Way before Fleetwood Mac had all the messed up relationships within the group and became such a rock soap opera in the 70's (and I LOVED Fleetwood Mac), there were the Mamas and the Papas. See, one day Papa John Phillips walked in on his young bride Michelle doing the Big Nasty with their fellow bandmate Denny Doherty. Papa John forgave her (eventually) but wrote this song about a fling, with his wife and Denny sharing lead vocals. He hoped it would become a hit so they'd have to sing it each night as a form of penance. It worked. Michelle was kicked out of the group for several months while this was on the charts, because she was also doing the Wild Thing with Gene Clark of the Byrds. Jill Gibson replaced her, but "the chemistry wasn't right" so Michelle was brought back. Sheesh. They made this video long before it was cool to do so.
The Mamas and the Papas - I Saw Her Again
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Just before the last chorus at about the 2:42 mark, the vocals come back in too early ("I saw her...I saw her again last night") - a happy accident. Engineer Bones Howe was dubbing the vocals from different takes and made a mistake, but producer Lou Adler liked it and said to leave it in. The same effect was done on purpose in Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright" from "Caddyshack."
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