Cass Elliot - Interview (Russell Harty Plus, 28.10.1972) 

Easily impressed I see. Yes she was witty, but she’s also an entertainer. Hardly oozing intelligence. She was a singer, not a rocket scientist

@@Sanctified57 Trolls are like fleas. They’re everywhere.

Stupendous woman. No wonder the rest of the group was so jealous of her.

I'm just discovering that Cass was politically active, I'm sorry she didn't live longer, sounds like she would have done some good.

@sanctified57 Since when being intelligent is only exclusive to science? 🤔

Oh shining every smile I miss her so I feel I knew her I love how she. Dealt w those shitty men,now that’s a legend!

Now that, my friend. Is the truth.and if she lost about 100 pounds, she would be hot. But she chose to eat herself to death.

I know right she was great woman

It’s awful isn’t it. ‘Now here’s a big lady!’ really?!

Especially when you consider the majority of Americans flirt with obesity.

😊😊I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it

@@JohannesWOW oh come on. You are being naive if you think that wasn’t an intentional allusion to her weight.

i ran into one aged 80's 'sex symbol' at dairy queen in podunk, canada, where i live. that's my only famous person sighting. your story is way cooler.

I saw her too in 1985 😗

@@jonahvasquez6210 she died before that bro

@@awake7586 No shit sherlock.

@Jarred Knox because she was one of the most biggest stars on planet at the time .

She made the M&P shows almost singlehandedly. She was the centre of their shows.

What´s wrong with him?

@@Freddd95 he’s kind of disrespectful. He started her introduction by saying “she is a big woman” it was an obvious jibe at her weight. That was a pretty low move

It makes for good tv tbh, nowadays everything seems so rehearsed, fake and sanitised - it’s boring and patronising, these old interviews are a million times more interesting to watch, Cass was really sharp here and held her own against him, she came across really well

No , she is fu#king very smart ...that is the difference ...... she was sharp as a fu#king tack ......

Timothy B Actually that’s the most respectful interview I’ve seen Harty give. So one can see why Grace Jones slapped him, Elton John implied he was unprofessional, and David Bowie had barely concealed contempt towards him

That wouldn't happen nowadays. Sued all those body shamers...

She did. It's so sad

@Common Sense Isn't Common why watch it twice? It's right in his introduction

as i understand it, she reveled in it.. she loved being misunderstood .. generally those of us with high intelligence get a certain kick out of people who judge a person by what they see when we know they havent a clue what they are messing with

@Common Sense Isn't Common right in the intro

Glorious. Yes.

her voice is the female voice we heard in Mamas and papas, they probably wouldnt have made it without her voice.

There it is, the meaningless "underrated" comment.

"come for her", what the fuck are you on about, he interviewed her and asked good tasking questions as an interviewer should. FFS you people are living in a realm of fantasy and delusion!

@@ynotnilknarf39 He was unnecessarily snarky to her.

@@geo-george2639 Explain how?

geo-george2 That was just his manner with every interview. You should have seen his interviews with David Bowie and Elton John, Harty was incredibly respectful and gracious to Cass in comparison

So he was turned on lolz prob she was sexy but he didn't want to admit it.

I agree she sound so modern. I’m just now learning about her .

Her responses and tibits are still relavent and applicable to today's day and age, but the interviewer's questions wouldn't have been acceptable in today's age

I disagree! She sounds way smarter than a generation that is lost between correcting people about their *chosen* gender for the day, and getting angry at people wanting women rights for women only.

I loved Cass Elliott! She was a classy person! Well spoken!

Except she couldn't say she was against the women's movement now. The left would label her a far right Trumper and cancel her.

you summed it well

Agreed.

he shouldnt have tried she was an incredibly intelligent woman

@@Keef_DGAF not only intelligent but witty, not all smart people are quick on the uptake like that.

@Chris Cipollini Indeed they seemd to get on very well. Weird how some people see things

@@parlez-vousfrancais9731 Reading RU-vid comments on interview pages has become too weird. There seems to be a bizarre new RU-vid 'sport' of despising the interviewer. And the anger involved is absolutely incomprehensible.

I'm 55 and this is my first time hearing her talk too. She is very smart, pretty and talented. This video makes me want to learn more about her.

How so?

Pet Mey watch the interview

@2Cache I didn't know she had an IQ of 160, until now. No wonder she could handle him so adroitly.

WAS ! Before the evil ham sandwich attached

@@bindardundat454 with that comment I suspect an IQ of 12. Just like your age.

Cass auditioned for Mrs. Marmelstein in They Can Get It For You Wholesale. The part, of course, went to Barbra Streisand. Interesting to think what might've been had Cass gotten the part.

@@michaelamanandamouse7904 yeah I think she'd have been a phenomenal actress. When you listen to her soaring emotive performances on songs like The Road Is No Place For A Lady, Who's To Blame, When It Doesn't Work Out and Sweet Believer she just draws you in and you believe every word she says.

Unfortunately, she was a crack head, snorted cocaine like there was no tomorrow and thus died

Sex appeal? Only if you like to go to buffets

@@thomasjust2663 Sex appeal is not about looks. Her confidence, intellegence, and the way she conduct herself can be a form of sex appeal. And btw, some girls with extra meat are a lot better in bed than those who are so-called "slim and hot." My experience.

@@thomasjust2663 you’re so obsessed and creepy, you have commented hate comments ten times on this channel which is about Cass, so odd that you actually comment stuff like that

@@charliegander "Hate" is calling someone "creepy" because you don't agree with them.

Same here and I'm 42..I wasn't around when she was alive yet but I'm very taken by her. Wow what could've been ya know???

yes

Now you're 70. Happy birthday Roger

She was a delightful young woman with light in her eyes 🕯️

People who took her lightly did so at their own risk of looking stupid and shallow . I've watched many clips of Cass in interviews and appearances on variety shows and I've only come across two appearances she made where they went there with her weight A Lulu special in England where all the jokes were aimed at her and a Carol Burnett show appearance.Everyone else treated her with respect and dignity

I know right!

Her doctors clearly failed her!

Very dad. Beautiful lady and voice..she shortened her life by abusing her body with drugs and food...like her a lot ..nice personality. ..her voice could have taken her far had she lived. : (

How does a druggy sound? As for abusing her body with food, do we not ALL have an addiction to something that's not good for our bodies, state of mind, personal spiritual growth? E.g..Food, alcohol, toxic substances both illegal or prescription, chocolate, relationships ect!

@@Ethericrose A druggie will sound tired all the time

@@lcross796 lol bologna

she enjoyed drugs of all kinds, she did heroin with David Crosby. Not everyone who does drugs does so in an abusive way

@@billy77511 I'm calling her beautiful. Yes she was fat. So am I. What's your point?

she was lovely on the outside! and the inside!

Well that was backhanded...

@@moistsalt Only if you take it that way.

Love you said this important.

If only the young girls today would stop and do what you suggest!

Right on! 🙌

So agree!

@ STFU

Paolo Panza cass and Michelle were both beautiful, put respect on their names

The boy of horror, Do you mean beautiful as a person?

@@prinspray thank u!!!

Exactly

i need to see that interview. Grace Jones is a GODDESS!

She slapped my friend too, he was trying to give her a dozen roses.

Oooohh you make me wanna go and watch that now🤣

Amazing voice

Typically stupid Russell Harty remark - GREAT to see Cass though.

Was she small? Did they get along? Try a little harder not to be offended by everything.

@Bella Bella I disagree. Stating someone's size used not to be considered 'fat shaming'. If he'd done so insultingly, of course, it would have been condemnable. But he didn't. More significantly, he was not only alluding to her size but her talent and personality. Try to view people less judgementally and without such a hawkish lens of victimisation.

blackmore4 just like you’re offended enough to justify your point genius

@@SicKid210 The offended never offend me, they just need a calm explanation as to why their offence is misplaced.

😊😊I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it

Hello Linda 👋 How are you feeling today I hope your day is as bright as your pretty smile today.

I think Cass ,unlike many of her peers ,had her head on straight and was able to say , hey I don't need the drugs . Jimi ,Janis and Jim were very troubled souls

If you've read Graham Nash's book you will see she very much was into drugs and succumbed to them in a similar way to those you mention

The good ones always leave us to soon.

He is just a bit##y queen. She handled herself and him perfectly.

So many are insincere these days.

Steve Stevenson : well put said, but I'll say it in layman terms......he is a DOUCHE

He sounds constipated 💩💩💩💩💩

He's disqusting.

no cap

Hmmmm...

Er!....no

@@Sanctified57 o yes, she is! ☺

I don´t see a "wormy attitude", I think they are both just talking friendly.

delusional nonsense, you're watching something utterly different to what normal people are seeing!

she has NO makeup on, and she's STUNNING

How it happened? she eat a ton, snorted cocaine and the end, she had a heart attack

I remember her years ago, and bought a couple of her songs (45 records lol). She was a jokester and quite humorous!

​@Raccoon your mother should keep you off RU-vid, kid

When she was a sophomore, she planned to go to Swarthmore.

I thought that as well.

converse91970 no ones arsed

Asorrydad88 LOL....Except you, mug!! #Troll

@converse91970 - It looks like that area has changed a great deal from how it was when Cass was there. I think Harry Nillson sold it pretty quickly after Keith Moon died - the odd coincidence of two of his friends dying at the same age, in the same room, must have been extremely unsettling. Although the building is still there I think the internal layout of the flats has been changed, and what was Flat 12, 9 Curzon Place is now known as Apartment 16, 1 Curzon Square. Now in the shadow of the Park Lane Hilton.

tjfSIM OK - interesting to know! Like you say, a terrible coincidence!

Denny doherty had a chance but couldnt see past the weight...

You must have some pretty low standards bro

@@adams4100 you just clearly demonstrated what a pathetic insecure weenie you are. Congratulations

Susan A. How so? You shouldn’t be praising people for being unhealthy and not taking care of themselves & ending up dying young like this woman did.

@@adams4100 oh please save us your bullshit. "You have some pretty low standards" doesn't mean that you're concerned about the lady's health. It means "She's fat and ugly". Join the club, you're another of the legion of insecure males who feel compelled to insult this wonderfully talented woman decades after her death. Trying to establish their manliness cred or some such crappola.