The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' (Official HD Video)

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas, released in 1965. It was written in 1963 by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips while they were living in New York, inspired by Michelle's nostalgia for California. At the time the Phillips were members of the folk group New Journeymen. It is considered to be one of the most representative songs of the sixties.

"California Dreamin'" was The Mamas & The Papas' first song and first big hit.