The song describes the singer's satisfaction with a love relationship that is down-to-earth rather than extravagantly romantic, a subgenre of love song exemplified by the Jerome Kern/ P. G. Wodehouse composition "Bill". Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil had previously written the similarly themed "He's Sure the Boy I Love", a hit for the Crystals in 1963.
The earliest evident recording of "It's Getting Better" was by the Vogues for their August 1968 album release Turn Around, Look at Me (Reprise Records). Also in 1968, the song was featured on the Leonard Nimoy album The Way I Feel (Dot Records) released that October. The first evident single release of "It's Getting Better" was by Pierre Lalonde on the Montréalais label Disco Prestige in September 1968 with the track's parent album: Introducing Peter Martin, being released that November.
In March 1969 the Will-O-Bees, a New York City-based trio (Janet Blossom, Steven Porter, and Robert Merchanthouse) who recorded a number of Mann-Weil compositions, had a single release of "It's Getting Better" on the SGC label (Screen Gems Columbia). Overall 1969 saw the release of several single versions of "It's Getting Better" but only Cass Elliot's was by an established artist, the other versions being by Ronnie Buskirk, Freddie Gelfand, and P. K. Limited.
Be Here Now is the third studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released in August 1997 on Creation Records. Oasis had achieved worldwide success with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. The third album was highly anticipated by both fans and music critics. Oasis' management company, Ignition, were aware of the dangers of overexposure, and before release sought to control the media's access to the album. The campaign included limiting pre-release radio airplay and forcing journalists to sign gag orders. The tactics resulted in alienating both the press and many industry personnel connected with the band, and fueled large-scale speculation and wide publicity within the British music scene.
On the first day of release, Be Here Now sold over 424,000 copies, becoming the fastest-selling album in British chart history, while initial reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Retrospectively however, the album is viewed by much of the music press, fans, and by most members of the band as over-indulgent and bloated.Q magazine, which gave the album a five-star rave review on its release, admitted in 2007 that Be Here Now is often thought of as "a disastrous, overblown folly—the moment when Oasis, their judgement clouded by drugs and blanket adulation, ran aground on their own sky-high self-belief." The album's producer Owen Morris said of the recording sessions: "The only reason anyone was there was the money. Noel had decided Liam was a shit singer. Liam had decided he hated Noel's songs ... Massive amounts of drugs. Big fights. Bad vibes. Shit recordings." As of 2008, the album had sold eight million copies worldwide.
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It's Getting Better · Mama Cass
Mama's Big Ones
℗ A Geffen Records Release; ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1973-09-28
Producer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Barri
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Accordion, Conductor: Jimmie Haskell
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Phil Kaye
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Hal Blaine
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
Associated Performer, Guitar: Mike Deasy
Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica: Ben Benay
Associated Performer, Piano, Organ: Larry Knectel
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Red Rhodes
Composer Lyricist: Cynthia Weil
Composer Lyricist: Barry Mann
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published: 20 Jul 2018
It's Getting Better - Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot at her very best (she never liked the name 'Mama Cass'). Recorded in 1969. The video includes images of members of the Mamas and the Papas even though they were not involved in this recording. Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of this group.
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you it just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good
'Bout whatever we got
And it's gettin better
Growing stronger warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday
I don't feel all turned on and starry eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna tur...
published: 27 Aug 2009
Cass Elliot - It's getting better (live vocal)
From Mike Douglas Show (circa 1970).
No copyright infringement.
published: 22 Jan 2019
Getting Better (Remastered 2009)
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Getting Better (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-06-01
Producer: George Martin
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer Lyricist: Paul McCartney
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published: 19 Jun 2018
Mama Cass : "It's Getting Better" (1969) • Unofficial Music Video • HQ Audio • Subtitle Lyrics
• American Bandstand, 1969 • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below •
This video is set to automatically display the lyrics on screen as subtitles. You can remove them by simply clicking on the "CC" button beneath the video.
This performance is from American Bandstand, November 8, 1969.
The source video I used to create this one is here: https://youtu.be/ErySu1xGpAk
That was the best-quality upload of this performance I could find online. As it is a mimed performance to the single, I have replaced the audio track with a high-quality, full-length one of the single, and this involved slowing down the footage slightly, as it was running a bit too fast compared to the HQ audio track I am using. The source video was very out of sync, with the picture running very late com...
published: 05 May 2022
It's Getting Better - Cass Elliot (1969)
published: 18 Sep 2016
Mama Cass Elliot-Its Getting Better-video edit
The Wonderful Mama Cass with the Grooviest Tune EVER...
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It's Getting Better · Mama Cass
Mama's Big Ones
℗ A Geffen Records Release; ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Release...
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It's Getting Better · Mama Cass
Mama's Big Ones
℗ A Geffen Records Release; ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1973-09-28
Producer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Barri
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Accordion, Conductor: Jimmie Haskell
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Phil Kaye
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Hal Blaine
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
Associated Performer, Guitar: Mike Deasy
Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica: Ben Benay
Associated Performer, Piano, Organ: Larry Knectel
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Red Rhodes
Composer Lyricist: Cynthia Weil
Composer Lyricist: Barry Mann
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It's Getting Better · Mama Cass
Mama's Big Ones
℗ A Geffen Records Release; ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1973-09-28
Producer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Barri
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Accordion, Conductor: Jimmie Haskell
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Phil Kaye
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Hal Blaine
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
Associated Performer, Guitar: Mike Deasy
Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica: Ben Benay
Associated Performer, Piano, Organ: Larry Knectel
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Red Rhodes
Composer Lyricist: Cynthia Weil
Composer Lyricist: Barry Mann
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Cass Elliot at her very best (she never liked the name 'Mama Cass'). Recorded in 1969. The video includes images of members of the Mamas and the Papas even tho...
Cass Elliot at her very best (she never liked the name 'Mama Cass'). Recorded in 1969. The video includes images of members of the Mamas and the Papas even though they were not involved in this recording. Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of this group.
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you it just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good
'Bout whatever we got
And it's gettin better
Growing stronger warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday
I don't feel all turned on and starry eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin' better everyday, better everyday
Ba da da da da da da da da da da da
And I don't mind waitin', I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes
The two of us know
That it's gettin better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday...
Cass Elliot at her very best (she never liked the name 'Mama Cass'). Recorded in 1969. The video includes images of members of the Mamas and the Papas even though they were not involved in this recording. Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of this group.
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you it just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good
'Bout whatever we got
And it's gettin better
Growing stronger warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday
I don't feel all turned on and starry eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin' better everyday, better everyday
Ba da da da da da da da da da da da
And I don't mind waitin', I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes
The two of us know
That it's gettin better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday...
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Getting Better (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Producti...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Getting Better (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-06-01
Producer: George Martin
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer Lyricist: Paul McCartney
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Getting Better (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-06-01
Producer: George Martin
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer Lyricist: Paul McCartney
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• American Bandstand, 1969 • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below •
This video is set to automatically display the lyrics on screen as subt...
• American Bandstand, 1969 • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below •
This video is set to automatically display the lyrics on screen as subtitles. You can remove them by simply clicking on the "CC" button beneath the video.
This performance is from American Bandstand, November 8, 1969.
The source video I used to create this one is here: https://youtu.be/ErySu1xGpAk
That was the best-quality upload of this performance I could find online. As it is a mimed performance to the single, I have replaced the audio track with a high-quality, full-length one of the single, and this involved slowing down the footage slightly, as it was running a bit too fast compared to the HQ audio track I am using. The source video was very out of sync, with the picture running very late compared to the sound, so I have fixed that. The picture was compressed horizontally, so that everything appeared too narrow, so I have fixed that. I have also cropped the edges of the picture just enough to clean them up. I have also adjusted the colours, making the bright areas darker and making the dark areas slightly darker. And I have added optional subtitles for the lyrics. I have also upscaled the resolution from 720p to 1080p, as this increases the bitrate, which slightly improves picture quality at all the different viewing settings the viewer can select, but please be aware that playing the video at the 1080p setting is not going to make it look as good as a true 1080p video.
To accompany the very beginning of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Sweden. To accompany the end of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Norway.
This song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, it was first recorded by the Vogues in 1968, and this Mama Cass version was produced by Steve Barri and arranged by Jimmie Haskell. According to Wikipedia, this single reached No. 3 in Ireland, No. 8 in the UK, No. 30 in her native USA, and No. 31 in Canada.
For more information on this song and track, see these pages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Getting_Better https://www.discogs.com/master/124881-Mama-Cass-Its-Getting-Better
I have been unable to find an official presentation of the lyrics to this song. Presented below and as optional subtitles in the video is my own transcript of the lyrics, for which I have used the presentations found on lyrics websites as a guide.
Lyrics:
"It's Getting Better"
- Mama Cass
(Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you
It just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good 'bout whatever we got
And it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
I don't feel all turned on and starry-eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night
Just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
(La-la-la-la la la la-la la)
(La-la-la-la la)
And I don't mind waitin'
I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes, the two of us know
That it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
• American Bandstand, 1969 • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below •
This video is set to automatically display the lyrics on screen as subtitles. You can remove them by simply clicking on the "CC" button beneath the video.
This performance is from American Bandstand, November 8, 1969.
The source video I used to create this one is here: https://youtu.be/ErySu1xGpAk
That was the best-quality upload of this performance I could find online. As it is a mimed performance to the single, I have replaced the audio track with a high-quality, full-length one of the single, and this involved slowing down the footage slightly, as it was running a bit too fast compared to the HQ audio track I am using. The source video was very out of sync, with the picture running very late compared to the sound, so I have fixed that. The picture was compressed horizontally, so that everything appeared too narrow, so I have fixed that. I have also cropped the edges of the picture just enough to clean them up. I have also adjusted the colours, making the bright areas darker and making the dark areas slightly darker. And I have added optional subtitles for the lyrics. I have also upscaled the resolution from 720p to 1080p, as this increases the bitrate, which slightly improves picture quality at all the different viewing settings the viewer can select, but please be aware that playing the video at the 1080p setting is not going to make it look as good as a true 1080p video.
To accompany the very beginning of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Sweden. To accompany the end of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Norway.
This song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, it was first recorded by the Vogues in 1968, and this Mama Cass version was produced by Steve Barri and arranged by Jimmie Haskell. According to Wikipedia, this single reached No. 3 in Ireland, No. 8 in the UK, No. 30 in her native USA, and No. 31 in Canada.
For more information on this song and track, see these pages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Getting_Better https://www.discogs.com/master/124881-Mama-Cass-Its-Getting-Better
I have been unable to find an official presentation of the lyrics to this song. Presented below and as optional subtitles in the video is my own transcript of the lyrics, for which I have used the presentations found on lyrics websites as a guide.
Lyrics:
"It's Getting Better"
- Mama Cass
(Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you
It just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good 'bout whatever we got
And it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
I don't feel all turned on and starry-eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night
Just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
(La-la-la-la la la la-la la)
(La-la-la-la la)
And I don't mind waitin'
I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes, the two of us know
That it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Official Video from New Hope Club – Getting Better
From A2, Release 1: https://hollywoodrecs.co/A2R1
1. Getting Better
2. Girl Who Does Both
https://newh...
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It's Getting Better · Mama Cass
Mama's Big Ones
℗ A Geffen Records Release; ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1973-09-28
Producer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Barri
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Accordion, Conductor: Jimmie Haskell
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Percussion: Phil Kaye
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Hal Blaine
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn
Associated Performer, Guitar: Mike Deasy
Associated Performer, Guitar, Harmonica: Ben Benay
Associated Performer, Piano, Organ: Larry Knectel
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Red Rhodes
Composer Lyricist: Cynthia Weil
Composer Lyricist: Barry Mann
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Cass Elliot at her very best (she never liked the name 'Mama Cass'). Recorded in 1969. The video includes images of members of the Mamas and the Papas even though they were not involved in this recording. Michelle Phillips is the only surviving member of this group.
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you it just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good
'Bout whatever we got
And it's gettin better
Growing stronger warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday
I don't feel all turned on and starry eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin' better everyday, better everyday
Ba da da da da da da da da da da da
And I don't mind waitin', I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes
The two of us know
That it's gettin better
Growing stronger, warm and wilder
Gettin better everyday, better everyday...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Getting Better (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-06-01
Producer: George Martin
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer Lyricist: Paul McCartney
Auto-generated by YouTube.
• American Bandstand, 1969 • Standard Volume Level • Lyrics Transcript Provided Below •
This video is set to automatically display the lyrics on screen as subtitles. You can remove them by simply clicking on the "CC" button beneath the video.
This performance is from American Bandstand, November 8, 1969.
The source video I used to create this one is here: https://youtu.be/ErySu1xGpAk
That was the best-quality upload of this performance I could find online. As it is a mimed performance to the single, I have replaced the audio track with a high-quality, full-length one of the single, and this involved slowing down the footage slightly, as it was running a bit too fast compared to the HQ audio track I am using. The source video was very out of sync, with the picture running very late compared to the sound, so I have fixed that. The picture was compressed horizontally, so that everything appeared too narrow, so I have fixed that. I have also cropped the edges of the picture just enough to clean them up. I have also adjusted the colours, making the bright areas darker and making the dark areas slightly darker. And I have added optional subtitles for the lyrics. I have also upscaled the resolution from 720p to 1080p, as this increases the bitrate, which slightly improves picture quality at all the different viewing settings the viewer can select, but please be aware that playing the video at the 1080p setting is not going to make it look as good as a true 1080p video.
To accompany the very beginning of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Sweden. To accompany the end of the song, I have put up on screen a picture of the single as released in Norway.
This song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, it was first recorded by the Vogues in 1968, and this Mama Cass version was produced by Steve Barri and arranged by Jimmie Haskell. According to Wikipedia, this single reached No. 3 in Ireland, No. 8 in the UK, No. 30 in her native USA, and No. 31 in Canada.
For more information on this song and track, see these pages:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Getting_Better https://www.discogs.com/master/124881-Mama-Cass-Its-Getting-Better
I have been unable to find an official presentation of the lyrics to this song. Presented below and as optional subtitles in the video is my own transcript of the lyrics, for which I have used the presentations found on lyrics websites as a guide.
Lyrics:
"It's Getting Better"
- Mama Cass
(Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
Once I believed that when love came to me
It would come with rockets, bells and poetry
But with me and you
It just started quietly and grew
And believe it or not
Now there's something groovy and good 'bout whatever we got
And it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
I don't feel all turned on and starry-eyed
I just feel a sweet contentment deep inside
Holding you at night
Just seems kind of natural and right
And it's not hard to see
That it isn't half of what it's gonna turn out to be
'Cause it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
(La-la-la-la la la la-la la)
(La-la-la-la la)
And I don't mind waitin'
I don't mind waitin'
'Cause no matter how long it takes, the two of us know
That it's gettin' better
Growin' stronger
Warm and wilder
Gettin' better every day
Better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
Gettin' better every day
It's gettin' better every day
The song describes the singer's satisfaction with a love relationship that is down-to-earth rather than extravagantly romantic, a subgenre of love song exemplified by the Jerome Kern/ P. G. Wodehouse composition "Bill". Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil had previously written the similarly themed "He's Sure the Boy I Love", a hit for the Crystals in 1963.
The earliest evident recording of "It's Getting Better" was by the Vogues for their August 1968 album release Turn Around, Look at Me (Reprise Records). Also in 1968, the song was featured on the Leonard Nimoy album The Way I Feel (Dot Records) released that October. The first evident single release of "It's Getting Better" was by Pierre Lalonde on the Montréalais label Disco Prestige in September 1968 with the track's parent album: Introducing Peter Martin, being released that November.
In March 1969 the Will-O-Bees, a New York City-based trio (Janet Blossom, Steven Porter, and Robert Merchanthouse) who recorded a number of Mann-Weil compositions, had a single release of "It's Getting Better" on the SGC label (Screen Gems Columbia). Overall 1969 saw the release of several single versions of "It's Getting Better" but only Cass Elliot's was by an established artist, the other versions being by Ronnie Buskirk, Freddie Gelfand, and P. K. Limited.