California Dreamin'

isn't right, man.

This is the guy that sang, you know, California Dreamin' and, you know, whatever other songs.

And

even the most recent big hit from 1986,

Why are they on radio waves? What the

heck? California Dreamin' is another one I was thinking of.

Yes, that's a good

one.

That's very autumnal.

California Dreaming was written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips, who were living in New York during a particularly cold winter and missing sunny California.

They were members of a group called the New Journeymen at the time that evolved into the Mamas and the Papas, who, of course, recorded that song.

OK, definitely autumn next.

It was, it was the first song repeated fr- that Rose did.

That was, Rose did her paso doble to that same version of California Dreamin'.

But it's like Rose did hers in week 10, and Sarah did hers in week three, so obviously [laughs] Rose's is better.

It's like [laughs] it's just a little-

It was fine.

Yeah, it was all right.

Um, w- it was the way, the way what Julian said was like, "Yeah, we're doing, we're doing this version of California Dreamin' because the Aussies do it best." Well, not, not, [laughs] not California Dreamin', not Sia.

What? [laughs]

I got nothing for spring.

I was thinking, um, California Dreamin' for autumn.

I was thinking, you know, um, like-

Here Comes the Sun for spring.

I'd be safe and warm if I was in LA.

California dreamin' on such a winter's day.

Went to a church, yes I did.

I stopped along the way.

'Cause all the leaves are brown and the sky is gray, yeah.

I went for a walk on a winter's day.

Oh, I'd be safe and warm, if I wasn't out in California dreamin' on such a winter's day.

Such a winter's day.

Dreamin'.

California Dreamin'.

I wanted that.

But then I noticed it was December 65 when it was released.

And, uh, what's he grinding, man? I don't know, but I've got a couple of, uh, [laughs] a couple of guesses for what's going on there.

Another song here, thinking about California, did not include an American Music Club San Francisco song, but I do want to include California Dreamin', but not the Mamas & The Papas version, and not maybe other versions you're thinking of, uh, the José Feliciano version that's in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

I'm thinking about the Lee Moses version.

Now, if you don't know Lee Moses, specifically this album from 1971 called Time and Place, this is like a get this record immediately.

This has not only my favorite version of California Dreamin' on it, but on some days it's my favorite version of Hey Joe, the song made popular by Jimi Hendrix.

This song and this record sounds like a garage band learning R&B in real time, and it's just, it's super thrilling, and Lee Moses has an incredible voice.

I had never heard about this guy until he was talked about on the Soul Sides blog back in the day.

Uh, and I hope I made it clear on that call how much Soul Sides meant to me over the years.