14 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Singer Who Soundtracked the Summer of Love and Helped Write a Beach Boys No. 1 Hit

Scott McKenzie, the singer behind the 1967 hit "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", died 14 years ago today, on 18 August 2012, aged 73. His song became the unofficial anthem of the Summer of Love, the cultural movement that saw young people flock to California in pursuit of hippi