About The Song
“Monday, Monday” is a 1966 song by the American folk rock group the Mamas & the Papas. Written by John Phillips, it was the group’s biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song’s distinctive opening vocal line, “Bah-da bah-da-da-da,” has become iconic and is instantly recognizable.
The song is a humorous and relatable depiction of the universal dread of Mondays, personifying the day as a domineering and oppressive force. The lyrics capture the feeling of being trapped in a never-ending cycle of work and routine, with lines like “Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day” and “Monday, Monday, takes the jokes away.”