The latest parlour game to sweep social media is "What Was the #1 Song on the Day You Were Born?” All you do is go to Google and type in "#1 song on" followed by the date and year of your birth.
The chart-topping song on the day I was born happens to be a perfect song for a melancholy Monday: “Monday Monday,” the first hit by The Mamas and the Papas.
Though they came and went in a flash, The Mamas and the Papas were one of the most enduring groups of the 60s.
Mama Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, and husband and wife Papa John and Michelle Phillips sprung from the Greenwich Village coffeehouse circuit that also produced Bob Dylan, The Byrds and The Lovin' Spoonful to form a vocally stunning folk-rock sound that was an instant worldwide smash. Their improbable rise to fame was chronicled in their cheeky classic "Creque Alley":
Mama Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, and husband and wife Papa John and Michelle Phillips sprung from the Greenwich Village coffeehouse circuit that also produced Bob Dylan, The Byrds and The Lovin' Spoonful to form a vocally stunning folk-rock sound that was an instant worldwide smash. Their improbable rise to fame was chronicled in their cheeky classic "Creque Alley":
Despite their offbeat visual appeal and wholesome image, The Mamas and the Papas were one of the hardest-partying bands
of all time. sleeping with each other in almost every conceivable combination. Leader Papa John Phillips' appetite for drugs was so legendary he made Keith Richards
look like Mitt Romney.
In addition to a string of beautifully produced hits that also included "California Dreamin,'" The Mamas and the Papas also organized the first-ever rock festival, 1967's Monterey Pop, which turned Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin and The Who into superstars in the Summer of Love.
In addition to a string of beautifully produced hits that also included "California Dreamin,'" The Mamas and the Papas also organized the first-ever rock festival, 1967's Monterey Pop, which turned Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin and The Who into superstars in the Summer of Love.
So great was the impact of these acts that the Mamas and Papas themselves were overshadowed. Nevertheless, they put on a great show.
Here they are getting very groovy at Monterey on one of their best deep cuts, “Straight Shooter.”
Here they are getting very groovy at Monterey on one of their best deep cuts, “Straight Shooter.”
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