Written by John Phillips and recorded and released by Scott McKenzie in 1967, this song became a smash hit and became the "hippie anthem" of the late 1960's.
vocals
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acoustic guitar
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Story behind the song
My version is mostly instrumental with all acoustic guitars playing rhythm and electric guitars doing the lead melody and electric bass. I sneak in a little vocal near the end.
Lyrics
If you're going to San Francicso
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