[citation needed] The Flower Pot Men were a studio recording construct created by John Carter and Ken Lewis, originally the main songwriters of The Ivy League.

They notably were featured as backup vocalists for early Who albums and for the first recording of a song that Sagittarius covered, "My World Fell Down".

[2] Ken Lewis departed as a result of his lack of interest in touring, and Carter joined him soon after to create a musical songwriting duo.

Led by vocalist Tony Burrows, Neil Landon, Pete Nelson, Robin Shaw, the band also included Billie Davis's backing band, and for a while (though not for recordings) later Deep Purple members Jon Lord, who replaced Billy Davidson on keyboards in January 1968, and Nick Simper on bass.

Carter and Lewis continued writing and recording new material, but Deram wanted another hit to rival the success of "Let's Go to San Francisco".

In the liner notes of Listen to the Flowers Grow (RPM Retro 809) from April 2007, Mark Frumento mentioned that "sadly, Pete Nelson died a few years ago.

"[7][8] Tony Burrows worked with different bands including White Plains, Edison Lighthouse, Brotherhood of Man and the Pipkins and as a solo artist.

Lord and Simper's connection to this pop band was later lampooned in the fake rock documentary Spinal Tap, whose fictional first hit was called "(Listen to the) Flower People", a reference to "Let's Go to San Francisco".