#scottmckenzie

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Scott McKenzie, the singer-songwriter best known for his association with John Phillips and the 1967 Summer of Love anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” the sonic tract that called 1000s of young people to California.

Phillips (who played on the track with The Wrecking Crew) wrote the song to appease authorities concerned that hippies would overrun the Bay Area for the Monterey Pop Festival. Peace and love prevailed. The song has been used in several films and was a theme for the Prague Spring Czech uprising in 1968. That same year, McKenzie’s next Top 40 hit “Like an Old Time Movie” (also written and played by Phillips) segued with McKenzie writing “What About Me” for Anne Murray (her first hit single).

Like many artists circa 1960, McKenzie morphed out of doo-wop and became a folkie, joining the New York folk scene that beget The Mamas & The Papas. Phillips initially invited McKenzie to join that group but he declined, saying he didn’t want “the pressure.” Years later McKenzie joined a road version of The Mamas & The Papas in 1986. Concurrently, the Phillips-McKenzie team joined Mike Love and Terry Melcher to create the huge Beach Boys hit “Kokomo.”

The evergreen “San Francisco” remains McKenzie’s best-known work (he passed from Guillain-Barre syndrome in 2010). Periodically I dabbled with the song, dirty demo-ing a grunge-y Iggy Pop-like update: https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/san-francisco-be-sure-to-wear-flowers-in-your-hair-demo-remastered-2020

HB and RIP Scott.

#ScottMcKenzie #SanFrancisco #Flowers #Hair #MontereyPopFestival #SummerofLove #JohnPhillips #MamasandthePapas #wreckingcrew #PragueSpring #folkmusic #BeachBoys #Kokomo #MikeLove #TerryMelcher #GuillainBarre #grungemusic #IggyPop #NobHill #demo #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge

[jamieroxxartist]

👉 Ok Ok I know, but I am posting this for a couple of reasons, 1st it was like one of my Favorite tracks of 2004. I mean this track was on Heavy Rotation in like all the clubs I was haunting at the time! 2nd it just super-illustrates what a Great song the original was, because it was a big multi-generational hit. Of course I love this version.. but I really dig the original too… and yes, it will be stuck in my head I predict for the whole day! lol

✔ Today in Pop Culture History: May 5, 1967 #ScottMcKenzie’s “#SanFrancisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)” first appears on the US singles chart and soon becomes an anthem of the #FlowerPower movement and #hippies everywhere.

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

On May 5, 1967 the song "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" sung by Scott McKenzie makes its entry into the "US Singles Chart"

[swanlake1998]

nikisha fogo and scott mckenzie on ig

[thejavvi]

"If you're going to San Francisco. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair." #perro #dog #mascotas #pet #flores #flowers #sanfrancisco #mexico #lyrics #letrasdecanciones #scottmckenzie #pixel2photography #pixel2xl #noedit #sineditar https://www.instagram.com/p/B_krsIChKh5/?igshid=1spv08fxyizqy

[ninafresaaa]

If you come to San Francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair 💐🌙🥀

[towersafety]

Tower Safety’s new beautiful and incredible mural painted by @scottmackenziestudios has just been completed! @scottmackenziestudios thank you for creating the Tower Safety logo, the Tower Rodeo Challenge logos! You are an inspiration and a great friend! . . . #scottmckenzie #safetyartwork #towersafetytraining #havefunatwork #kathygill (at Tower Safety) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_m5JZvYJl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[pixites]

I’d rather wear flowers in my hair #scottmckenzie #1967 #summeroflove #tee #immortalisation (bij A3 studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBpYcklFKZh/?igshid=nn3ljyyx9mye

[alideeran]

Be sure to wear sunflowers on your crab 🎶🌞🦀 #sanfrancisco #scottmckenzie #tattoo ##tatt #dotwork #sunflower #crab #blackwork #blacktattoo #alideeran (Istanbul Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bp3cZBduH/?igshid=1r1ca9drji696

[perseverantecreatividadobsesiva]

#juancuboroman #cuadernosesto #cordobaespaña #historietas #cuadrulo #simpleworld #dibujos #playtime #jugandoconlola #música #allrightnow #free #iwantitall #queen #juliet #plateroytu #chisme #sanfrancisco #scottmckenzie #hardasrock #acdc #itssoeasy #gunsnroses #goodvibrations #beachboys #cadillacsolitario #loquillo https://www.instagram.com/p/BzFDbCEoX4U/?igshid=a35plfzzpq7e

[jamieroxxartist]

*and now … this Track will be stuck in my head all day lol ;)

Birthday Remembrances. Today Jan 10, 1939 – #ScottMcKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012) was born.

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McKenzie )

[a-supernova-in-miniature]

be sure to hang some flowers at your door 🌸 #vibes #spring #flowers #flower #pink #door #beautiful #hippie #hippievibes #60sstyle #sure #scottmckenzie #lyrics #giebel #blendarchitektur #spotted #pale #white #stuttgart #spotted #garland #flowergarland #cute #city #sanfrancisco #🌸 (at Stuttgart Nord)

[singeratlarge]

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: SAN FRANCISCO SUSPENSION BRITCHES https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/album/san-francisco-suspension-britches-audio-diary-entries-1990-95  —An “audio diary” of recordings, demos, and rehearsals mainly from San Francisco locales (including the hallowed Tom Mallon Studios)—a collection of high-energy originals + fun covers of songs by Bruce Cockburn, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, + a “Dirty Harry” remake of Scott McKenzie’s “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair).” I was blessed by a fabulous cache of musicians, many of whom joined me on Bay Area stages as The Rover Boys, performing daring and entertaining shows in a “revolving door” of  bike messengers + musicians from the L.A. metal band Soldier, and the (now legendary) confessional power pop band Flying Color. Remarkable artist and singer-songwriter Michael Miller (ex of Exit Records) contributed guitar and poster art. Bassist Adam Savetsky (of The McGuires) and rock-steady drummer Bennett Green anchored the rotation. The “male model” on the cover art (seen on the album cover link) was drawn by the great artist Joe Sloan, frontman for the band Spot 1019. I’m grateful to have worked with these talents. Give a listen:

#SanFrancisco #BayArea #BruceCockburn #Donovan #BobDylan #NeilYoung #ScottMcKenzie #FascistArchitecture #TomMallon #NewWave #rootsrock #flowerpower #IggyPop #RoverBoys #MillionDollarQuartet #SunRecords #Soldier #FlyingColor #ChrisvonSneidern #JohnStuart #MichaelMillerCrusade #AdamSavetsky #McGuires #BennettGreen #JoeSloan #Spot1019 #JonnyV #JohnPhillips #train #JohnnyJBlair 

[miss-terry-fox]

San Francisco gezongen door Scott Mckenzie kwam uit in het jaar 1967 en is nog steeds het favoriete liedje van vele mensen, zoals mijn grootouders.

Het lied heeft heel wat weken in diverse hitparade’s gestaan waaronder ook enkele nummer 1 noteringen. 

Op https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1967 kan je zien dat hij op de 2de plaats stond in het top 100 jaaroverzicht van 1967.

[musicloverluke]

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#おはようございます 月曜日火曜日と#地震 のため職場内を歩きまわり 木曜日#会社行事 のため前日の水曜日から運営側として歩きまわり🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️ #一週間部活やってた感じです #それでもいつもの時間に目がさめる #SanFrancisco #MonaLisaTwins #ScottMcKenzie #大阪

[gcastillor]

#undíacomohoy muere: Scott McKenzie, (Jacksonville, Florida, Estados Unidos, 10 de enero de 1939 - Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos, 18 de agosto de 2012), era un cantante estadounidense. Se hizo mundialmente conocido gracias a su único gran éxito San Francisco, (be sure to wear some flowers in your hair). Dicho tema lo colocaría en la lista de artistas que con un solo éxito permanecerían en un lugar en la historia de la música popular. #philipwallachblondheim #scottmckenzie #singer #nació10enero1939 #murió18agosto2012 #qepd #rip #GcastilloR