McKenzie grew up in North Carolina and Virginia, where he became friends with the son of one of his mother's friends, John Phillips. In the mid 1950s, he sang briefly with Tim Rose in a high school group called The Singing Strings, and later, with Phillips, Mike Boran and Bill Cleary, he helped form a doo wop band, The Abstracts. In New York, The Abstracts became The Smoothies and recorded two singles with Decca Records, produced by Milt Gabler.
In 1961 Phillips and McKenzie met Dick Weissman and formed The Journeymen, which recorded three albums for Capitol Records. After the Journeymen disbanded in 1964, the members discussed forming a group called The Mamas & the Papas. McKenzie wanted to perform on his own, so Phillips formed the group with Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot and Michelle Phillips, his second wife. The group soon moved to California. Two years later, McKenzie followed from New York and signed with Lou Adler's Ode Records. Phillips wrote and produced "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)" for McKenzie, which was released in 1967. Phillips played guitar on the recording and Michelle Phillips played bells. It became a top-five smash in the United States and a number one hit in many other countries in the world.
"San Francisco" became a hippie anthem in the United States and was popular around the world. It was played during the Summer of Love in San Francisco. McKenzie followed it with "Like An Old Time Movie", also written and produced by Phillips, which was a minor hit. His first album, The Voice of Scott McKenzie was followed with an album called Stained Glass Morning. He stopped recording about that time in the early-1970s and lived in Joshua Tree, California and Virginia Beach.
In 1986, McKenzie started singing with a new version of The Mamas and the Papas. In 1988 he co-wrote the Beach Boys hit "Kokomo" with Phillips, Mike Love and Terry Melcher; the song featured in the hit Tom Cruise movie Cocktail. In 1998 he retired from the road version of The Mamas and Papas.
McKenzie died on August 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.
Look In Your Eyes
Scott McKenzie Lyrics
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Love I've been missing
When I feel blue
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Missing your talking
When I'm out walking
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Seeing your gentle face
In every single place that I go
One thing
That it proves
Is that I
I love you so
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
The lyrics of Scott McKenzie's song "Look In Your Eyes" express the singer's strong desire for the affection of his love interest. He craves her kissing and misses her talking when he's out walking. When he feels blue, all he wants to do is to look into her eyes. The singer sees his love's gentle face in every place he goes, which proves how much he loves her. He hopes that one day, things will go his way, and he will have the opportunity to show her his affection by looking into her eyes.
The lyrics convey a sense of yearning and longing which are common themes in many love songs. The singer's desire to look into his love interest's eyes suggests a desire for emotional intimacy and connection. The phrase "when I feel blue" implies that the singer is experiencing sadness or loneliness without his love interest. Overall, the lyrics express a deep longing for emotional connection and the hope that the singer's feelings will be reciprocated.
Line by Line Meaning
Wanted your kissing
I desire your kisses
Love I've been missing
I've been missing the love I share with you
When I feel blue
When I'm sad or upset
All I wanna do
All I want to do
Is look in your eyes
Is to gaze into your eyes
Missing your talking
I miss conversing with you
When I'm out walking
When I'm going for a walk
Seeing your gentle face
When I see your soft and kind face
In every single place that I go
In each and every location that I visit
One thing
One fact
That it proves
That it confirms
Is that I
That I
I love you so
Love you deeply
Well maybe one day
Perhaps someday in the future
Things will go my way
Things will work out for me
Then I could show you
Then I would be able to demonstrate to you
Just I what I wanna do
Exactly what I want to do
Look in your eyes
Look lovingly into your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
I wish to look into your eyes
Look in your eyes
Gaze into your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
I desire to look into your eyes
Contributed by Dominic E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Oppothumbs M
Be sure to wear flowers in your hair when you look me in my eyes. 1965, two years before San Francisco hit. Don't know why this wasn't a hit. One of the best songs in the 60s to never make the Billboard 100. Fine instrumental arrangement.
Wanted your kissing
Love I've been missing
When I feel blue
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Missing your talking
When I'm out walking
When I feel blue
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Seeing your gentle face
In every single place that I go
One thing
That it proves
Is that I
I love you so
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
Oppothumbs M
Be sure to wear flowers in your hair when you look me in my eyes. 1965, two years before San Francisco hit. Don't know why this wasn't a hit. One of the best songs in the 60s to never make the Billboard 100. Fine instrumental arrangement.
Wanted your kissing
Love I've been missing
When I feel blue
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Missing your talking
When I'm out walking
When I feel blue
All I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Seeing your gentle face
In every single place that I go
One thing
That it proves
Is that I
I love you so
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Is look in your eyes
Well maybe one day
Things will go my way
Then I could show you
Just I what I wanna do
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
Look in your eyes
I wanna look in your eyes
Matt Eg
Scott's second-best song. I just listened to them all. Stirring strings, flute, orchestration.
Frazer Spence. Pure Blood.
Saw Scott McKenzie when he was with. The Mamas and Papas in 1989. He was still a great singer.
combatautumn
I could play this song all the time and never get tired of it. Soo smooth and beautiful.
Bubbles
Still?
Rui
I love this song, and it has that nostalgic flavour of that era. One of his best songs!
angel peña
Grandes éxitos de una gran época.
Andrea Masini Luccetti
Il cantante Scott McKenzie divenne famoso in Italia con il brano San Francisco!!!.... attacco di chitarra acustica a 12 corde.... trascinante con entrata della batteria e del basso e poi battito di mani ad accompagnare il ritmo!!! Questo arrangiamento è fantastico!!!😉
Stevie Nixed
One of my favourite songs ever.
SuperVodkaChick
Added to my playlist - love it.