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Members: John Phillips (b. 1935), Michelle Phillips (b. 1944), Dennis Doherty a.k.a Denny (b. 1941), and Ellen Naomi Cohen a.k.a Cass Elliot (b. 1941-d. 1974) The Mamas and the Papas burst onto the American pop charts in early 1966 with a 'Flower Power' anthem, "California Dreamin". But by 1968, after a number one album and single and countless top ten hits, it was all over. Here's a brief biography on them. It all started in 1961 when John Phillips, who was in a folk band called The Journeymen, met Michelle Gilliam, an aspiring model. They soon fell in love. While the Journeymen were on tour, John met a rich tenor named Denny Doherty. Later, Doherty would leave his group "The Halifax Three", and hook up with Cass Elliot. The two of them became life-long fr More... (Submit New The Mamas & the Papas Lyrics) (Submit New The Mamas & the Papas Lyrics) promise | Reviewer: taylor ------ About the song Make Your Own Kind Of Music performed by The Mamas & the Papas you promised meh you will be here and now i know things is not so easy but you promised meh you will be here and know i know things are not so easy now but now things complicated and know i just do what i gotta do so now i just think about it and Twelve Thirty | Reviewer: Mark ------ About the song Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to... performed by The Mamas & the Papas I used to live in NYC also and at first i thought this song was all about living there. But i couldn't figure out the "canyon" part...thought it might be a metaphor for the "concrete canyons" of Manhattan. Somebody pointed out that it refers to Laurel Canyon in CA, which helps. That enables this song to make more "sense" to me. The "cloudy waters" verse sounds like it's referring to Manhattan, again, so maybe the song shifts back and forth with its references, sort of comparing the coldness and unfriendliness and ugliness of NYC with the nicer qualities of CA. Anyway, on another level, whether i totally "get" the references or not, this is an incredible song. The music is awesome. The piano fill-ins that accompany the song are awesome, they have a kind of Prokofiev piano concerto-like dissonance which is genius, its a perfect accompaniment to the sentiments expressed in the song. I would agree with anybody who says this is possibly the best song the M&Ps ever wrote, maybe not the "prettiest" but possibly the best. The Song of my live | Reviewer: Magdalena Seckarova ------ About the song Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Mamas & the Papas This is a song of my live. I hear it allways deep in my mind when Im happy. I sing it everytime when Im happy or "émue". I sing it everytime when Im sad and blue. I sing it to my children because I want that they keep it in their hearts and stay allways gentle like this song. Thank you Mama. California Dreamin look over corrections | Reviewer: alexa ------ About the song California Dreamin' performed by The Mamas & the Papas I have noticed about this song that on the 3rd paragraph it says "I pre to pary." It really should be I pretend to pray. Great Job on doing so well with this though! My Song! | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Make Your Own Kind Of Music performed by The Mamas & the Papas my mom said she used to listen to this song and never knew why it felt special then 20 years later she had me and knew this song was MY song and that was why it was always special Makes me happy | Reviewer: Cat ------ About the song Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Mamas & the Papas Mama Cass signs this song sooo perfectly that when ever i sing it or listen to it makes me think of the notebook (the summer love etc). The emotion in this song is beautiful Hey | Reviewer: GAGY ------ About artist/band The Mamas & the Papas I totally love you guys u rock this world u make me feel good specially when im pmsing reading is great lyrics | Reviewer: Bevan ------ About the song Make Your Own Kind Of Music performed by The Mamas & the Papas just waiting alone in my warm bed just wanna read a book instead but mum said no because its bed time you can read tomoro if you wake up in time dont want to miss school but please bring me a book i really really want to read so please just waiting alone in my worm bed just wanna read a book instead but mum said no because its bed time you can read tomoro if you wake up in time dont want to miss school but please bring me a book i really really really really want toooo read shooting star | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Shooting Star performed by The Mamas & the Papas Please won't you catch A shooting star for me Twelve Thirty | Reviewer: Jack Beisiegel ------ About the song Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to... performed by The Mamas & the Papas I agree completely with Lou's sentiments. Still gives me goosebumps to hear this song. I love the over the top "Wall of Sound" Phil Spectorish production by Lou Adler. I always thought this would be a great song to play over the credits of some great unmade film. monday monday | Reviewer: shane richards ------ About artist/band The Mamas & the Papas surly monday monday was there bigest hit i never heard "calafornia dreaming" untill it was done by jose faliciorno on the flip side of "light my fire" which i thought was great and when i heard the mamas and papas do it it seemed a bit wishy washy Barbara | Reviewer: Barbara ------ About the song My Heart Stood Still performed by The Mamas & the Papas Hello, very nice site! Please also visit my homepages.Thanks! You have a friend in me | Reviewer: Laura Roberts ------ About the song Make Your Own Kind Of Music performed by The Mamas & the Papas Its about To friends. The one friends is trying to tell the other one how much the other friend means to her ! Singin' a little dream | Reviewer: Tess ------ About the song Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Mamas & the Papas I had to perform this song for a choir class and I was really nervous to go up on stage and sing this song because of the emotions I'd need to convey to the audience (roughly 200 people) and Mama Cass has a much better set of vocals than I do so by comparison it was butcher. Dream a little dream. | Reviewer: Kara ------ About the song Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Mamas & the Papas This song is beautifully created, it really is so powerful towards many emotions, Romance is really this song in one word. Twelve-Thirty | Reviewer: Lou Fabian ------ About the song Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to... performed by The Mamas & the Papas This is without doubt the finest song by this California Dreamin' group. The lyrics are somewhat enigmatic (although the song refers to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles) and the melody is haunting and timeless. If this was the only song they ever recorded, it was worth it! Review for Song "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Reviewer: Kevin M. McCarron ------ About the song Dream a Little Dream of Me performed by The Mamas & the Papas Who ever knew that they had songs for seducing women back in the 1890s? This amazing little number will take you back to the days when a parlor piano was all the musical accompaniment needed for a sincere voice, each note on key. Everything here is gently implied, but the feeling of attraction is no less compelling. If you want to teach your daughters how young men should be treating them, then this is the song to which fathers will dance with their precious little girls. After growing up on music like this, young women will find that there's more to boy-girl relations than raw overpowering sex: Romance is really where it's at. And this song will make the point brilliantly. 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