Rose Garden
| MORRISSEY song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rose Garden |
| Album/single | All The Young People Must Fall In Love (single) Low In High School (Deluxe Edition) |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Writer/composer | Joe South |
| Producer | Joe Chiccarelli |
| Release | July, 2018 |
Information
Original version made famous by Lynn Anderson, covered by Morrissey live in concert.
Recorded Live At The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville (2015).
Lyrics
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's gotta be a little rain some time
When you take you gotta give so live and let live
Or let go oh-whoa-whoa-whoa
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don't find roses growin' on stalks of clover
So you better think it over
Well if sweet-talkin' you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's gotta be a little rain some time
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that's what it takes to hold you
I'd just as soon let you go
But there's one thing I want you to know
You better look before you leap, still waters run deep
And there won't always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I'm talkin' about
So smile for a while and let's be jolly
Love shouldn't be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's gotta be a little rain some time,
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Live History
Play count (Morrissey concert): 2
Morrissey live history:
Appears On
Discogs Information
Credits
- Producer - Glenn Sutton
Notes
Runouts mostly stamped. Etched "s" signifies Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria pressing.
Vinyl, not styrene.
® "Columbia" Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.
Images
- Rose Garden / Nothing Between Us - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/148622
- Rose Garden / Nothing Between Us (7" 45 RPM Single Santa Maria Pressing) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1326817-Lynn-Anderson-Rose-Garden-Nothing-Between-Us
Wikipedia Information
"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However, Anderson's producer rejected the song's recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune. After much convincing, the song was eventually recorded and released as a single by Columbia Records. The song became a crossover hit after it reached both the American Billboard country and pop charts. "Rose Garden" also became a major hit worldwide, reaching the number one spot in multiple countries. In 1971 at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards, the Lynn Anderson version of "Rose Garden" won her the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. "Rose Garden" has since been recorded by artists of various styles and musical genres. Notable covers include those by k.d. Lang in 1985 and Martina McBride in 2005. Yet it is Anderson's version that has been considered a country music standard and signature country pop recording. In recent years, the song has appeared in various music publications.
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