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Fun Music Information -> Scott McKenzie
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Going To California," Led Zeppelin | "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hai," Scott McKenzie |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Like An Old Tie Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Whatever a tie movie is
Gretchen Wieners
"Like An Old Time Move" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Gretchen Wieners
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Like Any Old Time Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Serafina
"Like An Old Timer Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Peter
"Like An Old Timex Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Peter
Change a Letter:
"Like An Old Tide Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Josh
"Like An Old Mime Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
How critics described the movie, 'The Artist'?
Peter
"Like An Old Tame Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Not like today's wild movies
Gretchen Wieners
"Like An Old Dime Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Really does go back to the old days.
Gretchen Wieners
"Like An Odd Time Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
Gretchen Wieners
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "San Francisco" | "San Francisco" | Randy Hearn |
| "San Francisco" | "Vegan City" | vegan minstrel |
| "San Francisco" | "Melton Mowbray" | Glynn Leaney |
| "San Francisco" | "San Francisco" | Glynn Leaney |
| "San Francisco" | "San Shit-cisco" | CryHavoc |
| "San Francisco" | "Kansas City" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "San Francisco" | "Massachusetts" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "If You're Going To Eat Al Desko" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "If You're Groping At Strip School Bistro" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "If You're At A Chef School Bistro" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
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Misheard Lyrics:
"San Francisco/Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: Stan and Cisco
Original Lyrics: San Francisco
| "San Francisco/Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some general people there. Original Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there. |
"San Francisco/Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some German people there. Original Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there. | "San Francisco/Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: Summertime will be arrivin' there.
Original Lyrics: Summertime, will be a love-in there.
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Song Parody Fragments:
"San Francisco"
Better Lyrics:
If you're going to visit Oakland,
you're going to find some crazy people there
If you're going to visit Oakland,
be sure to wear some cobwebs in your hair
you're going to find some crazy people there
If you're going to visit Oakland,
be sure to wear some cobwebs in your hair
Original Lyrics:
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 find some gentle people there
be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco,
you're gonna find some gentle people there
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
Opening Lines: If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Comments: The summer of 1967 #2 hit, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" was definitely a product of it's time. Sung by folk-rocker, Scott McKenzie and written and produced by "Papa" John Phillips. It was definitely about the summer of love in 1967. McKenzie, who was raised in North Carolina & Virginia, himself was originally a singer in the New York based folk group, the Journeyman, that would later revolve into The Mamas & The Papas. A year after The Mamas & The Papas went out to California (in 1965), McKenzie followed. Phillips wrote "San Francisco" for his friend McKenzie. McKenzie himself would later co-write the Beach Boys' 1988 #1 hit, "Kokomo" with Phillips, Mike Love & Terry Melcher. McKenzie continues to live in both California and Virginia.
Submitted by: Peter
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In You"
The Lyrics: 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
Why: Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" was a #2 hit in the summer of 1967, which was known as the "Summer of Love". The majority of the "Summer of Love" which is 40 years old, as well as this song mainly took place in San Francisco (although some of it moved out from there) to encompass more of the world. "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" was written by John Phillips of the Mamas & The Papas who was friends with Scott McKenzie.
Submitted by: Peter
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