Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Story of the Mummers and the Poppers
One was a song suggested by michel when the group had been looking for cover versions. John came up with an arrangement of that, and it made number two on the charts. Also on that album was a song john and michel had written to explain the group's history to lu adler. The group had constantly been talking about all the folk rock stars they'd known and been in bands with before any of them were successful. And creeky ally told the whole story.
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