Thursday, September 11, 2014

Song of the Day: 'Creque Alley' by the Mamas and the Papas


In honor of the correction we had to do yesterday at work in which my colleague misspelled Swarthmore without the first "r." (You might recognize this is the photo that Michelle Phillips had been replaced in when John Phillips (briefly) threw her out of the band!

When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore
But she changed her mind one day ...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let's point out that the song is a string of "insider comments" about other artists, while telling their own story.
BTW -- I have one "one degree of separation" and one "two degrees" from John Phillips, a difficult genius ruined by drugs and success. Bob K

Blobby said...

It's always been a great song. Oddly enough, I was singing it in my head last Saturday while paddle boarding. I don't know why - I just did.