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I have a new favorite - "I Saw Her Again" by "The Mamas and Papas." Although I recall their music on massive airplay in my childhood of the 1970s, I never really paid that much attention to the group. I remember "I Saw Her Again" still could be heard on mainstream radio stations that focused on Top 40 music even into the late 1970s. But over time airplay for that particular hit faded. The only "Mamas and Papas" song that still seems to get good recognition on oldies stations is "California Dreaming". But much of their other music has been lost to time. Occasionally, their music could be heard on films about the 1960s.
But I watched an old VH1 special on Youtube about the group narrated by the members themselves in late middle age (circa late 1990s or so). I had never known of the group's complexities and history. Their group dynamics were fascinating from a "drama" perspective. Apparently, there were at least two love triangles in the group - but more could be added. John left his first wife for Michelle who was much younger. They formed a group with Denny Doherty, a Canadian. Together, they eventually added a 4th - "Cass" who originally fell hard for Denny. Meanwhile, Michelle and Denny got flirtatious over time and eventually consummated their affair. The net effect resulted in four broken hearts. But they were still expected to fulfill their music contract. So, John in his musical brilliance put his passion into writing a song about the infidelity and its fallout. Denny helped him. The resulting song became a hit.
To be honest, I like the video because of Michelle's striking beauty. Her poses and smiles for the camera with the clothes in the shop are awesome - total grace and elegance. Unfortunately, her beauty was the group's downfall in the sense that it was a factor in the onslaught of infidelities. But the tone of the song captures the drama perfectly. Hence, it's my new favorite 1960s hit. Despite Michelle's impressive beauty, she was not a "mean girl" and was good friends with Cass who struggled with a weight problem but had extremely talented vocal cords in the era before AutoTune software was available. She represented gifted talent when computers were not available to make bad voices sound good like today. Cass was the group's lead singer (in my opinion). RIP to Cass.
A foot-tappin' song you probably think has been around forever, is actually from 1961. Ray Charles version was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100:
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