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Taken from the 1971 album “PEOPLE LIKE US Dig into this honey-coated gem from The Mama & The Papas.
From their 1971 album “People Like Us“, “Snowqueen of Texas” is a rich slice of mellow, golden folk pop. With soulful rhythm and warm, understated production, it’s a casual dance between grooving bass and drums, wavy guitar, twinkling keys, and toasty autumnal harmonies. It also contains some of John Phillips’ most interesting songwriting and clever ear for melody. The song paints a scene both vivid and vaguely warm, with phrases like “She’s living in a cool green farmhouse/if you go to Houston, be quiet as a mouse” and “She’s mending a fairy tale/reading her heart/that’s a good motto/for some junkman’s cart.” The final verse takes an imaginative turn of melody, building a crescendo of the repeated “I’m on my knees/your majesty” as a subtly noodling bassline rides out with the groove. Simply put, this is pop perfection.
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