The title of today’s post is from a 1967 song sung by Scott McKenzie. The full title of of the song is neither “San Francisco” or “Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair”, but both. The song was produced and released by John Phillips (who also wrote the lyrics) and Lou Alder to promote …
Category Archives: California
Ventura Highway
This post is inspired by another song by the band America. The song “Ventura Highway” was from their second album homecoming. Dewey Bunnell who wrote the song stated “I remember vividly having this mental picture of the stretch of the coastline traveling with my family when I was younger. Ventura Highway itself, there is no …
A Horse With No Name
Hearing the track below by America on the radio last week, made me think that it was time for a road trip to the deserts of California. The song had the working title of “The Desert Song” and writer and original band member Dewey Bunnell once said “I had spent a good deal of time …
I Love LA
For our musical inspiration we head back to 1983. “From the West Side to the East Side / Everybody’s very happy / ’Cause the sun is shining all the time / Looks like another perfect day / I love L.A. (we love it)”, so sang Randy Newman. Randy says that the sun is shining all …