California Dreaming

 Escrita por John Phillips y Michelle Phillips, inspirada en la nostalgia de Michelle por California.

“California Dreamin'” fue la primera canción y primer gran éxito de The Mamas & The Papas.

La letra de la canción expresa el anhelo del narrador por la calidez de Los Ángeles durante un invierno frío en la ciudad de Nueva York.

El single fue lanzado a fines de 1965, pero no tuvo éxito inmediato.

Prueba a completar la letra en el siguiente ejercicio.

All the ________ are _________ (all the ________ are _______)
And the ______ is gray (and the ______ is gray)
I've been for a ________ (I've been for a _________)
On a ___________’s  day (on a __________’s  day)
I'd be safe and __________ (I'd be safe and __________)
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)

______________ dreamin' (____________  dreamin')
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a ___________
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my _________ (got down on my ________)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You __________ the preacher like the cold (preacher like the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

All the __________ are __________  (all the leaves are brown)
And the _________ is ____________ (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a ____________ (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I didn't tell _________ (if I didn't tell her)
I could leave __________ (I could leave today)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

En el siguiente enlace tenéis la letra.

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' Lyrics

California Dreamin’

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher like the cold (preacher like the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her)
I could leave today (I could leave today)

California dreamin' (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day

La siguiente versión no corresponde exactamente a la letra original. 

Queen Latifah - California Dreamin' (Lyric Video)