Summer of Love

The Summer of Love was a phrase given to the summer of 1967 to try to describe (personify) the feeling of being in San Francisco that summer, when the so-called "hippie movement" came to full fruition. (It is taken as an article of faith by some hippies that the word 'hippie' itself was invented to "cash in" on the movement.)

Related Topics:
1967 - San Francisco - Hippie movement

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The actual beginning of this "Summer" can be attributed to the Human Be-In that took place in Golden Gate Park on January 14 of that year. Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and the Jefferson Airplane all participated in the event, a celebration of hippie culture and values.

Related Topics:
Human Be-In - Golden Gate Park - January 14 - Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Jefferson Airplane

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John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas took twenty minutes to write

Related Topics:
John Phillips - The Mamas and the Papas

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:"If you're going to San Francisco,

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:be sure to wear some flowers in your hair...

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:If you come to San Francisco,

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:Summertime will be a love-in there.'

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The song was designed originally to promote the upcoming Monterey Pop Festival, in June. Scott McKenzie's cover of the song was released in May 1967 http://www.sfheart.com/Songs/index.html.

Related Topics:
Monterey Pop Festival - Scott McKenzie

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Later that summer, thousands of young people from around the nation flocked to the Haight-Ashbury district of the city to join in on a popularized version of the hippie experience.

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"The Summer of Love", or more accurately, "the Second Summer of Love", is sometimes used (particularly in the UK) to refer to the summer of 1989 and the rise of Acid House music and rave culture.

Related Topics:
Second Summer of Love - UK - 1989 - Acid House - Rave

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