Video: Renée Good and Alex Pretti got murdered by ICE! “Minnesota” – Marsh Family adaptation of “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)” 《明尼蘇達》馬什家族改編版〈舊金山（別忘了在髮間簪上鮮花）〉 Renée Good 和 Alex Pretti 被 ICE 謀殺了!

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We hope the good people of San Francisco won’t mind us adapting this iconic track (about their city in the sixties, in the midst of protests and the counterculture movement) to treat the tragedies in recent days and weeks in Minneapolis. The original song was written by John Phillips (of “The Mamas & the Papas”) and first released (sung by Scott McKenzie) in 1967, reaching number one in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand charts, though only fourth in the US. We chose it because of its link to protest, its soaring refrains, its simplicity, its earnestness, and its celebration of love and solidarity. In our arrangement we haven’t double tracked the vocals but have added harmonies and mandolin/violin lines.

We hope it serves its aim, which is to express solidarity with the courageous and valiant protesters in Minnesota (and beyond), and to memorialise Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and sing their names across the ocean: two innocent American citizens executed on the streets in appalling scenes that so obviously echo waypoints in the historical march of fascism. Taking on the guns, masks, fear, and falsehoods requires more than flowers and songs. But they are powerful nonetheless, especially if they remind folk of previous generations that navigated trauma, and that you are not alone, and others are being inspired your courage and actions in the face of the winter of our times.

我們希望舊金山的善良人們不會介意我們將這首標誌性歌曲（關於1960年代抗議運動與反文化浪潮中的那座城市）改編，以撫慰近日明尼阿波利斯發生的悲劇。原曲由約翰·菲利普斯（「媽媽爸爸樂隊」成員）創作，1967年由史考特·麥肯齊首唱發行，曾登頂英國、德國、愛爾蘭及紐西蘭排行榜，在美國則位列第四。我們選中這首歌，因其與抗爭運動的連結、激昂的副歌、簡潔的旋律、真摯的情感，以及對愛與團結的頌揚。在編曲中，我們未採用雙重人聲追蹤，但加入了和聲及曼陀林/小提琴旋律線。

但願這首歌能實現初衷：向明尼蘇達州（乃至更廣處）勇敢無畏的抗議者表達聲援，並紀念芮內·古德與亞歷克斯·普雷蒂——兩位無辜美國公民在街頭遭處決的駭人場景，分明映照出法西斯主義歷史進程中的座標。對抗槍械、面具、恐懼與謊言，僅憑鮮花與歌聲遠遠不夠。但它們仍具力量，尤其當它們提醒人們：前人曾穿越創傷，你們並非孤身作戰，在這個時代的凜冬中，你們的勇氣與行動正激勵著大洋彼岸的人們。