Your right it is a Mamas and Papas song, but it has been covered numerous times, including the Beach Boys, who covered it twice! Here is a link to a music video of the Beach Boys covering California Dreamin', which also includes Roger McGuinn of The Byrds fame, on 12 string guitar and John Phillips, of The Mamas and The Papas on saxophone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ThPN8ZY4I
Your right it is a Mamas and Papas song, but it has been covered numerous times, including the Beach Boys, who covered it twice! Here is a link to a music video of the Beach Boys covering California Dreamin', which also includes Roger McGuinn of The Byrds fame, on 12 string guitar and John Phillips, of The Mamas and The Papas on saxophone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ThPN8ZY4I