With Terry Melcher , Mike Love and his former Journeyman colleague Scott McKenzie , he co-wrote the number 1 single for the Beach Boys , `` Kokomo '' , which was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Song Written specifically for a Motion Picture or Television category ( it lost to Phil Collins 's `` Two Hearts '' , from the film `` Buster '' ) .In the 1990s , his years of addiction led to the need for a liver transplant in 1992 .
John Phillips co-wrote the single `` Kokomo '' with Terry Melcher , Mike Love and Scott McKenzie .