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"Go Where You Wanna Go" is a 1965 song written by #JohnPhillips. It was originally recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas on their LP #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to "#CaliforniaDreamin". The song later became a hit for #the5thDimension.
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"Go Where You Wanna Go" is a 1965 song written by #JohnPhillips. It was originally recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas on their LP #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to "#CaliforniaDreamin". The song later became a hit for #the5thDimension.
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"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is an American #popSong, written by #JohnPhillips, and sung by #ScottMcKenzie. It was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and #LouAdler, who used it to promote their #MontereyInternationalPopMusicFestival held in June of that year. John Phillips played guitar on the recording and session musician Gary L. Coleman played orchestra #bells and #chimes. Bass guitar was supplied by session musician #JoeOsborn.
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Anne spots secret corgi tribute at opening of Queen Elizabeth II Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1725022/anne-spots-secret-corgi-tribute-at-opening-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-garden-3/ #garden #gardening #GardeningUk #JohnPhillips #PrincessRoyal #queen
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"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by #JohnPhillips and #MichellePhillips of #theMamasAndThePapas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album #Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US #Billboard pop singles chart the week of #MemorialDay 1967, becoming their last Top 10 hit. It made number 9 on the #UKSinglesChart, and number 4 on the Australian.
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25 years ago today, #JohnPhillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), died at 65.
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"Go Where You Wanna Go" is a 1965 song written by #JohnPhillips. It was originally recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas on their LP #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to "#CaliforniaDreamin". The song later became a hit for #the5thDimension.
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Musicians #JohnPhillips #MichellePhillips (The Mamas & the Papas) with their Jaguar E-Type 🚘 in Los Angeles, CA (1967). -
"Go Where You Wanna Go" is a 1965 song written by #JohnPhillips. It was originally recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas on their LP #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to "#CaliforniaDreamin". The song later became a hit for #the5thDimension.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday too Scott McKenzie
#ScottMcKenzie #SanFrancisco #Flowers #Hair #MontereyPopFestival #SummerofLove #JohnPhillips #MamasandthePapas #wreckingcrew #PragueSpring #folkmusic #BeachBoys #Kokomo #MikeLove #TerryMelcher #GuillainBarre #grungemusic #IggyPop #NobHill #demo #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge
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"Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by #JohnPhillips and recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas, with backing music by members of #theWreckingCrew for their 1966 album #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars. #DennyDoherty was the lead vocalist. It was the group's only #1 hit on the U.S. #BillboardHot100.
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"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from the 1988 film #Cocktail and album #StillCruisin. Written by #JohnPhillips, #ScottMcKenzie, #MikeLove and #TerryMelcher, the song was released as a single in July 1988 by #ElektraRecords and became a number-one hit in the US and Australia. It was the band's first original top-20 single in 20 years, their first number-one hit in 22 years and their final top-40 hit.
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"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by #JohnPhillips and #MichellePhillips of #theMamasAndThePapas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album #Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US #Billboard pop singles chart the week of #MemorialDay 1967, becoming their last Top 10 hit. It made number 9 on the #UKSinglesChart, and number 4 on the Australian.
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#OnThisDay in 1935, #JohnPhillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas - "California Dreaming"), born in Parris Island, South Carolina (d. 2001).
#RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️ -
"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by #JohnPhillips and #MichellePhillips of #theMamasAndThePapas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album #Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US #Billboard pop singles chart the week of #MemorialDay 1967, becoming their last Top 10 hit. It made number 9 on the #UKSinglesChart, and number 4 on the Australian.
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"Go Where You Wanna Go" is a 1965 song written by #JohnPhillips. It was originally recorded by #theMamasAndThePapas on their LP #IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesAndEars and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to "#CaliforniaDreamin". The song later became a hit for #the5thDimension.
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"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from the 1988 film #Cocktail and album #StillCruisin. Written by #JohnPhillips, #ScottMcKenzie, #MikeLove, and #TerryMelcher, the song was released as a single in July 1988 by #ElektraRecords and became a number-one hit in the US and Australia. It was the band's first original top-20 single in 20 years and their first number-one hit in 22 years as well as their final top-40 hit.
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"California Dreamin'" is a song written by #JohnPhillips and #MichellePhillips in 1963 and first recorded by #BarryMcGuire. The best-known version is by #theMamasAndThePapas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City. It is recorded in the key of #CsharpMinor.
https://youtu.be/tNlwimUxUME
