Monday, Monday
| "Monday, Monday" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Got a Feelin'" |
"Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas using background instruments played by members of The Wrecking Crew[1] for their 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. It was the group's only number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Phillips said that he wrote the song quickly, in about 20 minutes.[3] The song includes a false ending, when there is a pause before the coda of the song, and goes up a half note for the bridges and refrains of the song. It was the second consecutive number-one hit song in the U.S. to contain a false ending, succeeding "Good Lovin'" by the Young Rascals, and the first time this novelty had occurred between consecutive number one hits.
On March 2, 1967, The Mamas & the Papas won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song.
Arguably the best live or studio version of the song was performed at the Monterey Rock Festival (California) in 1967.[4] The performance was recorded for film at the time but not in a solo album.[5]
The song appears on the soundtrack of Michael Apted's film Stardust.
Track listing
- 7-inch vinyl
- "Monday, Monday" (Phillips) – 3:27
- "Got a Feelin'" (Doherty, Phillips) – 2:44
Cover versions
- Petula Clark on her album I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
- The Beau Brummels on their album Beau Brummels '66 (1966)
- Neil Diamond on The Feel of Neil Diamond (1966)
- Jay and the Americans on their album Livin Above Your Head (1966)
- Sérgio Mendes on his instrumental album The Great Arrival (1966)
- Marianne Faithfull on Faithfull Forever (1966)
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on their album The Beat of the Brass (1968)
- Ed Ames from the album Who Will Answer? and Other Songs of our Time (1968)
- The Cowsills on The Johnny Cash Show
- The 5th Dimension on their album The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971)
- Dionne Warwick on Only Love Can Break A Heart (previously unreleased recording)(1977)
- Galenskaparna och After Shave, Swedish parodic text Bandy, Bandy about bandy (1988)
- The Adventures on Lions and Tigers and Bears (1993)
- Hear'Say on Popstars (2001)
- Wilson Phillips three times: a modern rock take on their album California (2004) and an a cappella single version the same year, and a straightforward take paying tribute to the original on the album Dedicated (2012)
- Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs on their album Under the Covers, Vol. 1 (2006)
In popular culture
- ESPN announcer Chris Berman referred to Rick Monday as "Monday, Monday".
- The Mamas and the Papas' version of "Monday, Monday" is heard in a chase scene in the 2010 movie The Other Guys.
- The song is used in one of the Discovery Channel's promos for the reality TV series Dirty Jobs, which ran for eight seasons.
- The Daredevil villain, Typhoid Mary, sings this song while fighting Yakuza.
References
- ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
- ^ The Mamas and the Papas
- ^ John Phillips interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ^ City Paper, DC 1996
- ^ Hammond Times Music Reviews
External links
- Monday, Monday at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)
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