California Dreaming - School of Rock version

[electricmonk]

Call me crazy but I actually prefer this version to the Mamas and the Papas. The original has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid but this version actually gives me chills and I really feel the longing for the California sunshine. Only negative is they didn't have a real flute in it.

[alwaysinasnit]

1. Wow!

[electricmonk]

7. That was my first reaction as well n/t

[markodochartaigh]

2. I really like this version.

The intro seems to me to be written for sitar though, and I would like to hear an English horn, a fifth lower, or now even a lupophone an octave lower, playing the melody starting about 1:30.

[Deuxcents]

3. I like this! A while back someone posted..maybe you..School of Rock students version of Ozzy's

No More Tears. That was fantastic! I’m gonna look to see if I bookmarked it. Thanks for this post..a timely tribute to California 🤗

[electricmonk]

6. That wasn't me but

I'm going to have look that one up. I've watched a bunch of the School of Rock videos. Some are great some maybe not for me but the talent of these kids is impressive no matter what.

[Deuxcents]

8. The best one, I think, was from 2013..O'Keefe Music Foundation. I guess I didn't bookmark it so I YouTubed it

Under School of Rock Ozzy

[sestina]

4. This is really great,

and it's hard to choose between this one and M&P.
This song will probably stick in the recesses of my brain, in my auditory cortex, forever!
It used to be a reoccurring earworm for me for no reason that I could figure out. At least it's a nice one!

[electricmonk]

5. Yeah earworm for sure

It's been a recurring one for me since I was a kid. That's why I had to check this video out when it first showed up on my Recommended Videos list on YouTube. Glad I did. It hooked me enough I had to write a whole article about it, well mostly about the singer of this version. (shameless self promotion)

https://kentmoore.substack.com/p/mini-music-review-number-1

[sestina]

9. Thanks

for sharing this info and your article.
I hadn't heard of the School of Rock (company), but now I can learn about it.