<P> `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' is a pop song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil , first recorded in 1968 by the New York City - based trio the Will - O - Bees ( Janet Blossom , Steven Porter , and Robert Merchanthouse ) , who regularly performed Mann / Weil compositions . After Cass Elliot had a hit in the summer of 1969 with Mann / Weil 's `` It 's Getting Better '' , she recorded `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' as the follow - up single , and her album Bubblegum , Lemonade , and ... Something for Mama was re-released as `` Make Your Own Kind Of Music / It 's Getting Better , '' the title cut having been added to the original track listing . However , Elliot 's `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' single only reached No. 36 . The similar chart impact of the follow - up single , another Mann / Weil composition entitled `` New World Coming , '' which reached No. 42 , signaled Elliot 's challenges in maintaining a profile as a current hitmaker , as the 1960s turned into the 1970s . The Cass Elliot track is in the key of E major . </P>
<P> `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' is a pop song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil , first recorded in 1968 by the New York City - based trio the Will - O - Bees ( Janet Blossom , Steven Porter , and Robert Merchanthouse ) , who regularly performed Mann / Weil compositions . After Cass Elliot had a hit in the summer of 1969 with Mann / Weil 's `` It 's Getting Better '' , she recorded `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' as the follow - up single , and her album Bubblegum , Lemonade , and ... Something for Mama was re-released as `` Make Your Own Kind Of Music / It 's Getting Better , '' the title cut having been added to the original track listing . However , Elliot 's `` Make Your Own Kind of Music '' single only reached No. 36 . The similar chart impact of the follow - up single , another Mann / Weil composition entitled `` New World Coming , '' which reached No. 42 , signaled Elliot 's challenges in maintaining a profile as a current hitmaker , as the 1960s turned into the 1970s . The Cass Elliot track is in the key of E major . </P>
make your own kind of music who sang it originally
make your own kind of music who sang it originally
the Will - O - Bees ( Janet Blossom , Steven Porter , and Robert Merchanthouse )
the Will - O - Bees ( Janet Blossom , Steven Porter , and Robert Merchanthouse )