The Mamas & The Papas "Medley: Monday, Monday, I Call Your Name & California Dreamin’" | Ed Sullivan

The Mamas & The Papas "Medley: Monday, Monday, I Call Your Name & California Dreamin’" on The Ed Sullivan Show, September 24, 1967. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdS...
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[@denisec9231]

Their voices just blended with great harmony!

[@felliniesque1]

Cass Elliott finally received her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame this week. It was a grand ceremony with speakers including her daughter, Owen, Cass' sister, Leah, Stephen Stills, Michelle Phillips and John Sebastian. A perfect cool day graced the dedication and various offspring of the Phillips, Elliott clans were in attendance. Cass was an absolute joy to be around and was a walking lesson in how to use your voice. More than a few of us fellow performers studied her method, in hopes of gaining some insight on how she made the glorious sounds she did. Safe sailing, Cass. We were lucky to have you in our lives.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

I agree. She was born a star and became a superstar. ❤

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

Owen, Cass' daughter sounds so much like her mother when she sings. Wish we'd hear more from her.

[@officialemilyperry]

she is one of the most beautiful singers in the 60s ❤️

[@wapiti3750]

She was all that you say. She was also a "Wide Load". Clear the way, she is coming through!

[@allaboutbeebo4092]

@@wapiti3750 you goofy asf

[@jebos4982]

aujourd'hui il n'y plus d'aussi belle chanson

[@carlcordova2332]

They feel so good, I am gonna sing all their songs and be happy too. \m/

[@Franky46Boy]

The influence of that seemingly 'boring 'old' man' (Ed Sullivan) on pop music and pop culture must be enormous! 😊

[@Ludwig55555]

I love you, Michelle

[@Mutantcy1992]

That banana was so messed up

[@harveyrogerski2300]

Was the beginning of this song played for them? They seemed to have to catch up with audio coming from somewhere.

[@kennethwjjones]

Dubbed or what! 🙂

[@cathygiuliana9089]

This was my husband and my song in 1975! RIP my darling Joe! You left me 22years ago! I’m 71 now and I never loved again, you were the only man for me that I loved so totally and had three children together with! I will see you again soon and our hearts will beat together for eternity!😞💔

[@melaniesheppard778]

God bless

[@Atherosdel]

I still remember seeing them on this show..Cass had such a wonderful voice.

[@stephenscott1153]

What a harmony laden group they were No one came close to The Mama's and Pappas how fortunate where we to have then in our golden era.

[@jeffreyphillips1650]

God bless you, how sweet… Of course, he will see Joe when the time comes

[@sherryrutledge8792]

There is no marriage in heaven.☁️☁️☁️

[@thomasmelton699]

They don't make music like this anymore 😢such a loss for today's generation

[@midwestrebel2]

It's not good music is still made in we can come back in listen to the past . I'm 26 in I'm here listening to this . California dreamin is one of my favorite songs . The 60s has some of the best music ever created by humans ever , no one denies that . Good music is still being made , everything changes

[@cherieplumlee9748]

They have their own wonderful songs (whether I like them or not.)

[@ВашШеф-ц6я]

Anyone here in 2024 ?

[@filomenahartshorne730]

Right Now.

[@dorothymiddaugh6234]

Yepper, 4/7/24

[@WAU470]

oh yeah - hehe - greetings from Vienna.

[@ludmilakolesova1643]

Привет я из России ❤❤❤

[@evelynlollis3386]

❤​@@WAU470

[@TimMonbrod]

Nice performance ‼️👍🕊️🌞What has happened to Music 🎵🎶🎵 in 2022? Hard to find a song that isn't filled with swear words, hatred, and lurid sexual innuendos. Sad...

[@donnaeast4845]

Those were my happiest days of my life. I'm 71 now.

[@rogersargent6453]

Mine too, and I will be 69 in November. Where in the world did time go? Aging is so strange. But like music, we are all eternal!!

[@jillkjv3816]

@@rogersargent6453 And we want to be eternal with Jesus in heaven, not in the other place (shudder).

[@WAU470]

Yes, really happy times we had - you are just 4 years older. hehe

[@kenrooke9047]

Me too

[@NickStarling-g1p]

Mine also, the world was so beautiful then but so different now for our children and grandchildren 😢

[@garypamatat3167]

I love their out fits they are all totally groovy. The 60s had real style not like now a days where we have zero style. Cue up the time machine beam me back Scotty. Mama Cass has a gorgeous voice and the harmonies are incredible.

[@rainstein3680]

The Mamas and Papas were so influential and classic!! What a tragedy when they lost Cass!!

[@garypamatat3167]

@@rainstein3680 yes very sad about the early lost of Mama Cass and then the sudden lost of Karen Carpenter. Two lovely talented women with beautiful voices. R.I.P. ladies you are missed and loved.

[@karrenpopovics2780]

Yeah..everyone had their clothes on and had real talent ...not like today with no talent and naked😰

[@laurengabrielle1271]

Gee I can't wait to get old... "Used to be cheap and talentless naked strippers making my music, not like these abstract shape AI holograms banging on coffee grinders we have to settle for today!"

[@garypamatat3167]

@@laurengabrielle1271 what the hell are you talking about??? What strippers making music?? Are you on something.

[@leonardinghram8060]

they still give me the chills when they sing they are an icon

[@andrewmiles3827]

Their harmonies were out of this world

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Without Cass, we would never have heard of The Mamas & The Papas. They are one of my favorite groups, but she made them.

[@scarecrowbike]

She followed them to Tahiti to get them to let her into the group.

[@karytrumble9145]

They didn’t know how to design Clothes for larger women back then. If they had she would’ve felt so much better about herself

[@gailwood4214]

Without John writing those great songs we wouldn’t have heard of them. Not a fan of John’s life choices but he wrote some great songs to showcase their talents.

[@monkeyboss2321]

THEY WERE NOTHING BEFORE CASS AND WENT BACK TO NOTHING WHEN SHE LEFT!!!!

[@andymatthews7617]

THATS A BIT HARSH.

[@ethanshue-de9ro]

I love how you can eat a banana, chew it , and still hit your notes perfectly as the day you recorded it.

[@boborrahood]

Of course, lip syncing here made that banana eating more possible.

[@haintedhouse2990]

i noticed that - like when they start their medley you can hear Denny and those beautiful harmonies while the mic is still between his legs

[@elizabethtalley2931]

This was a happy time in my life!

[@Gandrewjm]

the lip syncing is strong in this one

[@gerrygonzalez6941]

It was a protest. They despised lip syncing. Reason for the banana

[@backwoodsbrian2259]

Never let a live performance get in the way of getting your potassium.

[@kaddaffi]

Банана!

[@koko-pu5vn]

Ha ha!!! True!!

[@sev6379]

They were rebelling against being forced to lip sync.

[@wapiti3750]

You should have seen what Cass ate backstage! Good golly Molly! She knocked out four chicken sandwiches with graceful ease.

[@digitalwasabi2]

@@sev6379hahah yes At 4:43 you can see John Phillips carrying on a separate conversation with Michelle.

[@Geheimagent456]

Selten so eine Harmonie von 4 Stimmen gehört. Mit dem Geschrei von heute nicht zu vergleichen

[@teedtad2534]

California Dreaming was their best! Their harmony excellent! Lyrics super! 💐🍧💐🍧💐

[@TomElvisSmith]

This is my favorite Mamas and the Papas segment on the Ed Sullivan show, and it will be great to have the entire performance in one video! Thank you! I love the set with all the bright colors and psychedelia. This was their last appearance on the Sullivan show. Thanks again for posting this for us!

[@shyman99]

And here it is for the first time, in all of its glory, the entire historic appearance as shown on the original broadcast. YES!!!

[@ЕленаПодусенко]

Я из казахстана, мне 60. Слушаю и восхищаюсь. Нам в СССР только на кассетах приходилось слушать такие группы. У меломанов, по большому знакомству. Диски стоили половины заработной платы. Следили органы, как приобрел диск, откуда, у кого.

[@iknowthatsrite6009]

Yes, they were all breathing and talking. Then the audio track begins, and the Great Mamas & The Papas have to LIP-SYNC their own music in a controlled environment. There is NEVER a reason to LIP-SYNC anything. Musicians, Singers etc, this is their JOB, so if they cannot simply SING and PERFORM LIVE, then they need to choose different careers. Just be Studio Musicians, and never do shows such as this. I give them ZERO Credibility.

[@shyman99]

@@iknowthatsrite6009 - They are trying to sell records, not impress you or anyone else with live vocals. They succeeded by selling millions of records, being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame, and are considered one of the greatest vocal groups of the 60s. I guess your assignment of credibility means ZERO.

[@dahawk8574]

@@iknowthatsrite6009 There are actually very good reasons to lip sync tracks at certain times. I learned this from the guy who was in charge of running Superbowl Pregame Shows for more well over a dozen years straight. If he had not done his job well the first time, they never would have hired him again, let alone for all those years in a row.

[@iknowthatsrite6009]

@@dahawk8574 ELVIS PRESLEY Never Lip Sank in his performances. He sang every performance LIVE. His movies were a different story due to so many moving parts, stops and starts, and cast members fouling their lines. His concerts, guest appearances, tv spots, etc. Elvis ALWAYS Sang Live, Never Lip Syncing. This says a lot for Elvis, and his abilities as a Great Entertainer. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@michaelrochester48]

You could just tell when you’re seeing Cass singing that there’s a warmth about her, that she loves her fans and she is so appreciative of all the positive attention she got because she truly looked like a woman who just loved being a star

[@robertmiller1655]

Yup, she was truly special. Take it from someone who knows.

[@carmenvallone9484]

Cass had the best voice of the group an angels voice. God rest her beautiful soul.

[@PapaAlec]

I never knew her and yet I miss her so much😭

[@genesisshort3097]

She looked like such a warm, caring person. I would have loved to have known her. She was so beautiful. I hope she found the Lord before her early death.

[@genesisshort3097]

@@PapaAlec she died 10 years before I was born and yep, i feel the same.

[@LyndenRathke]

This group is in a league of their own Perfect harmony Perfect articulation (every word easily understood) Perfect tone Everything ❤

[@bruhspenning]

too bad this is just the studio recording played and lipsynced live

[@haraldtrittner4396]

Wonderful ... i like the Sound and Music of the group, Mama Cass has one of the beautiful voices ever...it is so good to hear and watch this clip in this horrible time we must live in today.THANK YOU so much. Love,Peace&Respect ✌️

[@kennethsteffens6745]

Cass Elliot...what a beautiful, soulful voice!!! She's up there w/Karen Carpenter, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin...if you can't feel her tone, your soul is a hollow cone

[@rski1036]

You left out Whitney Houston; by far the best female singer in decades.

[@anitafaith1310]

@@rski1036 Gladys knight is alive and well

[@whatever1661]

you forgot Kesha@@rski1036

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree awesome singers,

[@karenstrycharz1499]

How I love, love, LOVED THE “MAMAS & THE PAPAS” AND “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW!” Love this channel/blog and great segments they showcase! It truly is “the best blog/channel….”PERIOD!” Love UTUBE too for bringing us amazing blogs like this! 🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶

[@jrussellcase]

Cass was freaking awesome. She had a voice that would kick your ass. I felt so bad for her, dealing with the weight. Some decades later they did a digital enhancement of her to show how she'd have looked if she lost the weight. She was a smoke show, and I actually thought she was prettier than Michelle.

[@davidc5820]

Casa Elliot was a beautiful woman! Just as she was she was beautiful AF

[@genesisshort3097]

Don't feel bad because we don't "battle" out weight, we battle the assholes that hate us for our weight.

[@genesisshort3097]

@@davidc5820 she was and she had an absolutely beautiful voice

[@janetownley]

Shush

[@davethompson8283]

I MET CASS IN CHICAGO... SHE WAS WITH MICHELLE PHILLIPS... I RECOGNIZE YOUR IMMEDIATELY AND WAS AWESTRUCK. WE TALKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES... CASS SAID" LET'S TAKE A WALK"... WE WALKED OUT BEHIND A SEARS STORE AND SMOKED TWO JOINTS.. AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH ELLEN NAOMI COHEN. I'M NOW 67 YEARS OLD AND DYING OF TERMINAL COPD... I STILL CRY WHEN I THINK ABOUT HER... BUT SOON I WILL JOIN HER... I LIKE THIS SONG AND "IT'S GETTING BETTER".. THE MOST I THINK... MAMA CASS WAS THE MAMAS AND PAPAS... THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WITHOUT HER...

[@truebetold65]

The 60s, 70s were the coolest dressed, people, cars and times I think in American history. The definition of everything cool🇺🇸👍

[@shahrokhdabiri5562]

This video helped me to see these my favourite singers' faces. Before, I thought they should have been more than 10 singers! I love their songs.

[@garygabos8180]

MAMA CASS ELLIOTT IS THE GOAT FEMALE VOICES.

[@litealite]

I am 68 years old and this video touched me deeply . These songs and performers I love love love them.

[@rogersargent6453]

Me too. Will be 69 in November. Thanks to an older brother who introduced their music to me at the age of 13 yrs old. Have loved their music since. Continued to follow and collect all of Cass’ work. July 29th 1974 was a sad day for the music world It lost a phenomenal person and singer. Never to be replaced. I look forward to meeting her in heaven someday. She brought a lot of joy in my life as an often confused teenager.

[@PapaAlec]

@@rogersargent6453 I’m so sad I wasn’t around when she was.. crazy how I miss her so much when I never even knew her!

[@rogersargent6453]

@@PapaAlec Alec, I am so thankful that your generation has been exposed to their music too now. Music is eternal, as we all are too. Check out Janis Joplin’s story and music. Her style was very different from Cass’ but they both knew each other. She made her debut at the very first music concert, at the Monterey Pop Festival back in 1967. You tube has a clip of Janis singing Ball & Chain at the festival which was a ground breaking event. Cass is in the audience and her expression after hearing Janice was recorded is great. It is on You Tube also. Cass was a special lady who was multi talented. Lots of clips on You tube on Carol Burnett and others like Tom Jones. All worth checking out!!

[@PapaAlec]

@@rogersargent6453 and I’m just as thankful for the previous generations that gave us such incredible music. I’ve watched that Ball and Chain video (loved it) and I remember Cass going “wow!!” At the end. I don’t know too much about Janis so I’ll have to be sure to read up on her :) I’ve watched so many videos of Cass performing and it never gets boring, she’s so fun to watch. I’m glad there’s so much footage available to help younger people like me find her. I only wish there were more live performances of The Mamas and The Papas lol

[@rogersargent6453]

@@PapaAlec Hey Alec! Cass and Janis were friends, but each had a totally different style of music. I loved them both! One of my all time favorite Janis song was Little Girl Blue. Check out her live performance on Tom Jones. It is such a moving rendition. That song has been sung by many artist thru the years, but none as heartfelt and emotional as Janis’. According to her sister, Little Girl Blue was Janis’ favorite to perform.

[@rski1036]

4:00 What a pretty face Michelle had. No wonder nearly every guy on the planet back then was in love with her.

[@johnperr3803]

Ed Sullivan is the BEST to bring all this talent to his show just awesome.....

[@Foofsmom]

This was playing on my sirius XM on my way home from Seattle today. Mama has such an AWESOME voice.

[@RitchieCollins]

Love the sarcasm from Cass.

[@rigolonzinbrin]

Sixties, the years when music and lyrics still existed...

[@rainstein3680]

It doesn't get more iconic!!!

[@ketrianrenolsin9608]

🙄

[@Zachary-po8qw]

Rebellious Michelle for the Monday Monday and California Dreamin’ lmao

[@nanettenn9734]

They were FABULOUS, especially MAMA CASS.God rest her sweet young soul. I was 15 years old back then when they were singing these great songs that all became hits.They were just terrific and so were the 60's , wish I could tern back time to those wonderful years.

[@MichaelCOTY]

I just love the group but especially Ms mama cass

[@nanettenn9734]

@@MichaelCOTY Yes , she was really Wonderful !!!

[@Rozeterjz]

MEU tio residia nós EU nos anos 60 e trouxe os compactos de diversos sucessos lançados e nós eu e meu falecido irmão levamos para as reuniões da juventude nós bailes na casa dos amigos : resumindo foi o maior SUCESSO , os bailes eram conhecidos como "Hi Fi" , o tempo bom , voa na memória . Julio Diniz

[@robertsears3737]

First real hippies I ever saw in my life when I was a little boy. They did a more than an excellent job selling the California Dream to a little boy from New Jersey. Their ballads and harmonization are the best

[@andrewz4537]

Actually they were the first imitation hippies to hit that big time. Cass may have been a hippie but the others not so much. Do some research and you'll find out that Phillips saw what was going on and knew the hippie thing would sell. Certainly they had some good material and good voices, and perhaps it wouldn't have sold so well without the "hippie" guise.

[@robertsears3737]

@andrewz4537 I was actually around 10 when the song came out..I really did not know what a hippie was except from "Mad Magazine " I went to a strict catholic school in New Jersey. You are correct in a pre-fab look controlled by an agent and record company..now that I think about it...I enjoyed your feedback..it's really nice that anybody actually reads what I wrote..Respectfully..Bob

[@javierocker82]

@@andrewz4537 For me that's a tough one because I do have M&P actually credit for the Monterey Pop Festival and for writing San Francisco which was the theme of the Summer of Love. However, what you put is also true, though I do think Denny was probably a hippie, or was at least was a folkie and had come from the folk world. He was part of the Halifax Three with Zal Yansky of the Lovin Spoonful and was in the Mugwamps with Cass. Michelle was an immature eighteen year old who married a twenty five year old struggling musician named John Phillips who was married with a daughter and yeah wanted to hit the big time and saw his chance with this growing counterculture emerging in NY, California and London and would go worldwide by decades end. I think he was also a military school dropout to. But for all their faults, you have to give the group a lot, they did for the hippie movement and the image, though how good or bad that is, seems to still be written. I'm Latino, and I'm just starting to see myself in the history of the 60's. I also found out "fun fact," Latino was actually a counterculture word. The mainstream didn't call us Latinos, they called us "Spanish," or "Spanish American," and introduced Hispanic in 1970. Latino came about from the counterculture's early interactions with the Latino communities in New York and California, who had migrated from Puerto Rico or had immigrated from Mexico, Cuba or Dominican Republic or other Latin American countries which President Johnson opened up immigration to in 1965. They would say often say, "yo soy, Latino Americano, I am Latin American," hippie kids shortened it to Latino and the term started appearing in the counterculture press. There was also Chicano to refer to Mexican American identity and would be the first expression of Latino American identity in the US. Anyone cop or square you see in some movie saying the word "Latino," just know how unrealistic and untrue that is, nor would they have said Chicano either. Spanish would be the nicest thing they would call us or just randomly assume okay this is California, you must be Mexican, this is New York you must be Puerto Rican, flower children were the ones to use the words "Latino," and "Chicano." Please get it right Hollywood.

[@redwingblackbirdnell]

Quit with the hippy rascism....none of you have a clue...there was a choice made in those days..and not based on Nehru collars and cultural appropriation ( India ) of dress. This band wanted success and money..not contributing to conservation, protection of environment. Get real, man.

[@amethystanne4586]

Hello from a 70-year old Jersey girl transplanted to near Mammoth Cave. I grew up in a small town 30 miles north of Trenton. My Dad was so conservative. He was very strict about my younger brother’s haircuts……. “There will be no long-haired hippies in this house”

[@michaelrochester48]

Michele And her banana eating incident is so famous that her daughter Chynna addresses it in one of her “California preaching” videos!

[@notinmyUSMC]

Disappointed that this is all lip synched! It would have been so much better if they performed live. 😀

[@tuss1252]

Ed Sullivan and producers wouldn't allow them to perform live... in a misguided effort to allegedly control for sound quality. The Mamas & the Papas, in protest, purposely goofed around, most memorably by eating and throwing fruit, to show their unhappiness. Cass even chided Sullivan before the final song started. Michelle was hilarious. Their protesting was epic! It was the last time they appeared on the show! Epic!

[@KevinPiland]

@@tuss1252 I don’t mind lip-syncing every once in a while.

[@koko-pu5vn]

Such a great, wonderful sounding underrated group. I feel they epitomized the spirit of the 60s as much as the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, etc although maybe they were not as prolific as the other artists mentioned. I hope the younger generation s see and hear these great clips. California dr

[@koko-pu5vn]

California dreaming indeed!!!!

[@richardwilson828]

You can hear Cass’ voice over the track. She was singing along with the recorded track.

[@elciosampaio2018]

Nunca mais haverá vozes como essas!

[@elvisdaltonalarconmartines9886]

Nem vozes nem época, atmosfera...Quem viveu VIVEU

[@ABALLAM3]

There is still one Mamas and the Papas performance this channel has yet to upload from June 11, 1967: "Dedicated To the One I Love." They are uploading performances that have already been uploaded to this channel (four of the five premieres are just repeats previously uploaded) and yet they still haven't uploaded Dedicated to the One I Love. There seems to be something wrong with this channel right now. They ditched nearly all the comedy performances on March 2 and now they are starting repeats using the premiere slots on Sunday night. Something not right here.

[@Mer1912]

Yea it’s strange. They already released the audio of the performance on Spotify a while back.

[@jrussellcase]

"This is dedicated......" 😁

[@GabrielFleming-q2c]

Can you imagine young kids today forming a band and producing the extraordinary vocal harmony's and quality of sound that the momma's and papa's were willing to create. Just about doesn't exist in our youth today.

[@marypopa8937]

California Dreamin gives me goosebumps!

[@jimbob623]

Cass Elliot is just absolutely a classic performer It was such a tragedy to lose her so early in life

[@realangelabaker88]

i wish i could go back in time and see them perform

[@andymatthews7617]

AND ID STAY THERE.

[@okeydokey4523]

And I’ll bring the ham sandwiches!

[@squonk86]

Just a shame they couldn't sing live instead of lipsyncing and yes I know back then all the shows were like that

[@lugv5500]

CBS told them to lip sync

[@squonk86]

@lugv5500 Yes if you read my comment I referred to that

[@starmom4497]

You could tell they really didn't give a fuck about this performance though. They were practically doing everything but singing. Michelle ate popcorn and a banana. John didn't have a microphone to even fake it. Other guy barely held his Mic . Cass is the only one who seemed to care.

[@squonk86]

@starmom4497 Yeah saw the vid and they were pissed because they thought it was going to be live.

[@v-g-z3689]

Fascinating, you can actually hear them sing over the plabyck track occasionally, I never noticed that, thats really cool!

[@Playbyplaymedia]

With the introduction included in this clip, I can see that Cass was holding a microphone. Helps explain why she didn't use air quotes when she told Ed Sullivan they were going to "sing". And this segment's chosen banana ended up being a good example of "live television".

[@jcdavid6140]

Grande e inesquecível conjunto! Marcou época!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@fvansoldt]

California dreaming is clearly inspired by gospel music, so beautiful and harmonious.

[@freedomvideo995]

Not even close! It’s about freezing on the east coast and dreaming about being in California.

[@robyndavis3043]

They’re ALL doing a great job at lip-syncing their songs

[@jillkjv3816]

A bittersweet blast from the far better past. ❤️

[@johannkanter8717]

Really one ofe the best flower power bands

[@photographedemode]

What a period of history, you had to have been there to understand it. Things were all over the place: vietnam war raging, peace and love, wild creativity, finding a job was incredibly easy, rent was cheap. Lots more freedom then than now that is for sure.

[@DeepsongProductions]

Absolutely... well stated

[@granthurlburt4062]

Yes yes yes. In the early seventies, I worked in the summer and made enough to pay for university each year. I lived in a house with 6 others-most had jobs and one was a graduate student. We each paid $80 a month (eighty!) and that covered rent, heat, and food. Each of us cooked once a week. I learned to cook (curry, beef Stroganoff, lasagna, and so on). One woman was highly organized and made a list of tasks on a big chalk board. Each of us swept or vacuumed one day a week. A breeze! Also was taught a few tunes on the guitar that I still play.

[@DeepsongProductions]

@@granthurlburt4062 Awesome! Cheers Grant

[@helenpatterson3858]

@@granthurlburt4062 I remember it well.

[@haintedhouse2990]

war and political unrest during the 60's but at least you had to spend time communicating with people face to face as opposed to staged clips of your "happy" friends on Facebook

[@lisaparsons4124]

The Mama's and papa's were a awesome group,alot of great songs back in 1966,year I was born 💙 May Cass Elliot RIP and John Philips and Dennis,RIP💐

[@fannycraddock99]

Brilliant and bizarre. Wonderful harmonies, Cass's voice seems to rise above the others.

[@clefwright1064]

Michelle is a true professional singer. Was able to sing and eat grapes and a banana at the same time.

[@Isaac-lb2ze]

Pretty sure that was because they were forced to lip sync and that was her way of protesting

[@lupitacajero7185]

@@Isaac-lb2ze Why were they forced to lip sync?

[@Isaac-lb2ze]

@@lupitacajero7185 I’m not sure of the whole story but singers are often prerecorded and lip sync on talk shows/live tv.

[@chrisg1672]

@@Isaac-lb2ze especially back then, replicating the produced sound of the recording was impossible. Record companies wanted you to hear the same sound you buy in the store.

[@lupitacajero7185]

@@Isaac-lb2ze Thank you for the response; I had no clue.

[@anon2218]

Is it just me or do they remind you guys of Scooby-Doo?

[@lyndaedwards-m2l]

Fond memories, of the whole family gathered around the t.v. watching Ed Sullivan Show every Sunday night. Thanks for bring these videos back to enjoy.❤❤❤❤❤❤ L Canada 🇨🇦

[@MattsFTRTheMisanthropist]

Gotta be the most rebellious performance ever LOL. But I actually have a secondary theory about this performance, everyone thinks that Michelle is rebelling against lip syncing with the grapes and banana, however, consider this: They almost always lip synced, VERY few of their performances were live, (they mostly only sang live at concerts) so why would Michelle be angry this ONE time? I think maybe Michelle's lack of giving a fuck attitude with the grapes/banana/leaving her mic on the stage is actually cause she was fed up with the group. It's common knowledge that the 4 of them basically hated each other, and this was their last time performing on stage together, so maybe she was eating because she was jus fed up and they literally broke up after this. Also she was 4 months pregnant here. So no, I don't think it's because of lip syncing. If you watch all 4 of them, not just Michelle, you can tell none of them really care at all, and the rumors between fans that they were breaking up (which Cass denies before the performance) ended up being true. oh, and one little fun fact, Cass long "daaaaaaaay" vocals right at the end of the song were live.

[@coltoncooper170]

Denny even as a 14 year old boy he's still one my biggest inspirations

[@SuperJill1111]

i like the momas and papas but just seemed out of place to eat while performing, or chatting while the others sing, clearly must have been lip-syncing, ... :[

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Obviously ... 😊🎶

[@wendylecker6937]

it's 2024 and i still love these songs

[@clint81]

Who cares what year it is

[@squonk86]

@@clint81 Good point 🤘

[@DavidLopez-rk6em]

The Ed Sullivan show was famous for having live performances instead of lip synced performances like youre seeing here. Why wasnt this performance done with live vocals like all the other performances on Sullivan's show? The doors recently performed and went against Ed's wishes to not sing the lyrics "We couldnt get much higher". Ed was pissed and didnt trust performers not to screw him over again so he made them lip sync to recorded songs to play it safe

[@julianmahler2388]

01:13 04:08 04:42 Michelle's anti lip-sync protest is legendary

[@MattsFTRTheMisanthropist]

Don't forget literally putting her microphone on the stage, leaving it there, and singing into her banana for the rest of the song lol

[@julianmahler2388]

@@MattsFTRTheMisanthropist I totally missed that, that's just awesome 😀

[@christianoazzuro6711]

Cass was so full of energy.!Such an interesting and loveable person she really "kicked it"!

[@johnhughes8466]

What a great voice Denny had! World class!

[@Tawadeb]

Agree

[@lionheartroar3104]

Michelle was gloriously beautiful. The epitome of a dreamy "California Girl"

[@BennyCFD]

Voice wise she was a hack compared to Cass.............................

[@greenpluto9026]

@@BennyCFD search up Michelle Phillips singing no love today, and you'll see how wrong you are. she never was able to shine in the group, just staying in the background with harmonies, because f her soprano voice.

[@janetownley]

A Susan Dey twin.. I guess that was the standard of beauty then, looking like a young child

[@letthesunshinethru2355]

@@janetownley Michelle was no child at the time of this filming. She was 23 years old. And a total natural beauty.

[@robertsears3737]

Btw..Ed Sullivan should be in the rock and roll hall of fame..maybe he is...this guy and his team were absolutely way ahead of their time bringing rock and roll into our living rooms...and our parents actually let us watch these acts...Ed was brilliant

[@BillMorganChannel]

Someone once told my dad "You look like Ed Sullivan"; my dad got mad.

[@raimundojunior3958]

They were hippies. Sonority and lyrics extremilly spiritual. Symbolism of fallous and flower and the globe . They , beyond singers were waiting aquarious era.

[@segundojimenez7060]

Viviré eternamente enamorado de mama Cass Eliot, que gran voz y físicamente es una mujer muy hermosa.

[@kevinmurphy8857]

I love cass. I didn't know she is now in the music hall of fame. I hope the group is in the music hall of fame to

[@ralnanordstrom4359]

By the end Michelle's lost her mic and is lip synching into the banana. Great song though

[@aussiecoffeebean]

Surely the Ed Sullivan Show could have afforded a better banana for Michelle Phillips (2:25) lol. Even Moma Cass wanted nothing to do with that banana (5:14) lol

[@PapaAlec]

Lmao she even wiped her finger back onto Michelle like nope you can keep all of that😂

[@DBEdwards]

The colour quality of this video is spectacular. So is the audio. Those were better times in every way than today. I was twelve years old then. I felt I was young again watching this

[@rashidahmad7830]

Very refreshing hearing them sing. It's been a while since I heard these songs. Their vocals are awesome.

[@shyman99]

It's been 55 years and I'm still waiting for a lip reader to tell us what John is saying to Michelle at 4:43.

[@howardweinstein1324]

Am no lip reader,but he probably telling her to stop eating a banana while pretending to sing. Take this more serious.

[@CarlosReyes-sk1zs]

@@howardweinstein1324 that's exactly what I thought.

[@PapaAlec]

@@howardweinstein1324 I feel like he looked too “amused” to be saying that, even if he is on camera. Plus right afterward, she put the mic down instead of the banana lol

[@sevenoh70]

He's saying something about picking up the fire hydrant. You can see him look at it just before he speaks to her. He has an idea then he waits to catch her eye.

[@shellspink1136]

@@PapaAlec Yes in protest!! LOL

[@TheRacboys]

They did really good covers. Really cool. My momma got me into their music. It is part of the chill out music kinda pop stuff.

[@donaldshaw2627]

I thought I'd seen all the Sullivan shows but this is new to me I just wish they had sung live but it's great to see them anyhow

[@joeedwards1895]

My senior year in H.S. was just starting. What a time to be young and free

[@savannahlt1]

The contrast of the image of Ed Sullivan with the Flower power image of the Mamas and Papas…is striking. I give him credit for bringing on all of stars going back to the late 50s . The Mamas and Papas songs are timeless and will last for generations to come. If Mama Cass was never born..the decade of the 60s music would have been drastically different..she was responsible for bringing so many people together including CSN.

[@dasboot6935]

For a little over 6 minutes l was back in the 60's

[@haroldhorton2603]

It would be hard to find talent like this

[@alanh2116]

Takes me back to when I lived in San Francisco, back when San Francisco was fun.

[@turntheradioon9448]

We sure don't have this kind of music today........

[@Mer1912]

Music production has improved so much since the 60s, but the songs keep getting worse by the decade.

[@raphaelsantiago3311]

Who were these hillbillies, WOW!! They sure as hell could sing Love them for ever California dreaming my all time favorite thank you ❤️

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

I dance To California Dreaming “ when there’s sunshine in my place with my 1960s gear upon me caftans and all! Thinking of the joy yet sadness of losing sweet Ellen!

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

This is so much fun and beauty. Love how they are zanily sending up lip syncing with incomparable style. Thank you. ❤

[@texmustangbullitt]

There is nothing more classic than this. Incredible footage. They were all that!!

[@IngridAlcazarOficial]

I found them when I was 10 in '99, love the group since then. Their voices were magnificent but the compositions were warm and soft, the joy for making music was so evident and I consider Cass as the soul of the project, you can watch her passion, she stole the show too many times.

[@shimon1166]

I found them in 1969 when I was 5. 😀

[@kaddaffi]

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[@casualobserver620]

3 things that made this group a hit. Mama's voice, Michelle's looks and the actual music provided by the back up musicians, the Hit Crew.

[@dout0rm942]

Don't forget John Phillips's songwriting, and the blend of Cass and Denny.

[@Seventh7Art]

@@dout0rm942 He also impregnated his own daughter. Michelle could not even imagine this would happen later in her future, when the video was recorded...

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree awesome group sung in1966,year I was born 💙

[@sherylcrawford8201]

Dennis's voice was great also.

[@markstevenson6635]

The Wrecking Crew were the studio musicians

[@gclever3322]

Love Michelle eating a banana while Lipsync the song lol. Love the 60's music and fashion

[@jlpad2301]

Such an iconic moment

[@jrussellcase]

They could've at least gotten her a fresher banana. 🍌

[@gclever3322]

@@jrussellcase I Know right lol 🤣🍌

[@sandys8357]

Mamma Cass had a sweet strong voice!

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Loved them and now, in 2024, still do. England, July, 2024.