Had not heard "12:30" in a long time!

The Mamas and Papas were a very popular quartet a few summers ago.

From left to right: Denny Doherty, Cass Elliott, a.k.a. Mama Cass, Michelle and John Phillips, the tall one with the hat! (Michelle is the only surviving member of the group. Cass died accidentally. Denny and John died of cancer recently!)

John Phillips wrote most of their big songs. They had hits like "California Dreamin" and "Monday Monday".

However, my favorite was always "12:30":

"I used to live in new york city Every thing there was dark and dirty

Outside my window was a steeple With a clock that always said 12:30

Young girls are coming to the canyon And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn And I cant keep myself from talking.

At first so strange to feel so friendly To say good morning and really mean it

To feel these changes happening in me But not to notice till I feel it.

Young girls are coming to the canyon And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn And I cant keep myself from talking.

Cloudy waters cast no reflection Images of beauty lie there stagnant

Vibrations bounce in no direction And lie there shattered into fragments.

Young girls are coming to the canyon And in the morning I can see them walking

I can no longer keep my blinds drawn

And I cant keep myself from talking."

P.S. John Phillips also wrote Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco":