Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Adler's Eve of Destruction
The track was complete. Mc guire wasn't happy with his vocal and a session was scheduled for him to r do it. But then a record promoter working with adler was djing a birthday party for the head of programming at k f w b, the big top forty radio station in l a. And he played a few ascetates he'd picked up from adler. Most went down ok with the crowd, but when he played eve of destruction, the crowd went wild and insisted he'd play it three times in a row. Adler just released the track as it was, and what had been intended to be a bee side became barry mc guire's first and
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