"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.
It is about encouragement for people who are so afraid of failing (in love, among other things) that they do not even try, as illustrated by the verse "And the soul, afraid of dying, that never learns to live...".
"The Rose" is featured in the 1979 film of the same...
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"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.
It is about encouragement for people who are so afraid of failing (in love, among other things) that they do not even try, as illustrated by the verse "And the soul, afraid of dying, that never learns to live...".
"The Rose" is featured in the 1979 film of the same name, in which it was performed by Midler. The single peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the adult contemporary chart, and it was certified gold by the RIAA for over half a million copies sold. McBroom won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, although she was not nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Midler won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "The Rose".
Country singer Conway Twitty recorded a cover version in 1983. His version, off his album Dream Maker, was a...
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