California Dreamin' - The Mamas And The Papas - Hullabaloo, March 14, 1966

One of the most popular performances M&Ps ever did. They're singing their classical "California Dreamin' " on Hullabaloo TV show in 1966. Bathtubes is a very artful idea! They earned their first record contract after being introduced to Lou Adler, the head of Dunhill Records, by the singer Barry McGuire. In thanks to Adler, they sang the backing vocals to "California Dreamin'" on McGuire's album This Precious Time. The Mamas and the Papas then recorded their own version. The single was released in late 1965 but it was not an immediate breakthrough. After gaining little attention in Los Angeles upon its release, Michelle Phillips remembers that it took a radio station in Boston to break the song nationwide.[2] By early 1966, the song peaked at # 4 and it stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. McGuire later claimed that you can hear his vocals in the background on the record.
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Greatfully thanks to Christopher Foote for this clip.

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[searcherboy]

Michelle was a sweet, hot babe.

What's with the go-go dancers in the bathtubs?

[camebyjust]

Много раз слышал эту песню. Очень красивая. Только теперь узнал, что её поют такие смешные чуваки.

В ванне танцевать, наверное, не удобно...

Many times heard this song. Very beautiful. Only now has learned that it is sung by such ridiculous dudes.

In a bath to dance, probably, not conveniently...

[AbuAvital]

@searcherboy She's still hot!! but then again I'm ol

[kedgwell]

This TV show segment is a great little time capsule. The dancers in the bathtubs are wild (and very 60s). But I wonder if there is an upload of this anywhere on YT where this can be heard right to the final note?

[steverayrapp]

I was 9 years old when this was made. Yikes. Good tune.

[13spdRoadranger]

Excellent... There is nothing like them today.

[mynameisedable]

@camebyjust Не говори ерунды, нормальные люди и хорошие музыканты, может и не вписываются в твоё представление о хороших людей, но они оставили свой след в истории и их песни слушают до сих пор, чем можешь похвастаться ты?

Bullshit. They are nice people and good musicians, maybe they cannot fit into your idea of "normal" people, but they have left their mark in history, and what do you have?

[peytonlucastla88]

Love this band so much. (: That one go-go dancer, Crackhead McGee, looked like she was having a seizure. I was afraid she was gonna fall outta the tub.

[Cowboyknowhow]

I like how at some parts of the video Denny tries to imitate the dancers and then gets timid.. and then later Mitchy looks like she is mocking them.. it's all in fun.

[damasco666]

buena cancion!!!!

[John91040]

@searcherboy

You're right Michelle was really beautiful.

The go-go dancers??? No, they are not really hot/.

[zapataman1]

i bet hoes from rap videos now a days cant dance as good as these girls in the bath tubes