Wolf Parade: The Mamas and the Papas Redux
Jul 7th, 2008 · The inspiration for Wolf Parade's "California Dreamer" comes from exactly where you might suspect it does: The Mamas and the Papas' 1965 hit "California Dreamin'." Singer Spencer Krug's curiosity was piqued by the line, "If I didn't tell her / I would leave today," so he imagined the perspective of the woman left behind.