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* SpiritualSuccessor: Many critics compared the Buckingham-Nicks lineup of Music/FleetwoodMac to The Mamas and The Papas for their tight male-female vocal blend. Both bands were also notorious for affairs among the members.
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* SignatureSong: "California Dreamin'" is easily their biggest hit.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, it wouldn't have the same meaning anymore.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The & the Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, it wouldn't have the same meaning anymore.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, it wouldn't have the same meaning anymore.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, it wouldn't have the same meaning anymore.anymore.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.it wouldn't have the same meaning anymore.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, before Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, before but ''before'' Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, before Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Journeymen, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, before Mama Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans before Mama Cass; Cass joined the group; after her death, some people ''are'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, everybody ''is'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, and Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, everybody ''is'' some people ''are'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, and Barry McQuire before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, everybody ''is'' getting fat except her.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, and Barry McQuire Music/TheLovinSpoonful before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, everybody ''is'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A line couple lines from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass/And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass''. It The first one was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.attack; the second one talks about the success of The Journeyman, Music/TheByrds, Music/TheLovinSpoonful, and Barry McQuire before The Mamas And The Papas were founded, sans Mama Cass; after her death, everybody ''is'' getting fat except her.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning in July 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning in on July 29, 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass'' It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning in July 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.

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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass'' Cass''. It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning in July 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A line from "Creeque Alley": ''And no one's gettin' fat except for Mama Cass'' It was actually referring to Cass Elliot being wealthy, but takes on a whole new meaning in July 1974 after her weight contributed to dying in her sleep from a heart attack.

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