But also I worry that in some cases this might mean I’m giving a false impression of some people. But as I said very early on, I only cover those aspects of their life when they’re relevant to the music, because this is a music podcast and not a true crime podcast. I get a lot of credit at times for the way I don’t shy away from dealing with the more unsavoury elements of the people being covered in my podcast - particularly the more awful men. It’s good to be back.īefore we start this episode, I just want to say one thing. Welcome to season four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Sadly the CD of the performances seems to be deleted. The film of the Monterey Pop Festival is available on this Criterion Blu-Ray set. Sloan came from PF – TRAVELLING BAREFOOT ON A ROCKY ROAD by Stephen McParland and What’s Exactly the Matter With Me? by P.F. Information on the Mamas and the Papas came from Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History of The Mamas and the Papas by Matthew Greenwald, California Dreamin’: The True Story Of The Mamas and Papas by Michelle Phillips, and Papa John by John Phillips and Jim Jerome. This set is about as good as you’re going to find, though, for the stereo versions. There are many compilations of the Mamas and the Papas’ music, but sadly none that are in print in the UK have the original mono mixes. Scott McKenzie’s first album is available here. I got this from an interview with McKenzie, but he must have been misremembering - the song is a cover version of “La Poupee Qui Fait Non” by Michel Polnareff, with English-language lyrics by Geoff StephensĪs usual, all the songs excerpted in the podcast can be heard in full at Mixcloud. This was fixed about three hours after uploading, but some streaming services may have cached the wrong file.Īlso I say that John Phillips wrote “No, No, No, No”.

Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Įrrata: An incorrect version of the file was previously uploaded, with the wrong section edited in at approximately 57 minutes. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Up, Up, and Away” by the 5th Dimension. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. We start season four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs with an extra-long look at “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie, and at the Monterey Pop Festival, and the careers of the Mamas and the Papas and P.F. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on August 22, 2022

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