Make Your Own Kind of Music ( Mama Cass Elliott )

A performance at the hollywood palace

[@brilappin9442]

Its 2024! Who else is listening to Mama Cass ❤️

[@meghancalahan4798]

Forever!!!

[@danicassel]

I will allways listen to her beautiful angel

[@dennisbajanov8167]

Always !

[@hensley2803]

I was bullied in high school by a girl named Jean. Every chance she got she'd call me "Mama Cass." It destroyed me back then but all I can say now is "Thanks for the compliment, Jean." RIP beautiful Cass Elliott.

[@arnobashraf]

I love that story, thanks for sharing.

[@phatato]

Jean probably sucks at life now

[@JustAndy2020]

Jean’s cold heart will almost certainly have come back to bite her at some point, and probably multiple times since.

[@g41raptor48]

I love the way you see things. I guess you made your own kind of value in your life.

[@Abkeda]

Me too!!!! L'Chaim

[@danielson1989]

50 years ago today 29th July 1974 we lost Mama Cass.

[@cricket9371]

Mama Cass would be proud that her song is used in so many movies today

[@geemonster9179]

and TV shows like Lost and Dexter

[@palingenesie]

Yeah je l'ai découvert dans Lost

[@TheGreatResist]

LOL at such comments from people who were born yesterday. Probably gen z.

[@geemonster9179]

@@TheGreatResist I was born in the spring of that year 1969

[@dmcomtecnologic4397]

En lost también

[@davidpietarila699]

Every time this song is played the world becomes just a little bit better place.

[@thewheelchairprepper8070]

SO LETS PLAY THIS UNTIL OUR IDIOT WORLD LEADERS UNDERSTAND THAT WE JUST WANT WORLD WIDE PEACE BEFOE ITS TO LATE!

[@cindland]

I get a lift in my step and my spirit… every. single. time. !

[@cliffsaxon5493]

Absolutely!!!!!!!

[@spindriftdrinker]

So true. I love the groovy "now" sound. No matter what year you are listening in.

[@gloriahazelton7286]

Don’t we all pray

[@indiosveritas]

This song saved my life in 1969. Thank you , Mama Cass .

[@catrinahartz944]

I was born in 68❤

[@pythondrink]

Holy fuck, is this song that old? I estimated it to have been released in the late 90s?

[@Sally150]

😄

[@SaintMichael-js5kh]

How? I’m genuinely interested.

[@SunriseSunsetSoul]

❤

[@CameronMcCreary]

Here it is 2024, I'm 67 and still miss Cass Elliott. She had a powerful yet clear voice always in tune and she was a very nice lady.

[@jimnfl7134]

doesn't matter the year, still enjoyable song!

[@juliana57the-peoples-choice]

Ditto Cameron!

[@TxStephie70]

They treated her like crap because of her size. And she was Amazing!! They lost the most beautiful diamond they ever had!! And because of that she didn't love herself that I wish she had. You're missed Mama Cass! RIP 💜😮

[@Hagemarucool043]

I wasn’t alive when she died, but I still miss her.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@petecernan2568]

She was better than the other three put together

[@joshuahoward6845]

The most self positive song I’ve ever heard and so inspiring

[@nirad8026]

Yeah, I am the type of person to always be moved by a well written or well spoken word. It is rare in pop that there exist such actually useful lyrics.

[@user8802]

This is a cover you know that right

[@popev3887]

Joshua, you are in dire need of an enema!

[@amcpacer2909]

Written music by Barry Mann lyrics by Cynthia Weil

[@popev3887]

@@amcpacer2909 a tribute to Mama Cass kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ6akKd-gdeVZ9k

[@tbhidk01]

As a teenage, it’s crazy to listen to these old classics that your parents listened to and see just how much better they are compared to modern day music. People had genuine passion and talent for singing, now we have auto tune and consumer music. I wish I grew up witnessing this.

[@bringbackgoodmusic60s]

I'm 17 love 50s and 60s music

[@Ryan-jd5ok]

My son is 15 and I've spent years exposing him to amazing music of the past across all genres. I admire youngsters that seek out the great music of days gone by.

[@SaintMichael-js5kh]

You could not be more correct. Today’s music has no soul.

[@craig9563]

that is a very good and refreshing comment coming from a teenager. thanks, says this 60 year old.

[@donandrews4357]

That's the music most of us baby boomers remember. Today's generation doesn't know what they are missing.

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

I love how Sammy Davis Jr. described Mama Cass as inimitable. Truer words were never spoken.

[@GaleKravetzRyan]

Honestly, I had to look the word up and you’re absolutely correct❤❤❤❤

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

MY GRANNY DESIGNED AND MADE HER DRESSES. IT TOOK 5 YARDS OF CLOTH

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

Frankly, I have always admired Mama Cass for having the guts to get up on stage in front of sometimes huge audiences as big as she was, not letting her size or appearance get in her way to success. Keep in mind that in the 60s and early 70s people were a lot thinner, and she would have been considered morbidly obese. If she was alive today she would just look like the vast majority of women waddling around walmart.

[@jimreadey4837]

You must not have seen the SNL sketch from a couple of months ago, then... (You can search in KZbin for "Make Your Own Kind of Music - SNL".)

[@eancola6111]

@@AbcDef-iq4noThat’s why part of the concept of “what’s eating Gilbert grape” wouldn’t work today. Something that was uncommonly noteworthy back then is the average person now.

[@tmamone83]

I love how her live vocals sound exactly like her voice on the recording. You can't tell which is which. When you can sing just as good live as you do on record, you can definitely sing!

[@edwarner84]

very very probably it is in playback...

[@estherdimaggio9156]

@@edwarner84 Absolutely not. This is very clearly live. Way different breath patterns than the original. However, the recording is playing in the background for backing vocals.

[@stannc]

@@edwarner84 she was singing with her own backing track. It’s much more common in 2023 than it was in 1970.

[@Jared-wy5zw]

@@stannc she is definitely singing on her own

[@Gaviid]

Backing track

[@jsantanaaa]

She was such a beautiful gentle soul who only had love in her heart nd a message to touch us all even in 2024

[@melindathompson5109]

what a shame that so much attention is focused on her appearance when her voice is beyond flawless....

[@scattysafari7742]

I was a kid when Mama Cass was alive and I loved her. She was a great performer, pretty, talented with a real flair for comedy. Her appearances on Sonny & Cher were great.

[@bobbyb7979]

ScattySafari I remember her too! She was also a jokester and had a humorous personality

[@lyndagayemiller]

melinda thompson absolutely NOTHING wrong with her appearance,anyhow!!!

[@robsieger1886]

People have always been cruel.

[@cainaldred8574]

She is so beautiful. A gorgeous smile and quietly seductive eyes.

[@tonygarcia5197]

Cass Elliott had the most beautiful voice. Her songs and what she sang gave inspiration to millions of people…women and men!!! Her music is so poignant in today’s world!!!

[@stevepipenger4651]

What you wrote occurred to me when I started listening. It screams love and peace and understanding to me.

[@eet4993]

Came downstairs this morning to the sound of my 6 year old belting this out, dance moves the lot, brilliant

[@kfl611]

Obviously your 6 year old has class - or should I say cass !

[@wurlitzer1955]

I sure miss Mama Cass, her death broke my heart, she still is a music icon and always will be. This is the most beautiful song ever, RIP Cass !!

[@Pigeonmaster-zt5ly]

We can appreciate people like her now that the world is devoid of any real talent. There was no agenda and nothing fake about it and no computers. I loved her in HR Pufnstuf! I miss all that.

[@scottmiller6495]

Her and the great Spanky of her gang made sunshine pop music sensational!!!!!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

reminds us obesity and prediabetes is a silent killer..

[@goldenblue12]

@@Pigeonmaster-zt5ly lol what there is a lot of talent rn what r u talking about

[@emmawillis5182]

She didn't like being called mamma cass!

[@KindredSpiritJosh]

For anyone who feels like they don't belong or don't fit in, this is your song!

[@lyndafaye6748]

Singing acapella (Heartaches etc., ) I love the oldies... Perfect pitch IS very rare. I have "relative" pitch...but Mama Cass just " floated her voice through both the alto and the soprano so strongly" as if singing was absolutely effortless! What a great lady! You can hear her taking her "controlled" breaths between phrases...called " evenly executed breathing" I think, not sure. And the LA DE DA parts, Do viewers get the "feeling" that those were the "notes" she wanted a guitarist to play FOR her somehow ? When others sing her song, they always leave that part out; I think it's her special "composing on the spot?" What a great lady and singer !

[@priyacharichakravarti6868]

You are a torchlight for inspiration.

[@theresajesselli4880]

It helped my sister and I when we were young girls.❤️ We absolutely loved her

[@clarpatalinghug6095]

💖

[@knobdikker]

I can only imagine hearing Cass and Karen Carpenter singing together. Pure heaven!

[@jamiekruger6135]

Oh man that would be one hell of a duet. Maybe add Linda Ronstadt??

[@treasuretrovel3816]

Cass was more of a loud, belting, caberet style voice whereas Karen's voice was pure, liquid chocolate. Only an equally divine voice would pair well with Karen's voice (maybe Elvis?)

[@novastanswhitneyhouston]

​@@treasuretrovel3816 cass with sinatra then probably

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

HER' AND FREDDIE MERCURY

[@user-uk9kc5yj7z]

​@treasuretrovel3816 I think mama Cass and Karen would blend in together nicely. When one has a low comfortable note and one has a higher, blending is usually fantastic

[@drunkvax]

Such a shame she passed away so young. She just looks like she’s having a blast in this clip and is full of confidence

[@l3v350]

I was thinking that too. Such an amazing voice

[@personyt55]

She put herself on a very strict diet which was not good for her health. That’s why she passed so young. It’s because people were judging her for how she looks she wanted to lose weight as fast as possible.

[@ez8546]

What a voice! Cass Elliot, Karen Carpenter and Linda Ronstadt owned that period.

[@nursebridgie]

PWNED 😉

[@roystone9932]

.......................don,t leave out the wonderful Judith Durham .

[@silversevensevenseven672]

Stevie nicks

[@agua9999]

Here’s my personal list I created (strictly 1960-1979). BEST FEMALE SINGERS 1960s & 1970s: *best overall female: Lay Down/Candles in the Rain (‪melanie safka‬) Monday, Monday & California Dreamin (Mama Cass of the mamas & the Papas) Psychedelic: White Rabbit (Grace slick) Venus (shocking blue) Protest music: The Night They drove old Dixie Down (Joan Baez) One Tin Soldier (Dixie Lee Stone & the Original Caste) Baroque pop: as tears go by (Marianne Faithful) Different drum (Linda Ronstadt) Breakup song: Both sides now (Joni Mitchell) You don’t own me (Leslie Gore) Rockabilly: Jolene (Dolly Parton) Delta Dawn (Tanya tucker) Blues Rock: Because the night (patti smith) It’s a heartache (Bonnie Tyler) Bubble Gum: Don’t sleep in the subway (petula Clark) I’ll never find another you (the seekers) Folk: Close to You (Karen Carpenter) (Leaving on a jet plane) Peter Paul Mary Southern: Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) The lights went out in Georgia (Vicki Lawrence) New Wave: Cherry Bomb (The runaways) Denis (Blondie) Ballad: Windmills of your mind (Dusty Springfield) To Sir With Love (Lulu) Power Pop: gypsies, tramps, & thieves (Cher) Knowing me knowing you (ABBA) Orchestral Soul: Mahogany (Diana ross) MacArthur Park (Donna Summer) Pianist: the way I always heard it should be (Carly Simon) It’s too late (Carole king) Psychedelic Soul: Age of Aquarius (5th Dimension Marilyn McCoo) Hurdy Gurdy Man (eartha kitt) Black folk: Band of Gold (Freda Payne) Les Fleurs (Minnie riperton) 60s Girl Band: Leader of the pack (shangri las) Nowhere to Run to (Vandellas) Spiritual: The Lord’s Prayer (Sister Janet Meade) Turn, Turn, Turn (Judy Collins) Lounge: There’s always something there to remind me (Dionne Warwick) These boots were made for walking (Nancy Sinatra) Orchestral: Where the boys are (Connie Francis) At last (Etta James)

[@chipperkeithmgb]

What about dusty

[@cjclt]

She is not lip syncing she is singing along to the record mama cass doesn’t need to lip sync she just sings

[@davidvergi1666]

I think she's singing to a back up track of herself singing too.

[@brianmills7729]

And brilliant at it to

[@BD-qk5li]

And she doesn't need an ear-bud to remind her the lyrics or the beat.

[@davidvawter4859]

@@BD-qk5li Well, they didn't have them in 1969. So they used tricks like singing along to your own pre-recorded vocal to keep you on pitch. Nonetheless, that track just oozes its time and place. They used it over the end credits for "Mrs. America" last week.

[@Beezer22]

And now on the first episode of Mrs. America on Hulu. What an impact this woman had. RIP

[@jerryreeder9715]

So glad this song is being used for the new movie Barbie.I have always been a fan of Cass Elliot.She deserves to get some more airtime to reach a new audience and it is an uplifting song that hits you in the feels.Still relevant today and I will be looking to add this to my music catalog.Miss you Cass, you were my favorite from the Momma's and the Poppas

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

If only they had gastric bypass surgery back then or ozembic. But it's still not foolproof.

[@maryjack08]

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Wow, it's sad that you think you're original

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

@@maryjack08 Where did I make that statement, I think I'm original. 🤣🤣duh

[@CormanoWild]

​@@JohnSmith-uy7sv imagine being such a hateful piece of trash

[@metafication]

young man, been listening to mamas and papas for quite some time but never heard this song until the barbie trailer. amazing stuff

[@rockwilder0]

It's the one good thing about TikTok; the new generation rediscovering the beautiful classic songs through the power of viral memes. I'm here for it.

[@JavirakiArt]

With the quarantine I play this song every day while I prepare breakfast.

[@rpoppermann]

LOST vibes much?

[@JavirakiArt]

@@rpoppermann At the end of the training there is no explosion Jajajaja

[@wendyhardin5259]

Good for you!!😁

[@kennethdrewary1094]

Have a cup of tea on me with your breakfast, well I am British, lol

[@larryboston7736]

See ya in another life brother

[@Mike-yg8ig]

Her talent and inner beauty overcame all else. She was beautiful, gave us precious pieces of time to remember. God knows we need that so badly now.

[@kevinburke6055]

She was just overweight..I dont think she was that bad looking

[@Mike-yg8ig]

@@kevinburke6055 Not at all. I have a picture of her when she was young, you wouldn't believe how good she looked. But her soul was very beautiful and that matters most. She gave us memories that lasted, even long enough to take into the fucked up times we find ourselves in, and trust me friend they are more fucked up that most people know, they'll soon find out.

[@darrenpat182]

@@Mike-yg8ig bless you fellow human, we need to stay strong and not give up

[@Mike-yg8ig]

@@darrenpat182 Thanks

[@ulrikethies1]

Thank you so much for your exquisit comment - Uli from Germany

[@Alexis-bz7kl]

I cannot stress how much this song helped me through my teenage years. Thank God we were blessed with Mama Cass

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

What an amazing voice. She left us WAY too young. RIP Mama Cass.

[@josephinerimmer6888]

Her voice still gives me goosebumps. Tremendous power.

[@charlesdowns1691]

same here+sure does

[@vincentruvo6988]

I like the chorus.

[@carlsmith5528]

beautiful chorus and powerful voice.

[@roninslv]

I love this song, Cass was great.

[@veronicaewing6310]

She would've been 78 if she was alive. RIP Mama Cass.

[@stephanieplays2466]

Veronica Ewing ye is wonder how she’d look now

[@thedrunkenbananas1498]

@Andrew Ward now that deserves a like

[@helloimalive750]

R.i.p

[@miaaustin4680]

Why do y’all keep calling her mama cass even though she said she doesn’t like being called mama cass?🙄

[@arrigalimedia]

​@@miaaustin4680 - Because that's what she's been marketed as. Relax, stop causing trouble when there's no trouble to be had. Not everyone knows the information you know. So instead of starting trouble, how about suggesting she had preferred not to be known as Mama Cass and leave it as that? She would want love in the world, not hatred. Learn to love.

[@loracross6267]

This song hits the heart my sister passed away from cancer then my brother took his life I listen to this song to help me threw life

[@jschroeder2761]

I'm so sorry for your losses, I can't even imagine 😞💔💔💔💔💔

[@elvenkind6072]

So sorry to hear. Prayers and hugs from Alv and snuggles from my cat Lucis, Norway.

[@user-mr6tg1yw2g]

Last Man Standing on a whole new Level

[@steffanharris2071]

So sorry you have had to go through that x

[@alexflowers97]

Hugs and blessings my dear! You’re siblings clearly suffered a lot at the end and their at peace now❤

[@joeshotton9887]

“see you in another life, brother”

[@islambouzaher2182]

I was wondering where I've heard this song b4 thank you for making it easy to remember , it has been a long time since that episode ❤️❤️

[@EthanEthanEthanEthanEthan]

@@islambouzaher2182 what show are you talking about?

[@youtubepremium865]

Lost

[@NDRy4833]

@@EthanEthanEthanEthanEthan i think Sex education have that in the sound track

[@EthanEthanEthanEthanEthan]

@@NDRy4833 yeah I know, I was wondering what show the original comment is from

[@maineindividual5202]

NO lip syncing here. No auto tune. Pure talent from an angel who left the earth WAY to fast. Love her to this day! What a spirit! Many covers have been done to this song but i cant help think it will always be hers and hers alone!

[@4f52]

She's actually singing over a track of her singing

[@jeframp3805]

Yh she was but it was live still along with the full recording

[@micaloli]

@@4f52 yea, she wasn’t lipsyncing

[@GIJew]

@@4f52 yeah that was pretty common during this time period. But her voice is still pretty much 99% identical to the actual recording, they just used it to keep in tune. Someone who’s voice is auto tuned cannot do this.

[@tugboat6940]

Is her voice really that great? She's got some bangers but her voice is meh, especially for a big girl

[@greenacres1909]

God bless her. The garbage she had to endure. Her voice endured and always will.

[@pamelalansbury94]

I love her sparkly dress here. I’ve always loved her voice. She reminds me of my best friend’s mom, both ladies were so full of life and taken from us too soon. Susan and Cass I hope you’re dancing somewhere together I’ll see you someday.

[@Mari-xu3gc]

do you guys remember when this played on "Lost"... 10/10 opening to a season

[@donwebber7034]

Yes down in the bunker! Seeing that got me back to this song otherwise it had disappeared in my memory. After that episode I had to get a copy of this fantastic song!

[@Swank1079]

Seeing Desmond wake up and get ready for his day while he played this song, unmatched! One of the best TV series ever to exist and some of the best music choices as well, this song will forever live with me!

[@yute-hube779]

Yeah it was maybe this that made me watch every season after it.

[@christopherlewis1315]

Never Heard of It

[@RaulDukeKnife]

That season premiere of Lost aired one generation (twenty years) ago.

[@herbertnedkailipuahilof.4732]

As a CNA I had a resident that graduated highschool in 1970 and she used to sing this to me as I got her ready for her night routine to get to bed. She brought the 1970's to life for me, it'll be 3 years come March 2022 since I lost my favorite resident and friend. R.I.P Marguerite AND Mama Cass for bringing music and life back into my life 🌈💐

[@bellagrace9812]

Beautiful.........💕💕💕💕

[@CharonTate]

Thank you, thank you so much for taking care of residents as a CNA. I know how hard you must work because you provide direct care to people. She was blessed to have you take care of her. You are an angel in human costume.

[@avocado7947]

@@CharonTate it makes a big difference when the people providing the care have their heart in it. God bless

[@Fjordes]

I think being a CNA gives us a new appreciation for older music

[@emmapanzica8333]

I’m so sorry for your loss! God bless! 🙏🏻💛

[@rnhealer6044]

Cass Elliot was so talented. I felt so terribly sad when she died. She was another one of our generation's great singers who left us too soon and too young. I never bought the "died choking on a ham sandwich " nonsense that was spread around at the time. It cheapened her death. Thanks for the video. I think I watched it when it aired.

[@alexstrain1976]

That rumor was started bc she was fat. It’s deplorable. She died of a heart attack. I think it could have been prevented if all her health issues leading up to it hadn’t been dismissed. She was only 32. I’m fat too and doctors can’t look past my fatness to help me with my issues. As women we’re not believed either. Anyway, she was so talented. It’s such a shame bc she had so much more to offer.

[@rnhealer6044]

@@alexstrain1976 Alex, I found out many years later that Cass died of a coronary. I too was sure that bogus story was circulated because she was fat. I also have been fat most of my life and experienced what you have. I agree that as women we are treated with fat prejudice.

[@topkek7587]

@@alexstrain1976 Dawg just lose the weight. It really does fix most issues. Not just because of the literal mass but mostly fixing your hormone profile and sleep..

[@alexstrain1976]

@@topkek7587 oh my gawd I wish I could tell you to your face to shut your ignorant ass up. You know nothing about me or my struggles or why I even have a weight issue to begin with. And no losing weight doesn’t fix most shit. Thin ppl aren’t immune from dealing with mental or physical health issues either. The ignorance ppl have surrounding weight is incredible including medical professionals. The prejudice against fat people also means ppl aren’t getting the help they need. And there’s loads of evidence that women are not believed by doctors. There’s evidence that ableism is also prevalent by medical professionals and it has serious consequences for patients. I wouldn’t even be in this position if the doctors I had turned to for help hadn’t been shit. Just seriously shut the fuck up and don’t offer your nonsense advice to anyone even if you know them irl because you truly don’t know what you’re talking about and you’re a fataphobic sizeist. Your concern is completely fake and unhelpful.

[@tankunicorn134]

@@topkek7587 🗿 “just lose weight” “Just be happy” “Just don’t slip on ice”

[@manuelrose2996]

See you in another life Mama Cass... you will be missed.

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

It's all about ....location, location, location. Where will you spend it. Heaven or the lake of fire on judgement day. The Choice is ours.

[@petersonlafollette3521]

Don't care if this was considered hippy- there was a cultural shift going on- also Cass discovered CSN...

[@annoyingneighbor4928]

Why does this song make me happy and cry at the same time?

[@6884]

:')

[@markwaltz3307]

For me it's because she was taken far too soon and this song is something you'd probably have heard at her eulogy.

[@jacktravea5348]

Free guy

[@Becky-vs9od]

Poignant!

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

Same. Very few songs get to me like this one. It's just so pure and joyful.

[@nikkigreen4885]

She carried the mamas and papas. Such a strong voice and presence. A leading lady and modern day influence. Thank you for everything ❤

[@margaretmc4707]

Yes! They're would be no Mamas and Papas without her, Denny Doherty was great too, John Philip's the arranger and Michelle...well, she was ok, a beauty but caused havoc 😊

[@realsees1816]

She was truly the Adele of her era, not just because of her weight, but because how amazing her voice was.

[@ergunbalc195]

dude i thought the same thing. I discovered this woman last night and she is truly the adele of her age.

[@christophervanzant6951]

Adele screwed alot of people and alot of over to get to the top. Cass did not have to do that because she possessed so much raw talent and heart.Your assumption is assanine and psychotically incoherent to even compare the two.

[@pacnwguy9056]

@@christophervanzant6951 It's just an opinion, just like yours. Calm down.

[@Dzanarika1]

She was average

[@Dzanarika1]

@@pacnwguy9056 I am entitled to my opinion, to me, she was nothing special, just average.

[@richardellens2687]

Cass and Karen.....two of the most beautiful voices ever

[@lilyhoss6000]

Amen...Cass Elliot and Karen Carpenter are hands down two of the best female vocalists of all time.

[@lemurianchick]

@@lilyhoss6000 What about Joni Mitchell? LOL

[@lilyhoss6000]

Joni's great too, especially in her early years like when she did the acoustic original version of "Both Sides Now" and the Blue album is also a gem. But, I feel like her voice didn't stay as consistent later in her career. Karen, however sounded amazing even during the last years of her illness. How she did it I'll never know...a true legend. And Mama sounded spot on up until the end as well. They are my number one gals.🤗

[@lemurianchick]

@@lilyhoss6000 Please don't think I'm trying to start a heated debate about this but Cass died in the early '70s. Even Karen died prematurely and fairly early on in her career. In other words, we never got hear them at later stages the way Joni has recorded. I have a feeling they would have maintained that rich sound because Joni smokes and her voice has become more gravelly. I was going to include Judy Collins. I had the honor to see her over 10 years ago. I think at that point she was pushing 70 and her instrument was impeccable. She maintained that range. I assume she is very disciplined with vocal exercises as well as having a lifestyle that supports preserving her voice.

[@louiscaruso4167]

Richard Ellens, I agree...if only Mama Cass would have shared that ham sandwich with Karen Carpenter they would both be alive today...

[@albertowen1025]

Hard to believe she's been gone almost 50 years now (2024) - her music still moves me deep inside, her singing so touches my heart still. I sure do miss her as much as the music does the same.

[@Ryan-jd5ok]

She passed 10 years before I was born but I was raised on her and the other great singers of the 60/70s

[@shreenit]

Are you from the future, sir? 2 years back but 2024? 😮

[@YaBoiJay740]

​@@shreenit I think he meant it'll be 50 yrs in 2024

[@jigabigalu]

I 1st hear cass in a lost episode in the early 2000s, and this womans voice hit me on so many levels, absolute amazing ❤

[@Apero1Spritz]

Me too! When Juliet from LOST was getting ready for the day

[@jigabigalu]

@Apero1Spritz for me I think it was the episode with Desmond in the hatch, either way it's a beautiful song

[@stargazinghuman735]

​@@Apero1Spritz that was "Downtown" I guess

[@neon09]

she's the adele of her generation its just sad that she didnt conquer through and they focused more on her appearance even tho she's an angel singing

[@rachaeluponen1862]

This song means so much to me. Especially that line: "'Cause it hangs them up to see someone like you." I'm sure Mama Cass, like myself, felt the pain that comes with being a larger woman. Back then, it must have been even lonelier, because there weren't nearly as many women her size back then, especially on the popular music scene. But she went and made her own kind of music, just like in the song. I love her.

[@scattysafari7742]

If it helps, Mama Cass was always far and away the more popular of the two ladies in the Mama & the Papas. As lovely as Michelle Phillips was, she lacked the personality and charm that Cass had that made her a fixture on shows like Sonny & Cher. She also had a flair for comedy. I LOVED Mama Cass as a kid. I never cared about her size.

[@lisap6162]

She was so beautiful, as I'm sure you are too.

[@bobbyb7979]

I remember her show when I was little, she was also quite humorous!

[@nellf5236]

Lisa P what a lovely comment. Wish more people could be kind like this.

[@krisfox7416]

Yes exactly she was a strong woman to go through and she kept going. She had a Wonderful personality. Hats off Miss Cass. RIP

[@s.d.2042]

Mama Cass was so beautiful. I relate to her so much, she had issues with self image and despite all her talent and beauty.. she and those around her couldn’t see that. RIP Cass ❤️🙏

[@s.d.2042]

stephen donlon hiii yes the best initials :) lol

[@harrisonkey698]

Was she in the Mamas and Papas??

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

@@harrisonkey698 Yes she was indeed!

[@theresajesselli4880]

I love mama Cass, from when I was eight or nine.my sister had this record and she would play it all the time we would sing it our little hearts out lol she has a beautiful voice and a beautiful lady rest in peace she made us feel alot better about ourselves 🙏🙏😁♥️ great memories

[@spikemiller3044]

This beautiful woman has the most beautiful voice 😍❤️...R.I.P. Mama Cass

[@bonscott602]

Touching song about having the courage to be who you are, regardless of those who would try to make you feel bad about yourself.

[@nogger1956]

As a young lad growing up in a gloomy overcast Northern England in the 60s she epitomised everything I thought about being young and care free where the sun always shines. Sadly her health took her away far too early.

[@juliamountain1846]

Point taken but this London kid used to love the family holidays spent with our Geordie granny in a pit village in the 1960s. 😀

[@paulbackhard6315]

It’s wasn’t her health it was drug use that killed her

[@andrewmurray5542]

I can't imagine a bigger contrast than that between California and the north of England in the 1960s. Yet both were of great valuable cultural significance.

[@enkisdaughter4795]

@@paulbackhard6315No, according to the autopsy there were no drugs in her system. She’d been unwell a couple of weeks earlier before her scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson; she was taken to hospital and put it down to exhaustion. She then appeared in a series of solo concerts at The Palladium in London. There were some parties given in her honour by other celebrities, to celebrate her success, She left the last one of these at 8.00pm, saying she felt exhausted. She died in her sleep several hours later.

[@paulmiller8729]

Keep the Faith ..

[@shira234]

Discovered this song on Lost. Was reminded again of it by Sex Education. Mama Cass will forever stay in my heart ❤️

[@stephendix5919]

Heard in on Dexter

[@calebehly9766]

Holy, same.......

[@Lpcnew]

The same here

[@Aeronauticalwizard]

Yessss Lost when Desmond was doing his sit-ups 🤭😅

[@shira234]

@@Aeronauticalwizard and we all appreciate him for that

[@cubnation]

One of the best female voices of all time and she could also dance! ❤

[@kcl65]

Was here after last night SNL

[@basswars7060]

Cass Elliott is so far ahead of her time that time has given up trying to catch her. She is perfection.

[@lxx5045]

She had such a wonderful voice, she deserved a lot more credit than she got .. make your own kind of music ..well said and an uplifting song .

[@cdick]

What credit do you think she should've gotten that she did not

[@tugboat6940]

She had some awesome songs but I don't get everyone saying her voice was so beautiful. It's pretty meh honestly, especially for a big girl

[@ralphabreu5022]

@@cdick She wrote all these songs Mamma Cass had raw talent She was amazing She could harmonize to any song Something that today's music doesn't have...

[@diegoperino2605]

I'm 65 y.o. from Italy, and songs like this remember me my happy childhood.....R.I.P. Mama Cass.....🌹

[@michaelairton3723]

Just listened to this for the first time. What a lovely, positive song. Not enough of that out there right now.

[@michaelneel4828]

I was driving on I-95 going to Baltimore & this song came on the radio & I found myself singing along . I was 19 & was not even born yet . I went in & told my mom that I just heard the best song & told her . Mom said OMG Michael she was truly the best top shelf ! Then she went into her bedroom & came out with an old record player & this song . I played it all night long & mom had the biggest smile RIP Mom & Mama Cass . I hope she sang it as you walked through those pearly gates xoxoxo

[@abegrimes9970]

Michael, try the soundtrack to the 1970 western Monty Walsh. Or better still, the CD release expanded version. The title track The Good Times Are Coming that opens the film is on there in three versions. I prefer the slow one, but either way, she's on top form.

[@AiMR]

Your mom must have freaked when you were talking to her before you were born 😲

[@s.d.2042]

Awe I love this story. Music is truly a beautiful thing. May your mother and mama Cass rest easy👏❤️

[@casey5002]

Great story!!!!!

[@unioncityman63]

What a amazing lucky moment in time to catch this actually being played on the radio in 21st century!!!

[@kokoken1]

She and Karen Carpenter ... Who knows what kind of musical icons they might have become?

[@kllwc7772]

wkyken THE best kind 🎇💫🎇💫

[@ornumjc]

Oh wow...you’re not kidding! Two of my most favorites.

[@falldownhard]

I love you - for mentioning together the two purest female vocalists of all time. How sad they left us so young as you mention. I hope we get to hear them again in the hereafter.

[@falldownhard]

@@ornumjc Mine too!

[@Gggmanlives]

Might have become? They ARE icons.

[@Katzykeens]

That dress is ICONIC

[@garypamatat3167]

I love when Sammy says "The now sound" so cool. Mama Cass is pure Mama Class. Her voice is gorgeous a beautiful woman inside and out. Her dress is absolutely fabulous. RIP Mama Cass you are one of a kind.

[@JohnSmith-uy7sv]

As we all are. That is the way God designed us like all the creatures of the earth. They all have their own personalities.

[@garypamatat3167]

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv There is no God. We have 5 year old school children being murdered by angry men with guns. God wants this? There is no f n god.

[@dimera27]

Amazing, such pureness.

[@grgeliz]

Mama Cass was part of my childhood. It's cool how new commercials are playing her songs. The marketing guys know how to perk up baby boomers. I heard "u gotta go where u want to go" & "Make Your Own Kind of Music" & I immediately came here to see who sang it. 1966 & 1969 - Mama Cass, I Was 7. Their music lives on and brings you back to a kid. So uplifting. I had to share my feelings. Anyone else here b/c they heard our childhood songs?

[@founderkahtherion9324]

im glad to see her getting the audience she deserves no nowadays. i heard when she was making her songs she was made fun due to her weight which is very sad. i first heard her song from lost and it was banger.

[@margaretmc4707]

John Philip's was always goading her, I wonder was he a little bit jealous of her, made sing until she fainted, he abused her mentally...awful, it's up to us her fans now to stand up for her and no more body shaming, we're not all 'Michelles'

[@000lobo9]

A lovely, precious lady. RIP.

[@jhonny7756]

Joy Lobo Did she die? :c

[@chrissiesmall365]

She died suddenly of heart failure in 1974 :(

[@awake7586]

Jhonny She was only 32 when she died :'(

[@denisemarie6029]

I just love this talented lady. Such a shame she was was gone way too soon! I bet heaven sounds beautiful up there. 💝

[@juliush1297]

If only I could go back in time, she’d be a life worth saving !

[@WhitemenaresoSexy]

I can see why you say that!

[@spunkflunk]

this is my eye of the tiger for when i workout

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

That is Very cool. I agree that this song is inspiring. You have a great workout song. Thanks for sharing that with us!

[@crazyatvideos933]

spunkflunk LOl

[@crazyatvideos933]

Same tho

[@elisavetkollia2418]

I give you the prize of "best youtube comment I've read" for May, 2018

[@royaumeuni5730]

What's the difference between "eye of tiger" and "a tigers eye"?

[@HighTen_Melanie]

Such a short life and passed away aged 32 from heart failure the year before I was born. Have loved this song all my life. RIP Mama Cass. 💖

[@davidreece6193]

☀️ Ｓｕｎｎｙ Ｄａｙｓ ☀️ sad but I wonder why? Not a good advert of health to start with. But the old ones are the best. Showing my age here. Not being nasty here by the way. I didn’t realise she passed away at 32.

[@rileybenstead3574]

Keith Moon died in the same apartment as her, about 4 years later. xx

[@bobbyb7979]

It would be nice if she were still living...she'd be resting on her laurels at this point, in her 70s

[@gerardthompson4569]

What a voice. A real shame what happened to her

[@mikeperth8027]

Did she die because of drugs or because she was fat? Not judging, just asking.

[@o.wit.8911]

what a pleasure to hear a voice without autotune and also to sing it live❤

[@seanjenkins331]

Song writing has lost the desire to create timeless hits. Now everyone wants to get rich. This song right here will never die

[@Wixom2200]

Yes. Today's music is mostly trash.

[@piotru]

Nobody can tell ya; There's only one song worth singin', They may try and sell ya, 'Cause it hangs them up to see someone like you. But you've gotta make your own music Sing your own special song, Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along. You're gonna be knowing The loneliest kind of lonely, It may be rough goin', Just to do your thing's the hardest thing to do. But you've gotta make your own music Sing your own special song, Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along. So if you cannot take my hand, And if you must be goin', I will understand. But you've gotta make your own music Sing your own special song, Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along

[@xxanf29xx]

Who else replays this song over and over again? I usually play this song at least 5 times back to back. Love this song and Mama Cass. A voice from the heavens.

[@annettenichols1766]

I do I love the song and I love Mama Cass' voice she was an amazing singer at a time when lyrics were written to inspire people to be themselves and not to follow "the crowd". Yet another great singer ho was taken too soon.You are missed Mama Cass.

[@Billsomebody89]

Oh Shit! good to hear I'm not the only one

[@JulieHollar]

Me!

[@marilynyurchick2514]

I do too!

[@rageyb]

Me I can't just listen to this just once it's infectious x

[@TS-hl2js]

This voice has the power to transport you to another place.

[@JohnnyMildner]

I think the youth of America should take a listen to " MAMA CASS ELLIOT " I tired of hearing people talk about Adele.... Long before Adele there was " MAMA CASS "!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidb5205]

Why are you comparing them anyway? They do different genres of music. Aside from their size/appearance, they don't have anything in common.

[@jondavwal13]

Cass Elliott had one of those special voices. If you ever have this song blasting in your ear that last "You Gotta" just gives goosebumps every time. She just sings and lets the voice come out of her the way it is, no artifice, no extras, just her. She was Boy George's favorite singer.

[@mariecherement3834]

She was my very favorite singer when i was a little girl!

[@peterford9369]

I'm 70 just, and the heart felt notes I'm reading brings tears to my eyes. Miss Elliott had a very,, emotional life, yet she wrote songs of giving and spirit. She was one of a kind and listening to her music is an inspiration still to this day . Never forget 🕊️✌️❤️

[@clarpatalinghug6095]

💖

[@geoffolehane]

Always a shame that a voice as beautiful as this died at such a young age.

[@orion8835]

But it was well recorded .

[@normpont3504]

50 years since this performance. 50 years. Now, try to disconnect from the fantastic amazing beautiful voice. The words are still relevant.

[@philippesauvie639]

Yes, and God rest the soul of Phyllis Schlafly!

[@JohnnyGNV]

Doesn't really seem possible that it's now more than fifty years...she's GONE almost that long and that REALLY doesn't seem possible - and I remember being a little kid and buying her Records - and that's when it starts to dawn on me that, wow life is really rolling by - after a certain age the years just fly...she was great.

[@sandrakenney567]

Rest in peace cass gone but not forgotten a few years now .her voice will always never be forgotten. As she say you got to make your own kind of music sing your own special song.never a truer word.she was a person of beauty love and understanding. Godbless you sweet cass amen♥️🌈💖💫👍🧚‍♀️

[@mirabilis]

A few years? 48.

[@markmh835]

This song will live forever because it is a song about individuality and loving yourself. I keep fantasizing about how this song and Cass Elliot would have been received if she were debuting this song today on America's (or Britain's) Got Talent show. Hopefully they would have been kind to her and recognized her extraordinary talent.

[@BeatleBette]

Mama Cass never sang a bad song. Her voice was impeccable..

[@williamrolls3481]

Hello friend, how're you doing? God bless you.

[@NayveeMan]

shes so beautiful.....when someone asks who the one celebrity you wish you could go back and spend time with.....here she is

[@itsmesia2469]

👍👍 🙏🌼🕊️💛🕊️🌼🙏

[@lenwelch2195]

And that’s what pure talent sounds like.no pitch correction, no auto tune.

[@lishamarie2752]

She had on a beautiful sparkly flower power dress for that time period😍

[@motorcityquig]

Cass Elliot was the Mamas and Papas. Her voice was the only one that stood out.

[@christinaburke2461]

Denny was amazing also. And John was a terrific song writer. Could take or leave Michelle but wouldn't be the same without her. But yeah Cass had the power voice!

[@nasedo3129]

@@christinaburke2461 Michelle was OFF THE CHARTS hot!!

[@lustforchanel3051]

nasedo3129 yet that’s all she contributed to the band, being pretty

[@nasedo3129]

@@lustforchanel3051 Phillips garnered critical acclaim for her voice, which was deemed by Time magazine as the "purest soprano in pop music."

[@nibiru379]

Except for the rest

[@paulgallacher5384]

Bless Cassie Elliot. You were one of a kind xxx

[@keythdanielsen8316]

I've always loved this song. It was kind of her signature solo song.

[@christopherstreet2628]

Mamma was fantastic.

[@thejupiter2574]

at the very end of this video the woman with long hair seen talking at 02:45 is Cass Elliot's daughter Owen

[@help4343]

Yeah, too bad she had to work with one of the biggest assholes in music, John Phillips.

[@thewaywardwind548]

Thank you. This is the first time I ever knew Cass had a daughter. What a voice Cass Elliot was blessed with. We're all the better for having been exposed to her "on kind of music."

[@anjit7107]

The most beautiful woman with the most incredible voice xx

[@marktheodore7617]

Hi Anji

[@themaestro3034]

Um sure ok ha

[@shawnagrubb9958]

I love the dress 😍 and Cass, you're still loved, and missed in 2019. Love you very much. See you one day :)

[@BeeKee404]

She was so ahead of her time and I truly wish she was still around to grace us with her beautiful voice and songs! I know she would've been such a light during this dark and horrible year!

[@JonnyQ358]

I agree and feel the same about Laura Nyro, Carole King, and Carly Simon among others..:)

[@shitzgiggles6456]

R.I.P Mama Cass you where to good for this wreck of a world.

[@ed6850]

Mama cass has always meant something to me. I’m not sure how to explain it but I feel very connected to her and her music. I absolutely love this song.

[@ObsessedPersonality]

The film Beautiful Thing brought me here. :')

[@r4h4al]

Yep great film.

[@psychicadd]

YoursTruly one of best gay film channel 4 did

[@manumago1350]

Siii hermosa película

[@bettyboo1927]

I remember this song playing on the radio when I was a little girl… I’m 62 now. It still fills me with happiness and positivity 💕

[@KolyanDit]

Music that will play forever in my bunker on the island

[@JohnLomax-fu9qj]

Why does it matter? It's Cass Elliot at her best, no matter how she delivers the song to us. For which can all be grateful.

[@stevemcq.9911]

What a positive, friendly, hopeful and happy song. Love it!

[@LeiasStandIn]

I’m always crying my eyes out by the end of this song. Left too soon, Cass!

[@rhackel5701]

Who knew that five years later she would die... we miss you so much Mama Cass...