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San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)

1959Released
2:57

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair). By Songfacts®.

John Phillips from The Mamas And The Papas wrote this as the unofficial anthem for the Monterey Pop Festival, which is near San Francisco. Phillips helped organize the festival.

This has the longest title of any #1 in UK.

John Phillips played guitar on this track and produced it with Lou Adler. The session musicians who played on it were top notch: Joe Osborn on bass, Hal Blaine on drums and Larry Knechtel on keyboards. They were some of the first-call Los Angeles musicians who played on many of Phil Spector's productions.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair).
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
113BPM

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Columbia/Legacy
Originally Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved By BMG Entertainment, (P) 1990 Capitol Records, Inc., Originally Released 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

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