乐队名称：The Mamas and the Papas

成立时间：1964

大家对其最熟悉的歌曲是 California Dreaming。电影《阿甘正传》（Forrest Gump）中，阿甘在越南的雨中给Jenny写信时，响起的背景音乐就是这首加州梦想。在王家卫导演的电影《重庆森林》中王菲也摇头晃脑地哼唱着这美妙的旋律。
 

乐队在1966年推出了单曲“California Dreaming”，在排行榜排名第4，共售出了100万张。
尽管音乐在当时的西海岸反文化潮流的冲击下变得十分抽象，但The Mamas & the Papas 却将大众流行化和严肃音乐的内涵在他们的作品中巧妙地结合起来。
 

All the leaves are brown 　　
And the sky is gray 　　
I’ve been for a walk　　
On a winter’s day
I’d be safe and warm 　　
If I was in L.A. 　　
California dreaming 　　
On such a winter’s day

Stopped into a church, 　　
I passed along the way 　　
Well, I got down on my knees, 　　
And I pretend to pray 　　
You know the preacher(1) likes the cold
He knows I’m gonna stay 　　
California dreaming 　　
On such a winter’s day
All the leaves are brown 　　
And the sky is gray 　　
I’ve been for a walk 　　
On a winter’s day 　

　If I didn’t tell her 　　
I could leave today 　　
California dreaming 　　
On such a winter’s day
 

(1) preacher 传教士，牧师

He inherited his eloquence from his father, a Christian preacher.