SAN FRANCISCO (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) 1967

All across the nation, such a strange vibration

People in motion

There’s a whole generation, with a new explanation

 El cantante estadounidense Scott McKenzie, el célebre intérprete de la canción San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), himno oficioso de la contracultura y el movimiento "hippy" en los sesenta, ha muerto en su casa de Los Ángeles a los 73 años. Aunque el fallecimiento ocurrió el pasado sábado la noticia se ha conocido hoy lunes. McKenzie se hizo popular por esta canción aunque su autor fue John Phillips, el líder del grupo The Mamas and the Papas.
"Scott estaba muy enfermo últimamente" y que el fallecimiento se produjo "tras dos semanas en el hospital". En los últimos años Scott venía sufriendo graves problemas de salud derivados del síndrome Guillain-Barre, que afecta al sistema nervioso.
Tras el enorme éxito de San Francisco, McKenzie participó en diversas giras de The Mamas and the Papas en los noventa poco antes de la separación del grupo.
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"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.
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.
The song has been featured in several films, including Frantic, The Rock and Forrest Gump

From left, Denny Doherty, Michele Gillian, Scott McKenzie, Cass Elliott and John Phillips in London in October 1967.