mamas and papas 1230

[captain queeg]

[3Hotdogs]

1. So where was the canyon?

[captain queeg]

2. Never thought about it, guess I pictured a hippie commune

But I suppose it could be referring to the "canyon" of a big city. Going down a road surrounded by tall buildings.

[GReedDiamond]

5. I believe it is referring to...

...Laurel Canyon in the Los Angeles area.

[3Hotdogs]

6. That was my guess

[GReedDiamond]

7. From Wikipedia...

Counterculture of the 1960s & 70s

Laurel Canyon became a nexus of counterculture activity and attitudes in the mid-late 1960s and early 1970s, becoming famous as home to many of L.A.'s rock musicians, such as Cass Elliot of the Mamas & the Papas; Joni Mitchell; Frank Zappa; Jim Morrison of The Doors; Carole King; The Byrds; Buffalo Springfield; Canned Heat; John Mayall; members of the band The Eagles; the band Love; Neil Young; Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys as well as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Ned Doheny, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson;[42] and Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork of The Monkees. Cass Elliot's home was considered one of Laurel Canyon's biggest party houses with all-night, drug-fueled sleepovers, well attended by the hippest musicians and movie stars of the era.[43]

John Phillips, also of the Mamas & the Papas, took inspiration from their home in Laurel Canyon for the song "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)", released in 1967.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Canyon%2C_Los_Angeles

[The Magistrate]

3. Beautiful Song, Sir

Thanks for the reminder....

[Thunderbeast]

4. Some of the best "Sing Along in the Shower" music ever recorded

Sadly, it is hard to think what a monster John Phillip's was.