San Francisco
(Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)


Written by: John Phillips
Artist: Scott McKenzie
From the 45RPM: San Francisco b/w What's the Difference
Originally released: May 1967
Album:The Voice of Scott McKenzie- 1967
Available on Scott's Greatest Hits CD and numerous compilations.
San Francisco mp3

Notes: According to Scott McKenzie, John Phillips wrote 'San Francisco' in
twenty minutes. (John was present during the interview when Scott said
this.) He wrote it to promote the upcoming non-profit Monterey Pop Festival.
John Phillips co-produced and played guitar.

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