SCOTT McKENZIE
Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”. (More from Wikipedia)
There are two cool “flower power” songs on the Queen Anne’s Lace album that were written by singer-songwriter Peter Cofield (whose first album came out on Coral Records the previous year), “Thank the Beautiful People (Thank the Young)” and “The Power of the Flower”. These songs celebrate the best of the hippie spirit at least as well as the Tin Pan Alley-ish “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”, written by John Phillips – no relation to Anne Phillips, once again apparently – of the Mamas and the Papas and beautifully sung by Scott McKenzie.
(August 2010)
