. . "%22California DreaminTemplate:' %22 is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and was first recorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best known version is by The Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released as a single in 1965. The song is #89 in Rolling Stone\u200D\u200D\u200A'\u200B\u200Ds list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The lyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter.The song became a signpost of the arrival of the nascent counterculture era.%22California Dreamin' %22 was certified as a Gold Record (single) by the RIAA in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001." . "Songs about Los Angeles, California" . "0.0466001"^^ . "1965 songs" . "Dunhill Records" . . "316830"^^ . "John Phillips (musician)" . "--11-04" . "May 1986" . "USGJP1300195" . "d975bc1d-c86b-456d-ae26-d3f68b3bbaa3" . "Capitol Records" . "Sia (musician) songs" . "Hippie movement" . "California Dreamin'" . . "204000.0"^^ . "english" . . . "Singles certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'\u00C9dition Phonographique" . "Gramophone record" . . "2004-07-12"^^ . . "-11.4"^^ . "1965 singles" . "Bobby Womack songs" . . "27"^^ . . . "Lou Adler" . "Michelle Phillips" . "116.0"^^ . "The Lettermen songs" . "Terry Melcher" . . . "The Mamas & the Papas songs" . "2004 singles" . "-0.204829"^^ . . "California Dreamin'" . "2"^^ . "The Carpenters songs" . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . . . "Counterculture of the 1960s" . "false"^^ . . "2179" . "69486785" . . "Songs written by John Phillips (musician)" . . "1965-12-08"^^ . "5714dee725ac0d8aee5397df" . "America (band) songs" . . "eng" . . "Songs about California" . "The Beach Boys songs" . "Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients" . "1979 singles" . "PT194.97902494S"^^ . "0.676923"^^ . . . . "Song recordings produced by Lou Adler" .