E-minor7 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 This single will always mean a lot to me - And to a sea of other people. Text and melody so close, excellent vocal, instrumentation and ambience (the sitar sparkles like a prism). An exact print of its time. The 1967 record has it all ~ and still have mine. . . http://www.youtube.c...feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemaster03 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 "All across the nation, such a strange vibration People in motion There’s a whole generation, with a new explanation" Great song, those words sound like they could be written about today. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putmonk Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 R.I.P Great timeless song and artist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 A sad loss....RIP... Echoes of that halcyon period of love and optimism Very Woodstock... I am overcome with nostalgia... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I thought you were mourning Phyllis Diller, but couldn't figure out the sitar reference. Sometimes a one-hit wonder locks into your head for good. That song is certainly one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I had not heard about Scott's passing. What a voice. No mattter what we who were there thought of the song, it surely does bring back memories which has a value that cannot be measured. RIP Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So much creativity from that era, so much talent roaring off in new directions. It's humbling to see the gradual passing of this crop of artists and their work that so influenced us as youngsters. Rest in peace, Scott, your work on earth is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 . Scott and John Phillips were with The Journeymen along with D!ck Weissman. They were fairly successful. In 1967 San Francisco was written by Phillips (then in the Mama & Papas) to help stir up attendance for the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Scott did a great job singing it. The song was a huge hit in the US and Europe, and helped make SanFran what it was at that time - and what a time it was. RIP Scott. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tafmutt Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Tough to hear about his passing. "San Francisco" was a very special song for those of us who served in the Vietnam war. Travis AFB in Northern California was where we flew to when we left Southeast Asia. Thus, San Francisco was a place that represented freedom, safety, and a respite from the hell of war. Whenever the song played, the GI's used to cheer enthusiastically. When the song was written, its popularity among military personnel was probably never considered. Ironically, in those difficult times, it was one of the things that gave us hope. RIP Scott. You made a difference in many people's lives. MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Tough to hear about his passing. "San Francisco" was a very special song for those of us who served in the Vietnam war. Travis AFB in Northern California was where we flew to when we left Southeast Asia. Thus, San Francisco was a place that represented freedom, safety, and a respite from the hell of war. Whenever the song played, the GI's used to cheer enthusiastically. When the song was written, its popularity among military personnel was probably never considered. Ironically, in those difficult times, it was one of the things that gave us hope. RIP Scott. You made a difference in many people's lives. MJ A very interesting angle/information. Hard to x-ray what went on inside the military camps/minds back then - wonder how broad a range of the contempory music was embraced. Probably it all, , , even Country Joe and The Fish. And now we are talking historic politics (or what we we'll call it), Wikip. says San Francisco enjoyed massive airplay in Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring 1968 - only a year after the release of the single. A little local history there EA. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I just heard about it this morning. RIP Scott McKenzie. One song, and it became literally the signature song of an entire generation and culture. Saw him with The Mamas and Papas in the late 80's in Kansas City. There were over 40,000 people there to see a bunch of over-the-hill hippies...lol...but damn, the music was and is still relevant. http://news.yahoo.com/singer-scott-mckenzie-dies-73-124348056.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livemusic Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 He had a wonderful voice, I wish I could sing like him. Here he is much older, yet sounding great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjvI-2TiMg&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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