The Mamas & The Papas – Monday, Monday

While awaiting the release of “California Dreamin’,” band member Denny Doherty was prodding songwriter John Phillips to come up with some new material. Phillips said he would come back in the morning with “A song with universal appeal.” Ignoring the sarcastic comments from the group members, Phillips came up with “Monday, Monday.” It’s about the lousy feeling that comes with the end of the weekend and beginning of another workweek.

This was the first Hot 100 chart-topper with a day in the week in the title, and the only one with “Monday.” (“Manic Monday” by the Bangles and “Rainy Days And Mondays” by the Carpenters both stalled at #2.)

“Monday, Monday” was the group’s third single. “Go Where You Wanna Go” was issued first and went nowhere, but their next release was “California Dreamin’,” which was a phenomenon. When that song was having its run, radio stations started playing “Monday, Monday” off the album, so by the time it was released as a single, it was already widely anticipated and quickly rose to #1.

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Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty and John Phillips – The Mamas and the Papas, au fost un grup vocal activ între 1965 și 1968. În această perioada au avut 5 albume de studio și 17 singles.

“Monday, Monday” este o melodie din 1966. John Phillips a spus, că a compus această melodie în 20 de minute.
În 1967, au luat premiul Grammy cu această melodie la categoria “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal”.

“Monday, Monday” a fost al treilea single al grupului. “Go Where You Wanna Go”  a fost primul single, care nu a avut nici un success, dar următoarea melodie, “California Dreamin'” a fost un success fenomenal. După ce și-a făcut stagiul, posturile de radio au început să pună “Monday, Monday, următoarea piesă de pe același album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears, melodia fiind destinată primului loc, când a fost lansată că single.

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Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin´, Monday mornin´ couldn´t guarantee
That Monday evenin´ you would still be here with me

Monday, Monday, can´t trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin´ you gave me no warnin´ of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me

Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin´ all of the time

Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be
But Monday mornin´, Monday mornin´ couldn´t guarantee
That Monday evenin´ you would still be here with me

Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin´ all of the time

Monday, Monday, can´t trust that day
Monday, Monday, it just turns out that way
Oh Monday, Monday, won´t go away
Monday, Monday, it´s here to stay
Oh Monday, Monday
Oh Monday, Monday
Writer/s: JOHN EDMUND ANDREW PHILLIPS
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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