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Title: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: Lover on August 21, 2012, 08:36:53 AM

Scott McKenzie died today. He was 73 years old.

In 1967 he had his first and only hit but it was the hymn of a whole generation and still is played on each oldie-party.

San Francisko
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there

For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair

All across the nation such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
People in motion people in motion

For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: Pafe on August 21, 2012, 10:50:42 AM

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Hiya's...

1967 was such a great year for music.  My Monkees were in full swing, the Beach Boys came out with Pet Sounds and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club took everyone by surprise.  And, what we here in the USA call "The British Invasion" was still going strong.  We had all those great British groups and American groups producing great song after great song. 

The number one song of the year (according to Billboard) was Lulu's "To Sir With Love".  My Monkees' "I'm A Believer" was number 5 for the year, even Frank Sinatra had the number 7 hit for the year, along with his daughter Nancy with "Something Stupid".  The song my husband and I first danced to at our wedding was a 1967 song, The Association's "Never My Love", which finished in 20th place for the year.

Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" placed in 48 for the year, and Lover is right, that you hear it everytime there's a documentary about the 1960's and the hippies.  Rest in Peace Scott McKenzie, I hope you have those flowers in your hair and find that "love in" there.

Thanks for letting me share,
Pafe

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: jayc on August 21, 2012, 10:54:54 AM

always liked that song, reminds of my youth, doing homework and listening to the radio.............RIP Scott

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: chien_lubrik on August 21, 2012, 10:56:57 AM

My . I was not born in the years of Mister Mc Kenzie had his success.
And the kind of music he did is not the kind of music I listen.

But I think that each time an artist dies, it is a loose for the entire world. Even if I don't personaly like his art.
Hopefully for humanity, art don't dies with the artist.
So as many others, Mister Mc Kenzie's art will eternaly live in our collective memory.

So I join my hope that heaven's meadows are full of flowers.

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: ssgt on November 13, 2012, 01:01:24 PM

This was the song many american soldiers clung to and sang while being imprisoned in Hanoi.  Was there vision of returning home.  Many of them could only think of returning to San Francisco. Kept them alive.  Song had much more of a an appeal than most people realized.

Thanks Scott McKenzie

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: Kingdustin on November 13, 2012, 01:37:17 PM

I may be to young or really out of loop as i don't know who this artist is. but out of respect I take my hat off for this man and  give him a  moment of silence.

......................

(put flower in hair)

truly a lost to all who love this man and his art. may he live on with in his music.

Title: Re: Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... Scott McKenzie
Post by: FoxyRoxxy on April 16, 2014, 03:19:23 AM

Great song brings me back to my childhood lived 45 mints south of SF


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I love wearing flowers in my  hair  ;D


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