旧金山之歌「San Francisco」 演唱者Scott McKenzie去世
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San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)这首名曲的演唱者Scott McKenzie 8月18日于洛杉矶去世了（73岁），Scott因胃痛已住院一段时间，但何时病况转严重并未透露。▲图／达志影像提供Scott McKenzie原名Phil Blondheim 1939年出生于美国佛罗里达州 Jacksonville，后来她们家搬到维吉尼亚州的时候，Scott认识了John Phillips而且变成好朋友，他俩曾以the Smoothies之名一起灌过唱片，并且一直在the Journeymen合唱团唱民歌，1960年代中期当民歌风潮退烧后John Phillips组了著名的the Mamas & the Papas合唱团，Scott McKenzie则从事个人的演唱事业，John先送给Scott一首原来准备当1967年Monterey Pop Festival音乐节主题歌的San Francisco，结果成了排行榜第4名的畅销曲，后来还有一首Like An Old Time Movie则得到第24名。 Scott McKenzie 1988年曾与John, Mike Love 及制作人Terry Melcher一同写了电影鸡尾酒的插曲 Kokomo ，那是一首排行榜冠军曲，直到2010年因病住院。Scott的姪女说：他的叔叔非常盼望所有的人不只爱他，也彼此相爱，互相支援，他说他不能要求比此事更大的礼物 。
SAN FRANCISCO Scott McKenzie If you're going to San FranciscoBe sure to wear some flowers in your hairIf you're going to San FranciscoYou're gonna meet some gentle people there
For those who come to San FranciscoSummertime will be a love-in thereIn the streets of San FranciscoGentle people with flowers in their hair
All across the nation such a strange vibrationPeople in motionThere's a whole generation with a new explanationPeople in motion people in motion
For those who come to San FranciscoBe sure to wear some flowers in your hairIf you come to San FranciscoSummertime will be a love-in there
If you come to San FranciscoSummertime will be a love-in there