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"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is an American pop song, [2] written by John Phillips, and sung by Scott McKenzie. [5] It was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and Lou Adler, who used it to promote their Monterey International Pop Music Festival held in June of that year. [6]
Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single and generational anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)". [1]
In addition to writing the majority of the group's compositions, he also wrote "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" in 1967 for former Journeymen bandmate Scott McKenzie, [2] as well as the oft-covered "Me and My Uncle", which was a favorite in the repertoire of the Grateful Dead.
Even in the Bay Area––long an underdog in West Coast rap compared to its larger and more affordable foil L.A.––San Francisco has never been known as a hub of great rap music. Most of the ...
The musician John Phillips of the band the Mamas & the Papas wrote the song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" for his friend Scott McKenzie. It served to promote both the Monterey Pop Festival that Phillips was helping to organize, and to popularize the flower children of San Francisco. [32]
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) / I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Released: February 15, 1980 Tear Me Apart is a studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker , released in 1979.
Flower child originated as a synonym for Hippie, especially among the idealistic young people who gathered in San Francisco and the surrounding area during the Summer of Love in 1967. It was the custom of "flower children" to wear and distribute flowers or floral-themed decorations to symbolize ideals of universal belonging, peace , and love .
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (The Rhythm)" by Eskmo "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" by Village People "San Francisco, 1906" by Capybara "San Francisco Anthem" by San Quinn feat Big Rich and Boo Banga (Produced by Traxamillion) "San Francisco Bay" by Lee Oskar