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The Mamas and Papas - Creeque Alley Meaning

Album cover for Creeque Alley album cover

Song Released: 1967


Creeque Alley Lyrics

John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy
Just to leave the folk music behind;
Zal and Denny workin' for a penny
Tryin' to get a fish on the line.
In a coffee house Sebastian sat,
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and...

  1. anonymous
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    Jul 16th 2020 !⃝

    just a story of how they got together and started performing and what happened along the way.

    Love the lyrics.

  2. anonymous
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    Mar 30th 2006 !⃝

    It is the history of rock n roll on the west coast in the early 60's. The names in the songs are names of the folk/ rock artists in california that gave birth to rok in the us.

  3. BillyOS
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    Jan 18th 2006 !⃝

    Someone was wondering about this on the request list. GREAT song but it's not mystical, it's just the story of the band and how they got together. "McGuinn and McGuire": Roger McGuinn of the Byrds and Barry McGuire, who had a hit with "Eve of Destruction". Creeque Alley is a place in the Virgin Islands where the band landed up at one point.


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