San Francisco - Scott McKenzie

"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in June 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival.

McKenzie's song became an instant hit. The lyrics tell the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair". Due to the difference between the lyrics and the actual title, the title is often quoted as "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)". "San Francisco" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was number one in the United Kingdom and most of Europe. The single is purported to have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The song is credited with bringing thousands of young people to San Francisco, California during the late 1960s.[citation needed]

In Central Europe, young people adopted "San Francisco" as an anthem for freedom, and it was widely played during Czechoslovakia's 1968 Prague Spring uprising against Soviet rule.[citation needed]

The song has been featured in several films, including Frantic, The Rock and Forrest Gump (Wikipedia).

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[stevosmusic]

Why did I have to be born in the 90s I would have loved to be a teenager during the 60's

[deafsubtitles]

@stevosmusic YOU HAVE THE MUSIC NOW AND FOREVER. Cheers.

[jigln]

I, (originally from Scotland, spent most of my life in Canada and now back in Britain, England), was travelling Europe in late 1986 -87, was stuck in a Paris train staion during a strike - there were many nationalities complaining and groaning about delays and the inconvience of being there, and then this song came on the radio (someones rather large getto-blaster), everybody shut-up, listen and understood, it was unity in an original 60s hope, Beautiful, I'll never forget it, where you there???

[deafsubtitles]

@jigln I was 12 years old, so no, I did not runaway to SF. Tempted, yes. But stayed in Toronto.

[jigln]

@deafsubtitles I lived in Toroto 65 -72, went to St, Margaret's elementary, in North York, anyway I was asking IF anybody was in that Paris train station during that strick Dec 22cd or 23rd, 1986. Peace!

[deafsubtitles]

@jigln I wish I was in Paris then and now. Glad you had chance to be there.

[DavidMichaelFabian]

FYI: 0:16 Brian Jones† (The Rolling Stones), 1:17 Janis Joplin† (Big Brother & The Holding Company) & Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane), 1:20 Brian Jones, 1:22 Jimmy Hendrix†, 1:24 Michelle Phillips & Cass Elliot† (The Mamas & Papas).

[Vizzo69s]

LOL... 69 dislikes



[gunni43]

lol Jack Nickelson with crazy rnd taliban guy 0:28 - Ghostrider since past ;D ?!

[elijahcsn]

roll another, just like the other one . . .

[domis086]

hmm jadziem

[metalmieris]

soldiers , are hero,s hippie,s are not.

[cazagolero]

@cazagolero is of



[cazagolero]

yhea ,Scott Mckenzi is mi hero for the music

[patpong2road]

I was in London, and I was 20, so I had been through the entire Sixties period during the most formative time of my life. Scott McKenzie's bell-like voice marked one of the high points. But very soon after that, things went bad. The hippy idea was briefly seductive, but the love-and-piece ethos didn't make sense to me. By the end of the decade, I had only contempt for the druggies and the hippies. They were all doped-out losers. Up until McKenzie, we were doing well. After that, Marxist crap.

[blackusa1]

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