

@e-mail881

2 ай бұрын

@@kellydalstok8900 But you have the perfect inside, eh!? You're like a saintly role model for humanity... LMAO!!!

@barneyronnie

2 ай бұрын

Gobsmacked...

I loved Cass Ellicott so much. She could sing like no body business. It hurts to know that she went through so much in short her life. She didn’t deserved to be treated mean. You could tell she had a big heart and love for the people around her. Her daughter Owen has every reason to be very proud of her Mom. Rest In Peace Cass.

@susanleffingwell3392

2 ай бұрын

Yes the way she was treated was ugly and should remind us that Cass was as brave as she could be under the circumstances. For those receiving similar decisive “distractions” and abuse, please- Rock On!

@susanleffingwell3392

2 ай бұрын

Devise

@susansmith4749

2 ай бұрын

She was perfectly beautiful, with a beautiful voice.

@lisaparsons4124

2 ай бұрын

Yes I agree Cass Elliot a awesome singer had a awesome voice ❤

@now591

2 ай бұрын

@@susansmith4749 Be honest. Her voice was beautiful but obesity is not . Tragic that correct dietary advice was not available at that time. Keto diet would have been her salvation.

That lie about Cass Elliot choking on a sandwich was what I’ve believed all my life. That’s the kind of traction little smears cause. I’m sorry for her, she deserved much better.

@Klove5343

2 ай бұрын

As the saing goes, "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes"

@winkpinky1445

2 ай бұрын

That sandwich line made me so angry

@scarlettyarborough5499

2 ай бұрын

I believed that as well...what a mean public !

@SundayCookingRemix

2 ай бұрын

I remember my mom telling me that story 😢

@Joy3LastNames

2 ай бұрын

Me too! Believing all this time she died from choking on a sandwich. 🤬 Mean people suck.

That band would've gone nowhere without Cass. Best singer. She was the star. Cruel world.

I didn’t know all this about Mama Cass. How heart breaking. The rest of HER BAND (cause they were zero without her) should be ashamed of themselves. Just ashamed.

@sheilagravely5621

2 ай бұрын

Stacey, do you know if any of them are even still alive? It makes me wonder.👋👋♥️

@gcbaba

2 ай бұрын

@@sheilagravely5621Michelle Phillips is still alive. ( as is MacKenzie P) but all others have passed on

@Sea0fTime

2 ай бұрын

They were all talented. Bring aholes to Cass doesn't mean they lacked talent. John wrote most of their songs, Michelle cowrote some, had a beautiful voice, and was also a decent actress.

@francesdelarue4519

2 ай бұрын

With the exception of Michelle ,none of them were great shakes in the looks department. Kind of hypocritical.

@nicholasbrowning4558

2 ай бұрын

Total bs. They were talented and would have made it without her. She was lucky they let her into the band. Her story is indeed a sad one but taking pot shots at her band mates is wrong

Mama Cass and Karen Carpenter both had the most pure voices I’ve ever heard. Both beautiful lady’s and such sad stories.

@elisemiller13

2 ай бұрын

@renae9365 Same thoughts... tragic

@kathleenkretch566

2 ай бұрын

I so agree, Karen and Cass, the most beautiful voices.

@tonyborelli.

2 ай бұрын

if cass had given karen the ham sandwich, they'd both be alive today

@weegiewarbler

2 ай бұрын

​@@tonyborelli.GTFROOH YW

@veronicacalloway2795

2 ай бұрын

Really so tragic

They needed her and never would have made it without her, she is the voice I remember when I listen to her music

She so want a child. She was a good Mom and loved her daughter unconditionally.❤

Truth is, they were fat zeros without her. She had the voice and the talent they were just tag-a-longs. RIP Mama...

@janemoore1708

2 ай бұрын

That is so true.

@Maggie-rr8gi

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely true!

@Brinta3

2 ай бұрын

She was very important for their sound, but to counter your argument: John Phillips wrote nearly all of their songs. John and Michelle co-wrote California Dreamin’. Denny Doherty was a songwriter and as a guitarist helped with developing John’s songs. Cass Elliott didn’t write songs. She couldn’t play any instrument. By definition she was a tag-a-long, always dependent on other people’s masterpieces. Two of her best known solo singles (Dream a Little Dream of Me, Make Your Own Kind of Music) were by every definition cover songs. Bands combine the individual talents of their members, and each member is important.

@53snuckplum

2 ай бұрын

Not exactly true ; he may have been a jerk but John Philips was an excellent songwriter.

@maryhalverson5713

2 ай бұрын

​@@53snuckplum The devil often gifts his most ardent minions with alluring talents.

My uncle was in a band with her for a brief time when she had moved back to the DC area. This was obviously before the Mamas and the Papas. My uncle was a keyboard player and they were desperate to find a female vocalist. They had never met her so when she showed up for the audition it was like "ok, you're next...let's hear it". She started singing and didn't even finish the song before they ended all other auditions and hired her. She was that amazing as a singer.

@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw

2 ай бұрын

@@contour157 Ahole.

@Annoyed-Dragon

2 ай бұрын

​@@contour157 🙄 Virgin

@leelohaskin7941

2 ай бұрын

​@@contour157 goōfy azz

@OldDawg-mc3dy

2 ай бұрын

I have auditioned many and when the rare great singer comes along you know it in seconds audition over. Then it is a matter of do you all have the same goals can you all at least tolerate each other.

@wildbill7081

2 ай бұрын

your such an angry little troll@@contour157

Thank you for telling her story with such respect and compassion she was one of my favorite singers. How anyone could mistreat anyone so terrible is beyond me. She was big to carry such a big heart & beautiful Spirit. RIP Ms.❤Cass Elliot 🙏

If there’s a Rock & Roll Heaven, there’s got to be a Rock & Roll band, & Cass is the lead singer… Rest in Paradise beautiful lady.. 🙏🏻💕🎵

@JulieMontrose-cr4lj

Ай бұрын

Beautifully put!

All the others were self-obsessed.Cass was a down-to-earth,friendly character.Too nice for them.Her weight gave her individuality,like Streisand’s nose gave to her.I adore Cass’s voice,it’s so beautifully harmonious.

@mica4292

2 ай бұрын

She had one of the most beautiful voices. Ever.

@SYA357

2 ай бұрын

Tell me again that fatshaming doesn't put lives at risk.

@MetalxxDragoness

2 ай бұрын

Some people are addicted to drugs, gambling, sex, food. Every body is addicted to what makes them feel better and for whatever reason some people are addicted to being Aholes. Either way nobody should cause another person to feel so bad that they lose their life because of it. I wish I could say that the world has changed but it hasn't. 🙏Some day though I pray it will. I know many people who have suffered from fad diets and starving themselves to fit into this society, to look like everybody else. I wish that those people knew that they are wonderful just the way they are.

@paulapalais

2 ай бұрын

​@@MetalxxDragonessYou worded that so beautifully. ❤

@malcolmr3

2 ай бұрын

I saw an interview with her where she talked about her weight. She said that she lost weight once and just couldn’t carry the notes in the same way and that’s why she put the weight back on.

Cass Elliott WAS the Mama’s and the Papa’s! Her voice was so beautiful and melodic. I could listen to her sing all day long. I cried when she passed away because she was more than just Mama Cass. She was beautiful to me 😢❤

@paulgentile1024

2 ай бұрын

I must say that the vocal Harmony between Denny and Mama Cass was quite unique..& beautiful. Mama Cass did have one of the great singing and recognizable voices of her era.. and John Phillips was the main writer and arranger of the music.. as great as Mama Cass was she was not The Mamas & the Papas.. that is selling the band short..

@colettekraeuter2209

2 ай бұрын

I agree! A waste of a beautiful woman and talent. It appalls me how she was treated. They were nothing without her ❤

Cass was pretty resilient facing insults like she did , even in that song. What a strong and brave Woman RIP 🙏 ❤

She obviously had thyroid or lymphatic problems. Poor woman. Her voice was gold.

@patriciaaznavourian3014

Ай бұрын

Obesity is a disease, similar to other addictions, a cunning and deadly disease. The shame of it should stop, it's a physical disease like someone with heart disease or any other kind of disease. If you don't have it you'll never understand

@laceysilver5714

Ай бұрын

Do not make assumptions and what she had or not.

@mercywilliams2698

25 күн бұрын

It does seem she had immune system issues..my niece has a similar appearance and now in her late 40’s finally got a diagnosis of cardio immune condition. I thought of Cass watching my niece grow up who like Cass unique and wonderful.

@streetsoflaredo3432

18 күн бұрын

@@laceysilver5714 And you are?

@samboliah3691

5 күн бұрын

@@streetsoflaredo3432 non-assuming, duh.

Cass was the STAR, no doubt about it, Michelle was a good singer, they all were, but Cass Elliot is irreplaceable always❤

@lastilnovista

2 ай бұрын

yup. any generic soprano could have stood in for Michelle, but Cass was one of a kind.

@sharksport01

2 ай бұрын

I love all Michelle's solo hit songs.

@lastilnovista

2 ай бұрын

Mid-chelle

@maggiegarber246

2 ай бұрын

Michelle was not a good singer and she definitely wasn’t a nice person. She was aboard a transatlantic cruise that I was on, part of the entertainment. When we got to NYC, she pushed me out of the way to take a picture of the Statue of Liberty but didn’t say a word while she did it. She also bragged about dismissing Cass’s affection for Denny when she ( Michelle) slept with him.

@jamesgilliam5278

2 ай бұрын

I don't think they would have made it without her. She had an incredible voice

That demonizing of weight actually killed karen carpenter.

@abbatrouble

2 ай бұрын

Karen Carpenter was not overweight but Cass was grossly obese - a sloppy fat!

@tapper701

2 ай бұрын

Indirectly ... Karen's own actions are what led to her untimely death ...

@heydeanie

2 ай бұрын

​@@tapper701🙄🙄🙄

@itravisoni

2 ай бұрын

Karen Carpenter had a mental disorder anorexia.

@tapper701

2 ай бұрын

@@heydeanie Choices - hers cost her life ...

There is a saying; “When you point your finger at someone, you have 3 fingers pointing back at you.”

@530MAIDU

2 ай бұрын

Yes 👍🏽 Exactly

@MoreFormosa

2 ай бұрын

You also have a thumb pointing at them. So it’s actually 2/3 ratio, not bad, not bad at all.

I was at her last performance in London, I was only 16 but have never forgotten that night or the headlines the next morning. Sad sad loss.😢

When I hear their singing, it's Cass's voice that stands out, it's the one I hear. She had a powerful voice.

Bless this dear woman. If she had not been bullied so much, imagine the life she could have had. She was already a success, but it could have been happier and much more fullfilling. May her daughter live well and happy. What can we learn today? Do not fat shame ever!

@funshine817

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it has gone to the other extreme. Obesity is celebrated, now. We need a middle ground. Being fat is not good/healthy, but no shaming.

I think it was John who started the rumor Cass died eating a ham sandwich 😞You do not get mono and hepatitis from dieting. The Beach Boys hung out with Manson too but only Cass got the bad publicity from it! Women today are still fat shamed by men and some women. It's so unfair how Cass was treated.

@nancygodsey8312

Ай бұрын

I saw a t-shirt decades ago that I still remember. The printing stated...I'm fat and you're ugly, but I can always lose weight. I took it to mean ugly on the inside. That doesn't change. I have known and loved many overweight people. I don't remember even one that was cruel or a bully. The opposite in fact.

@tamarabeinlich7353

Ай бұрын

@@nancygodsey8312 I was always tiny till they took out my tonsils at 12. When I was 15 my dad's friend called me fat. I starved myself till I was 96 pounds. People don't realize the harm they cause teen girls.

@LinA-it9vd

20 күн бұрын

Women today are shamed for being slim and beautiful or fat and ugly. They are shamed for being stupid or smart and gentle or kind. It doesn’t matter what people say women just need to live their lives the way they are.

@tamarabeinlich7353

20 күн бұрын

@@LinA-it9vd Agreed.

Case was always the one with the outstanding voice in The Mamas and The Papas. She actually was reduced to almost begging John Phillips to “allow” her to join, chasing the other three down to an island bearing alcohol. She was their best singer hands down and was used. I was so happy that she got her own television show, but so much was ephemeral in her life. Your admirers are a perpetual constant though, and will always admire and love you. Rest Easy, sweet Cass. 🎶❤️🎶

Cass was what made the Mamas and the Papas, without her they would never have reached the height they did. So sad to know how they treated her, absolutely disgusting. After being put down and shamed for so long her confidence must have plummeted. I have always loved her voice and personally I think she was absolutely beautiful, big or not. She had the most gorgeous eyes and smile, it lit up the room.

If you read “Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon,” you’ll learn what a mother figure Cass Elliott was to her fellow musicians in Laurel Canyon. She was nurturing and caring, as though she were giving to all what she, herself, always searched desperately for and never found. Her home was a place where all were welcome, yes, including Charles Manson, who was also an aspiring musician at the time. Despite all odds, IMO, Cass was one of the bravest women in history, who rightly trusted her talent and understood that she had much to give. I applaud her. I’m just so sorry that, like Karen Carpenter, society and its “norms” killed her in the end. Rest in peace, beautiful spirit. You are missed. 💖

This was a really well done little documentary on Mama Cass. Subscribed for more. I hate that I thought she died of choking on a ham sandwich. What a nasty society we live in. She was an amazing talent and probably pretty cool too.

She had the voice of an angel. The Mamas and the Papas would never have made it without her. She was lost much too soon.

@xavierminchello8431

2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY!

She was a shining light, the only group member who had a solo career. Her voice was beautiful and she was gone too soon.

@91dodgespiritrt

2 ай бұрын

She was a side show. A laughing stock.

@contour157

2 ай бұрын

@@91dodgespiritrt live stock.. a moo moo in a mumu

@wildbill7081

2 ай бұрын

your just here to be a dumb little troll oh poor baby@@91dodgespiritrt

@ChasingRainbows67

2 ай бұрын

​@@91dodgespiritrtCass was the voice of the Mama's and the Papa's!!! RIP Cass❤

@lisaparsons4124

2 ай бұрын

Yes I agree awesome singer 💓 Cass Elliot

Her singing was beautiful and effortless. California dreamin allows her voice to dominate. Amazing.

@joyceellis9722

2 ай бұрын

Not really. The other guy that sang lead on that song was quite good.

Ty for setting the story right.

Michelle Philips makes me sick. She didn’t come close to the talent of Cass Elliot and she should have defended her in every situation. I loved the voice of Cass Elliot and so did the world.

@jeanreynolds1425

2 ай бұрын

@@91dodgespiritrt Stupid!

@Faretheewell608

2 ай бұрын

@@91dodgespiritrt But she did not know enough to get those teeth fixed

@b.strong9396

2 ай бұрын

@@91dodgespiritrtthat is not how she died. They made that up to make her look bad.

@imtheitchyouneedtoscratch

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Michelle was a regular town bike and can't believe she claims to be friends with the late beautiful Sharon Tate when she was getting her back blown out by Roman Polanski in the UK while Sharon was waiting and begging for his return to Cielo Drive as Sharon was due anytime for there birth of there first child Paul Richard but her life was cut short by The Manson Mob on August 9,1969. Yeah nice bloody friend you turned out to be Michelle and your just as fucked up as your ex husband John.🤦😳😡😡😡😡

@user-fc3ki3gb7u

2 ай бұрын

CASS Elliott was Jewish.

She had the voice of an Angel and now sings with them. RIP Beautiful lady.

I thought this was going to be tacky, but I was wrong. Very sympathetic and well done. TY

It's disgusting how she was treated!! She didn't deserve that!!

Cass was credited with bringing together David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, during her famous Hollywood parties.

@au7-721

2 ай бұрын

She was a friend to all communists.

@dalethelander3781

2 ай бұрын

Did she live in Laurel Canyon? That was a whole 'nother culture in L.A.

@We_Seek_Truth

2 ай бұрын

They disagree on that. Some credit Joni Mitchell. Also, she paired up other artists. She introduced John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky, the heart of the Lovin' Spoonful. (It's mentioned in the song "Creeque Alley.")

@kingboagart899

20 күн бұрын

My dad was a wannabe superstar musician back in those days, he used to say that he figured David Crosby would turn out to be the father of every kid in the Hollywood Hills! I was pretty young so I didn't get it at the time.

I was young when the group was popular, I honestly thought Cass was the main member and the other three were just there. Loved Cass and always will.💕

@vickikay54

2 ай бұрын

Me too🙂

@johnnychipello919

2 ай бұрын

me too

@suse7535

2 ай бұрын

I also thought that!

@therealjetlag

2 ай бұрын

Yes, me too. I never knew their names, either. She is the only memorable person in the group.

@franceswatts4001

2 ай бұрын

And me.

Great video. I saw old episodes of the Carol Burnett Show a few years ago and it was the first time I ever heard her sing on her own. I was blown away by her vocals. I only knew of her when she was part of the group. Paul Anka, Dudley Moore, Carol Burnett, Joel Grey.....she sang with so many stars! I didn't know this. She was a wonderful star herself. It's a shame her health took her because she deserved so much more time to keep singing. Such a talent. 💔

@user-uk1uu9vt8z

Ай бұрын

You’ll find her singing with John Denver also … if u haven’t already …😅

You are still so missed Mama Cass. And you’ll never be forgotten xx

I wonder if Michelle Phillips has guilt for treating Cass so badly? She certainly didn’t have a super great voice. Mama Cass was FANTASTIC

@user-ur2yr5db9c

2 ай бұрын

​​@@maxsdad538wow is your opinion the only one that counts? You couldn't have stated you comment without being so rude?😮

@Lazydaisy646

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-ur2yr5db9cobviously he cant help it

@lisabanaszak293

2 ай бұрын

@@maxsdad538 you have no idea who you’re talking to. My father played back up to MANY GREATS ..Michelle’s voice was subpar at best. To each his own-but don’t presume you are the authority on talent.

@lisabanaszak293

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ur2yr5db9c I wasn’t being rude. I was just stating an opinion.

@lisabanaszak293

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ur2yr5db9c you’re the RUDE one. Go be rude to your FIVE subscribers.

Cass had more talent in her little finger than the majority of these artists combined.

@festivelady826

2 ай бұрын

Amen, sister.

@darlenestorms8745

Ай бұрын

They were just jealous.

I grew up listening to The Mamas and The Papas then Mama Cass when she went solo.. my Momma loved her and so then I did too. I remember Momma dancing around with me singing loud and proud with them … amazing memories of my Momma… she and I both were so upset when Mama Cass passed away… every time she heard someone saying the “ham sandwich” story, she’d go into defense mode real quick and set them straight even quicker. Beautiful voice.. still calms my emotions and my heart.

👋Thanks for correcting the record... I always loved her voice & couldn't care less about her size, even though it was my experience of that time that my overweight relatives were mercilessly fat shamed and none of the adults spoke up & said it was not OK - so pleased that SOME progress has been made on that front, but there are always cruel people who persist. And now her voice is in my head & I'm looking for videos to listen & watch her sing like an angel 😇

I love Cass' duet of "leaving on a jet plane" with John Denver

@rayperry7315

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely... the best ever !!!

@territimmerman140

2 ай бұрын

Mine too!!!

@Vvykk

2 ай бұрын

Aye, that was magic.

@pressureflipin1992

Ай бұрын

Omg how incredible is that cover! It's one of my favorites of all time

I loved her then, and I love her still. She sang beautifully. Her talent outshined the rest of the band. When she died, a 13 year old girl sat at her piano and learned every one of Cass’s songs. Committed them to memory and swore she’d never forget. I never have. The ham sandwich rumor over took the truth. I only learned a few years ago that it was fiction. She deserved so much better.

Mama Cass was my favorite member of the group and she was a badazz to me! She was unique, bold and everything a rockstar should be! She was beautiful and she should've heard that! Society is nothing! R.i.p. Beautiful ❤️

I think everyone believed at first that she died eating a ham sandwich that’s what I was told at a young age smh

People are so cruel. 😢. She was the voice of mama’s and Papa’s !!❤

@kenthuang436

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! It’s such a shame that female singers that are bigger often don’t get their proper dues or recognition as they should be getting.

@lisaparsons4124

2 ай бұрын

Yes I agree 💯 awesome voice ❤Cass Elliot

@Sexxxyism

2 ай бұрын

She had a lot of confidence though. Good for her.

@karenlugo479

2 ай бұрын

😢

@xavierminchello8431

2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY!, THE OTHERS WERE NOTHING WITHOUT HER!

I loved Monday, Monday and California Dreaming. I loved Cass' voice and hate how cruel people were to her. She was the voice of the Mamas and Papas. ❤

@derithross8314

2 ай бұрын

Really only two songs I liked but liked Cass's solo songs np.

So sad & tragic. She had a beautiful voice. Appearances aren't everything ❗️And life can be very cruel ...

The heart attack story was the one that I always believed. It fit in with her unhealthy attempts to lose weight. Although I had the exact opposite weight problem, I hated the constant jokes and references to her weight as much as I hated skinny jokes aimed at me. Cass Elliott's talent was dearly missed and she was definitely irreplaceable! 😢

@christinatorres8445

7 күн бұрын

Same here. Getting called skinny, eat a burger, you weigh (add low number here) soaking wet, or having your in-laws always saying look at her body..can you believe she has 3 kids and she’s so skinny…. It’s all so annoying and unnecessary. Why should anyone be staring or commenting at me because of my weight? It’s so uncomfortable. Then we are not allowed to mention weight because of being skinny. Saying I eat acorns and pine needles.

A beautiful woman with or without her weight. She was also blessed with a powerful gorgeous voice RIP Mama Cass

Her voice was so pure of tone and recognizable she really didn’t need to sing with anyone else to become a star.

I was 20 when their music hit the charts…we loved Mama Cass….to her fans we loved the music, and didn’t care about her weight! That girl could sing! RIP….

Cass had a loud beautiful voice. She made the group known. ❤❤❤

Poor woman. She suffered si much abuse and bullying. Yet she remained an angelic soul. She was too good for us. A rare soul. ✨️ ❤

@sherrih6375

2 ай бұрын

I agree! Curious if your phone changes your "o's" to "i's" too! Mine does this too! 😮

@IndecentAngels

2 ай бұрын

​@@sherrih6375lol I thought it was my eyes! lol

@sherrih6375

2 ай бұрын

@@IndecentAngels My phone is constantly confusing me with it's insane autocorrect. 😂

@anovemberstar

Ай бұрын

Exactly like Sinead O'Connor

@sherrih6375

Ай бұрын

@@anovemberstar It's been said that God gives his toughest assignments to his mightiest warrior's. She was a Queen Warrior. What exactly is wrong with our society that it's deemed acceptable to engage in the fat shaming, and mom shaming of this beautiful woman, while sucking her voice dry for another session of her beautiful singing gifts?

Loved her rendition of Dream A Little Dream of me. Such a beautiful voice. Also, I'm glad you did Cass bc I've been singing California Dreamin' by the Mama's and the Papas A LOT recently. It's one of those songs that I can't get out of my head, but I dont mind. RIP Cass Elliot ❤

@Factinate

2 ай бұрын

Not a bad song to have stuck in your head at all. Cheers!

@terryhorowitz7076

2 ай бұрын

I love her singing that song! Absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for this. Cass, oh what a voice! Thank you Cass.

@lisaparsons4124

2 ай бұрын

Cass Elliot a awesome singer ❤sung in 1966,year I was born 💙

@debra2700

2 ай бұрын

In the show Dexter, the last serial killer is obsessed with that song and plays it over and over.

My first record was a mama's & papa's LP ,,I loved Mama Cass & cried when she died !

One of the most outstanding voices ever. We love you, and forever in our hearts you'll be. ❤

The Mugwumps' guitarist was Zal Yanovsky. Hendricks played rhythm guitar. Cass introduced Zal to John Sebastian which began The Lovin' Spoonful. I'll forever be in her debt for just that one thing alone.

@MRBAMBAM1959

2 ай бұрын

The Lovin' Spoonful is my favorite group!

@jeanettegant2894

2 ай бұрын

She also introduced Graham Nash (The Hollies) to David Crosby and Steven Stills

As far as I’m concerned, Mama Cass was by far the best of the four singers. I never get tired of her voice. ❤❤❤

I wish I could give her a big hug 🤍 May she rest in peace 🤍

Cass had a fantastic voice. When I heard as (a teenager) that she had died it was a kick in the guts. The other band members of the Mommas and Papas did not deserve her beauty and talent.

With friends like that, who needs enemies... confirms everything I always suspected about the Mamas & the Papas. I still adore Cass.

I was a chubby little girl in the 1960's and 70's. I loved her. I thought she was so dynamic and such a brave woman.

I loved every song she sang. Her voice was so beautiful. Im now 69yrs and still listen to Cass.

California Dreaming was my favorite...I loved her voice and persona!!! Missed😢❤

Make your own kind of music is such an amazing song. RIP, Lady. She had an awesome voice.

@windycitykitty

2 ай бұрын

Oh, I had forgotten all about that song. It sure calls me back to a happy time - - I grew up in the late '60s, early 70s. Thank you!

@KrazeeClark

2 ай бұрын

Desmond

@lisaparsons4124

2 ай бұрын

Yes I agree awesome singer Cass Elliot ❤

@scouser19a

2 ай бұрын

Loved this song and also It's Getting Better...❤

@heydeanie

2 ай бұрын

@@KrazeeClark this made me smile

Cass' voice was the soul of the cruel Mama's and Papa's. How could they have been so vicious to her. Yes, she had her share of problems, made more visible by them, and others. I just loved her voice and stage personality and never knew until reading this how she had been treated. Justice for Cass is that her voice has long been revered more than overshadowing the weaker others!

@GregWampler-xm8hv

2 ай бұрын

I agree but have to give John credit he became a true believer later on.

@pattiepate7883

2 ай бұрын

The two Phillip's were just cruel

I loved their song Creque Alley! Glad you asked! My favorite though was Dedicated to the One I Love….my hubby was in Vietnam when it was popular….meant a lot!

Really sad informative video of a great lady.. I knew of her songs but hadn't heard her sad story before.. Poor woman😢 Thankyou for the production 🫶

It’s heartbreaking knowing this fun loving and extremely talented young woman, suffered so much throughout her life. Being verbally tormented and fat shamed, just broke my heart. People being that cruel and lacking any empathy must be empty vessels; how tragic for them.

@phriedokra6158

2 ай бұрын

Font frets as its still happening today

I'm a 65 yr,s young black woman and I remember the mama,s and the papa,s group. My oldest brother was a big fan. I listen to there music because of him and I found this woman to be so talented inspite of her weight. I just hope that her daughter is living a good life ..😢 sad story but true. 😮🙏✝️

@glee_again2594

2 ай бұрын

LOVE how you call yourself years young. I am going to have to adopt that! I say to myself “I’m so old”, but I don’t feel old in spirit. Shoot, if by God’s grace eternity is ahead I am a spring chicken. 😂

@rothalisher6716

2 ай бұрын

😮

@cyndythefarmersdaughter

2 ай бұрын

I'm 65-years young, also, (July 1959) and it's a pleasure to come across your post here. The times they are a-changin' still rings true today, but our generation reaped the best this country has offered... IMHO. Today, we're seeing the worst of outright ugly our generation has ever witnessed in this country. Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine the hatred we're witnessing... and from self-described Christians aka Christian Nationalists who've weaponized the Bible, which had already been used when I was growing up, as a means of controlling others. The Jesus I know was a loving man who accepted all beings. If alive today, I dare think Jesus would accept the narratives being espoused in his name. These are scary times indeed.

@ChrisW228

2 ай бұрын

Her daughter is well. :) I saw a video here on KZread that you could probably find easily. She was catching up with Chynna Phillips who is still a good friend.

@jamesgiedt5682

26 күн бұрын

Friends with another tragic figure John Denver another pure voice

Poor Cass!!! She passed away 5 years prior to me being born, but I grew up listening to my parents music on the oldies station and I always loved the Mamas and the Papas from a young age. Their song "This is dedicated" has always made me cry. I recently watched some interviews that Cass gave. She was extremely intelligent, compassionate and kind. You can just see in her eyes that she was a radiant soul. She didn't deserve any of the shame and heartache she endured her entire life. It makes my heart break and I just want to cry for her. Why is it the kindest of people always get the short end of the stick? Its so not fair! I absolutely would have loved to have had the privilege to have a conversation with Cass Elliott. RIP Cass. I hope I get to meet you in the afterlife. You were certainly an Earth Angel! ❤️

Very well done, and kindly so. I did not know any of these details. Thank you.

One of the most beautiful and powerful voices in music. Always loved California Dreamin'.

You have to admire not just Cass Elliot’s natural talent, but also her courage and unrelenting determination in pursuing whatever it was she wanted in life. Against tremendous odds she succeeded in everything except love and losing her weight.

@jillholloway4586

2 ай бұрын

And she just ran out of time .. 😢

@pjaypender1009

2 ай бұрын

97% of weight loss attempts fail because weight really isn't within people's control. Even though tallness is associated with higher rates of heart problems and early death, I never hear people say "If only he had not allowed himself to get so tall..." If you want to stop losing people like Cass Elliott and Karen Carpenter to weight stigma, stop mocking weight.

@sukijay4990

2 ай бұрын

@@pjaypender1009 who was mocking weight?

Always loved Cass Elliot then, and will always love her and her voice for ever! She was my favorite Mamas and Papas member, I feel for her and what she struggled with in those days of discrimination. Her voice is part of my musical life. There is a new world coming, for sure!!!

My fav song was “ it’s getting better”. I never tire of hearing it …

4:24 Cass Elliott was the glue that helped that band achieve success! Great voice and presence on stage. They should have been honored to have her and they should have treated her better. RIP 🙏

@Factinate

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree with you.

So sad how this poor woman was treated.. Despicable. And she was such a loving person to everyone else..

@luracarpenter4419

2 ай бұрын

Fat shaming has always been a problem for women, especially back then, but even today. Haters need to mind their own business, I'm sure they have problems of their own. People need to love and accept each other with their differences, that's what makes this world beautiful. RIP Cass❤

This singer was long before my time was I am 52 years old but thanks for the presentation I learnt a great deal about singers and the difficulty of their success with getting noticed 😮 hello from southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

She had an amazing voice, she left us far too early. Loved all her songs.