California Dreamin' - 2023 Remix (The Mamas & The Papas)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Centred drums, lead vocals and bass for a more impactful sound. With this, I tried to emulate the excitement of the original mono single while enhancing the wide, immersive stereo to maintain the atmosphere.
Written in 1963 by one half of the band, John and Michelle Phillips, in a cold New York apartment because Michelle was feeling homesick for the sunny California where she was born.
Originally recorded in 1965 by Barry McGuire with the Mamas and the Papas only as a backing group. The instrumentation provided by the hitmaking ‘Wrecking Crew’ was later reused for their version, but the original harmonica solo was omitted. Instead, jazz musician Bud Shank, also present in the studio, was invited to the session to play the flute. Shank listened to the section he was supposed to fill and nailed it on the first take.
The song went to number 4 in the U.S. in 1966 and was ranked No. 1 on the Billboard year-end charts. California Dreamin' is among the most covered songs of all time, with popular cover versions by The Beach Boys, José Felicano, Bobby Womack, America, R.E.M., and The Carpenters, just to name a few.
Over the years, the song solidified its position as a part of the cultural cannon, being included in various films (Forrest Gump, Chungking Express and Fish Tank) and shows (Stranger Things, Californication) among many others.
Lyrics:
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way
Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray
You know the preacher lights the coals
He knows I'm gonna stay
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
If I didn't tell her I could leave today
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
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This has never sounded better! The one thing I'd love to see added is the background vocals "Stopped into a church" and "Passed along the way" present in the original Barry McGuire recording but muted (though still bleeds through) on The Mamas & The Papas recording.
This ^
wow! this is impressive
Hello , I Just Wanted To Say Just How Much I Really, Really Enjoyed This Video And The Very High Quality Stereo Sound Is AMAZING ! Thank You So Much For Posting This Cool Sounding Song . I Grew Up As A Teenager In The Late 60's And Early 70's And This Song Was A Real Force In The 60's And Brings Back A Flood Of Great Musical Memories , Keep'em Coming ! Frank McKinnon Sr. Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Love this! I only wish the counter melody was a little bit louder. It’s almost sort of a callback to the original version with Barry McGuire.. in that version they were actually backing vocals, but they were brought closer to the forefront for the M&P version, becoming a counter melody rather than background vocals.
I lived through the years when this song came out. Your mix has a good sound and the song is very enjoyable as usual. Denny was a fellow Canadian with a very impressive voice. Thank you for the upload and work you did.
So nice….thank you so much….
I'd love to hear your take on dream a little dream of me the mix could be a lot better
have you made any Pet Sounds remixes? if so I'd love to hear them
They've made mixes of every song in pet sounds, check out the playlist section of their channel.
@@tf2fanboyYou're probably talking about @StereoClassics, but 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦, haha
no, as I feel there's no need since @StereoClassics makes a very good job with them
@@three.dot.records I haven’t heard his updated mixes.
@@three.dot.records OH that's right, haha, sorry, both of you are my favorite channels for this sort of thing. I got you 2 mixed up in my head.
Maybe it's just me, but the backing vocals sound like they're far away
I agree. It’s almost sort of a callback to the original version with Barry McGuire.. in that version they were actually backing vocals, but they were brought closer to the forefront for the M&P version, becoming a counter melody rather than background vocals.