This feels haunting... | FIRST TIME HEARING "The Mama's & The Papa's - California Dreamin"

[@davidkneitel1840]

They are one the best harmonizing group that was ever formed.

[@stillmeadowfarm]

Because Denny and Mama Cass were the best. Karen Carpenter and Mama Cass both were fantastic.

[@eagerow1]

Crosby, Stills & Nash would like a word

[@hippiemama52]

​@@eagerow1so would Eagles.

[@Jax52reg]

Peter, Paul and Mary….

[@TheBarkinFrog]

@@Jax52reg Simon and Garfunkel. Or The Everly Brothers. Or Extreme. There have been some groups that were great at harmonizing. I don't think you can say any one of them was the best.

[@catherinehodson]

Mama Cass, “Dream a Little Dream of Me” just wonderful.

[@wildrose4411]

Yes, this is my favorite Mama Cass song!

[@petsch6938]

Oh , yes please

[@juliepalmer7479]

@@catherinehodson That's a good one too

[@stillmeadowfarm]

I love Msma Cass

[@SLM41]

YES PLEASE REACT TO THAT!!!

[@totallytania7978]

I like Monday, Monday!

[@juliepalmer7479]

I love I Call Your Name. It really showcases Mama Cass

[@joannholmes8726]

The whole album and it was amazing!!!!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

ooh I 2nd this!

[@stevenseul361]

Creeque Alley is my favorite

[@cristinagoicoechea7949]

That is a very good suggestion. It is sooo beautiful.

[@mcfairclough]

The melancholy is from the use of minor chords used as an offset to the major chords. Timeless.

[@aftonair]

Dissonance

[@mjtala]

Without reading this, that's what I said.

[@JackW467]

@mcfairclough I knew the "minor chords" were a 'major' part of the feel, but I didn't put the major chords into the equation . You gave a Great explanation .

[@walkermom100]

And brilliant.

[@betweenlakes]

Maybe also from the fact that there's an invisible bass guitar that's louder than the acoustic guitar you CAN see. It does feel a bit sinister just from that

[@SF_Bud]

One of the greatest songs ever! That melancholy feeling comes from it being in a minor key. Yes, that was a flute in the instrument solo and fits the song so well. If this song doesn't make you feel anything, check for a pulse! Thanks. Peace from SF

[@cartercarter645]

Damn right it still gives me chills

[@pssthpok]

Melancholy is a good term to describe this classic song. I would add a dash of wistful in there as well.

[@thefacultyoffunk]

I was just about to write the same thing on both counts!!

[@SpeakMouthWords]

Like 70% of songs or more are in a minor key. That's not what doing it.

[@liamstewart4167]

Love this song. I would recommend White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane. It’s a vibey, trippy song released 2 years after California Dreaming. The lead singer is a woman named Grace Slick

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

I love JA but would pick something else. D.C.B.A or Lather are accessible and the later features Grace. Also “Wooden Ships” is fabulous.

[@michellenew5621]

White Rabbit is a great song!

[@juliepalmer7479]

@@liamstewart4167 I saw them live, I think in Berkeley, before they released Surrealistic Pillow

[@williamstlouis3368]

The ultimate psychedelic song - White Rabbit. Sit back and light up a "J". Peace out.

[@burrichgrrl57]

I love the live version.

[@kerryatherton5185]

Don’t you dare apologize for going back to the roots of rock n roll, and playing some of the most heartfelt and touching songs ever written. I’m 75 and grew up on Chuck Berry, the Big Bopper, and then The Beach Boys, The Rascals, and The Animals and the Mama’s and the Papa’s, Thank You for shoving this music down the throats of these millennials who seem to think that only their music counts as real music. .

[@joannholmes8726]

I like this guy, he isn't stupid. I am 71 and use my headphones when listening so the neighbors don't report me. Not really, my new young neighbor asked me if I thought his "music was too loud?" I said, "Nope, I can't hear it unless you crank it up a bit more and it doesn't bother me in the least."

[@Gira21Gramos]

I know every generation probably thinks this, but today's music all sounds the same to me. Yes, the 60s had a "sound" but it was so varied compared to what I hear today.

[@joannholmes8726]

@@Gira21Gramos It was an amzing time of music evolution.

[@chuckhouse5179]

My dad would be about 10 years older than you but I'm 45. Let me tell you, I am SO grateful that I grew up with his music I could hear Fred Astair and Bing Crosby with Marty Robbins and Pink Floyd. He showed me so much. Our faorite moviw is The Blues Brothers. Good music, is good music.

[@Gira21Gramos]

@@chuckhouse5179 oooh , I wonder if Mollyboy has heard R.E.S.P.E.C.T. yet.

[@davidgratton8869]

This is a pure example of true four part harmony with no auto tune, no click track, no production tricks, just talent. Something missing from modern music.

[@W0rdsandMus1c]

I am 68 and love 60s/70s music but I also love a lot of todays music, I can assure you four part harmonies are definitely still out there, 5SOS, McFly, and I know One Direction split nearly ten years ago but I suggest you check out their last album (Zayn had left) Made In The AM, amazing harmonising on If I Could Fly, Harry Styles is solo now but he writes all his music for harmonising with his band.

[@anXiaryMusic]

@@W0rdsandMus1c Auto tuned or at least Pitch corrected. Often to an artistically unbearable degree.

[@vpesta6233]

​@@anXiaryMusicThe Mommas and Poppas ? Autotuned or any kind of technical support? Absolutely not, especially back then.

[@robiny.4395]

I’m 67 and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. We had the best music, and I love to watch young people discovering our music. No auto tune here.

[@CherylHughes-l5t]

Greetings from Sonoma county CA ☮️

[@donnahayes9835]

I love the look on the young man's face when he realizes he is listening to ground breaking history in music. It was f'ing fabulous! At 66 y.o. I mostly only listen to all this amazing era.

[@garymorris1856]

I do too, I am 73, and I saw the Beatles in concert in 1965.

[@cheriem432]

You too?

[@garymorris1856]

@@cheriem432 Yes, Minneapolis, August 1965.

[@marshallharper3005]

Yes. The vibe is forlorn and melancholy. Heartbreak and homesickness, loneliness and longing. Your intuition is spot on.

[@njg247]

Yes, it is melancholy, seriously nostalgic.

[@dianer.9203]

Well said. This song brought me to tears many times.

[@gaelliott61]

Yes, perceptive observation-I never thought of it as super melancholy but see it now-“all the leaves are brown…” Also, Michelle Phillips on the left is the mother of Chyna Phillips of Wilson Phillips and was married to the tall guy on the right.

[@Jax52reg]

I’m 72 and this was the music of my childhood. It was the time of enlightenment when everything was new and alive. We felt like we were experiencing life for the first time! We were alive thru the music!

[@karenrogers6730]

Mama Cass had a great voice.😊

[@BlackHatCinephile]

I'm 60 and this is the music of my toddlerhood🙂. It stuck with me though. How could it not? Everything back then was so legendary.

[@catherinehoffpauir6323]

Oh my heart!

[@ruthvanhorn888]

My childhood music 🎵🎶.. thank you

[@Skeeter123]

71 here & I agree

[@lichthaus1]

Damn, you are listening to some Great music!

[@lyndabignell9660]

I was truly blessed to be a teenager in the 1960s. The music was absolutely fantastic.

[@paulstanitz2723]

damn right

[@spicerack4397]

@@paulstanitz2723 One of the few blessings it is to be old is to have lived through the very best of musical times. To see them in concert when they were young and in their heyday. Magical.

[@cotsyify]

Don't be too spooked...you are listening to one of the greatest songs of all time, millions of people before you have also fallen in the trance....count yourself lucky to have come across it!

[@veggietrish]

You should hear Mama Cass dream a little dream. Her voice is incredibly beautiful

[@patriciaroberts308]

Cass Elliott WHAT a voice!!! I absolutely LOVE that woman's voice, personality, and precious soul. I literally cried when I heard she had passed away. 💔 🌟

[@anthonyblakely399]

The Mamas & Papas are one of the pioneers of Folk Rock music.

[@cattewest]

To a kid in the 60's, California was a magic Utopia where all your dreams came true. Yeah, we were pretty naive, but we were all California Dreamin'.

[@hipsville]

Grew up there and it was wonderful. ❤

[@joenewman6494]

Yea it’s a shit hole now y’all need some help.

[@lyriasfaves]

1962 Fullerton CA here.... I had a truly golden early childhood. This is what was playing on the console in the living room. While we danced in the kitchen.

[@socadream]

Hermosa, Huntington, and Redondo Beach girl here…absolutely loved growing up there in the 60,70, 80s. Still live here and mostly loving it 🥰

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I'm 62 and this is one of my favorite songs of all time. It's nice to see young people enjoying older songs.

[@MeWriter2112]

Yes! Right?

[@DawnRogers-sb9up]

Im 61 and love seeing them happy with our old music.

[@teresacartwright5406]

"Mama" Cass Eliot was IMHO, the heart & soul of the group. No matter the song her voice always came through. "Words of Love" still stands up after all these years. She too was gone too young (32 years old). Rest in peace.

[@kurtb8474]

Cass had a beautiful voice all on her own.

[@TheMailmanTV]

"Words of Love" gives me chills. Mama Cass had such a powerful voice.

[@oxford17]

Michelle Phillips, the blonde, is the only member still alive; she’s 80.

[@hognuckles]

And she's still gorgeous!

[@VidiotSavante]

Michelle was great on Knot's Landing, too!

[@Othraerir]

maybe he could do hold on, by wilson phillips.

[@cej7519]

And she was the one who wrote this song

[@SassyIndian]

Chynna Phillips from the group Wilson Phillips is Michelle's daughter.

[@richardwiegand-q7k]

When life was simple but meaningful. 60s and 70s was the best decades of my life. Great reaction

[@96tears-600]

I agree. I’d give anything to live it again.

[@wendychandler9063]

You are spot on the best time of our lives

[@kobe-vo2mq]

@@96tears-600loved the 50’s too. We were sooooo lucky

[@88pjtink]

When you hear a flute come in like that, you know it is hippy music. Another fab reaction!!

[@stillmeadowfarm]

Those late 60 and early 70s used flutes a lot.

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

😊✌️Peace ☮️ Your 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 💃🕺, l love ❤ the flute 🪈 it's Groovy!

[@Rottimail]

That's not entirely true.

[@88pjtink]

@@Rottimail No. It certainly isn't true. But for that era, for this style, it kind of is in context.

[@badplay156]

Ian Anderson might disagree

[@Bye.hello1]

I'm 76 and this era was real self reflecting. Also was really fun but sad at the same time. Our Friends and Lovers were fighting in Vietnam.❤

[@sandiesmith9383]

I’m 79 and that song was a part of my high school days. Such a memorable group!! Thank you for loving it, too. ❤

[@Grungycat67]

You honestly amaze me with how open minded you are about music, especially at your age. Keep it up, we’re loving it!

[@MollyBoyTV]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Liminal_Space23]

For another haunting and beautiful song from the 60's check out "Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues - in Paris. Restored video!". Keep up the good work.

[@wildrose4411]

Good choice!

[@doelauzon7685]

I am waiting for Molly Boys reaction to Nights in white satin also😊

[@debralugo6014]

It will blow his mind!

[@galaxieman24]

This right here 👆

[@joanallen5253]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@bretttodd6470]

The daughter of John and Michelle Phillips, the two married members of this band, was in a successful 90s band with the two daughters of one of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson. The 90s band was Wilson Phillips.

[@corvus1374]

John's daughter Mackenzie Phillips is an actress

[@badrobot3159]

And was molested by her father, John, for years.

[@chrisdavis3869]

@@bretttodd6470 yes, I loved their vocals.

[@martinbones681]

​@@corvus1374 ...who went on to say she had an affair with her dad for a decade😮

[@corvus1374]

@@martinbones681 John Phillips was a horrible excuse for a human being.

[@brigham2250]

I don't know if anyone else said this, but the haunting quality of the song has to do with it being in the key of c-sharp minor.

[@cindydriscoll1796]

It is better to be b sharp than c minor! 😂 anyone?😅

[@robertpearson8798]

This still gives me chills after fifty plus years.

[@Danielle-b2z]

Me too, I'm 67.

[@GroinStrain_]

I’m 27. I think this is one of the very best pop songs ever made. It definitely makes my top 10 list. The layering of the vocals, the flute solo, the harmonies, the panning from ear to ear… ah it’s so good

[@reanimated]

It has a lot in common, at least structurally, as one of my other very favorite songs, "Help!"

[@sherreecasusol1448]

MollyBoy, the heavy set female singer, Mama Cass, is that same woman in the audience on your Janis Joplin live video

[@MollyBoyTV]

Oh yes, I didn’t recognise her

[@penelopefloor2935]

I was just going to say that. I love the expression on her face in that shit from Monterey Pop. Two powerhouse singers who died too soon.

[@PSBFAN1991]

You could have said the girl with the brown hair.

[@sherreecasusol1448]

@@PSBFAN1991 there’s not that much difference in their hair color. I was heavy set until I had chemo and radiation a couple of years ago. My daughter is heavy set. It’s a description, not an insult, unless one believes that a person’s body type can in itself be an insult.

[@PSBFAN1991]

@@sherreecasusol1448I just find it unnecessary.

[@gailgrimes3365]

Mama Cass had a huge full voice and had a solo career. This band was very successful and well loved. Big library to explore. My fave by them is Twelve Thirty.

[@Ryoufriggingserious]

Twelve Thirty is excellent!

[@davids6898]

I was born in 1968 in Southern California. This song brings back early memories of me riding in the bucket seat of my oldest brother’s bike and we would ride to Lacy Park or the Huntington Gardens and just hang out on the huge lawns together. It’s not that it was played there, but it somehow makes me nostalgic of those times. Music that can do this is pure magic.

[@rodb9275]

My favorite part is when he says .."I got down on my ....KNEES"... he does that TINY pause and digs DEEP. Such a classic, amazing song. I'm so thrilled that you loved it so much. It's young people like you, who will help keep this sort of stuff alive.

[@maryreilly5092]

This is "call and respond" 4 part harmony done perfectly!

[@susanliltz3875]

The tall guy is John Phillips , he wrote this, his wife Michelle Phillips when they were in New York she said “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray”. And John turned it into this classic!!

[@wojciechskakuj4735]

Monday, Monday is a good one to try next from them.

[@Ar7wen]

I'm 70 and remember this great song very well! Nice you are listening to the old songs, they are a treasure trove!

[@JulieConkle]

It's nice to see someone young like yourself discovering music from so many different genres and eras. Without all the techno stuff, people showed their true talents.

[@steveturner3999]

You do indeed have an old soul. I love how you are experiencing the music I grew up with. I'm 66 and had the pleasure of turning on the radio as a kid and hearing songs like this. Keep digging deep in the 60's and you won't be disappointed. The Byrd's, The Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night and on and on. Dive in!

[@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190]

No! It's the Byrds, not the Byrd's! For gods sake! ;-)

[@steveturner3999]

@@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190 Yep I screwed that up.

[@Elisabet7519]

Oh we’re going way back… the 6O’s, the birds, moody blues, beach boys and the doors. Lots to love from this eraZ

[@Elisabet7519]

*era

[@stephendangelini7542]

@@Elisabet7519 *the byrds

[@zq9m3xh8]

Your reaction is no surprise. This song is universally popular and loved. I really appreciate your appreciation of this classic. The 60s is a very deep dive unto itself full of wonderful treasures.

[@joannholmes8726]

Goose bumps ever time!

[@kristenjoyce2180]

Love seeing these kids discover music and talent for the first time.

[@malcolmschenot6352]

I'm 67 years old; I've heard this song all my life. It still gives and always has given me chills. This song was soooo huge in the day, and lots and lots of people moved to California in the '60s because of this song. I'm from NY and now I live in LA so it particularly speaks to me.

[@Bozemanboss]

Flute…and no machines making their voices sound good, these are truly talented singers❤️

[@PSBFAN1991]

Mama Casa was phenomenal. ❤

[@logbar5730]

Mama Cass Elliott 👍🏻

[@teresadunbar8102]

Melancholy, yes! I get that feeling when I hear this. This 67 yr old chick loved the 60’s! Great reaction! 🎶🎸😎

[@michaeltipton5500]

This 67 year old guy too.

[@bonya4585]

@@michaeltipton5500 We’re you both around 12 years old?

[@michaeltipton5500]

@@bonya4585 I was born in 1957 so around that.

[@nicolediamond93]

Same!!

[@billolsen4360]

Don't be sad that it's over. Just be glad it happened!

[@TishraDR]

Please never stop listening to music that came before you. There is so much beauty and harmony across all the decades and different genres of music to miss listening to a single song. I would be here all day recommending songs for you to listen to you.

[@cr16219]

Darn right the chills. I still get them, and I've heard the song a hundred times over the past sixty years.

[@rebo2610]

Only a hundred? 😮

[@cr16219]

@@rebo2610 😄yes, much more now that I think about it.

[@cr16219]

@@rebo2610 Maybe a little over a hundred😏

[@AntheaStanley-hl1wf]

this song is the reason I learnt to play flute way back in the 70s , this and Nights in white satin by the Moody Blues. And I had a 40 year career as a flautist. Ahhhhhh did we have music......

[@johndef5075]

Did you like Jethro Tull also?

[@JohnLennon99791]

The flute is such a magical musical instrument ♡

[@JohnLennon99791]

​@@johndef5075I do, for sure

[@katherinebosse5706]

You are surprising me with the tunes you’re reacting to! Good surprised! Your recognition of superb music, no matter the genre or time, keeps me on my toes! Thank you Molly Boy, for your love of music. ❤️‍🔥🇨🇦

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

Quote: "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas is a timeless song that captures the essence of longing, escape, and disillusionment. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a person stuck in a cold, gray winter, yearning for the warmth and optimism associated with California. The recurring themes in the song are a stark contrast between the harsh reality of their current situation and the idealized dream of a better life."

[@ReneeCrawford-y1j]

I'm 63 and just a liitle girl when this cane out, my mother had this album and we would listen to it often, I can remember feeling exactly like you did looking outside it was Muchigan in the winter I was feeling sad. Thank you for bringing that back . Loved your reaction . Mama Cass was amazing!

[@user-gn3yz6nm9f]

The Mamas and Papas were extremely popular in their day. Mama Cass went out on her own after a few years and had a successful career. One of their iconic songs is Monday Monday.

[@PamM-rb1dc]

That fabulous solo voice is Denny Doherty!

[@robertsonsid]

He is the "Harbour Master" on the Theodore Tugboat show.

[@joy88867]

I’m thinking he invented Justin Beibers haircut!!!

[@robertpearson8798]

A Halifax, Nova Scotia native.

[@susanliltz3875]

One of my all time favorite songs!!! Love it!! The harmonies and music!!!

[@chueysmama2622]

Same here! It's a great one. Helps I'm from California too and remember seeing them live with my parents.

[@anitawright7169]

Mama's & The Papa's are the one of the best harmonizing groups ever. Mama Cass Elliot has such a beautiful voice. She is the heavy set one. She was taken too soon. RIP Mama. You are so very missed! I love watching your reaction. It does this old heart (69 years old) to watch the look on your face. You really do appreciate this music. Don't ever stop! Love your reaction!

[@billolsen4360]

Just by showing up and performing with her spectacular voice, Cass was an encouragement for a lot of big girls at the time that they mattered and could achieve success in life, while the rest of the world was not sending such a message.

[@Texasbber]

I love the younger folks when they discover and enjoy the music I grew up with in High School and College.

[@foreveralone11w]

If you want harmonies, Crosby, Stills, Nash and (sometimes) Young are a MUST ❤

[@foots-qt4pk]

The Kings of harmony, from 1958 all the way to 2004, when the first member passed too young was the Bee Gees!

[@foreveralone11w]

@ And boys 2 men harmonize too. Suggesting one doesn't exclude all others 🙄

[@suomenpresidentti]

The Mills Brothers wipe the floor with 'em. Try song called Glow worm. Greetings from Finland 🎉

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

😊✌️ Molly ☮️ I call myself the 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 💃🕺, this group is one of those great Group's that made me want to be a Hippie! Peace 😊✌️ Gary ☮️ Great Reaction 👍 this song is why I moved to San Diego, California in 1976 I'm still here! 🌞 /☀️live in Michigan for one winter 🥶, and you will understand this song🎵 🌞

[@RockinMamaT]

I feel you I live in Canada 😅

[@mlgk-nj]

Right back at ya. Me too

[@lynette.]

Peace and love 72 and stayed true to the feeling. On your wavelength.😊🤗👍✌️🇬🇧

[@kolchak357]

Mama Cass was brilliant! ♥️

[@chueysmama2622]

Mama Cass's ( the red head) reaction to Janis Joplin at the Monterey Pop Festival is pretty damn cool! For Cass Elliott to have HER mind blown by a singer is something. They were a great band, I am so happy you did this one and LIKED it!

[@Tassie85]

I was thinking about that - her reaction to Janis. One queen respecting another.

[@chuckevanson5166]

I'm 71 and that was a time the world went from black and white to full color..great time

[@drexelmildraff7580]

Now you know just a little bit about what we had back then. It was a magic time for music.

[@chriscrim751]

As a Southern California boy born in L.A. in 1974, this song will always remind me of my childhood at the beach....I love it!

[@countygraybeal6901]

Monday,Monday! Dancing in The Streets! Mama Cass rocks with her voice!! Please, please listen to more of them!!

[@suzanne1392]

Los Angeles in the 60s is still being talked about......what an era for music....❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@billolsen4360]

Songs like this made an entire generation head for L.A. And now, the freeways are constantly clogged up. 😝

[@oldiesgeek454]

Their "cover" of Dedicated To The One I Love is terrific! 😊

[@channonskinner50]

I LOVE the flute part in this one. Anyone who says you can't play jazz with a flute, I always point to this solo.

[@lokisez]

That flute player was doing a session in another studio, and someone just grabbed him and had him sit in. Classic.

[@Eniral441]

His name was Bud Shank. He was a jazz saxophonist. But jazz saxophone players often have to double (play more than one instrument on a gig or even a piece). I'm a baritone saxophone player, and I had to do this with 3 pieces last night. One was for Bari and flute, another was bari and clarinet, and yet another was bari and bass clarinet.

[@channonskinner50]

@@Eniral441 This flute solo was one of the reasons i fell in love with playing flute.

[@tjrivers]

Your surprised look at this one is awesome. It was a dark sound, beloved by all of us old folks! They harmonized beautifully! Flute!

[@b.walter6646]

My favorite song of all time. That great flute solo was performed by jazz sax and flute player Bud Shank. That solo was the icing on the cake of this outstanding song.

[@stillmeadowfarm]

Absolutely

[@jaccilowe3842]

Can't beat The Mamas and The Papas for harmonising!

[@mysticmouse7261]

The chills - it's called beautiful music.

[@stillmeadowfarm]

Bud Shank played Alto Flute on the solo. He was a jazz flutist and alto saxophonist who played with the Legendary Studio players called "The Wrecking Crew" He improvised the solo in one take. In other words he just made it up on the spot. There seems to be a consensus that the alto flute gave the song a haunting sound. Plus bring written in C# (sharp) minor.

[@amybishop9787]

I’m not always that fussed about older music, but I love this song- it’s that haunting sound and the harmonies that make it just a full-bodied song

[@lindalovesmusic-w7j]

The tragic personal lives and history of these band members are forever burned in my mind. It completely changed their music for me. Anyone else??

[@marym.9037]

I have a hard time listening to them after MacKenzie's revelations. It's hard not to think about it.

[@lindalovesmusic-w7j]

@marym.9037 thank you, I thought maybe I was the only one.

[@trish.b]

Absolutely…The Music is so very good but the people and things they went through, or created (pointing to John Phillips 🖕). I feel so much for Mama Cass, so much incredible talent, a force of a voice and a life of loneliness and longing for love.

[@SunDecline]

YES

[@SunDecline]

@@marym.9037A podcast made by the granddaughters of the Black Dahlia Killer (they’re pretty convinced) brings it around. Michelle Philips was good friends with a girl who was in McKenzie’s situation. Michelle’s friend was the mother of one of the podcasters.

[@Iam_lamb]

Considered Folk genre…..hippies all day long❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@helenespaulding7562]

Folk rock I believe

[@leighloutreedore8926]

No just FOLK!!! You weren't growing up then obviously.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

@@leighloutreedore8926 my dear…….I was 18 in 1965. I had Joan Baez’ songbook and taught myself guitar. I had friends who sang in coffee houses. Been listening to PPM since I was 12. Had Judy Collins, and Dylans’s first albums I of FOLK music in 1962. If this is folk to you, then pray tell…..what was Baez and Dylan’s early work? Because they sure as hell aren’t the same. This is closer to the Byrds than it is to Baez. Just for giggles, how would you then define The Byrds? The Association? CSN? It really isn’t something to get your knickers in a twist about, is it? I mean, is it THAT important to you? Were you one of those people who had a stroke when Dylan went electric and was no longer “pure” folk? Still traumatized over it? Never assume you know something about another person online, and don’t take such umbrage that someone has a different opinion than yours. Sheesh. Hell…Alexa just told me that they were pop rock! 🙄. Which I disagree with.

[@siobhanroberts8627]

I was born in 64, and the 60's is my favorite rock era. I also get haunting chills from a lot of the music from that time. It touches the Soul.

[@mancationadventuresusaedit3203]

I'm 75y.o. and I heard these 60s 70s,80s songs from dozens of bands. It's a blast to watch younger reaction creators hear these songs for the first time. I had the same reactions back then. History repeats itself. So cool!

[@mikeg7547]

That song gave me the chills when I was 4 years old and still does. I think this was the first song that gave me a strange unsettling feeling while also being mesmerized by the beauty of it. Absolute classic.

[@kh-19636]

Me too!

[@helenespaulding7562]

This song and album was HUGE in 1965. This is pure California folk rock and the Mamas and Papas were one of the biggest examples of that West Coast sound. Everyone on my dorm floor had it. Their harmonies were gorgeous. Songs like these added to the “California mystique” which was big at the time…a paradise of beautiful weather, beaches, casual and fun people. Made allot of kids, like myself, decide to go to California for college. It was a “scene” and Mana Cass, the heavyset woman, was well/known locally for her kindness and her nurturing of other musicians. She serendipitously brought Crosby, Stills and Nash together at her house, who formed their super group. Living in the famous Laurel Canyon community of artists and musicians , she was a magnet for drawing people together. Died much too young. That vibe and time are now LONG gone…..ended by the mid-70’s. But it was pretty magical for a brief spot in time.

[@meriannewhite7657]

Declan, thank you for this channel. I’m in my 60s, but grew up in a classical music home. You are introducing me to songs and groups that I’d missed in real time. Hugs!

[@briansmith48]

Declan is "Molly Boys" real name??? 😯 I didn't know that. 🙂

[@cindydriscoll1796]

So I've been told,if it makes sense, a minor chord asks a question, a major answers . That song is just perfect. If you ever lived the northeast vs. California in the winter months... they nailed it

[@MeWriter2112]

I could see how moved you were by this music. You're an old soul. This music changed lives. Plus this was music during and leading up to a very dark time for America. Cass Elliot was gone way before her time. Listen to their whole catalog. Brilliant. The story behind the band is amazing.

[@rodpope7838]

Mamas and Papas, Peter, Paul and Mary as well as the Seekers had a little magic in their songs. They often evoked emotional responses (I get goosebumps) listening to them. The Association was another great band for that. Am very happy to see you enjoying all these new sounds.

[@mandynuske4065]

Just came here to say this. My dad was a huge Seekers fan. Judith Durham had a voice of an angel. Folk music was chill music in the 60s

[@chrisivantorun5644]

Chills? you Want chills??? You must listen to "Ode to Billy Joe" by Bobbie Gentry.... Good reaction mate.

[@kate6038]

Yes 👍

[@johndef5075]

Sinead O'Connor, R.I.P., did a great cover of that song.

[@63angel]

I love Old to Billy Joel. I was born in 1963 and those are some of my best memories. My favorite song from the 70's is "Seasons in the Sun' by Terry Jacks. It's a sad song. I'll have to check out the Playlist.

[@Jane-d4w]

One of my All Time Favorite Songs!!!! Mama Cass had such a fantastic voice, check out her solo work- Cass Elliot

[@rogerdodger6025]

The vibe of this sing captures the gloomy feeling of being in a cold grey place in the winter and longing for the warm sunshine. The female voices represent the sunshine to me. This song is a Pop masterpiece.

[@kimmycook2698]

Mama Cass was a gift to us all....keep on enjoying these classics

[@AnthonyKellett]

It's just a classic. Nothing else to say 🤷🏼‍♂️ P. S. Michelle Phillips was gorgeous, with a superb voice.

[@garymcallister4128]

Minor chords give a sense of impermanence. The writer is longing for Cali, but he's also considering leaving his girl. "If I didn't tell her/I could leave today"

[@kattalady8114]

I'm longing for Cali 😢. Had to leave because it's so crowded couldn't afford housing.

[@58BURST]

I'm 64, and spent my life as a professional touring rock musician, and I still get the same feeling every time I hear this, as I did the first time, (which was when it was released). Superb piece of music. Great choice brother! Cheers! 🎸

[@Debukochi]

I'm old and remember when this song was released (1965). You've done a really nice job of conveying your feelings and reactions to this song, many of which match my generation's thoughts when we first heard it. It's in the unusual key of C# minor and in addition to a sense of pathos that can come with songs in a minor key, choosing C# minor made it very unusual and a challenge for a kid like me to play. (Great review. You've got my attention and respect.)

[@deniseadams1703]

I’d forgotten how wonderful this is.

[@patmac5884]

I think that the chill comes from the purity of the voices….the way the women seem to answer the men with their vocals and also the uplifting message of wanting to go home to California. There is no distortion, just talent, almost like a church choir in its simplicity. Great reaction MollyBoy😉

[@ddiamondr1]

Denny Doherty, the lead singer, with that incredible voice, was from Nova Scotia, Canada. Just before his death in 2007 he did a guest role on the Canadian comedy show ‘Trailer Park Boys’. This group has incredible songs. ‘I Saw Her Again’ has an iconic mistake in it that sounded so cool. They left it in. They could do that in those days because they were recording with musicians in the studio in real time. It just felt so organic and authentic to leave that mistake in and so cool how those professional musicians just picked up the song again. Love it.❤

[@nobodyhome7979]

Beautiful song. It's refreshing to watch your reactions to the music from my youth.

[@pamelajohnson4661]

it’s one of my earliest memories, my mom playing this for me and saying “can you hear hear how they’re putting their voices together, pammie?” then she sang all the different parts…having a tuned-in musician mom who loved all kinds of great music in the 60s is one of the greatest gifts of my life.

[@RobinMallary]

I remember when The Mamas and The Papas sang this on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1967. The Ed Sullivan Show was a variety show that showcased all the current acts from America and the UK. I loved that show! There is nothing like on TV today.

[@juliepalmer7479]

@@RobinMallary I agree. It was a great show. All talent with no bullshit!