I beg your pardon,
I never promiised you a rose garden.
Along with the sunshine,
there's got to be a little rain sometime...
Lynn Anderson, the singer who had a hit record with this song in 1970, died yesterday at the age of 67. May she rest in peace. "Rose Garden" was one of the most successful crossover country songs of all time. I have a video of her performing the song on "Top of the Pops" on the BBC.
"Rose Garden" was written by Joe South and...oh, you all know how I love my songwriters, he deserves his own post, so look out for that soon.
Take care everyone and have a nice weekend!
Smile for a while and let's be jolly,
Life shouldn't be so melancholy,
Come along and share the good times
while we can!
Kay, I know , good singers need wonderful song writers.. I love Carol King. :) Blessings for a great weekend, xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteI love Carole King too, not only a great songwriter but I like her singing voice too, such a talented woman. Blessings to you, Susie! xx
DeleteI think, at the time, I both liked that song and took it for granted...and then I was 18-19 yrs old that year.
ReplyDeleteI think I must have been old for my years. Let's see, in 1970, I was 13...and I totally understood this song! HA! I liked Mary Hopkin's "Those Were The Days" too. I told you I was old for my years! :-)
DeleteIt was in the paper this morning, along with the death of a pro wrestler my kids used to watch on TV. It always makes me pause and want to pay my respects.
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about wresting but I saw the death of the pro wrestler too. Makes me pause and want to pay my respect also. You always know the best way to use words, I wish I had your gift.
DeleteI was surprised to read that Lynn Anderson was my age. Rose Garden is such a moving song. And to messimimi, I was even more surprised to read that Roddy Piper was six years younger than me. So many deaths recently.
ReplyDeleteI guess as you get older, more and more names that are familiar to you come up in the obituaries. Still hate to hear of it though.
Delete"I never promised you a rose garden" is one of the songs we often sing within my family. A favourite memory is one daughter singing it to the other when things weren't going right with Christmas dinner preparations and the whole family descending on the kitchen to join in and laugh. Sad that the lady who brought it into our lives has gone.
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT story, I love it! HA!
DeleteFunny thing, I also have sung this song to my husband when I....how shall I put this....when I make some kind of mistake! And not just in the kitchen!
Come to think of it, I have sung it quite a bit in our 32 years of marriage. You should feel sorry for Richard, you really should!
Thanks for sharing your story with me!
I do remember that song. Roses are one of my favorite flowers. We do need to take time to stop and smell them. Life is way too short.
ReplyDeleteThat is a photo of an English rose, it was Richard's Aunt Doreen's and she told me that the rose was almost past it, and she was about to throw it out.
DeleteI loved it, the velvety folds and the red almost turning to burgundy. Take time to notice all flowers, I say! And look on the bright side, right? ;-)
Add to that Stand By Your Man and (for Pauline) Danny's Song and, of course, The Devil Went Down To Georgia. Wonderful singer.
ReplyDeleteI love all those songs too! And hey, Graham, I can sing "Stand By Your Man" JUST LIKE Tammy Wynette, you better believe it!!
DeleteI liked this video from "Top of the Pops', very often, the quality from that time will not be very good, but I liked this one.
Have fun with Pauline!!
One of my favorite songs! I hadn't heard of her passing, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt is just a very good song, a well written song is timeless, I think.
DeleteHope you are staying cool in hot Georgia!!
AND the Braves won yesterday, on Aug. 2nd...a miracle! :-)
I'll be singing that all day. So sad to hear of her death.
ReplyDeleteIt is that kind of song, isn't it? And you know, from this video, you can tell how pretty she was too, reminds me a bit of Carrie Underwood with her pretty blonde looks.
DeleteHi Kay, Thank you for reading & posting your kind comments in my blog post!!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear about Lynn Anderson's passing. I loved her, and I loved her singing. She was a beautiful lady with a sweet great voice. "Rose Garden" was one of my favourite songs in my lifetime. Let's see, I was 16 in 1970...I used to sing that song to my best friend, and he loved it...God bless you, Kay, family, beloved ones! I hope you read my blog, and visit me more often. Blessings, Poet Starry.
Lovely to see your comment here! I really like this song too, its a great one to sing along to! God bless you, my friend. I hope to be able to get back to more blogging time in my future. Tell the world to stop making me do things, when all I want to do is blog, crochet and climb mountains!
DeleteWell, I'm almost ashamed to say that I remember this number! Don't think it was very cool to like it at the time, but it is certainly a nice number, and memorable. Sad to hear she's gone. Enjoyed the video - all that hair and double-tracked vocals! RIP.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good video, but then, it was on "Top of the Pops"!
DeleteLook out for my post about Joe South, the writer of this song, a true Southern gentleman from Georgia!
It was such a huge hit in its day...and a song that has remained long in our hearts and minds. It's a great old song. I often wonder how many, if any, of today's melodies will last as long as many of the older songs have.
ReplyDeleteMelody! That is the word! I wish for melody in songs and so often, it is sorely lacking!
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