1967 made San Francisco the “centre of the universe” for me. All the societal restraints had been discarded and a perceived idyllic lifestyle created. “Flower Power” was perhaps the diversion necessary from the ongoing daily threat of a nuclear holocaust. I loved this song!
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A New Direction Perhaps? 
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Yes a lovely song I think flower power was a reaction to hash! 😄😄
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Perhaps … but the concept was amazing, albeit loaded with potential issues! In England we saw it as an idyllic lifestyle with the flowers being symbolic of peace and love but, I suspect, in the US it was also a statement against both the draft expectations and the constant military engagements. 🙂
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Yes indeed those were turbulent years…when were and will there ever be times that are not! …I’d like to see some of those values back ” ☮️ and love” though in all honesty I am not sure they were ever here.
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I agree with you Willow. I don’t think that the “flower power/love” philosophy was ever a realistic universal goal, but rather an escape from the pressures of those times.
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I agree wholeheartedly 💜
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Good point. Flower Power was probably the reaction to the nuclear threat, as well as to the Vietnam War. That’s a great song, but from what I’ve been hearing, San Francisco is not a safe city to live in, these days.
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Oh well! It had its “moment” but, like so many good things, changed with the passing of time. 🙂
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A classic Colin. Love this.
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