Fun Music Information -> Scott McKenzie
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Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Like An Old Timer Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
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"Like An Old Timex Movie" originally "Like An Old Time Movie"
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Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"San Francisco (Sure To Wear Blowers In Your Hair)" originally "San Francisco (Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)"
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "Tatsunoko" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "(If You're Going To) San Francisco" | "(If You're Going To) Stan's Clan's Disco" | Stan Hall |
| "San Francisco" | "San Francisco (Kaboom!)" | Sarcastic Paranoid |
| "San Francisco" | "Grand Man-Titsoes" | Johnny D |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "If You're Going To Rura Pente" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "If You're Going To San Francisco" | "If You're Going To Strip Alfresco" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "San Fransisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hai" | "San Fransisco (Don't bend down over there.)" | Paul Warren |
| "San Francisco" | "Cincinnati" | Tim Hall |
| "If You're Going to San Francisco" | "If You're Going to Ban Canned Crisco" | Jan Unwin |
| "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" | "PAM™ and Crisco™ (Please Be Aware Your Heart'll Need Repair)" | Johnny D |
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Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Dust In The Wind Kansas | San Francisco Scott McKenzie | Dust In The San Francisco Wind Candlestick Park gets mighty windy. | rocky |
Misheard Lyrics:
"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In You"
Misheard Lyrics: Summertime will be arrivin' there.
Original Lyrics: Summertime, will be a love-in there.
| "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In You"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some devil people there. Original Lyrics: If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there. |
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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